I loved that you didn't criticize anyone in the videos. Everyone was a winner, no matter what bug they were. A fun future video would be to have us send videos of a small space we want help with. You show the videos and talk through your suggestions.
I want to thank you for your videos. I have realized that I’m a cricket ( trying to be on steroids) I fall into major depression when I feel overwhelmed by house cleaning and bills. My husband is on medical leave so things have been stressful and tight. My husband is declining mentally and his memory is failing. I literally was frozen w anxiety and depression since the day after Christmas. I one day began watching your videos and something in me moved. I found out my cricket ways, then proceeded to gently begin tackling each room. It’s hard when you need to buy storage containers and labeling things but I’m doing it little by little. Your content was my saving grace to begin to live again. My sense of pride after organizing each area is immense. I never knew just how much joy I got from having my home clean and organized. You changed my life. I wanted you to know that. Thank you. 💙
I’m sorry about your husband. I try to use recycled products to organize such as cereal boxes and cut up milk jugs, etc. When I use my imagination I can find different recycled products to use as organizing containers. Good luck.
Also check thrift stores/charity shops for bins and organizers - sometimes they’re brand new with tags on, at a fraction of the price of new. (Don’t do this if thrift shopping inspires you to buy tons of stuff you don’t need!😊) The above suggestion of using cereal boxes, tea boxes, yogurt tubs, etc. is a great one - if you want them to match, you can cover them with gift wrap (glue or tape on) or contact paper from the dollar store.
My adult children actually did an intervention with me...and my food pantry. We took everything out. (They threw away ALL my expired food!) Knocked out all the old shelving-- killed all the pantry moths. Scrubbed and repainted the walls. Then we went to IKEA and got kitchen cabinets with no doors and remade the space. I then got clear bins from The Container Store. The result was EPIC! I think I will be able to keep it uncluttered for the rest of my life! (I will try to figure out how to send Cas a video of the finished product.
I’m moving and have to declutter so I recently gave away a large portion of my pantry items to a neighbor in need. He wanted everything, even though a lot of the food was recently expired. I told him I was saving up for the zombie apocalypse, but it hasn’t come yet lol
I want to be a cricket because I love how their spaces look, but honestly? I am the most fluttery butterfly that was ever a butterfly. Hahaha. 😂 Thanks so much for showing all these spaces in the real world!!
Mono-chrome and color blocking can really help! A white toothbrush and white toothpaste cover left out on a white bathroom sink can help hide things while leaving them out in plain sight ❤
I too am a fluttery one. 🤣 But I also have a low clutter threshold..... I imagine. I don't think I have ever achieved it.... I mean I guess in some areas I have. But not all at once till the end of time. 😂 Stuff creeps back in. I think I could be a minimalist..... If I didn't have all this crap.😂 😂
@@torischroeder4211that is interesting you said that!!! I really like black and white calendars because I feel like the ones with a bunch going on is too stimulating. But I like things in rainbow order if it is like putting away markers or something like that. I like the monochramatic idea for stuff sitting out. My brain will block out clutter.... But also I get overwhelmed when I actually see it again. But I also am out of sight out of mind.... But I will block out reminders and have to mix up colors or location or write big labels. I hate little ones. Or wordy ones.
I feel in my heart I'm a cricket, but having 7 children I've settled for being a ladybug. In choosing my battles, it's more important to me for stuff to be out of sight than micro organized.
Totally relate to this comment. I have triplet daughters, now 17; but when they were little I would spend hours organizing toys and putting things in their own bins, etc. just to have it dumped out again within a day or two. I just started putting it away - unsorted to clean up the space and save myself hours. Just had to let go of it being perfect. My mother would buy the girls matching or coordinating outfits and I would try to keep those together as well; but had to move to just a tops drawer and bottoms (skirts, shorts, pants) etc. and let them choose. I was the working parent and my husband was the stay at home Dad. He didn't care about Grandma's matching outfits and neither did the girls. We just had to find what worked for us.
I would love to be a cricket but, I am a ButterBee. I have spaces in my house where I am clearly a bee and spaces where I’m clearly a butterfly so that’s why I call myself a butterbee!😂
This cricket is running to buy clear pencil cases! I've been using toilet paper rolls for cord organizers for years. Im married to a butterfly, but since I know this now, I'm a lot more relaxed about his stuff. What a great video Cas!
I resemble this comment fortunately my husband was a cricket. I am realizing my hoarder self is a container hoarder. So I am sitting on my hands to NOT buy clear plastic cases or pouches. :)
I am 72 years old, I planned and took my husband and our two youngest grandchildren both boys and brothers on a train ride from Tacoma Washington to Portland Oregon. We went to a restaurant ate and returned to the train station to come back to Tacoma it will be a memorable experience for us all!
My favorite was the last one!! You don’t have to have a super wealthy home to make it look smart and organized!! It made it look like he has tons of space even though it’s a small apartment but the truth is his organization was the key to having more available space. Great video, Cas!!
What I did this summer is really pull the neighbors together. I have a projector that I use for the holidays - you know Halloween (My favorite holiday) and Christmas. Anyway, my next-door neighbor has an 11-year-old girl and the people across the street have 2 boys. They always play in my yard and use the basketball net as my son just turned 19. I have done movie night at my house. The first one was in the front yard through the window and my neighbor asked if I could make the screen bigger, so the next one was in the back on the garage door. We saw King Kong-Skull Island and then King Kong vs Godzilla New Empire. It's so much fun we grab lawn chairs, snacks, drinks, blankets. We do this on a Friday or Saturday weather permitting - since I have to work those are the days that I can stay up late. It's like a drive-in without driving. Even my 19 yr. came at the end of the first movie and was totally upset that we didn't tell him about the second one right away. He came with a friend. Everyone had a great time and just a fun way to enjoy summer and bring neighborhood together. Here is to more fun summer times together.
There's something so satisfying about seeing different types of organization, as if each space was a puzzle / tetris board and everyone found their own unique way to solve / fill it. Makes you realize organization can have many different looks and also which one you lean towards the most.
Ending on Adrian was a good call. Adrian, say hi to your pupper and kitty for us! What cuties! As someone in a household with very mixed organizing styles, all of these were so relatable in their own ways... Thank you all for inviting us into your homes!
You said yourself at the close. “This was so much fun!” Thx. Would you ever consider doing a demonstration video using “found” containers, rather than bought ones? Even DT containers can add up for a seriously restricted budget. I’ve used plastic food containers, cereal boxes, gift boxes & origami boxes. 😊
A "no buying solutions" video would be great! Or showing how you can take organizing products bought for their original purpose, and reuse them in another part of the house when not needed in the original spot. I did a lot of that when I moved.
@customer5032 No problem, while her channel has videos explaining the styles to take the quiz go in the description of I believe any video, go to website and the quiz should be there.
Cas, thank you so much for featuring my visual kitchen. It made my day! The mug wall is a display of my mugs from trips to different countries. It’s an accent wall in my kitchen, not my everyday mugs, those are inside a cabinet. The shoe organizer with snacks in my pantry is on the inside of the pantry door, the outside is just a white door. My kitchen is for a family of 4 and we cook ALL the time. I love kitchen things and yes, I make use of every inch! My butterfly husband also cooks and my pre-teen boys also fully use it. Having it organized this way makes it easy for the whole family to put things away behind a door or inside a drawer but still super visible and easy to put away, using turntables and baskets with no lids, easy to drop things into them. I didn’t submit videos yet of parts of my house that I’m the only user, those are more ladybug type for bathroom and a mix of ladybug/bee for my office, I would say. I love your videos, Cas!!
You helped me to better understand my husband with your “bug types”! I’m a ladybug, I want everything pretty and hidden, my husband is a butterfly, would have everything he owns visible if I let him!! lol! It’s a struggle! Now I understand what I thought was “insane” when he suggested hanging art on every square inch of the walls!! In his mind, if there is space, you can put something there! I love clear spaces and things looking minimal:) Loved seeing actual real spaces and not Pinterest pictures! The bug theory helps so many people who can’t seem to follow certain influencers not realizing that influencer is a completely opposite bug type:)
My spouse and I enjoy driving out of town and choosing random country roads to drive down (have a full tank of gas) - the scenery is often epic and sometimes we stop and take photographs of beautiful landscapes and sunsets or open fields with beautiful barns, etc. You can always find your way back with GPS, but when starting out, it's kind of fun not to know where we're going. We also hold hands and talk a lot and it often makes us feel closer - there's time to talk through things that are important to us, without our dogs barking and the phones ringing, etc. If you take the kids, the dynamic may not be hand holding with Joe and talking, but still, it's cheap entertainment if you like just spending time with family. BTW, we always end the roadtrip by stopping to get a treat somewhere. Usually ice cream..
I so hope this repeats and with more ladybugs and butterflies having the courage to show their places. Since I love how you and your organisation ideas allow for being OK to not aspire to be a cricket. So cricket though, they would be the ones to send you their videos. Love them all.
@@Clutterbug I would assume that organising feels most like a fun hobby to Crickets, from all four categories? According to your test I my self am a butterfly, although I personally feel that I might have bee tendencies.
I love that this (and reviewing the bug type videos) helped me know the right questions to ask my 4 yr old so I can support her taking ownership of organizing and cleaning her room and not force my organization type on her. She's so excited to undertake this project now, even without watching the videos herself!
Most kids are butterflies. I don't know what the % is for 4 yr- 6 yr olds but I would guess it's 99%. Cas has some really good videos for helping children. Big categories with a visual picture on the clear containers.
I love that no lady bugs submitted anything! Lol! We’re like, yeah…no one wants to see inside my drawers & bins! It’s a hot mess in there but I know where my stuff is!
I know I am a ladybug. That is my dream style. That being said, I was forced to become a butterfly because my husband is a butterfly. As Cass says is just easier to revert to his style because he is a visual organizer. Now that most of the shared spaces are organized for a butterfly, he is able to easily put his and my stuff away. I still do my ladybug style in my areas like my closet and in my bathroom but the rest of the house is organized for a butterfly, and now it stays relatively clutter free. I actually have grown to love the butterfly style, but I do try to keep colors consistent so I get a little bit of visual simplicity. As for anything that has to be out, I try to find the prettiest items that serve the purpose. I do also use opaque bins on our open shelves to reduce visual clutter but it is still out and easy to put away.
I'm a butterfly, and sometimes I feel like "organized butterfly" is an oxymoron. It's so hard! I love pretty things, and I literally forget I have stuff if I don't see it, but sometimes the clutter gets overwhelming, or visually tiring if that makes sense. Maybe I just have too much stuff!
Hi Cass, What did I DO this summer? I retired on June 29th! Celebrated by visiting my kids in Seattle and now my husband (who retired 2 yrs. ago) and I are Swedish Death Cleaning (clearing out the clutter of 21 yrs. in this 5 bdrm. 3 1/2 ba. empty nest... Seriously, we're rattling around in here like 2 rocks in a giant box!) Anyway, we're picking one area of the house per week to sort and purge. When the elderly ladies who volunteer at the hospital thrift store see us coming each week I swear their eyes start twitching. I found your Clutterbug videos 2 weeks ago and you are my HERO! Seriously, your advice has been SO helpful in this process of working towards downsizing and organizing our life! - Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
I always recommend visiting farm sanctuaries in the summer which is one of my favorite activities. I love meeting all the rescued animals and seeing what an amazing life they have after living through neglect or abuse in their former lives.
@@bonnydunham7622 They are absolutely amazing! I was involved with rescuing a heard of neglected sheep and goats a few years ago and Farm Sanctuary was essential in finding them the most amazing homes. Over 40 animals were saved thanks to their help.
Lol, you got me correct with my hand tools in pencil cases! I am a space-deprived cricket who hates tidying up after crafts/DIY, so the pencil cases make it super quick to find stuff and put it back afterwards :-) Thanks for sharing my vids and your feedback. You've made my day! I love seeing all the different approaches to craft organising and am glad to see I am not the only one who loves their tiny categories
@@bluesky1028-w8d bless you. So happy it could help in some way. I'd be 100% cricket if I had the space, with hardly anything visible 🥰 Am working on my tiny kitchen where a lot has to be visible. Much stress 😬
@@yzolakitchi It's a challenge, but you've made excellent use of different storage items. I'm just beginning my decluttering/organizing process, and have just discovered the clear pencil cases myself. I use one for my daily makeup items; much easier to see. I save the rolls that the plastic to make freezer bags for our foodsaver vacuum sealer comes on; they're lovely and heavy, a bit smaller than a toilet roll, and white in colour. I cut them to length for my different cords. Loved seeing your Royal Mail Size Guide on the door😀. I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job in your kitchen!
@@bluesky1028-w8d aw thanks. Good luck on your decluttering. It has made a huge difference in my life, and yes, clear pencil cases are a game changer. I put my phone in one in the bathroom so I can listen to music when I'm in the shower 😆😁
Loved seeing others spaces - I’ve always thought I was a bee after watching you from years back say “ that you will let things sit till you can do it perfectly “ that is me for sure! Thanks
I've often thought I am a bee because everything has a set place and I'm quite picky about putting things back in the exact right spot. I don't necessarily need to add dividers to a drawer if the items are quite large but they do get put back in the same place, in the exact same order every time. I organise for efficiency not necessarily looks although I do like seeing my stuff and my attempts to put things in a set order is one way that I like to make things visually appealing over say hiding everything in a basket like a cricket might. I also leave stuff out on purpose to remind me to take action on it. I need that visual reminder. So I have everything packed away nicely and then there are these neat little "don't forget me" piles. The couple of books on my desk that I need to read. The little stack of video games that I want to find time to play at some point. The neatly folded top that I need to sew. I see these paper trays and pretty wall baskets that people use to hide paperwork until they get around to sorting it and that doesn't work for me. I need the irritating little pile of paper to spur me on to dealing with it so I can get rid of it.
This is seriously one of my all time favorite videos! I'm going to watch it repeatedly for inspo! And sharing with my fellow organization freaks! In the words of Tina Turner Cas, you're simply the best! I constantly listen to your first podcast of 2024 when organizing and still cry every time 😭 Thanks for helping us fight for our homes 💪🏽 you're my favorite and I could watch / listen to you all day every day 🥰
I go from ladybug to cricket depending on the room. My fun adventure is getting up early to take pictures of the wildlife. Added board and batten to the dining room so I could put large frames on the ledges of the adorable creatures.
My closet is at 7mins! I am a cricket living with a butterfly husband, kids, and in a small home! Learned from you to lean into others preferences in shared spaces so the system will actually work! Thanks giving us the opportunity!
Okay sooo... Is it weird that this is my favorite video you've ever posted?? I am 100% a cricket, so seeing all of this organization (even if it wasn't my style) was so much fun!!
Love this. I am a CRICKET. Visual is overwhelming and I will breakdown my breakdowns of organization. It drives everyone nuts. My middle child is the only one who is a CRICKET too.
I’m a cricket, for sure. I took the labels off of my deodorant and facial lotion to reduce visual clutter in my drawer. And each one has their own compartment (iPhone boxes lined with pretty paper)
I'm 100% a cricket. Which was a bit of surprise to start with since I've been soooo messy. But as you have several times pinted out: a cricket is really a perfectionist, just not on top of it. When I started minimizing and simplifying our home my inner cricket has been healed! Now my decluttered home is such a retreat with hidden and micro-sorted organization. Thank you so much for your help during the last few years.
I'm a ladybug but i like my cans in a certain order for practicality. When I need to go to the store I can see what I need in literally seconds rather than hunting through all the cans
Love the video and seeing everyone's spaces and hearing about what gives away their bug style. You also asked about fun things to do. This summer instead of going on vacation we decided to do a staycation where we slept at home each night, but went somewhere within about 1 1/2 hrs or less of home each day. Here is a line-up of things we did... Day 1 visited a local covered bridge, played in the water and ate at a local restaurant we'd never tried. Day 2 visited a regional nature center that has animals native to the area (bears, wolves, otters ,etc) Day 3 visited the children's museum and state museum. Day 4 visited a local petting zoo and ate at another restaurant we've been wanting to try. Day 5 visited a local state park swimming area and playground. Both of our kids said at different times during the week that they thought they like this better than a vacation because we did so much! We had a great time with them, our son in law and of course our beautiful grandbaby, plus we saved a ton by sleeping at home instead of renting a house or hotel!
have to admit looking at the cricket space just made me relax so much, I was stressed looking at the others, nothing wrong with them, they were just not me, where as the cricket I was like ahhhhh that makes sense
I went camping in a tent. I used to go tent camping every summer when my kids were little, but haven't been in a long time. So much fun, can't wait to go again.
I grew up going to the drive in movies with my parents and aunts and uncles and cousins! It was always rhetorical best treat!! That theater is still there and going strong! One day I would like to go back and bring my husband and kids!!
I'm a butterfly married to a cricket. Absolutely love videos of successful butterflies. And the closets showing two different types. Our kitchen default is ladybug organization to accommodate us both.
I will take away the toilet paper rolls labeled for the different cords and Adrian’s book rack for his journals. I wish I had more time to be a cricket, but I lean into more general piles. Thanks for everyone who submitted videos- awesome ideas!
Love this. Since watching you, i have become an organsied butterfly (let's not talk about the before time!) My husband is a ladybug, so both macro, but lots of visible and hidden mess. Over the last year, i have been systematically decluttering and putting in organisation features in the home, which has made a massive difference. Our favourite has been our landing zone and taking off zone. We have a box each by the door to dump the little bits and bobs in, and i have a zone where i leave my things for leaving the house, so its an easy grab and go. As an agoraphobic, this has made leaving the house much easier as i don't lose everything constantly. The house is also much tidier and therefore easier to clean! Its nice to see another organised butterfly! My best friend is a cricket, so sometimes its hard not to compare myself to her! Love this and hope you do more.
I developed PTSD a little over five years ago from a category 5 hurricane that decimated my area and heavily damaged my house (everything is still being rebuilt, including my house). It came with a rather unexpected side of agoraphobia that I am still learning to manage (the pandemic certainly slowed the process). I'm currently having to live in an extremely chaotic environment that is a daily reminder at every turn of the event. Are there any other organizational changes you have made that you have found helpful with getting out the door? You're the only other agoraphobic that I've run into so far. So, any ideas are greatly appreciated.
@@TheReflectivePerspective biggest thing is more emotional self organising. The day before I leave the house, I discuss with myself (I know it sounds mad, but this is what my therapist suggested!) what’s going to happen. Eg okay, tomorrow you are going out the the museum. You have done this before and you have been safe. You will… ‘ and then run through the events. You then say that’s it’s okay if it’s scary and then list how you will cope (I go to one side and breathe). I also give myself an exit strategy so I know how I can leave. If I am going out alone, I have my headphones charged and ready and pre pick something to listen to with a backup in case I change my mind. I pre plan my outfit and pack my bag. By doing this the day before, it means I don’t have the extra emotional stress on the day I leave. When I leave, I soothe myself out loud saying things like ‘I have checked the oven is off, the doors are locked. The house is safe’ as speaking out loud feels a bit more like someone is reassuring you and you tend to be kinder that way! I have made sure I think about everything I need and they live in my landing zone or in my handbag so I’m not stressed about if I’ve lost things! Leaves the emotional energy for soothing. Other than that, I have a set time I have to be there. I like to be punctual so if I say I have to get to the supermarket by 5pm, it helps trick me into thinking I have to leave for that time rather than delaying. It is tough and annoying - especially as I want to go out places (and do if my safe person is with me) but by myself is just trickier. Be kind to yourself with it and praise yourself for every step. Reddit has a good agoraphobia group that may be of help. Good luck. Xx
I'm definitely either a bee or cricket, but my space is so tiny, and I own a lot, over 20 years of stuff from living in one space so long. I like a super organized space where I can find everything but with my ADHD, I sometimes forget where I put something because I keep changing my mind where I put it. But I'm getting better. I love seeing real people organize. This was interesting, I would love to see more Cass.
I Len more to the cricket bathroom. I would feel overwhelmed with the other one. I don’t like to see too much. I want it hidden and whatever is out needs to be pretty and the hidden space also needs to look pretty and neat. Gives me inner peace.
I love seeing all the different craft spaces. I am a true cricket but when it come to my craft-sewing room I like many things visual than I normally would, like a pegboard that holds cutting tools, spools of threads. I also have all my fabrics visible but they are all folded the same size and organized by color. Just looking at all the beautiful fabrics just makes me smile.
I loved the clear zipped pencil pouches with all the cords etc organized. All pieces stay together. That's a smart cricket. I'm a cricket so I totally appreciate those ideas.
This summer I took my mom to stay at the family's recreational property, an acreage five hours away. It was a lot of work to pack her, her dog, her cat, and all their special foods, pills, potions and gadgets, but it was totally worth it. I'll never regret time spent with family, especially Mom. She's a ladybug, by the way. I'm more of a butterfly, which means I was ok shoving the few things I took into the random spaces left available in my car.
I know that you didn't list this video as inspiration, but whoa. I think I need to rewatch to make a shopping list. So many things that I could immediately do and use. Thank you!
Something you have to try this summer. I am terrified of heights and this summer I decided to swing from the rope swing out into the lake. (A rope tied to a giant tree where a little deck was built that you jump from and swing out over the water) Last year I almost froze with fear and had to get my husband to help. This year I grabbed onto the rope myself and swung out over the water and jumped in the lake. And then did it again! I’m 54 and can’t wait to do it again next year
I was a teenager in the 50’s and 60’s. I loved going to the drive in. Sometimes there would be a special price for one carload. My friends and I would all pile in and have a great cheap night When I was married my husband and I would bring the kids along. There were usually two movies. The first was geared toward kids. Hopefully by the second feature for adults the kids would be fast asleep. Great memories, I’m glad you got to experience it
Loved seeing people's spaces! I really like the use of toilet paper or paper towel rolls to hold cords together. Very practical. This video reconfirmed that I'm mostly a cricket with a few bee tendencies. I lean towards minimalist, so I declutter regularly and keep only what I love and/or what's useful. I'm currently working on swapping out things that I need for others that are visually appealing to me. For instance, I want to get rid of my fake leather sofa and replace it with one that's equally as comfortable but much more beautiful. I'm also extending the depth of my window ledges and adding some beautiful wall shelves and scratchers so that I can get rid of the ugly cat trees. A little at a time as I save the money.
Loved this video!! I hope to see more Butterflies' and Bees' styles (so I can see more ideas!) if you do more of these in the future! 😀 Unfortunately for me, *WORK* is where my June and July went (UR!!), but I'm going to an arts and crafts show with a friend this Saturday that I haven't been to in _years_ because of work! Hope you take some time to enjoy the rest of your summer, too! Edit: P.S.... You brought back a treasured memory for me when you talked about the drive-in. 😊 When I was a kid, my mom would pop a huge kettle of buttered popcorn, put it in a paper grocery bag, and dad would drive us all to the local drive in... us kids would be all comfy in our pajamas, and because it would often be late when we got back home, we could easily climb right into bed without having to change our clothes! I miss those simple times! 😊 🍿
Have done something this summer that was well worth it. Not fun but very satisfying. My husband and I are painting the exterior of our home - not my idea. I am 68 years old and my husband is 65. It has saved us a ton of money but has taken us most of the summer because of weather delays. It has been rewarding. Not sure I would recommend it but good for us.
Cas, I cannot thank you enough for including different styles in the craft areas. I've hated my design studio for decades, and I thought it was because it's the rear entry to the house and the family uses it for dogs, boots, jackets, and ALL THEIR STUFF. I now am inspired to use some of the examples from your video to help make it a calming space. I'm a cricket that's been using clear containers that I've just had lying around. I realize now, as a cricket, I need to rest my eyes by deciding on white, perhaps, or translucent containers, with more uniformity. Plus, I've never used labels, but now I think I might. In addition, I'll look in thrift stores for china cabinets or armoirs for storage, instead of using large plastic tubs. Someday I'll be able to afford installing kitchen cabinets for that uniform look.
We took a rail bike trip with my daughter. It was a lot of fun afternoon even if we got caught in the rain on the way back. It was a perfect Mother and Father's day gifts.
I’m definitely a bee. I was on the fence a bit, but this has removed all doubt. Clear containers that are microorganisms within, things out on shelves…..
I live in Europe and it just dawned on me that we usually live in smaller houses. We are a family of 5 and have roughly 1800 sqfeet + garage, shed and roof storage.And that is already considered big here. We have good jobs, two cars and are upper middle class I would say. I would say it is much easier to stay organized, if your kitchen alone could house a small family 😂
Thanks for sharing Cas ❤ I was homeless, did drugs, went into prison, where I got to know God. He changed my life. Now I have a home, a husband and a lovely year old daughter (Zoe), and a stream of income that gets me $32,000 Weekly. Plus a new identity- a child of God. Hallelujah!!!
I am a cricket, but I have a husband who is more of a squirrel. I need to make it reasonable for him, or it's like following after a toddler flinging things as he walks by. 😂
💚🦗 I'm a cricket on mega steroids LOL!!! 😂 Even as a little gjrl I would organize my things/toy as a cricket! It actually relaxes me a lot and helps me to focus and to be more efficient. Thank you Cas for this super fun video.❤❤❤
A Butterfly for sure. I use baskets and a few open containers. Definitely out of sight out of mind! I just appreciate you giving me an understanding of my organization style.😊
This was great. Been thinking lately that I was morphing into a bee, but now I know that I am just becoming a more organized butterfly. I can work with that!
I've gotta comment as a cricket/bee type I am loving the clear plastic pencil cases within a drawer or bin. I really get frustrated when I cannot find what I need where everything is just thrown in a drawer or bin in a big mess. I am a major organizing freak and I can't believe I've never thought about organizing in drawers that way before.
I loved that you didn't criticize anyone in the videos. Everyone was a winner, no matter what bug they were. A fun future video would be to have us send videos of a small space we want help with. You show the videos and talk through your suggestions.
Yes to all of this!❤😊
Yessss!!
I want to thank you for your videos.
I have realized that I’m a cricket ( trying to be on steroids)
I fall into major depression when I feel overwhelmed by house cleaning and bills. My husband is on medical leave so things have been stressful and tight.
My husband is declining mentally and his memory is failing.
I literally was frozen w anxiety and depression since the day after Christmas.
I one day began watching your videos and something in me moved.
I found out my cricket ways, then proceeded to gently begin tackling each room.
It’s hard when you need to buy storage containers and labeling things but I’m doing it little by little.
Your content was my saving grace to begin to live again.
My sense of pride after organizing each area is immense.
I never knew just how much joy I got from having my home clean and organized. You changed my life. I wanted you to know that.
Thank you. 💙
Sending you a virtual hug!
I’m sorry about your husband. I try to use recycled products to organize such as cereal boxes and cut up milk jugs, etc. When I use my imagination I can find different recycled products to use as organizing containers. Good luck.
@@katkatisattic1654 great idea! Thanks 😊
Also check thrift stores/charity shops for bins and organizers - sometimes they’re brand new with tags on, at a fraction of the price of new. (Don’t do this if thrift shopping inspires you to buy tons of stuff you don’t need!😊) The above suggestion of using cereal boxes, tea boxes, yogurt tubs, etc. is a great one - if you want them to match, you can cover them with gift wrap (glue or tape on) or contact paper from the dollar store.
@@tngirlz4622 thanks. Great idea too! 😊
My adult children actually did an intervention with me...and my food pantry. We took everything out. (They threw away ALL my expired food!) Knocked out all the old shelving-- killed all the pantry moths. Scrubbed and repainted the walls. Then we went to IKEA and got kitchen cabinets with no doors and remade the space. I then got clear bins from The Container Store. The result was EPIC! I think I will be able to keep it uncluttered for the rest of my life! (I will try to figure out how to send Cas a video of the finished product.
I would cry with joy and appreciation if my kids did something like that for me! What a blessing. I bet it's beautiful.
I’m moving and have to declutter so I recently gave away a large portion of my pantry items to a neighbor in need. He wanted everything, even though a lot of the food was recently expired. I told him I was saving up for the zombie apocalypse, but it hasn’t come yet lol
I want to be a cricket because I love how their spaces look, but honestly? I am the most fluttery butterfly that was ever a butterfly. Hahaha. 😂 Thanks so much for showing all these spaces in the real world!!
I'm the same! I want organization, and I try, but some of it is chaotic hiding.
Mono-chrome and color blocking can really help! A white toothbrush and white toothpaste cover left out on a white bathroom sink can help hide things while leaving them out in plain sight ❤
I too am a fluttery one. 🤣 But I also have a low clutter threshold..... I imagine. I don't think I have ever achieved it.... I mean I guess in some areas I have. But not all at once till the end of time. 😂 Stuff creeps back in. I think I could be a minimalist..... If I didn't have all this crap.😂 😂
@@torischroeder4211that is interesting you said that!!! I really like black and white calendars because I feel like the ones with a bunch going on is too stimulating. But I like things in rainbow order if it is like putting away markers or something like that. I like the monochramatic idea for stuff sitting out. My brain will block out clutter.... But also I get overwhelmed when I actually see it again. But I also am out of sight out of mind.... But I will block out reminders and have to mix up colors or location or write big labels. I hate little ones. Or wordy ones.
SAME SAME SAME!!!!! I’d keep that up for an hour. It’s hard enough living with a bee 😂
The label in the 2nd bathroom that says "FLESH WOUNDS" is an A+ reference for me. 'Tis but a scratch!
I'm stealing this idea!
I feel in my heart I'm a cricket, but having 7 children I've settled for being a ladybug. In choosing my battles, it's more important to me for stuff to be out of sight than micro organized.
Totally relate to this comment. I have triplet daughters, now 17; but when they were little I would spend hours organizing toys and putting things in their own bins, etc. just to have it dumped out again within a day or two. I just started putting it away - unsorted to clean up the space and save myself hours. Just had to let go of it being perfect.
My mother would buy the girls matching or coordinating outfits and I would try to keep those together as well; but had to move to just a tops drawer and bottoms (skirts, shorts, pants) etc. and let them choose. I was the working parent and my husband was the stay at home Dad. He didn't care about Grandma's matching outfits and neither did the girls. We just had to find what worked for us.
@@catherinelobash4876 absolutely!
I completely understand this comment. I've kept a few spots in my style though like the spice rack. 😁
Smart.
@@kkrandithe spice rack is this exhausted cricket's holdout too 😭 I'm just trying not to make my three butterflies miserable and survive the day.
Husband is definitely a ladybug and I am much more a butterfly. Love folding my towels in a specific way
I would love to be a cricket but, I am a ButterBee. I have spaces in my house where I am clearly a bee and spaces where I’m clearly a butterfly so that’s why I call myself a butterbee!😂
This cricket is running to buy clear pencil cases! I've been using toilet paper rolls for cord organizers for years. Im married to a butterfly, but since I know this now, I'm a lot more relaxed about his stuff. What a great video Cas!
I resemble this comment fortunately my husband was a cricket. I am realizing my hoarder self is a container hoarder. So I am sitting on my hands to NOT buy clear plastic cases or pouches. :)
I just use clear ziploc bags!
Where did you get the clear pencil cases? I've been looking for them!!
I am 72 years old, I planned and took my husband and our two youngest grandchildren both boys and brothers on a train ride from Tacoma Washington to Portland Oregon. We went to a restaurant ate and returned to the train station to come back to Tacoma it will be a memorable experience for us all!
My favorite was the last one!! You don’t have to have a super wealthy home to make it look smart and organized!! It made it look like he has tons of space even though it’s a small apartment but the truth is his organization was the key to having more available space. Great video, Cas!!
What I did this summer is really pull the neighbors together. I have a projector that I use for the holidays - you know Halloween (My favorite holiday) and Christmas. Anyway, my next-door neighbor has an 11-year-old girl and the people across the street have 2 boys. They always play in my yard and use the basketball net as my son just turned 19. I have done movie night at my house. The first one was in the front yard through the window and my neighbor asked if I could make the screen bigger, so the next one was in the back on the garage door. We saw King Kong-Skull Island and then King Kong vs Godzilla New Empire. It's so much fun we grab lawn chairs, snacks, drinks, blankets. We do this on a Friday or Saturday weather permitting - since I have to work those are the days that I can stay up late. It's like a drive-in without driving. Even my 19 yr. came at the end of the first movie and was totally upset that we didn't tell him about the second one right away. He came with a friend. Everyone had a great time and just a fun way to enjoy summer and bring neighborhood together. Here is to more fun summer times together.
There's something so satisfying about seeing different types of organization, as if each space was a puzzle / tetris board and everyone found their own unique way to solve / fill it. Makes you realize organization can have many different looks and also which one you lean towards the most.
Ending on Adrian was a good call. Adrian, say hi to your pupper and kitty for us! What cuties!
As someone in a household with very mixed organizing styles, all of these were so relatable in their own ways... Thank you all for inviting us into your homes!
I love that the dog couldn't bear to be in a different room and had to follow him to the bedroom!
You said yourself at the close. “This was so much fun!” Thx.
Would you ever consider doing a demonstration video using “found” containers, rather than bought ones? Even DT containers can add up for a seriously restricted budget. I’ve used plastic food containers, cereal boxes, gift boxes & origami boxes. 😊
I love that idea❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A "no buying solutions" video would be great! Or showing how you can take organizing products bought for their original purpose, and reuse them in another part of the house when not needed in the original spot. I did a lot of that when I moved.
I think we learned crickets like to share their organized spaces 😂 we just love this stuff
I loved this. I consider myself a butterbee. After seeing this, and now that I have been decluttering, I'm seeing more of my bee than my butterfly.
Hello fellow butterbee! Same for me! I always get a butterfly when I take the quiz, but lean more towards the bee.
Me too! I took the quiz more than once and got bee and butterfly so I'm a butterbee too 🦋🐝
Where is the quiz you guys took to find your organizing style? I can't find that video! Thanks...
@customer5032 No problem, while her channel has videos explaining the styles to take the quiz go in the description of I believe any video, go to website and the quiz should be there.
@@stefs3460 Thank you!
Cas, thank you so much for featuring my visual kitchen. It made my day! The mug wall is a display of my mugs from trips to different countries. It’s an accent wall in my kitchen, not my everyday mugs, those are inside a cabinet. The shoe organizer with snacks in my pantry is on the inside of the pantry door, the outside is just a white door. My kitchen is for a family of 4 and we cook ALL the time. I love kitchen things and yes, I make use of every inch! My butterfly husband also cooks and my pre-teen boys also fully use it. Having it organized this way makes it easy for the whole family to put things away behind a door or inside a drawer but still super visible and easy to put away, using turntables and baskets with no lids, easy to drop things into them. I didn’t submit videos yet of parts of my house that I’m the only user, those are more ladybug type for bathroom and a mix of ladybug/bee for my office, I would say. I love your videos, Cas!!
I look forward to every Clutterbug video.
I love how, when you show a Butterfly space, I feel relaxed, no stress. I am a pure Butterfly! 🦋
i also enjyothe normalisation of different Needs and styles! It is so refreshing to see, that we do not all have to conform to one method.
Please do more of these followers organized places. Before and after photos would be fantastic . Great stuff today !
Thanks, Win
Will do!
You helped me to better understand my husband with your “bug types”! I’m a ladybug, I want everything pretty and hidden, my husband is a butterfly, would have everything he owns visible if I let him!! lol! It’s a struggle! Now I understand what I thought was “insane” when he suggested hanging art on every square inch of the walls!! In his mind, if there is space, you can put something there! I love clear spaces and things looking minimal:) Loved seeing actual real spaces and not Pinterest pictures! The bug theory helps so many people who can’t seem to follow certain influencers not realizing that influencer is a completely opposite bug type:)
"if there is space, you can put something there!" Yep, that's me!
My spouse and I enjoy driving out of town and choosing random country roads to drive down (have a full tank of gas) - the scenery is often epic and sometimes we stop and take photographs of beautiful landscapes and sunsets or open fields with beautiful barns, etc. You can always find your way back with GPS, but when starting out, it's kind of fun not to know where we're going. We also hold hands and talk a lot and it often makes us feel closer - there's time to talk through things that are important to us, without our dogs barking and the phones ringing, etc. If you take the kids, the dynamic may not be hand holding with Joe and talking, but still, it's cheap entertainment if you like just spending time with family. BTW, we always end the roadtrip by stopping to get a treat somewhere. Usually ice cream..
That's so sweet!!! 😊
I so hope this repeats and with more ladybugs and butterflies having the courage to show their places. Since I love how you and your organisation ideas allow for being OK to not aspire to be a cricket. So cricket though, they would be the ones to send you their videos. Love them all.
Yep, I got A LOT of Cricket spaces sent to me!!
@@Clutterbug I would assume that organising feels most like a fun hobby to Crickets, from all four categories? According to your test I my self am a butterfly, although I personally feel that I might have bee tendencies.
I love that this (and reviewing the bug type videos) helped me know the right questions to ask my 4 yr old so I can support her taking ownership of organizing and cleaning her room and not force my organization type on her. She's so excited to undertake this project now, even without watching the videos herself!
Most kids are butterflies. I don't know what the % is for 4 yr- 6 yr olds but I would guess it's 99%. Cas has some really good videos for helping children. Big categories with a visual picture on the clear containers.
I love that no lady bugs submitted anything! Lol! We’re like, yeah…no one wants to see inside my drawers & bins! It’s a hot mess in there but I know where my stuff is!
Lol!
I know I am a ladybug. That is my dream style. That being said, I was forced to become a butterfly because my husband is a butterfly. As Cass says is just easier to revert to his style because he is a visual organizer. Now that most of the shared spaces are organized for a butterfly, he is able to easily put his and my stuff away.
I still do my ladybug style in my areas like my closet and in my bathroom but the rest of the house is organized for a butterfly, and now it stays relatively clutter free. I actually have grown to love the butterfly style, but I do try to keep colors consistent so I get a little bit of visual simplicity.
As for anything that has to be out, I try to find the prettiest items that serve the purpose. I do also use opaque bins on our open shelves to reduce visual clutter but it is still out and easy to put away.
I'm a cricket so I love the cricket bathroom, so clean so spacious and look luxurious (to me)
I'm a butterfly, and sometimes I feel like "organized butterfly" is an oxymoron. It's so hard! I love pretty things, and I literally forget I have stuff if I don't see it, but sometimes the clutter gets overwhelming, or visually tiring if that makes sense. Maybe I just have too much stuff!
Hi Cass,
What did I DO this summer? I retired on June 29th! Celebrated by visiting my kids in Seattle and now my husband (who retired 2 yrs. ago) and I are Swedish Death Cleaning (clearing out the clutter of 21 yrs. in this 5 bdrm. 3 1/2 ba. empty nest... Seriously, we're rattling around in here like 2 rocks in a giant box!) Anyway, we're picking one area of the house per week to sort and purge. When the elderly ladies who volunteer at the hospital thrift store see us coming each week I swear their eyes start twitching. I found your Clutterbug videos 2 weeks ago and you are my HERO! Seriously, your advice has been SO helpful in this process of working towards downsizing and organizing our life! - Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Great job! That all sounds amazing! 🎉
Enjoy your retirement! 🎉
Oh wow, I really need to do this. 4BR, 2.5 BA house, two kids in college, and I still have a "toy room" packed to the brim. 🤦
I always recommend visiting farm sanctuaries in the summer which is one of my favorite activities. I love meeting all the rescued animals and seeing what an amazing life they have after living through neglect or abuse in their former lives.
Love that idea❤ thanks 😊
Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen is one of my favorites!
@@bonnydunham7622 They are absolutely amazing! I was involved with rescuing a heard of neglected sheep and goats a few years ago and Farm Sanctuary was essential in finding them the most amazing homes. Over 40 animals were saved thanks to their help.
Lol, you got me correct with my hand tools in pencil cases! I am a space-deprived cricket who hates tidying up after crafts/DIY, so the pencil cases make it super quick to find stuff and put it back afterwards :-) Thanks for sharing my vids and your feedback. You've made my day! I love seeing all the different approaches to craft organising and am glad to see I am not the only one who loves their tiny categories
Thanks for sharing your video! I'm more of a ladybug, but can get cricket-y in some areas. You're video gave me some great ideas!
@@bluesky1028-w8d bless you. So happy it could help in some way. I'd be 100% cricket if I had the space, with hardly anything visible 🥰 Am working on my tiny kitchen where a lot has to be visible. Much stress 😬
@@yzolakitchi It's a challenge, but you've made excellent use of different storage items. I'm just beginning my decluttering/organizing process, and have just discovered the clear pencil cases myself. I use one for my daily makeup items; much easier to see. I save the rolls that the plastic to make freezer bags for our foodsaver vacuum sealer comes on; they're lovely and heavy, a bit smaller than a toilet roll, and white in colour. I cut them to length for my different cords. Loved seeing your Royal Mail Size Guide on the door😀. I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job in your kitchen!
@@bluesky1028-w8d aw thanks. Good luck on your decluttering. It has made a huge difference in my life, and yes, clear pencil cases are a game changer. I put my phone in one in the bathroom so I can listen to music when I'm in the shower 😆😁
I love that her pantry has lights over each shelf
Definitely feeling like a butterfly when I'm watching this. But I have intense admiration for the cricket style.
Loved this…thanks all involved! ❤
I love seeing the different bug organizers! It gave me some organizing ideas too. Thank you!❤️
Can’t wait to see more videos like this one.😀
As far as what I did this summer, stayed at an Air B and B, with timing so that my 3rd grandchild was born and I was able to watch my two grandkids!
Loved seeing others spaces - I’ve always thought I was a bee after watching you from years back say “ that you will let things sit till you can do it perfectly “ that is me for sure! Thanks
I've often thought I am a bee because everything has a set place and I'm quite picky about putting things back in the exact right spot. I don't necessarily need to add dividers to a drawer if the items are quite large but they do get put back in the same place, in the exact same order every time. I organise for efficiency not necessarily looks although I do like seeing my stuff and my attempts to put things in a set order is one way that I like to make things visually appealing over say hiding everything in a basket like a cricket might. I also leave stuff out on purpose to remind me to take action on it. I need that visual reminder. So I have everything packed away nicely and then there are these neat little "don't forget me" piles. The couple of books on my desk that I need to read. The little stack of video games that I want to find time to play at some point. The neatly folded top that I need to sew.
I see these paper trays and pretty wall baskets that people use to hide paperwork until they get around to sorting it and that doesn't work for me. I need the irritating little pile of paper to spur me on to dealing with it so I can get rid of it.
This is seriously one of my all time favorite videos! I'm going to watch it repeatedly for inspo! And sharing with my fellow organization freaks! In the words of Tina Turner Cas, you're simply the best! I constantly listen to your first podcast of 2024 when organizing and still cry every time 😭 Thanks for helping us fight for our homes 💪🏽 you're my favorite and I could watch / listen to you all day every day 🥰
I LOVE this video format!!
More of this, please!!
I go from ladybug to cricket depending on the room. My fun adventure is getting up early to take pictures of the wildlife. Added board and batten to the dining room so I could put large frames on the ledges of the adorable creatures.
From one cricket to another I love seeing how you other crickets are organized! I appreciate you guys sharing your spaces w us! 💪💞
I am a ladybug. Hubby is a resistant cricket. I drive him nuts when I chuck stuff in. 😅
Cas, I love this type of video. Gives me incentive to declutter my house, so I can send it to you.
Um, Cas, can I just say that the color of your dress looks absolutely fantastic on you!
Oh thank you!
I'm still working on decluttering, but I believe I am a laid back Bee. 🙂
Also! I love the clear vinyl zipper pouches!
Me too❤ to both comments
My closet is at 7mins! I am a cricket living with a butterfly husband, kids, and in a small home! Learned from you to lean into others preferences in shared spaces so the system will actually work! Thanks giving us the opportunity!
Okay sooo... Is it weird that this is my favorite video you've ever posted?? I am 100% a cricket, so seeing all of this organization (even if it wasn't my style) was so much fun!!
Love this. I am a CRICKET. Visual is overwhelming and I will breakdown my breakdowns of organization. It drives everyone nuts. My middle child is the only one who is a CRICKET too.
Ladybug with a bit of cricket, married to a cricket with two butterfly kids. Loved that format!
I’m a cricket, for sure. I took the labels off of my deodorant and facial lotion to reduce visual clutter in my drawer. And each one has their own compartment (iPhone boxes lined with pretty paper)
This was fun to watch! I am so definitely a cricket! Lol
This video was SO helpful. It helped me realize I’m definitely not a bee. I’m a wannabe cricket but I’m definitely a Ladybug 🐞
I'm 100% a cricket. Which was a bit of surprise to start with since I've been soooo messy. But as you have several times pinted out: a cricket is really a perfectionist, just not on top of it. When I started minimizing and simplifying our home my inner cricket has been healed! Now my decluttered home is such a retreat with hidden and micro-sorted organization. Thank you so much for your help during the last few years.
I'm a ladybug but i like my cans in a certain order for practicality. When I need to go to the store I can see what I need in literally seconds rather than hunting through all the cans
Love the video and seeing everyone's spaces and hearing about what gives away their bug style. You also asked about fun things to do. This summer instead of going on vacation we decided to do a staycation where we slept at home each night, but went somewhere within about 1 1/2 hrs or less of home each day. Here is a line-up of things we did... Day 1 visited a local covered bridge, played in the water and ate at a local restaurant we'd never tried. Day 2 visited a regional nature center that has animals native to the area (bears, wolves, otters ,etc) Day 3 visited the children's museum and state museum. Day 4 visited a local petting zoo and ate at another restaurant we've been wanting to try. Day 5 visited a local state park swimming area and playground. Both of our kids said at different times during the week that they thought they like this better than a vacation because we did so much! We had a great time with them, our son in law and of course our beautiful grandbaby, plus we saved a ton by sleeping at home instead of renting a house or hotel!
have to admit looking at the cricket space just made me relax so much, I was stressed looking at the others, nothing wrong with them, they were just not me, where as the cricket I was like ahhhhh that makes sense
I went camping in a tent. I used to go tent camping every summer when my kids were little, but haven't been in a long time.
So much fun, can't wait to go again.
I am definitely a cricket. The butterfly bathroom looks so cluttered and messy to me.
I grew up going to the drive in movies with my parents and aunts and uncles and cousins! It was always rhetorical best treat!! That theater is still there and going strong! One day I would like to go back and bring my husband and kids!!
That visual bathroom was overwhelming for me! I'm not a cricket, but that killed me😅
Agree. I am a cricket.😅
I'm a butterfly married to a cricket. Absolutely love videos of successful butterflies. And the closets showing two different types. Our kitchen default is ladybug organization to accommodate us both.
Yay!! So need the 5 minutes daily declutter !
I’m definitely a butterfly 🦋 but crickets 🦗 organization is aesthetically pleasing to me 😮❤
I will take away the toilet paper rolls labeled for the different cords and Adrian’s book rack for his journals. I wish I had more time to be a cricket, but I lean into more general piles. Thanks for everyone who submitted videos- awesome ideas!
Love this. Since watching you, i have become an organsied butterfly (let's not talk about the before time!) My husband is a ladybug, so both macro, but lots of visible and hidden mess. Over the last year, i have been systematically decluttering and putting in organisation features in the home, which has made a massive difference.
Our favourite has been our landing zone and taking off zone. We have a box each by the door to dump the little bits and bobs in, and i have a zone where i leave my things for leaving the house, so its an easy grab and go. As an agoraphobic, this has made leaving the house much easier as i don't lose everything constantly.
The house is also much tidier and therefore easier to clean!
Its nice to see another organised butterfly! My best friend is a cricket, so sometimes its hard not to compare myself to her! Love this and hope you do more.
I developed PTSD a little over five years ago from a category 5 hurricane that decimated my area and heavily damaged my house (everything is still being rebuilt, including my house). It came with a rather unexpected side of agoraphobia that I am still learning to manage (the pandemic certainly slowed the process). I'm currently having to live in an extremely chaotic environment that is a daily reminder at every turn of the event. Are there any other organizational changes you have made that you have found helpful with getting out the door? You're the only other agoraphobic that I've run into so far. So, any ideas are greatly appreciated.
@@TheReflectivePerspective biggest thing is more emotional self organising. The day before I leave the house, I discuss with myself (I know it sounds mad, but this is what my therapist suggested!) what’s going to happen. Eg okay, tomorrow you are going out the the museum. You have done this before and you have been safe. You will… ‘ and then run through the events. You then say that’s it’s okay if it’s scary and then list how you will cope (I go to one side and breathe). I also give myself an exit strategy so I know how I can leave.
If I am going out alone, I have my headphones charged and ready and pre pick something to listen to with a backup in case I change my mind. I pre plan my outfit and pack my bag.
By doing this the day before, it means I don’t have the extra emotional stress on the day I leave. When I leave, I soothe myself out loud saying things like ‘I have checked the oven is off, the doors are locked. The house is safe’ as speaking out loud feels a bit more like someone is reassuring you and you tend to be kinder that way!
I have made sure I think about everything I need and they live in my landing zone or in my handbag so I’m not stressed about if I’ve lost things! Leaves the emotional energy for soothing.
Other than that, I have a set time I have to be there. I like to be punctual so if I say I have to get to the supermarket by 5pm, it helps trick me into thinking I have to leave for that time rather than delaying.
It is tough and annoying - especially as I want to go out places (and do if my safe person is with me) but by myself is just trickier. Be kind to yourself with it and praise yourself for every step.
Reddit has a good agoraphobia group that may be of help. Good luck. Xx
I'm definitely either a bee or cricket, but my space is so tiny, and I own a lot, over 20 years of stuff from living in one space so long. I like a super organized space where I can find everything but with my ADHD, I sometimes forget where I put something because I keep changing my mind where I put it. But I'm getting better. I love seeing real people organize. This was interesting, I would love to see more Cass.
I’m a butterfly organizer for sure. That’s exactly how I organize and store.
I Len more to the cricket bathroom. I would feel overwhelmed with the other one. I don’t like to see too much. I want it hidden and whatever is out needs to be pretty and the hidden space also needs to look pretty and neat. Gives me inner peace.
I love seeing all the different craft spaces. I am a true cricket but when it come to my craft-sewing room I like many things visual than I normally would, like a pegboard that holds cutting tools, spools of threads. I also have all my fabrics visible but they are all folded the same size and organized by color. Just looking at all the beautiful fabrics just makes me smile.
I love that.
We are blessed to have a pool in our backyard so we hung a sheet between our patio post and projected a movie onto it to watch while in the pool.
Neat!
I loved the clear zipped pencil pouches with all the cords etc organized. All pieces stay together. That's a smart cricket. I'm a cricket so I totally appreciate those ideas.
I'm a cricket and thought i was the most organized person i know, but this video proved me wrong!
This summer I took my mom to stay at the family's recreational property, an acreage five hours away. It was a lot of work to pack her, her dog, her cat, and all their special foods, pills, potions and gadgets, but it was totally worth it. I'll never regret time spent with family, especially Mom. She's a ladybug, by the way. I'm more of a butterfly, which means I was ok shoving the few things I took into the random spaces left available in my car.
I know that you didn't list this video as inspiration, but whoa. I think I need to rewatch to make a shopping list. So many things that I could immediately do and use. Thank you!
Something you have to try this summer. I am terrified of heights and this summer I decided to swing from the rope swing out into the lake. (A rope tied to a giant tree where a little deck was built that you jump from and swing out over the water) Last year I almost froze with fear and had to get my husband to help. This year I grabbed onto the rope myself and swung out over the water and jumped in the lake. And then did it again! I’m 54 and can’t wait to do it again next year
I was a teenager in the 50’s and 60’s. I loved going to the drive in. Sometimes there would be a special price for one carload. My friends and I would all pile in and have a great cheap night
When I was married my husband and I would bring the kids along. There were usually two movies. The first was geared toward kids. Hopefully by the second feature for adults the kids would be fast asleep. Great memories, I’m glad you got to experience it
Loved seeing people's spaces! I really like the use of toilet paper or paper towel rolls to hold cords together. Very practical. This video reconfirmed that I'm mostly a cricket with a few bee tendencies. I lean towards minimalist, so I declutter regularly and keep only what I love and/or what's useful. I'm currently working on swapping out things that I need for others that are visually appealing to me. For instance, I want to get rid of my fake leather sofa and replace it with one that's equally as comfortable but much more beautiful. I'm also extending the depth of my window ledges and adding some beautiful wall shelves and scratchers so that I can get rid of the ugly cat trees. A little at a time as I save the money.
I'm definitely doing the 30 day challenge!!
I had my husband take the quiz last week. We're both Butterflies! 🦋 🦋 Everything makes sense now. 🤣🤣🤣
I didn’t want this video to end! Loved it!
Loved this video!! I hope to see more Butterflies' and Bees' styles (so I can see more ideas!) if you do more of these in the future! 😀 Unfortunately for me, *WORK* is where my June and July went (UR!!), but I'm going to an arts and crafts show with a friend this Saturday that I haven't been to in _years_ because of work! Hope you take some time to enjoy the rest of your summer, too!
Edit: P.S.... You brought back a treasured memory for me when you talked about the drive-in. 😊 When I was a kid, my mom would pop a huge kettle of buttered popcorn, put it in a paper grocery bag, and dad would drive us all to the local drive in... us kids would be all comfy in our pajamas, and because it would often be late when we got back home, we could easily climb right into bed without having to change our clothes! I miss those simple times! 😊 🍿
Have done something this summer that was well worth it. Not fun but very satisfying. My husband and I are painting the exterior of our home - not my idea. I am 68 years old and my husband is 65. It has saved us a ton of money but has taken us most of the summer because of weather delays. It has been rewarding. Not sure I would recommend it but good for us.
Im a butterfly and my mom is a ladybug so this will help !
Cas, I cannot thank you enough for including different styles in the craft areas. I've hated my design studio for decades, and I thought it was because it's the rear entry to the house and the family uses it for dogs, boots, jackets, and ALL THEIR STUFF.
I now am inspired to use some of the examples from your video to help make it a calming space.
I'm a cricket that's been using clear containers that I've just had lying around. I realize now, as a cricket, I need to rest my eyes by deciding on white, perhaps, or translucent containers, with more uniformity. Plus, I've never used labels, but now I think I might.
In addition, I'll look in thrift stores for china cabinets or armoirs for storage, instead of using large plastic tubs. Someday I'll be able to afford installing kitchen cabinets for that uniform look.
We took a rail bike trip with my daughter. It was a lot of fun afternoon even if we got caught in the rain on the way back. It was a perfect Mother and Father's day gifts.
We used to go to the drive in often 50 plus years ago when I was little (The Sound of Music played at the drive in)!
I’m definitely a bee. I was on the fence a bit, but this has removed all doubt. Clear containers that are microorganisms within, things out on shelves…..
Cricket bathroom!
😂 I saw so many fellow crickets. I was yes yes yes. I organize the same way.😅
I'm a butterfly that wants to be a cricket. I do a lot of chirping but no jumping 😂
I live in Europe and it just dawned on me that we usually live in smaller houses. We are a family of 5 and have roughly 1800 sqfeet + garage, shed and roof storage.And that is already considered big here. We have good jobs, two cars and are upper middle class I would say. I would say it is much easier to stay organized, if your kitchen alone could house a small family 😂
Thanks for sharing Cas ❤ I was homeless, did drugs, went into prison, where I got to know God. He changed my life. Now I have a home, a husband and a lovely year old daughter (Zoe), and a stream of income that gets me $32,000 Weekly. Plus a new identity- a child of God. Hallelujah!!!
I am a cricket, but I have a husband who is more of a squirrel. I need to make it reasonable for him, or it's like following after a toddler flinging things as he walks by. 😂
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💚🦗 I'm a cricket on mega steroids LOL!!! 😂 Even as a little gjrl I would organize my things/toy as a cricket! It actually relaxes me a lot and helps me to focus and to be more efficient. Thank you Cas for this super fun video.❤❤❤
A Butterfly for sure. I use baskets and a few open containers. Definitely out of sight out of mind! I just appreciate you giving me an understanding of my organization style.😊
This was great. Been thinking lately that I was morphing into a bee, but now I know that I am just becoming a more organized butterfly. I can work with that!
I love seeing examples of real life clutter bugs organization this way! Please do more of these video 😊I’m a cello ladybug 🐞❤
Hey Cass. Loved the battle. I am a ladybug who lives with a hoarder. Good times. Thats why I have been decluttering for over a year with your help❤🐞
I've gotta comment as a cricket/bee type I am loving the clear plastic pencil cases within a drawer or bin. I really get frustrated when I cannot find what I need where everything is just thrown in a drawer or bin in a big mess. I am a major organizing freak and I can't believe I've never thought about organizing in drawers that way before.