How to ORGANIZE with DIFFERENT Organizing Styles in one Home!

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  • Опубліковано 25 тра 2023
  • Let's chat about organizing when you have different organizing styles in the same home! Combining Bees, Butterflies, Crickets and Ladybugs under the same roof can be tricky!
    Today, I'll break down the four different Clutterbug styles and exactly how to compromise so that it's easy for everyone to keep the house tidy and organized!
    If you don't know your organizing style, take the FREE quiz at: clutterbug.com
    Download the FREE eBook here: clutterbug.me/ebook
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  • @Clutterbug
    @Clutterbug  Рік тому +14

    Download my FREE eBook here: clutterbug.me/ebook

  • @lyndi9082
    @lyndi9082 Рік тому +489

    As a former military person that moved every 2-3 years for over 20 years... when packing, the final box is your necessities, plus clean sheets for each bed. The final box when moving out, is the first box to open when moving in, boldly marked "OPEN FIRST". The very first thing is to make all your beds, so when you're suddenly beat and tired of unpacking, your bed is ready and waiting! It's also good to do the same with a kitchen box, "open first" that has a plate, bowl, glass, mug, coffee, coffee pot etc for each person... you get the idea! After these two boxes are unpacked, and beds made, welcome to your new place, and start unpacking! Truthfully, my donations went before moving because I did not want to move it or unpack it. This worked for me after many, many moves to practice on!

    • @jjohnson6833
      @jjohnson6833 Рік тому +21

      Great advice!

    • @Socermom716
      @Socermom716 Рік тому +38

      When me and my son moved. We each had a backpack with clean pjs, clothes for next day, bath towel and shampoo. Besides our open first box. For our first night in our new home.

    • @lyndi9082
      @lyndi9082 Рік тому +11

      @@Socermom716 haha I'm old.. back when you had to go to a special store for a back pack LoL for hiking! .. but absolutely love the backpack idea!! Very smart way to go!!

    • @Socermom716
      @Socermom716 Рік тому +10

      It was a huge help when my young son wanted to take a bath before bedtime our first night! So much less stress than digging through our boxes.

    • @annad6519
      @annad6519 Рік тому

      You don’t have ADHD, do you?

  • @ArtyAntics
    @ArtyAntics Рік тому +148

    For the person who asked about organisation styles relating to trauma, here is my experience/personal research. A lot of people who are traumatised in childhood tend to grow up to be perfectionists (we might naturally want to be crickets). Shame makes us believe it is our fault and if we are 'good enough' then we wont be bad anymore. We are perfectionists to avoid punishments and stay safe. But as adults we have more 'life stuff' to deal with, all the the trauma we are supressing and the perfectionism is exhausting and unattainable. Which just reinforces the message of shame we have ben telling ourselves. So, if no one told you yet, you get to decide what is enough for you and your home. You are safe now, and you get to explore what is ok for you. It's ok if you don't know what that is yet, when you connect with your values and who you are it will come to you. If you think your style is complete choas, then I would bet that you go from perfectionistic all or nothing cleaning sprees and then long periods of paralysing nothing at all, shaming youself about how useless you are. You aren't useless, it's just you started the race of life with a starting line miles behind everyone else and you are probably judging yourself against someone who wasn't pushed back by evil *holes. With trauma, slow is fast. Set yourself a realistic and managable routine, even if it is to maintain one square patch on a kitchen counter and focus on that one thing. Then when you have mastered that patch, increase the patch a little. That way you can always be winning at life a little bit each day. You got this 💜 (much love from a traumatised recovered hoarder).

    • @fabienneroure9995
      @fabienneroure9995 10 місяців тому +10

      Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. It's very helpul and appreciated. ❤🌟

    • @ArtyAntics
      @ArtyAntics 10 місяців тому +4

      @@fabienneroure9995 you are most welcome, glad it helped.

    • @joycegaston343
      @joycegaston343 10 місяців тому +6

      This makes so much sense!!! Thanks for sharing.

    • @augustarrowmaker1933
      @augustarrowmaker1933 10 місяців тому +4

      Yes!!!! And thank you

    • @Fauxrising2022
      @Fauxrising2022 10 місяців тому +9

      You have brought much love to my heart 🧡 Thank you for taking the time to write this beautifully detailed message that i desperately needed to read🙏🏻

  • @dianehand1396
    @dianehand1396 Рік тому +45

    I remember my mom teaching me to make my bed once. I was so proud and excited all day. When I went back in my room, she had remade it. I don't know why that affected me so, but it did. The neighbor kids always had chores, I didn't. I would find my things at the neighbor kids house. They didn't want them. I guess it was her way to tidy but it didn't teach me how to do things, it made me weak and discouraged. It has been and continues to be a battle to train myself and fight the fear of not good enough and learning I do have a voice even if it isn't valued. I tend to wait until someone gives me permission to breathe. Enough of my whining. Thank you everyone.❤

    • @talanacaine9810
      @talanacaine9810 11 місяців тому +15

      I am closing in on 40 and still remember the day I cleaned my bathroom without being asked and wanted to show my mom so she'd be proud of me. Instead I was shown everything I missed or did wrong. I never tried again. I figured if it was going to be ridiculed anyway I'd rather it be over poor effort.
      I have a child and make sure I show them how happy I am even if it's not done very well. I just say I'm so proud of them for doing it on their own. They'll learn the skills over time.
      Parents forget how powerful their voice is.

    • @augustarrowmaker1933
      @augustarrowmaker1933 10 місяців тому +3

      I relate so much to this

    • @dbathabasca
      @dbathabasca 9 місяців тому +5

      You beautiful soul. I had not consciously connected my own similar experience to this aspect of my inner bully until reading this. Thank you. Know you're not alone and have the rest of your life now to learn to give yourself grace and space. Eventually recognizing and accepting it was not you. You were just a child and deserved kindness and encouragement. I've been learning this too and life has been getting better and brighter and will for you too as you embrace yourself ❤

    • @beccismith4454
      @beccismith4454 6 днів тому

      You are so much “enough” as you are (although even in that word I’m sensing a kind of judgement!) … all is well.
      ALL the best in your process of knowing what you know ❤ and Being who You Be. 😊❤

  • @aprilpomerlyan3464
    @aprilpomerlyan3464 10 місяців тому +30

    It's so, sooo refreshing to learn from someone who isn't naturally organized that it's possible to get better. Marie Kondo seems like a lovely lady but if I compare myself to her I'm setting myself up for failure. What I CAN do is be good enough. Thanks so much Cas!

  • @carolfuller4940
    @carolfuller4940 Рік тому +42

    Whenever I really need motivation to get started I turn to my Clutterbug playlist. I don't even need to be able to hear your words as I move from room to room getting stuff done. Just the sound of your voice with all that energy and empathy keeps me going. Thank you so very much Cas.🎉❤☺️

  • @roselewis24
    @roselewis24 Рік тому +21

    Crapalanche is my new favourite not-a-word word 😂

  • @ruthmurray7159
    @ruthmurray7159 Рік тому +63

    I want to thank you also for telling us a while ago to embrace "good enough". I found it a little shocking when you said that at first and then realized that sometimes if you just do it good enough you can get on to other things and then things are getting done! I love that! It's my new mantra and as someone who is also ADHD I thought you were brilliant, yet again. ❤

    • @kouten07
      @kouten07 11 місяців тому +5

      Yes. I find this phrase helpful - Progress, not Perfect.

    • @dotcassilles1488
      @dotcassilles1488 11 місяців тому +3

      I like the saying:
      Perfection is temporary, good enough lasts longer"
      Blessings, Dot

  • @TallyDrake
    @TallyDrake Рік тому +45

    Cas, a few minutes before you said it, I realized that I was equating my work organizational style with my home style. When I first took your quiz I thought I was a bee, but trying to be a bee at home has been mentally exhausting. Now I know I'm an office cricket but an at-home butterfly!😊🥰

    • @mffmoniz2948
      @mffmoniz2948 2 місяці тому +1

      My computer has big folders with more folders inside. And more folder inside. And yet more folders inside. I'm an accountant for several companies. So imagine this. One big folder for each company. Inside more folders for cost invoices, sales, expenses, bank, etc. Then inside a folder for each year. Then for each month. Inside it's booked, not booked.
      I open 1001 folders to save one lousy invoice. But in accounting I need to find it fast and know for sure where it is. So that works for me.
      But at home?
      Forget it.
      Give me a big category and just let me put things away as fast as possible. Maybe I have to search the medicine basket for what I need, but when I'm done it's easy and a no excuse to throw it back on the basket. It's in the basket, I'm done. If I had to find a smaller basket for a very specific medicine... no way. I'd probably leave it out for later.
      But clothes I have the patience to put away short sleeve white t-shirt with other short sleeve white t-shirts because it's just putting a hanger up. But socks? Long, short, white, black, it's socks it goes all in one place. Who cares?
      I guess I use different styles in different spaces. When I find something that works, magic, that's what I'm gonna keep.

    • @TallyDrake
      @TallyDrake 2 місяці тому

      @@mffmoniz2948 I'm just like you with my computer and email organization, folders inside of folders inside of folders. I worked with a person whose computer I had to sometimes use, and almost every document was saved to her desktop. It was so chaotic!
      As time goes on I find that what you say is accurate. Not every space warrants the same organizing system. I think I follow all 4 of Cas's systems throughout my house.

  • @becks5867
    @becks5867 Рік тому +74

    As a bee I can confirm what Cas said - it takes a lot of effort to organise our stuff, so we often just leave it …. So true, but when I set up a good organisation system I instantly love it and feel proud for months/years. Eg, since I started folding underwear and organising it in colour/type - I can see exactly which ones I wear the most, which I only wear when I haven’t done laundry and know which I need to get rid of 😂 🐝

    • @librarygyal0589
      @librarygyal0589 Рік тому +7

      Yes! Lol I’ve had an organization scheme for my underwear drawer for years now and it gives a sense of peace having it that way. I have to try to over simplify the common areas though.

    • @juliab8992
      @juliab8992 Рік тому +9

      ....😳I am not the only bee that organizes my underwear (for your same reasons)!?!? ... Any other bees track their daily outfit on an Excel sheet... So you can easily declutter the stuff you legit never wear at the end of the season?
      Meanwhile, The underneath my stairs is a "garbage sandwich" to quote cas - it is perfection or Armageddon... There is no in-between

    • @amybee40
      @amybee40 Рік тому +11

      Yes! As a Bee, my idea of a self-care afternoon was to color-code all the earrings in my jewelry chest. SO easy to find them now!

    • @juliab8992
      @juliab8992 Рік тому +8

      @@amybee40 mine are sorted by color too! I've found my people in this comment thread! Ha ha

    • @evanmiddlebrooks805
      @evanmiddlebrooks805 11 місяців тому +3

      This is totally me too 😂 I fold my underwear but organize it by type, like that time of the month vs certain dresses vs it’s the end of the day just throw some on 😂

  • @ren8240
    @ren8240 10 місяців тому +6

    What a relief to hear you say "don't pull everything out at once". Every time I do that I look at the mess, think oh shit, get overwhelmed & put everything back again!

  • @cdeuell86
    @cdeuell86 11 місяців тому +14

    My husband and I are the cricket and butterfly combo you've mentioned. We often organize with the Bee type products - oeganize in bins (for me) but they're clear (for him). I also love to label everything. This method works for us. It's all about finding the balance.

  • @andreahazen9013
    @andreahazen9013 Рік тому +22

    I love that you tell us we are supposed to throw away photos! I only discovered this a couple of years ago due to desperation. My mother never discarded a single photo in 76 years! Helping my parents move into assisted living made me realize that I CAN throw away photos because I CANNOT move/keep them all. No one can. When I returned home, I weeded through all the boxes of photos of my kids and realized that really only about one in three photos were worthy of keeping.

    • @kaoritanamachi8798
      @kaoritanamachi8798 Рік тому

      I went through the same thing!! I had albums upon albums of photos of people I didn’t know. I opened the garbage can, took a deep breath, and started dumping. I don’t regret it one bit.

    • @indianne9781
      @indianne9781 10 місяців тому +2

      My Dad is trying to give me old family photos (of people I don’t know) . Meanwhile one of my cousins is really into genealogy. I keep telling him to give them to her. They mean nothing to me.

  • @kaywilliams1065
    @kaywilliams1065 Рік тому +24

    I've learned from you there's Not just one way to be organized. I now feel successful in my different ways I organize - some detailed, some in bins. Not a failure in my head anymore 🥰

  • @hopeandrews7761
    @hopeandrews7761 9 місяців тому +4

    oh my god, the pep-talk about loving yourself enough to get rid of stuff that isnt worthy of me.. that takes from my happiness, from my peace... an amazing reframe, so inspiring. thank you xox

  • @silviastudent1531
    @silviastudent1531 Рік тому +6

    I'm a cricket and my husband is a drop everything wherever he stopped at first.. not necessarily the door ( butterfly, but he would be insulted as a man to be called butterfly) ... even the basket by the door for his shoes doesn't work 😂. One time we both were looking ALL over the house several times for the tv remote... it was in the pantry when he went to get a snack. I found it because I stopped looking to make dinner 😂.

  • @beccismith4454
    @beccismith4454 6 днів тому

    Thank you for the loving pep talk❤

  • @debcarroll8192
    @debcarroll8192 Рік тому +18

    I am so happy you did the style summary at the beginning of this video, because I am helping my sister organize, and I told her to watch your channel. This is such a good introduction.

  • @jodieh4739
    @jodieh4739 6 місяців тому +10

    32:20--"when people struggle to let go, it's a trauma response" and then your further explanation about this issue is the most clear I think I've ever heard! "Any time things have been taken from you, against your will." If you have never lost everything, had zero control over basic necessities, or struggled financially to the point that you had nothing, you really don't understand the odd attachment to "things". So many organizing and decluttering sources don't take some of this into account. And people can go through the same circumstances but have totally different responses to the trauma.

    • @marylut6077
      @marylut6077 2 місяці тому +1

      @jodieh4739 I have never suffered a big loss, yet still want to hang on to things. It’s not about someday or scarcity or paid money for it or sentimental or forgot I had it

    • @toomanymarys7355
      @toomanymarys7355 2 місяці тому

      Rich people are hoarders too. In fact, the coddled child who lived to be 95 in a hoarded out mansion is an actual stereotype.

  • @kaffhocker
    @kaffhocker Рік тому +9

    Your channel ist the best for organizing. Don't get me wrong, Marie Kondo seems like a nice person and her results are a revelation BUT there's no way to tackle declutter her way without professional help! The two gals who organize in rainbows create beautiful pantries BUT it's netflix not reality. So thank you!

  • @sgallant2107
    @sgallant2107 3 місяці тому +2

    I moved into this house nearly three decades ago. My mother stopped by, impatient that I still had boxes with stuff in them. So she grabbed one and finished unpacking it, calling attention to her deed, thinking she was setting an example that I should (obviously) follow.
    It was a carton full of many coffee mugs. We were a household of 3 people. We usually stored the extras in the cellar, taking them out as needed - and returning them later.
    She'd left no shelf space for glasses, plates, bowls, etc.
    I thanked her, but pointed this out, then re-packed most of the mugs in the carton.
    She was so mad at me (frustrated) that day.
    She also criticized that I kept binoculars on a shelf in the kitchen. "That's not where you keep binoculars!"
    But only the kitchen and bath had windows facing the back field, where we regularly spotted wild animals.
    Once again, I'd defied her logic - which didn't sit well.
    She was more intent on enforcing her technique - regardless of its impracticality - than taking a moment to understand the logical method behind my "madness."
    The box hadn't needed unpacking - it was just waiting to be relocated to storage.
    Ultimately, she was happy to take the extras to her friend's beach cottage, where there was often a crowd, and rarely enough mugs to go around.
    The binoculars are still in my kitchen, where they get frequent use - and remind me of Mom ❤, who's been gone almost 21 years.

    • @Nan-ir9ct
      @Nan-ir9ct 5 днів тому

      Lovely story, thank you for sharing ❤

  • @voodookitty2137
    @voodookitty2137 Рік тому +8

    Have been useing your chanel for a while now to help me declutter , clean and organise, after long term illness (10 yrs bed riden on and off) still cann't do things everyday, even the basics. However I now have a tidy wardrobe, an organised bathroom and my towles are put away and organised. I have to do one spot at a time while I have the energy, but after a year and a half I am now starting to see the benifits. Thank you for your encouragement and company on this journey.

  • @DrinkYourNailPolish
    @DrinkYourNailPolish Рік тому +18

    Clear bins work great in our house. Hubby likes to see everything and it has to be easily accesible and I just want things coralled "with their friends" as I like to say. So it's a good compromise. So for ex in the pantry I have my bucket of baking supplies that we reach for (flour, sugar, brown sugar, etc) that anyibe can grab and everything you need is right there and it's clear plastic so you can SEE "who lives there".

  • @Momophii
    @Momophii Рік тому +12

    I'm so confused about the sky moon discussion

  • @lisajoy9588
    @lisajoy9588 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for this. I often despair that I will never get my life under control. I have “issues” like ADHD, OCD and other crap that messes me up. But what you say makes so much sense and you are so encouraging that you give me hope that I can dig out of the stuff I have buried myself and my home in. What you said at the end made me cry. I Am worth more than this stuff! My family and I Deserve to live in a pleasant home. I’m going to listen to this on repeat! You are the best!

  • @libbyfransen7053
    @libbyfransen7053 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you. I hit my bedroom closet yesterday and have 6 bags of clothes. Step one. Much more to go. I'm a semi hoarder w some trauma issues that I'm working on healing. Both my parents passed away over the last few years and I've been dealing with 30 years of stuff in a few homes. It's been semi overwhelming at times. I've had to put my own home on hold to tend to them.
    I'm learning it's a journey not a destination. It takes time. That's ok. Being kind to myself has been quite a challenge. With each step I start to feel better. Your advice has helped me move forward. ❤ I'm excited to see the results and possibilities of new energy coming my way.

  • @debbyjo123
    @debbyjo123 Рік тому +11

    I hope skymoon is ok… just watching the replay. 😢

  • @Elizabeth-490
    @Elizabeth-490 3 місяці тому +1

    My kids knew that anytime they felt like they didn’t want something anymore they could just place it on my bed and I would take care of donating or trashing it. It worked great for us!

  • @MlleCaitlin
    @MlleCaitlin 11 місяців тому +5

    I think we need an organization style called Dragon. Or maybe we just call it Smaug lol. My mister is a Smaug. He loves his horde and looks lovingly upon the great abundance of the items he collects 😆. I have my own set of problems, to be sure. I just thought it was funny to hear him say "I don't mind seeing my collections. I'm a dragon. I love the horde."

    • @sharondesfor5151
      @sharondesfor5151 8 місяців тому +1

      Oh yes! Mine too. And mine has PTSD and feels anxious if he can't see his hoard. 😖 Dragonflies maybe? Butterflies on steroids.

  • @Ananda7608
    @Ananda7608 Рік тому +35

    That was a fantastic live Cas. Well done. You're good! ❤

  • @theresajohnson9497
    @theresajohnson9497 Рік тому +3

    I so wish you were around when my kids were little!! All of my life I tried to live like a Cricket because I thought that was the “right” way, and I was frustrated with my house and felt bad about myself for all of those years. Now that I know that I am a ladybug, and that I have a low clutter threshold, I enjoy my home. And when my kids & grandkids come to visit and make a mess, 😀 I can pull it back together in minutes after they leave. Thank you for all you do!!

  • @lesliecahill4962
    @lesliecahill4962 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh my goodness! I need to watch this video over & over weekly! I have to say you are quite the motivational speaker & I actually paused you a couple times to fill a bag of donations. It really touched me to hear I’m worth more than my stuff (paraphrased). Thank you for that.❤

  • @beccismith4454
    @beccismith4454 6 днів тому

    I find understanding my energy type (see “Live Your Truth”)extremely helpful, too - regarding organizing styles, clothing selection and more. Great alongside this advice, in my experience 😊

  • @tracigoure4423
    @tracigoure4423 20 днів тому

    Over the weekend I had one free hour so I set a time and did the yes no.. got rid of one full bag. Then the next day while talking to my aunt for an hour and twenty minutes on the phone I went through four drawers and got rid of a whole garbage bag of jeans, shorts and t shirts…all while chatting. Yes!!! Next will be my jammy drawer and workout clothes drawers that are over flowing. I think I’m a bee…love being organized but struggle with perfectionism procrastination 😍

  • @cookingsherry8784
    @cookingsherry8784 5 місяців тому +2

    You wear a lot of cute clothes, but I have to say the outfit in the thumbnail for this video is the absolute most sweet outfit I've ever seen you wear!

  • @rg-mi5hh
    @rg-mi5hh Рік тому +15

    We use cricket organizing in the frig, freezer, pantry and cupboards. Some ladybug in with baking goods and spices. We use butterfly and ladybug on bathriom shelves. Garage we use bee and ladybug. Hot mess for sure. It works somehow.

  • @ginaharrison2747
    @ginaharrison2747 5 місяців тому +2

    This is so helpful, I am a definite bee! So many clear containers, color coordination and piles of stuff waiting to be organized.

  • @corinneblackburn4043
    @corinneblackburn4043 9 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for the "GRACE" advice for others in my household.

  • @brendasanson9448
    @brendasanson9448 Рік тому +12

    First of all, I’m a ladybug. Thank you so much for teaching me to organize! I’m finally organized with my style and I’m happy. I do live with three adhd butterflies. But, I can now help them deal with their things. I’ve had to adjust with their visual stuff. But, everything is working. Thank you again!

  • @GrammyAmanda
    @GrammyAmanda 10 місяців тому +4

    Extremely helpful hints, especially about organizing with a butterfly in the house. Thank you!

  • @julielines5929
    @julielines5929 Рік тому +6

    “Small apartment” also tells me maybe less money which causes people to cling onto things even more. It may seem backwards but decluttering ends up SAVING MONEY not losing. You become more aware of what you have and what you actually need so you don’t rebuy necessities and don’t buy unnecessary things

  • @talesfromthenuttery
    @talesfromthenuttery Рік тому +9

    Cas, I am so grateful for this understanding of myself and how I organize. People have said to me that I am an organized person and I disagreed with them. What I have come to realize is that I need organization to not feel stressed. One layer, not having to move something to get to what I need. There is a dumpster in my driveway and I feel the biggest sense of relief at the space and breathing room that this will create. I want to see my beautiful things but I need them to not take over our house.

  • @stephaniespringer4596
    @stephaniespringer4596 Рік тому

    Love you Cas! Thanks!

  • @LKitten-dw8gz
    @LKitten-dw8gz Рік тому +7

    Enjoyed watching the live. So helpful, thank-you Cass!!❤

  • @mom4h446
    @mom4h446 9 місяців тому +1

    Empowering the kids is #1 thing you can do for them. We have to go through my mom's house after she passed away. 50 years of stuff now

  • @jjohnson6833
    @jjohnson6833 Рік тому

    Great video!❤ thank you!

  • @liap1293
    @liap1293 Рік тому +8

    I love your unpacking method & photo sorting method. Thank you.

  • @christyscheppan9330
    @christyscheppan9330 Рік тому

    Great info. Thanks

  • @kathleen.rogers1442
    @kathleen.rogers1442 Рік тому

    Wow, that was one of your best podcasts!!! Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Like brilliant!!!!!

  • @debbiev.1311
    @debbiev.1311 Рік тому +1

    Sad I missed your Live...grateful for the replay!! ❤ 🐝🦗🐞🦋

  • @whimsical9860
    @whimsical9860 9 місяців тому +1

    Ugh... the "big loss" trauma from the past hit me right in the feels. Thanks for acknowledging this.

  • @user-wz2sj4dj8s
    @user-wz2sj4dj8s Рік тому +2

    Thanks so much Cas!! You’ve helped me SO MUCH!! ❤

  •  11 місяців тому

    I love the inviting way you educate us. Thank you so much

  • @LilCraftyNook
    @LilCraftyNook 9 місяців тому

    PRICELESS!!❤❤🏆🏆A million thank you’s!!

  • @felientorreslyn2172
    @felientorreslyn2172 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much Cass! Your words are gold! ❤️

  • @rhondamolitor4954
    @rhondamolitor4954 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. I am definitely saving this video to re-watch

  • @MsCookiemonster0
    @MsCookiemonster0 11 місяців тому

    Would love these videos more often. It was really helpful. Thank you.

  • @HermioneGirl1987
    @HermioneGirl1987 Рік тому +3

    I have a bit of a unique issue: I’m naturally a ladybug. (I’ve always been a ladybug, since I was a little kid.) about 2 years ago I had a health emergency that has left me with seizures. My kids and my husband have told me that they have noticed that before I have a seizure, I will start to clean the house. Almost in a panic i start to scrub things, or organize things etc. it’s almost like I turn into a crazy cleaning cricket. I’ve found that the intense feeling to clean (mostly a need to “sanitize”) usually lasts for a few days after an episode. It’s almost like I’m two separate people

  • @sinastogner9118
    @sinastogner9118 Рік тому

    Thank you for the wonderful video!!! You’ll be sooo proud of me…did dishes and a bit of organizing listening to you 🥰

  • @katgallardo2797
    @katgallardo2797 Рік тому +3

    Loved the message at the end. Thank you Cass I needed to hear that.

  • @astorytoldhere
    @astorytoldhere Рік тому +1

    Such powerful messages all throughout this video! Thanks Cas!

  • @arashy
    @arashy Рік тому +1

    GREAT video! Thanks for all the ideas-especially reiterating the Decluttering Rules!

  • @judycollora4000
    @judycollora4000 11 місяців тому +2

    i love the photo storage suggestions. and i really did think i couldn't throw away old photos, so thank you!!😂

  • @yeseniacruz7201
    @yeseniacruz7201 8 місяців тому

    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your videos. You are so much fun and enjoy watching you! So glad I found your channel!

  • @girlonaswing9439
    @girlonaswing9439 Рік тому +3

    That was absolutely perfect timing. You talked to me all the way to my hotel parking lot! Great information.😊

  • @katherineleboeuf722
    @katherineleboeuf722 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for helping me see how others in my life and home cope with clutter 😁
    I believe this will help me relax and accept all us little bugs 👍

  • @pelinsokullu7566
    @pelinsokullu7566 Рік тому +10

    I really love you, Cas! I am a 🐝 and my husband is a clear 🐞. I am not a real perfectionist but if something is not gonna work for me I don’t do it all, including decluttering and tossing. It’s so hard to get moving. Oh God, someone come and declutter my home!

    • @SvayaG
      @SvayaG 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm in the same situation! I'm only now just getting started on my decluttering mission but the all or nothing in everything is absolutely my life.
      My trick for doing things at work and I'm trying to use it in the house is to make the "all" part smaller and more bite sized so I can get a win. "Declutter the house" is obviously way too big, but for me so is "declutter the bedroom". I need to make it smaller like "declutter the bookshelf" or if it's real bad "declutter the worst shelf", cuz I struggle with the "21 item" rule Cas suggests but if I clear one space I can SEE what I did, even if it's tiny, I have better motivation.
      At work we have to fill timesheets every day, so each objective is a "Job" (eg: declutter the bedroom) and we need to put the specific tasks under the job (1: remove obvious trash, 2: declutter the bookshelf, 3: declutter the end table, etc) and when we put our time in we say if the task is complete or not. Even if the job isn't done, that task still can be. I'm trying to apply it to home life, I just need to complete one task at one time, not the whole job.
      Maybe the 21 item rule will work after my big declutter but it'll be a while. 😅

    • @grutarg2938
      @grutarg2938 5 місяців тому

      If you don’t already know Dana K White, her channel is great for getting started and for decluttering.

  • @danamiceli4948
    @danamiceli4948 Рік тому +7

    Thank you again, Cas! Love your videos! Both helpful and enlightening. I am definitely one of the ladybugs with a bee husband - we default to visual, which can stress me a bit sometimes, but as I declutter, the less stuff the less stress. Dishes are a non-negotiable for me, too.

  • @arashy
    @arashy Рік тому +1

    “Bees love that crap“ LOL. You crack me up!

  • @k3ri
    @k3ri Рік тому +1

    My god I love u! Ur amazing and have motivated me a lot, have made a good start! Ty from New Zealand! ❤❤❤❤

  • @sandracopeland5649
    @sandracopeland5649 Рік тому

    Just heard about you so I gave you a try and I❤️ the video. Thank you for your help!!😘❤️

  • @kimberlytrevino2210
    @kimberlytrevino2210 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Cass. You said so many heartfelt, inspiring, eye opening things.

  • @vivianlandrum8507
    @vivianlandrum8507 10 місяців тому

    I have really enjoyed this video! I love the deep dive into organizational types. Also your funny little narratives at the end. 😎

  • @amykuchta3996
    @amykuchta3996 Рік тому

    Hi Cas! Love your videos I'm at this moment organizing all of my books and oh boy I've got alot.But if I haven't read it in the past year it's getting donated!

  • @kimmanns3210
    @kimmanns3210 11 місяців тому +1

    Love this Cas, your awesome! Thank you!!

    • @Clutterbug
      @Clutterbug  11 місяців тому +1

      You are so welcome!

  • @lkk4928
    @lkk4928 Рік тому +3

    Butterfly here - I stopped, years ago, folding bath, hand and kitchen towels. Very liberating! I just throw the few kitchen towels into the designated drawer and the bath towels into the cabinet under one bathroom sink and the hand towels into the cabinet of the other sink of the double vanity. After folding towels for like 30 years I am SO over it so I simply stopped. I also just throw my underwear and socks into the drawer, no folding it.
    I do fold my other clothes because I hate ironing and as an adult I should not look like a wrinkled mess lol. I do fold the clothes for the other family members.

  • @robynguppyart
    @robynguppyart Рік тому +1

    I am so a ladybug and I love all you do! It has helped me sooooo much!

  • @astralfusion
    @astralfusion Рік тому +4

    Loved this so much! I watched this while cleaning & organizing our hall closet. My mom has bags in here from the 90's 😅 Most of this being recycled or throw away and its really helping get rid of my anxiety every time I open this stuffed closet. I'm a dominant cricket with bee tendencies & my mom is a ladybug.
    Thank you for this video!

  • @lorraineoddo2930
    @lorraineoddo2930 Рік тому

    Great video ❤

  • @seaspeaktome9167
    @seaspeaktome9167 Рік тому +3

    Haven’t watched yet but have to comment that the “cover” photo of you is amazing! Those colours suit you so well 🔥🔥

  • @mamabubu6505
    @mamabubu6505 Рік тому +1

    Love your motivation soeeches, can hear it tousand Times & it's always effective. Todays New Energy came & I Decluttered & organized my Little "office" Space 🎉 Thank You ❤❤❤

  • @bonnierodriguez2491
    @bonnierodriguez2491 Рік тому

    I normally don't have time to listen to videos quite this long but I listened to this one and wow! It was inspiring! You were so on fire! And even though I have been listening to your videos for a couple of years I still found it helpful. I will not skip the long videos in the future!

  • @nancynewman6592
    @nancynewman6592 Рік тому

    One of my favourite videos from you :)

  • @rebeccapilotte2942
    @rebeccapilotte2942 11 місяців тому +1

    I learned about fantasy selves from the minimal mom and I started to realize my fantasy self was holding me back. I felt that I have some great qualities that aren't really recognizable so my fantasy self was the person I wanted to be so that others would see how awesome I was. But in the long run I failed at being my fantasy self and didn't embrace the awesomeness of myself and failed that way too. I have since woken up from my fantasy and have started to be kind to who I am and forget if other people see it as long as I'm true to myself.

  • @dibbsmiddleditch8679
    @dibbsmiddleditch8679 Рік тому +4

    Hey 👋 from the UK. So many good things to try and implement. Lots to work on 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

  • @theonetrueking2685
    @theonetrueking2685 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for pointing out the difference between organizing and de-cluttering. Big impact on me there! :)

  • @rachelcrossen8136
    @rachelcrossen8136 Рік тому +1

    I love that you give people permission to just throw things away.

  • @cindypatrick785
    @cindypatrick785 6 місяців тому +1

    I’m a recovering perfectionist, but I have come along ways since I raised my 2 kids at the height of my OCD and perfectionism.
    My husband and I are finally empty nesters , after these last 7 years that I have been full time caregiver for my daddy from age 81-88.
    Daddy has mixed dementia ( Alzheimer’s & strokes) and has now advanced to where he requires 24 hr care.
    He is now living in an Alzheimer’s unit in a nursing home 5 minutes from my house.
    My solution to my husband’s opposite organization style from mine, ever since our children left home, is my own bathroom and bedroom.
    That way I’m not resentful of his messy bathroom and what used to be our master suite ( clean clothes thrown on a loveseat etc etc).
    That is what works for us😊 10:44

  • @ashleymcdaniel6188
    @ashleymcdaniel6188 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for your resources! I took your test and finally realized I’m not a cricket ! I’m a lady bug talk about an eye opener! Spouse def a butterfly ado excited to hear this whole video now that I know that my house is driving me crazy and his piles are getting larger and our house is feeling smaller. I love our home but in a place where I’ve lost that love because I feel like I’m suffocating thankful for help!

  • @jeniceprovost3322
    @jeniceprovost3322 Рік тому

    This was so helpful! I'm sorry I missed the live stream.

  • @marylinelliott611
    @marylinelliott611 Рік тому +2

    I'm so glad I listened to your podcast today. I recently moved from a house I lived in for more than 30 years. I am really struggling to unpack. When you said to shop your boxes. That really clicked for me. I have Myastenia Gravis and tire easily so some days I only get one box unpacked.

  • @helengibson8196
    @helengibson8196 Рік тому +1

    I totally get that. All my kids have moved out and my house is still a mess. It IS me!! So many great ideas. Thank you 🌷

  • @sunflower6153
    @sunflower6153 8 місяців тому +2

    This came across my feed today. I love listening to your ideas! I'm decluttering my house right now with your 30-day Organizing Bootcamp! My kitchen is taking longer than a day. But I heard you say, it's okay. ❤️ I needed to hear that! 😊❤️ Thank you! My kitchen is looking better and better and I already have several boxes of donate stuff. 😁

  • @lynns8777
    @lynns8777 Рік тому +3

    @clutterbug Cass- you are simply amazing!! ❤😁 You have a wonderful and soothing voice so aside from getting great advice and tips, your voice is calming to me as well. I know you must help so many people. Thank you!

  • @K26563
    @K26563 10 місяців тому +3

    Needed to hear this 👏 I like order and everything organised my boyfriend is very laid back and very messy and my adult son has Autism is just as bad 🤦‍♀️ and to top of it my stepdaughter has took after her dad 🤷‍♀️ iam basically only tidy person in the house so listening to this has helped loads Thank-you ❤

  • @intuitive_duck
    @intuitive_duck 8 місяців тому +2

    Excellent video! So much great, functional advice. I love giving yourself permission to be imperfect, if it takes too long to tidy you have too much stuff, working with other bugs, one minute rule, non-negotiables, it’s all so good.

  • @LaJuana558
    @LaJuana558 7 місяців тому

    Detailed and visual!

  • @tubeyou2184
    @tubeyou2184 Рік тому +3

    CAS!! Can you do a specific video on "shopping your moving boxes" bc I'd love more tips on how to unpack if...when...I don't declutter before moving. Thanks! ❤❤❤

  • @seedylee
    @seedylee Рік тому +4

    i was a kid with TOO much stuff, and it would have really helped if we had the tools to figure out how to let more of it go. great advice.

  • @Sheena7625
    @Sheena7625 Рік тому

    Seriously how did I not find you before now! You are going to be my families life saver!!!