How cats claim stuff

Mine!

Mine, mine, mine!

(clawing)

Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine!

And recently I realized just how much stuff I have claimed

You know, I rarely get rid of clothes

Because as an actor you just never know when you need

A pair of spiky pants

Or a spiky bra

Or a spiky wig

And I'm so afraid of getting rid of props

Like this staff

Or this random backpack

Just in case someday, maybe

I might need them for a video

And this has essentially turned into me kind of becoming a hoarder

No!

Yes, I can't get rid of anything because I know the moment that I get rid of it

I'm gonna need it the next day because that's how it always happens

And I'm so run by the fear of not having something that me trying to declutter

Looks like this

But I hate it!

I've noticed that when my space isn't organized

I don't feel mentally organized

I think it's one of the reasons why like I have to make my bed before I can get my day started

The more clutter that there is in my closets

And the more junk

The less clear-headed I sometimes feel

Plus, it's like not even helpful to have all of this stuff around

It's like it makes it harder to actually sift through what you have

And because you have so much junk

You don't even remember what's in there

And because it stresses you out

You just don't even want to go near it

So I bought the book the life-changing magic of tidying up

Hoping that it would help me

Regain a sense of control over...stuff

And I followed all of the practices she kind of outlines in it

But my favorite takeaway was this idea that if you hold an item

And it doesn't spark joy

It's totally okay to either get rid of it, or donate it

Even if the item is a gift

I've always had a really hard time parting with something

If it was originally a gift for me

But the konmari method says

That the initial joy you received when you got the gift means that

It has fulfilled its purpose

So now if it doesn't spark joy, it's totally fine to get rid of it

(Eric speaking off cam)

Yeah, yeah, can you leave that in the edit so that everyone else knows that you also did this with me

Also, what Eric said.

The book also had some other advice that I found incredibly helpful

Such as organizing by category not by room

And decluttering everything before you attempt to organize it

And she also had this method of folding clothes

And storing it vertically so that when you open your drawers

Everything's kind of laid out for you

And pleasantly aesthetic

If you are a freak for organization or just desperately need to spring clean

And don't really know where to start

I would really recommend checking out her book and trying out all of the things

And seeing what resonates with you and what doesn't

I am currently working on paring down even more

Because I just have so much junk and I hate I just hate throwing things away

So I'm working on selling a bunch of old wardrobe and costumes and props

So that I can use the proceeds to fund my favorite organization

Sante D'or Foundation, which I've talked about numerous times before

So that I'm not just, you know, going down to Goodwill

Time after time with heaps of junk

Which is why I'm stoked to say that today's episode is sponsored by Mercari

Mercari is a free app think of it like a digital garage sale

You can purchase items or sell items directly from your phone

So it's the perfect way to declutter and make a little extra cash for the holiday season

Selling is super easy

You just take a photo of something

You put in a little description and you list it

When it's sold you get a shipping label

And you just drop it off at the post office

To sign up for an account and begin selling today

Just click the link in the description below

And when you're on the app you can also find my profile

And if you want to make a purchase

Know that everything goes towards helping kitties this Christmas

I'm Anna Akana

See you next year!