We HUSHED another room in our house!

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My 8 1/2 yr old sat and watched some of this with me. When you pre-sorting the boys' bins and tossing stuff,, he said "I really hope you don't learn anything from this video." 🤣🤣🤣

I hate to say this, but it’s really refreshing to see a “messy” room in your house. Gives me peace of mind that it’s an ongoing process, even for the expert minimalists. 😉

Can I just say.. I really felt the respect you treated your boys with in this video. You didn’t call your son a hoarder or disparage him at all. You respected his preferences while also helping him learn. Refreshing and encouraging to see (: ty

This one motivated me to go down and clean the basement playroom! When my kids came home from school, I asked my oldest son to go through a box of stuff I had gathered up and he looked in and said “why? It’s just a bunch of junk. Get rid of it.” 😂 Whelp, that was easier than I thought it was going to be!

Have you considered adding puck lights or light strips underneath their beds in storage/play area? I think that might make the space more welcoming and usable and maybe encourage them to keep it clean😊

Literally translated from a Spanish saying in Venezuela is Blessed be the nothing that brings no bother. In Spanish, “Bendito la nada que no trae molestia”

Even though I’m a minimalist and bring very little into the house as I’m single … two times a year I pack up the house as if I’m moving and clean top to bottom and get rid of stuff. 😊 I’ve been doing this for years! I’ve been ahead of this.

Dawn, I appreciate you as a mom. The way you acknowledge your kids’ personalities, strengths and weaknesses - lovingly teach them management skills, and find balance. Kudos. ❤

Let Gage be a treasure keeper. Our 3rd was a treasure keeper I just let her and believe it or not today. She’s a minimalist !!!!!

We have an average sized house with an above average sized family so I feel like we are constantly decluttering kids' spaces. Whenever I feel the tug to look for a larger home it usually means we just need to get rid of a lot of stuff! Newly motivated to get to work on this! Thanks so much!

My oldest daughter would save similar treasures...she's late 20s and an artist, so it's a sign of a creative mind.

I've posted this before, but it's worth posting again: Something my DinL OFTEN says when she visits my house is, "your house is so peaceful." I believe what she's really noticing is the clean kitchen surfaces, the lack of clutter throughout & the calming effect created by having an easily maintained home. It pleases me, for her, that she has found a place of respite. ♡

I did this with our kitchen last week. People come over and say, “Wow, your house is so clean!” Feels so good!!!! I also did it to our car.

As a grandmother I stopped giving things. I give time or a special food or drink

I so appreciate that you do not force your kids to get rid of things. In dealing with children and their issues for over thirty years, I can tell you that they need to feel valued and that they have a voice. Respect is a two-way street👍🏻

Pulled everything out of my kitchen!! Nothing on counters! I “slept” on it for 2 days & loved it!! Donated things I wasn’t using, had more than I knew!! THANK U DAWN❣️COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT U❣️

This is the first of your videos I have watched. I'm reading the comments and shocked people are criticizing your cleaning with the kids. I thought you were gentle and sweet. I know people who clean their kids' rooms when they aren't there and stuff is just randomly thrown out. My husband and I are way too sentimental about things, despite my ability to get rid of a lot, I do also hold on to too much. I think it is great you are trying to involve them in being thoughtful about what they keep. My daughter has been one to keep random empty things, like tictac boxes! Anyway, watching you hush their room has inspired me to find a space to hush right now.

Dawn... my LEGO loving heart sheds a single tear every time I see a block going into the black trash bag. Where was Gage when I needed him?! haha My husband just invested quite some time into tracking down a replacement piece in his newest kit that contained a malformed piece. I also wanted to rescue that Lego instruction manual... but I realize these things can be accessed online. Your boys are adorable and you are such a sweet mom. All the best.

Yay, i’m so excited that i’m 50 and can have 50 stuffed animals on my bed! Seriously… i’m decluttering but love stuffed animals still so it’s so hard to get rid of any! My kids and i have given them all names and personality!