Extreme Linen Closet Declutter and Clean! Can you say Hello 2020 as we get our homes cleaned and decluttered! This video is part of my Whole House Decluttering Series, where you can watch my home being transformed room by room as we get ready for our first baby! So far I have decluttered our Kitchen and Master bedroom using the KonMari method. However, in this video, I use more of my own method of decluttering which has been inspired by Mari Kondo!

I also organized my Linen Closet which I will share in a different video, so please subscribe so you won’t miss the extreme makeover! I hope this video gives you the Inspiration and Motivation you need to declutter your own home since you deserve the Home you Desire! You can do it!

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Thanks For Watching!

Stephanie

I’m decluttering my bathroom using the konmari method! Mari Kondo’s show on Netflix is all the rage right now, however, her book “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” is the real game changer! I hope this video gives you some extreme cleaning and decluttering motivation.

This is a part of a larger decluttering series I’m working on, where I am going through every room in my home and decluttering it, then I’m going to go back and organize it all!

Make sure to come back and see how I organize my bathroom in a separate video and stick around until the end so you can see the before and after! It feels so good to have my bathroom completely decluttered! Let me know if you are working on decluttering your too! Thanks for watching,

~Stephanie

In this video I’ll show you the before & after of decluttering my kitchen using the KonMari method. Who loves the new show Tiding up on Netflix featuring Marie Kondo? I like it, but I love her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” even better.

I read it last summer and have been itching to declutter and organize my whole house since! I’m decluttering one room at a time starting with my kitchen! I hope this inspires and motivates you to go through your kitchen and only keep what sparks joy!

Cheers to keeping what we love and living in my own form of minimalism! Thanks for watching!

Stephanie

I’m giving you four best organizing and decluttering tips that are easy and actionable! These are things you can actually do right now to get organized and declutter in 2019! These tips work whether you are decluttering, organizing, or both! They are easy, practical, and I think you may hear a tip or two that you have never heard before. These are game changers and do more than get you motivated to clear the clutter, they will shape the way you think around decluttering and organizing your home. I hope that 2019 will be your best year ever!!

Thanks for watching,
Stephanie

This video is all about Christmas tree and ornament storage and organization. I show you how and where I store and organize all my ornaments and Christmas Tree! All the storage items and Christmas tree bag I used will be linked below! Christmas tree storage can be tricky, but seeing how someone else organizes and stores theirs really helps, so I hope you find this video helpful and motivational. I don’t use any special bins as Christmas ornament storage containers, but I do have a few tips and tricks on storing ornaments. Now that Christmas clean up and decor storage is fully underway, this video will help keep you on track and give you some good ideas!

Happy New Year!
Stephanie

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How to organize your pots and pans for some kitchen organization ideas! This also includes a way to organize your pot lids. This organizational system may also be a great way to create extra space in your kitchen cabinets. It really allowed me to clear my counter tops with the extra space I gained. This video is not sponsored, I just really love this product. The Amazon links below are affiliate links and buying any of these products through them really goes to help support this channel!

Thanks for watching!
Stephanie

This is the full long version of how I organized all my makeup and skincare items in acrylic storage containers I got from The Container Store #NotSponsored haha!  I enjoyed putting this together and especially love how my skincare turned out since before it was scattered everywhere throughout my bathroom vanity. In the video you will see why I had to completely reorganize my makeup stash, but I’m not complaining because  I feel more organized than before! As a bonus I love that I can see everything I have so much better! If you are detailed orientated like me you will love this video! If you want me to get straight to the point, that’s ok! I have a shorter version just for you up on youtube!

Have a great weekend!

Stephanie

In this video I am cleaning my home office! I sped up the process so you can come along with me to hopefully get some of that cleaning motivation for yourself. My office was a disaster after Christmas! It was the “hub” of all Christmas gifts and wrapping, houses all of our paperwork, is where I do anything administrative or youtube related, and was completely neglected during Christmas and new years! So now that it’s a new year, it’s time to get my life back on track by getting my office cleaned up as well as rearranged. Tell me your thoughts on the new arrangement once you see it! I feel like when something becomes so messy in my life like my office, when I finally clean and organize it I’m getting my life together. It feels so good to have a clean office with all the paperwork under control and a new layout I love! If you like this let me know and follow me on instagram @basilchic since I post stuff like this in my insta stories all the time! Until then happy cleaning!

Thanks for watching!
Stephanie

May 2018 be your best year yet!

Stephanie

1) Prepare For a Natural Disaster Well Before It Ever Happens.

You have to make fast, split of the second decisions when you evacuate, and can make mistakes that way. So discuss beforehand and have a plan! For us, in Florida, it’s never a matter of IF it’s WHEN you will be faced with this decision.

Previously decided:

1. What category storm we should evacuate for- We decided a 4 or higher
2. What supplies you want to have on hand at your house – Buy then and stock up over time.
3. Where you would go.
4. What to bring with you if you lost everything.
5. How you would secure your house. Example: Where to put the propane tanks etc, patio furniture etc.

2) Do Laundry.

This might be strange, but after years of dealing with hurricanes, having all the laundry done, with plenty of clothing, towels, and underwear is a significant stress relief. As soon as you know evacuating might be a possibility start doing the laundry! This way it will be easier to pack, and you can do it ahead of time in-between other tasks. When we came back from our trip I immediately started preparing. We didn’t know if we were going to stay or go yet, but I started doing that laundry.

3) Take Out Cash.

This is why we have a savings people, this is why! Evacuating is an emergency and a big one, and that is why you should have a savings in the case of an emergency. Go to the bank and take out at least $600 out in cash (or more if you have kids). This will be handy if you find that there are power outages further down the road, or if you come back home to no power. Mike and I always take out cash when we go on trips, thankfully this was one task we didn’t need to do because we already took out cash for our weekend trip we came back from.

4) Have an Evacuation Checklist of To Do’s and What to Bring.

Having a plan is one thing but putting it into practice was another, and it was eery. Before this hurricane, we had only talked about the worst case, and now we were actually preparing for it. The stress is unexplainable, but having that checklist and knowing what we were going to bring with us brought peace and kept us level-headed. Here is what we took:

• Important paperwork: Example: Birth certificates, Social Security Cards, passports, ID’s. Insurance paperwork, some tax paperwork.
  • I just redid my filing system using Freedom Filers. I set it up in a way to make grabbing what I need for an evacuation or emergency easy. You can check out that video here!
• Hard drives, and Memory Cards
• Any expensive jewelry, pictures, or heirlooms that can fit in your car.
• Pack for 2 weeks.  We both packed suitcases with enough clothing for 2 weeks. And we made sure to pack a variety… some nicer things, casual things, and even warmer clothing in case it was cooler where we went to, or had some winter things in case we lost everything. I was so glad we did this, we ended up using all the types of clothing!

5) Be Kind and Don’t Panic.

Panicking doesn’t help, you need to focus on what you need to do to prepare, and that’s it. Focus on the task at hand, and get the job done. You can either have a bad attitude or a good attitude. Either way, that storm or natural disaster is coming, so why not choose a good attitude.

6) Use the Slow Lane in Traffic When It’s Bumper to Bumper.

It was actually the fastest lane to be in when we were evacuating, we kept at a slow constant speed and stopped less in the slow lane than in the fast lane.

7) Have a Split Phone Charger in Your Car At All Times.

When you evacuate, each of you will need a phone charger for the car ride. You will hit spots on the road with low reception that will drain your battery further. This was our experience driving to get away. Our dying phones and no reception only added to the stress. Once we got the split charger, it all changed.

8) Use “off the beaten path” Gas Stations.

My mom gave us this tip and it worked! When were able to get out of the traffic for a bit on a side road we stopped at any gas station we came across. All of them had gas. As opposed to the Turnpike rest areas that were low or ran out of gas completely.

9) Know This Isn’t Forever.

During an evacuation, your whole world changes, from preparing to actually executing your evacuation. I can’t put words to the feeling, but the truth is that the horrible feelings it brings will not last. Even if your home is lost, you will rebuild, you will get your life back, things will go back to normal, and most importantly you and who you bring with you will be ok. Most of the time you will get your life back even sooner than expected. So know this major disruption in your life will pass, in the grand scheme of things it will only be a short time, and you will get your life back. Knowing this won’t be forever will help get you through.

10) Instead of Focusing On the Worst, Prepare for the Worst, and Then Hope for the Best.

Every time you worry, make your mind focus on a task that needs to be done and do it. Think of a plan and work it. But worrying will not solve or help anything. More often the best actually happens! I have seen this play out time and time again!

11) Come to The Realization that You Could Lose Everything and Be Ok With It.

This may sound harsh but it’s true. My husband, Mike, and I both came to this conclusion growing up in Florida with hurricanes. As long as we have each other and our loved ones we will gladly give up everything. This is a mindset we intentionally developed. The reality is most of us may never experience losing everything, but if you live where there are hurricanes, fires, or tornados, you are not exempt. Realize it could be you, and accept it.

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