I DECLUTTERED EVERYTHING IN 6 MONTHS // Here is what I learned…

0:00 Intro
1:10 Never Done
2:19 I Can Do Better
3:35 It Takes Time
5:13 Never Satisfied
5:35 A Little Progress
6:23 Do It Before You NEED To
8:22 Go Through Every Space
9:44 It's Okay If You "Regret It"
11:48 Quality v. Quantity
12:52 Backstock
15:33 Motivation

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[annajohnson]

Less backstock = more peace, yes! My mantra for this is "let the store store it" ☺️

[Kimberleighkole]

You’re so right, cleaning out my mom’s house now & pulled over 1.6 actual TONS of nonsense out from 2 rooms. Your declutter helped me clean out my own home hoping to move soon. When the opportunity comes I’m ready to pack boxes without moving junk! This has been life changing & made a huge improvement to our quality of life ❤❤❤😊

[leannejeffery]

Great video Sophie. I have been decluttering constantly for the last Four years. It has made a huge difference to not feeling stressed in my home.

[wildcat]

This is my second year (I think) doing the Sophisticated Declutter. I stayed with you for the most part. Towards the end, we had a Community garage sale day, so I shifted my focus to some areas where there were specific things I needed to go through for the sale, that weren't in line with the plan. But, in the end, I got alot decluttered and did the very best I could, knowing that Next January, I'll be at it again, and it will be that much easier next time. We plan on moving in 2 1/2 - 3 years, so it is important for me to continue with the intensive decluttering. But also, by the time the six months was up, I was ready for a break. :)

[carolcasassa]

I can't thank you enough for the 6 month challenge! My house feels so much better (now, I just need to clean!).

I plan on spending the next 2 months in the basement - which is my craft room/art studio. Way too many supplies....I will never use all that I currently have in my lifetime (I'm 69). I spent a few hours down there today and I already have 5 boxes (various sizes) of donations.

Again, thank you so much for the motivation! So very glad I found your channel!

[jogiese]

Great information. I need to do a summer "reset" and plan to go to your home page and hopefully find the back videos for the de-clutter challenge. Thanks for sharing!

[marlah.]

A lot of good motivation here. Thanks so much.

[kakylong]

Sophie, Great video. I decluttered my craft / sewing room. It was piled up from things just getting tossed in there for the past few yrs. It took months to go through everything & I only put back in what I wanted to keep. We did the same with our garage last fall. My sister, nephew, my Hubby & I took 2 days & got rid of 70% of the stuff in there. Maybe this fall, we'll get rid of the rest. It was stuff from when we got married 25 yrs ago & I had packed up my house & never looked in the boxes again. It's so freeing knowing that all that stuff is gone. 😊

[jennyjenkins]

I wish I had followed along because my daughter just moved home at the end of June and now we're too crowded with stuff.

[Isabel_fit]

I did the declutter challenge the first year you did it. After that, I never got back into it. I'd like to but mentally I've been dealing with a bunch of negativity from my husband calling me a "wannabe rich person" by decluttering and it has been so demoralizing. I declutter here and there but just haven't gotten back to the challenge. Maybe next year.

[cathy]

We did minimalism years ago and maintain now. Much easier when we moved too. His parents however😂. They love to save everything and make jokes boy you guys will have lots of stuff to go through when we croak😮. Yes they say that. I just say it will be no issue we will donate, and toss most of it quickly❤. They want to live buried alive…. Thatis their choice🤷‍♀️

[marypucci]

This is a hard look at the reality of life. I need to do this for my children.

[erikachiao]

Hi Sophie, this was a great video. My biggest challenge with decluttering is that when I tackle an area, I take everything out, clean the space, and then start putting things back. I struggle with letting go of items because I feel too attached to them. I'm not sure how to overcome this issue 😕

[kaydublin]

Did this when my folks passed 30 years ago, I was young, sadly I got rid of a few things I wish I had kept. Now it’s time to do my in-laws house and we definitely need to clear out a lot of stuff, they were smokers so we won’t be keeping anything from there.