00:00so I have a confession to make
00:02I'm kind of a messy person just ask Jeff
00:06hey babe yeah what's your number one
00:09grievance with me you never put things
00:11away and you leave doors open Easy the
00:15truth is if I don't set systems and
00:17habits in place to keep tidy and live
00:20fairly minimalist-ish then Myspace can
00:24get out of hand pretty easily
00:29but the main thing above all that's
00:31going to help you keep a clutter-free
00:32home is by having less stuff and I know
00:36that sounds fairly simple but if you're
00:38a messy person at heart like me then you
00:40might need some help so in today's video
00:42I want to share with you 10 easy rules
00:44to owning less stuff
00:47because the less you own the less there
00:49is to keep tidy so let's get into it
00:52rule number one is to keep what you
00:55actually want I'm sure you've heard this
00:57a million times but the key to owning
00:59less stuff especially when you feel like
01:01you have too much of it is to start
01:03decluttering get rid of that but in my
01:06experience that's sometimes easier said
01:09decluttering can come with a lot of
01:10baggage no pun intended simply put it's
01:14emotional and that's because we tend to
01:16connect a huge part of our identity to
01:19our things so instead of sparking Joy
01:21when we're faced with the idea of
01:22getting rid of something it tends to
01:27so to help with this I like to focus my
01:29declutters on the things that I want to
01:31keep not on the things that I think I
01:34should be getting rid of in most cases
01:36if I find myself wanting to keep
01:37something it's an immediate yes it
01:40Sparks some level of joy and if it
01:42doesn't do that it's at the very least
01:43useful like my kitchen spatula doesn't
01:46necessarily spark Joy but life would be
01:48pretty annoying without it so I'm gonna
01:50keep it and so with the flip side to
01:52that think of a time that something has
01:54sparked fear while you were decluttering
01:56it instead of Joy there may be some
01:58feelings of hesitation of just in case
02:01or you might even think oh they're gonna
02:03be pretty mad at me if they find out I
02:04got rid of this all of that is fear and
02:07I don't know about you but I'm not
02:08interested in holding on to anything
02:10that makes me feel anxious guilty or
02:12just has bad vibes overall and when I do
02:15end up experiencing those feelings to me
02:17I take it as a sign that it's probably
02:18something I can safely get rid of rule
02:21number two is the one in one out method
02:25if you feel like you've heard every
02:26minimalist on the planet talk about this
02:28rule it's because they have the one in
02:36and that's because it works at the end
02:39of the day the one in one out method
02:41comes down to Simple Math if your goal
02:44is to own less whenever you do bring in
02:47something new that means you should try
02:49to get rid of something old it's a
02:51really simple but effective way to
02:53prevent clutter from building back up
02:55again especially if you work so hard to
02:57declutter it in the first place rule
02:59number three is to take care of your
03:00stuff it's really as simple as that
03:03there's a whole lot of emphasis on
03:04buying quality over quantity but none of
03:07that really means anything if you don't
03:09end up taking care of the thing that you
03:11bought so it means things like paying
03:13attention to care instructions or opting
03:16to repair something before replacing it
03:18I like to do this with things like my
03:20electronics kitchenware furniture and
03:23even my clothes and that's where I'd
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04:40laundry rule number four is to buy less
04:42this doesn't necessarily mean that you
04:44become the most frugal person on the
04:46planet and this definitely doesn't mean
04:48that you start being cheap I'm all for
04:51buying things like needs and wants and
04:54it's kind of a reality that you may end
04:56up having to spend a little bit more for
04:58higher quality things what I'm getting
05:00at here is avoiding buying stuff just
05:03because you know the one just because
05:06it's on sale just because it was a good
05:08deal or just because you don't want to
05:09leave the shopping trip empty-handed
05:11instead focus on shopping with intention
05:14so instead of just decluttering and
05:16focusing on what goes out control the
05:19inflow of stuff as well
05:22and this doesn't necessarily mean that
05:23you stop buying things all together if
05:26you do struggle with things like impulse
05:27buying and overspending then I have a
05:30ton of videos on my channel that can
05:32help you with that but really all we're
05:34getting at here is do you just buy
05:36things with more intentionality you give
05:41and you make a plan for the purchase
05:44you can consider how you're going to use
05:46it how it's going to be useful in your
05:48life how you're going to pay for it and
05:50even how you're going to take care of it
05:52later when you opt for intention over
05:54impulse when it comes to anything you
05:56buy in the long run I think you'll find
05:58you'll end up having less stuff overall
06:01and a lot more money left in your pocket
06:04rule number five is to focus on curation
06:07this doesn't necessarily mean that your
06:09space looks lifeless and like it should
06:11be ready for a magazine at all times but
06:14I do like to view areas of my space as
06:17almost a boutique I want to shop from or
06:20a museum that I want to walk through and
06:22admire it just means that everything is
06:24carefully selected and intentional and
06:27the way everything is organized and
06:29presented is just easy on the eye
06:32I especially like to do this with my
06:34closet when I'm curating my capsule
06:36wardrobe for the season for example I
06:38like to lay it out so that everything is
06:40easy to see easy to access and it almost
06:43feels like a boutique that I'm shopping
06:44at and if you're struggling with this in
06:46your own closet think about shopping
06:48from your favorite store everything's
06:50laid out really beautifully it's
06:52organized it makes sense and overall
06:54it's curated to be a really pleasant
06:57now compare that to a space that feels
06:59really messy and cluttered it's really
07:02hard to take in and overall it feels
07:04more overwhelming rather than inspiring
07:07rule number six is to avoid having too
07:11now after toilet paper gate of 2020 I do
07:15think that it's okay to have a few
07:17backups a reasonable amount for the
07:19space that you have but I really don't
07:22think that your home or Pantry needs to
07:24look like a Costco sometimes it is
07:26easier and cheaper to buy in bulk but I
07:28think especially if you have limited
07:29space and you are focusing on owning
07:31less stuff do it strategically and where
07:34it makes sense for you and your family
07:36I like to have duplicates of my fast
07:39moving wardrobe basics so I have four
07:41white t-shirts because they stain easily
07:44I get them dirty and they just tend to
07:46wear out I like to keep one or two
07:48backups of my favorite mascaras and even
07:51my home and laundry supplies but the key
07:53here is that we don't really have the
07:54space to be bursting at the seams with
07:56backups and a lot of the times if you
07:58have too many you end up forgetting that
07:59you own them anyway and then you just
08:01end up with more clutter in your space
08:05rule number seven is to make
08:06decluttering a habit as much as I'd love
08:09to tell you that you really only need to
08:11do one power declutter of your home and
08:13never again that's kind of not how it
08:17all done the truth is that just like
08:20most habits and most things in life
08:21owning less overall requires maintenance
08:24and so to prevent that clutter from
08:27building back up again and to maintain a
08:30sense of owning less you need to make it
08:32a habit and I find the easiest way to do
08:34this is to just couple it with tasks
08:36that I do regularly anyway if you're in
08:39your kitchen or looking at your skincare
08:41or makeup you can consider decluttering
08:43expired products and even when I'm
08:45putting away laundry I like to think
08:47about the clothes that I haven't worn in
08:48a while or that I simply just don't like
08:50anymore another really great tip is to
08:53get yourself a clutter catcher so take
08:55something like a basket or a shopping
08:56bag fill it up as you live and then at
08:59the end of the month when the bag is
09:00full you can take it to donation this to
09:02me is one of the easiest ways to
09:04regularly manage the inflow of things by
09:06making managing that regular outflow a
09:08regular habit rule number eight is to
09:11find your style uniform don't be afraid
09:13to be an outfit repeater I have a ton of
09:16videos on how to find your personal
09:17style and how to find your own style
09:19uniform with a free notion template so
09:22you can find your own I'll make sure to
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09:26the key to a style uniform doesn't
09:28necessarily mean that you wear the same
09:30thing every single day of course that
09:33can make life easier and it can make it
09:35so you own less clothes but if you
09:37happen to like clothes like me then you
09:40don't necessarily want to wear the same
09:41thing every day so my solution to this
09:44was finding my style uniform and this is
09:47essentially knowing the outfit formula
09:49and the combination of clothing that I
09:52like to wear to create regular outfits
09:54that feel like myself this has allowed
09:57me to really play with fashion which is
09:59one of my favorite things to do without
10:01necessarily having a wardrobe that's
10:02bursting at the seams and without the
10:04pressure to keep adding new or to chase
10:07Trends all the time if you want to do
10:09the whole Steve Jobs thing do you but if
10:11you do tend to like clothes and fashion
10:13but don't want a closet full of clothes
10:14and nothing to there focus on finding
10:16your style uniform and that way you can
10:18buy less buy better and have less
10:22rule number nine is to find joy and
10:25things that aren't things
10:27they say to focus on experiences over
10:30things and there is evidence to suggest
10:32that it actually makes us happier
10:33because in general the newness and that
10:37excitement of that thing that you bought
10:39tends to wear off over time whereas the
10:41joy of things like Memories gain from an
10:43experience tends to last longer and you
10:45can even re-experience that joy as
10:47you're recalling that memory so the
10:49saying that money can't buy happiness I
10:51don't necessarily believe to be true
10:53because if you spend money on
10:55experiences that bring you Joy and good
10:57memories good laughs good feels then
10:59that's what you bought for yourself and
11:01in my experience as a former shopaholic
11:04who tried to buy happiness through
11:06things and Status items all the Allure
11:09of that stuff wore off really easily it
11:12didn't end up making me happy and if
11:14anything it made me more stressed and
11:16worried about things like money
11:18clutter and everything in between for me
11:22myself nowadays I still do spend money
11:24on things like clothes but I've also
11:27found new interests like health and the
11:30gym it's paying me back and feeling
11:32stronger feeling healthier feeling
11:33fitter and then I feel better in the
11:36clothes I already do have this can also
11:38apply to things like travel hosting
11:41dinner parties with friends there's just
11:43so much more to be gained from spending
11:46money on an experience whereas when you
11:48spend money on things that happiness and
11:51sense of newness tends to fade away and
11:53sometimes you end up feeling more
11:54burdened by that clutter later
11:57and Rule Number 10 to owning less is to
11:59keep a wish list brands have gotten rid
12:01of almost any and all barriers when it
12:04comes to impulse buying you have one
12:06click buy you have one hour shipping and
12:09nowadays you don't even need to carry
12:10your wallet with you to buy something
12:12and because I'm a spender and a stuff
12:14lover at heart one of my favorite ways
12:16to create some separation from that
12:18initial wanting and the buying of it is
12:20by putting it on a wish list I typically
12:23like to leave myself anywhere from 48 to
12:2672 hours before I buy something and that
12:29for me has really proven to be enough
12:30time to Simply forget about the item or
12:33if I find myself really wanting it and
12:35thinking about it to make my plan to buy
12:37it for me I find the key to owning less
12:40and buying less is to Simply give myself
12:42time and that's exactly what the wish
12:45list does for you it can be anything you
12:47want you can give yourself 24 hours 48
12:49hours a week a month and if you do start
12:52keeping a wish list I think you'll
12:53really be shocked at how much you forgot
12:55you even wanted so those are 10 of my
12:57favorite rules that I like to follow to
13:00own less stuff I am still working on
13:02making it a habit to pick up my socks
13:04and to close the closet door when I
13:06leave the room but in the meantime a lot
13:08of these rules really help me own less
13:10overall as a messy person in progress if
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