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Jessy Easton's avatar

Such good tips. Thank you!

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Glad they were helpful!

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Heather Hausenblas, PhD's avatar

Great tips.

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Thank you! Hope they are helpful!

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sherry langevin's avatar

yes to number 11

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Definitely one of the more annoying phenomenons around decluttering

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Megan Walrod's avatar

I gave away 3 - yes THREE! - beautiful dresses (that I loved!) and 3 bottles of supplements to two new friends and felt so happy and free to let them go!!!

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Woo hoo!!! 🙌💖🙌💖

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Laury Boone Browning's avatar

You had me at Space Doula. Genius. I've loved your notes and posts, I'm subscribing!

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Aaahh thanks! Glad you’re enjoying House Talk 💕💕💕

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Mika's avatar

I had my daughter help me and we got rid of 80% of stuff in our garage.

She kept the energy up and asked hard questions. She even took things to the tip.

It’s crazy how much stuff we move around from one spot to the other, and never really making the hard decision to let it go - because it still works and we might need it one day.

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

That's awesome! Having someone to support you makes such a huge difference.

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Laura Witherspoon's avatar

No advice but came here to say that 🦎 brain is a tough one.

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Super sneaky!

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Leo in L.A.'s avatar

Oh I love a good decluttering conversation. lol.

I do love the "Does it spark joy" question.

Or, if I ever really needed this again, how hard would it be to replace it?

Another one I have picked up that is soooo helpful for me, is ..."If I lost this, would I pay money to acquire it again?" Bingo. Value question.

Or I ask myself if I'm not using it, do I think other people would benefit from having it. This is why I only keep my *favorite* books. If it's not a favorite, I pass it along.

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Dorena Kohrs's avatar

Love all those questions! Especially, would I pay money for it again? Or can I replace it? The things I encourage the most thought around are the one of a kind items that can’t ever be replaced. Often family related.

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