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372: Rapid Q&A: Lots of Questions and Lots of Answers

A Slob Comes Clean

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How to Handle Tiny Clutter

When is stuff actually worth selling versus donating? If the amount of money that you would get for it is worth it to you as far as how much time you're going to spend on that. What's one of the sentimental items that decluttered? The thing I can remember crying as somebody carted off my daughter's bassinet because she had not slept in it in many, many years. How did you get past the mental block of disposing of old things? So using the same process as I do for anything else: Where does your heart go and what makes you feel like a good person? And then there are some tips about dealing with people who want to keep everything they see or

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This is the space that we have for that that we can devote to that. And so this is your, you know, like giving them a special bin or whatever for that is fun, right? Like you're honoring. I get that you love this stuff, but we can't keep it all. We can keep anything, which can't keep everything. So it's like, this is the space that we have for that. And then they get to decide what goes in that space. And then it's when something new comes in. It's like, Oh, that's so awesome. Yeah, let's go put it in your special bin. There's no room. Okay, what are you going to get rid of? So we have room for it. Oh, well, I'm not. Y'all my husband. Oh, my word. Y'all. He is hilarious. He really is. He's like seriously one of the funniest people you'll ever meet in your entire life if you ever meet him, which most of you will not. But anyway, um, okay, so how to handle all the tiny clutter. Yeah, so you do that. And then they get to make the decision, but when they bring something and they're like, Oh, but I have to keep this too. You're like, well, there's no room. Oh, I'm sorry. It lets you say yes to everything. Not yes, you can keep it, but yes, it's awesome. Right? Like that is the coolest piece of yarn, but there's no room for it in here. So what are you willing to get rid of? I can't get rid of anything. Oh, I guess that makes me sad. I know how much you love that piece of yarn, but there's no room for it. Well, I have to keep the. So you just, it's like, yeah, the container is the container and you let it be the bad guy. Okay, how to deal with a spouse who is a saver because it might be needed. Same thing. Okay, what space do you have that you can designate for? These are the what we might need someday. And you say, absolutely. Yeah, let's use that shelf, that closet, whatever. And sometimes it can drive you crazy and oh well, it's their house to right. So this is the space that you have for this. And yeah, absolutely. Designate a space as in like, I honor the fact that you think about the future because it's probably one of the things you love about them, right? Like, so they, so this is the space that we have for that. And then you, you know, help them take it there right now. And then, oh man, there's no room for it. Okay, well, what can we get rid of? So there's space for this. And then you let the container be the thing. But I also know it's not like it's that easy. It's not like it's a one sentence thing and then everything is solved. But that's why, you know, this is a short answer. When is stuff actually worth selling versus donating? It is worth selling versus donating. If the amount of money that you would get for it is worth it to you as far as how much time you're going to spend on that. Okay. I have videos and podcasts and chapters of books and all these things on this subject, but that's what it boils down to. Are you willing to spend the time it would actually take to get that money for that amount of money? And once you do it once, I'm just, so it's important to do it once. Once you do it, I know I was not going to keep talking about this, but once you do it once, you generally realize, yeah, it's not worth my time. It's not, you know, I got $50 for that and I spent 17 hours. Well, then it just doesn't work out. The math doesn't work out, right? Okay. What's one of the hardest sentimental items that you've decluttered? The thing I can remember crying as somebody carted it off at my garage sale was our bassinet because it was my last kid. And it was a big decision. I'm pretty sure she was three or four by that time and had not slept in it in many years, but yeah, that was the hardest, the hardest thing. Part two of that question. This is another from the same person. How did you get past the mental block of sentimental items? So using the process, you know, same process as I do for anything else. Where would I look for this first?

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