I turned on this podcast and went to town! I fell in love with my home all over again! Crazy thing is I prayed the night before asking God to give me motivation to get out of my funk and clean. Unlike many others, I love cleaning. I really do enjoy it! So when my house is in disarray, there's definitely something wrong with me. Cass, let's just say, you were an answered prayer. God really used you to help me take back my home! I came downstairs this morning and I felt so grateful for my home! Thank you!!!!
I related to your comment. Sometimes we don’t have the mental energy to do things. I too want to have the strength to declutter my home, so I can enjoy the house I live in. I have also prayed for the inner strength to do it. I hope I can get to the point you have x
Prayer warriors, I feel inspired to ask for prayer. I’m so sick of my house. 2 things. 1) I have a bad shoulder right now due to inflammation, so I feel trapped and like I can’t do much. 2) I have piles of things to get rid of, but keep thinking about a garage sale or selling on the internet because some of the things seem worth quite a bit of money, but it’s keeping me in a mental and physical mess!!! Does anyone else struggle in this way?
We moved (again...long story) into our current home in March this year. I still have things in boxes in the garage. We can't get our cars! 99 % is my stuff. I am participating in the Take back your home on September 23. I am ready. I am 69 years old....and It Is Time to Fight. Thank you!!!
I hear you. Moved one year ago, 65 yrs old. I’m behind you. I’m unloading one box at a time. I found a church Bazaar and donating lots to their White elephant sale! So happy! Boxes and boxes going! I mean many boxes!!! ❤
Just a mini victy…I declutterred my underwear drawer!..lol… bras that don’t fit anymore panties that were adorable but are too small. They were someday panties no nightgowns well worn when I have plenty of nice ones slips for crêpes sake slips nobody wears slips anymore, but they were in such nice condition. oh well out they went out of my one underwear drawer. I took a stack of stuff about 10 inches high in good condition except for the old night pounds, and in the donation box they went. It is a start now for the nightstand drawer with all the millions of gift lotions and creams. Thank you dear by the way, I 81 so you can imagine my stash.
Ugh! You are so right about "fighting" for your home! I have battled my weight since I was in the 8th grade. I had a closet full of clothes from size 10 & up. I kept holding on to them, because I didn't want to give up on ever losing the weight & wearing them again. (Thinking I was holding on to hope.) Boy, was I wrong!!! Ii finally said, "Screw it! I am what I am & I want a pretty closet!" LOL I purged that sucker from top to bottom, put in nice shelving, & arranged my "real" clothes by color. Ta Da!!! It looked so wonderful that I bought a small chandelier to hang in there! AND it turned out...wait for it...there was carpet in there!!! LOL I hadn't seen the floor in so long, I'd forgotten! The biggest payoff wasn't the pretty closet, though. It was the FREEDOM I felt without those too small clothes shaming me every time I opened the door! I had no idea how bad they made me feel! So keep reminding you followers that someone else will appreciate those clothes that don't fit you now. Donate them to a women's shelter or burn them in the back yard - whatever. Just chalk it up to accepting & loving yourself! 😂
I love your video's. And I totally agree with you with getting of all that stuff that keeps you down. But please not in the dumpster!! Take responsibility for taking care of it the richt way. Recycle and donate as much as you can. Take accounability for that stuff that you brought in to your home.
I had 2 dresses when I was smaller, and I cannot throw them away. Not because I think I will go back down to a 12 but because of the pure happiness I remember when I wore them. How beautiful I felt in them (even more than my wedding dress). But they will go into a memory box and be removed from sight. I am so glad you feel the freedom you deserve. I also had never realized I was letting my smaller-size clothes hold me hostage. I am so enjoying Clutterbugs videos.
@@n.v.1958 There's a time and a place. "As much as you can" is a tall order for perfectionists like me. Sometimes we NEED permission to relax our standards a little. Don't make it your job to take back that permission.
Dianne, the funny thing that happened to me with my "skinny" clothes is after I got rid of all the clothes that used to fit but were too small for me...then the weight started coming off!!! All this was happening when I was a size 16/18. But after I got rid of what didn't fit, then I was able to lose weight. Now I'm a size 2. True story!!!
I found you 2 weeks ago. It feels as if you know my deepest secrets. I am now listening to you every day. Listening is the oomph that I needed to keep moving. You are a true blessing.
I've been listening to and watching you for years. Today i hit a tipping point: filled my home trahs pikcup to overflowong and put FIVE BAGS into my car for the dumpster at work. Heck to the yes!!
We're not just at war with our houses; We're at war with our minds. Our minds refuse to engage head on and tackle and make decisions about the physical items in our houses, for whatever valid reason (could be mental, psychological, anxiety, depression etc), so we choose to not engage and the stuff piles up from neglect. That's clutter. The more we practice making direct decisions, as scary as it is to start, the easier it gets. Keep going. We win the war by engaging, not avoiding. You can do it!
So I saved all this Stuff for my daughter thinking she would want all of her Stuff! She moved to New York out of college, eventually met her husband and never moved back home. So now 20 yrs later I am still saving this Stuff! last visit with children now, I asked her do you want to go thru your Stuff? She said what Stuff?! (Am I crazy , I think so!) Everything she went thru , she looked at her husband ,only to ask him "should I keep this". Gosh I am crazy! That was it, I learned a lesson . So , i guess its time to donate her Abercrombie and Fitch high school sweaters! Although maybe her girls would want them, after all they are vintage!
I got rid of 28 boxes full of boxes & other recycling, and I’ve decluttered over 2,000 individual items this week alone. My goal for November & December is to get rid of 1/3 of the things I own and clear out my 10x20 storage unit. It’s a massive undertaking but with the 10% I’ve done so far I feel amazing and proud of myself! Edit: Storage unit is done and empty!
this is probably your best podcast! the content and the emotion you bring it across with are absolutely valuable! thank you so so much! i feel that i finally reached this point of being able to let go. unfortunately i have a huge attic that is filled with dozens upon dozens of boxes with really nice stuff in mint condition and all over my flat are piles with things to deal with or return or find a home for or maybe useful someday. but enough is enough. i set aside 100 bucks and if i should need sth i decluttered i will rebuy it from that money. the peace of mind i will feel once all that stuff is gone is worth far more. i also found a place where people in need can get clothes for free and i happily donated and will keep on donating the mountains of clothes i do not fit in any more. and the rest: donate boxes on the street and if people don't take it - straight into the trash it goes. no remorse. i spent enough time worrying about stuff i do not need.
Thank you CAS - i cannot put into words what your thoughts and recommendations (or commands 😂) mean to me. I cannot sleep very well aince I stumbled upon your vids I am all over the place (head and hands) decluttering, carrying around, cleaning, organizing and being a warrior princess. I realize more about me - my special brain, my disabilities and my competences, every moment of every day since "I met you". I think you are a very smart and special woman. Wishing you all the best in the world - hugs from a German squirrel 🐿️ brainy woman.
Cass, I might well be old enough to be your grandmother, but your motivation has worked for me. I'm making progress...so much so that I can get rid of 2 dressers in my bedroom. OK, the bedroom is large and there is room for both dressers, but it will seem huge once that furniture is gone. Who knew that once I got rid of excess clothing everything in those drawers would fit into my walk in closet? The only downside is that I'm having a terrible time getting the trash can to the street!
I used to have a dresser and a chest of drawers in my bedroom and now everything fits in my closet. I have a walk-in that has four drawers built-in for my underwear and socks and bras and nightgowns things like that and then I have a reach in closet that has linens mostly towels, sheets, pillows, Air purifier, table fan, luggage.
Donating "good stuff" you're not using is GOOD, I keep reminding myself because 1) you get it out of the house 2) rather than it sitting at the back of a cupboard, it is available to someone who needs it or loved it. 3) you can raise money for the charity you donated it to, while you can get a "warm & fuzzy" feeling about it! "But but it's a GOOD BOX" ... welcome to a middle-aged mindset! My best time to declutter? The day before my bin/ recycling collection happens (Friday) - once they've been I can't retrieve them!
Being able to go back and listen to your podcasts for motivation is awesome! Sometimes a good kick in the pants is needed to get back on track. After listening to a few selective podcasts where you give some hard words of wisdom is what I need during the times of depression over this crappy house. I just want to say thank you. You make me feel better about myself and motivate me to accomplish the hard tasks!
Super awesome motivation! It was like a punch to the gut followed by an exhilarating adrenaline rush that actually made my heart feel lighter, stronger❤️♾️❤️ Thanks, Cas... Needed that!😎
I feel bad about getting rid of stuff when I think about the money I spent on it. I know I’ll never get that money back. It’s gone. I like the point you made when you said, “You already wasted the money, but now you’re wasting the space.” I need to remember that from now on. The money I spent won’t be regained, but I need to regain the space instead of letting that stuff take up valuable real estate in my home. Space is a commodity I need to take more seriously.
Loved this!! How embarrassing that I need the reminder that I’m worth more than my junk… 😳‼️ Your podcasts & videos have blessed & motivated me so much!! I jive with & appreciate your humor, goofiness, & vulnerability… 💝 Thank you so much Cas‼️
Yes! I believe by getting stuff/junk out of the house it clears our minds, souls, and hearts for much more fulfilling pursuits. Well done Cass, no doubt there are viewers who need this tuff love. I worked on downsizing fall decor and my fabric stash. Thanks so much!
My Mom passed the week I turned 26 in 2002 & my Dad passed in 2013 (right before Christmas when I was 37). After he was gone, I realized that I had been hanging onto sentimental items that they wouldn't have wanted me to hang onto. After a lot of soul searching, deep digging and letting go of a lot of hurt in anticipation of letting the stuff go - I came to the realization that the stuff I was dragging around was dragging me down & keeping it would not bring them back. I know that they would not want that for me and I deserve to not have to carry that load anymore. Life changing I tell you! Not for the faint of heart & not until you are really & truly ready but totally worth it! Now, I only have the things I absolutely love and cannot live without (that aren't unloved clutter.) Night & day is not a stark enough comparison for the difference... Heather xo
While listening to this episode I tackled a freezer that has been bullying me for months, I dared to throw out those things that went in there that I didn’t really enjoy the first time and were never going to come out and make a delicious meal!
Same. I threw out some cans instead of rinsing and recycling them. I keep looking at them wanting to take them out and "do it properly" but enough is enough. 😊
I have been dealing with physical health and mental health issues for 12 years and more. To add to it my teen daughter had mental health issues for 5 years plus some physical health issues and it has been so difficult that my once perfect home became a total disaster with not a single space that is clean and tidy. I lost all friends and have become alone and lonely and staying home all the time. I want to have friends but I have been embarrassed to even have anyone over. And now my daughter has made new friends but I am struggling to still get over the disaster. But your videos have been motivating me a little whenever my mental health and physical health align for the day and trying to tackle one space one tiny area at a time. I hope one day I will have my perfect home again. I went from being a perfectionist with OCD to becoming this at this point in my life. I hope one day I will overcome and my daughter can have her friends over. 😢😢😢. Thanks for your videos it helps so much. And one day I can actually get to do things that I actually want to do.
Hugs to you and your daughter. I get it, I have trouble like that myself. Right now I'm exhausted cause I have trouble sleeping- due to pain. I will sleep awhile, it's noon and do the power hour in increments. If I time for 2 hours I can rest enough between spurts so maybe I will sleep longer at night. An idea - maybe the friends just want to visit with her and you and won't judge your home.
I want you to know how much you helped me. I look at my house now and can breathe. There is not one room that is out of control. Yet somehow I always find stuff to leave. Now the garage and garden shed, different story. I'll start working on those when it isn't 100+ outside. I have so many spots in my house that now bring me peace. Thank you for continuing to motivate me and making me feeling like I am not a failure. ❤
This year I've finally allowed myself to be ok with organization that is not perfect. It's better than it was and the fact that my rooms are starting to look even somewhat tidy has been such a relief to me.
Cas!!! I love u!! You are so funny! Thank you for making listening to your videos so fun and then making decluttering fun! I literally LOL while watching your videos ❤❤❤
I was determined to declutter and reorganize the kitchen as small as it is,, started 2 hours ago and still some time to go, but already feel better now. Thank you for encouraging, helped me to listen to you a lot and I am confident to make a good organized home, you are my heroine👍
This is so good for me to hear this. It is difficult to hear but I really need to let go of so much stuff. “Get things out. I deserve a clean and beautiful home.”
THIS!!!! ALL of this! Im fed up with the stuff and it’s shenanigans!! The never ending list, the stuff shuffling, ENOUGH! More than enough! YES! Peeling off another layer!!!! It’s all the bits and bobs- Trash bags and boxes here we go!!!! ❤🎉❤
Clicking off at :34 because tough love is a trigger for me due to childhood abuse but I'm sure the content would have been great. Look forward to joining next time.
@@Jess-737 Actually I love Cas (and the Minimal Mom)! I know Marie Kondo's method works for many, but I prefer the Onion Method with a timer and Temptation Bundling + frequent infusions of Cas and The Minimal Mom's infectious enthusiasm about the benefits of clutter clearing. ; - D
Whoo!! I've listened to this twice this afternoon 😅 Just what I needed to get a new round of decluttering done, easy to make those hard decisions (to not keep something) when you are roaring in the background 💪
I moved a month ago. It was a struggle, but thanks to you and other TH-camrs, I had been decluttering for 3 years and I got it done. I don't think I could have done it without you. Thank you and keep up the great work!😅
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this today!! Last night I told myself when I opened my linen closet and was attacked by towels😂that first thing I would attack this this morning. But then I woke up with a migraine and I just don’t want to do it. But I am going to fight it like a warrior!!! ❤Thank you!!!!!
I was actually doing this in our primary bathroom today!! We want to downsize to a one bedroom condo from a 3 bedroom house. Sooo many bandages, expired meds, stinky body lotions, products that don’t work. Also writing future goals for the stuff, as well notating no buys for certain items because I use shopping as my coping tool. You only need one perfume, one lotion, one face wash, etc. Good luck to everyone!!!!❤
Listening to you, I finally got 7 loads of clean laundry sorted that have been piling up in my bedroom the last month or two. The warrior pep talk is working for me!
A few years ago, I said to hubby "I'm throwing that box out". He said that I couldn't. I pointed out the the thing that came in the box broke and went out 3 years pervious and he had to admit there was no need to keep the box any more!
I live in a beautiful home but feel like I am suffocating. For 2 years now I have been saying ‘it will be sorted before summer, it will be sorted by the end of summer.. it will be sorted by the end of the year…..etc etc.. …..” Listening to this and other videos of yours is helping me to be more determined to get things sorted. I have already taken 3 loads to the recycle centre. One thing I didn’t necessarily agree with in this video Cas, sorry, was when you said just to throw things in the trash. Yes we need to be more determined to get rid of things, but we DO need to do it in a responsible way. OR after we will have regret.
I have a whole Saturday alone at home with no kid. I'm gonna declutter and clean my entire apartment inside and out. I've got my list of zones and tasks within those zones ready (complete with a list of organizing tasks for AFTER that I will add to as I find stuff), but I needed this kick in the pants to get my motivation to spread from my head to my body. This video is exactly what I was looking for. Now, I'm working to Cass in the background. What a great day! Thank you!!!
Such a motivating video . I had it on loud as I was filling a bag with rubbish for the bin. Thank you 😊 I don’t have a garage or a basement or a loft. Just a shed. Mind you ,that’s rather full. I found that not having those spaces means that I can’t store stuff that I don’t need. Mind I still have stuff I don’t need, particularly in my bedroom. It tends to be my dump area, as only I see it. So I’m trying to believe that I deserve a nice tidy bedroom,and am doing it gradually. Listening to you and others tips for motivation and tips. This particular video is brilliant. X
I listened and worked on two areas for 2 hours. Wow, it feels good. I'm going to vacuum and be done for this morning. Eating lunch is important too! Thans a million ❤
I like to organize things in pretty baskets, label them, and put in the top of the pantry and closet. I have white baskets in the bedrooms, wicker baskets on an open snack rack in the kitchen“ looks like a bookcase, but has 5 open shelves “. I have brown labeled baskets on top of white cabinets in my laundry room. I think my organizing style may be a combination of lady bug and butterfly. I like everything hidden in plain sight. Baskets to hide and labels to identify. It’s heavenly.
I've listened to this podcast 10 times now during my decluttering and ive gotten out around 80 trash bags of things I've decluttered this month and still got to do storage areas and my back porch( the apocalypse)/ laundry room and 3 buildings and a work shop that's one of my stuff and hide room, my bedroom was one too before I had a monica closet I couldn't even get into. But for a month now it's been a easy place to keep clean along with my kitchen livingroom, bathroom and office and my sons room now working on my daughter's room almost decluttered it in 2 days 10 bags of decluttered trash and 5 bags of stuff that's going to donate or put on market place. I'm glad it's leaving.
I ripped apart the linen closet and made a pile (local girl scouts are collecting for the animal shelter and will pick it up tomorrow), and I filled a bag of trash. All during this podcast. Woohoo! Thank you for the pep talk!
I watch you and Dana all the time. I can't tell how much you've helped me! I have so much stuff, good stuff, that I felt so happy about having yet could not find so I would re buy A LOT! This has mostly to do with craft supplies. I turned a bedroom into a craftroom then out grew it so moved to the loft. I have also outgrown it in a year. Dana's container method as well as both of your decluttering and organizing videos have completely changed my mind set to the point that my dearest friend tells me I'm going overboard. I still have a long way to go! But I am moving my craftroom back downstairs and,thanks to you, have the tools to keep my space under control. Thank you!!!!
Loving this, it gets me so motivated. I care this around with me all day long put that your pot in and just drill it in my head. It’s time to let it go. Thank you so much.
Cas, while it seems like you love pink, you look AMAZING in burgundy in this video. And in fall colors, black, white. Pink is an incredible color, but you come *alive* in other colors. 😁
Cas!!!!!! Love, love, love your tough love!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for your encouragement and reminding me that I am worth more than the clutter I’ve held onto for so long. I deserve a beautiful and tidy home. 🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I came to the conclusion before i saw this video that the process i have been going through (since a divorce) has been a lot. I have a lot of to do projects that were left unfinished or halfassed by my ex that i have been working on since. And i realized today the emotional, mental, and physical toll all of these things have taken on me. Whether i do tackle them or not it does. When i tackle, i start feeling a lot of anger towards my ex for his stupidity or incompetence. If i dont tackle it, it feels depressing bc it is a weight on me. Both ways. I really enjoyed this today. It helped inspire me a bit. Ive been in the process of letting go, decluttering, and organizing my house since my divorce. It has been really hard but the closer i get to done, the more free i start feeling. I really think people underestimate our environment and the toll it takes on us and our energy ans even mental health.
1 hour is a lot and if your entire family helps it can make a huge difference! I have a family of 4. My kids are still young but fully capable of helping. I ask for 20 minutes of family working (I don't use a timer because one child is very literal) but I don't think it ever has taken much more than 20 minutes. And they all agree it feels better ❤
Oh you made me cry!! You hit the spot ! Yes, I did throw a few boxes out, but I did start off with baking banana bread so I just did what I was able to, plus I shared this video. ❤ thank you Cass, you're so encouraging even in tough love, thank you
I did it! My linen closet (which only has two towels because everything else is in the “linen closet”) is once again ready for towels and sheets and pillow cases! “Have what you need. Need what you have.” Cherie Stolze
Lol right in the first minute you had me… “I just vacuumed- why are there crumbs on the floor?!” I literally said that today 😅 It’s especially hard with 3 kids at home all the time bc we homeschool. My littlest is entering the toddler tornado stage. She just loves carrying random stuff all around the house! I can not wait to hear the rest of the video… it’s like you’re in my home. I don’t want to be a slave to my stuff! I want it to be easy to keep my home tidy! Bucking up for the tough love 💜
We were taught as a child to keep all the boxes that everything came in in case we had to take it back or in case we had to take it. It's like you say, but we were trained to do that
Thank you so much, Cass. You have changed my life for the better.
I turned on this podcast and went to town! I fell in love with my home all over again! Crazy thing is I prayed the night before asking God to give me motivation to get out of my funk and clean. Unlike many others, I love cleaning. I really do enjoy it! So when my house is in disarray, there's definitely something wrong with me. Cass, let's just say, you were an answered prayer. God really used you to help me take back my home! I came downstairs this morning and I felt so grateful for my home! Thank you!!!!
I related to your comment. Sometimes we don’t have the mental energy to do things. I too want to have the strength to declutter my home, so I can enjoy the house I live in. I have also prayed for the inner strength to do it. I hope I can get to the point you have x
@@AutumnCraftz I pray you do! It really is a boost for your mental health. Start with the decluttering and you won't be able to stop!
Prayer warriors, I feel inspired to ask for prayer. I’m so sick of my house. 2 things. 1) I have a bad shoulder right now due to inflammation, so I feel trapped and like I can’t do much. 2) I have piles of things to get rid of, but keep thinking about a garage sale or selling on the internet because some of the things seem worth quite a bit of money, but it’s keeping me in a mental and physical mess!!! Does anyone else struggle in this way?
I love when you tell me, "Stop it." :D Seriously I need tough love.
I feel that way whenever she says "end,stop."
Listening to you is like therapy 😊
I AND MY FAMILY ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE STUFF!!! xo
Wow 😮 that was so wholesome I decluttered 5 large shopping bags in 3 hours 😮😅🎉 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! ❤
We moved (again...long story) into our current home in March this year. I still have things in boxes in the garage. We can't get our cars! 99 % is my stuff. I am participating in the Take back your home on September 23. I am ready. I am 69 years old....and It Is Time to Fight. Thank you!!!
I hear you. Moved one year ago, 65 yrs old. I’m behind you. I’m unloading one box at a time. I found a church Bazaar and donating lots to their White elephant sale! So happy! Boxes and boxes going! I mean many boxes!!! ❤
You can do it! We support you!!!
Just a mini victy…I declutterred my underwear drawer!..lol… bras that don’t fit anymore panties that were adorable but are too small. They were someday panties no nightgowns well worn when I have plenty of nice ones slips for crêpes sake slips nobody wears slips anymore, but they were in such nice condition. oh well out they went out of my one underwear drawer. I took a stack of stuff about 10 inches high in good condition except for the old night pounds, and in the donation box they went. It is a start now for the nightstand drawer with all the millions of gift lotions and creams. Thank you dear by the way, I 81 so you can imagine my stash.
This is my favorite video for motivation. I’ve watched it so many times. It’s just brilliant
Ugh! You are so right about "fighting" for your home! I have battled my weight since I was in the 8th grade. I had a closet full of clothes from size 10 & up. I kept holding on to them, because I didn't want to give up on ever losing the weight & wearing them again. (Thinking I was holding on to hope.) Boy, was I wrong!!! Ii finally said, "Screw it! I am what I am & I want a pretty closet!" LOL I purged that sucker from top to bottom, put in nice shelving, & arranged my "real" clothes by color. Ta Da!!! It looked so wonderful that I bought a small chandelier to hang in there! AND it turned out...wait for it...there was carpet in there!!! LOL I hadn't seen the floor in so long, I'd forgotten!
The biggest payoff wasn't the pretty closet, though. It was the FREEDOM I felt without those too small clothes shaming me every time I opened the door! I had no idea how bad they made me feel! So keep reminding you followers that someone else will appreciate those clothes that don't fit you now. Donate them to a women's shelter or burn them in the back yard - whatever. Just chalk it up to accepting & loving yourself! 😂
That's awesome!! Nice job!!
I love your video's. And I totally agree with you with getting of all that stuff that keeps you down. But please not in the dumpster!! Take responsibility for taking care of it the richt way. Recycle and donate as much as you can. Take accounability for that stuff that you brought in to your home.
I had 2 dresses when I was smaller, and I cannot throw them away. Not because I think I will go back down to a 12 but because of the pure happiness I remember when I wore them. How beautiful I felt in them (even more than my wedding dress). But they will go into a memory box and be removed from sight. I am so glad you feel the freedom you deserve. I also had never realized I was letting my smaller-size clothes hold me hostage. I am so enjoying Clutterbugs videos.
@@n.v.1958 There's a time and a place. "As much as you can" is a tall order for perfectionists like me. Sometimes we NEED permission to relax our standards a little. Don't make it your job to take back that permission.
Dianne, the funny thing that happened to me with my "skinny" clothes is after I got rid of all the clothes that used to fit but were too small for me...then the weight started coming off!!! All this was happening when I was a size 16/18. But after I got rid of what didn't fit, then I was able to lose weight. Now I'm a size 2. True story!!!
I found you 2 weeks ago. It feels as if you know my deepest secrets. I am now listening to you every day. Listening is the oomph that I needed to keep moving. You are a true blessing.
I've been listening to and watching you for years. Today i hit a tipping point: filled my home trahs pikcup to overflowong and put FIVE BAGS into my car for the dumpster at work. Heck to the yes!!
This was so motivating! I’m saving it to listen to every morning to remind myself I deserve to have a neat home! Thank you Cass
We're not just at war with our houses; We're at war with our minds. Our minds refuse to engage head on and tackle and make decisions about the physical items in our houses, for whatever valid reason (could be mental, psychological, anxiety, depression etc), so we choose to not engage and the stuff piles up from neglect. That's clutter. The more we practice making direct decisions, as scary as it is to start, the easier it gets. Keep going. We win the war by engaging, not avoiding. You can do it!
So I saved all this Stuff for my daughter thinking she would want all of her Stuff! She moved to New York out of college, eventually met her husband and never moved back home. So now 20 yrs later I am still saving this Stuff! last visit with children now, I asked her do you want to go thru your Stuff? She said what Stuff?! (Am I crazy , I think so!) Everything she went thru , she looked at her husband ,only to ask him "should I keep this". Gosh I am crazy! That was it, I learned a lesson . So , i guess its time to donate her Abercrombie and Fitch high school sweaters! Although maybe her girls would want them, after all they are vintage!
I got rid of 28 boxes full of boxes & other recycling, and I’ve decluttered over 2,000 individual items this week alone. My goal for November & December is to get rid of 1/3 of the things I own and clear out my 10x20 storage unit. It’s a massive undertaking but with the 10% I’ve done so far I feel amazing and proud of myself!
Edit: Storage unit is done and empty!
Amazing job!!! Keep it up!!
That’s amazing motivation!
this is probably your best podcast! the content and the emotion you bring it across with are absolutely valuable! thank you so so much!
i feel that i finally reached this point of being able to let go. unfortunately i have a huge attic that is filled with dozens upon dozens of boxes with really nice stuff in mint condition and all over my flat are piles with things to deal with or return or find a home for or maybe useful someday.
but enough is enough. i set aside 100 bucks and if i should need sth i decluttered i will rebuy it from that money. the peace of mind i will feel once all that stuff is gone is worth far more.
i also found a place where people in need can get clothes for free and i happily donated and will keep on donating the mountains of clothes i do not fit in any more.
and the rest: donate boxes on the street and if people don't take it - straight into the trash it goes. no remorse.
i spent enough time worrying about stuff i do not need.
Thank you CAS - i cannot put into words what your thoughts and recommendations (or commands 😂) mean to me. I cannot sleep very well aince I stumbled upon your vids I am all over the place (head and hands) decluttering, carrying around, cleaning, organizing and being a warrior princess. I realize more about me - my special brain, my disabilities and my competences, every moment of every day since "I met you". I think you are a very smart and special woman. Wishing you all the best in the world - hugs from a German squirrel 🐿️ brainy woman.
Cass, I might well be old enough to be your grandmother, but your motivation has worked for me. I'm making progress...so much so that I can get rid of 2 dressers in my bedroom. OK, the bedroom is large and there is room for both dressers, but it will seem huge once that furniture is gone. Who knew that once I got rid of excess clothing everything in those drawers would fit into my walk in closet? The only downside is that I'm having a terrible time getting the trash can to the street!
I used to have a dresser and a chest of drawers in my bedroom and now everything fits in my closet. I have a walk-in that has four drawers built-in for my underwear and socks and bras and nightgowns things like that and then I have a reach in closet that has linens mostly towels, sheets, pillows, Air purifier, table fan, luggage.
I assume that you are as pleased as I am. @@LynsAlteredArts
Thankyou so much for making such a huge difference to my life Cass!❤
My home is fully decluttered and clean...I just come here to listen to you! You have such an amazing inviting energy, I could listen to you for hours.
Donating "good stuff" you're not using is GOOD, I keep reminding myself because
1) you get it out of the house
2) rather than it sitting at the back of a cupboard, it is available to someone who needs it or loved it.
3) you can raise money for the charity you donated it to, while you can get a "warm & fuzzy" feeling about it!
"But but it's a GOOD BOX" ... welcome to a middle-aged mindset!
My best time to declutter? The day before my bin/ recycling collection happens (Friday) - once they've been I can't retrieve them!
People like you are real helpers I love this sincerity so much, thank You❤
This backed me from the ledge!
😭😭😭 oh Cas you are speaking to my heart. Why haven’t I thought that I deserved a clean and beautiful home ?
Being able to go back and listen to your podcasts for motivation is awesome! Sometimes a good kick in the pants is needed to get back on track. After listening to a few selective podcasts where you give some hard words of wisdom is what I need during the times of depression over this crappy house. I just want to say thank you. You make me feel better about myself and motivate me to accomplish the hard tasks!
Super awesome motivation! It was like a punch to the gut followed by an exhilarating adrenaline rush that actually made my heart feel lighter, stronger❤️♾️❤️ Thanks, Cas... Needed that!😎
I feel bad about getting rid of stuff when I think about the money I spent on it. I know I’ll never get that money back. It’s gone. I like the point you made when you said, “You already wasted the money, but now you’re wasting the space.” I need to remember that from now on. The money I spent won’t be regained, but I need to regain the space instead of letting that stuff take up valuable real estate in my home. Space is a commodity I need to take more seriously.
Loved this!! How embarrassing that I need the reminder that I’m worth more than my junk… 😳‼️ Your podcasts & videos have blessed & motivated me so much!! I jive with & appreciate your humor, goofiness, & vulnerability… 💝 Thank you so much Cas‼️
It totally is a spiritual battle! You are so right. Some can’t see this. I love that you did.
Yes! I believe by getting stuff/junk out of the house it clears our minds, souls, and hearts for much more fulfilling pursuits. Well done Cass, no doubt there are viewers who need this tuff love. I worked on downsizing fall decor and my fabric stash. Thanks so much!
Thank you, Cass! You have helped my husband and myself so much!!! Thank you!!!
Your very best episode. Thank you, Cas!!!
My Mom passed the week I turned 26 in 2002 & my Dad passed in 2013 (right before Christmas when I was 37). After he was gone, I realized that I had been hanging onto sentimental items that they wouldn't have wanted me to hang onto. After a lot of soul searching, deep digging and letting go of a lot of hurt in anticipation of letting the stuff go - I came to the realization that the stuff I was dragging around was dragging me down & keeping it would not bring them back. I know that they would not want that for me and I deserve to not have to carry that load anymore. Life changing I tell you! Not for the faint of heart & not until you are really & truly ready but totally worth it! Now, I only have the things I absolutely love and cannot live without (that aren't unloved clutter.) Night & day is not a stark enough comparison for the difference... Heather xo
I have sen this video. 5times now, and its get me motivated and moving.. I start to see a difference. Thank you so much ❤
Enjoying the podcast. Hope the enthusiasm I'm feeling turns into action packed power hour.
While listening to this episode I tackled a freezer that has been bullying me for months, I dared to throw out those things that went in there that I didn’t really enjoy the first time and were never going to come out and make a delicious meal!
Same. I threw out some cans instead of rinsing and recycling them. I keep looking at them wanting to take them out and "do it properly" but enough is enough. 😊
I’m so glad you shared this! I’ve been stuffing my freezer and shutting it as fast as I can, and not wanting to clean it …
I have been dealing with physical health and mental health issues for 12 years and more. To add to it my teen daughter had mental health issues for 5 years plus some physical health issues and it has been so difficult that my once perfect home became a total disaster with not a single space that is clean and tidy. I lost all friends and have become alone and lonely and staying home all the time. I want to have friends but I have been embarrassed to even have anyone over. And now my daughter has made new friends but I am struggling to still get over the disaster. But your videos have been motivating me a little whenever my mental health and physical health align for the day and trying to tackle one space one tiny area at a time. I hope one day I will have my perfect home again. I went from being a perfectionist with OCD to becoming this at this point in my life. I hope one day I will overcome and my daughter can have her friends over. 😢😢😢. Thanks for your videos it helps so much. And one day I can actually get to do things that I actually want to do.
Hugs to you and your daughter. I get it, I have trouble like that myself. Right now I'm exhausted cause I have trouble sleeping- due to pain. I will sleep awhile, it's noon and do the power hour in increments. If I time for 2 hours I can rest enough between spurts so maybe I will sleep longer at night. An idea - maybe the friends just want to visit with her and you and won't judge your home.
This my favorite video of yours. I have watched 4 times in a week
I want you to know how much you helped me. I look at my house now and can breathe. There is not one room that is out of control. Yet somehow I always find stuff to leave. Now the garage and garden shed, different story. I'll start working on those when it isn't 100+ outside. I have so many spots in my house that now bring me peace. Thank you for continuing to motivate me and making me feeling like I am not a failure. ❤
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This year I've finally allowed myself to be ok with organization that is not perfect. It's better than it was and the fact that my rooms are starting to look even somewhat tidy has been such a relief to me.
Congrats to all you have accomplished 🎉
I love you tough love Cas! You inspire me and keep me motivated! Thank you!! 🎉❤
Cas!!! I love u!! You are so funny! Thank you for making listening to your videos so fun and then making decluttering fun! I literally LOL while watching your videos ❤❤❤
I was determined to declutter and reorganize the kitchen as small as it is,, started 2 hours ago and still some time to go, but already feel better now. Thank you for encouraging, helped me to listen to you a lot and I am confident to make a good organized home, you are my heroine👍
This is so good for me to hear this. It is difficult to hear but I really need to let go of so much stuff. “Get things out. I deserve a clean and beautiful home.”
THIS!!!! ALL of this! Im fed up with the stuff and it’s shenanigans!! The never ending list, the stuff shuffling, ENOUGH! More than enough! YES! Peeling off another layer!!!! It’s all the bits and bobs- Trash bags and boxes here we go!!!! ❤🎉❤
Clicking off at :34 because tough love is a trigger for me due to childhood abuse but I'm sure the content would have been great. Look forward to joining next time.
@@Jess-737 Actually I love Cas (and the Minimal Mom)! I know Marie Kondo's method works for many, but I prefer the Onion Method with a timer and Temptation Bundling + frequent infusions of Cas and The Minimal Mom's infectious enthusiasm about the benefits of clutter clearing. ; - D
Whoo!! I've listened to this twice this afternoon 😅 Just what I needed to get a new round of decluttering done, easy to make those hard decisions (to not keep something) when you are roaring in the background 💪
I moved a month ago. It was a struggle, but thanks to you and other TH-camrs, I had been decluttering for 3 years and I got it done. I don't think I could have done it without you. Thank you and keep up the great work!😅
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this today!! Last night I told myself when I opened my linen closet and was attacked by towels😂that first thing I would attack this this morning. But then I woke up with a migraine and I just don’t want to do it. But I am going to fight it like a warrior!!! ❤Thank you!!!!!
15:13 "You still wasted the money, now you're just wasting the the space " 😮👏
I was actually doing this in our primary bathroom today!! We want to downsize to a one bedroom condo from a 3 bedroom house. Sooo many bandages, expired meds, stinky body lotions, products that don’t work. Also writing future goals for the stuff, as well notating no buys for certain items because I use shopping as my coping tool. You only need one perfume, one lotion, one face wash, etc. Good luck to everyone!!!!❤
That is good to know! Thanks!!
Ya'll, I love Cas! 😊❤
I love Kick A$$ Cass! Well done. ❤
6.40 in the morning right now. While listening to your Podcast i cleared two drawers! They are empty!!! You motivate me so much. Thank you ❤❤❤
Listening to you, I finally got 7 loads of clean laundry sorted that have been piling up in my bedroom the last month or two. The warrior pep talk is working for me!
100% needed this right now!! Thanks, Cass❤
I listened to this video twice for my "Power Hour!"😊🎉
A few years ago, I said to hubby "I'm throwing that box out". He said that I couldn't. I pointed out the the thing that came in the box broke and went out 3 years pervious and he had to admit there was no need to keep the box any more!
Thank you Cas!!! I just killed a ton of clutter today while listening to your podcasts!
Omg!!! I was literally looking at my vacuum box when you said that!!!! Thanks 😂
Thanks!
this is the one i gotta loop
I live in a beautiful home but feel like I am suffocating. For 2 years now I have been saying ‘it will be sorted before summer, it will be sorted by the end of summer.. it will be sorted by the end of the year…..etc etc.. …..” Listening to this and other videos of yours is helping me to be more determined to get things sorted. I have already taken 3 loads to the recycle centre. One thing I didn’t necessarily agree with in this video Cas, sorry, was when you said just to throw things in the trash. Yes we need to be more determined to get rid of things, but we DO need to do it in a responsible way. OR after we will have regret.
Do this all the time- listening to you, Jes Marcy, and Hello Brains- Jessica McCabe, Mel Robbins! 😊
YES! I'm in the middle of fighting my craft room for the joy of going in there and doing what i love with ease and no discomfort or embarrassment.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Put some of this in practice today :)
I have a whole Saturday alone at home with no kid. I'm gonna declutter and clean my entire apartment inside and out. I've got my list of zones and tasks within those zones ready (complete with a list of organizing tasks for AFTER that I will add to as I find stuff), but I needed this kick in the pants to get my motivation to spread from my head to my body. This video is exactly what I was looking for. Now, I'm working to Cass in the background. What a great day! Thank you!!!
Such a motivating video . I had it on loud as I was filling a bag with rubbish for the bin. Thank you 😊 I don’t have a garage or a basement or a loft. Just a shed. Mind you ,that’s rather full. I found that not having those spaces means that I can’t store stuff that I don’t need. Mind I still have stuff I don’t need, particularly in my bedroom. It tends to be my dump area, as only I see it. So I’m trying to believe that I deserve a nice tidy bedroom,and am doing it gradually. Listening to you and others tips for motivation and tips. This particular video is brilliant. X
Preach it sister
I have been told today!❤
I listened and worked on two areas for 2 hours. Wow, it feels good. I'm going to vacuum and be done for this morning. Eating lunch is important too! Thans a million ❤
I like to organize things in pretty baskets, label them, and put in the top of the pantry and closet. I have white baskets in the bedrooms, wicker baskets on an open snack rack in the kitchen“ looks like a bookcase, but has 5 open shelves “. I have brown labeled baskets on top of white cabinets in my laundry room. I think my organizing style may be a combination of lady bug and butterfly. I like everything hidden in plain sight. Baskets to hide and labels to identify. It’s heavenly.
Preach it, Cas! Tossing those old sheets now.
I listen to you to motivate me to tidy up and declutter. Thank you for being you!
I love these new vidoes. Sometimes we just need this kind of realistic motivation to nudge us in the right direction.
I've listened to this podcast 10 times now during my decluttering and ive gotten out around 80 trash bags of things I've decluttered this month and still got to do storage areas and my back porch( the apocalypse)/ laundry room and 3 buildings and a work shop that's one of my stuff and hide room, my bedroom was one too before I had a monica closet I couldn't even get into. But for a month now it's been a easy place to keep clean along with my kitchen livingroom, bathroom and office and my sons room now working on my daughter's room almost decluttered it in 2 days 10 bags of decluttered trash and 5 bags of stuff that's going to donate or put on market place. I'm glad it's leaving.
Thank you. I needed a pep talk. 🇨🇦❤️
This was the episode I needed! 👊🏼
This motivation makes me so happy that I have my house and that i'm going to be proud of it very soon.
I ripped apart the linen closet and made a pile (local girl scouts are collecting for the animal shelter and will pick it up tomorrow), and I filled a bag of trash. All during this podcast. Woohoo! Thank you for the pep talk!
Thanks for the tough love and pep talk, Cass! YOU are amazing!! 🩷🩵💜
You are amazing. Life changing amazing. Wow
I watch you and Dana all the time. I can't tell how much you've helped me! I have so much stuff, good stuff, that I felt so happy about having yet could not find so I would re buy A LOT! This has mostly to do with craft supplies. I turned a bedroom into a craftroom then out grew it so moved to the loft. I have also outgrown it in a year. Dana's container method as well as both of your decluttering and organizing videos have completely changed my mind set to the point that my dearest friend tells me I'm going overboard. I still have a long way to go! But I am moving my craftroom back downstairs and,thanks to you, have the tools to keep my space under control. Thank you!!!!
Loving this, it gets me so motivated. I care this around with me all day long put that your pot in and just drill it in my head. It’s time to let it go. Thank you so much.
I re watch this video to remind myself I am worth more than the clutter. Thank you Cass I needed this ....again today
Also have this video on rewatch list. Keep bringing the fierce Cass!
Cass...I am a Warrior!! Let's do this girl!!!!
Okay, I teared up a bit in this. Thank you, Cass. God bless you for what you are doing
Thank you for the jeans saying
Cas, while it seems like you love pink, you look AMAZING in burgundy in this video. And in fall colors, black, white. Pink is an incredible color, but you come *alive* in other colors. 😁
Cas!!!!!! Love, love, love your tough love!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for your encouragement and reminding me that I am worth more than the clutter I’ve held onto for so long. I deserve a beautiful and tidy home. 🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I came to the conclusion before i saw this video that the process i have been going through (since a divorce) has been a lot. I have a lot of to do projects that were left unfinished or halfassed by my ex that i have been working on since. And i realized today the emotional, mental, and physical toll all of these things have taken on me. Whether i do tackle them or not it does. When i tackle, i start feeling a lot of anger towards my ex for his stupidity or incompetence. If i dont tackle it, it feels depressing bc it is a weight on me. Both ways. I really enjoyed this today. It helped inspire me a bit. Ive been in the process of letting go, decluttering, and organizing my house since my divorce. It has been really hard but the closer i get to done, the more free i start feeling. I really think people underestimate our environment and the toll it takes on us and our energy ans even mental health.
Power hour! Wheeeee zenia is in charge... emptied a closet and ended up w a bare handful of valuable stuff! Everything else went out of the door
Thank you for the inspiration Cass! I'm ready to go full Xena on this mess!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
San Diego ❤️ Warrior 💙 Callie Girl 👧
1 hour is a lot and if your entire family helps it can make a huge difference! I have a family of 4. My kids are still young but fully capable of helping. I ask for 20 minutes of family working (I don't use a timer because one child is very literal) but I don't think it ever has taken much more than 20 minutes. And they all agree it feels better ❤
Oh you made me cry!! You hit the spot ! Yes, I did throw a few boxes out, but I did start off with baking banana bread so I just did what I was able to, plus I shared this video. ❤ thank you Cass, you're so encouraging even in tough love, thank you
I did it! My linen closet (which only has two towels because everything else is in the “linen closet”) is once again ready for towels and sheets and pillow cases! “Have what you need. Need what you have.” Cherie Stolze
AWESOME episode!! Thank You!!
Lol right in the first minute you had me… “I just vacuumed- why are there crumbs on the floor?!” I literally said that today 😅
It’s especially hard with 3 kids at home all the time bc we homeschool. My littlest is entering the toddler tornado stage. She just loves carrying random stuff all around the house!
I can not wait to hear the rest of the video… it’s like you’re in my home. I don’t want to be a slave to my stuff! I want it to be easy to keep my home tidy! Bucking up for the tough love 💜
We were taught as a child to keep all the boxes that everything came in in case we had to take it back or in case we had to take it. It's like you say, but we were trained to do that