LIFE-CHANGING CLEANING SECRETS FOR MESSY PEOPLE | How I Became Tidy (when I used to be a mess!)
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- Wanna learn to be clean? Looking for cleaning motivation as a "messy person?" Well, I used to be messy. Now, I'm a generally tidy person. I'm sharing the hacks, tips, and tricks I've learned that have helped me have a clean house as a messy person. So if you're messy or disorganized, I think these decluttering and cleaning tips could help you, too! Learn how I figured out how to stop being messy!
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I divided my home into 48 sections using a “ list app “ and over two months I slowly checked off these different areas as I decluttered and it was hands down the easiest way to tidy my home ! Different sections : bar area, guest closet, medicine cabinet, etc.
Which list app do you use?
Oh my gosh. I LOVE this idea. Thank you!
could you list your 46, please? i have 40 m, but that would inspire me, i cant keep my 2 pieces clean!
Wow! Will you list the 48 areas? And which app?
@@belle_thegoldiegirl I just used the basic list app on my iPhone ! The 48 sections were I guess in some way “ unique “ to my house - I walked around and broke everything into smaller sections ( play room part 1 play room part 2, powder room, bar area, etc ) . Made it so easy though !! :)
Sometimes I text my sister "hey text me and tell me you'll be at my house in 5 minutes". I get my best cleaning done last minute when someone's coming over 😂
Love this !!!!
🤣 same! I must say during the holidays my house is the best it’s looked all year 💁🏻♀️😄
this used to work on me. Now with 2 kids & expecting #3... I don't care anymore. If someone wants to judge me for a messy house... they can pick up the broom themselves & help a mama out! 😂
Best motivation ever is knowing you are going to have company!!!
😂😂❤️❤️😜
When I clean, I aspire to "noticable improvement ". Because as you point out perfection is the enemy of getting anything done.
This video SPEAKS to me!!! I never realized that the root cause of “messiness” and “clutter” is perfectionism. “I can’t do it all in the time that I have so I can’t do any of it at all”
I am the same. At work, I was always almost perfect in organizing my things, but not at home.
Yup
My number one rule I give to myself to help prevent clutter is don’t put it down put it away😂 thank you for this video. It helps me to cope with the mess of my house and know that it’s a slow progress to check clean all the time 😂
"Don't put it down - put it away." Needs to be on a T-shirt.
Cheers
I love that quote. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you from Texas
It’s related to the OHIO rule. Only Handle It Once. Works with paper, email, and just about everything else.
Lol I just said that to the little one today, I said pick it up off the floor and put it away so it's taken care of....now I just need to follow that...
I need to write that down. Put it away I love that. Thanks.
BEST TIP: Either pretend you’re moving (to declutter) OR pretend you’re getting pictures done for the listing of your house. Totally works.
Loved it!! I'm actually moving in a year, I'll just think about the things that I really want in my new place!
@@franblemer7262 Yes! 👏🏼 It took me months to get my house the way I wanted it. Painting molding and rooms, fixing random things I let go, donating and selling items to get it to look staged. Buyers will notice it all. Good luck!
Works for basic cleaning like vacuuming and dusting too, keeping it “show ready”.
Or pretend my mum is visiting
@@heather9393 or mother in law lol
I’ve come to accept the fact that there are going to be toys on my floor at any given time. I have young kids, there’s no avoiding it. I can clean and they follow up right behind me wrecking it again because that’s what kids do 😂
As long as the important things are done (laundry, dishes, floors swept & stuff like that) then I feel pretty okay about everything.
Yes it’s so hard to keep up with it bc of the little ones. But I feel the same as long as it’s clean I don’t mind a little messy such as a few toys
Kids love routine. From the time they are very young, they can learn to put their toys away. Start by helping and modeling how to put them away, and as they get older, give them more responsibility for picking up on their own. My own children and the thirty 6-7 year old students in my classroom, year after year, did an amazing job cleaning up after themselves. And they felt a sense of pride in what they could do. It gives them ownership of their space, and teaches them a lifelong skill that they can carry into adulthood. 😊
I have 3 kids, and I combat the toys in every room by having a box in every room dedicated to toys. So as i see toys on the floor i can just toss them in a box on the way through. That way, instead of having to clean up all the toys at once after the kids go to bed, i just have to pick up the boxes and sort them into their proper places. Has helped a lot to avoid toys everywhere
@@pinkmilitia6946 I do this too and its been a game changer! My kids do well cleaning up without having to sort/separate toys. With 3 kids, 6 and under (and a 4th on the way), i pick my battles lol. I usually sort the stuff myself weekly or bi weekly, depending on how much is mixed up. I get to purge old or broken toys easily too and see whats played with more. I also keep toys with lots of pieces in bins and rotate so we dont have an entire bin of legos out with all of barbies friends and accessories lol.
So true, and they don't stay little very long (grandmother here), so cherish the memories.
"Perfection is temporary -- good enough lasts longer!" -- from someone on a Flylady thread years ago 😎 Stuck with me!
This video is basically flylady's system without mentioning flylady...🤷
@@cljh5069 She mentions Flylady in plenty of videos, if not this one.
A tip I have to motivate me to clean/organize is watching cleaning/organizing videos while actually doing it. Like, if I’m not wanting to do dishes, I’ll watch Kitchen Nightmares while doing it to remind myself I don’t want a kitchen to look like any in the show, or watching Hoarders or Organizing TH-camrs while cleaning the living room or bedroom. It’s just something that helps me get motivated to start and continue during deal cleans or if I’m being particularly lazy.
If I was your son, I'd be cleaning and tidying up for you daily.....that would be my daily job!
Hoarders used to be motivational for me. Now that I live with a hoarder it's just depressing. 😅
Being stuck home at the beginning of the pandemic was super depressing to me. All I wanted to do was lay in bed. I started watching “clean with me” videos and they really motivated me!!
Its easy to pluck out any personal cards or letters in the pile of mail each day and everything else gets tossed in the pile that i open, read, file or dispose of at the end of the week. Before i start, i make a cold drink and find a 45 minute episode of Hoarders on TH-cam that i havent watched before, and prop my phone up on the table to watch while i sort. Using my phone instead of the TV indicates I'm engaged in a solitary activity and it doesnt inconvenience any of the usual TV watchers in this family. I spend that 45 minutes alone in my own little zone -- it has turned out to be a pleasant little break off my feet.
Brilliant idea 🌸☕️
In one of your older videos you explained how often we overestimate how long a chore or task will take and you were right. I timed myself doing chores I kept putting off and found most could be done far more quickly and painlessly that I thought. Your message in this video is spot on as well. Thanks! 😘
Lucky you. For me is the other way around. :-(
@@vicki3220 There were things I found to be true like that as well...now I give proper weight to each task. It took whike to get there. 😀
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I feel like the most important part of cleaning is making sure you have a good no-ad music playlist to keep you dancing while you clean
Last night I was in tears overwhelmed due to the multiple tasks I felt needed to be done around the house. Your video gave me some encouragement to take small steps this morning to tackle a few of my clutter spots. Thank you
Hello, I was feeling the same way. Bought some small uhaul boxes. One for donating and one to give away. When they are full I get them out the house, asap. I will be getting ready for fall by doing the same thing. I hope this helps. Peace ✌
@@OneDay-366 Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
If I was your son, I'd be cleaning and tidying up for you daily.....that would be my daily job!
There is nothing to cry about- 1st world problems. Be grateful for what you have.
I get the same way. The small steps help when trying to conquer the elephant.
The “sliding scale” really pinged for me...I’m no mountain-climber, but I can manage an incline.
Also: as a writer, I have a fixed habit of writing...*something... every day. I’m going to transfer that to cleaning now.
Thanks Kallie!
When I’m feeling lazy or not in the mood to clean or organize something that helps is watching the tv show Hoarders. It actually does motivate me to snap out of my lazy mood and go clean 🙂. Also, I like to use the commercial time during a show to get up and tackle something small and cook as I listen to a podcast.
Dam, I get that me too .Watching hoarders be making me like ok this gonna be you mean in 5 years.
Me too!!! 😊
When I was young, I trained myself to jump up and do something constructive whenever a commercial came on the TV.
I got quite a bit done that way, & often I'd just keep going once I got started.
Me too 👍🏻💜
@@pamh.5705 Especially now that commercials are anywhere from 3 - 7 mins long. LOL
Ooof I needed this girl. Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel from a two month depression. Desperate need to declutter and clean but loved how u said "it didn't happen in a day and it won't get decluttered in a day"
Wishing you much brighter days ahead. Do what you can and take pride in any progress you make - no matter how big or small.
You got this! 💚
Well if you died today.. a cleaner can removed everything in a day!! 👍🏻
One can hire them and move everything outside.. Ideally.. and only put back in the room inside what make sense. The rest is easy.
I live this. Depression and grief can overwhelm at times. When it gets bad, I try to do 5 minutes of something when I get home from work. When I feel better, I go back to the 15 minute blocks.
I really hope you're feeling gradually better day by day. Virtual hugs from Italy
My son has depression very bad. I would clean his room for him and although he would feel better, he needed to declutter and clean his room himself. Well after watching this video, he was motivated to clean up and WOW what a difference. Hope you are doing well and keep up the good work!!
"some people are hoarders, they don't even own a sponge".
Disagree. Hoarders own fifty three of them, they just can't find them to use them.
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I don't own a sponge!
I think they're nasty, all those little holes for crud to hide in!
Yuck!
Give me a Washable, bleachable cleaning rag Any day!
lol I thought a similar thing as soon as she said that!
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I was totally thimking that too: they own loads of sponges, they're just crushed behind piles of unopened macaroni and cat litter boxes.
Love it, I always hear "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." Good enough is definitely a thing. Good enough is better than nonthing at all.
I think I have said this on this channel before but that "53 Things..."video changed my "possession" habits. I had no idea how much crap I was holding on to that I NEVER USED! Sometimes it takes a another person's perspective to make a really good change
I've overcome hoarding tendencies with ongoing therapy, but being in a small 1 bed apartment I have to stay tidy or else I can't function. Your video has really helped. I have had to accept doing one small thing at a time and I write lots of lists. It's great when you get to cross off each one when its completed. It gives a real sense of achievement too. Thanks Kallie 🌺
Sometimes when I want to tackle a messy area over time I use my "10 rule". Similar to your "15" rule". I put away 10 things. It helps.
You're absolutely right about labels like "clean person" and "messy person" hindering people from improving. This also works in other areas of life. Labeling yourself as "bad at x" gives you an automatic out and you therefore refuse to try to do better.
It is known as "growth thinking". We tend to assign what children are good at from a very young age. And the better you are at something, the more likely people are to help you with "x" thing, so you naturally practiced. I'll use myself as an example. I have always been gifted in ways we consider "conventionally" intelligent. I was reading by the time I was 3,by first grade I was going through 5 chapter books every week. But, the worst report cards I ever got were in Kindergarten, because I did (and all don't) hold my pencil correctly and my handwriting is terrible. I never would learn phonics (I was in my 20's until I knew what long and short vowels were). I mean we were graded on how well we could skip, which wasn't quite as bad as my fine motor skills, but still bad. It became apparent I was very bright in all subjects, especially reading and writing. My friend was pretty book smart too, but she was very artistic. So what happened? If someone needed help writing a paper, they came to me. If they needed to build something or make a sign, they went to her. Makes sense, but it also means we both got better at things we were already good at. This was all back in HS, but funnily enough, sheer boredom and the fact that the Dollar Tree is selling cool art supplies for only $1. My first project was painting a wooden crown pink and putting stickers on it. Definitely not going in a museum, so I started looking for new projects, and I happened to find a Cinderella carriage made from all Dollar Tree items, and I love princesses, and you couldn't just buy it. I couldn't find all the materials, so I had to be creative. Now the point isn't that I made amazing craft, it was full of Mnistakes, but the point is it was something that had been rooted in my head for years, that all the intelligence was in book sense and that I'd never be able to make something by hand. I just wasn't coordinated enough. But the truth is, we may not be great at certain things, but that doesn't mean you just don't do those things. It should be you practice until you are proficient at many things. No comparing just everyone trying to berrer oneself.
Something that helped me was “a cluttered or messy house is not a representation of your ethics” meaning “just bc your area is a disaster doesn’t mean you’re a BAD PERSON.” I’m a single mom of a 7 year old and my mom just passed away and she was a huge help in me surviving.
Now I have to reinvent my whole life and my place is a hell-hole.
So! My mess is bc I’m a full-time successful business woman at a nonprofit who invests her spare time in my kid and reading and in my community. So I’m ethical at my core.
It’s about SHIFTING behaviors.
@@DigitalBrooke 💯💛
@@DigitalBrooke So true. I was a teacher for 43 years and loved it (7th grade - college), so I find time to tutor children of friends, edit resumes of friends or former students, volunteer with therapy dogs, etc. and have a house full of clutter. I do clean and sanitize my bathrooms and kitchens, but I have papers, books, craft supplies on flat surfaces. It drives me nuts, but I don't seem to be able to discipline myself to do better.
Great advice as always. When my kids were little, but old enough to put things away, I used to play a "clean up" song and we would all clear up our respective clutter until the song was over. It worked pretty well. I did make the mistake of buying baskets which I would keep on the steps going to the second floor of my house. Throughout the day, I would place items in them that should have been stored on the second floor. As stuff accumulated in them, I became overwhelmed and those baskets would sit there for days until they were almost overflowing. In retrospect, I should have found them a home on the first floor or taken them upstairs as I cleaned up downstairs. But my transport container turned out to be another way of delaying the cleanup and I just made more work for myself. These days, I tolerate messiness better than I did as a young mother. I have learned to chunk things up into small goals and I try to focus on one goal each day. At the end of the day, I write down which goal(s) I met that day as an affirmation that I was successful. It's a much better way to end the day - focusing on the positive instead of what I failed to do. I doubt my home will ever be as neat and clean as I'd like it to be. But I've also learned to let go of my ideal of having a picture perfect home. In the grand scheme of things, it just isn't that important. All I want now is a place in which I am comfortable.
I've done the 15min. cleaning routine . . . as a matter of fact I do 20mins. If you never have done this before you will be surprised at how much cleaning you can get done in that amount of time. It's amazing!!!
It's like the saying, "Just do it" translated into action with a designated end point.
Antidote to my usual block: There's too much, so I can't do any....
I could cry happy tears. Your speaking my language. I am trying to get organized. Its working. My house is cleaner.
I like to use a cleaning schedule, one for daily tasks and one for detailed cleaning. Also when I go to tidy up a room I take a dollar store laundry basket with me. Whatever doesn't belong in that room goes in there and when I'm done picking up that room I run around and just toss those items in the rooms they belong in. I also have one for stuff that belongs on another floor so I'm not running up and down the stairs.
This morning your video gave me such hope. I WANT to be tidy yet my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue make me so tired. Just looking at the clutter on the counter or elsewhere discourages me. It actually requires a lot of mental work to decide what to do with each item so to do small tasks of 3 minutes at a time is brilliant.
I started to do a "microwave race", which follows the same concept you mentioned here! I try to get as much of x, y, or z completed before my microwave beeps with my food or beverage! Most times my laundry gets transferred over, the socks get folded, the towels get put in the linen closet, the mail pile gets sorted, paper pile gets trashed, dishes put away, etc! I get amazed sometimes with what I get completed in a 1:30/2 min time span! 😍
I do the same while waiting for the water kettle to boil. I have tea, coffee, or hot water several times a day, and it does add up 🙂
My mom came to visit this weekend and we completely reorganized and decluttered my kitchen. Was great to have a “logistics manager” to coach and encourage me to keep going and make suggestions. The end result looks great and is easily to navigate. Also-because I had a mostly clean kitchen today, I spent a little more time to get it a little cleaner 🤗
What a great mom. I miss mine and would love her helping me.
I have adopted your rule: Do something the night before that morning you will thank you for. Best advice. Also, I do laundry according to person and not putting all laundry together, it makes putting away so much easier.
I do that too for the laundry. Soooo much easier, you don’t have to sort anything and ask yourself « which kid that t-shirt belongs to? ». I started this when the difference in size between my two boys wasn’t so obvious anymore.
I taught my kids how to do their own laundry as soon as they could reach the dials. Probably between 10 and 12. Even my husband does his own laundry.
Yes! Separate by person. Also, my kids fold and put away their own laundry:-) The littlest ones fold with me. I think of it as a Montessori exercise
When I took care of my 2 preschool granddaughters I had 2 laundry baskets for them. One for light colors and the other for dark. I also gave them net lingerie bags for their undies and sox. They're in their 20s now and still use that system.
This was huge for me when it comes to laundry people spend the vast amount of time sorting a giant pile of everyone's clothes. Now we do clothes by the person.
I actually stopped sorting my laundry by lights and darks years ago as well. I am really picky about keeping my clothes nice so it was hard to pull the trigger, but I've never looked backed. No more sorting by color for me.
Aww a lot of this sounds like what I’ve been learning in the FlyLady program 🥰 i remember when I finally put it together that clean and messy aren’t opposites, it’s just that how we think of a “clean” house means it’s both clean and tidy. All I’ve ever really known how to do is deep clean - the second I feel a space is dirty, I deep clean it. I can’t tidy to save my life, but I live in a clean home. Clutter is the issue, and as clutter disappears, cleaning (without deep cleaning) becomes easier to incorporate.
As you said, it didn’t become messy in a day and it won’t become clean overnight. Give yourself grace and jump in where you are!
I am like you - clean, especially kitchen and bathroom (sanitize often) but a clutter bug. I need help!
I am so grateful to have found this video! I'm stuck in a two bedroom apartment with a family of 5 plus a dog. I've come to realize there will always be some level of mess in our home because we literally just don't fit here. But this video made me not feel so overwhelmed by it all. I can take my time forming habits and recreating my space. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!
That's a word of wisdom right there that can be interchangeable with a lot so many concepts! "Chasing after the perfectionism of being a ______ person will lead most people to not being any level of ______ ." You can insert healthy/fit, money savvy, creative, etc. into those blanks. The list goes on.
Finally some advice that is realistic and doable. I've been in denial about perfectionism, however after some soul searching I find that is a large portion of why I don't tackle some jobs. In the back of my mind I think Why do it if it's isn't what I consider "perfect". So I get defeated before starting, or do a little but give up. As you said, set aside time each day, or twice a week or whatever works best, make 15 minutes, or even 3 minutes, and just do as much as you can. Writing things down always helps me, but the time management part is challenging. But, with your hlep and some grace from above, I feel that stronger and more confidence. Thanks BFC!
I appreciate you saying there's not just either messy or clean, but it's a sliding scale and being able to learn to be tidy, but it's not a one and done type of thing, but a consistent thing. Thanks for that, it helps me feel not so bad about how I am. lol.
You just inspired me to dive head first into my “panic drawers” I.e. where over years I have just dumped small things in layers. On a Saturday night, I am going through 10 years of receipts from grocery stores and coffee shops. Better late than never, I guess. Anyway, thank you so much for the inspiration!
There's no such thing as perfection. Perfection for that person nothing more
This video really hits me. I am also a natural ”messy” person that need a lot of strategies and help to be able to clean and tidy. I used to hate to clean because I used to lack these methods but after watching you and other people cleaning on youtube I have started to love it. I even have my oen cleaning channel on YT now. So thank u so much for all the inspiration! 🙏🤩
As much as I like your dollar store and craft videos, I have been craving more organization, mom and life hack videos. They really motivate me and I’ve rewatched them all multiple times. Thank you for this video!
Just wanted to say, thank you. This makes me feel so much better. I've been actively working on improving my home organization, declutter and cleanliness and I feel overwhelmed and very behind still. Knowing it is a sliding scale, and working to improve instead of jumping from messy to perfect in one swoop has helped me put things in perspective and allowed me to re-dedicate myself. I know this is achievable. Just not today, but all the days.
I just want you to know that you have helped me so much. I am or was the person that thought if I can't clean a whole room in a day then I don't clean it at all. Now I tackle small section in a room everyday I finally I have a whole room clean. Thank you so much. I was getting so depressed because I couldn't get my house clean.
I grew up with both parents being perfectionists and definitely living by “if u can’t do it perfect don’t do it” that would inspire them but seriously discouraged me, who couldn’t do anything perfect and still can’t! And now I just say in my own home, progress is progress and and anything is better than nothing!
Came here for the block scheduling video and I love your down-to-earth philosophy on so many things. Thank you for helping this middle aged lady learn How to Adult! LOL
A place for everything and everything in it's place👌🏾 Give yourself the same patience and understanding you give everyone else❤🙏🏾
I was today years old when I came across this video that will save me & my home. 😭🙏🏻 Never once have I heard anyone say what you have said, like I just felt like a weight was lifted. Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu
I cleaned up the kitchen while listening to this video. I find that watching cleaning videos encourages me to clean!!
Love the 3 minute idea and the 15 minute idea! I started the timing how long it takes me to do things like rinse a dish when done and putting in the dishwasher. When I found it took like 5 seconds, then it has become so much easier to do it and the dishes rarely start stacking up at all anymore!
I don't even own a dishwasher at the country house where I am at and no money to get it either. So, could be that as well. I hate doing the dishes but putting things to the dishwasher is easier when in the city. All the machines help!
I love how you talk and explain your ideas. Your video inserts are so amusing and shows your great talent in editing them. You place them in the perfect spots in your videos. I really enjoy you and your very helpful videos. Thank you for showing them to us. Please continue because they are very informative. You are very intelligent and awesome to watch. Arlene
A habit I'm trying to form is any time I see a video from do it on a dime, you, or a couple others I'll be productive in that time. I know your guys videos average 8-25 minutes so this morning for example I didn't want to cook. Saw your video, got up, made myself breakfast and emptied half the sink to start the dishwasher. Maybe not a lot but I just did three things at once that will help the rest of my day!
Same! 🖤
I literally just did that today. I cleaned up the kitchen counter and I quickly browsed the refrigerator for old food or unused condiments. It helped. Sort of of like the 3-min or 15-min clean-up trick.
The first thing I decluttered in my home was my utensil 🥄 🍴 drawer in my kitchen. It’s a small area that I can see quick results. I had a 16 piece set. I decluttered it down to 4 pc set. I donated the rest. Then I bought one of those bamboo slim utensil drawer containers took up half of my drawer space. I had enough room to place my measuring cups and spoons in; thus, freeing up an entire drawer to put my spices in and get them off of my countertops. Now my countertops are clear. I felt so proud of myself 🥹 that I sat down with a cup of coffee ☕️ and marveled over my newly decluttered, organized, cleaner space. Baby steps. 😏 ❤
Ahhh drinking my coffee while watching this brand new video 😍 perfect Sunday morning
I totally agree 👍, my favorite part of Sunday morning 🌄. Yay, Kallie's got one up!
This video is something I needed to see. I have been stressing so much because my house is never perfectly clean and organized.
I love how real you are! Dont ever be embarrassed of sharing your messy lives some are messier then others! I am I was a hording show I had so much loss in my life from rape to losing my 18 yr old son to suicide and my brother being murdered I stopped living! Stopped caring and stoped cleaning I wanted to not be here anymore! Then one day I was sitting on a bench and a old lady came up to me and prayed for me I looked around didn't see anyone! I was going to go into the river to end my pain! God had other plans I felt this peace swoop over me and I felt better decided to go home and try I managed after 6 months to get my life back on track ! I cleaned decluttered moved toxic people out even family and lost over 80 lbs became healthy mentally physically and emotionally 🙏 you are an inspiration to others thank you 💕 keep going others need you! 🙏❤️ God bless you love from Canada ❤️ now work with homeless people and realized this was gods plan 🙏
If I'm really struggling I do this. I watch a program and get up every time there is a ad break. It gets me in the mood, getting started but once I am Its still a struggle but its better. So working against the clock is good. I don't have ADHD, but I suspect I may do, this tool is one used for that.
Thank you so much for making this video! I love your scale from messy to clean and how you visually showed us that’s IT’S OKAY to move a little at a time and jumping doesn’t work. I needed to see that visually as that’s the way I learn best. Also, the saying, “If you don’t do it right the first time, you might as well not do it at all” is something I grew up hearing. I am certainly a perfectionist that procrastinates and I’m working on that. I just really needed to hear all that you said! Thank you for giving us permission to be proud of OUR PROGRESS not perfection. I love all your videos and I have been watching them for a while now. I wanted to let you know that I appreciated that you’re still making new content. It’s meaningful, helpful and appreciated. Thank you!
Stopped cold at declutter! I just moved, combining two households into one. I was in the garage, going through boxes. Found one of.mugs, resealed and put it back, whoa, why am I putting it back when I can declutter as I go! Donate the ones I’ve never used or wishfully did not break in the move, 😂.
I am in the process of organising my life ahead of my baby arriving. He's due in just 6 weeks so not long! I've been feeling overwhelmed by the process but your videos and channel have helped enormously. Thanks !
I really liked your 15 min clean up, but found that I didn't do it that often. However, I love the 3 min hack! I was waiting for my coffee to brew and started clearing the dishwasher and putting little things away? It was amazing how much I got done! Big fan 🙂👍
I appreciate this so much! The shift in mindset is so important. I always thought of messiness as a fixed trait but it's really a learned skill and, in my case, a skill that is influenced by my neurology. Your message is so helpful in shifting that mindset.
Great tips. I love the find a home for everything and pairing new habits with old habits. Thank you for this!!
What perfect timing - my husband and I were just talking about this and how we could be better at keeping the house clean. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Thank you Kallie! Great video, breaking down that daily habits for simple tips for a tidier space makes so much sense. I especially appreciate the quick tidy tips and making them habits to the routines we already have. I’ve adopted a timed 10 min. tidy in the kitchen and living room before bed, a game changer for the next morning. ☕️☕️cheers!
Thank you for this video. I was just so overwhelmed and stressed out by the mess in the house.
This video was such a huge help!! We are currently living in a 1 bdrm with a 2 yr old and between all of us, we just have so much stuff and it's overwhelming. Not enough space for everything. I will definitely give these tips a try! Thanks for sharing!
Loved the video. Thank you so much. I picked several things I will begin right away.
I appreciate that you talk about the boxes and packaging and that you have this growth mindset about tackling problems as we identify them. This is a new type of clutter for lots of people so it makes sense we have to come up with solutions for new issues that arise. I no longer have to deal with toys all over my house, but now the sports gear and workout clothing my kids have taken over certain areas of my home! Lol.
Thank you. These are some wonderful, helpful tips and attitude adjustments. I had a number of years of an insane work schedule and then some rather serious health issues so I let far too much slide for far too long. Now I'm starting to claw my way back to normalcy and it's so hard. I am going to save your video so I can watch it again when I need to.
The "If-then" statement as a way to join a new habit to an existing helped the penny drop! Others have said that to get a new habit, combine with an existing one, but I couldn't quite see how to do that. Your suggested phrasing helps. Thanks!
I totally agree. I could use a whole video of suggested if/then ideas!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
I agree with her 3- and 15-minute approaches. I do the same kind of thing, but I call mine the "Fast 5," "Clean 15," "Dirty 30" and "Power Hour." I also make a list at the beginning of each day and assign one of these categories for each thing I need to do. Then I add up all the times and realize that I can get it all done in only, say 3 hours, which is totally achievable and keeps the day from being overwhelming. Since it's completely unrealistic to clean and organize for, say, 8 hours a day due to breaks for rest, meals, interruptions, etc., I never schedule more than 4 hours of to-do list items, and then I can usually get them all done.
I'm only 3 minutes in girl how is it you always know exactly what we need to hear 🤣 you have magic powers
Loved this video! So inspiring as usual.
@clutterbug I love seeing you here!💜💜💜
Wow, Cas! Didn't expect to see your lovely face here 😊
Cassy I know your big on decluttering too. Looks like that’s the game changer. Got to get me some black trash bags. 😉
My favorite ever!! (If any of you have not visited her channel, do it NOW, she's awesome... and hilarious and you will feel so motivated to get something done)
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Thank you for the hints! I am going to clean my sink! Yay! Lynn from Halifax, NS
I'll admit...I sort of wasn't hopeful I'd learn a lot in this video...but I totally did! I have ADHD, and building habits and routines for sort of mundane things like cleaning is really, really, really hard. But you've definitely given me some new things to think about and try out! Thanks!
A little thing I do that I find helps me. Whenever I leave room I take things that belong to the room I’m going to or passing by and put them away.😀
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I appreciate how insightful and balanced you are in your tips. 😊
I love the if-then adding on to an existing routine! Thanks!
The mail especially the store ads...was a huge mess in my house. Who ever grabbed the mail would bring it in and throw it on the floor. I hated it. I started grabbing the mail on my way in the house from work and would not set the mail down anywhere. I go through it immediately, bills get put where the bills go and most of the rest of the mail goes directly into the trash can. It has helped keep my living room floor paper free. 😀
Love all of you videos !!! Hope you and your children are all doing well.
Spot on. I must say I have watched you for a long time but this has to be one of my favorite videos. This hit home. The sliding scale was a great visual. I’m always fighting myself trying to be perfect and defeated when I’m not. I love this video and love all the great advice. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for saying the relationship between perfectionism and procrastination. This is what I struggle with especially since I'm currently working on launching my own website.
Thanks for sharing. I love the little tips, they definitely help.
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Needed this today! The pile on the side of my computer desk is all of the junk that came out of our car when we sold it I've been looking at this junk cluster for 2 weeks! Not today. I will not leave my office until it gets decluttered. Thanks for the inspiration! Love, love, love your enthusiasm ant the great ideas you come up with.
Amazing video, that literally summarised the journey you go on to the realisation of how to keep your home under control, love it.
I can identify with all of that. The thing I force myself to do every night is to clear the dining table completely.
I have to show this video to my oldest daughter. I'm not the neatest person, but she's always been my messy, clutter bug. Really hoping she learns a few things bc constantly cleaning up after a near adult every day is tiring.
Her comment about having something you do every day without having to think about it--like brushing your teeth before bed--made me laugh. For lots of adults with ADHD, there is literally nothing in our lives that doesn't require conscious thought and usually a lot of reminders! Yes, stuff we should be doing every day of our lives. Nothing is automatic like she says. We just do the best we can.
This has been by far the most helpful video I have watched on how to get decluttered and clean. I related with every point of the overwhelm of trying to do it all at once and being perfectionistic. So many helpful tips. I really appreciate it!
Thank you! I keep watching videos made by people who have perfectly cared for homes and I set goals to try to be like them. I compare my own housekeeping failings to their skills and manage to keep their routines for a few days but I keep burning out and going back to my old habits. I’m going to try to change small things and build up rather than the goal of having everything look perfect
Another Tip: Sometimes timers don't work for me, so instead I make a "dent" in a room or two", meaning I clean until I see visible results. When I see clean, I get motivated to do more.
Thanks for the tips!! As a mom of 6 ages 15-6 life gets a little out of hand. As a kid I had to clean the entire house because my parents worked. I grew to resent it however I've let that bleed over to now. I just started assigning chores for my kids to help out. My oldest has always on his own jumped in so I was spoiled by this. Again thanks for the tips.
Thank you so much for this! I've been feeling so defeated lately. It seems EVERYTHING needs to be dusted, decluttered, organized, you name it! I LOVE the sliding scale example. That is very helpful. I have hope that I might be able to improve by trying a couple of your tips. Thanks so much!
I love your IF/THEN statement. Going to try this! Thx for your simplistic advice!👌
Love the graphics ( sliding scale thingy).
I’m naturally a tidy and organized person so I love to help people with their homes. But it does come down to habits. And paper clutter is a problem for everyone. For me, I put all paperwork to be filed on top of the filing cabinet and when it starts to annoy me, I put it away.
Thanks girl. Its true, starting with 1 space at a time decreases the feeling of defeat. Keep the videos coming.❤❤❤
Soooo helpful. Thank you. Planning to move- but must clear the clutter first! Great tips. Thank you
My magic solution: I pretend friends or family are coming over in 45 min. Put on a timer, play music, and clean as much as I can.
my kids detested cleaning. I put one ONE song (usually a jammin song) and the goal was to clean for that time. 3 people cleaning for 3 1/2 minutes accomplishes a lot. Usually they were pumped up enough I could get one more song out of them and by then the whole house was pretty clean (not deep clean). A sink full of dishes takes less than 3 minutes to wash!!!!!
I really enjoyed your suggestions. More and more as I grow older I do my cleaning in little snippets on time. My house remains cleaner, and it keeps me more stress free. Thanks for a great video!
Thank you for tips that are not the same ones you hear from everyone. I think of myself as a “tidy person,” but it has taken 20 years of a consistent schedule to so so. Life changes keep things in flux and it is good to hear practical ways to get back on track to the routine for me that keeps me from being stressed 🤓