5 REAL LIFE Steps for an Organized Home
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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As a child I would have never imagined that my favourite day of the week was garbage day.😂😂😂😂 There’s just something about getting the garbage out of my home that makes me feel like it’s a new beginning and it restarts my week for decluttering.
Yes! Monday is recycling day here and thursday is trash day! I have had soo many bags of trash since decluttering. Lol and decluttering helped me get rid of a lot of recyclable stuff too. My garbage bins cannot keep up with this level of decluttering😂😂😂
Me too. Loving trash day now! Thank you Cass!
Hahahaha me too!! I try to always do a like 2 minutes resort of my fridge and throw out the bad food the night before garbage day too so it’s not sitting around outside for long.
omg same
I’m suddenly grateful for having a trash chute right next to my door lol I love throwing trash out
Transformed my home with clutter bug & minimal moms help during this pandemic. I had a family member literally show up at my door & had to stay w me for a few days. Thankfully I developed a habit during these last few months. I could focus on helping them instead of being stressed out or embarrassed about my home. It builds so much confidence feels great.
Good for you!! This was my goal but it never really happened to the extent that I wanted it to. Well I still have a chance?!
The first time I had a boyfriend stay over at my apartment, not only did he clean my kitchen and ceiling fan that I haven’t cleaned in 3 years, he also cooked the best meal I ever had. So yeah, of course I kept him! 14 years together now!
❤️thank you for sharing your story! Made me remember the day I fell in love with my husband!❤️
I would like my son to be this gentleman in the future
Sounds like boyfriend /husband abuse to have to clean after a disgusting mess. Not funny! Luckily for you he helped to get you out io the messy mess. That Hubby deserves your outmost respect and love. 💖💕
My life is changing in every way. You are a big part of my cleaning and organizing
@@lykel3520 men having to clean is abusive? Ok... wow. The brainwashing is strong here... I cry for your daughters.
@@ultravioletpisces3666 I'd feel like shit if my romantic partner had to costantly clean up my messes, regardless of gender... Sure you can help eachother out, but honestly, everyone should be actively trying to fix their own shit instead of leaving it for others
Love that you have a labeled box called "labels" behind you 😅💯
That story at the end inspired me. I’m not hiding dishes in the oven but if you can go from that to where you are now, there’s hope for me. Thank you 🤗
Love ur story at the end... Got chills.. He cleaned it for you?!!! 🥳 That's the one!!
I've recently realized that I probably have untreated adhd, and that has changed my mind set a lot. I'm not lazy, I'm just overwhelmed by my own mess.
I was diagnosed with ADHD last year at age 41. It's so revealing when you find out what ADHD really is and that you've gone undiagnosed and untreated for your whole life and have been working against your brain rather than with it and now have to figure out how to work with it and what works. It's overwhelming.
@@gingereiss9099 Just trying to get a diagnosis as an adult is overwhelming. The place I have to go to get tested is not close, and does not take insurance. I was tested by a psychiatrist near me, but that test was too simple to be meant for adults.
@@CirquedJoy where do you live? If a psychiatrist tested you, they should be able to prescribe meds.
Either way, I'm sorry that you're dealing with that. I hope you can get whatever help you need
@@gingereiss9099 The test they gave me said I don't have adhd, but I don't think that test I took was developed with adults in mind, I think It's meant for kids. I am looking for a second opinion from someone who specializes in testing adults.
@@CirquedJoy oh. Gotcha. Yeah it can be difficult when they tend to focus on kid behaviors
We have been purging for the last three weeks. We’ve gotten rid of SO MANY THINGS that our neighbors literally thought we were moving.
The peace of mind is so much more valuable than the money spent on those possessions we’ve recently let go of.
LABELING IS SUCH A GAME CHANGER!!!!!! ITS SOOO IMPORTANT!!!
Also, one thing that has helped me so much is realizing how important it is for my kids (6 & 7) to SEE me decluttering & organizing. My hope is that when they grow up, they don’t feel this internal struggle I’ve felt for so long!! ♥️
I heartily second that last point - I basically never saw my parents declutter anything, so when my mom told me (when I was in high school/college) I needed to go through my stuff and decide what to keep and what to get rid of, 1) I had no example to follow, and 2) I felt like she was a hypocrite because she was telling me to do things she refused to do herself. Fast forward to over a decade later, and I'm the one who's leading the charge on decluttering, 'cause turns out I'm a cricket and she's a bee (she complains about not having any counter space, yet insists on keeping the counters pretty much completely covered in things that "all have to stay out", and they're not organized at all, so it's just a huge stressful mess, and she forces it on me when she comes to visit at my house, which literally drives me insane yet she claims it's my own fault - I get that she's a visual bug, but she's shooting herself in the foot by refusing to do any decluttering in the kitchen; Cas's rephrased question for decluttering should help her).
I agree totally with the parents being example. I love my mother to bits but she didnt really know any more herself to have the skills when i was a child either. We have both improved sooo much these days but gosh i wish i knew some of these things when I was younger
This is so true, I want my kids to stop seeing me get so frustrated every morning till night about this mess. And labels.... I've been saying that I'm going around after I've organized and labeling literally everything!!!!
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I've been known to hide dirty dishes in the oven and under the sink, picked up that trick from my mom😂 . Glad we've both overcome that bad habit! Thanks Cas, your videos always give me that kick in the butt i need.
OMG HE IS A KEEPER !! 🤣🤣🤣 TRUE LOVE , thats cool he Helped !! What a blessing!!❤
Oh my gosh yes, diaper boxes! I still use one from when my son was a baby as a box to store Christmas decorations. My son will be 20 in Feb!!!
I really appreciate you sharing this story. When I was a young professional living alone a friend of mine stopped over at my place unannounced. I will never forget her face of disgust/surprise/horror when she stepped into a living room that was so covered with clutter that you couldn't actually walk in. Thank you for helping me organize and keep organized my home!
Btw, kindergarten teachers label everything because they’ve lost their minds and can’t remember where anything is. Ask me how I know.
LOL!!! Yes!
Hahahaha!!! 🤣😂🤣
Also, as teachers we can be natural hoarders. We always think I might use this someday.😩
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"They have lost their minds " hahaha this cracked me up.
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your stories of stuffing dirty dishes in cabinets. I do all these things. I walk into my house and it stinks. Your stories give me hope and motivation to get it decluttered and clean daily.
Thank you for all of the tips. I deserve to have a clean home. 🏠
Wow so Joe is the spark to your business. You are blessed. I thank God for you
OMG Your end story brings back so many memories! I was dating my now husband of 35 years and when we living in different cities. He brought his best friend to meet me as a surprise. I told them to give me a half hour because I wasn’t going to let them into my apartment the way it was. I was shoving things everywhere (including dirty pots and pans in the oven!) When they came back they said it couldn’t have been that bad because it was so clean!!!! 😂😂😂🙄😜
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I call that the "stuff and cram" style of housekeeping. Ha!
Hahaha cleaning at the speed of lightning 🤣 yes know it well... ive only just been able to allow my MIL into the house without a freak out with her drop in visits during the past year bcos of this channel. Phew
“And he married me anyway” what a beautiful story!
I am a recovering hoarder (raised by hoarders) and I still check my oven every time I turn it on because I melted sooooo many things previously.
I met my husband about a year after I started with “I am a person who is not a hoarder” mindset slowly chipping away at what I had accumulated. He did my dishes pretty much every time he visited me. And he married me anyway.
Thanks for sharing all that you share!
I found your channel just in time. I had been married for three years, had two kids a fulltime job, we were broke and my house was a DISASTER! My anxiety was through the roof. (Also both of our mothers stopped by whenever they wanted without unannounced. Toxic. ). the weekend I would have to use my large dust push broom to make a large pile in the center of my living room/dinning room. I was searching for help online and came across Alejandra Castello. I was so impressed and excited to get started and quickly felt that I would never have a manageable, beautifully organized home like hers. After a while I came across your channel! The fact that you were using cardboard diaper boxes and shopping at the dollar tree was right up my alley. I felt as though you were meeting me where I was in life. Thank you so much. ♡♡
Hubs and I are decluttering today, we need to move in about 3 months so getting started early. I feel some ‘trash’ bag therapy coming on
You are a decluttering rockstar!
I like that positive self talk! Very healthy 😍
Tbh, I do need things to look Pinterest worthy because I’m motivated by making things look beautiful. When the room looks beautiful and something is out of place, I would put it right without even thinking about it.
I like coming back to your older videos for inspiration. You do a great job at being relatable and inspiring people!!
The Hubs came in as I was sitting here watching this video on my phone. About two sentences into the description of how messy you used to be, he said, “Honey, I didn’t know you had your own UA-cam channel!” 🤦🏻♀️ Yeah, I need that class.
Lol. Ah, cute story about Joe. May your bond of love and friendship only grow more!
Congrats on finding a real "keeper". I think men like that are extremely rare! Thanks for the tips. Happy New Year!
Shelly
Inventory in your house is inventory in your brain. SO TRUE!!!
I have a small home and figuring out that containing my stuff makes it easier to use has been a huge plus in keeping me organized. I'm a ladybug with some cricket tendencies. Baskets have helped so much. They aren't pretty at my house, just doing their job.
Same!! We moved from 1500 sf to 964 sf a year ago. I’m almost done with my clutter and the process has subconsciously inspired my hubs to get rid of stuff.
Loved your story...Hubby was definitely a keeper! So sweet.
When I was dating my now husband (we only dated a few months before getting engaged), we were talking one evening about getting married (something we both put a high priority on), and he asked me if there was anything more I wanted to know about him or his situation. Having gotten to know his five motherless kids and having seen the messy way he kept his house (kind of understandable given his situation), I jokingly said that as long as he wasn’t hiding any bodies in the basement (the only part of the house I hadn’t seen yet), I was pretty sure I knew what I was getting into. To my shock, he turned beet red. Turns out, a tenant that had just moved out of the basement apartment had left food trash and attracted rats. My husband had successfully killed the rats, but the bodies hadn’t been disposed of yet and were still in the basement. I laughed so hard, I cried. I still married him - despite the bodies in the basement. Four years in, we’ve cleaned up a lot, and I would still do it all over again.
He's a lucky man & you're a hell of a woman/stepmom!❤
This is rich😅
That was true love! What grace! Thanks for sharing your precious story.
Love your story time. Your lucky he did not run away from you. He is so sweet.
Right! I went on a date once, I drove to his apartment and when I was welcomed in he said "I'm not quite ready, you can clean my apartment while you wait." He disappeared into the bathroom, I disappeared out the front door. LOL!
Thank you so much for this video! I have bins on bins of empty bins. I am 38 and feel like a JR hoarder. Remember that show Clean House with Niece Nash? One room pulled into the yard looks like 3 rooms? I am a clutter bug and so so glad i recently found your page. You super inspire me!!! 5 mins matter! Thank you again! Manifesting a better version of myself, the version i always wanted to be but never took steps.
When I was in the Navy, my commander kept telling us "if you look good you feel good" well the same thing can be said about your home "when it looks good YOU FEEL GOOD"
I say the same thing. Clutter equals stress, no clutter and home minus kids is not stressful.
So true & thank u4 your service!❤💪💙
It also translates to "If you don't feel good, you have no energy to make you and your space look good."
@@haveyougotyourtowel Very true. The concept is circular, not linear.
Look good ↔️ Feel good
Yes!!
Omg, where have you been all my life? What a wonderful channel. It all makes so much sense! Thank you a million times over!
OMG this is awesome - My friend just told me about your channel, I think I'm hooked! Love the story at the end, I can relate. My then-boyfriend-now-husband was so gracious about my disastrous apartment (when I told myself finding a job after being laid off was more important than a tidy home...and beyond). Him and my sister both helped me conquer the chaos before we got married (thank you to them both!), but I still have progress to make. It's ironic that I can create such a mess in personal physical places (at home or my work desk), but when it comes to work tasks, everyone says I'm so organized. I also seem to be better at helping others tidy up their spaces rather than my own. Anyone else relate? Anyway, I love this, thank you!
I relate. I'm super organized at work and in most of the house. As soon as it's my corner though it becomes a disaster very quickly because "I'll need that really soon" so I wouldn't put stuff away
Thank you, Cass, for sharing your story with us. It helps me not to hate myself as much when my place is a disaster.
I had roommates who were like your pre-organized days. Two of us were tidy and two were the "hide the dirty dishes" sort. It just goes to show that you can learn and grow and change...thanks for sharing your stories and tips!
Applauding your humble heart, and grateful for you sharing your wisdom. Peace and blessings to you and yours.
I love your stories! I used to think that using containers would take up too much space to be of any help. Only when I started decluttering did I realize that containers are a wonderful way to control inventory!! I know my family appreciates the decluttering and organization because they are putting things away like never before!!! Thanks for your help!!
Wow, that story almost made me cry. It makes me think of unconditional love and kindness. You have come so far that it's definitely inspiring. Your ideas are also some of the very wisest I've seen and heard... for decluttering, cleaning and organizing. God bless sweetheart!!
I've gotten so many good tips and inspiration from you but teaching me what kind of "clutter bug" I am was the most valuable. As a "ladybug" I now know what kind of organizing methods work for me and what will only fail and frustrate me. I encourage everyone to watch the videos that will help you figure out which "bug" you are. Thanks Cass..you're AWESOME!!
I love the slob story at the end. Super cute! Inspirational.
Yes! The diaper boxes and Amazon boxes are awesome to use. When I was younger I did this and even hot glued fabric I had laying around on the boxes to make them look cuter 🙂
Awwwww the story at the end was so heartwarming. You definitely married the right man! ❤
Love your stories at the end! He stayed bc you are awesome ❤️
❤️ what would an organized person do? Changing the mindset!❤️ So True!
Aww! What a sweet ending! I'm so happy you found a solution to your messy self!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for being so honest & sharing that story! Very cool. Gives me hope ☺️🕊
LOVE your stories at the end!! Not only are they a great way to get to know you more, but I feel so much reliability, and you usually make me LAUGH~! Love you so, so, so, much!!
I am only 1:57 into the video and THUMBS UP!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and sweet spirit with us all! PROUD subscriber!!
I'd love to hear more about your relationship. How you met and overcame challenges. Joe sounds absolutely amazing.
I love you for sharing your real stories about never washing dishes. You aren’t alone.. How many of us have bought new underwear cause we didn’t have any clean laundry??
So grateful for your candor- all I could do was shower and dishes!!!!
I just discovered your channel. I love your personality and honesty! Blessings ❤️🙏🏼
See what you got yourself into now Joe? Yep! The super organized and tidy Cass! People are capable of change!!
Oh I love your "glad you stayed til the end"!! I hate doing dishes!! So I've come up with a plan...I'm giving myself 2 plates, 4 bowls, 2 cups, 2 mugs, and 2 each eating utensils. The rest is going in the upper cupboard that is useless. I'm keeping them for when my kids come to eat on occasion.
And doing something similar with the cooking and baking tools 😉. Plus my clothes, doing the same concept. All of this after decluttering!!
I do, too! I've gotten to the point where, in order to keep my sanity, I've gone down to one of each utensil/dish and always wash them after every meal. I keep a handful of extras for when I have company, but except during that time, it stays in the high cupboard, too.
That is why i have a dishwasher 🙂
@@jacquelinebryant6056 I have one, too, but I use one, maybe two, dishes per meal (and I usually use the same dish because I only have one of it and I use it for most things I eat), and one, maybe two, pieces of silverware. So it's not worth it, based on that, for me to use the dishwasher. And unloading a full dishwasher has always been extremely overwhelming for me unless I have someone else who can help me.
Awwww Joe! So sweet
I honestly can’t come up with words that would tell you truthfully how much I appreciate you and ur family for sharing you with us. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2013. I am not technically smart so one day I was sitting on the couch with my kids and they wanted to show me something called UA-cam. Well they r young but r trying to help me so they punch in organization because they knew that was one of my favorite things to do and that’s when they found You!. Ty Cass. I’m not doing anything yet because I just can’t move. Embarrassed to say. It’s me and my 5 kids in a very tiny house. Our family home was taken from us and I had a complete breakdown due to that and being married to a narcissist. I never even heard of that word before. I can’t get moving but all I do is keep playing this one video over and over and over. The one about Joe staying over. Lol please Cass would you consider including me and my children in ur prayers and also pl my little guy with Down syndrome. He was born with 3 holes in his heart fluid on his brain and a spinal cord. You probably get this a lot but I am going to say it anyway... I thank God for you. Sincerely with sisterly love, Linda from Pa.
I will pray for you! God bless
Absolutely love that story. It is awesome he did all the dishes and cleaned up for you.
Growing up, I picked up a lot of bad habits from my mom who was a single parent who worked her butt off outside of the home to take care of me! Today, because of people like you, I now have an organized, clean home, and the skills and confidence to keep it that way! (Yes, mom hid dirty dishes in the oven and I melted quite a few! LOL!)
I'm 70 and getting to the end of my organizing, finally. My 40 y o son married a gal like mom now their house is off limits due to clutter. I pray for them.
@@MKCarol-ms7lg IF you are a recovering clutterbug, share and *teach* her. Turn her on to this channel & show her what you've learned. Don't leave her and your son to struggle on their own.
@@nodoboho Great idea. I will do that.
You are so brave ,so brave to share your amazingly superb story,
Thanks for being so inspirational
Your weight loss is inspiring as well.🌺
So excited for Your Show!!!! Congratulations! That is so Exciting!!! You deserve it!
So glad you are honest. This is what I need. I am not perfect by birth but I want to get better. And i have slowly.
Ok, I subscribed and turned on notifications because of how much I can relate to that story at the end. You seem so relatable now. Somehow I had missed that you were a recovering slob. So inspiring!
You are so awesome! I grew up in a disorganized and messy house which was a huge embarrassment because my relatives and friends homes were not like mine. I have become organized over the years and love your videos and share them with family because I am convinced it makes your life much less stressful. Thank you! You rock.
❤ Shirley
Cass, I love your style of organization!
Aa they say if someone can't handle you at your worst, they don't deserve you at your best!!
Thank you Cass for sharing. I can use this kind of motivation! I have piles of stuff that I need to sort thru in every room!
Today, I cleaned, decluttered, and organized our cleaning closet. Since I share this house with my mother it’s harder for me to get rid of things even if they aren’t earning their place in the home. It’s largely because my mom is a ladybug and has a hard time letting go of things she “might” use. HOWEVER, I still managed to get a garbage bag of trash out, decanted everything in a box except for the dusting mob heads, and pulled out a large pile of cleaning supplies that we aren’t using. It’s a process and I’m hoping that as time goes on we’ll keep our momentum. Thanks for being here as my background motivation Cass. Binging your channel is helping me lots - especially since it allows me to get more into what works for each member of my family and find ways for all of us to be okay with the method to reducing our madness.
I love your romantic story! Definitely a keeper! And yes, self talk is the key, what would an organized person do?
The fact that you’ve recovered and have your own show inspires me so unbelievably!! Thanks for this.
Thanks Cass..You have taught me alot...and I changed my mind set...I have learned so much from you over the past few years about organization...letting go of things...and keeping a more tidy home! My moma always taught us..""There is a thing for every place, and a place for everything""...so that was the basis of how my sisters and I lived as young children into our adult life....I went away from most of that when I started having kids..then it was all about them...and things got so out of hand and unorgainzed and a total hot mess even after they grew up and got married...etc...But you have brought back my momas lessons and yes..""There is a thing for every place, and a place for everything!""....knowing where I can find things through out my house is so much easier...and knowing I can go in a room and be ok with how it looks..and things are put away! :D Thanks again!!
Thanks to this lovely young lady, I am beginning my decluttering and organizing mission today. I am a hoarder. My home is out of control (a hot mess)! I am now excited about my new journey 💕💕💕
I just adore and love your candor. You make me feel inspired to take action and organize like the bee 🐝 I am! Can’t wait to see what the collaboration is all about too!
You make me feel so much better! I am slightly conflicted because I have beautiful tidy draws and cupboards but I also have stuff everywhere!
Wow this was such a beautiful, well spoken and motivating video. Thank u so much x
The story at the end was very endearing 🥰
I have lived in my apartment for almost 9 years, and have never decluttered my bedroom closet. When I moved in, I swore I would organize it "someday", but that someday never came. Then I bought items needed for the house, blankets, lamps, and other items without getting rid of the stuff I already had.
I have recently started decluttering this space, and I can tell you it is freeing!
I wish I had done it years ago!!
Thank you for your honesty, Joy, charm & stories! I needed them today
This is AMAZING coming right on time for the New Year!!! Definitely some great ideas because I plan to take it slow, but start my decluttering! One section at a time but, the exact motivation I need!!!
Loved the story of how you found your keeper ❤️🥰
✔️I’ve signed up for the course with two of my favourite UA-camrs Cass and Dawn 😊
I am currently making all these changes in my life and in my home! I'm a mom of 4 and it's just me and my kids in the house so all of the cleaning and organizing is my responsibility. I finally came to the conclusion that I am in control of my space and that even on a tight budget I can make my home organized.and somewhere that I truly love to spend my time! I have been buying dollar tree containers and am going thru my house room by room and making positive changes!!! It's not easy but it's definitely worth it!!! Thank you for sharing your story and your tips!!! I too was a slob and have thrown out more than one leftover container or dish bc I didn't want to wash it!!! And getting the dishes done every day is actually where I started! I got a dollar tree bin and started washing the dishes anytime that bin was full...even if that meant doing small amounts of dishes a few times a day! By finding a system that worked for dishes it made me realize that I can do this! I can find ways to keep up on my house! And I CAN do it!!! And for once in my life dishes were not a dreaded chore that took me hours to do!!! And now I am making these changes in every room of my home!!!
OMG I did (sometimes still do) some of the things you talked about at the end. But I am fighting tooth and nail to get back where I was. Downloaded and printed a lot of your printables!! Definitely will never be a minimalist though Dawn has great tips but I love decor and crafting! So following you closely and pushing forward to win the battle!
What a man you've got! But then again he found an awesome woman so you're both keepers! Thank you Cas, for your wit and wisdom.
Well 2021 I've got to de - CLUTTER. Lacking motivation every day.. Xx Thank you. X need to watch more of your video's xx
Ahhh, I love the honesty of the very end. Just the thought that you used to be very disorganised and have changed your mindset makes me feel real hopeful for my home (it's currently bare at the moment as I'm slowly getting everything out of storage but also going through it all to donate to charity the very next day otherwise it will end up on a deal with later cupboard.)
'" ... 'The other closet has a six foot iguana in it.' And he married me anyways." That's both an aaaaawww and a haaaaaaa!
now I want to hear the iguana story and how the heck it ended up in that closet :D
@@adelest9500 probably to hide it from Joe 😂
I rewinded that twice to make sure I heard that 😆 How? What? 😆
🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was amazing right!
How do you fit a 6 for iguana in an apartment? Or even a house? 6ft!?!
😂 I love the story about your husband! That’s so sweet! 💗
Somewhere I missed the video where you purged your clothes after you lost weight. Would love to see that one. Just had baby #6 and need motivation to sort my clothes
Congrats Mama! You're doing a great job; hang in there❤👊
Cass you're my inspiration! I love watching your videos and I've learned sooo much from you. I have to turn on your podcast when I'm cleaning, I always forget. I have never been a messy person but living with my kids and husband I just go crazy. My life is so busy and watching you do it all is so inspirational. I've adapted good enough to move on and it's been amazing, I learned that from you! Thank you 🙏
The smaller your house the more organized and tidy you need to be lol. My advice to those who struggle to stay tidy and keep things in place, would be to downsize your house 🤣🤣
but then I see all these organized spaces like closets and pantries and I don't have anywhere to do that!
22 ft RV van 🚐easier to keep clean and orderly than the 3 bdrm condo. In fact 22 ft RV easier than the 26ft Class C we had before
Those I know who bought big homes said that was number two regret.
I found the opposite to be true. My husband and I and later, our son, lived in a 470 square foot mobile home and I never could put everything away. When we finished building a 2300 square foot home, we, and our new daughter had places for everything. It was wonderful!. Forty years later, I’ve built a 950 square foot apartment on the house and moved into that. No sewing room, closets too small for clothes needed for a climate with 4 separate seasons, tools, bicycle, furniture from the house…. All this happened right after major back surgery, the death of my son, and renovating the apartment after the last renter left. This year I lost over 50 pounds and I’m getting rid of clothes that are too big and will never fit me again. I feel that if only I can get everything organized once, I can keep it that way, but I never seem to be able to complete the job. I am getting closer every year.
What a sweet man you have! You know Some of your story reminds me of my mom and NOW I understand. She stored important papers in the oven. Scared me to death but she had a new oven and was NEVER going to use it because she’d have to clean in - voila! Instant file cabinet!! Lol
If I can hit love for this video, I would. Changing how you talk to yourself, internal dialog, is so important! I actually just started that this year. U were preaching girl! And your story at the end defines true love in my eyes. May you both have a long lasting and blessed marriage.
You definitely know what you are doing! I like your energy and attitude!! Thank you for sharing this!
That story at the end makes me feel so much better about myself , I know I've improved from when I was like that but not by much , but slow progress is still progress
So loved your story at the end of this video! What a wonderful supportive husband you have❤️
A friend asks me to help w’ her stuff. But she won’t let any of it go! So frustrating.
She mentally is attached to the items. I couldn't let go because my stuff has been nicer to me than people have. How can you put out an item when you feel that item has helped you and never let you down. Please be patient with your friend. Its so hard to ask for help. Especially the people closest to us. She must trust you.
Be patient with your friend, the fact she’s asked for your help is a great start and it will be slow. You could ask her get rid of what she doesn’t like. Get that out of the house immediately so no going back. Your a great friend just remember and remind yourself of that when you get frustrated. Best of luck 👏👍
I feel your frustration as I’ve been helping a friend for years now. She’s an organized hoarder and knows where everything is at but it’s taking over her life. I finally understand why she’s the way she is and why she’s holding on to all this stuff. It all comes down to the mental state of mind she’s in. We are making progress slowly but she’s getting there. Get to the root of why it’s hard for your friend to let go of her stuff without judging her, just listen and take it from there. I hope this helps.
I feel you. My 12 year old son can’t get rid of things because he knows it’s crazy, but he thinks things feel rejected when he gets rid of them. It is so hard because I like everything neat and easy to clean.
What if you started with a less sentimental area like the bathroom?