DECLUTTER My Entire House under 2 hours Practical Tips for a Clutter-Free Home! #declutterwithme
Mar 17, 2024
Join me as I attempt to declutter my entire house in under 2 hours! I will also share some favorite decluttering tips I've picked up along the way. Stay tuned to see how much decluttering and organizing I accomplish before my time is up!
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Hello and welcome here. If you are in need of some decluttering motivation, then just
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keep on watching because you've come to the right place. That's what this video is all
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about. We were on vacation for a couple of weeks. We just got back a couple of days ago
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and then we got sick. So thankfully we're on the mend now. I'm feeling a lot better
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but we also have family coming over tomorrow. They are going to be staying with us for a
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bit. That being said, I have a lot to get done around the house. I'm going to do a full
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house declutter today, but I'm going to pay special attention to storage areas such as
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our pantry, kitchen cupboards, laundry room, those areas that kind of just become a catch
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all area. But here's the kicker. I'm only going to give myself two hours to declutter
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my entire house because truthfully that's all the time that I have today. My baby is
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napping. I'm just going to put on some music and get busy. Really hoping I get a lot done
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Stay tuned to the end of this video and see if I accomplish my goal. I have high hopes
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but we'll see. I will also be sharing an exciting art update announcement. I have some new products
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that are coming out today, so you'll want to stay tuned to that. And I'll also be sharing
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a discount code for you guys to use. So stay tuned. That will be coming later on in this
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video. Right now I am ready to get started. I hope you find this video encouraging and
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motivating. I will also be sharing six tips throughout this video, tips that I use when
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I'm decluttering. Hopefully those are helpful for you right now. I would love it so much
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if you go ahead and comment some of your favorite tips or best practices when you are decluttering
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I'm sure other people who watch this video will like to go through and read your comments
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I'm going to go ahead and set a two hour timer and let's get started
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I did not wear these shoes at all this past fall because I did get a different pair. They're
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still in great condition. I thought maybe I would hang onto them and maybe I would use
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them for like if I need them to get dirty or something like that. But I'm going to think
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I'm going to keep them for now. I might try and pass them along though. We'll see
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Well, as I mentioned, I'm going to be sharing some of my tips and best practices for decluttering
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These are very simple, very easy to implement, but I found that they really, really helped me
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when I'm decluttering my home. First is when I kind of already touched on is to set a timer
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even if it's just 15 or 30 minutes. I find that this really, really helps to prevent burnout
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As I already showed you, I'm setting a two hour timer for today. That's the time that I have on
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hand and I know that when that timer is up, I'm done. There is an end time so that I know at this
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point I will be finished with this project. Whatever I get done, I get done and whatever
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isn't done is for another day. This really helps me to declutter in a realistic way that is not
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super stressful or overwhelming. Sometimes I will just set a 20 minute timer and I'll just focus on
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one room or even one drawer and I have found that this is really, really helpful
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All right, so this is what I have removed from that closet. I have this coat that I recently got
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different one that I wear a lot more. This hat, same thing. I got a new one so I don't need this
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one. This one I had for so, so long. I'm going to donate those, a couple of hangers that we don't
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need in there as well as our baby wrap. I'm going to keep this in the nursery because I don't need
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it in this closet here. Then also my husband's gi for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I'm going to put this
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up in our closet and then all of the reusable grocery bags that I need to put in my car. So
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this is definitely looking a lot better, a lot more organized. It's amazing how just taking
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away a few items can just make the space feel so much better. All right, so under this coffee table
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we have these baskets that we obviously store items in. This one pretty much stays empty. This
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is kind of my take-in, take-out basket. I will put library books in here if they need to be returned
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things like that. So, it's pretty much empty, but there are a few things I think that we were using
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for our vehicle. So, I'm going to put these in the garage. All right, next up I'm going to tackle our
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pantry. I don't think this one will be too bad because I did kind of go through here
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like a few months ago, but I still think we'll find some things to declutter
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These bins are where I keep like party supplies or like some hostess things
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but I don't think I've ever gone through these bins, so I'm going to do that now. Another tip I like to keep in mind is when I'm decluttering, I am focused on decluttering. In
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other words, I'm not cleaning, I'm not necessarily organizing perfectly. There might be some
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organization involved, like rearranging some items, but overall I'm focused on getting rid of items
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Sometimes this is hard for me because I really want to clean something while I am working in
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that area, but I've realized that I can get a lot more done if I just focus on decluttering
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and then save the cleaning for either later that day or for a different day altogether
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So I'm not reorganizing, I'm just tidying some things up that I see are just kind of all over
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the place to make some more room. Another day I will probably go through and reorganize everything
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but not today. Okay, this is a random bin of baking stuff that I don't keep in my pantry, so I think
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or that I don't keep in my baking cupboard in the kitchen, so I think I'm just going to
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transfer this all into a bigger bin. Another system that I've found to be helpful is to have three baskets. I call this my three basket
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system, but when I'm decluttering I have a donation basket of things that I am getting rid of
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to donate, things that are still working well but just aren't functioning well in our home
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I will also have a trash basket, or more like a trash bag, that I will toss items into that are
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broken or even just trash that I find lying around the house as I'm decluttering. And then my third
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basket is things that I am going to either keep or just need to be relocated to somewhere else in
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the house. These are not necessarily literal baskets, like I said, I use the trash bag. I will have a
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basket or more like a bin or even a cardboard box for decluttering items, but often when I'm
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decluttering it's more like piles. I will have a pile of things to be relocated, a pile of things
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to donate, and then maybe later I will put them into their bin or a bag or something to move them
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All right, this is what we are left with. These are just some party supplies that I don't use
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they're like old napkins that I can get rid of. I had three things of sprinkles, so I'm going to
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get rid of these ones, as well as these cups. We have so many plastic cups, we don't need all of
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those. This is trash, it was empty. And then just some coffee items that we don't use. We got this
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mini coffee pot for hosting, but it was way too small. It literally makes one cup of coffee
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So we actually got this one as a big one. I actually grabbed from the thrift store, it was
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like $12. Definitely a great buy. And then this bin I don't need anymore, so I'm going to donate
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this along with this table runner. Since we have our new tablecloth, we don't use that one anymore
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All right, I'm moving on to the kitchen. I don't think there will be too much here because I did
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declutter the kitchen a couple months ago, but I find there's still always things to get rid of
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So I'm going to just work my way through all of the cabinets. We're doing pretty good on time
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so let's keep on rolling. Really quickly, I will just mention too, I find it so helpful to put on
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a slow cooker meal when I'm doing decluttering or a longer project in a day. I have some chicken
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stew cooking and it will be ready to go at dinnertime. That way, I don't even need to
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worry about it. I can just focus on the task at hand. This cupboard I went through recently
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I do use everything in here, so I'm going to just leave it. It's looking good. Same thing with this
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cupboard. I did actually reorganize this a little bit a couple weeks ago and added some more
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canisters with labels up top. I think the only thing that I can get rid of here are these
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placemats because we have a tablecloth that's wipeable, so placemats we just don't use anymore
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This cupboard is also still looking good. I reorganized this a few weeks ago. If you haven't
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checked out that pantry reorganization video, I will link that here. Don't need to do anything
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in that cupboard. Again, this is all just snacks. It could use some organization
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but I don't think there's actually anything to declutter. Okay, moving right along
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I also really enjoy having a decluttering zone or a decluttering basket or bin
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some sort of designated area where I am constantly putting things as I come across
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them throughout my day. For me, this is in my laundry room. I will put things down here
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that I know need to be donated. I will also put things in here and leave them for a while
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maybe a month, maybe two months. That way, if I'm unsure about an item, if I put it here and I
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end up not using it in that time frame, I know it's not something that I really need. I can go
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ahead and donate it. The only things I found in the kitchen to declutter out are these two jars I have no use for
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as well as this Tupperware, a knife that we don't need, and then these snowflake cookie cutters I'm
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going to add to our Christmas decor. Well, we are now entering the danger zone, also known as
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my laundry room. This needs some major decluttering. I'm not even going to talk
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long about it. I'm just going to get started. It needs so much help
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The last tip that I have for you is the one-in, one-out rule. This is something I really
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really try to maintain. Essentially, the idea is that as you purchase something, you
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get rid of something else. Now, this doesn't literally mean every purchase. Obviously
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if I buy groceries or something that we need that is new, I'm not going to just find something
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random to get rid of. For me, the idea is more if I'm kind of upgrading something or replacing an
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item, I have to get rid of an item. So, for example, we recently got a new tablecloth that
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I really enjoy because it is wipeable. Definitely really nice for having a baby who is really messy
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now that he's eating a lot. And so, our old tablecloth that had seen better days, for sure
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I am happy to donate. I don't need it anymore. It's just taking up room in my pantry, and so I'm
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going to pass it along. I find that this practice really helps things from piling up and also helps
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just be mindful of the items that I do own. These are dishes we no longer use. I actually thrifted
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some recently that we use all the time, and so we don't need these ones, so I'm going to donate
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those. Also, I have these old frames that I'm going to donate, tablecloth, a pot, another planter
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some decor items, just some things that we don't use anymore, a Christmas sweater. So, still not
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perfectly organized, but it's definitely a lot better. I just have some decor items. I'm not
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sure if I'm going to keep them. I'm just putting them there for now. We have my printer. That's all
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cleaned up. And then, again, not like super organized, but the main thing was just to declutter
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and we definitely did. So, I'm proud of the progress we're making. Over here in this corner
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is where I have all of my art supplies, and I have been taking some product photos, so
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it's a little bit of a mess right now. I'm just going to go through and see if there's any
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tools and supplies that I can declutter out. While I'm over here in my art corner studio, I do want to show you my new flashcards that are now
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available to purchase today. These number flashcards I've been working on for the past
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few months, and I'm so pleased with how they turned out. Each card features a hand-illustrated
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watercolored painting along with the number in numeral form and also word form. And something
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special about this flashcard set is it actually has numbers with numbers on it, so you can
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see it has numbers 1 all the way to 20. I haven't really seen this very often. I actually had a
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couple of mom friends share that it's hard to find flashcard sets that go from 1 to 20. Usually
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it's just 1 to 10. So, I wanted to make sure that this flashcard set was very useful and practical
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so it does feature numbers all the way to 20. I did also put these illustrations into a print
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form, so I have a few options available. There is a set of two prints. So, one is 1 to 10
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and then the other one is 11 through 20. You can also just purchase the 1 through 10 print. And
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then I also have a print with all of the numbers 1 through 20 on it. These are all available in
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my shop now. I will leave the link down in the description box for you to check it out
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And if you use the code NUMBERS at checkout, you will receive 10% off any of my flashcard
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sets or the number prints. I only have 5 coupon codes available, so whoever the first 5 people
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are will receive that offer. Thank you so much for joining me today for this video. I really
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hope it was inspiring and motivating for you. Don't forget to let me know in the comments what
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your tips for decluttering are. I would love to hear those. And also be sure to use my code to
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save on my art products that released today. I'm feeling pretty accomplished. I feel like I got a
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lot done. Of course, there's always more that could be done, but truthfully, this is just the
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time that I had for today, and I'm glad with what we accomplished. Thanks again for watching. I hope
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you enjoyed it, and I look forward to seeing you in my next video. Bye
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