*NEW* What style fits you best? - One Closet Organized Four Different Ways
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- One small closet organized four different ways. What style fits you best? Do you prefer hidden or visual storage? Do you like to sort into a lot of categories, or do you need a more laid back organizing system?
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The statement 'You're not failing; your system is failing' compelled me to hit the subscribe. So validating.
Yes! If you read her book, it's even MORE validating. I cried tears of RELIEF at finally understanding how I operate and knowing I wasn't a failure. 💜
You won’t regret learning from Cas. She is so awesome
Same. 🤘🏻
And it is so so so true! I had to listen to her book a couple of times but once you actually listen and take to heart what she says, it all makes so much sense. Also she says that folks can be a bit of a mix. I would say that it’s like a “primary” mode and a “secondary” mode. In the end, it’s all about being aware of what you tend to do and not what you wish you were like.
Ditto.
I love this series. You should do more videos of 1 area organized 4 different ways. It help us to see how it could work for different people and also the the aesthetic.
Great idea!
Not a butterfly too much stuff,a bee is too busy and over stimulating for me. A cricket is too hidden but close because I do have piles and want an exact plan .a lady bug isn't organized enough.
@@Clutterbug that would be great!
@@colleenkielczynski1696is there a 5th category? Maybe you're a mix of 2?
Four years had passed before I understood that good enough is better than perfect. And only then I became a professional organizer 😂.
i agree with another commenter. ONE area organized 4 different ways is THE BEST. it really lets you *get it* when it comes to varieties of approaches and which style really may fit you. i could watch those all day.
Thanks for sharing!!
I'm a bee and my fiance is a ladybug. So we've compromised with the butterfly system! It helps me to let things be "good enough" but still visual and it helps him just get things into the categories easily enough. And because our clear bins can be tucked into cabinets and such, it can be mostly out of sight but once you open the cabinet/closet, there's a nice pleasing visual for me. It works nicely for us! Also, it helps that he doesn't mind some stuff being out when it looks nice and I don't mind some stuff being put away when it's not that hard to just open a drawer/door and locate it!
I just found out about the organizing styles and that I am a ladybug. The clear containers behind closed doors seem to be the best solution for me. Wish I had known that a few decades ago 😂😂😂😂
I had watched this video when it first came out, and I was giving it a rewatch, and saw your comment - love that idea. My partner and I have learned that he is a major butterfly, and I'm a bumble bug, and learning how to work that together is an ongoing process - best of luck !
Im a hardcore cricket and my husband is the most relaxed butterfly.I recently reorganized my linen closet. Instead of driving myself crazy I decided to compromise and organize as a “relaxed bee”. I got lots of clear plastic bins with lids and I while my categories are many more than a butterfly, they are still much broader than I would choose to do personally . While I thought it would make me anxious or feel like a sloppy disorganized mess, this system of compromise works because my husband is keeping up wi th the bins, isn’t overbuying because he can see through the bins and sees if we have something (he will NEVER rummage through a bin looking for pain medication or toothpaste), and yet there is organization and containment. I also am happy because I can just shut the closet door and not have to see the clear bins that slightly stress me out. “Good enough is good enough” is the motto I have adopted.
That's awesome that as a butterfly your husband is able to maintain the containers with lids, usually that would be too much for a butterfly! That's why I love clear drawers like the ones cass used for the bee in this video, nothing is out in the open but drawers are so much quicker and convenient!
I tend to buy clear acrylic shoe drawers and use them all around my home!
Good job!
I love this answer!! My husband is the ultra micro organizer, I still can't determine if he's visual or not. And I am more of a combo of Ladybug/ Butterfly, leaning toward Butterfly because I think it would help me not to overbuy if I can see it!
I'm impressed, as a cricket I can't stand to see things. Great compromise.
I feel like my organizing style changes based on the area/what is being stored, so videos like this of all 4 styles represented is SUPER helpful! I would love to see a series where you organize the various common storage areas of the house (ie pantry, linen closet, clothes closet, mudroom/coat closet, cleaning closet, etc) using each of the 4 organizing styles like you did in this video.
BEST suggestion! I would find this so helpful!
I actually just commented the same thing before I saw your comment!! My style completely depends on the area/ items too!
YES! Definitely different styles suit different priority areas :) Eg. You may have Bee pantry/crafting and ladybug the living room/ kids rooms, with a Butterfly playroom and a Cricket laundry system / your room lol! Horses for courses.
I’m pretty sure Cass has already done a similar video for a pantry and linen closet.
@@username00009 "One Shelf Organized Four Ways" (in the office), and another Four Organizing Styles video showing various spaces spring to mind :)
I can tell you one thing: as we grow and change, so does our style...including organizing style. I remember being in my -teens (having no kids and a better memory) I was a total butterfly: everything on display, bright and shiny, but in a very relaxed way! As I got married and had kids, I went through both cricket and ladybug fazes (as a means of trying to control all the messiness of parenthood)... Now that I am in my 40s and my kids are grown, I have come a full circle and discovered myself as a BEE (still things on display, still bright and shiny, but in a more meticulous way (i guess i'm still trying to control things 🤦♀))...
What I am saying is: life happens, we change, priorities shift...just gotta allow ourselves transform...
Ditto. I was always a butterfly. But living with a cricket and having two daughters who are butterflies, too, I ended up needing a more structured look and tend to buy containers which are more in the ladybug corner.
I'm a cricket through and through, but organize my kids rooms/stuff ladybug style and it's been working well for us :) Different rooms have different needs and it takes time to figure out what works best and where. Trying to figure that all out drove me a bit crazy though, lol.
I'm a bee. How to organize sheets, pillowcases, towels and washcloths in my linen closet?
I am somewhere between a butterfly and bee, it depends on the category of item. If its something I like, like art supplies, then I sort it all really detailed. Stuff I don't like, like pantry items, get shoved in broad category bins. Was finally diagnosed with adhd this year after a few years of a discovery journey and realising that I'm not *messy* its just that my brain works slightly differently. I can't put things in drawers and cupboards because then they are just *gone*. Starting to reorganise my stuff in bins and clear containers has really helped.
Thanks for sharing!
You’re approaching a million followers, you SO DESERVE IT little Ladybug!
Thank you very much Cassandra. I am a .bee who lives with butterflies. I remember numerous times where my husband and I went into my sons room to help him organize and clean. My husband was so shocked with the things he was finding in there. I told him you could find a snake and I wouldn't be surprised. Voila! I discovered you. I've read your books, I'm a big fan of your HGTV show. I try to preach your message to any family member who will listen. Why? Because my adult son's room is 80% better than what it used to be since I figured out he is a butterfly. I actually caught him rolling up his laundered socks and basketball shooting it into the bins instead of leaving it on the bed. Which of course would end up on the floor. I'll take the 80%. I'm not asking for perfection anymore. I am learning to embrace good enough. My new motto is "Progress, not perfection." I'm still fighting with decluttering because I am a upcycle queen. You know I could always use that for something else. So don't get rid of it just yet.❤
I am also a bee surrounded by butterflies. My daughter and I are no longer at odds regarding organization and are working to give her a system that works for her. I am grateful for Cass for allowing us to find what works for each of us.
this was SO encouraging, inspiring + helpful!!! as someone on the spectrum with ADHD, I often beat myself up for not having a dream home like I want/ see from others. I've been taking small steps + you have helped me so much along the way. This video was amazing bc I am a different "clutterbug" in different areas of the house, some things I want to see visually organized + other places I want hidden storage. Thank you so much Cass, you are such a motivating, helpful ANGEL!
Girl, you're not alone! I'm the same way ❤️
Are you sure I wasn’t the one writing this comment? ☺️ that is exactly how I am .
Amen!!!
Hey I'm ADHD and on the spectrum too! Like you I need different styles for different areas. I thought I was not normal or understanding the systems. So thank to you and Cas for your thoughts xx
What a relief! I thought it was all or nothing. Now you're telling me I can be a CricketFly. Thanks, y'all!!
Being a butterfly and always feeling like I’m hopeless until I found you!!!
She really is amazing!
I realized a year ago that I am a Bee, and that has really helped inform me about *why* I organize things the way I do, and why something that I thought would be great turns out to be horrible. I like detailed organization because when I decide I need/want to use something, I want to immediately put my hands on it. I don't want to spend time digging through a bin looking for something (which I often can't find, even if I know it's there, because there's too much to see). I also hate lids with a fiery hot passion. I zone items in my office based on how frequently it's used, lots of open shelves, clear drawers with dividers (all labeled) and now I'm good to go. The biggest challenge for me has been figuring out where to store "file-like" things that I may want to use again, but won't necessarily remember if I put them in a filing cabinet (like handouts from a class). Binders on shelves next to reference books on the same topic has made a big difference in getting paper off my desk.
As for the dating thing: I met my husband nearly 30 years ago by placing a (lengthy) personal ad. I did not ask for photos (they couldn't see what I looked like from the ad). I wanted to see how they communicated who they were in words. I figured most people aren't hideous, so I wasn't concerned about that (I'm also far more interested in whether or not they're funny and smart, which is what leads to someone being attractive to me beyond the superficial)
I saw that you can put them in a folder and have it standing up, like in a narrow rectangular bin, or a wall file system. Catt found a wire coated plate holder and bent each rung upward. She shared it in a video. You can have it sitting on a table or desk, or hang it on the wall. She got the plate holder from the dollar store. I don't know if that would help you.
Roxanne, I placed a personal ad too. We'll celebrate 30 year marriage in October. God bless!
Cass, I seriously think I'm in a category all by myself... it's called the shuffle-bug category. However, there is hope for me as I slowly declutter my home (with a definite emphasis on SLOWLY)!🐢 ~Margie😊
Same
Ditto!!
My bathroom is Cricket, my kitchen is Bee, my bedroom is Ladybug.....I have no style.
@@ldwernychuk Oh, that is me too, my different area's have different styles too.
Hahaha, this made me laugh, the shuffle bug , i'm in that phase now too. Slowly shuffle bugging untill i have less stuff then i have storage space...
1st time I've understood: why I can't stay organized for more than 5 days, dad 'won't' put anything away and perfectionist mom was constantly frustrated with both of us... and all of us felt like we were trying as hard as we could but getting nowhere fast. I think I'll be able to choose the right organizers for our organizing styles now. THANK YOU!!!
Oh my gosh, I cannot tell you how satisfying to me the thumbnail pic of this video is!!!! I LOVE that you fully organized this closet in the 4 different styles… and let me just say, THANK YOU, Cas!
YOUR way of explaining and understanding the challenges people have - who have considered ourselves just messy or disorganized all our lives - has resonated with me like nothing has before! Truly, I want you to know how happy I am that I found your channel and how much I appreciate you! And you are the first person who has ever said, “you’re an organized person” who I’ve believed… because you’ve finally helped me to understand that other styles don’t work for me. So FINALLY, instead of it being a character flaw to overcome, this could actually just be a project I want to do to help ME feel happier and more satisfied with my home!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!! 🥰
I LOVE these “organising space x all four bug ways”. They’re SO inspiring!
Edit: If I hadn’t met my husband when I did, 13 years ago, we would never have made it to our first date. He wasn’t much of a looker when we met but he’s the most gorgeous life partner anyone could wish for and I’m so so so lucky to have him. Would probably have swiped right (or rather, left) past him and never had the chance to meet this wonderful person, now the father of my two daughters and my big love. I’m so incredibly glad Tinder wasn’t a thing when I was 20.
Same, I don't think I would have picked my sweet husband based on a picture or a brief description but I am so glad that almost 12 years ago my brothers encouraged me to give him a chance. (I wasn't looking to date at the time but my now husband pursued me anyway.)
Same! If I had gone based solely on looks, I never would have given my husband a chance, but we've been together 20 years now!
♥️
Same some people are more beautiful the more you get to know them. He wasn't my type originally and now I know he's the only one I would ever want.
I met my husband on tinder lol I didn’t think he was the hottest guy I’d ever seen but I wasn’t looking for a hot body, I was looking for a good soul and I found it in him
Love the closet descriptions❣️ It’s the best understanding of the categories for a person that learns by seeing then doing. Online dating freaks me out. I’ve been married over 40 years and have watched too many crime shows! 🤗💕🦋
I’m right there with you on dating and crime shows! 😂
My husband left after 30 years. I've tried online dating... It's a become bunch of people, not even guys sometimes, with fake profiles trying to scam lonely women. I've heard it goes both ways too. So not only do you have to pay for the dating site, you also have to pay for one of those apps that does background checks. I met one guy in five years, that lived in my town and was normal, nice, and that I was willing to date. We got to be friends first, and just when it was starting to become something amazing, his job transferred him 3000 miles away. At the time I had a child that was in high school and moving her away from her dad, older sisters, grandparents, and friends would have been devastating! I've now given up. Not worth it...
@@kimberlyelkins8150 I’m so sorry to hear that. Left after 30 years?! My husband and I have been through thick and thin. We both have to work at it. Seems like your ex wasn’t willing to work at it. Maybe after your daughter graduates you can focus 100% on yourself. 🤗 Hugs
@@kimberlyelkins8150 I have given up after some dating sites - scammers.
I love that you suggested removing the closet doors for butterflies! I’m a butterfly with some bee tendencies, and there’s nothing in a home I hate more than those sliding closet doors that only let you see half the closet at once. I removed all of those doors and replaced them with beautiful curtains - fabric shower curtains are the perfect size - so even though the curtains stay open most of the time, they aren’t taking up any space and it takes 2 seconds to close them for company or if I’m feeling fancy.
My daughter wants closet curtains. This will be great and she can have something that suits her style. Shower curtains have so many choices. Did you use a tension curtain rod?
@@jheniferjohnson7487 you can use a tension rod, but I prefer to have a nice closet pole and sockets. Very easy to install if you have a wide enough casing.
I’m a cricket and I loved your description of procrastination piles, it was so spot on, I’m looking at one now😅 I’m very minimal though so I probably wouldn’t have that many boxes in a closet/ keep that many backups bc it would stress me out
I am so grateful to have a better understanding of the organizing styles. I live in a multi-generational home with my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and would get so frustrated when I would open my cabinets and things were "disorganized". Now I know, they just organize differently and are doing their part. Having this understanding has removed so much stress and tension from me. Thanks Cass for helping me be a more understanding and tolerant cricket 🦗
Oh my gosh! Thank you Cass! Seeing the display of the different organizing styles and hearing the details really helped me realize that my realistic system is not the system I would've pick for my self. Thanks Cas, you're the best!
I agree....shopping for a boyfriend online is CRAZY!!🤪🤪🤪 I would be worried everything they wrote in their profile is a lie.
@@lorisarchet7732 lol this made me laugh…I had a brief experience with online dating…brief due to what you said being oh so true 😝
@@lorisarchet7732 There are many who lie on their profile. I got disgusted and gave up.
It’s amazing how when you finally got to my “ bug” I had a sense of calm seeing it organized that way.
I’m a fellow ladybug 🐞.
Haha same here!! I assumed I was 🦋 because the first way made sense to me, but then when I saw 🐝 my soul felt at peace lol. It’s probably time to just admit that I like micro categories and commit to using them 😂
Right? :) I am a ladybug, too. Butterfly is acceptable to look at but the other two made me really anxious!
You made me laugh. 🦋 Of course I am a butterfly 🦋 About 10 years ago I took all of the doors off my above counter cabinets. (I’m not crazy, I left doors on those below the counter for trash can, pots and pans, and anything generally not as attractive or not used daily)
The doorless cabinets house all of my beautiful but useful dishes and glassware and the top shelves display my English and Chinese tea tins I have collected since elementary school. The displays make sense to me and I am happy every time I see them… I even have some dishes and tins hanging on the kitchen walls. Why would I possibly store those items behind doors when I enjoy seeing and using them daily?
❤Love from Madam Butterfly 🦋
As a bee 🐝, I found it interesting that when you have all of the closed non see through containers for the cricket, I was freaking out and screaming but there are no labels on them! How will anyone know what it is in them!!! LOL! Now that, I know what my organization style is, I have been able to really embrace this and figure out how to make things actually work for me!
me to. hahaha
I consider myself a cricket, but I also found myself wondering how are they going to find anything without having to unstack and open all of those grey bins? I liked the bee organizational system better in this video. Everything was labeled and easily accessible. Having it be in the closet behind a closed door is plenty hidden for me, I wouldn't need to hide it again. Also, there's no way my butterfly family would ever put anything away correctly with those unlabeled opaque bins.
I am watching this video to see which I am. I thought I was a butterfly..
With the cricket, I thought that same as you. "But what's in the bins???"
Then she did bee and I had peace lol.
Now, she's doing lady bug... Nope.
In this season of life, I'm a 🐝🐝🐝🐝
I read your book a little time ago, and I have to tell you that it changed me! As a ladybug, I always thought of myself as messy, trying to mimic my mom who is a micro organizer… while I’m the complete opposite. My house is finally organized, like I can make it work for me. Thanks for all you do!
Thank You So very much for this!! I discovered that I am a true Cricket! After watching this video, I took a serious look at my organization system in my garage. I thought that I had organized things pretty well, but, always felt annoyed when looking at my shelves. What I discovered was that my bins...that were meticulously organized...in my old home had been housed behind the closed doors of storage closets. In my new home, I have open shelving. So the once "organized" bins now looked like overwhelming clutter as they were no longer hidden and allowed every item to be seen!! I didn't realize it, but, it was driving me crazy!!😂😂😂 I hit the link and headed to the container store. I also grabbed some solid, labeled bins from Bed, Bath and Beyond. Though I'm not done "re-organizing", the relief that this new system is providing is astounding!!! You have a Forever Fan!!! Thank You!
Ladybug here. I love this. Thank you for making my anxiety and life so much better. ❤
I think I'm a butterfly-ladybug hybrid. Maybe I'm still just overwhelmed with clutter and would be a butterfly if I had everything under control. I don't want to see *anything* out (which is 100% not possible in my house right now). But my ideal is to open up cabinets and closets and have it beautifully visual inside. I've decluttered so much, but I still feel drowning in things (with four little kids that leave things everywhere!)
Oh, and online dating is bananas. I understand why there's a draw to it (so much easier and less risky than meeting someone in real life, especially as we're more and more used to social media and less used to in person connection) but I don't think it's actually best for "humanity" on a grand scale. 😂 I know plenty of people who've met their spouse online, and I'm probably just being old and crotchety, but that's what I think about it!
I totally agree! I don't want to see it out, but once I open the door, I want to see it all in large categories 😄
This is such an excellent way to see how the different styles work. I'm definitely a butterfly and having everything out in piles makes some folks crazy. Speaking of crazy, I love that Cas says she doesn't have a funny story because she hasn't been anywhere lately. When has that stopped her? LOL Thanks for this one, Cas! Maybe a pantry version too? I'd love to see that one.
I think there is a pantry version already.
🤣🤣🤣 When has that stopped her!
All the hilarious stories of her past.
(Maybe she doesn't have a past anymore.)
This is so clever! I guess I'm a bee. I'd love to see more videos showing one clutter pile organized the 4 different styles.
I love that your system has no judgement just solutions. I took the quiz and I’m somewhere between a ladybug and a butterfly, this video helped me to understand what that means!
I’m totally a ladybug but I wish I was a bee. The home edit stuff is so visually appealing to me but so overwhelming. Things like hangers and lids are just way too much for me to commit to 😂🤷♀️
Me toooooo! Isn’t it great to know that we’re not alone and that we’re okay?😀😀😀
I also am a ladybug but those containers for bees with the drawers I absolutely loved!! I find drawers so much easier than lids and I don’t mind a few more categories as long as it’s not too crazy. I have a bin for cold and allergy medications and another for pain and bandages. I have all my q-tips in a clear jar on my bathroom counter and would love a little drawer for my dental floss sticks but my sewing basket is a hodgepodge of sewing supplies. Just depends on the category how detailed I need it.
lol SAME 😂
Met my now husband through a dating website. He picked me (I thought he was way out of my league) but I am so grateful. He has brought so much love in my life ❤️❤️❤️
Oh wow!
The Bee closet organization literally made me gasp! Lol! Ah! So perfect. ❤
Karen here. Want everything detailed in open bins but hidden behind doors. I'm a bee, but thought I was a ladybug. Just need to declutter. Good video. Also, thanks for doing my Container store shopping for me.💖
Glad you like it!
Obsessed w those Butterfly frosted translucent totes! I love color, so very excited to see they come in frosted pastels!!! 🥰 You can see it all so you don't forget, but it's less overwhelming on the eyes. Even labels are too much stimuli for my brain, so I would just leave them blank. Will definitely pick those up from Container Store! Thanks for doing this video, really helpful. Surprised this video doesn't have more views n comments. And please set up a fake profile on Tinder; that would be hilarious.
Without labels your stuff is almost guaranteed to end up in the wrong bin and defeat the purpose. I would suggest using smaller labels so they aren't as overwhelming. Since the bins are frosted you might even be able to put the labels on the inside in a mirror image so that they are still visible from the outside, but softened by the frosted container! Or maybe using a picture instead of words would be less stressful?
Yes pictures. Great idea! As a TRUE LADYBUG with major ADHD, DEPRESSION. ANXIETY even the labels bother my concentration.😣
@@CrystalDieter You can still see through the bins, they are translucent. No labels needed, but maybe you need glasses to see better?
Cas I love your videos!!!!!!!! Please please post more often. It’s just SO ENJOYABLE to watch you! Thanks for sharing advice that helps.
I know!! I Love her!! I joined the group of the 3 organizers and can’t wait for the big all day live next Saturday with them!!
Plus they have a FB page too!!
I'm almost in tears. This has helped my ADHD brain sooooo much to see you explain everything like this.
I love the categories you've given each organizing style. It's been interesting watching my wife, a former litigation paralegal, embrace her true self. In her job, everything was categorized, labeled, boxed, and stored in a room designated for trial prep. Everything had a special place, yet everything was "hidden". Although my wife can't stand disarray, her true nature is that of the BEE. A photographer, she relies on visual cues for inspiration. Just as you said, she tends to hang on to more than she should; her creativity finds a purpoe for nearly everything! Recently she commented that since retiring from litigation, she wasn't nearly as disciplined in her organization routine. She thought she was being lazy. After watching your video, she realized that the more she adapted and embraced "the bee", the more creative she became. Not lazy, but free. She subscribed!
Love it!
I love this. I have ADHD so I have "failed" in organization basically all my life and still struggle. Using this system, I am a Butterfly and I'm working towards making my space easier for me to work with. Need more clear storage! And big labels!
I loved this “compare and contrast” the four organizing types side-by-side. I listened to the end and when I heard that you had thought about making up an online dating profile just for “shopping” I had to laugh. When my kids started online dating, I wanted to make a profile for me & my husband of 30 years to see if we matched. My daughter said that was a terrible idea!😂🤣
You are so ADHD validating. Thank you. Such helpful tips shared, and I really enjoy your energy.
I love this visual comparison! This made the different styles click for the first time.
I remember your past video demonstrating the 4 different styles, when you were organizing your in-law's closet :) It was so eye opening for me. I'm glad you're touching on it again and potentially reach more people. Much love from California ❤
I remember that video. I could never nail down my organization style between 2 options and that video was my ah-ha moment.
Loved this, Cass. Very fun to watch.
I've enjoyed organizing since I was a child. For me, things had to have and be in their own place. Well, except those teen years.😩 My Mom never complained about my messy room though, stating instead how nice the ceiling looked. I'd laugh and show her my drawers and closet were still tidy to make her feel she hadn't lost me completely.
It depends on what the room's purpose is, or who is using it, how I organize it. I even organize my own rooms differently by use. My art studio has almost everything visible, PVC pipe turntables for colored pencil sets, acrylic drawers for pens and other small supplies, baskets for storing art papers and books, divided marker trays for my art markers, etc. You get the idea.
Whereas my sewing craft room, other than the walk-in closet which has folded or tubed fabric on display, most everything is in covered, well labeled containers.
The woodwork shop which is shared with hubby, has a combination of hidden and in view storage.
*As for shopping for boys? In my day, we did that at the Disco.*
I feel sooooo exposed! You called this perfectionist cricket out! OMG! Thank you! :)
Wow. I resonate with the bee category SO MUCH. didn’t realize this about myself. Thank you ❤
I tuned into Rachel Ray last week, but I had missed your segment. 🙁 I did watch this organizing video on her channel though. 😁
Woohoo ladybugs! 🐞🥰
This is a great way to understand the different styles. I am definitely a ladybug. Great video, Cas!
I'm a bee/cricket depending on what is being organized. My husband is the opposite, he wants to just toss things in quickly. He can't be bothered with lids and I only like lids for the benefit of keeping dust out. Neither of us likes unstacking containers to get to the lower one and then restacking them.
Clear drawers is what we used to organize in the bathroom and that seems to be working. I get my closed containers and he gets the simplicity of a large drawer for his things but he will also use the smaller category drawers that I set up for the subcategories within first aid and such because they're simple and quick to get in and out of and it's not the everyday stuff.
Now if I could just get something like a library card catalog but with tons of various size drawers to organize my craft/sewing things into I'd be delighted.
"Shopping" for a boy 😂 I hadn't thought of it that way before but you're so right!
I really appreciate this because growing up my mom would constantly tell me to clean my room when it was clean. I had "Organized Chaos" piles that my mom saw is just a ton of cluttered mess but I understood it and had it organized... Was thinking I was a butterfly but now a bee... A little of both. Out of sight out of mind is something I hate struggling with but I have learned to organize to see stuff visually but have it look super nice. Still taking certain areas one spot at time to make my house fit and work me!
I just want to say THANK YOU. You and Hot Mess House helped my mom understand that there truly are different organization styles. She's a cricket and I'm a butterbug (butterfly/ladybug took the bug quiz twice and got butterfly the first time and ladybug the second time) she'd come over and suggest that I start putting x here or y there or wouldn't it be nice if... . She now understands that while I'm certainly capable of taking an item going to the closet, opening a lidded container, putting the item in the container etc. etc. That it's not something I'm going to do and my not doing that isn't a decision that I actively make or me being lazy. I know this has prevented a lot of frustration and even some anger on my part and I think on my mom's part too. So, THANK YOU!!!
My mom and I had the same issue. She also tended towards minimalism and consistency but I wanted lots of changing visual stimulus.
Thought I was a cricket but after watching video, I am a proud Ladybug. Thanks Cass, great video.🐞
Man, she was able to say something I have been trying to explain for YEARS! I just realized I am a cricket. My mom used to joke about how my room is dirty until I took the FULL day to clean it. My closet would be immaculately color and length coordinated. I always felt more anxiety “half cleaning” because I didn’t actually feel like it was clean. I have been trying to implement both Dawn from minimal mom and Kelli from but first, coffees concept of little spurts going a long way. Now, I can visually see a system that would work for me with clutterbug.
Thank you for breaking down the different type of styling methods. This makes more better sense! ❤️ Love your videos!
I am definitely a Ladybug, big containers where broad category stuff just be dropped into. I am still wallowing in the satisfaction of how I have sorted out, decluttered and organised my garage and am now planning the house, room by room. The online dating thing is a bit uncomfortable to me as I agree, we cannot pick one just on looks, personality is way more important
Great video! So validating to know that it’s my system, not me, that’s failing.
Love the clarification about butterflies and ladybugs needing macro storage while bees want to separate into detailed categories.
I'm so, so, so happy I found your channel!! It's changed everything! ❤
I'm so glad!
I enjoyed your review of the types. It’s nice to have someone who “gets” me!! I’m between a butterfly and ladybug. I need to review and figure which one I am the most
Not me feeling attacked and enriched when she was talking about a cricket organizer 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Lol
Lightbulb moment - I'm a ladybug, and I finally get that my storage containers shouldn't have lids! I knew I needed macro, hidden storage, but couldn't understand why some worked so much better than others. It's the ones with lids that don't work - I just throw my stuff on top of the lids instead of in the actual containers. Thanks Cas!
Shockingly because of being home for the past two years, I've gone from being a Ladybug to a Cricket!! Just realized it today because of your video, Cas. Also, I think the dating online thing is cool AND shallow (hard to pull off that combo!)
In my head I am aiming for this ideal version of myself that is detailed and hidden, but after watching LOADS of these videos I am beginning to realise that I am actually relaxed and visual
She is so on point! I am a perfect 🐝! Now, I just have to figure out my husband’s style because he will not likely follow my style. I love categories and I am very visual. I believe my husband is a ladybug. Closets and drawers are a fool around him, but the outside looks like a showroom.
I love your random and weird situations and comments. You can make a non-funny story amusing without any effort on your part. You have a great personality. I have never seen your show. What night and time are your on. I am a Bee. I have over a thousand beads/cabochons/crystals/ focal beads/ seed beads/semi-precious stones and findings that I use for my little jewelry-making hobby. I wish I had an inexpensive way of organizing. I must see everything I have; otherwise, I forget about it, or searching for an item becomes too stressful and time-consuming. So, I end up giving up before I even get started. HELP!
I am a butterfly, but for work I am a very detail-oriented person (accounting). With being a butterfly my reason behind it is more a feeling of "is it where it should be?" like my children's backpacks. are they hung up like they should be? behind doors I would freak out every time I thought of it. I want to see that every thing is good at a glance.....if not....anxiety.
I absolutely love those Container Store Multi-Purpose bins. I have so many of them - especially in my pantry and in my scrapbook room. I use them for holding all my cardstock and paper for scrapbooking. They are perfect in so many ways. And I thought I was a Cricket, but I've decided I'm a bee also - I use open containers, but I prefer them to be behind closet doors!
I couldn't decide if I was a ladybug or cricket...but when I watch this, the ladybug closet makes me feel so happy :)
I’ve been following for years, and I think this may be your absolute best video yet!
If we could just mesh the bee and cricket closets... It would be perfect! That's what happens when adhd makes you forgetful but also gives you anxiety and some ocd tendencies. Hahaha
Listening to you talk about dating apps had me actually laughing 😂
I'm also happily married but I can see what you mean about the "shopping" aspect being fun and addictive.
Yes, a bee that needs some visual simplicity
How about a closet that's Bee on the inside but has doors/canvas/ a screen in front of? That way you wouldn't see it just in the room, but when you go to it you can see everything easily. Hope that helps x
I'm a mix of bee abd cricket too. Some bins are broad categories some are small ones in our house.
@@hannahpaul1988 that's what I try to do throughout most of my house! I just have to take into account I live with a butterfly who has bee tendencies lol. If he can't see something it ceases to exist, no matter what it is. I like everything detailed, many things I need out and immediately visible so I don't forget them but most things I like to hide things behind doors. I'm also learning that if I hide it in a closet/cupboard it can't have an additional lid because that's too hidden. My new favorite is using open top, solid containers. They allow me to see everything when I want to without the visual overwhelm constantly.
@@missmustache4207 yes! That sums it up so well!
The more I use the bugs to organize my home, the more I realize that different rooms/spaces I organize differently. If it’s for work, it’s one way, home, crafts, kids, kitchen bathroom - all differently. Lol.
THIS IS A *FABULOUS* VIDEO! Thank you, Cas!
You are barely getting started and I am already tuning you out.
Am sure it is just me.
My kid butterfly ways were left behind *_very_* early on because my mom tried to teach me to be a bee like she is starting all the way back when I was in grade school. She never imagined I would end up as a cricket, and I think she still secretly resents it, unamused by the fact that, despite her wanting it so bad and her trying so hard to make it happen, I didn't turn out to be just like her, and now she doesn't like dealing with it. I've been forced to enforce it whenever my parents visit me, because when I didn't, I ended up tripping over things in the middle of the night (which woke them both up - not sure what possessed my mom to think that leaving a mop and bucket in the middle of the room overnight was a good idea) and having meltdowns from the total visual overwhelm.
I'm sorry that happened to you, it's not acceptable to be forced in to something you're not, being resented for just being yourself and to have adults around you having meltdowns. It's inspiring to hear that even small and not so serious parts of life like organising can help us spot patterns since it's the first step to solving a problem.
@@user-qp6lj6gu7s I was the one, not them, having meltdowns from the total visual overwhelm, but yeah, my mom just doesn't get it.
Hey Cas. Love your videos and your TYHB course! I have a question. I’m pretty sure I’m a cricket, but I love the see-through organization when it is behind closed doors. So I definitely have bee tendencies. I don’t want to see it until I want to see it. Then I want the visual help (beyond labels) that see-through bins provide. It would drive me nuts to have the clear bins in an open shelf, but I would much prefer the clear bins if they were behind a cabinet door or closet door. Cricket or bee? Thank you 🙏
This is very normal, you are still a Cricket!
@@Clutterbug Many thanks! 💙
Thank you. Thats my story too!
@@Clutterbug OK - that was my question too - thanks
No joke Cassandra, but I had to briefly pause at 1:15 just to shed a few tears at the question "do you crave visual simplicity?" Because I grew up with absolutely NO visual simplicity. My mom has been a hoarder for all I can remember, and seeing any sort of clutter bring so much anxiety in me. Thanks for asking that question and bringing me to reflection, it helps me learn why I organize the way I do. Thank you ❤️
OMG. When I first started watching your video I thought I was a butterfly but I’m such a cricket! Thank you for the insight.
So I’ve taken this test no less than 100 times lol! The test says I’m a cricket, I see myself as a ladybug but I love the butterfly organization you did on this closet. The clear bins INSIDE a Cabinet is my dream. I love being able to open up doors/drawers and being able to see exactly what I need. The same system would send me to my grave if it were open and constantly within sight. What bug am I? Is there a confused bug hiding somewhere????
You could be a combination of styles. Do you like the items in the bins to be in general categories like medicine, or do you prefer micro categories like band aids, prescriptions, pain relievers, etc?
I've taken your quiz and I got Cricket. However, for a linen closet I like the Bee style. To me, it's hidden because it's behind a door, but once you open it, I want to be able to see everything. So does that make me a Cricket or a Bee?
YES!!! This is always what gets me confused too! I want visual simplicity, I want all my stuff tucked away in drawers and cupboards, but once I open those spaces I want to immediately see what I have and im detailed!
@@essierose7202 Exactly!! 💯
And when Cass says (paraphrasing) - bees want their everyday items out where they can see them - that makes me think of having all my items on open shelving etc which I couldn't stand!
@@essierose7202 That's what confuses me too.
I’m definitely a butterfly.
Containers don’t have to be clear but they can’t be piled and everything has to be quick.
I definitely like the butterly and bee
I have a problem: I actually prefer the ladybug style BUT if I don’t do butterfly I forget what I have 😩
That’s okay! You’re a blended ladybug butterfly!
I can sooo relate! I'm an aspiring Ladybug too!
Same!!
You could do ladybug baskets with more labels.... it combines the critters together then.
Last week, my daughter-in-law shared this video. My life is changed forever! Turns out, I'm a ladybug. After one day of organizing, I can find things in my pantry and nothing else fell on the floor when I reached for the sugar. Next---my closet!
I am 100% a bee. I HATE letting things go because I might need them!! I will be organizing my house like this! So happy I found your channel.
So I thought I was a butterfly, then I thought I was a lady bug, but truly I am a Bee, but I want to be a lady bug. I want big categories. I know I'm not a Cricket. Thanks for this. I'd like to see more areas that are showing all 4 Bugs, like living room, kitchen overall, then pantry and and cabinets. You are a jewel. I love watching you and listening to you and I always stay until the end for my chuckle. I've never been diagnosed with ADHD; I have all the signs. My doctor wanted to send me to a specialist, however, I've lived with it for nearly 70 years so I'll get by a few more. I don't want my family to have to sort through all my stuff and there is a lot of it, when I'm gone. I can't let go easily. You are helping me a lot and so are the other declutter specialist. I've watched ya'll so much I think I chant Declutter, declutter, declutter in my sleep.
I'm new to the channel and I'm so thankful that my "style" is a style! I'm a Bee and I always thought that my things were not that organized because I was judging myself by Ladybug standards. To remember to finish that project. To remember to take my meds etc! Not to mention that as a kid I wasn't allowed to throw away anything. I mean my mother would pull stuff out of the trash behind me. I might finally have a functional house for once in my life. Bonus points - my husband is also a Bee! So that fully explains the piles and go through that box later mentality. 🐝
Welcome! You are pretty lucky that you and your husband share the same style, that is rare!!
I am a bee and I really appreciate this video. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks for this! Turns out I'm a bee in some rooms and butterfly in others but it means that I don't have to drive myself crazy when nothing seem to work!
Thanks, this has given me very good insite to my style - mostly a butterfly with a little bee in there.
I think I’m a hybrid of a butterfly and a Bee. I love these tips!! I’ll be more patient with myself
Thank you for this! It gives me hope of overcoming generational organizing struggles!
There’s my girl!!! Love watching all your videos!!! You are the sweetest ❤️
Aw, thanks!
I tried your butterfly system with my special needs teen daughter. It is working!! After years of trials and prior failures, I wanted you to know I’m very thankful to you. 🙂
This helped me to understand how I organize. I always struggled and spent so long researching late at night for weeks to find the perfect way I wanted and it did not always work. Meal planning did not work for me but freezer meals do. Trying isn't a bad thing until you know but takes so much time like under sink storage that works for me is 2 cleaning caddies for bath and kitchen clean ups organized be the sections. I realized I am a bee. My significant other took the quiz and he is a butterfly. We can better organize our house now because of this video! I grew up in a home with a cricket and it got me discouraged because it wasn't my way of doing things and there was no room for anything different there with lots of stuff behind doors or curtains with very little actual organize but a lot of small categories that take too much time for me to rummage through to time one thing then have to fix everything right then to be right again. Our house was always messy with little projects from the cricket and overflowing boxes from my ladybug dad. This has given me perspective and going to greatly help my organizational endeavor with my new whiteboards that are keeping me on tack!
I think i am a bee x cricket. I love the bee organisation you did with clear bins, however would like doors on the cupboard to hide it all away.
Hullloooo!! This is rianneashleigh808. I learned I am a bee! I could never figure out my organizational system before because I was too much of a mess, but a after a few years of watching you and Dawn, I've finally learned to live like a human being again. Thx!
This video is GREAT!! Now I know what kind of organizer I am (bee) & that I'm not crazy. Your attitude is so up beat, it was refreshing. Thanks for all the info!
My little flower tip is orchids. I purchased a few from Walmart on clearance 2 years ago. I assumed they would be dead within the month if not the week. I'm not a plant person. Once a week I fill up their pots with water and let them kind of swim in that for 5 minutes ..or 5 hours.. whenever I remember to dump the water out. Then them back near a window. It doesn't have to be even a sunny window. They look great and bloom often and for a loooong time. I always get compliments from people who come over about my beautiful flowers. And how on earth do I have such gorgeous orchids? I just googled it and have this little weekly routine and they're doing great. I haven't even taken them out of their pots from Walmart. The roots are crazy overtaking the pots inside. But I'm just leaving well enough alone. Anyway, I always have fresh flowers (from at least one of my 4 plants) for a one time investment of $6 each 😁