My Yard Sale DISASTER | Get Rid of Everything | Hoarding Recovery

This yard sale was by far the most emotional roller coaster I ever had! It started off great, pulling all the bins up, clearing out a section in the basement and laying it out! The weekend was forecasted for sun and for it to be dry! But it ended up raining overnight and ruining a lot of things! This is the first time in awhile that I had a panic attack over my hoarding disorder in a very long time! And this video I talk about how I navigated through those emotions to self soothe my nervous system and in the end, have a good positive yard sale! 

#home #declutter #mentalhealth

[SageFlyBaby]

Although the rain made it FEEL like a disaster, in REALITY 14 empty bins is a huge success! I am so proud of you 😊

[louiseash]

The most important thing is you feel comfortable because that's how you'll keep going 🎉

[colemine]

14 bins of stuff out of the house is HUGE! Congrats. For a rough start, it went well.

[ikrobiee]

So sorry it rained! Amazing idea to donate the money to the food banks!
I would either keep everything set up in the garage (which motivates you to clean that space up) and then move it outside in the AM or have enough tarps to bungee cord down over the tables.

[dianaficsor]

You are very strong to keep going in the middle of the night. You didnt quit, you washed the clothes and made the best of a really bad situation!! Very very good job!! 💕

[sarahloy]

All those empty bins and boxes are SO EXCITING!! And congratulations on processing all those emotions and knowing that keeping things for another yard sale is part of the healing process. You are amazing!

[leahsjovold]

I love that you donate the money to a good cause. Since you don't keep the money wondering if it makes more sense to donate everything as you find it to a good cause that gives it away free instead of holding onto everything in your basement. Would work out to the same amount of good while freeing up your basement in the future.

[pippipants]

It makes total sense to me that what soothes you a lot is knowing that the items you are letting go are going to be made use off.
You want them to have their value recognised.... ❤

[djladygee]

Hi Mel, this was difficult because you are such a lovely person, who loves doing stuff for others, and it wasn't fair. But you are strong, you pushed through and you stayed up probably half a night washing and drying the clothes. You did great, 14 boxes is fantastic!

Mel I wanted to say this for a while. I went through some tuff times and my flat ended up very cluttered few years ago. I found you by searching YouTube and watched every single decluttering video you ever made. I credit you fully for helping me learn how to declutter, learn how to deal with my related emotions, and thanks to you, i am now 4000 items lighter (yep I counted) and i feel so much better!

You are such a generous and lovely person and i thank you for being there for me, and millions of others of us across the world who need some help and don't know where to turn. Thank you for being so brave and opening your doors and taking us on your journey. You helped me regain control and take the clutter burden off. Thank you.

Lots of love from UK to you and your supervisor Pepper😺

[egzogenna]

I love how you turn difficult activities into something positive.

[MsArtistwannabe]

Despite all the excitement with the rain you still managed to eliminate fourteen boxes and bins! Well done.

[janetdamboise]

❤ You did awesome! I'm glad you're going to have another sale. For the next one I think you should sell some of your totes since you won't be needing all of them anymore.❤

[patpalmer]

You did boxes and bins is a lot! Your goal was to get stuff gone to help others and you did exactly that.

[KatieA-jwwp]

Congratulation Ms. Heart on your yard sale and your continuing growth and recovery. You may want to talk with the food bank that you are donating to first before buying food. Food banks often prefer to receive money because they can buy food at a big discount. So that $156 that you use at a grocery store can go two to three times as far if the food bank buys the food directly. That's how it works with my local food bank. Awesome that you donate your profits to the needy 🥰

[cheershiii]

I love how you described how you talked yourself down from the rising panic❤

[contancesholl]

No disaster..a definite WIN for you! Stay strong and positive. Hugs 🫂

[jenniferevans]

I completely understand the need to keep that stuff for the next yard sale. Your nervous system has already had a shock with the rain. I'm impressed you still managed to let go of so much stuff & you're being kind to yourself.

You're doing a brilliant job. ❤️

[sandywlaschin]

Maybe set up the tables in the garage so you can just pull the tables out in the morning. You can keep the clothes in bins and lay them out as there is time.

[Threshermaw]

Perfect moment to plan for the next yard sale! Maybe use the light green bins just for yard sale from now on? 💚Maybe give them a designated corner in the basement just like the Christmas cave? That way you don’t have to go through them again and again each time it’s time for another yard sale 😊

[Stefunny]

As long as Miss Pepper approves you know it’s a success 😂