She Paid Five Dollars Each For Another Set Of Goodwill Nightstands And Turned Them Into A Green Stained Top Set With New Bases

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Some thrift store finds practically call out to be rescued. A furniture flipper who goes by @handy.zandy walked into Goodwill again and spotted another pair of nightstands marked five dollars each. As she puts it, you really cannot pass that up. She grabbed them, hauled them home, and turned a rough looking pair into a … Read more

Professional Organizer Says Every Home She Enters Has Twice As Many Coffee Mugs As Anyone Uses And Five Minutes Is All It Takes To Fix

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If you open your kitchen cupboard and a mug nearly falls out, you are in good company. Professional organizer @tracymccubbin says nearly every home she walks into has at least twice as many coffee mugs as the household actually uses. Her short tip is part of a series on things you can declutter in under … Read more

She Spotted What Looked Like A Seventy Five Thousand Dollar Ostrich Birkin On A Thrift Store Shelf And The Price Tag Twist Was Seven Dollars

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Every thrifter dreams of the moment. You walk into a secondhand shop, scan the shelf behind the counter, and there it sits: a designer bag that should cost as much as a car. TikTok creator @marewood says that moment happened to her at a consignment store, when she spotted what looked like an ostrich Hermes … Read more

Professional Organizer With ADHD Tells Overwhelmed Moms To Set A Fifteen Minute Timer And Only Pick Up Trash Off One Living Room Floor

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Plenty of parents have stood in a messy living room and thought the same thing: I do not know what to do anymore. In a stitched response to a cleaning creator who voiced exactly that feeling, professional organizer @kayleenkellyorganize offers a plan so small it is almost hard to believe it works. Set a timer … Read more

Four Household Cleaning Combinations Promise to Lift Mattress Stains and Kitchen Grease, but One of Them Gets Called Out by Commenters as Useless

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Everyone loves a cleaning shortcut that uses things already sitting under the sink. Creator @tips_bykristal shared four simple cleaning combinations she says can tackle some of the toughest household stains, from mattress marks to greasy kitchen grime. The video caught on, and so did a spirited discussion in the comments, where one of the four … Read more

Woman Who Cleaned Out Her Parents’ House Says If You Have To Think About Keeping Something It Is Already Gone, And Her Friend Could Not Believe How Few Clothes She Owns

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Her decluttering rule fits in a single sentence. @sarah.jacobsonnn says that if you have to think about whether or not to keep something, you need to get rid of it. In her video, she explains how she applies that rule in her own home, and it starts with a fast decision. If she has stuff … Read more

She Decluttered Her Parents’ House At 23 And Says Scarcity Thinking Is The Real Reason You Cannot Let Go, Plus The Six Month Question She Asks About Every Item

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Can you really declutter your life by asking one simple question? @danalitzel thinks so. In episode 11 of her series on 23 lessons she learned decluttering her life at 23, after decluttering her parents’ house, she tackles the thing she says stops most of us: scarcity thinking. Her caption sums up the lesson. She says … Read more

Woman Is Getting Rid Of Ten Things A Day For Thirty Days And On Day Five The Kitchen Mugs And A Set Of Disney Silverware Finally Had To Go

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Ten things a day does not sound like much, and that is exactly the point. @sueannlouise89 is getting rid of ten things a day for thirty days, and on day five she took on the kitchen, where a pile of mugs and a set of Disney silverware finally got their goodbye. Her caption puts it … Read more

Decluttering Creator Says A Mustard Seed Of Faith Is All It Takes To Let Go Of The Things Weighing On You, And Her Short Message Is Resonating With Thousands

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Sometimes a very short message says a lot. In a clip of about thirty seconds, @decluttered_bykimmyko shares a simple word of encouragement about letting go of the things in your home that no longer serve you, and it has resonated with thousands of viewers. Her caption reads that there is nothing God cannot do if … Read more

Mom Fell Five Days Behind On Her Fifteen Minutes Or Fifteen Items October Challenge, Cleared 75 Things Out Of One Junk Drawer To Catch Up, And Is Daring You To Join

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One mom decided to stop waiting for the perfect time to tackle the clutter. In a video from @cansterling, she speaks to moms who have stuff everywhere and are trying to declutter, and she shares a month long challenge her best friend put her onto: fifteen minutes or fifteen items. The twist is where she … Read more