Everyone that welcome back to my channel or hello if you're new my name is Rachel Aust and this video is part of a series
Called the minimalism series if you haven't seen it before I have a whole bunch of videos covering different topics to do with minimalism
So I will link that playlist in the description box to you guys I decided to write this video on the very
basics of how to start decluttering because I did notice when I put up a Q&A post on
Instagram a lot of people were asking how to actually get started where to begin all of that kind of thing so I thought you
Know what?
I'm just gonna make a whole video about it
And I'll check it in as part of the series if you enjoyed the video I'd appreciate it so much if you would give it
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And let's jump straight into it if you're really lost with where to start perhaps start by writing a checklist
now this checklist can just be rooms or areas of your house that you'd like to declutter or
Maybe it's your goals and intentions that you have in mind for the decluttering process if you're finding this step difficult
I do have a 30 and a 60 day challenge, and I'll link those videos in the description box
Communicate it's really important if you are living with someone and sharing the space with them that you communicate
What steps you're going to take and why you want to do this?
I'm lucky, but I only really have to check what I'm doing with Ducky now
But it is important that you speak to the people who you live with
Set a time limit each day for your decluttering I'd suggest between 15 and 20 minutes any
Longer and it can start to feel tedious or we might overdo it
Breath in small areas. This is coming back to you the checklist step again where if you've written the checklist
You'll have little areas to work off same with my 30-day and 60-days challenge
They'll give you little areas at a time to start with
working in small areas will mean that you can examine each space properly and you can see what you do and don't need rather than
Just throwing out too much
Make a pile when you are decluttering so you can see this is my little cupboard full of props and things for videos
so at the moment
I'm pulling out all my backdrops
And then I'm going to pull out some of the extra things that I use for videos like paint themselves
Put it all in a pile
And that's where you're going to start sorting it from so take everything
Out and start with it on the ground and then start moving back what you want
Digital Declutter don't forget to declutter your digital spaces as well
I think this is something that a lot of people overlook
But it will help you feel a little bit more relaxed as well once you get your computer and your phone clean and organized
need love or remove it give yourself a very simple process to go by do you actually need this item or do you love the
Item and if not, do you actually need to earn it at all so for me going through my craft kind of equipment cupboard
I'm thinking can I still use this item do I need it for any future videos?
What am I going to do with it? Do I keep it?
Keep things out of sight if you're not sure if you want to get rid of them or not one area that I always do
This in is clothing because I'm not sure if I'm going to want to stick with something or I'm not sure if I want to
Wear it anymore or if it suits you know all of that, sort of stuff
so I'll put them in a
Space Saver bag and just put that in my cupboard if I don't touch the bag for six months then it's gone
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