How to Diagnose Someone's Organizing Style WITHOUT the Quiz | Clutterbug Podcast # 167
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
- Do you struggle to know what your organizing style is?
In today's podcast, I walk through how I diagnose my client's organizing style. I share my step-by-step thought process when walking through a house and what to look out for.
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I love the fact that you said "you've already spent money on it and you are no richer for having it and you will be no poorer for getting rid of it" this will help me immensely going forward xx
So… I grabbed a trash bag… started with under the kitchen sink. Found that the floor of the cabinet had rotted out 😮. Now my simple declutterring has turned into a small home improvement project lol! I am now alone so had to figure it out on my own. It ain’t pretty or “right” but it’s done and usable. Problem sometimes when trying to deal with old houses and no room. You never know what you might run into, and I think that is also a big part of my problem when it comes to declutterring some areas. But I filled a trash bag, “fixed’ the cabinet and feel good about my accomplishment. Thank you for all your inspiring videos! Not only are they inspiring but also very understanding, non-judgemental and compassionate. I’m so glad I found your channel!
You have a leak that should be addressed!
Cas, I hope you realize how much you are helping people! This is a brilliant talk, full of motivation, empathy and love. Thank you so much! Sending love from Spain ❤
Thank you!!
Tears❤
I’m laughing when you describe a detail organizer and I’m like doesn’t everyone put all the pens together, the spoons together? Why would someone not want to do that 😂. Interestingly though I’m not good using a planner.
Same here. 😂
I'm great at starting a planner and crap at actually using it regularly 😅
It’s true though guys! 😳 My mom is that way… She has reusable straws in two or three different places. Teas in different places. Her mugs are spread out through the kitchen. It is a mess! I’ve tried to help her, but to no avail. She asked for my help again last month, and I said ‘nope… It is a hot topic for us! Either hire someone or get a friend to help you.’ I don’t understand it either. I love having things streamlined and close at hand, and one home for all the things. I helped her go through her utensils because she has three containers on her counter, full of all the utensils. I had one container up there, and put all of her seldom used utensils under the cabinet within reach of the stove. A week or so later, she had everything back up on the counter. I don’t know how to help her or what to do. Honestly, I think there’s nothing I can do because I think it’s that mother daughter relationship thing… And it’s not my circus. 🎪 And it’s no use sharing videos… because she knows it all.🤪
I’m so organized in even the junk drawer. I couldn’t understand why my hubby wants things in sight, makes me crazy. I finally get it and try to compromise. He needs open shelves for his clothes. 😀😀
I want everything neatly folded and in a drawer. My bathroom counter is clear. Hubby’s is not BUT it can still be neat and clean!!!
I feel like planners must be for crickets. I'm a bee and writing something in a planner is similar to me to sticking it in a box in the back of the closet. I only just found out about the styles this week. But I remember 15 years ago in college coming up with a 1 page sheet that I put all my homework and reading assignments for the week plus big projects coming up and taping it above my desk.
Cas, through you, I learned that I am a ladybug. But before I started decluttering, I couldn't have guessed that. Until I started getting rid of excess so I COULD put stuff away, I didn't know WHY I was so stressed all the time by my home. I knew it was "messy" and I needed to "clean more," but on a deeper level, I knew there was something else wrong. When I found you, Dawn, and Dana, I realized I was overwhelmed by everything in my environment. I set out to purge my home of undesirable items and discovered that I love visual simplicity. I love grabbing something out when I need it, and tossing it back away when I'm done. Quick, easy, out of sight! Thanks for returning my sanity!
That's super motivational, thank you for sharing 💕 I'm at the beginning of my journey, got rid of many things but still scared of letting go more... wish me luck and strength because I'll need them!
PREACH, Cass! 😃24:04 to 31:23 is pure mindset magic and inspiration! 🤩😍 30:24 "..and fill so many bags and so many boxes until you finally wake up one day and you look around and you think ‘Wow, my house looks pretty good, and I didn’t even clean it.’ That’s your moment. That’s you clutter threshold. That’s the moment when life becomes easier because YOU were brave enough to let go of all the stuff that’s making it hard." ❤ Love ya', Cass!! ❤
22:18 Squeee to the puppy coming in and flopping down for a little snooze!! 😃❤🐶💞😍
The puppy is clearly at peace there....
I got teary-eyed in the last few minutes -- just what I needed to hear. This is about loving our self and giving ourselves the space we deserve. Amen.
Home office shared with hubby. I thought we both were mostly crickets. Listening to this, I realize my hubby may be more bee and I may be more ladybug. His stuff laying everywhere drives me crazy! But I have a hard time filing papers away because I have detailed files and it isn’t working.💡😂
So true! A detailed filing system is not working for me either.
I am a bee and I actually love filling cabinets 😅 but it needs to be broader categories and for me to shove the papers in 😁 and when I need something I just take the small bunch out and find the one I need
After 3 years of decluttering, I'm still not there. Forced to downsize and from time to time, I just feel so much loss that it's hard to just keep getting rid of MORE. I'm stuck. Thank you, Cass. I needed this today. 😢❤
"know thyself" - an age old concept that rings oh so true on so many levels.
Cas, this is a fantastic podcast. I realized months ago that my husband and I organize completely differently. But as a small business person, I am finding that when it comes to filing away "my" paperwork, my files were too detailed. The lawyer's experience completely explains my current home office frustration. Thank you!
I still have a really hard time figuring out my husband’s style … I know he’s macro, but I can’t tell visual vs hidden because he seems to do both. I’d swear he’s a ladybug, but he doesn’t hide all his stuff out of sight, just out of the primary space.
For example, his stuff in the bathroom is all randomly shoved into drawers - except the hairbrush, which is set on whatever the closest flat surface was when he finished brushing it - anywhere from the bathroom counter to the kitchen counter or a dresser, even 2 floors away in his office.
Or his clothes - his closet & dresser only contain what he currently wears weekly and everything else is stored in other rooms, even though there’s plenty of room for it in the spaces . However, he never closes doors.
It’s like he easily becomes blind to clutter until it’s in his way.
He does have ADHD, so I know some of this has to do with that, but it’s so hard to figure out systems that stick.
I’m seriously considering tying a rope to the hairbrush so it can’t wonder off 😂
He could be both. She's talked about leaning toward 1 style or the other depending on the space
Anyone else want to snuggle up and take a nap with the puppy? ❤
My husband and I are both lady bugs through and through. Learning that about ourselves (and then binge-watching your videos) has changed our home DRAMATICALLY. I can’t thank you enough, Cas!
I’m confused. If you are both the same, weren’t you organized and happy? We are so different we are constantly arguing!
@@bcfriardoyle7697 we are now that we got our house in order. We both had way too much stuff & didn’t really realize it. Especially since it all was hidden in closets so our house appeared tidy but it was chaos. I see how it would be so hard being opposite of anyone in your household!
Determining someone's style is so much nicer than diagnosing someone's style
Wow. Was not expecting such a huge impact video when a I clicked on it. Feeling so enlightened after this. Thank you❤❤
Ooooh! This makes so much more sense now. I don't LIKE seeing my stuff but if I hide important things they will die where they were out but if I just drop it I'll keep seeing it.
I like most stuff put away as long as I use it so ritually that I couldn't possibly forget about it. My detail is determined by the time savings. Its so easy to put all my batteries with the same type in a caddy that I will because I don't want to dig when I need the battery but paperwork is all together because I'll likely never need it again so who care!
I thought I just had multiple organization personality disorder 😅.
This was very useful. I have learned at visual doesn't have to mean 'clear' for me, because sometimes clear isn't pretty, and I like pretty. LOL. Clear can men a pretty box with a label on it.
I also love this quote: "you've already spent money on it and you are no richer for having it and you will be no poorer for getting rid of it" I am going to get rid of some organizational pieces that are the wrong size.
I am a butterfly, I think. That said, I'm also trying to account for how my disability (in a wheelchair) fits in... Like, I can't go as high with vertical storage as I might like. And I can't necessarily reach a pegboard (and I'm not sure I'm even allowed to put one up, given the rules in my rental unit re: attaching stuff to walls).
I love seeing your new fur baby come in and chill out!🐾🐾❤
He is adorable Cas!
“Trust yourself” 🥰 This is my new favourite life mantra and I love it! Thank you Cas x 🙏🏼
I love this. I always thought I enjoyed things being hidden away. While I do enjoy the aesthetic, I realize I am an "out of sight out of mind" individual and will never reach for hidden items. I'm a proud bee through and through now. 🐝
I thought the same. My step mom is an amazingly organized bee and my parents home is so visually stressful to me. I thought I'd want things hidden and kept trying to organize like a cricket. I'd constantly forget about things, and my butterfly husband would never put anything away. The light bulb moment for me was combining it with Dana's clutter threshold. We both like to have our everyday things where we can see them, but the amount of stuff I can handle is way less than than my stepmom. So now I know I can organize visually too, but I need way less stuft
That's me, things must be in view, that I use daily. And a little in view if I need to see it monthly. I'm def "Out of sight out of mind.
0:12 Hi Cassandra, My name is Merrawyn - living and working on the Gold Coast and I will be 74 in late June😱😱😱. Where has my life gone!!! I need to do things smarter and easier now that I am in the “over the hill” mob. Feeling terrified to be honest. I have completed your 30 day boot camp and getting closer to liking my spaces around the place. Amazon , Silly Sollys (similar to Dollar Tree), TKMax & Bunnings (similar to Home Depot) have been my go-to for getting things organised. I need to do things smarter & easier to manage house keeping and cleaning. I so love some of the gadgets being used on the UA-cam vlogs & I daily watch folk like Clutterbug, Minimal Mum Dawn & her sister Diana & Ashley from Til Vacuum Do Us Part to name just a tiny few. Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement & also teaching us how to let go of things that clutter our lives. Love and blessings Ⓜ️❤️🤗 Merrawyn
Just by watching this…. So Empowering such encouragement! I absolutely love you Cass! Bravo for allowing us to feel strong, you are compassionate, empathetic and so understanding!!
Thank you, Cass, for this very wise, kind and practical message. I am always inspired and encouraged by your words.
Cas, I have read the emails you send. I have watched your podcasts. But this one really spoke to me. It is less important how I organize than I need to declutter, really take the blinders off and get rid of stuff. Thank you.
For me, I think I don't fall neatly in your "detailed / non-detailed" categories. What I kind of noticed, is that I like things in little categories. Things that are in different categories together in a drawer or box stresses me out a lot. But I also notice that I don't put thins away if it's not easy. And for me it's not the mental energy of sorting things, but the physical energy of putting things in their place. The amount of steps I have to take. I won't open boxes, or remove things that are stacked to put things in the right box. So I kind of follow your advice for crickets (because I definitely prefer my organisation hidden.) But I have an extra rule. I call it the "one step rule". Things have to be in micro categories, but it can't take more than one step to put things away. So I have boxes without lids, or drawers. But the boxes are small, and all the drawers have dividers. And this really seems to work for me. I have implemented this in my kitchen and a few of the storage solutions in my work space, and this really seems to stay organised. I am slowly working on tackling the rest of my house
This sounds like the best of both styles 😊
LOL! I opened my junk drawer and it's neat. My sneakers came off about an hour ago and they are next to each other, in front of the hutch. I opened the cabinet and took out the bowl I haven't used in possible a year. I have been going through my stuff for the past 6 months, since I found you and the other ladies. I am getting there. My husband needs to see some stuff so I won't get rid of those items but I can move them (I'm in the kitchen watching you). He doesn't cook but every once in a while, he wants ___ . So the hutch can hold those items. It's close enough. Thank you for the videos. I actually started listening tonight while I sewed Christmas gifts and the videos kept going. Sewing is done and now kitchen declutter will start again. I think I'm a Bee or Cricket. :)
I’ve been watching your channel for years. In October/November I started thinking about actually decluttering and did a Swedish Death Cleaning. I have empty drawers, cabinets and closets are organized and downsized! Thx for the motivation.
Thank you for making our ways, ok. 😊
Cas, your podcasts need to be put into books. So good 😎
Cas, I have watched a lot of your videos and this video was one of my most favourites. You know that feeling when it ends and you just want to watch it again! Yes that was the feeling! Loved it 🩷
Your voice is the BEST!!!! Thank you for your time!!! And help! ❤❤❤
Wow. I usually do something while watching podcasts. But I found myself just sitting and watching. I know I'm a ladybug but I now know what my husband is! Thank you!!
I'm listening to this (and not quite done), and I feel like I fall in an in-between category. I'm detailed to a point. And visual and uncategorized to a point. This fits my personality because I'm also a writer, and I can plot a book only so much before it goes off the rails. I studied to make myself more organized with that aspect of life, but I'll never be 100%. So... I guess I'm really me no matter what I'm doing, but I'm trying to do it better!
Writer here too (and a plotter) and I also feel like I'm something in between.
Watching and listening to you helped me realize why my husband wouldn’t “organize” his work area like mine. He had to see his notes on his clients and projects. I like things filed. Thank you for helping me to understand there are types of organizing styles. And maybe understand him too. 😉 ❤
Hello
After watching your podcast, I believe I'm a bee. I stack until I find a way to store it and I'm a perfectionist. I have a hard time doing a "partial" tidying up and coming back to it later. Your podcast has been a huge motivator for me and I now understand my ADHD better.
Awesome video Cas! You're so inspiring!!
I am someone who genuinely fears imminent economic collapse and suddenly finding ourselves in the next great depression. I seem to be alone in this fear in my immediate circle of close family and friends so I cannot express my fears without having them brushed off and ignored. Despite my fears I also have (undx) adhd imo and am no prepper. I struggle to organise the basics of life and keep a halfway tidy house without being also able to prepare far in advance. I have 3 children with higher than normal needs (food allergies, autism and adhd) and so that is a lot to manage. Before the last few years I was trying to get my life on track and clear out what was almost a hoarders amount of junk & clutter. This goal is really the only thing that makes me feel in control and happy as it seems the one thing I can try to control. I cannot seem to feel calm with a messy unorganised cluttered house. So I have decided, even though I fear economic uncertainty and potential food shortages, rather than panic buying food against my husband’s wishes, I am going to continue to focus on decluttering. This sounds a bit crazy but I have decided even if things collapse and we have no food, I would rather it happen in a clean tidy uncluttered house. The reason being is I know I will be able to think more clearly and take positive action in the moment if the place is tidy than if it is a cluttered mess. If it is a cluttered mess and things collapse I know I will simply not be able to function at all and would go into a freeze response of fear & panic and deep depression and that won’t help anyone. So those are my weird thoughts but its the only decision that keeps me feeling calm and positive.
I relate to a lot of what you’re feeling! I’m also concerned about system collapse to the point of factoring it into my decision making. I also recently realized I have inattentive adhd and I’ve been taking medication for it for about a week now.
I think you can find ways to “prep” without it being a hoard. Like storing as much canned food as will fit comfortably under your bed, out of sight. Especially if you aren’t using the space under your bed for anything except lost things and dust bunnies!
Also, being prepared isn’t all about stockpiling stuff. The most important preparation is knowledge and skills. Grow a garden, cook from scratch more, etc. These are things I’m working toward, and the medication is already helping quiet my mind so I can be a little more productive and practical about what to keep and what is holding me back and just causing stress.
Actually, one of the reasons I did not seek out meds for what I thought was just bad depression, was that I wouldn’t have access to them if the world went to shit and then I’d be in really bad withdrawal on top of everything else…insane, I know 😅 But, I’m taking Strattera which is a non-stimulant and doesn’t have any withdrawal effects. You just go back to how you were before if you stop taking it. I also feel completely like my authentic, weird self-just better and more in a flow state which is all I wanted for so long.
Hope this helps you or someone else!
I think this is the pep talk I have been needing. Thank you so much! 🥰👍
This is soooo helpful. I wasn't sure about my style even after taking the quiz a few times and getting different answers. The way you put it here let me see what exactly I do and how i organize my stuff, not how I would like to organize it, how I actually do it in general. That helps me decide how to org the stuff that isn't working. Now, my husband, another story altogether. LOL!
What is your style and how did you realize it? Asking cause I thought I was a ladybug but when I took the quiz it placed me at first as a butterfly and then a bee.
@@chriswildfire After looking in my drawers and closets, i saw that the ones I felt are working well, are micro sorted and are either clear or have labels so things don't get forgotten. This helped me to org spots I wasn't thrilled with like my crafts and linen closet. Try looking at your spaces that work to decide what is best for you.
@@marysusa6985 thank you 😊
Cass you are amazing..everytime I want to clean up an area I put on one of your videos and I am instantly motivated. 😊 Thanks.
One of your best podcasts ever!!! I thought through our home, how I've organized it, and also realized that aging has changed a few ways we've been forced to rethink. Dirty clothes have to be brought to a laundry room daily. Carrying a basket downstairs in our upper 70's, no more. Under bed storage, too hard now. Kitchen storage, rethought for ease of use. Would you please address storage suggestions for bodies that age, as knees and backs have to be considered? Thank you!
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I think it’s useful to give yourself permission to experiment and fail with systems. I haven’t bought fancy storage until I know it works. My office is next and yep I’d love to buy nice stuff but I know it’s not yet working so I need to try out something new. Around the house I like stuff put away but for work it’s out of sight out of mind. Just trying to figure out how much visual I need to keep me on track and productive without the overwhelm. Office is currently my garage but due for conversion this summer so fingers crossed this will help!
I feel I'm one of those who is very room-dependant in my organizing style, at least when it comes to visual vs hidden. I think detail-wise I am definitely more of a detailed organizer. But in terms of visual I am drawn to whichever style makes more practical sense for that room.
Like my entryway out-in-the-open, visual organizing just makes more practical sense. I tried having a wardrobe, but getting a hanger and hanging my jacket when I came in just was too tedious for me to follow up and I ultimately always wound up draping it across the back of one of the kitchen chairs instead. But the moment I removed the wardrobe and put up hooks instead I hang my jacket the moment I walk through the door. I have open bins for hats, gloves, scarfs, etc. and I hang my most used ones over the edge so they are quickly located when I need to get going.
My bathroom is the complete opposite. The only item sitting on the bathroom counter is the handsoap dispenser. Everything else is either in a drawer or a cabinet. But that makes practical sense to me as it isn't more work for me to open a cabinet door to get my toothbrush, lotion or anything else I need. And it leaves the counter open for me to lay out whatever else I need at that moment, like my change of clothes.
My kitchen is a mix. I prefer a mostly clear counter, but I have dedicated space for frequently used appliances on a separate counter since it makes no practical sense for me to constantly put them away.
My livingroom is majority open and visual, I have a lot of DVDs, boardgames, figurines, etc. And all of those things are openly on display and I very much prefer to have them out in the open. But I obviously use hidden storage for more utility-style items, like pens, hobby supplies, etc. And my surfaces there are neither empty nor full. There's usually a couple of decorative items spaced out on them.
Wow, this is me to a T! Scary but kind of a relief to know I am not the only one. 😊
@@mooseyourbody probably a lot more of us than we think :)
This sounds like me I just hang my coat on my exercise bike lol😂and if I put my gloves away I can never find them but in my bathroom I prefer to only have my face wash and hand soap on the sink. For the living room gave bookcases but it’s just books on them and in categories and my pens are in front of me in cups but I do have some things put away in bins and I sometimes I have to make myself clean up when I’m still in the middle of a project it’s hard in the kitchen have my coffee maker and rice cooker out but prefer to stash other stuff out of sight
Hey Cas! I've been watching your videos for a long time. But the last few weeks, I've been binge watching! Lol. Life is out of control for my family right now. Losing both parents, recently. So deciding what to keep from Mom's house and bring home, what to declutter from my house, etc..
I took your free master class last night. I immediately got up and did a no mess declutter!
I haven't even finished this video, so I'm probably on a completely different topic, but hi ADHD.
I have a full bag of trash. And like 4 huge bags of donate!!! Thank you for your guidance!
-Mel
Ha! Just got further down the video. It was so easy for me to get done what I did last night. I started at like 7pm and stopped at 8:30. I completed cleaning out the bottom of my TV stand, I emptied my huge basket for throw blankets. And repurposed it to put all of our cat's supplies in it. I finished my coat closet. It makes sense now. And I got almost half of my "storage closet" cleared out. Just by grabbing trash and things that we don't use or want. Especially the stuff for the "garage sale" that never happened. Again, thank you!
The problem with me is it's not just ADHD but I'm also on the spectrum and the two can be total opposite when it comes to clutter and organizing.
@@cfw900 I'm not on the spectrum, but along with the ADHD I also have OCD. And some other mental health issues. Plus Lupus. It's really hard to get stuff done. I'm sure you can relate.
This was WONDERFUL! I have made progress, but I have so much more to go. I’ve been effective lately by jumping on one small, defined area or type of stuff & working for a set period, like 15-20 minutes. I do best in the morning after I’ve had my coffee but before I’ve gotten involved in the day’s activities. Thanks, Cass!
I'm very impressed!
WOW Cass, you are always a big help but, today was great 👍👍👍👍👍Thank you and God Bless you 😊🤗
Love your diagnosis! I'm a combination of styles. For me, it depends on the room as to whether I'm organizing visually or out of sight, large categories or small categories.
I totally love this video. So on it. I myself have been on this journey of living simple life. I have a story to share. I've been wanting to help my mom for a while on decluttering her house, however I had no idea on how bad it was until I went over there. It wasn't until she broke her ankle in January and had surgery that I realized it. She actually became a horder with clothes and shoes. But once I started helping her decluttering, she's realizing she doesn't need this stuff. It's definitely a process.
Cas, I love your channel, and I love listening to your stories. I've just thought it would be so cool, if you contacted that lawyer client again and ask her if she still has that system.
I LOVE your hair 🥰It makes your eyes stand out
I relate to that lawyer! I have empty dressers but had my neighbor build open shelves. I have hooks for most my other clothes. My kitchen cabinets are always open. I have open shelving for my pantry. I have visions of a pantry with indus wire shelves and my desk in there so I can see what I have to decide what I want to cook...
Thank you for showing me that I need to give myself more grace!! ❤🤗
The last few minutes in particular were so motivating
I'm a ladybug & a cricket. I'm divorced & very, very organized & have become a minimalist lol. I live in a very small apartment with little storage so, I have had to learn how to make my small space work for me. I've learned so much about myself, and as my family says about my OCD, from you. Thank you so much Cas ❤.
Wow this is great! My family has opposite organizing styles, so it’s interesting to hear how you help others with opposing styles. I may approach things in a detailed way that is not always what they may need to stay organized. Thanks for sharing this! It’s super helpful
While listening to this podcast Cas I decluttered my dresser and my bike gear box and through out 2 big bags full of stuff, ty for giving me the strength to do this. Xx
This started out real cute and by the end turned into a life changing motivational lecture
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It so figures that Bees would be the one to throw you for a loop.
And yeah Im a 🐝.
I went and looked all these places and my shoes are lined up, separated utensils, pens are even color coded. I had to take time to test them all and separate them based on their ink color. Ones that weren’t blue and black went together.
This was so informative on organizing styles! Thank you!
It didn't take me long to know I'm a hidden clutter/organizer. I get anxious when there's too much visual stuff. I am mostly ladybug, but in some areas, I'm a cricket.
Amazing podcast. It’s a great reminder our organization styles do not fit in one checked box. I live with visual people, but I prefer my everyday items out of sight and where they belong. If I’m down to a 10 minute pickup on others items, but less than 5 on my own items.
The calm way you teach us to embrace our daily mess so that it can diagnose our problems is comforting & validating! My endless detailed doom piles tell me I must be visual & detailed. I like the “finished product” of clean spaces, but functionally they stress me out bc I can’t find (ahem forget) things if I can’t see them.
I Love you so much, thank you for sharing your knowledge and understanding of us, You are such a Godsend, talented and perfectly clear. Such a beautiful picture of FACTS and knowledge
Talk about inspiration!! Thank you for empowering me! I will
Be watching this more than once 😊.
Little Penelope is so cute! She was having little dreams ❤. What a good puppy 🐶
Could you show an example of the lawyer's vertical storage layout? Perhaps a rough sketch of the room? Thank you .
I love your podcast! It's the most soothing, uplifting, & inspiring soundtrack I've discovered yet to listen to while I'm decluttering the difficult stuff - things that aren't "no brainers". Thank you!!!💗
I Love this S🐝 much!!! ❤️🥰
I used to be a very detailed organizer. Now I understand I had a need to control the growing amount of possessions. Having realised that and now shedding everything that does not fulfil its purpose, I have become a less detailed organizer. Still a hidden organizer though! Which is challenging with a visual, non-detailed partner 😊
"Hot mess sandwich" over here!! :D
That was my favorite podcast of yours so far!! It you had me thinking so much about my organization style. I am visual but want to be a hidden organizer! 🤪Also, towards the end, what you said about “not being richer with the stuff and not poorer when we get rid of it” was great!! Thanks!
Yes, I was thinking same...I leave stuff out because I'm afraid I won't find it or use it if u put it away. But I'd kind of like to have more things put put of the way, where there isn't so much visual clutter. I wonder if we can change😢. She did say we need to learn new habits.
Best podcast ever!!!
Thank you for talking us through this. I would have over thought and stressed with the self quiz.. im like, yeah... but im this and this, but do that... depends on the day, haha. Thank u! Helpful for sure!
You are amazing and such a sweet way of saying things. I learned so much about myself by watching just a couple of your videos. I am such a hybrid of a couple of bugs, because I’m one bug in our private spaces and another in our public spaces……but now I KNOW! Thanks so much.
This was a fun and interesting pod cast..I love how you try to evaluate peoples styles and said "its about self awareness and recognising how you and your family naturally organize stuff."... i have commented on your videos for years, saying I am different bugs in different areas of my house and life...I am detailed in things I am passionate about and are mainly a cricket and bee, but I am not detailed in areas that don't interest or inspire me..their I am eg. a ladybug.
I have done your test and what I find is I have different styles for different areas and themes in my house... I am detailed in some areas but also not detailed in areas, I find visual clutter stresses me totally, but I need eg paperwork visual so I don't forget to do it.
I like certain areas in clear storage eg in the attic, closed cupboards with things I don't use all the time eg, seasonal decor, tools, craft stuff, medicine, seasonal clothes, garden shed stuff, so that I know what's in the boxes quickly at a glance when I do go to the box every few months to use something. But the stuff I used daily eg bathroom products, kitchen items etc I keep in solid containers I can't see into so that it doesn't cause visual clutter and stress me. I even take labels off bathroom products that are out eg in the shower, because I find the labels/writing stresses me... but I have labels on all my hidden storage..whether it is clear or solid.
I still have areas I haven't found a solution for eg family paperwork ... but keep trying different ways to organize it. Eventually I hope to get there and find a method that works.
Love what you say in the latter 5th of this podcast.. "we are worth it."..I will listen to this podcast every time I am decluttering spaces because i have done 3 whole house declutters since 2017 and there is still stuff (kids things) i struggle to let go of. Thanks xx
I think one way to tell if someone is detailed, ask to see how they store files on their computer lol. Mine are categorized in folders and sub-folders and sub-sub-folders. Pretty sure I'm a cricket haha. I store almost NOTHING on the desktop...
Same!
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Excellent video Cas!! ❤
I just signed up for your expert course and boot camp. My house is a total wreck and I am going to need both courses to get me on track, them maybe I can help others who are in the same mess
I think that I could be a cricket, but I’ve learned that’s going to take a while to happen. In one of Cass’ videos she talked about defaulting to visual and fast and easy. So I’ve been trying to do that. I call myself a grouper. Bin that I can group similar items in and hide in the closet. Drawers and cabinets only as detailed as needed to find stuff. Grocery lists on the frig so I remember to add to it.
I know I need to do a lot more decluttering. Especially getting things out of the “staging area” aka the garage. 😊
Brilliant podcast Cas ❤. Thank you so much 😊
Cass, you could do a meditation recording! Of course we all want you doing what you’re doing, but you certainly have the voice for it. I’m laying in bed at 4:00am, unable to sleep and your voice is so soothing. 😂 ☺️ Also, I wish I were friends with you IRL. You’re awesome!
Great video Cas! I wonder if you could do a series on how to accommodate multiple styles in the same house like you touched on? I am a bee and my husband is a ladybug - there are always battles on what gets thrown into a closet vs. left out for me to find again especially in the kitchen. Thanks!
I agree. But my situation is a bit different. My husband seems to be a butterfly and I seem to be more of a cricket (total opposites). But from what I remember, Cas said to defer to the more visual/macro organizer. This is the torture for me because I don't like to see thing out in the open, and I like detailed organizing. I will give her suggestions a try, but I'm struggling mentally to work it out.
Your situation is different because your husband (in theory) should defer to your style. I would love to see how Cas would say to work your situation out. I hope she can do a video that would help us both out. That would really be a blessing. Many blessings to all!
You are one fantastic woman! Thank you for explaining this so clearly
I live with another person in a small inconvienient apartment (so we share a lot of space) and I constantly try to organize things and processes at home (that STILL has a lot of homeless clutter, oh, gosh, I don't have proper place for an iron and it pisses me a lot). But that, unfortunately, is only me. The other person is not willing to do anything, but enjoys being messy instead.
Every time I start talking about tidying, organizing, decluttering, that other person becomes a hedgehog. Even if I say: "Let's do it together, I'll help you. You'll see, an order is a good thing," the answer is: "Don't touch my stuff! I'll do it myself.. sometimes... maybe, because I don't have time (yea, looking TV all day long surely takes time). I see no dirt, I see no clutter, you're just talking nonsense! My things are in order (yea, all-in-the-HEAP)" The subject bites (literally) and runs away (physically).
I think that the other person is a butterfly (and I am a lazy procrastinating cricket), and I think that the main problem is lack of motivation and loss of a habit to be organized and tidy. When you are forced to live in a messy bucket for 30 years, you either go mad, either become clutter-blind and mess-ignoring. But when you mess-ignore for so long, you keep the messy bucket supported even if the original cause is long gone.
I think that I must say something, find some words of persuasion, not my usual straightforward way, but what and how?
I've lived in my own clutter for so long I get anxious when I put things away.
Im definitely a ladybug. I like to hide away most of my stuff except ornaments and photos frames. However I lack hidden storage in my flat particularly the kitchen. However my flat currently looks tidy after watching your decluttering videos and others. Thank you very much Cas.
It's taken me awhile but after Dec littering and organizing for years, I am absolutely a Ladybug! You are wonderful, Cas!
I am def. A visual organizer overall. Certain things I'm detailed and hidden (paper files) this was a clearly defined and helpful video. Thank you!
You are so awesome and clever!! How do you think of all this? Thanks for this!!!❤
Omg 😊 I can see now that I’m a detailed person. I’m definitely a cricket🦗. I need more time and more categories to organise. My bf is definitely a ladybug🐞. We both live in a small space
So refreshing to hear all this! Thank you!
Great podcast! Very helpful!
I am detailed but I have a lot of areas that I need to detail. I know I like to see stuff. Because if it is out of sight then I forget to do something or that I have it.
I used your test to find out my style. After binge watching you and decluttering, I found that I became a different organizer. Thank you for making me not feel Crazy!!!🥰
I love that you referenced hogwarts ♥️
Great episode👏! I loved this one so much that even though I already listened to the podcast after seeing the thumbnail for this video I knew I wanted to watch it too so that I could again hear these awesome tips 😍