I’ve started decluttering and now I regret EVERYTHING!

[TheLightSideOfTheMoon]

Four crates of DVDs/blu-rays decluttered. Yay!

Now I have to put them in the loft (I know I’ll want to watch them again at some point). Urgh.

Also, I’ve cleared loads of bookcase space so can probably ditch a couple of bookcases. Yay!

But now I have to put the bookcases into the garage. And paint the wall behind them.

Send me some strength?

Please?

Why are you keeping the DVDs. You can always rebuy, borrow from the library or what on a streaming service. The same with the shelves. Do you need the additional storage?

Just put them all on Freecycle or marketplace and get rid.

That's not decluttering. You are just.moving stuff about. Decluttering means getting rid.

Agreed, you're not decluttering just recluttering (the atic and garage).

The actual dealing with the stuff is far harder than deciding what to ditch, imo.
Always have an exit plan in place, charity bag, bin, whatever, but going soon.
Do you have to keep the bookcases? Anything unwanted here seems to go outside the house with a sign on saying ‘free’ and it’s been gone within hours.
Good luck with shifting it anyway, that’s a great start!

Well done on your progress! But if you are finding new places for things, isn't that reshuffling rather than decluttering? 😬 Could you sell dvds etc and use that money for a prescription to a movie streaming service? Do you need the bookcases in the garage?

You will NEVER watch those dvds again. You know this deep down in your heart.

Get rid of them! In the unlikely event that you do want to watch one of them, you can stream, borrow, rebuy - all better options than cluttering up your loft.

OP! You're not decluttering, you're relocating. You need to actually get rid of them!

If the films have been on the telly then you will never need them again.

It’s not decluttering if you keep the stuff and just hide it away. Charity shop and then you will feel so much better!

Get rid.

Sorry to repeat what's been said, but yeah. Decluttering means it gets chucked out, not relocated.

What you're doing is called churning, not decluttering.

Don't put anything in the loft. Wait for a week or two and see if you feel differently about properly getting rid of things to the charity shop.

Well done on making a start.

Decluttering is such a weird modern euphemism.

What are the chances that you are going to go up the attic to retrieve a movie to watch? Just get rid.

No no no
NEWSFLASH: currently you arent decluttering you are shuffling things about your house

1. Bluerays - scan them and ship them off to music magpie. everythingis digital now, just accept it's the future and release the blue rays.

1. Bookcases go on freecycle or FB market place for 5 or 10 pounds each.

I am also decluttering. I have taken 3 boxes of books and toys and 3 bags of clothes to the charity shop, 2 bags of clothes in the clothes bank and done a run to the tip today!

Well done on having a good old sort out! What is it that you regret?

Re the DVDs, I agree with others that you could donate them and probably not miss most (all?) of them. Another solution is to keep just the discs and file them in a wallet. They're easy to access and take up very little room.

The 20:20 rule might help you too. Can you replace it for under £20 in less than 20 minutes? If yes, let it go.

@Fallagain

Why are you keeping the DVDs. You can always rebuy, borrow from the library or what on a streaming service. The same with the shelves. Do you need the additional storage?

Lots of libraries are getting rid of DVDs too as most people stream these days

Take to the charity shop.

You are re-arranging deck-chairs on the Titanic. You'll fill the gaps with more stuff and your house will be so heavy it will sink under the ground- probably.

Put some nice ornaments on your freed-up bookcases and don't worry about clutter. Marie Kondo is hugely over-rated. (But I agree about getting rid of the dvds).

Is it really decluttering if you just move it from one place to another?

I actually do like sticking stuff in the attic for a bit, just to see if I miss it. I'm all for the OP doing what she's doing.

I know that people keep saying that you can get digital copies of the DVDs, but there are plenty of films and series that I want to watch which aren't online or if they are, you don't know when they will stop showing it or if the company will close down (if you bought it digitally). So having DVD back ups of some things make sense.

Get flippy CD cases to put the DVDs in and recycle the cases. They'll be easily hidden away then.