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Decluttering Changed My Life...It Can Change Yours Too | How To Declutter Your Whole Life
Feb 19, 2026
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If you feel like your home is always
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messy and it's making you feel anxious,
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over stimulated, or even angry, I get
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it. And I want to tell you something
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that changed everything for me. And it
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wasn't a better cleaning routine. It
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wasn't a new schedule. It wasn't a
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planner. It was decluttering.
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Decluttering changed my life. And it
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made me calm again. And not because my
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home became perfect, but because my home
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became lighter. And today I'm going to
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share exactly what I decluttered first,
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why it worked, and how you can start
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today in a way that actually sticks. By
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the end of this video, you are going to
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have the motivation and the simple steps
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you need to start creating a peaceful
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home, even if you feel completely
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overwhelmed right now. I didn't start
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decluttering because it was trendy. I
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started decluttering because I
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absolutely needed it. I needed the
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change and my home really needed to
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breathe again. I remember just looking
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around my home one day and I just felt
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like everything was just too much. Like
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I just couldn't get ahead. There were
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toys everywhere. Laundry piles, counters
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covered, drawers stuffed, closets full,
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cabinets overflowing.
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And the worst part though was the mental
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weight because every pal was something
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unfinished. Every mess was something
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waiting on me. And even when I sat down,
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my mind just never rested. And I
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remember praying and just saying, "God,
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I need help. I need peace and I do not
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know how to get ahead." And that prayer
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was the beginning of everything
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changing. Now, decluttering is not
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cleaning. And this is what I didn't
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understand at first. Cleaning and
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decluttering are not the same thing.
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Cleaning is wiping down your counters.
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And decluttering is removing what
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doesn't belong on your counters.
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While also cleaning is sweeping the
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floor. Decluttering is like getting rid
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of what keeps ending up on the floor and
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making sure that it actually has a home
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and a purpose. And I used to clean all
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the time. I still do, but it takes way
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less time. I used to clean around the
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clutter. And when you clean around the
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clutter, your home is just never going
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to feel calm because clutter is visual
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noise. And clutter is also mental noise
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and clutter is exhausting. One verse in
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the Bible that carried me through this
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season of going through my home and
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decluttering and just letting go of
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things is, "Be careful for nothing, but
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in everything by prayer and petition
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with thanksgiving, let your requests be
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known unto God. And the peace of God
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which surpasses all understanding shall
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guard your hearts and minds through
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Christ Jesus." This is Philippians 4:es
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6-7. It is one of my favorite favorite
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verses, especially also in terms of
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prayer. I didn't just need a cleaner
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home. What I needed was peace. And that
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is why I went towards this Bible
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scripture. And in doing that, God showed
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me that peace doesn't come from doing
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more. Sometimes peace comes from letting
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go. So, let's talk about what I started
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decluttering first and why it actually
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made me calm. This is what I recommend
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to every mom who is feeling overwhelmed
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and in a season of needing to let go. I
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didn't start with organizing. I didn't
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start with buying bins. Instead, I
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started with the easiest wins. The first
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thing I decluttered was trash and just
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random clutter. easy things like just
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nonquestable things like old papers,
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packaging, broken toys, receipts, junk
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drawers, things like that. And then
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instantly my home immediately just felt
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lighter. So then I moved on to
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decluttering my clothes. And now clothes
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is definitely a big win, but not as easy
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as you know like the trash and things.
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So when I started decluttering my
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clothes, I focused on things that didn't
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fit, things that I never wore, things
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that I was keeping out of guilt. And
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once my closet was simpler, my mornings
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became calmer. I decluttered my kitchen,
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extra cups, containers, gadgets, and
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things that I just didn't use or rarely
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use. And then suddenly my kitchen became
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easier to maintain. And once you start
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to get this momentum, you feel more
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motivated to just keep going and really
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really dive deep to see how much more
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beneficial it gets. So I decluttered
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toys. And friend, this one changed
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everything because the more toys you
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have, the more mess your kids are going
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to make. And the funny thing that I
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noticed is that when I started letting
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go of toys that were not being used, my
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kids actually played better. I know,
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weird, right? But toys were less
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scattered and my home was easier to
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reset. And I realized something huge. It
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wasn't that I needed to clean more. It
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was that I just needed less stuff. And
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that there was the wakeup call that
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changed everything. So, I wanted to lean
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more into decluttering and minimalism
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and see really where I can go with it
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and how beneficial it really and truly
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can be the further and deeper I got into
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it. Decluttering didn't just make my
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home look better, it actually calmed my
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nervous system. We live in a day and age
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where everyone has anxiety. Everyone is
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nervous and anxious all the time, always
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overwhelmed. And this is because clutter
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will keep your brain in unfinished task
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mode. It's like your mind is constantly
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scanning your home and it's saying do
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this, fix that, clean this, put that
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away. So even if you sit down, you are
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still going to feel anxious because you
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are still thinking of the next thing
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that you need to do and your space it's
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just busy. So your mind naturally is
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going to be busy. But once the clutter
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is gone, your eyes rest and your mind
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rests and your body rests. And here's
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the thing, there's a time and place for
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everything. There is a place for
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busyness, but our home should be that
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place of rest, that place of return. And
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once you declutter, once your mind and
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your body and your eyes rest, that's
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when calm starts to return. I didn't
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even realize how overstimulated I was
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until I just wasn't anymore. And most
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moms, most homemaker are the same way.
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So, let's do a quick check-in with
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everything thus far. How are we feeling
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right now? Leave an emoji down below and
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just let me know if you're feeling
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overwhelmed, if you're feeling
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motivated, if you're tired, but you're
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still here with me. And if you are
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cleaning while listening, let me know
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down below with an emoji. Also, if
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you're new here, please introduce
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yourself because I love connecting with
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you all here on this channel and through
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my social media accounts. And if this
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video is already encouraging you, I hope
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that you would like it and give it a
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thumbs up because it truly helps to
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support the channel and it helps YouTube
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to push this video to other moms who
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need this same encouragement and
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motivation. But if you want help
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decluttering step by step, I also
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created something for you down below in
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the description box. You can join my
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newsletter to get instant access to my
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30 days to a peaceful home and heart
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decluttering guide. I actually did a
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series. I have like a playlist for this
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as well if you want to learn more about
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what it's about. But basically, it walks
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you through what to declutter, how to
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let go, and how to maintain it without
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feeling overwhelmed. It's gentle,
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realistic, and it's made for moms and
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homemakers like us. I designed it to
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kind of be like a kickstart to
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decluttering all areas of our lives,
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starting with just the first 30 days.
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Now, let's talk about the real stuff,
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and that is that decluttering is
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emotional. And this is something that
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people do not always mention because we
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don't just hold on to stuff. Instead, we
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hold on to guilt. We hold on to what if
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I need it someday. We hold on to things
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because somebody gave it to us. We hold
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on to things because we spend money. We
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hold on to things because we just feel
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like we should. But peace requires
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release. And you are allowed to let go.
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You're allowed to donate. You're allowed
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to throw away what no longer serves your
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home in your current season of life.
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because your home is meant to serve your
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family, not burden you. The thing that I
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loved the most is that decluttering also
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changed my motherhood. So, it's also
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outside of me, right? Because I became
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much more patient. I became less
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irritated. I became less overstimulated.
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And I also realized something. And that
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is that a lot of my frustration wasn't
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because my kids were too much. It was
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because my environment was actually too
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much. And once my home became calmer, I
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became calmer. And that actually made me
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a better mom and that is worth
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everything. Not perfect mom, but
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definitely more peaceful. It also
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changed my homemaking because suddenly
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cleaning just didn't feel impossible. It
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didn't feel daunting like it's going to
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just take forever and I wasn't just
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dreading having to clean my home because
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there wasn't as much to manage. There
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wasn't as much to pick up and there
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wasn't as much to organize. it started
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to feel less like catching up and more
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like stewardship, really caring for the
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things that I love in my home. Because
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once you declutter, you're letting go of
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things that you don't necessarily love
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as well. And when you have things in
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your home that you truly truly love, you
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just technically want to care more for
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it. You want to steward it much more.
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And that goes for family as well. And I
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realized that decluttering is also a
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form of homemaking. It's not just
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cleaning. It's building a home that
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functions and one that supports your
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family. A home that feels peaceful. So
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now let's talk about the simple system
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that helped me to maintain decluttering
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my home and the things that I had
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already let go of. So here's what helped
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me to maintain it. It wasn't perfection.
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Definitely not strict schedules.
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Instead, it was simple resets. And I
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talk a lot about that here on my
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channel. If you've been here a while,
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I'm pretty sure you've heard me talk
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about gentle rhythms and simple resets
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and daily rhythms and anchors. So, let's
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talk about some of those small anchor
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habits. Things like doing a quick reset
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at the end of the day, keeping your
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surfaces clear, doing laundry in smaller
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daily amounts, keeping a donation basket
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ready, and putting things away
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immediately instead of later. These are
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small anchor habits that help you to
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maintain a clutterfree home. My home
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stopped spiraling because it wasn't
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about doing more. Instead, it was
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actually about just staying consistent.
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Instead of looking for what do I need to
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do more of, what do I need to buy more
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of? Buying more organizing bins, doing
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more, building a better schedule,
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instead I just needed to stay consistent
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with what I already knew was working.
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And here is the benefit. The benefit is
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that my home doesn't feel like it is
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constantly spiraling out of control
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anymore. And I no longer feel like I
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have to spend entire days catching up or
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cleaning until I'm exhausted just to
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feel some relief. Instead, my days feel
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lighter. My home feels more manageable.
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And I feel much more present with my
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family. And again, that is the part that
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is literally priceless. It's worth
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everything. It also helped me to stop
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feeling so mentally overwhelmed because
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my god, I was so overwhelmed every day.
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But decluttering helped me to start
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waking up with more direction, more
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peace, more confidence in what I needed
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to do because I wasn't constantly
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reacting to chaos anymore. And I had a
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rhythm. I had a simple structure that
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wasn't super overwhelming. It wasn't too
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much. And even when life gets busy, even
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when the kids are extra needy, and even
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when things don't go perfectly, I still
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have a foundation that keeps me
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grounded. And honestly, it also gave me
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more joy because I just wasn't spending
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all of my time stressed out about the
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mess. I was actually able to enjoy my
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children more and enjoy my home more,
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enjoy my marriage more, and even enjoy
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myself more. I had more time for
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self-care because instead of cleaning my
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home all day, I had time to actually sit
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down and like do my nails or do my hair
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or do a skincare routine. It basically
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created margin for the things that
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mattered most to me and made my home
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feel like a place of rest again. So, I
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want to encourage you to try it and to
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keep coming back each week for more
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because this is not something that you
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have to figure out all on your own. I
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want this channel to be a place where
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you feel encouraged and motivated and
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supported. A place where you can
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actually learn simple systems that
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actually work and biblical reminders
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that keeps your hearts anchored in what
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matters. So, even if you start small,
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even if you only apply one thing from
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today's video, I want to encourage you
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to stay consistent with it. Give
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yourself time to really fill it out and
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give yourself grace. Keep showing up and
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keep building a peaceful home. Just one
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step at a time. If you ever feel like
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you're falling behind again, just come
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back here and let this be your reset,
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your encouragement, and your reminder
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that you are capable of creating peace
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in your home, even if you are in a busy
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season like me. So, I hope that you
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enjoyed this video. I hope that you have
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a peaceful, joyful, and productive week.
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And I truly hope that this video
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reminded you that peace is possible even
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in motherhood, even in the mess, and
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even in the busy seasons. If you enjoyed
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today's video and it encouraged you at
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all, please don't forget to like this
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15:21
encouragement. And again, if you are new
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and stay a while. I upload weekly
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homemaking motivation, biblical
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motherhood encouragement, decluttering
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inspiration, cleaning motivation, and
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simple routines that helps us live
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slower and more intentionally so that we
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can have more time to do the things that
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we truly love. Don't forget to join my
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newsletter down below so that you can
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gain instant access to my 30 days to a
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peaceful home and heart decluttering
15:52
guide. And you will also be the first to
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know and receive a copy of my new
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upcoming ebook guide on how to manage
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our homes, balance our times, and
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structure our hearts. It's going to be
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packed with so much information, as well
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as some downloadable resources that you
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can use for daily and monthly upkeep.
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But before you go, comment down below
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and tell me what is one area of your
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home that you know you are going to
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declutter first. Thank you so much for
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being here and I truly hope that this
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video felt like a deep breath of fresh
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air for your heart and your home today.
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I will see you guys in the next video
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and happy homemaking.
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