Organizing Tips and Ideas for Crickets
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The final organizing style in our series is Cricket! In this video I explain the cricket organizing style and some tips ands ideas just for their home.
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Omg I’m a cricket.. I never understood why I had to wait until I had enough time to clean or organize perfectly. It’s so bad that I don’t want anyone helping me either because they won’t do it “perfectly”.
Julie Balderas I’m the same😁
OH I am so much the same. How do I let others do it and then redo it when they are not around. I cant help myself. I'm sick of the piles of stuff that I keep thinking I'll have to wait until I have time to do them. HELP!!!
Me too.
I used to have this problem. But there comes a point when you are so darn tired to always have to be doing stuff. You have to Learn to let go and have someone help you. Or take baby steps and at least delegate some family members to help you with certain things. Now I get to rest a little bit and any help I get now I think of it as God sent:)
EXACTLY! No...no...put that down, you’re doing it wrong! 😜
Aaaah! I'm a cricket!
I could never understand how I'm both messy, yet crave the perfect system, re-organizing the things I've already organized lol! Thank you for explaining this! 😄
😂 I am the same and my husband gets so mad at me, organizingband re organizing the system until I am 100% satisfied.
This is hilarious!
Around twenty years ago, my son was around eight years old.
We were watching the classic TV show The Odd Couple.
Friends who are roommates and TOTAL opposites. Oscar is a mess and Felix is very fastidious.
My son turns to me and says,"Mommy, you're the perfect combination of Oscar and Felix."😂
Blew my mind that he noticed my perfectionist piles of stuff that needed to be organized the "right way."
The piles that I would get to "someday".
The "RIGHT" day.
Jeeeez! I was my own worst enemy.
It took a few years but I'm so much better at organizing now.
Thank you dear Cassandra❤
I love that minimal doesn't mean neat. Just less stuff to contribute to the mess.
Cas- you are going to love this! I went to my 19 year old daughter and said "I just figured out why you have such a hard time putting away everything in my organizational systems, you are a butterfly and I am a cricket!" She was drinking and spit it out everywhere laughing. "What, Mom are you watching youtube again?!!!" I have struggled with my three kids and husband by constantly changing the systems and not understanding why it is so hard for them to use and I end up putting away everything. I am going to try to make the community area simple and visual and see if that helps. Love your videos!!
Did it ever help? I’m a Cricket, and my husband is a butterfly.
Same here! Cricket surrounded by butterflies at home. It's insane sometimes. I even have made the mistake to invite my husband and kids to go out so I can stay home and declutter and clean my way. I just enjoy the out of sight. My husband complains he and the kids don't have another way of doing things than my way. It's a struggle. I have gave in some but I feel I can't help myself. I used to even clean the floors by hand!!! When the cricket bug bites it bites!!
I don't know if all crickets are visual or usually with good memory to assign a home for every item and remember exactly where it is. What do y'all crickets think? Do you always find your stuff easily?
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@@carolinacalderon6341 you are singing my song sista!! When we owned a business, I could not understand why my family couldn't just open the file cabinet and put the paper in front of the tab on the file folder! How much simpler can it get? 😅😜😃🥳☺️
Thanks to Cass, I'm now understanding it was just that they have a different style!
"I'm thinking about all the cool crap I could be doing in my life, while doing none of it".
That's exactly how I feel so often! Lol : )
Andrée Agreed!!! 😅😅
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I'm a cricket!!
NEVER understood why I can be soooo neat an organized... yet other times be such a slob! It drove my mom CRAZY! I COULD NEVER DO HALF A JOB! HAD TO RIP IT ALL APART then I could put it together....
Thank you so much!! I love Nikki- she's just too perfect for me.....
She sets off my OCD!
I was like this as a kid too. I still am.
I agree with your observation about Nikki. I go back and forth watching her videos for some pointers, but she's way too OCD for me. However...I do like her handbag organization videos a lot! And her under-the-sink organization videos.
Me too! I organize and reorganize trying to figure the best way but screws up other things I need to deal with.
I’m definitely a cricket. Either it’s perfect or it’s a cluttered disaster 🤦🏻♀️ this is such a helpful video! And I LOVE Nikki!
Girl, the end where she's like, "I'm organized in theory, but in reality oh look something shiny!"
You are so funny and relatable. Just love you all the way.
Yesssss. LOL... I call it.... " oh lookeee , a squirrel......"!
Ok Cass I totally understand your situation, and I have a suggestion. Its called (drum roll please) A BRAIN DUMP LOG OR JOURNAL. It's when you get all these ideas you quickly write them down, getting it all out on paper. And then walk away for a few. When you come back to it there will be no panic or fear of losing the idea. and you can plan what is really sticking out for you to actually do. I know it helps me, I get the mind racing all the time. I hope that helps some Love ya
Great idea!
Love it!
Nancie Walker-Pirner . I used to think a journal or planner would just take up more time from stuff not getting done, but giving it a go, your absolutely right, so many thoughts just need to be let out then seeing them they don't keep rolling over and over in your head and you can much easier determine if they can be used or if they need to be let go of. Even just starting like that slowed the thought waves down so I didn't need to journal all the time, just at highly creative moments.
Wow Kim Soltani glad I could help, I didn't use to have a journal either but it really helps now.. only now I'm a bit addicted to buying journals..lol
Nancie Walker-Pirner I need to do that too. Thanks for sharing this.
Cricket here, I was born that way. 🙄. Love to organize. Now into minimalism.
JoAnn Paolino Yes I'm with you. I am a cricket but slowly moving towards minimalism. 1. The more crap you have, the harder to organise & keep clean. 2. You dont need half the stuff you have anyway. 3. When you purge more often the process becomes easier to let go of. 😊
JoAnn Paolino Im a ladybug but have been moving myself into minimalism. Each purge is easier than the last. Im now at the stage where Im nolonger precious about my stuff. Im now finally relaxed in my own home.
JoAnn Paolino same here! This entire month has been dedicated to getting things tossed and donated. I can't stand the sight of most of it, it's driving me nuts lol
oh, Cass I've been WAITING for this video to confirm I am indeed a cricket and as soon as I saw the thumb nail I knew it! Perfectionism turned into procrastination! That is so me! I would say to my husband I was a perfectionist, and he'd scoff and say "You're joking, look at all this mess" but I would cry "it's waiting for me to have the time to do it properly!". So many unfinished things in my life/untackled jobs that are just put on hold until I have these elusive, large chunks of time to appear so I can do things 'right'.
I also get sooo frustrated with my 4 butterflies and 1 ladybug when they 'ruin' my systems by putting stuff in the wrong spot and I can't find it.....I will have to discipline myself to at least get as far as the ladybug part of organising ... and from there I can move closer to the cricket system as time permits, but at least as a ladybug we won't be drowning in piles and I think my butterflies will at least be able to cope with a ladybug system in the general areas of the house....at least I hope so. For all those cricket wannabees out there ... don't wish it upon yourself because it can truly be paralyzing!
As for your focus Cass....a suggestion, get your echo dot (I think I remember you talking about this device?) to remind you daily that is time to set your goals and lay out a plan of action. Get the Alexa to remind you when your time is up, then repeat / change the reminders as progress appears. You can go back to spinning your wheels AFTER your productivity time is finished but FORCE YOURSELF to spend time actioning your current plan EVERY DAY. If you decide to change lanes midstream just put it all in a folder (maybe with a date on it) and start a folder for the next idea. If/When you change gears again you can pick up where you left off on one of your previous ideas.
I personally think motivational speaking would be a good thing ... you're wonderful to listen to 😊 you just have to get past that 'I don't like people' thing you have 😉
Same here and declutering since 2017. I still have a bills pile from July, though 😶
You absolutely SHOULD be a public speaker!! You would be awesome❤❤
Check out Toastmasters
Magnesium? Melatonin?.....You have finished "stuff". This amazing series. Tons of videos. You wrote books and they're on shelves being sold. You have all this amazing wisdom, talent, and skill. A huge compassionate heart that has a passion to share. You just need to take a second to look and you will see how accomplished you are. I am sure I am one of many who wish they could be you.
Kandy G so true. I want to blog and/or write some books. I don't where to begin. Been putting it off for years. I spent most of my life doing for others and put all my dreams and goals aside. Now I have to figure out what I really want to do and go for it. But, at my age and so long not pursuing my goals I feel lost.
I call this my #evidencefile I’ve been building my mental evidence file of “things I’ve done and ways I’ve behaved that I’m proud of.” This is a handy tool to build to ward off Negative Nellie (inner bully) when she shows up and runs you down. :)
I have your diagnosis. It's CBS. Creative Brain Syndrome. I have it too, and I TOTALLY feel your pain! I always say that a person's greatest strength is often also one's greatest weakness. So there you go. We're filled with great ideas!!! But.... we're filled with great ideas. One after the other. Usually taking time away from implementing the previous idea. What is amazing to me is how much you do manage to accomplish, and I hope that I can follow your example and do the same! I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your videos, your organizing, your creativity, and of course, your rants. Keep up the good work, and let me know if you find the key to managing our CBS.
You said take the lid off the container and it literally knocked the wind out of me! That sounds like the most horrific thing to me! Lol I’m obviously a die hard cricket! 😂
Ashley Rainwater lol - and what on earth do you do with the lids?! You’re going to need a separate organizing system just for lids haha
When I’m organizing I put the lids on them take them off and repeat this process a few times because every part of me needs the lid on.... but then I think of my family and there needs and they are not lid people!!!😫 So you’ll see some lids on and some off!!! Lol I just place the lid under the bin and pray for the best!! 😂
#1 - Thank you for elaborating more on 'Clutterbug Cricket'. I didn't realize the extent of "finding the perfect way" has basically turned me into a mini-hoarder! 😬
It does make sense because a lot of ADHDers have the all-or-nothing mentality...and when you mentioned the stacks of papers---that's a classic sign of ADHD! 😱😂
So thank you sooooo much for this vid! I just thought I was being lazy and stupid at home, but now I will bring out my ADHD texts to review in dealing with the all-or-nothing mentality. Thanks again! 😊
I am Definitely a Cricket ! what I find the solution is Less stuff and declutter all the time. the Less staff you have the less things you have to organize !
lifeline1702 I realize my real method of decluttering ends up really throwing most things out. Gotta take the test but pretty sure I’m a cricket!
Totally agree I have found Dana (aka: a slob comes clean) has the best ideas about decluttering. Little progress is better than no progress. You can use the same logic with organizing, just doing a little at time to make progress.
Yes, is the best
Oh my goodness! Only reading this now but finding this so true! You can't organize clutter!
If you subscribe to the Marie Kondo philosophy, you are an extreme cricket. It doesn't have to be that extreme.
Squirrel! Shiny volvo! Wind blowing...wait what was i going ti say?
Dont despair Cas, there are so many of us 😁😜🤓👍🏻👍🏻🌻🌻💫💫💫
I am a cricket but after years of mental illness where i some weeks can't deal with more than waking up and maby eat something, i have realized that ladybug is more of a long term system for me. Otherwise the angsiety builds up when i am down and unable to follow through with my organizing systems. Macro organizing FTW!
And thanks for a great channel! 😘
Same here! I've learned to keep things as simple as possible so that during a bad phase I can manage better, and that includes things like not bringing anything into my house unless I really want/need it. Free or cheap doesn't mean something is worthwhile. I've also learned to use tips from the site www.unfuckyourhabitat.com/
I'm a cricket!! Who knew? I love to organize my organization😁😁😁
Thank you for your great videos!
You are such a joy to watch! I can be in a blah mood and watch one of your videos and it perks me up! Thanks for being you!!
You're welcome!
Ann Willoughby me too ...makes me smile
Ann Willoughby me too
I wish I'd known this stuff years ago. Turns out I'm definitely a cricket and my daughter is a butterfly. All the years we've waisted argueing over her 'mess'.
I love this 'bug' series.
OMG! I laughed so hard, at your "rant", at the end of the video! I was literally crying! "something shiny! a squirrel"!... I totally needed that today! Thanks for your "rants"!
Joyce Grace Yes!!! I love her rants! Find myself quoting her all the time!! 😂😂😂😂 @Clutterbug this is why we love you! And why you are most definitely qualified to do a Ted talk... You connect with us so effortlessly, just being you!! 😊
@HyperChick, I agree completely!
I finally figured out what bug I am! I am a cricket. My closets and drawers are spotless, but I don't always have time to put things away right, so I just don't. I am glad that I 'm not the only cricket. ;) Thank you for your enthusiasm and help! You are very motivating. :)
You need a staff to follow through on the awesome ideas you come up with. That way you can continue churning out the golden thoughts! Maybe just a part time assistant would make a big difference for you. I adore you so whatever you do - don't go away! 💞
Wow, this is an absolute revelation! I always thought I was a squirrel. No, I'm a cricket waiting for the time to set up my perfect system. Your husband's workshop makes me salivate, by the way. Labels! Organisers! *drools*
Hahahahah but you did follow through and completed two books lol.
Gurrrlll you have an awesome brain full of amazing business ideas. Start one thing at a time and see how it goes. Every-time a new idea pops into your head write it down. I’m the same freaking way lol. A new business idea is always popping into my head lol 😂🙄
Just write them down and try one at a time and then you can cross off from the list of crazy which ones can work for you and your lifestyle lol 😝
Hugs Cas 🤗
If this Cass only knew that she does all that and becomes a firefighter too! Amazeballs! ❤ Her!
Thank you Cas 💕 Due to your videos I finally have home that is organized for both me and my husband. I found your videos last August when I was home and 9 months pregnant, just waiting and all the moving hurted. I looked a bunch of your videos ja wrote up several ideas.
After my little one was one month old (beginning of November) I started organizing and cleaning. One small part at the time. I set up organizing systems and got rid of junk, loads of it. We got some new Ikea furniture for our girl since I realize our system for her would not work when she would grow up. We got some other peaces of furniture from online market places (kind of Facebook pages for communities but these work better in Finland) and got rid of some old ones. Two weeks ago we made bedroom "makeover" and putted our furniture on more smart order and I set up our last organizing system. Last week I decluttered much still (who keeps 8 sets of towels when there is only space for 4...). This week I have been spending as holiday and learning new routine.
And as I return to work next week I have confidence that I can do it just a bit more easy with all the things I have learned. I do things ready in the evening so I can just go out in the morning, I have my evening cleaning routine all set and we have tested and found out that best way for us to clean is power hour after work Friday to get ready for weekend. And now we can do to everyday routine.
Having long waited child was blessing but also a scary thing. I was afraid of not ever getting organized and thinking what does our home looklike when we are both back at work. But I did it! I have it all organized and everything has it's place.
Thank you Cas ❤ I could have not done all this with out your videos. Realizing I'm just a ladybug and how I clean changed everything.
Thank you 💕
Lol! You have this down to a T. This is me. If someone comes in my home they probably think wow she is a mess. Haha. In reality I hate clutter, yet with needing it all perfect I procrastinate knowing it will take too long to get organizing my whole home again. Thank you so much for this. You're a genius. I'm such a cricket.
I’m 39 and have bad ADD. I take Adderall. Been on it for years. It helps me so much. It helps me with all aspects of my ADD life. If your meds. Are only helping a tiny bit maybe you should change the medication or the dose. It took me some trial and error but Worth it in the end. Thank you for this video series. It’s been very helpful. Have a wonderful day!
Don't call it "crazy": call it "Motivated" because then they will give you the white jacket that makes you hug yourself all nice and cozy!..lol I like your energy no matter what you call it. Thank you for keeping me positive and for making me smile.
That moment when you realize that you are a cricket and so far none of your kids are exhibiting signs of being crickets....LIGHT BULB! 🤣 I've been trying to figure out better "organization systems" for my kids...like, "Here's one big box in your closet. Use it!" LOL. It's a work in progress. 🙈
I found having hooks and/or a coat tree to hang things on very helpful. It has to be easy to keep things off the floor, after all their life is full of important things to do (even if that laying on the bed and listening to music).
Cricket here, I've reorganized my house about 6x in the last 2-3 weeks. I finally have the furniture the way I want it. Now I'm organizing everything else. My tv room currently has about 4 piles. Made a trip to the dollar store today and found a lot of nice bins that matched what I already have. So many circular bins but had to go to two different stores to find good square and rectangle bins. Some really food scores today and I'm very excited! I've already almost finished my kitchen. Sometimes I feels like I should make videos about it haha.
Two things: your passion for what you do really shows in this video. I love it ! Secondly, I love at home with Nikki however, she doesn't have little kids lol I love her style and home but totally not do able in our home.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us! If your husband wouldn’t mind, could you do a video from hos workshop and show us some of his solutions. My husband has a million things and he could use some inspiration to start decluttering. Thanks again for beeing so awsome.
Lightbulb!!! Another analogy to the pb jar is the vacuum cord!! Do you take the time to put the cord back on properly after each use or do you just ball up the cord and shove it back in the closet???
LOL. YOU ARE NOT CRAZY!! YOU ARE PASSIONATE AND BRILLIANT and all the ideas people like us get are like squirrels!! What you need is a notebook to brain dump. That way the ideas are out of your head. I'm still working on it too. Solidarity Sister. I want to do ALL THE THINGS and then the universe reminds me I'm an "adult" with "responsibilities". Notebooks help me SO much to get the scatterbrain ideas pinned down to paper and out of my brain! Best. Therapy. Ever.
I ADORE and drool over Nikki's videos!! I don't always have the same taste as far as "bling" and such but OH MY do I love her organizing ways!! I think I am a mixture of you and her...I am a whole-hearted cricket like Nikki, yet I LOVE your personality and how you talk to us like we're one of your friends. I really, truly, sincerely appreciate that!
I wasn't going to go there - but I started tearing up while typing that last sentence (I choked it back, it's okay) but I had to share and why... I am disabled, so I am home by myself during the day (10-12 hours), except for 2 dogs, until my boyfriend gets home.
Basically, I don't get out much and don't get to talk to anyone 10-12 hours out of the 16-18 hours I am awake in a day. So TH-cam and the creators I subscribe to (well, I really need to narrow that list down) have become my "fake friends". I know this sounds pathetic, but it is someone who talks to me during the day. You guys keep me company...help keep my sanity!! I mean, dogs don't talk back! LOL
I will literally have TH-cam playing in my airpods as I am doing things around the house, just to "keep me company". I even subscribed to YT Red as soon as it came out so I didn't have to listen to commercials interrupt my "friends" anymore (I realize how pathetic that sounds!)...I really do!
So, I just wanted you to know that you and your videos mean more to some of than you could EVER possibly realize!!
Now that you’ve fully explained Crickets. I am totally a CRICKET!!!!!! Thank you so much for this!!! ❤️❤️
Cas, you are hilarious! I hope you do ALL of those things, girl! I have enjoyed your channel and this “bug” series, and it came to me at the perfect moment. I had just finished organizing my hall closet and the top of it is my medicine cabinet. The day after I finished it I started watching the bug segment that showed the overview on each one and saw myself EXACTLY in the cricket. It made me crack up at myself. I just thought I was super anal retentive. It helps me understand other people in my life too. So thank you for helping people to get their stuff together, and not take themselves so seriously. Blessings, Dana from Oklahoma, USA
Cass, you aren't crazy, you are passionate :) you are literally bursting with enthusiasm and idea
You know what Cass? You are the coolest person that I have ever known!! (If it helps... ☺️)
Seriously!! Whenever I listen to you, not only do I learn a lot of things that have worked for me, but you make me feel that I am not the only one that spins from one good idea to the other without being able to develop it. So you know what? Maybe the point is that you are a super valuable source of ideas, and you could, for example, sell them!! Like you are doing with your books.
Do what you do best, and that is: to think, to create, and sell that gift that you have, without feeling ‘a fish on a tree’ because you are not able to develop them. Thinking, creating and imagining is great!! And for many people it is just something they lack: the inspiration.
Think about it.
It has happened to me all my life.
And thank you, thank you!!! For being able to make me feel better about something:
when I clean or organize, I always seem to be jumping from one room to another, without being able to focus on just one thing or one space. For example, if I carry the dirty clothes from my room to the laundry area, I will find myself doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen table (which is beside the laundry area), before I can continue tidying my room. I simply thought that I was a desastre, but I finish having a clean and tidy house. It is just that I do it my own way... 😀😀
So perhaps being like that has its advantages too!!
Maybe the point is to try to find what is valuable in that way of being. You have already done great things. In fact, I think that you have already transformed the life of lots of people with your ‘bug organizing style’ and your tips and advice. Mine a least!!!
I send you lots of kisses and hugs, and a huge THANK YOU from the Canary Islands (Spain).
Thank you for being there. YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION!! Seriously 😘😘😘
You’ve got a creative mind! Don’t dim that shine that’s bursting through. Write all your ideas and goals down and put timelines for yourself. Have fun and do it all!
This is so enlightening! I am definitely 100% Cricket. And I love it! I used to feel guilty about it but when hard seasons have hit, these systems have made me feel safe. They bring me comfort and reliability when everything else in my life is chaos.
And honestly, the process of creating a system is so fun to me. It makes me so happy.
You are amazing! I started to look for suggestions and ways to finally deal with my piles of paper everywhere in my house - I'm an EFL teacher and teach from home - and there you were, TH-cam recommended you to me, so I'm a messed up cricket!!! Regarding ADHD, the world today is diagnosed with it, there is an awesome video of professor Ken Robinson about Changing Education Paradigms that was a wake-up call to me and some of my students who thought they needed medication. Dear Ladybug, you've got the answer: love ❤ and sharing! Maybe some meditation techniques adapted to your own style. You do a whole lot more to others than you can possibly imagine, I hope you feel the love in return! Love from Brazil!
Just got to say "love ya" you need to give yourself more credit!! You have some amazing things to offer TH-cam viewers!! I always so look forward to the videos you upload
Nailed it! I’m a total cricket - especially when it comes to waiting for the perfect time to organize!!
I think showing organizing systems or variations of organized spaces helps with understanding the type of bug you are. Your dollar tree haul video in April was helpful
Thank you so much Cas! I am a cricket! I love filing cabinets. I am not organized and have piles of clutter.
Paralyzing is so true!
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I've noticed a few comments about the budget being in the way. Maybe you or others can give tips on DIY organizers? I come from the time when we reused paper towel tubes to stand in boots, cut up cardboard to arrange drawers, use cookie tins for crafting, and use department store bags for pretty bin storage.
Just took the quiz and this is so me!!! I don't like clutter but don't have a system and time for it! When I got a task to declutter, I went crazy for perfection and it's exhausting, lol! Thank you so much for your advices, I definitely gonna take them and try to calm down as best as I can. Hahaha 😆
I just took the quiz on your website and learned I’m a cricket. After reading about being a cricket on your site and watching this video, boy, do I feel so much better knowing it’s not just me! Your tips are invaluable. Thank you!
OH Cas...where have you been all my life? SO grateful to have found this series!!!!! I"m a butterfly/bee...grew up in a hoarding home with no spaces or closets of my own..doing my Masters as an adult and living in a tiny apartment as I've worked my way through school with fibromyalgia. Clutter stresses me no end and always felt like I was defective as not only did I not see organizing growing up, but it is so much work for me and not natural. Channels like yours are not only helping me make my little home beautiful and organized, but taking the shame of not being an uber domestic gal like me pals. THANK YOU!! Blessings,
My late husband was a hoarder - no organizational skills at all. I'm alone now so I can get my stuff organized like a true cricket. Sometimes I miss his craziness with his "stuff.
Jean McFall that gives me some perspective! Living with a butterfly that wants to be a cricket, and is MESSY!!! Thanks for reminding me to cherish our difference!
This video was so therapeutic to watch. I'm not just a cricket with my home, but in (pretty much) every area of my life. WOW!
Haha! I adore you! It's so refreshing to have a dose of your marvellous personality. In my home, we understand how the ADHD brain works. Despite all the frustration, it's a magnificent, amusing, creative brain! Be-you-tiful !
By the way, there is literally nothing you can't do and you seem to have some awesome ideas for the future. I look forward to more of you!
Sit/lay down, close your eyes, take as many deep breaths as make you feel a bit calmer and enjoy a bit of peace, you deserve to do this for yourself. You are awesome!
Okay I’m a cricket but your right it can be paralysing especially with 5 kids!! I love organising a system lol x
ashley bailie Agreed! I have 6 myself as well as MS. I so badly want/need a system but don't have the money (even for Dollar Tree organizing) or the space. It's very overwhelming.
Michelle Rice Maybe you need to throw away stuff and donate, especially with 6 kids. I find inspiration in How Clean Is Your House with the British/ English Ladies. 💜😃
Jeannette M Urena Rodriguez I actually donate every 6 months and more if my kids outgrow their clothes. My biggest problem is that we live in a very small rental. We will be buying a house as soon as summer starts. When we moved here, I got rid of half of my belongings, packed the rest and only kept out the everyday needed stuff. We have a couch, loveseat and tv (that is on the wall) and no room for anything else in that room. I do have a filing cabinet that I use for what it is intended for and a lamp. Lol. We have 1 teeny tiny bathroom so I've even had to keep my decor packed. I absolutely can't wait to be organized.
Yes... I have 4 kids!
Whoa!! So many similarities. I have 5 children, ages 4 through 14. ANd I have MS.
I've always known that I'm a type A personality, and now I know that I'm a cricket, lol!! I haven't figured out what all my family is yet, but I'm so interested in figuring that out!!😀
You've finished MANY projects. Look at your successes (and there are many), and stop thinking you're not doing enough or should be doing more. You've done a ton!
OMG! I’m a cricket. Yep! What you said describes me to a tea. I’m totally wait for time to set up a perfect system. Time that I rarely have but when I do set it up, I will put things back and it frustrates me when others in the house don’t. Thanks for doing this series Cas and especially reminding to be patient with other bugs in the family. I love Nikki’s channels and Toni’s blog and channel as well as yours. I rarely comments but I’ve been watching you since malitose79 days. 😃
Thanks for the love and support!
When I am overwehlmed of ideas and work to do I usually take a couple of days of doing nothing and thinking of nothing to restart my brain and on the third day I usually have the positive energy to actually make and start a plan. When you have the creative moment it is a different state of mind and it is normal to not be mathematically following each and every idea. Write every idea down and take time to decide and slowly it will work out!! You have accomplished soooo much! You don't have to be ALWAYS super productive and efficient. I think you can leave the medication, it is just a phase ♡ love yaaaa Cass! Keep strong and creative ;)
I absolutely love you...you are an absolute breath of fresh air with your positive vibrant spirit.
I understand that things must be difficult and frustrating for you but honestly, you are so endearing.
You offer hope to others who have difficulty with concentration and focus.
You show people with problems similar to your own, that they can achieve.
So what if you want to be a public speaker one week and something else the next - you have passion, drive and ambition....some people go through life with the inability to aspire to one success.
I say continue to be yourself. Do what you want as you want to.
I've been ill in bed for 3wks and you've been an absolute life saver to me - I found you by accident and you have definitely helped me keep my spirits up - especially with your "rants".
I have watched almost all of your videos in that time and just love you love you love you and your spirit.
Good luck xxxxxxx
I am a cricket and my friends call me OC!!!! I love categorizing the already-categorized categories :)
And now I know why I love Nikki, we are the same kind of bug. :)
Cheers, Ms. Cass. God bless!!!
You're a fire starter! Or a new bug category: A FIREFLY! You've got excellent ideas---embrace it, girl. You're going to need some minions to do your bidding. And a throne. Definitely a throne.
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I just watched the rest of your video lol. You're so funny and beautiful... have you gone back and watched a few of your original videos? I have recently just to see the difference. You have come so far since you began. I bet when you started out you had absolutely no thoughts beyond just the fun of sharing a few organizing tips. But look at you now!!! You are a real inspiration. Isn't it funny how once you start going forward with something that so much more just comes along right in your path. Now you are going to teach a course...who would have thought that such a fun and amazing career could be built from doing what you started out doing. YOU GO GIRL!!!
Yes!!! I have ADHD as well plus apparently "cricket " tendencies so, I have a million projects that I want to do perfect , so to stop spinning what works for me is "Mel's " system of the 5,4,3,21 count down system to get me going and then I set the time for 15min to tackle the project and most times I do more but I shot for 15min a day and I've been able to finish two songs I had a deadline on.
I love the way At Home With Nikki organize. I recently started watching A Bowlful of Lemons.
I love your videos! They have been life changing for me. I used to think the only way to be organized was to be like a cricket or a bee! It was such a struggle. On top of that I thought a cleaning routine meant I had to be scrubbing or washing something or it wasn't worth it. Once again your tips and tricks have been life changing! I realize that if I spend 15 to 20 minutes cleaning the kitchen every day after dinner it looks better and I feel better. Thank you so much. If you do decide to have a seminar or online organizing course I swear I will sign up!
I’m definitely a cricket, I watched the other two videos first and I was like lost, finally found myself! Thanks!
Your ADHD sounds like mine, and I'm a business owner as well. What worked for me was writing a list of all the wonderful ideas, picking a few, and work a little bit on them a day. The ADHD is happy that way, and I'm still happily productive. 😁
Grace Conyers yes! Lists are extremely helpful for me. Sometimes I have so many things running circles in my head that I don’t want to forget and it distracts me from what I’m trying to do (or just makes me feel crazy and frazzled). So, I brain-dump everything onto a list and suddenly my head is so much clearer!
Brain dumps are extremely helpful. The planner I'm using this year has a page for brain dumps at the beginning of each month (literally says "Brain Dump" at the top of the page). I get everything out, then I can prioritize into weekly or daily goals. Much less overwhelming.
As the old saying goes, do as I say and not as I do. You'll so good at giving ideas and suggestions, so maybe that's your gift, we thank you for that.
Oh my goodness!! Thank you for helping me understand myself better. I’ve been in my “new” place for over a year and it has taken me FOREVER to get organized. So I have piles of paper, etc waiting for the time to handle it. It’s just been in the last few weeks that I’ve finally been able to get it together and it feels so great.
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You are so adorable! I am so happy I found your channel. I recently was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 44, what a journey! I used to be so organized, and juggled 2 businesses (as a dayhome provider and a creative maker) , and 3 of my own kids in 3 different schools... and lately... man. I just can not keep up on anything. So in the past few years the 'piles' have grown' and I became paralyzed. Now I am uncovering things about my ADHD mind that so make sense. It explains why I love all the shiny things, but can't follow through with half of them. This video organizing series is helping me through a HUGE transition phase as I work to use my new adhd tools AND deal with my craft business that ran wild and eventually stalled out. I really appreciate your humour and honest in sharing your journey. I really needed to hear it today, especially seeing where you are 'today' as you have polished and accomplished those shiny ideas!
Cricket here LOL my beautiful alphabetized bookshelf, that you can't even see because of all the crap piled in front of it that I haven't had time to organize ha ha... But I have a solution for paperwork, a box in a cupboard where i throw all the papers to file, (lady bug style) then once a year at tax time i leave the kids with a sitter and take an entire day to sort every thing in to category, then item, then date order. It may be my most zen day of the year!
Oh Cas this is so me! I find it helpful to do a mind map because all of my ideas seem to spur of eachother and it looks a bit crazy on the page but I quite like that because it makes me feel like a nutty professor or something! I just have to make sure I don't lose it in the big pile of crap I still need to organise! Love you and your videos so much! Can't wait to get my copy of your book!
Awesome video as always :) Concerning your "problem" ... just know that you´re doing the best you can! And you upload quite regulary and I really enjoy your videos! Please give yourself more credit, because you´re awesome and you have awesome ideas :) But I know the feeling of wanting to do so many things in life... *Marie Forleo* and *Mel Robbins* actually have some videos on this topic (also on TH-cam)! Hope this helps :)
th-cam.com/video/p2C49M_7DBw/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/9WuEvCEy_Yc/w-d-xo.html
I have the same problem, I have started so many things and have finished none and then I get up set and frustrated. I love your videos thanks for sharing
She should REALLY REALLY take this into education tools and schools. These different bugs are proof that one-size DOES NOT fit all. Just think of the impact this can have?
YES! I´ve already commented this on another video that she should "patent" her ideas :D but in all honesty, I really think she should, because it´s life-changing... probably as much as Marie Kondo...and look how famous she became with her book... :)
After watching this video, I can’t deny it any longer: I’m a cricket. It’s so hard to understand how a perfectionist can also be a slob, but you explain it really well. Lol! That is so me!! There just isn’t enough time to live the organized life I most desire to live. Thank you for tips to make the cricket life more functional. 😊🦗
Thank you for sharing your focus problem, I relate so much to this as I’m easily distracted and “spinning” constantly as well! Your channel is an inspiration to me. God bless!
Dear Cas….perhaps it’s not you but the rest of the world who is “crazy”. You being “you” makes the world a much better place and I am very grateful for you just as you are! Please don’t let cultural norms (WAY overrated, by the way) make you question your fabulous self. Big hugs to you.
Can’t wait to see the rest of the videos😆
❤️❤️❤️You are my Fav organizer on TH-cam❤️❤️
...Fancy cricket box 😆
I’ve been looking for someone to help with decluttering and organization who understands ADD, because there is an additional element to everything. I’m so glad I found you!
I feel you sister! I have been studying organization and practicing it since I was a very small child and your bug classification system was truly an eye opener for me!! Wow! I feel like I know myself- finally!
I've probably watched this video like 50 times. Every time i start a new spot, this is my inspiration boost/reminder
try writing down your thoughts and ideas. for me writing them down stops (or slows) the spinning and I look at my notes numerous times a day because I sometimes even forget a cool idea i wanted to run past hubby but writing it down is like.. a removable memory bank. I can forget about that thought because it is saved on paper. electronic devices dont work as well because you usually have to log in and stuff but you can keep a notebook where the majority of your day is spent (and ALWAYS) the same place so it is where you need it when you need it. HTH
Chaffegirl I know you said you don't like electronic lists and I dint either until I tried the app keep. It is free, customizable and has changed my life. I don't forget things anymore and have become so much more productive...plus you don't have to log into anything (no login or password).
I didn't read thru everyone else's comments but I hope I'm not the only one who would beg you to please don't try to change too much! I LOVE your enthusiasm!! My 8 year old son is ADHD and I know the frustration you feel with yourself since my son tells me about it a lot. However, there is a special-ness to that type of person, my son "vibrates" with life and it's precious!! Love, love, love your videos, everything about them but especially the spastic second half where you share about life.
Dude, I'm totally a cricket- but I'm also 8 months pregnant, exhausted and I have 2 boys (ages 3 and 5). So you can imagine the current state of my home and the organizational systems. 🙈 I have learned to be more like a ladybug for the sake of clean counters, but the chaos in the drawers are taunting me.
Side note- almost murdered my husband for putting a dark article of clothing in with the lights bin. He survived, thankfully.
One of the best organizing tips I've ever learned was "remove the lids"... life changing. Love your channel. Love your content. Keep dreaming girl, because your reality is from them.
i feel like somewhere in between a lady bug and cricket. when i took the test im a cricket but i do shove things away in a drawer, until i find it a proper "home". which can take months, years, lifetimes. lol
That makes sense to me. You want things micro organized, but for now they have to be macro organized. But always behind closed doors. I'm that way too. My kitchen is cricket. My closet, dresser, and jewelry box are cricket. My paper collection is ladybug. My garage is 1/2 cricket and 1/2 ladybug. My spare room is ladybug. The ladybug places are ones that are unfinished.
I’m a cricket! Have you been in my house and seen the piles of stuff? The neatest places are the drawers and cabinets. Yes, procrastination is a major problem for me-and ADD! So I keep trying for “good enough”, because otherwise I’m paralyzed because I know I can’t do it perfectly. Thanks for a great vid, and the much-needed motivation.
I understand what you’re going through with the ADD. I take vitamin B Complex and Omega 3 fish oil and 💥 I’m not as wired and am able to focus. I was taking 2 of each then had to reduce it to one pill of each and it’s been amazing.
Thank you im gonna try this
Ok I mean this in the BEST way ....4 years ago, you were Chris Farley's long lost sister from Wisconsin! Hilarious. I love it. Its funny I stumbled on your videos a couple of days ago......I was just diagnosed with adhd 2 weeks ago, and I'm 39 years old. I just spent the ENTIRE DAY (yes, superbowl sunday) going through every drawer and cupboard in my kitchen which produced 5 big bags of trash and 3 overflowing donate boxes. Now I'm wondering if I should do the fridge and the garage fridge at midnight, and still go to alvertsons at 6am to get valentines for my 8 yr old daughter to hand out tomorrow since I forgot about valentines day because of 3 years of covid. I think I'll just go watch more of your videos 😳
I love that you recommend other youtubers and bloggers as well, youtube seems such a competitive space sometimes, except when its an official collab :) I find im a different but in different areas: mainly a ladybug, but i need a visual pantry (no baskets please), while at work im a 100 percent cricket :)
I'm about 90% cricket and having patience with those who aren't is one of my biggest challenges! I frequently think "Just put it away!" I'm gaining more tolerance towards the other bug types. Thanks for your great videos!
I remember reading in this yoga book one time that avoiding certain foods like white flour can help calm your brain. Maybe try going gluten free for a month or two and see how you feel. I recommend the gluten free bread called Udi bread and I find it in the freezer sections of stores.
I heard some people are the type of people to come up with overall big ideas and other people are more the type to iron out ideas to make a plan for it to happen. Is there a way you can hire help or get volunteers to make the more meticulous parts of your ideas happen? Some of your ideas will be the ones to stick with you and other ideas may seem great at the time but then you lose interest in them as time goes by. I say be ok with those ideas falling away and only focus on the ideas that continue to excite you. It’s ok to jump around and drop projects if they no longer excite you. Thanks for this cool video series!
100% cricket here! As a child room was always perfectly spotless and clean with pairs of shoes lined up perfectly and every toy in its specific place LOL my mom is an extreme butterfly so I don't know how I ended up this way 😂 I'm grateful though! I love the cricket that I am I think it's truly a blessing
Omg that is so meeeeeeeeee!!!! I cant change through 😭😭😭
Your prefect no need to change🤗
Don't have to 'change", just modify to shape your life so it work FOR you.
One of the best pieces of advice I was given: "I would rather get it done, than get it done perfectly."
OH MY GOSH!!!! Cass, I'm pretty sure you're talking about me at the end of your video. We would get into SO much trouble if we knew each other. You are not alone! I wonder if being a lady bug has something to do with it too! Oh that would be interesting to find out the people that are a certain bug have the same kind of "minds".... ... oh sorry didn't mean to add another thought to your ever spinning mind, haha.
I love the meditation part. I am always thinking I need to learn to me more mindful, more in the moment and that would help me be more now and not spiral with thoughts of "what it's"
The Plant Eaters
Shiny Star😍 😂 Why am I not surprised to find you on this awesome woman's channel?! The madness of our ADHD/ADD brains brings us inevitably together from so many different directions. ❤️
jenna daneels 😍😘😍😘😍😘❤❤❤❤❤ great minds and all! I'm purging and organizing and I finally know now that I'm a lady bug that wants to be a cricket, haha
The Plant Eaters
Ahahahaa! How
Shocked would you be to learn that I, too, am a lady bug (with a mix of bee)? 😘
These categories are the greatest explaination.
I am a ladybug with the same struggle!!! I have difficulty with the "follow through" because I have so many things I would like to do. I ALWAYS bite off more than I can chew and have ever since I could remember. I think the major problem I have is with prioritizing. I am sure other bugs struggle with it as well but I would be curious if it is "mostly" us ladybugs... lol
Oh my god, this is actually me!!! I was doubtful at first but now I'm convinced as i look around my kitchen at the piles of things!!!!! I used to have a great organisation system until I moved home and have to share my space - with a complete clutterbug!!!! Now I have to find the time to actually do something!!!!!
I would love to take a tour of your husbands work shop!
Pam Hawkins ...me too. Order is so calming.
Me three!
Full on cricket! I have come back to this video now 4x. Each time, I learn more. 😊
I've been "organizing" my craft room/office/FRONT ROOM OF MY HOUSE! For over a year! Thanks to you, I'm just about done! I had many piles and knew where everything was, for the most part. 😉. I just couldn't allow myself (or my desperate husband) to shove the piles away bc I'd never get to them (I swear it would change nothing, had they been hidden, but mentally I couldn't be okay with shoving them elsewhere, out of site). I've also been purging like crazy for about six months, so I've reorganized my kitchen about 4x (until I'm happy with the organization setup?). BTW, my kitchen command center is done and SUCH a HUGE help! I had a nice basket, the perfect size for papers, but everyone kept piling things up and it became another clutter pile. I'm now using something similar to your countertop organizer. It can't hold much before it's full, and I empty it every Sunday! Total game changer for me! (I know, I need to get out more, lol.).
Thank you for sharing your methods and ideas with us! I'm already getting more time with my kids, and that's been the driving force behind my journey to downsize and organize! 💝