10 Things to Declutter TODAY

Today we'll talk about 10 items you could declutter today...but not just any items, 10 HIGH IMPACT items. These will help our house to feel better -- more peaceful and much easier to keep clean! Plus, I'll introduce my very first invention and you can let me know what you think about it ;)

My Favorite Books on Blinkist:
- Essentialism
- Atomic Habits
- The 5 Second Rule
- Eat That Frog
- Boundaries
- The Four Tendencies
- Fast. Feast. Repeat.
- Raising a Secure Child

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:: T I M E S T A M P S ::

00:00 10 High Impact Things to Declutter Today
00:12 Introducing my first Invention
01:38 ITEM 1: Beauty Products
03:19 ITEM 2: Kids Toys
05:07 ITEM 3: Uncomfortable Shoes
06:09 ITEM 4: Books you aren't reading
09:07 ITEM 5: Unused Kitchen Appliances
11:06 ITEM 6: Cleaning Supplies
12:04 ITEM 7: Extras from Sets
13:36 ITEM 8: Extra plastic ware
14:38 ITEM 9: Catalogs & Magazines
15:52 ITEM 10: Clothes that make us feel bad
17:17 Why I'm wearing color today!

:: C U R R E N T L Y R E A D I N G ::

:: M O S T P O P U L A R O N O U R B L O G R I G H T N O W ::

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[TheMinimalMom]

- Essentialism
- Atomic Habits
- The 5 Second Rule
- Eat That Frog
- Boundaries
- The Four Tendencies
- Fast. Feast. Repeat.
- Raising a Secure Child

[lucydeboxer]

Great quote from Tim Gunn: "If you wouldn't buy it at full price, don't buy it on sale." It's saved me a lot of poor purchases.

[joelandstephanieg]

For those of us who are very frugal the trial and error concept can be really difficult. It feels kind of like failure, and that hurts. I prefer to think of it as a consumption fee. It's like when we go to the movies or pay an entrance fee to a museum. We don't beat ourselves up when we walk out of these places because we understand the fee was so we could enjoy it for a limited time. The same idea can be applied to our stuff. There's no need to beat myself up over that crockpot I haven't used in two years. Accept the $40 as a use fee for the year I did use it and move on.

[deborahryan]

Oh my goodness…
While I was watching this video, my husband came out with all of his shirts, so I had to pause this,
while he proceeded to try them all on to decide which he would keep and which to donate!
Now you are making my husband a minimalist! It’s a miracle… Thanks Dawn!

[sharmhaimbaugh]

We just bought a new house and I stumbled across you a few months ago at the perfect time! With my new house and your words of direction I have been VERY intentional about what made 'the cut' to go in our new home. I got rid of many things from my grandmother I was only keeping "because Granny gave me that". Most of it I found I didnt like it to start with and only kept it out of guilt. Our new home is a guilt free place! I am loving it and it truly only has things I love in it!! Thank you.

[teresabell]

Kitchen stuff !!!
I was a chef and had a catering business for 30 years.
Along came Covid....
During quarantine I realized I was probably not going to much catering anymore. So I opened all my cabinets and sat in the middle of my floor and decided what would go and what would stay.
It was hard...my commercial stand mixer . My son gave me this several years ago, I tried to justify keeping it.
I have a huge kitchen and plenty of space for it, but I don't use it.
So I donated it along with tons of other equipment.
I prayed that whoever received it would be blessed by it
It makes so much difference, I donated a lot of my serving pieces to my church.
I have been so relieved and much less stressed about my inventory.
Love the colored shirt, but agree with you wearing mostly black !

[kristinam]

Trouble is, I love to cook, so I literally use all my pots and pans and appliances. However, I’ve made sure that they each have a place or home in my kitchen. I was able to do this by never buying sets of anything, just knew exactly what I needed and have that. Most people, for ex, do not need a set of knives, just a chef’s knife and a paring knife. I keep mine in a drawer because I find knife blocks on the counter are just dust collectors.

[mimigideon]

I love everything about this. Especially the part about you want your house to feel good and not have a bunch of reminders around that don’t do that. Thank you so much.

[marge]

Tomorrow is my 46th Birthday. I think I will be by myself so today I am decluttering and loading my pickup to donate items. Then I am taking myself out to lunch amd go to the nursery to buy new plants because I would rather fill my yard than my house now.

[laurafiliposki]

I have a giant Cuisinart food processor with all the attachments in a fancy case. It was a wedding gift 10 years ago... I have used it once in 10 years... It is time.

[allsquaredup]

I read this: “The mistake was buying it, not getting rid of it.”
I figure with makeup and hair stuff, if I liked it, the bottle would be empty anyway and I would have thrown it out already.

[steffaniphillips]

The whole idea of trial and error really has me thinking differently. I only found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I did room by room first purge. Having all your wisdom (hello silent list!!!!) our first round of purging was massive!!! Thanks for informing and inspiring me.

[Clutterbug]

The four tendencies IS life changing! Lol. Great video Dawn, I'm inspired!

[jennsmith]

So nice to have a cheer leader saying, "Be nice to yourself." & "You get a free pass on guilt free decluttering." Dealing with "emotional attachment" to stuff is the worst! But it takes over as loved ones pass. Or you become empty nesters. This is a timely new way to look at "all the things" and guilt free is a game changing idea.

[mylanmo]

With 5 boys in the house, instead of trial and error it's more like I try it ... and they break it! You've really helped me to 1. Realize the less I have in the house, the less there is for them to wreck, and 2. To not get so attached and then angry when the inevitable happens to stuff I spent money on.

I love your channel, Dawn. Thanks for continuing to "do you!"

[rebeccaoprea]

There’s nothing else you can buy that can give you more freedom, but there are things that you can get rid of that will

[lisaosheacoaching]

Dawn, you really are a life coach! For sure you are a decluttering coach. I love the mindset shifts that I get from listening to you. Thank you for offering me freedom in my home and in my mind! Love it when you wear color too! I don’t see the timer as a joke! I will take any help to give me the freedom to let go! I am going to use it!

[gabrielleconnelly]

I find decluttering clothes so stressful! But I’ve had great success just leaving a trash bag for donations right next to my closet. So every time I go to get dressed and I put something on that I don’t like or doesn’t feel good it goes straight in the bag and then when it’s full I drop it off!

[marialicemorgan]

So funny you posted this. I am off from work and packing for my son to go to college. While packing, I am purging clothing, his and mine. I’m encouraged to keep going.

[sarahsmom]

My kids don't remember many of the "special toys" I saved from their childhood. You're right, I ended up saving them for ME! Wish I could have learned that sooner. As for shoes, I love your reference to "one hour shoes"--I have some of those! Often bought for a special event, like a wedding, to coordinate with a new dress. I've learned to bring a backup pair of comfy flats to put on after the photos are taken (if I'm in the wedding party) or after dinner, for mingling & dancing. Why do we do this to ourselves in the first place, though e.g. buy heels that are higher than we're really comfortable with, etc.? It's got me thinking....Perhaps I'll pare down to the one pair of nude heels from the last wedding, that could probably go with anything in the future.