Decluttering Q&A: 4.30.2024

Watch my session in the Beautiful Home Beautiful Life summit for free. Sign up at ASlobComesClean.com/BHBL Get a printable of my five step decluttering process when you sign up for my newsletter at https://aslobcomesclean.com/five My books: https://aslobcomesclean.com/book Join us at Patreon: https://patreon.com/aslobcomesclean Need to find (or become) a decluttering coach certified in my process? https://DeclutteringCoaches.com Ask questions for future lives at AskDanaKWhite.com 01.02: What do I do when I go to take things to the place I would look for them first and I can't physically get there, like say a filing cabinet? How do I get my husband and kids to step and help also? 13.00: How do I know when I need to declutter more physically verses when to declutter my commitments? Or even when to declutter my expectations? 16.36: Any advice or encouragement for those who's spouses don't understand that it takes time to change, and that it's ok that peoples brains work differently? 17.49: What is your advice for graciously dealing with gift givers in your family? Also, how do you handle gift-giving when the person receiving your gift has SO MUCH STUFF already? 21.21: How would you make your rules accessible to people with mobility challenges?( I have POTS) Can you make this work for people like me? 26.19: My husband and I are moving my elderly parents into our home this summer. They haven't moved in 40 years and have a lot storage clutter and downsizing stuff is hard. Advice or suggestions? 29.44: I sometimes grab a big black garbage bag, only to fill it a little bit because life happens. I then find myself w/ a half full trash bag living on my floor. What do you do with the supplies in between? 30.49: This may be too specific, but what are your thoughts on air fryers? I'm worried about buying a gadget that will take up space but it seems like there may be enough benefits to make it worth it. 32.26: I love all your books, I've read and love "Giving God the Worst of me", which book would you recommend I read next? 33.10" Visiting my aunt across the country next week- will be helping her declutter to downsize. Her home is neat and tidy- basement and closets full. What can she do ahead to help get ready? 36.13: I have decluttered some clothes that I don't want or like anymore. However, my mom wants me to keep them in my home for her to wear when she comes to visit. What are your thoughts? I do have space to keep them in another closet in the guest room she stays in. But, I feel like it is stuff shifting. She has indicated that she is not going to be able to visit me this year. Should I just store them for an entire year? 38.32: How long did it take you to get your house under control, once you figured out your system you use now? My problem is when I start making progress, life happening stops me from working on clutter. 42.31: where do we see if there are decluttering coaches in our area? I've had friends offer to help but that is too embarrassing. 43.32: After the all day decluttering on Saturday, I realized that I can't handle those super big storage totes anymore. I was wondering if I should declutter them and buy smaller, more manageable ones that I can handle without any help from my husband and son. Thoughts? 44.34: I heard that if it's not an immediate yes, get rid of it. I ended up regretting and the buying a lot of things back again. What would be a better quick - clutter question? 46.38: I think I'd like to be a declutter coach, but I'm still in the process of decluttering myself. 50.17: Help letting go of the "I must sell everything to recoup cash, because I'm poor" mind set? Especially here in the UK we have a new app for selling -I'm a single parent w. limited time. 52.31: Maybe just me but I find myself fixated on areas that have been a mess for years only to remember, thanks to you they are already done! So then I have a hard time shifting to another area. 53.37: After reading some of your books, I'm still not sure what to do with the sentimental items and ancestor photos that I don't want to necessarily display I can't get rid of yet. 55.07: I would love you to explain your term head explosion. 57.07: Saturday I ran into two boxes of my dad's stuff WW11 stuff that will be a big a project. How do you approach a box that really needs to be emptied so you can see everything that there is to deal with it.