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I Decluttered My *WHOLE LIFE* and EVERYTHING CHANGED!
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Jul 5, 2025
Are you overwhelmed by the clutter in your home, and in your life? In this honest and heartfelt video, I share how I decluttered my entire life, physically, mentally, and emotionally, after reaching a breaking point three months postpartum while hosting Thanksgiving for 20 people. It was chaos, exhaustion, and pressure I couldn’t keep carrying. What started as a simple attempt to clean up my space turned into a full transformation of how I live, parent, rest, and show up in my home. In this 10-minute video, I walk you through: ✨ My breaking point and how it woke me up 🧺 What I decluttered in my home, and why 🧠 The hidden clutter in my time, habits, and mind 💛 How faith helped me realign with what matters 🌱 The practical steps I took to simplify my life 🏡 The peace and purpose I found on the other side This isn’t about perfection or becoming a minimalist, but about making space for what matters most in your season of motherhood. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the constant mess, the mental load, and the noise of modern life… I hope this video feels like a breath of fresh air. 💬 Let me know in the comments what you’re decluttering first!
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Have you ever looked around your home
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and thought, "Why is everything so loud
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even when it's quiet?" Maybe your house
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is full, but it just doesn't feel
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peaceful. And your calendar is packed,
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but you still feel like you're falling
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behind. You try to clean, to catch up,
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to organize, but it just never feels
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like enough. And I get it because that
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was me. If you're tired of the clutter,
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the pressure, the constant go, then this
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video is for you. I want to share how I
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slowly began decluttering every part of
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my life. My home, my habits, my head
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space, and how everything changed. Not
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overnight, but piece by piece. So, if
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you're craving margin, peace, and a home
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that feels like a safe place again,
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you're not alone. Let's talk about what
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it really looks like to let go of the
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things that are weighing you down and
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make room for what actually matters. The
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end of last year changed everything for
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me. It was my wakeup call. The moment
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that I slow solely began to declutter
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every area of my life. Not just my
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house, but my calendar, my habits, even
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my relationships. And what happened next
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was the kind of peace that I didn't even
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know I needed. My life didn't become
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perfect, but it became peaceful. Our
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home is calmer. My heart is lighter. And
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I finally feel like I have time. Time to
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be present. Time to listen. Time to live
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for what truly matters. my family, my
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faith, and the purpose that God has
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placed in me. Decluttering my whole life
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changed everything. And maybe it's time
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for you to try it, too. This could be a
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sign for you or a guide for you if
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you've ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or
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buried under the weight of daily life.
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My name is Heaven. I'm a Christian
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stay-at-home and homeschooling mama of
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two, a wife and a homemaker. And there
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was a season where I felt like I was
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constantly chasing something. Just
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trying to stay on top of everything but
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falling behind. I was tired emotionally,
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physically, and mentally. I had a house
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full of clutter and a heart full of
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chaos. And then one day, I just asked
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myself like, why am I doing this? My
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breaking point was last November. I had
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a three-month old newborn baby, a
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5-year-old full of energy, and we had
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just gotten home from being out of state
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for 2 weeks. We were in the middle of
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unpacking, restocking groceries, and I
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said yes to hosting Thanksgiving dinner
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for 20 people. Why did I say yes? I
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don't know. Maybe I felt like I had to
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prove that I could still do it all, even
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with the newborn. Maybe I didn't want to
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let anyone down, but deep down, I knew
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that I was overwhelmed and drowning. So,
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the morning of Thanksgiving, my kitchen
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was a disaster. My toddler was hungry,
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the baby needed to nurse, and every
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surface was covered in stuff. Decor,
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dishes, groceries that wouldn't fit in
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the cabinets, appliances that I only use
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on occasion, random clutter that I
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didn't even remember bringing into my
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home. And I remember thinking, why can't
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I just tidy up quickly? Obviously, there
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was just too much stuff, too many
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responsibilities, and just not enough
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time. I wanted it to look perfect, but
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it wasn't just about perfection and it
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wasn't just about tidying. It was just
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that everything felt like too much. So
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that night after everyone left, I
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remember crying. I felt the weight of it
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all. Not just of that night, but all the
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clutter. And I knew that something had
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to change. But looking back, I know the
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clutter didn't just happen overnight.
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And of course, it wasn't going to go
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away overnight. It slowly crept in over
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time, over years. a drawer full of stuff
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I didn't want to deal with, toys my son
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barely played with, clothes I didn't
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fit, extra dishes and items that I kept
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just in case. It was just everywhere.
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But it wasn't just physical clutter. My
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days were full of obligations, social
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events I didn't want to attend but feel
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pressured to anyway, group texts I
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didn't read anymore, mental lists a mile
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long, and guilt about everything that I
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just wasn't doing enough. And if I'm
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honest, a lot of it was stuff I allowed
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in. I said yes when I should have said
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no. I bought things thinking they would
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help me feel better, but I was truly
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just numbing with busyness. Always busy.
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So, I want you to look at your life.
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Find your why. Where is your breaking
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point and where does it stop? What are
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you holding on to that's actually
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weighing you down. Know that all of this
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doesn't just affect you, but it also
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affects your loved ones surrounding you,
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especially if it's in the home that you
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share with them, too. So, I started with
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the obvious clutter, my home. I went
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room by room, shelf by shelf. And if it
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didn't serve my family, if it didn't
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bring us peace, it had to go. I kept
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what was useful, beautiful, and
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meaningful. I didn't declutter
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everything at once. I just started
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small, and I shared it here on my
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channel. One video at a time, one room,
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one drawer, then one cabinet. I gave
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myself permission to go slow, but to be
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intentionally honest with myself at
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every step. I used three piles, keep,
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donate, or toss. But the most important
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pile was the questions I had to ask
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myself. Do I use this? Do I love it? And
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is it serving our family in this season?
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In this season is important because we
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go through many different seasons. The
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first space I tackled was my kitchen.
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Then bedrooms, closet, and clothes, then
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toys, the hallway, basement, bathrooms,
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everything. Each bag I donated just felt
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like a literal weight off my chest. And
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suddenly I could breathe again.
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Everything just felt fresh and I could
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see it with fresh new eyes. I wanted to
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spend more time in that space. Cleaning
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took half the time. And more
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importantly, I had more room for
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connection with my husband, my kids, and
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with God. It was never about perfection,
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but about intention.
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But I didn't stop there. I realized my
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schedule was just as cluttered. too many
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yeses that led to burnout. Too many
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notifications, distractions, noise. I
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also started decluttering my digital
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world, unsubscribing from emails,
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unfollowing accounts that served no
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benefit to me that were unappealing,
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negative, loud, and turning off
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unnecessary notifications to my phone. I
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began deleting apps, saying no without
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guilt, waking up earlier just to sit
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with Jesus. And I replaced hustle with
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stillness in this busy, busy world.
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Basically, I started protecting my time
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more fiercely. Our time is one of our
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most valuable assets worth much more
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than any material thing that we have.
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So, I created simple rhythms for our
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family. Slow mornings, intentional quiet
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time, time with God. I said no to events
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that didn't align with our values. I
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stopped overcommitting and just let
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myself embrace margin. And can I just
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say it was uncomfortable at first. I was
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so used to being busy that rest felt
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guilty. But over time, rest became our
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lifestyle. It became a daily rhythm. And
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in the quiet, I found peace that my soul
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had been craving all along. There were
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even relationships I had to let go of.
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Not out of bitterness, but out of
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obedience. I asked God to help me
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release what wasn't healthy and to heal
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what was hidden. Decluttering my heart
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meant forgiving old wounds, letting go
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of comparison, negativity, and
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ultimately just choosing peace over
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performance. And it was hard, but it was
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worth it. This journey wasn't just
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practical. It became deeply spiritual. I
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started asking, am I making space for
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what matters most? Am I stewarding this
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home and this life with intention? I
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believe that God caused us to live with
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open hearts and open hands. Not just
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with stuff, but with our time, our
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energy. And I found so much peace in
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surrendering the pressure to be perfect.
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And instead just asking, Lord, what do
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you want me to hold on to in this
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current season? Sometimes decluttering
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isn't just about removing clutter, but
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making room for what God wants to do in
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your heart and in your home and with
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your family.
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I want to be clear. I didn't become a
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minimalist overnight and I am not
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perfect. In fact, I'm still going
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through this decluttering journey. But
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today, our home is much more peaceful.
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Our days are slower. I spend more time
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present with my kids and less time
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cleaning up. We own less. We do less,
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less to manage, but we enjoy more. And I
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finally feel like I can breathe. I've
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even started helping other moms do the
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same because once you experience this
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kind of clarity, you just want others to
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feel it, too. So, if you're listening to
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this and you're feeling overwhelmed,
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here is what I want you to know. You
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don't have to do it all today. Just
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start with one drawer, one space, one
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shelf, one part of your schedule. Ask
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yourself, is this serving my family? And
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if it's not, release it. You do not need
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permission to create space in your home
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and heart. You can start now. And don't
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forget to declutter with grace. Give
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yourself permission to make progress
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slowly, not perfection.
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Recently here on my channel, I shared a
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30-day so peaceful home and heart
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challenge that pretty much just
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encourages you and walks you through
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decluttering all areas of your life in a
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30day span. It's the perfect start if
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you do not know where to begin. And I
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invite you to download it for free in
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the description box and go back to watch
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those videos where I walk through that
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with you. So, I hope that this story
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gave you the encouragement to take the
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first step toward a simpler life. And I
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hope that this video was the push you
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needed toward a simpler, peaceful,
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intentional, and clutterfree life to
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have more time with your family doing
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things that you love and just saying
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goodbye to overwhelm. If you are ready
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to start letting go emotionally,
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physically, mentally, and spiritually,
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like this video, subscribe to this
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channel, and join my newsletter list
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below. Let's embark on this journey of
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simple, intentional, and faithfilled
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living together. If you're on your own
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decluttering journey or thinking about
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starting one, I would love to hear about
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it. Leave a comment below and tell me
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where you are in your journey versus
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where you want to be. And remember, you
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do not need a perfect home. You just
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need a peaceful one. And I promise, less
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really can be more. So, thank you for
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watching this video with me, and I hope
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to see you all in the next
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