Conquering CHAOS: A Homemaker's Journey to Overcome Overwhelm

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  • Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
  • Ever feel like your to-do list is a mile long and growing by the minute? You're not alone! Join me on as I take on my day, where the tasks never seem to end but the determination to conquer them remains unwavering (ok, maybe it waivers a little)
    In this candid and relatable video, I open up about feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of responsibilities that come with managing a household. From shuttling kids to orthodontist appointments and homeschool meetups to tackling grocery shopping, recycling runs, patio cleaning, dishes, and tidying up, it's a non-stop whirlwind of activity.
    But amidst the chaos, I hope to take everything on with a can-do attitude, proving that with the right mindset and a little bit of grit, anything is possible.
    Whether you're a seasoned homemaker looking for some solidarity or someone who's just starting out on this journey, this video is packed with inspiration and practical tips to help you tackle your own to-do list head-on.
    So if you're ready to transform overwhelm into empowerment and turn chaos into clarity, hit that play button and join us on this uplifting journey. Don't forget to subscribe for more motivational content to help you thrive in every aspect of homemaking and beyond. Let's conquer those to-do lists together! 💪🏡✨

КОМЕНТАРІ • 94

  • @feraltradwife
    @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +7

    UGHHHHHH sorry for the music being too loud there in the middle, I dont know why it didnt adjust down. It does improve after that darn song ends. Its frustrating but once I have it uploaded it doesn't let me edit :(

    • @megkidd7326
      @megkidd7326 Місяць тому +2

      None of us are perfect, no matter how hard our brains try to make us 🤣
      I think of the talking over the music as a lip reading challenge 😊
      That just makes you as human as the rest of us 🤗

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +2

      lol!

    • @claudiavisscher7283
      @claudiavisscher7283 Місяць тому +1

      Yep music was really anoying. 😂
      Well, never mind.
      Like your video's

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      @@claudiavisscher7283 right?! I’m so mad. It was such a good story about a turtle peeing on me!!!

    • @margiebeeb2836
      @margiebeeb2836 Місяць тому

      Wow, you got a lot accomplished! Yay😊 Did you get burned? Looked like it at the end of the video. Bet you slept good that night!😊❤

  • @racheljensen4728
    @racheljensen4728 Місяць тому +6

    I just wanna say I found your channel the other day and I LOVE your content!! So real, just raw. Makes me feel like a normal person that doesn’t have to have this perfect house all the time!! Keep up the great job ❤

  • @lauramitchell6725
    @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому +4

    What you say at 2:00,is EXACTLY why I push myself to do the supper dishes every night and clean up the kitchen no matter how exhausted I am, because the reward in the morning is worth it,EVERY SINGLE DAY!🙌🏻

  • @beckymalchow4488
    @beckymalchow4488 Місяць тому +6

    New subscriber - absolutely LOVE your videos. You are great, you have a NORMAL (and beautiful) house, you keep it real and I appreciate that. I watch a lot of cleaning videos, and you are a breath of fresh air, I just love you!

  • @MrsSpur
    @MrsSpur Місяць тому +2

    You got SO much done in your day! I don't know how you did all that. I'm so impressed right now. I either totally overestimate how long a task will take me or I completely underestimate it. There is no balance. It doesn't even matter if I've done it before lol. The turtle story cracked me up lol. I'm glad you put those jars on your counter to amuse SP. She needed that lol. Love your videos and love you!

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      It was such a busy day! The turtle was for sure the high light. I was laughing sooooooo hard as it got me. I was wearing sandals too!! I love you back babe!

  • @heathercoddington4913
    @heathercoddington4913 16 днів тому

    New subscriber here! I appreciate you bringing a smile to my face, you have a great sense of humor!😂

  • @michellebooker2994
    @michellebooker2994 Місяць тому +1

    Love your way of doing the chores list for self😍😍😍😍

  • @user-vr7yn7gv2e
    @user-vr7yn7gv2e 26 днів тому +1

    Beth, you are doing great. Keep it up, amazing progress 😊

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  26 днів тому +1

      Thank you babe!

    • @colleenpeck6347
      @colleenpeck6347 23 дні тому +1

      ​@@feraltradwife We all take delight in your success. You are setting new goals for yourself and meeting them. You are a real mother, teacher, cook, housekeeper, accountant, and attentive pet mom. Be gentle with yourself when necessary. You can't make up for lost sleep. You need your rest at night to be clear minded and productive the next day.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  23 дні тому

      @@colleenpeck6347 thank you so much Colleen!

  • @lauramitchell6725
    @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому +3

    I don’t know about your area,but I always reserve a large or “hard to break down” box or two to put all the flattened boxes as we go. I put them next to the recycle bins on trash day and they always take the whole pile.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      I may try that! It would be so nice if it works.

  • @annikalundkvist67
    @annikalundkvist67 Місяць тому +1

    I just came across your channel and you are doing an amazing job. Love from Sweden🇸🇪❣

  • @BabyG91
    @BabyG91 29 днів тому +1

    I know for me running my dishwasher every night and unloading it first thing in the am helps. Everything as your cooking after meals goes directly in it. No dishes in sink. Also keeping a hamper that ALL laundry goes in and doing 1 load a day even if its just 2 outfits and a towl wash it! Getting on a routine is the hardest part.

    • @colleenpeck6347
      @colleenpeck6347 23 дні тому +2

      I do that also. I keep Tide liquid soap for the small loads, and it doesn't fade your clothes. I keep the Tide pods with oxy for all the regular full loads. Even if you just wash sheets or a blanket your keeping everything fresh. Especially if you have 2 American Eskimo hairy dogs who sleep in your bed and cuddle on the couch. 🐶

  • @Math_ilda
    @Math_ilda Місяць тому +1

    Fantastic declutter motivation video 😇 When I've seen you tackling the recycle mountain I was hoping you'll also have trash to toss as well as it's even more satisfying to watch as it's more random items than just carboard and it's also often much harder to declutter as I feel more bad throwing things away than recycling or giving away things. So I was happy that you've had a full bag to fill too 😁

  • @megkidd7326
    @megkidd7326 Місяць тому +1

    First thing… YAY, that back porch looked amazing and didn’t take long to be swept up.
    I have a cardboard mountain as well, mine tends to live in my kitchen/back door area 😳
    🤣
    You should be so proud of yourself!!!
    Writing a list and sticking to it is a very hard thing to do, AND YOU DID IT!
    It’s like watching a flower bloom, these videos showing your transformations are so inspiring, KEEP’EM COMING!
    💜

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +3

      Thank you so much! I am really proud of what I got done, I have been feeling like I was just backsliding for so long, forward momentum was really needed. I hope you have such a beautiful day Meg!

    • @megkidd7326
      @megkidd7326 Місяць тому

      @@feraltradwife thank you Beth 💜
      I will do my best to make today worthy of a good nights sleep.

  • @aradasky
    @aradasky Місяць тому +3

    No music is the best. You are doing well.

  • @DunderMiflinScranton
    @DunderMiflinScranton Місяць тому +2

    Omg. I just found your channel. You’re not sure you have time for a vampire in your life right now?!? 😂 You made my day. 🤣

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      OMG go to my Maine travel blog (no one liked it but doesn’t matter here) scrub a little toward the middle where I’m in Scranton and we accidentally find the Dunder Mifflin building!!! We took a wrong turn and FOUND IT. It was wildly thrilling for my obsessed little heart.

    • @DunderMiflinScranton
      @DunderMiflinScranton Місяць тому

      @@feraltradwife 😂

  • @nicolaneil6347
    @nicolaneil6347 Місяць тому +1

    You did brilliant again sweethear ❤ couch dog made a welcome appearance

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      I actually thought of you during that part! 😂

    • @nicolaneil6347
      @nicolaneil6347 Місяць тому

      @feraltradwife 😂 that's brilliant! Thank you sweetie

  • @heidipenn4499
    @heidipenn4499 Місяць тому +1

    😀 I loved the Vampire comment! I stumbled across your channel and I'm glad I did. You keep it real and I can relate in many ways.

  • @barbarabrown4767
    @barbarabrown4767 24 дні тому

    Love e your channel. And your home. Your work so hard. I never see your kids help with chores. They could help you in the garage. Flatten boxes . And he;p you tidy up and organize. That way you can have help and you are teaching them. At the same time.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  24 дні тому

      Thank you! I’m intentionally limiting how much my kids are shown on UA-cam and they get final say on any clips they are in.

  • @valeriebrown3709
    @valeriebrown3709 26 днів тому

    Me subbie. I love your videos. I feel like we are a kindred spirit. I homeschool my 7 (now 6 because one is married and out of the house) and feel it’s impossible to actually have my house clean because we all live and work in our home. Thanks for sharing your home. I haven’t posted in a long time, but I used to also post cleaning and other videos. I’ve been feeling like getting back to filming and sharing.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  26 днів тому

      Yes! Get back into it babe!
      Thank you for being my kindred spirit! I am so grateful for the support I have found out here, it really does mean so much.

  • @viviennejordan215
    @viviennejordan215 Місяць тому

    Well Done, and Thank You! 😊

  • @HiddenExistence
    @HiddenExistence 24 дні тому

    Just sprinkle garlic powder around your doorway to keep the vamps away... works every time!! 😉

  • @suzanneelicker8163
    @suzanneelicker8163 Місяць тому

    Set your puzzle up on dining table and get a large piece of plexiglass for on top of

  • @kkpriskiee1570
    @kkpriskiee1570 Місяць тому

    I came here because of your name 😂 (because same) and stayed because of your realness and sweet personality ❤

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 Місяць тому +2

    I am trying to be nice but I don’t understand this clutter. I remember about 35 years ago I saw my friends finished basement…….I thought I would have a heart attack. Shock !!!!!! Upstairs was actually full too. ( she had every kitchen gadget) BUY! BUY! BUY! I hope things get better for you because you have a very nice house…..you are very fortunate.☮️☮️☮️

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      I am very blessed. Sorry for your traumatic experience 35 years ago with someone else’s clutter. That sucks.

  • @florencecavallaro4599
    @florencecavallaro4599 29 днів тому

    wowwwwww/im new to your channel/you are a great cleaner//for sure//i think you do a lot/i love to see when your kids help you//

  • @user-hd6ux2xg8x
    @user-hd6ux2xg8x Місяць тому +1

    Ya those jeans looked hot, glad you switched to shorts u seemed way more comfortable

  • @allisonegreenberg
    @allisonegreenberg Місяць тому

    i love your videos!!!

  • @chananjavandewaetere2213
    @chananjavandewaetere2213 Місяць тому

  • @lauramitchell6725
    @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому +2

    I don’t have a dishwasher,but I’ve heard that the dishes need to a little bit on them(definitely rinsed well though) for the detergent to do its job. Is that really a thing? (When I took care of my parents and we shared a duplex, I always washed all of my yard sale finds in their dishwasher because I figured between the HOT water and the bleach in the detergent,the items were getting more sterilized than I could do by hand,I never would have thought that I needed to scrub each piece like you are doing.) Have you ever tried to just rinse and let it do its thing and check the results? They say that the detergents have come a long way.🤷🏼‍♀️(just a thought)🥰

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      I have considered it. I just really can’t seem to move past the idea that they aren’t clean. Maybe if I was better at rinsing immediately I totally would be able to, but these dishes have been sitting anywhere from 1-4 days. I have been trying to get all of us to rinse as we use but it’s such a hard thing for me to actually actually do. I can’t explain it. I know better but I just fine seem to DO better. You know?

    • @lauramitchell6725
      @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому

      @@feraltradwife 👍I always have a dishpan full of hot,soapy water,so that when I do get to them,I just dump the old water and wash everything quickly,no scrubbing. I think everyone just wants to make things easier for you because you have so much on your plate.🥰

  • @terryburch3815
    @terryburch3815 Місяць тому +4

    Why didn’t you have your kids help in the garage?

  • @Edgedamage01
    @Edgedamage01 28 днів тому

    ❤ one question you do not have recycling pick up at your house? Killer job ❤

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  28 днів тому

      We do but it’s one bun every two weeks and we create quite a bit with cans and milk jugs etc that I reserve the huge boxes for me to just haul in eventually

  • @bonniegaither3994
    @bonniegaither3994 Місяць тому +1

    Washing your dishes and hot soapy water before putting them in the dishwasher does not make them cleaner. The detergent actually doesn’t work as well when there’s nothing for it to grab onto in the dishwasher.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      Yes but can you tell that to my crazy side? Because she just will not listen to reason.

  • @nevergonnagiveyouup1104
    @nevergonnagiveyouup1104 Місяць тому

    Great job tackling your to do list!!😊😊

  • @user-jy9vh7yp9p
    @user-jy9vh7yp9p Місяць тому

    Hello from Kosovo ❤
    Hi Feral I watch your video every time and I see you that you work so hard but something that I would like to know Frome you. Have you ever taught your child to be tied and CLEAN?, and why not to help you with your chores, not only you to clean and DO EVERYTHING ..
    Maybe you have to be more minaimal and organiz in your home and the others to not destroyed your home so fast😢😢

  • @MaritaCovarrubias01
    @MaritaCovarrubias01 18 днів тому

    Becoming a vampire isn’t exactly the worst thing 🧛‍♀️

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  18 днів тому

      Omg that’s EXACTLY what a vampire WOULD say!!🧄🧄🧄

  • @dianneperry2903
    @dianneperry2903 Місяць тому +3

    Your music is louder than you talking.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому

      lol YES. I messed up and couldn’t change it after it uploaded. Sucks because I’m telling an amazing story about a turtle peeing on me :(

  • @aliciataylor4820
    @aliciataylor4820 Місяць тому

    Where did you get your pineapple shorts, they are super cute? It was fun spending the day with you!!❤❤

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      Love fitness apparel!! I love them. I have like 5 pairs. They have spandex shorts under with pockets!

  • @michellebooker2994
    @michellebooker2994 Місяць тому

    would love the live chat with me, go for it.

  • @katrinawilson503
    @katrinawilson503 Місяць тому

    Can you tell me we’re your shorts are from? I am loving them 💚🍍💛

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому

      Love fitness apparel! They are amazing! I have like 5 sets. They have spandex under with pockets, and you can wear them into the ocean (and I’ve worn them in the pool no problems). They are so amazing. I absolutely recommend.

  • @dianneperry2903
    @dianneperry2903 Місяць тому

    What part of GA? Are you near Wilmington Island? I live in GA also.

  • @user-yq3uv7cw8s
    @user-yq3uv7cw8s Місяць тому

    YOUR HUSBAND ,ever been checked for lime disease? So many symtoms and alot times you get tested it says negative ,but you discover later you have it

  • @scritti123
    @scritti123 Місяць тому

    Please don't squeeze the turtle 🐢 😂

  • @5-minutecrafts185
    @5-minutecrafts185 8 днів тому

    Você ia ganhar muito dinheiro com esses papelões aqui no Brasil

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  8 днів тому

      That’s so crazy! I had to pay to get rid of it here.

  • @bonniegaither3994
    @bonniegaither3994 Місяць тому

    I don’t think you’d be so “overwhelmed “ if you broke it down into smaller tasks over the next few days. Back porch doesn’t HAVE to be done the same day as an orthodontist spot and a homeschool meeting.

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому +1

      I agree but it’s what I had planned for the day. Holding myself accountable for what I promised myself isn’t a bad think. Plus the back porch took just a few moments. Really all the last part took was just over an hour and was well appreciated by me when all was said and done! ☺️

  • @mariadoceuvieiradearaujo9650
    @mariadoceuvieiradearaujo9650 26 днів тому

    Why on earth do you wash the dishes before put them on the diswhacher

  • @lauramitchell6725
    @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому

    Could you put a large puzzle table in your screened in porch and keep your cats out?

    • @feraltradwife
      @feraltradwife  Місяць тому

      Ohhhh it’s so so hot and muggy out. It would be terrible to spend hours doing it to be honest.

    • @lauramitchell6725
      @lauramitchell6725 Місяць тому +1

      @@feraltradwife I didn’t think about that,forgot that you said you were in Georgia. Well,I’ve done a 2000 piece puzzle once in my life and definitely couldn’t have dealt with someone undoing it constantly,maybe save it for the fall on the porch.🤣😅😂