The BEST Home Organizing Ideas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2024
- Here are the BEST Organizing ideas for your home! Looking for Home Organization ideas that will work for your organizing style? Watch these organizing makeovers and get inspired! Organization leads to less stress, more time and more happiness! I break down the best containers, systems, tips and solutions to keep your home tidy and organized.
00:00:00 Start
00:00:40 Clutterbug Philosophy
00:03:05 Bee
00:03:21 Bee Sewing Room
00:08:35 Bee Garage
00:11:38 Bee Pantry
00:19:50 Butterfly
00:20:21 Butterfly Kitchen
00:29:13 Butterfly Laundry Room
00:35:48 Butterfly Toy Room
00:37:33 Cricket
00:38:25 Cricket Garage
00:39:17 Cricket Kitchen
00:41:21 Ladybug
00:42:22 Ladybug Kitchen
00:50:26 Ladybug Laundry Room
00:57:20 Ladybug Storage Room
01:02:18 Ladybug Bedroom
01:04:42 End Story
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Am I the only one who would love to see the space a few months after Cas organized it? I want to see how easy it was for the client to maintain
@susanjardim4431 She said in at least one of her videos that the entire reason she created the 'clutterbug system' is because when she used to organize a client's home without it, the client would call her back in 2-4 weeks asking for it to be done again. When she realized that people need to organize in different ways and she honored those ways, they stayed organized. Hence, the 'Clutterbug" system!
It is possible you put the products use in the videos ? Please
That was my first thought! 😂
The last one, the bedroom, I am sure they changed the bed lol the idea to move the bed under the window is great, the bedroom looks nicer but.... not pratical! they can't use the window and they need to use it:)
Nice ❤
Organization isn’t about perfection; it’s about efficiency, reducing stress and clutter, saving time and money, and improving your overall quality of life.
I saw you comment this exact thing on another video I watched lol
That has been my major problem! If it’s not perfect I won’t do it.
@@mel0815 me too. 🤣🤣
Til vacuum do us part, isn't it mrs almatrumble4143? 🤣
@@mel0815 yes but it's so true.
Cas, you low-key saved my marriage! 😅😅 My husband is a butterfly and absolutely WILL NOT put things away unless they’re on hooks or in clear bins in his drop zones.
But I didn’t know this until I had him take your test. Now we have less squabbles about his “messiness” because he’s not “messy” anymore! So thank you! 😇😇
(P.S. We found out he has ADHD, which helped explain soooo much.)
This might help those who have trouble finding their organization style because it varies: For digital stuff, I’m a cricket - NOTHING on the desktop, but everything tucked away into folders within a detailed, logical hierarchy. For crafty stuff, I’m a total bee - cover fabric in this open box, trims in that one, lace in a third, and myriad open containers for scissors, paperclips etc (no lids, no doors, or I won’t find it or use it, easy retrieval is KEY). Same for my wardrobe - I need detailed categories but I MUST SEE EVERYTHING. For cleaning, paperwork and exercising - the not-so-fun stuff - I’m a butterfly. I need to see the mop, or I won’t mop, I need to see the dishcloth or I won’t wetwipe, but I can store those things a little more jumbled. For papers, broad categories are key because otherwise I’ll give up before I’ve even started. So yeah, it can vary between different areas of your life.
I, too, realized that I am a mix of “critters”, depending on what n where… awesome insight!!!
~Lyn W, Nampa ID
Yes! Thank you for this. I tried the quiz and got my “critter” category but always felt like it didn’t quit fit. I know Cas says that we’re usually not just one but I couldn’t figure out the other types I was and where.
I feel like a cricket bee stuck in a butterfly body!
!! So true! I think I prefer Uber organization that is hidden. I obsess over organization to the extreme, and I don't want to see stuff everywhere (no clutter!)
But... Out of sight, out of mind. If it's not visible, I forget it's there, so it's just not practical for me.
And... I have ADHD, so it has to be EASY, or again, not practical. So, Uber organization that I prefer, isn't practical for me.
So even though in my heart I WANT to be a Cricket (and organizationally, I LOVE My categories!) But My body and brain say I must be a butterfly? Visual & broad categories... If only I could make Cricket style work for me...
@@_adjective_Jane You said exactly what I have been struggling with!!!! I want to be a cricket so bad, but I have to see or I will forget everything!
Thank you to everyone that allowed Clutterbug into their home for filming their private messy areas! It takes guts and I loved the duck tape corset btw :)
I was thinking the same thing!
It sure helped me I can see a lot that I have done the same ..Im between a bee and I'm almost a cricket, when I do some editing..
I concisely work on keeping flat surfaces clear& clean..& its made me concious of what I buy or bring home .. if theres no space..i blink it out of my mind ..
@@katetanti2114 I saw a quote the other day that said "Look around you. Look at all that clutter. That used to be money" haha! I was like "yuuuup" so that's cool that you're more conscious now about what you buy!
I 100% agree!. Thank you to all the families were willing to share. this made for such a valuable and inspired learning experience. AMAZING end results all around.
Pegboard tip I learned: using a marker, outline which item gets hung on which peg. Not only will you see where the items go after use, but you'll WANT to put them away and fill in those empty outlines.
My grandfather did this with his tools in the garage. He always knew if something was missing and what it was.
Unless you get rid of an item then you got the chalk outline of something nagging at you that you no longer have lol
@@spoiledwitch82 Use white correction fluid or paint over with the same color as the board
@@isaidwhatisaid4130 Good fix I like that
@@spoiledwitch82 that’s very true. But my grandfather lived through the depression, and he’d unbend nails and save them in coffee cans. He didn’t get rid of anything if it could be used.
Since the Christmas holidays, because of YOU, I have decluttered and organized almost every inch of my house…I have recently been suffering from anxiety and NOW seeing a clutter free space has been life changing for me! Thank you for making videos to help people like me!
You're welcome!
So happy for you💌
I'm still on my way getting it done I just live in a house were other people don't care
Which makes it even more difficult but with God all things are possible 🙏🏻🙏🏽😊
@Sandra 🙏🏻❤️
@@carolgeorge64097
I totally “get it!” My situation is like yours. I’m a Virgo trying to accept my daughter-in-law’s different priorities. I’m afraid my standards have changed as I can’t do what I want to do. So I try to accept things as they are.
It’s not always easy. But I don’t want my family to be uncomfortable. I think we all want a happy home with love. So we accept what we probably can not change. I’m not going to die on this hill. So I do what I can and sometimes I ask for the help.
My daughter-in-law does so much for me, so I don’t want to hurt her feelings. It’s just not worth it.
We move on 🥰 in the “not so” perfect house.
When you watch so much Clutterbug you've already seen every single video from all the sample videos she shows in a best of video but you still watch it again anyways because everyone loves Cass!
Congratulations! We are celebrating our 20th next month (and also have no plans yet!). One creative thing I've done in the past is I had his watch repaired, something he would never do on his own. Then I made a treasure hunt for him to find it, with clues hidden around the house. The first clue was in his back pocket (oh I'm sneaky like that). He loved it and still talks about it.
So I guess my advice is to find something from your past and bring it to life again. Recreate a first date; day-rent his beloved sports car from his bachelor days; take him somewhere he's always wanted to go, break out the wine from your wedding day that's been sitting on the shelf. To us, special isn't about things, but memories. Good luck!
That's so lovely!
Happy Anniversary 🎉
I "kidnapped" my husband on one of our anniversaries, I made reservations packed his clothes then went to his workplace, I drove around the parking lot until I found his car and then waited for him to come out to it, when he did, he was to see me, I told him to get in, be quiet, and not ask any questions he was so surprised and shocked he couldn't barely speak for awhile anyway I drove to the hotel, it was about twenty miles when we got there, I handed him the bag and told him to carry it and follow me we checked in, and when we got to our room, I said you are all mine for two days and nights no phone, computers, just us and the scenery it was wonderful; the hotel was in Yosemite, and we spent that entire weekend exploring it was amazing, and he still brags about it to his day [it was ten years ago for our fifteenth now what to do for our thirtieth which is coming up quick!
Ooh, can you revisit these families and see what stuck? :)
As a user experience designer, one of my favorite takeaways from user behavior courses is “users aren’t lazy, they’re efficient.” I’ve taken this to heart and started to apply it elsewhere in life outside of work, and it’s like what you said at the beginning of this video! People aren’t lazy; if a system doesn’t work for them they’re not going to use it, they’re going to find ways around it, or they’re going to break it trying to make it work.
I’m watching this video and two sanity-saving tips came to mind. #1: using lingerie mesh bags for family socks. Each person puts their dirty socks in the bag after use. When you do the laundry, each person has all their socks matched and clean. #2: when my kids had bunk beds, I bought Full size comforts and top sheets. I would tuck the excess under the mattress at the back so it was easier to make the bed every day. I hope these two tops help someone else as much as it did me 😊
Tip #2 is going to be life changing for me. Thank you! 😃
Cricket living with a bunch of ladybugs here. Works really well! As long as I don’t have to see all our things I don’t mind having open bins and baskets with bigger categories. However, I keep our cabinets and closets tidied because I can’t stand mess even behind closed doors.
Realising our organising styles was a game changer for sure. I never understood why my detailed systems didn’t work for everyone else and used to be very annoyed about them cramming everything everywhere. Now I live like a ladybug and enjoy my family actually keeping up with my level of tidiness!
This is exactly my experience. My detailed systems don't work for my family, and Cass helped me figure out that I had to adapt to my ladybug 🐞 family
Get his truck detailed. Set it up with a good local person in your area and take care of scheduling it for him Ata time that works for him. And maybe give him a full day of his favorites? Or make him a "good old days" flipbook of your favorite memories together and things that you're so thankful for where he's really been an amazing partner, dad, provider, whatever is important to him. Doesn't have to be fancy.
I am definitely a ladybug. After watching this, I organized several areas of my kitchen today. This was NOT my plan for the day, and I don’t have a lot of clutter, just needed to make my cabinets flow better🙂 It’s addictive!
I'm a bumblebug haha - I'm working on those cabinets, I like to see it.... behind the door. Except for the stuff I use all the time, like the stiring utensils😊
Scarcity Mindset and keeping random things stashed around the house, including “weapons” like a stick/bat is something VERY relatable.
You should do a video series for married couples with different styles. I'm a hardcore ladybug. My husband is a bee.
Same and we need HELP!!
Sounds like you two need to compromise! Visual for husband and macro for you. Husband can micro his own stuff and for joint belongings, containers with labels.
Yes! My husband is a cricket, and I am a ladybug.
Yes this cricket and butterfly find it hard to co exist haha now when he leaves stuff around he just says What I am a butterfly 🤦♀️
She's actually done this in some of her older videos. You should be able to find them if you search her channel. :)
An update would be awesome too, but in case you want the help now.
Thank you for explaining to me that bee’s need to go through things slowly! I have tried the declutter challenges and I fail every time. Now I can give myself permission to declutter over days instead of hours. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome!
I am a Bee! Once I got rid of most of my clothes it became easy. Now I use the new, in old out.
I never bring something in without getting rid of something.
I recently organized my spare room and am using it for exercise. I even leave my yarn that I crochet with out so;like a Bee, I can see it.
Thank you for having the test to help me find my organizing style. 🤗
Omg I’m SO a Bee, and a crafter. Before I was diagnosed with adhd last year, my husband had actually helped me deal with the Bee habits a lot. My craft room was so overloaded with stuff! He made me look at things, and if they were “someday projects”, pack them in totes and move them to the basement. Then, months later when I was in the mood to sort and organize that stuff, it was easier to realize and admit to myself what I probably would never get around to using, and was therefore much easier to get rid of.
I think you should write Joe a letter telling him how much you love and appreciate him and why. I think that would mean more to most people than anything else. Also I loved this recap. So inspiring. Now I'm off to declutter again. Thanks so much
Very true with the letter. I didn't think my boss lady liked me, but when she resigned, I wrote a simple letter and gave her a simple gift on her last day. She actually hugged me twice.
Do I wait in front of my phone, waiting for your videos and watching them within minutes of getting published? Yes. I’m a fan 😎🥰
😂 🤣
OMG👌LoL...IDT!!! 🤩
Love the long video. I needed to hear this info again. I think as we grow older and life happens our organizing style changes. I want to say thank you, Cas, your advice helped me get so organized that even my son is cleaning the kitchen and his room. Everything has a home and it's in it's place. Moving from a 3 bedroom and 2 car garage to a small 2 bedroom apt was no easy task. Now I have nothing to do. LoL 😂
I love this craft space! Is anyone else drawn to crafts just because of the organizing it calls for?!?! 😂😂
Thank you for reminding me I'm not a failure because of my clutter. What is Joe's love language? Then plan something that truly speaks to that.
I'm a ladybug and once put a thread organizer in my sewing area. (Small apartment, just a corner of another room.) It was a wooden wall hanger with pegs, onto each of which you would put a spool of thread. Oh, how I hated having my threads hanging on the wall like that! Every time I walked by that corner, I had to tidy any loose hanging threads. They always had to be organized by color and size of spool. What a pain to keep it looking good! I'm so much happier with my stuff hidden from sight.
And as a bee I LOVE those. Changed my life not having a pole of thread or stuff jammed in a drawer. I have one for my bobbins now too.
@@dragonfliesfordonna2112 I no longer sew (just decided that I like doing other things more), so I can't really say that I solved that problem. I'd suggest, though, that you organize your stuff in drawers, any type you like as long as they're not transparent. I would think that a cricket could make a separate drawer or section of a drawer for each type of supply, with nice labels on the drawer and whatever other organizational tricks that you like. The part that would be hardest for me would be how to deal with the portions of your projects that are in the middle of being done. Also the sewing machine and such, which you wouldn't want to keep packing up and putting away. In a perfect world, you might have a closet or large cabinet that could be dedicated to your machine and work table - the type of thing that can be closed when you're not actively working. For those of us without space or budgets to allow the optimal solutions, though, I am not sure how we'd approximate a similar outcome.
I’m a ladybug and quilter. I have one of the thread holders you describe as I don’t have a place to store my thread otherwise. My thread is organized by color, too.
@@dragonfliesfordonna2112 Also a cricket and a quilter. I am struggling with this too. I try to only have one or two 'in progress' projects out at any one time. And I have a project box that lets me tidy up at the end of a sewing session. Tools on a cart that goes back into the corner neatly. Baskets and bins behind doors or in a storage area (basement) is my solution. My crafting stuff is still a work in progress on the declutter and organizing side TBH. That and paperwork are my downfall!
Been following you for YEARS! I lost my daughter and then moved halfway across the country and everything fell apart and I lost my way. Recently started following your videos again and you inspired me to get my new home organized and beautiful and HAPPY again… THANK YOU!!
As a butterfly, one of the best closet storage items I have is a sweatshirt basket with dividers in it (if that makes sense). That way, when I don't pull a sweatshirt from the bottom of a pile and make a mess (if that makes sense), nor do I have to keep the pile folded. Genius!
Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I found those cloth like “square” put in my dresser drawers allows quick access. It like you have a slot for everything. I do this with my tee shirts too.
One valentines I gave my husband a jar filled with paper hearts and on each heart I wrote why I loved him
Valentine Date night idea: Guys love the simple things. Send kids out for the night. Turn off your phones. Order in his favorite food and do movies or games, whichever he prefers. Just give him your undivided attention. He will love it! ❤ This is such a great video! ❤
Though I think I've seen all of these, I'm obsessed with organizing, so it was fun to watch them all again.
*As for Joe*, put notes in; the pockets of his pants, tucked in his 'drawers', in his socks, anywhere that you think only he will find. In a matter of days, hubby and I will have been married for twice as long as you have. When he traveled without me, I would tuck notes in his clothing and the pockets of his suitcase and briefcase to surprise him. He loved it. Said he had a few asked what he pulled out of his pocket that put such a smile on his face.
Since you have been married 22 years, come up with 22 little things that you know he would really appreciate because you know each other so well. It can be a mix of activities and presents. Examples: 1. Massage 2. Favorite drink 3. Favorite snack 4. A brochure wrapped in a box for the place you will get away. 5. Show tickets 6. Anytime you want to use it pass good for at least 30 minutes of undivided attention. 7. Watching or doing something you don't normally participate in like going to the others favorite sporting event, movie, hiking spot, etc. You get the idea? Good luck! Congratulations on 22 years! Thank you so very, very much for teaching Mr about decluttering.❤
The sewing room is probably my favorite episode. Phenomenal job. The lady was so happy.
I loved it too!
I need to create a sewing room in the bedroom that belonged to my room mate that passed away. Another dear friend that passed away, has left me her life long love f sewing supplies. I took sewing lessons when I was a FT family caregiver and I cannot wait to regain the space into a sewing/craft room.
Sadly, Marg has passed away since this makeover. I'm sure she just loved her craft room til the end....it was so pretty!
🙁 so sorry 😞
My condolences
Sincere condolences
My sympathies. 💜
I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences.
You put music on & cleaning can be so peaceful & even enjoyable. You nailed it when you said it makes a huge difference when we're doing it for ourselves, makes it feel so good. My mom is constantly working on a project around her house, she's become so organized. I have 4 brothers, were all in our 40's now. Our dad passed yrs ago. She does it for herself, but gets excited to send pics or show us. It's inspiring. We live in the same townhouse complex, so we pretty much have the same house, essentially. She's been learning tips from TH-cam & I've been learning from her. Gotta learn let things go, I tend to hang on to things. I still have coats, clothes & shoes from the 90's lol. Actually, that may not be the best example, because they're back in style now 🤣. All my son's baby stuff & childhood toys fill my basement, 20 yrs of crap 🙈
Hi Cass! OMG I’m a huge fan for years and you’ve helped me organize my house with your positive (and humorous) inspiration as well as your insightful tips for different organizing styles. This has been especially useful for helping my husband, even if he has no idea! Hehe. Anywho… your question at the end was so sweet. I think a simple note aka love letter to Joe with 22 reasons why you’re grateful that he is your person would be an impactful yet simple gesture on a day dedicated to love. ❤️
What a lovely suggestion.
Anytime I have to clean, declutter and organize I get so overwhelmed. Your videos help so much!
I just procrastinate, just so much to do.
indeed, I said the same thing below!
I am definitely a Ladybug. 3-4 summers ago, we had a huge yard sale that covered several tables in a 2-car garage, things on the lawn, and tables (plywood on sawhorses) under our 10 x 20-foot covered patio. My husband looked around at all the stuff and asked me were everything had been "hidden" because nothing looked different in the house. I told him that I knew how to pack and store stuff away. I've learned a lot from watching your videos, absolutely love-love-love baskets and bins, and still have a long way to go. Thanks to a fellow Ladybug.
I recently found your channel and I just love your approach, not only to organization but to life too. You're an absolute breath of fresh air! I'm so happy I found your channel♥
Make Joe some of his favorite cookies. Or have a candle light dinner. Maybe have the kids wait on you two like little waiters or hostess, but leave you two alone like private dinner for two. Have fun. Just an idea. 💞
That is insane how the before-after of the lady bug is basically the same, at least on the outside. Her kitchen was spotless before, and it was spotless after. It's the content behind closed doors that were the biggest transformation.
I am a mix between a bee and a cricket, I think.
'a little long video'? BUT, so much to learn and be inspired!!! I stopped every now and then throughout this video to go declutter and clean and organise my home 😅 Thk u for all your tips and tricks to a cleaner home and a clearer mind 🙌
I’d like to see a similar video where the adults in the family have different organizing style.
As for Valentine’s Day, I usually hand make a card and cook a nice meal
I heard her giggling to "Stephanie sages her house when ghosts follow her home", as I was actively saging my room. LOL. I don't feel so weird anymore. Stephanie, I understand! Listen! One bad haunting, or a few bad hauntings..., and you would sage your house too! :)
Lol! When you started describing a typical traditional bee… I just started looking around my room and noticed that I love to see my stuff and realized that if I didn’t have what I needed for something then I wouldn’t do it! I’m a traditional bee! Now I just gotta figure out how to embrace my inner bee!
22 years. Praise God.
Same 27 years and we also have never celebrated valentines which was purposeful. But now that we are empty nesters ❤
I'm a ladybug, but my husband is a butterfly. I hate having stuff everywhere, but ever since I started organizing as a butterfly, my husband can keep things tidy.
A few tips I have discovered for a ladybug married to butterfly is to keep to 3 colors or less.
I like to hide stuff, but since it has to be out, I turned it into decor.
The next tip is to have hooks for coat storage. Butterflies are more likely to use a hook than put it in a closet.
The last tip is to create a "crap basket....it is a dedicated basket for them to put random crap in, or if I find a random item of his, it goes in there. Once it is full, he has to put the stuff away or get rid of the stuff.
Open shelves were his dream, I would prefer cabinets, but I must admit that I like them, especially since I use them to display pretty items.
I totally appreciated this video. Even though it was long it was packed with great real life solutions. As for Valentines day, it's hard to say what to do for your husband, but it should definitely be something HE likes. Would he like to do something with the guys? Would he like a romantic evening? Would going to a sports event, sport or outdoor activity or even a movie of his choice be fun? Is there a special food you can make for him or bring home for the evening? (restaurants are the worst on Valentines Day). My favorite Valentines day was a special night at home with a candlelit dinner. I made steak and fixings. We had special drinks and we visited around the very small dinner table for a couple of hours with the kids. It was a day for all of us to show our love for each other and just have a nice evening together. The kids have never forgotten it (they're in their 40's now) because it was about being together and laughing and just enjoying each other's company. I hope your evening turns our well!
Valentine suggestions for something simple would be like a book of coupons for gifts - like homemade cookies, or breakfast in bed, or a coupon to get out doing one of his regular chores (like taking out the trash or whatever) what we call a lazy day coupon in our family. Or just the splurg of a nice lunch out while the kids are in school. It doesn't even have to be on Valentine's Day (because reservations might be hard to get last minute) but basically time together is the best gift.
Cass -- This is the best You Tube video I have watched of yours. I've been following you on & off for over a year or more and love all you videos, but this one put it all together for me and showed me ways to organize for my style, which I think is a mix between a bee and a cricket. I love detail & having somethings out and some out of sight. Thank you for your humor, too. You brighten my day whenever I turn on one of your videos.
I discovered I’m a bee and my adult daughter who works with me at our business is a ladybug. How eye opening this is for our struggles!! That explains why I can’t find anything at her desk and why everything must remain on top of my desk. Anything in a drawer doesn’t exist. Lol. I’m moving this week and in organizing my new home I will keep this bee and visual details in mind. I think my husband is visual for sure and not detail minded, I forgot what that is called, but I call it messy with hoarder tendencies - our last move he was recovering from a surgery and 6 years later he still complains about his things I sold.
I think for Christmas one year I took a empty wine bottle filled it with koolaid (my husband doesn’t like wine). I decorated the bottle with stickers that said love an such. Had two fancy wine glasses an had a friend light some candles just before we got home from shopping. I had just two chocolate cupcakes there one for each of us. It wasn’t anything super fancy or expensive but it was special all the same
WOW - I have thought I was a ladybug. I took the quiz and without even knowing it I was answering as a ladybug and not necessarily what I thought. I organized using all the ladybug hacks after watching all the videos and felt like a complete failure. Recently, out of necessity, I used clear acrylic bins to organize my deep pantry so it was a bit easier to see and it works well. Then as I was watching this video and for the first time it hit me - I am not a ladybug, I am a butterfly. I retook the quiz, making sure I answered absolutely honestly and I am a butterfly. Now I see why the organization I spent so much time and money getting into place didn't work. So excited to now start using the right organization style and am confident I can finally be organized. Thank you for all you do.
Love it! Side note I stop calling it a junk drawer. I renamed it utility drawer. It is now half its size and stays clean! Amazing because we no longer dump junk in it. Junk belongs in the trash.
I don’t think it was too long at all! I really appreciate it and loved every second of it. 😊 Thank you for covering all four organizing styles, it really helps to understand each one better. Thank you so much Cassie!
I love the Slime labels! So cute. 🥰 Marie Kondo may need your help now that she has children. 🙂
And she "quit" her organizing job 😆
With the way things are today I’m looking at my STUFF completely different. I feel that I need to get rid of useless stuff and make room for things that I really need. Things that I feel I need today is food and supplies for my family while they’re still available and affordable. So out with stuff that I can live without.
I 100% relate to being a bee! The craft room transformation had me feeling emotional because I wish I could transform my space like that. I've always been seen as messy and having too many items. I hate having things put in cupboards or bins that I can't see, if I can't see it, I won't know it's there.
I have a 4th rule for decluttering that really helps me: Do I want to or really have to touch/organize this item again? I hate organizing, anything I don't really love, anybody in my home really loves, or is vital goes.
As a fellow butterfly I recommend to take pictures of the ideal state and put it beside the space so you will remember and so you can see your progress.
I came up with this after learning about the "silent to-do" list,i.e. that every item in your home gives you a job. You decide whether you want or must do it.
Cas..you are such a happy soul!! That makes others happy too. This video was super long but super helpful. Just listening without actual examples are not so understanding. But when you actually see real people with their real messes and organisation later, it makes so much difference in understanding the concept correctly. Love from India!!
Love from Canada!
For Valentines' Day, we always order sushi (because it's so expensive, we keep it for special occasion) and a chocolate cake. We open a bottle of white wine - we also rarely drink, so for us, it all feels special. And we celebrate with the kids.
I'm sure you know this: tidy folks are simply too lazy to search for stuff!!! Txs for identifying MY organizing style - definitely a cricket! Having to live in my very busy studio means I want a quiet-looking space, but everything in its place and super easy to find!
I'm such a ladybug 🤣. Started life thinking I was a butterfly, and the anxiety almost drove me mad with seeing all my clutter in my face! Thank you for helping me understand my self more. Since I found you like 2 or 3 years ago, I feel like a brand new person!
Okay okay, I'll say this: socks...so many socks! Seeking soulmate 😆 awesome! But the landscaper guy...his reactions and plug for his business had me laughing so hard, what a good guy! Him and his wife are sweet 💓
I like it when you give some actual steps to do, like 1) throw out expired food, 2) donate stuff you'll never want to eat...It helps me to tackle my own spaces. Thanks!! FYI, I am definitely a butterfly! and so is my husband.
Cass! You’re truly so talented and down to Earth. You don’t shame people into making decisions, you just talk it out with them and they see it for themselves!
I’m a ladybug too! I never celebrate but a fun thing would be to go on a picnic in a park or near a lake and watch the sunset together. ✌🏻
Love this. I am a cricket living with a ladybug and a butterfly. Macro sorted baskets are a lifesaver for me. They can chuck stuff in and I can organize it 😂. But, I don’t have things stuffed or piled everywhere.
I am also a cricket living with a ladybug and a butterfly!
When you had the bee at the beginning, I could so relate, cried my eyes out! 😭 I can so understand how good it feels to have your space feel organized! I am a bee too and I have been following you and I have been doing major decluttering in my house for about 2 months now and it is THE BEST FEELING EVAH!!!! I have never been so organized and clean! Thank you for what you're doing to help people. God shines His light out of you and you are changing peoples lives 😍
I love how you pulled together pieces of lots of videos into one fantastic masterpiece! You go, Cass!
My wife is a Bee, I am a Cricket… her style drives me NUTS, looks messy. But I have found labeling pretty much EVERYTHING! I mean even the label maker is labeled 😂. Where the remotes go, where the plates go. Now I have labeled the inside of the cabinet obviously so guests don’t see it but I have even labeled sections of the closet rod for different types of clothes. This has helped me turn her more into a Ladybug like our son. She has a sewing cabinet that used to be a computer cabinet. Really nice & she can bee the heck out of that space but for our living space I found opaque storage with pretty labels or just functional ones works Soooo well! Every space I have done this to had remained tidy & on those occasions where they get out of control like our medical supplies / toiletries it took us a couple hours to declutter & relabel!
Also, replacing the jar in the bathroom from a screw top lid for the q-tips to a glass top that just sits on the jar helped with her putting the lid back on! For me it is no effort to twist a lid but for her it was a year of me testing it out to find what worked.
Labels!!!!!
But I would like to add if you read this Cass, it looks pretty what you did. But still for my mind looks very messy. Wife would LOVE IT!
WOW! this was amazing!!! My sister broke her ankle and I am helping her and her family right now. She is such a ladybug, I'm a cricket. Watching this helps me to know how to organize for her so that when she is back on her feet she can maintain it.
For your hubby for Valentine's Day you could buy something he would need for his hobby or something he likes to do. Gift cards for his favorite store or a book (for the bookworm) about his favorite person, event or location. Replacing camping equipment that's worn out would be great for the camper, fisherman or hunter. Only you would know what to buy. Then start now keeping a list on your phone of things he mentions that he likes.
I am a cricket and my husband is a butterfly!! Just labeling what we are has already given me my zen place back. I feel like I have regained my powers now. What an amazing video! Thank you 🙂
You're so welcome!
I am a butterfly, I can do anything!!! ❤it! Yes, so true.
I am butterfly 🦋 ADHD
My house is a big mess
But now I can understand why 😂😂
I pretend to be cricket 🦗
So I give up
Thanks 🙏🏻
We have been married for 30 years. The best gift we give each other for Valentine's Day is to agree to do nothing. LOL. We've given each other every kind of gift and card over the years and we're just done with it. People are horrified, but we're perfectly okay!😃
I don’t understand why people would be horrified. Not spending and hanging out at home sounds perfect to me 💜🙂
This past month was our 25th Valentine's, and our anniversary is a week and a half later. When we were teenagers, we would celebrate both, but over the years, I've found that as much as I love Love, I love OUR Love so much more! And it's become less a holiday about Love and more of an obligatory commercialized expectation.
Each year I tell him that the only thing I want for Valentine's Day is a simple "Happy Valentine's Day", because I would MUCH rather save any time, effort, creativity, and money on celebrating our anniversary! ❤🎉❤
I amuse people when I tell them that we don't celebrate the 14th, but the 15th, because that's Half Price Chocolates and Accessories Day, which means far more, personally! 😂
@@wendy645 😊
This was so cool to see. I love how she accommodates every style! Also the duct tape corset was hilarious!
This lady is AMAZING!
Re: Valentine’s Day-Write a surprise love note and put it in his wallet. Maybe a special homemade breakfast with all his favorites. Even food you normally wouldn’t necessarily provide like bacon, corned beef hash, or whatever he likes. My husband loves cheesy grits and bacon 🥓!
Regarding overwhelming tasks, Martin Luther said about mission work: “at first it’s impossible, then it’s difficult, then it’s done! “
I am a HUGE Cricket, and I LOVE everything hidden and put away but hung and/or folded neatly, and not just tossed. 1 of my teacher friends taught me years ago that for kids' artwork/projects, etc. - You laminate only what you really love and get rid of the rest. Then you put the things you're keeping neatly into a bin with a tight lid, and onto a high shelf it goes. Done and Done. I am a caregiver for my mother right now, and we love everything neatly put away. I love to sort and organize everything by LIKE WITH LIKE! That makes so much sense to me.
I’m a ladybug all the way, however, when I organize in the basement as I’m storing Christmas items and off season clothing, I prefer the cricket. Still out of sight, out of mind, but super detailed WITH the lids and labels.
In bathrooms and under kitchen sinks, I prefer clear bins, with no lids. I’m quite particular, I’m afraid. 😊
Other than that, it’s macro, no lids, colored bins so as to not see my items.
My closets, like Kelly’s? Yes. Guilty. And people would always say, “Your house is so clean!” Right. But then I organized ladybug style!
And I’m also a Kelly married to a Scott! ❤
Lol!
For Valentine’s I’m taking Hubby to his favorite rib restaurant. Montgomery Inn Boathouse. It’s a little more upscale and pricy but well worth it. I have a football shaped tin that I put his favorite Reeces cups in every year. I have a heart shaped tin that I put my favorite milk chocolate Dove pieces in. I just reuse the tins every year and buy the small bags of chocolates. Much less expensive than buying special Valentines candy and heart boxes every year. Hubby usually gets me two dozen roses. Very beautiful. Except for Sweetest Day in October we don’t miss a chance to celebrate.
Maybe there is a museum in the area your Hubby would like to visit like a motorcycle museum.
"Keep it PG people" I almost spit out my coffee. I love this video showing real life people...makes it easier to put it to use in your own home. Im a Ladybug so it's rough when the other people in your home who are less organized. It's a challenge but I get them involved when decluttering, organizing and/or cleaning. When things are all in place, my stress levels are delightful. It's true, clutter creates stress. I usually end a task with "why did I take so long to do that?"
I will definitely be watching all of this Beautiful Work you have done. Thank you ❣️ I am at 13.18. Tomorrow, I will try to watch at least 30 minutes. I still think I am a Dung Beetle 🪲❣️ I want to be a Bee 🐝 but little by little. I am feeling better because we finally have warmer weather in my area ❣️ I can finally be in my dresses 👗 🥻. I feel free and beautiful in them. Hopefully, I get ¼ done. I had to clean out a piece of furniture, because I finally inherited a beautiful one made of wood that I wanted. Getting rid of the other one that is particleboard.
Cas, Thank you sooo much for this video! I really love seeing this kind of content with the work you do in client’s homes (I’m always watching Hot Mess House). My lady bug brain needs examples and visuals like this. Borrowing all the motivation from you! You are lifesaver! ❤
I'm so glad!
We don't do Valentine's day really. We do a nicer meal at home but that is about it. Also putting hooks behind the bedroom door from the last couple's video has been a GAME CHANGER for our bedroom and I turn my stress level.
We also used hooks behind our bedroom entrance door. Perfectly awesome idea it really helps.
@@deborahpetipas9365 right? I love it... I knew I didn't want and over the door hook or an actual hook on the back of the door because I don't like the look of them and also it didn't really solve the problem of ease bof use. We bought a multi hook organizer and put it on the wall behind the door and man my husband gets nagged a WHOLE LOT LESS now. Lol he was famous for just leaving his pj's on the floor by the bed and it drove me nuts. He also used to just plop his jeans on top of the dresser that were to clean to wash but had been worn so not clean enough to hang back up. Now those things have a place and wow it made a huge difference.
I know I am a Bee for sure, when you talk about (in an other video) how you have different bug styles in your home...I want to know how to figure out my kid's bug style because I have ADD, they are ADHD and I feel as though all my efforts to help keep their space are for none, that maybe our bug styles aren't the same 🤷♀️.
As for Valentines Day, how unique do you want to go... the coolest thing I ever set up for my husband was a scavenger hunt. I went to businesses, bought something there like a gift card, a single flower, a T-Shirt...he got these along with a card directing him to the next destination thanks to businesses willing to help and play along. After sending him on his way to scavenge I got dressed up and went to meet him at the final destination where we enjoyed quality time together talking and enjoyed an awesome desert! While this was for his birthday, to this day it is still a fun highlight event I did for him!❤️
Hi Koffeegypsy. My kids are grown so I have some perspective on the journey of each child - I have 4. When they’re little and just learning to put things away, everything is about macro, no lids, simple sorting. They can’t read yet so use pictures as labels, like the white toy organizer. As they get older, their personalities develop more and each will have a different way of organizing. That style may, or may not, stay with them. And sometimes they’ll e one style in their room and another in their schoolwork. Cass gives great clues on what to look for with each bug. When they’re old enough to answer the quiz questions, take the quiz with them and see what they say. My oldest (30) is a Ladybug, and my youngest (19) is a butterfly. I’m a bee, like my 2nd child. 3rd child is pure chaos! Lol. I suspect my husband is a ladybug, too, which is the exact opposite of a bee so we struggle. But it’s good to know and using Cass’ tips make it easier. I hope that helps. 😊
I totally remember Marge!! I am her. Honestly. I’m in the middle of the great purge and organization now actually. It’s tough.
This is one of the best videos! Showing real people with real messes is very helpful. Usually I'm quite uncluttered but this video made me throw away a whole garbage bag!
I loved this video Cas! I have multiple organizing styles depending on the room and its function. For example, in my kitchen and bedroom I am a ladybug, my bathroom (skincare and hair supplies )because I’m a skincare consultant & retired hairstylist, I have a lot of products, so I have a very detailed organization style for products. But in my craft room, I’m a butterfly 🤷🏻♀️ 😂
❤about Valentines Day, for my husband, I’m making a few pairs of customized boxers for him, something similar to your Christmas pj’s for the family. I’m not going to mention what I’m putting on them with HTV, but use your adult humor /imagination 😊 ❤
You are me !!! I just told to a friend of mine that I'm a little bit of all those types, for me too, it depends on which room
@@kathystearns9012 hahaha! I didn’t know it was possible until I started organizing and I stepped back and took a long hard look at myself and said, hmm 🤔… can this be right? lol 🐞 🦗 🦋
If you want to do something for your husband, think of a task he hates doing and do it.
My absolute favorite thing to give my husband was a homemade coupon book. It was everything from watching a movie at home, to massage to not pg stuff. Some stuff was silly too, like coupon for a kiss. Not like he needs one for that, but made us laugh. I did keep his love language in mind while thinking of ideas.
I LOVE the bin for the lost socks. The "seeking soulmates" was the best.
I would love to see a video of a revisit to these places and see if the system is still working for them. Thanks for sharing these relief examples Cass!!!!
So as a super minimalist I just wanted to say this video was very helpful, even for me. I don’t have much at all, but what I do have needs organizing. I took the quiz and found that I’m a cricket, however the ladybug style seems more me. Even a minimalist needs organization 😅. Adding this, for your husband, either make or get a take out meal that you know he absolutely LOVES. As a minimalist, I’m all about consumable because who needs more things. My daughter in law got my son a take out platter from the best seafood place in town (coastal NC so this is our jam lol!) for their anniversary AND cooked him the best steak she could find. He was SO HAPPY!
Yay!
Yes, I love these because we have finally embraced the honest truth: one size fits all organization is no more!!!!!
I make something each year for Valentines. In 2022, I gave my husband a wooden box that I painted. Each day, for a full year, I gave him an inspirational business card which I dated and sometimes wrote messages on especially important dates like going to a play. After a year, on 2-14-23, I represented this box with 365 cards to him again as a positive reminder of our 25 years of marriage. He gives me an “I Hate Steven Singer” Gold Dipped Rose. I have 13 roses with a display stand and they are on display in our living room. I had to put a stop to the yearly Vermont Teddy Bear because I don’t have the room to display them which makes me sad. We also go to our favorite Italian restaurant for dinner.
Great video! I'm definitely a cricket. However, I can relate to all the organizing methods in one way or another. It depends on how I need the space to function. It would be nice to see longer or more frequent examples of the cricket organization though. Loved your parents kitchen and pantry makeover! I was so excited to finally watch a nice long example for a cricket. 💗
Thanks for sharing!
I've been finding these videos useful as I set out to declutter my apartment. But wonder what those of us with small spaces and not nearly as much functional space can do... as far as Valentines day? Prepare a favorite meal. Or make it more jokey. My husband always jokes with the kids about wanting a "hot tongue sandwich" so I ordered one for him for our anniversary. Enjoy!