I Tried to Organize My Home the RIGHT way

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  • čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
  • Cas from Clutterbug told me there is a better way to organize... And in this video, I try it out myself to see if what she's saying is true.
    Did you know I also tried minimalism for a month? Check it out:
    ➡️ • I Tried Minimalism for...
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    CHAPTERS:
    0:00 Organizing is not a one size fits all
    0:32 Meet Cas from Clutterbug
    2:27 Interview / House tour
    6:37 My Clutterbug Type
    8:38 The Solution to my Problem
    12:10 Testing out the solution - Will it work?
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Komentáře • 466

  • @alexandra109
    @alexandra109 Před 9 měsíci +216

    Cas and the clutterbug styles were eye opening for me. Not only knowing my style but being able to identify my family’s styles has helped so much in trying to live harmoniously.

    • @jocelynsmyth6604
      @jocelynsmyth6604 Před 9 měsíci +12

      Definitely agree! I waited watching this video because I wanted to see the comments :) I've learned that I am a bumblebug - and that a lot of other people are crosses too. I also live with a butterfly... a very butterfly, butterfly. (Sorta reminds me of Ariel's husband). We are actively working on getting our space to work better together - and me getting my stuff together, so I can find things fast when he goes 'where are the new sponges? Where are my pants?'
      ...... the man didn't know he had two drawers worth of socks, he had them in so many damn places lmao

    • @user-wp3mt5fu4f
      @user-wp3mt5fu4f Před 9 měsíci +2

      I completely agree! I even feel the need to tell everyone. It takes time to organize, but you feel you're in the right direction if you know your style! And clutter stops from growing so I get to eventually organize everything. Everybody should feel this way!

    • @jacquelineclauson4891
      @jacquelineclauson4891 Před 8 měsíci +2

      This was a fun video I really enjoyed it

    • @patkern185
      @patkern185 Před 7 měsíci

      Knowing your style is incredibly helpful in living with our possessions. No more trying to be someone we're not and getting frustrated because we can't keep up with a system that doesn't work for us. Finding out I was a Ladybug with some Cricket tendencies has opened my eyes and made my life much easier.

    • @noth9617
      @noth9617 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I used to hang everything on the door handles around my house because Im a butterfly but now that I know that I've put over the door organizers and hooks up all over all the doors. It's not everyones idea of beauty or efficiency but all my life I just thought I was a slob and it turns out I just really like seeing my stuff and I like things I use all the time to be in the thresholds of rooms so I know they're there and can grab them easily as I leave a room. It's so nice to have my stuff on the back of doors but not breaking my door handles or preventing my door from fully opening or closing.

  • @crystalsecor6403
    @crystalsecor6403 Před 9 měsíci +164

    The collab we never knew we needed 🥰

  • @Es24688
    @Es24688 Před 9 měsíci +94

    You talking about your husband actually really resonated with me. You said something about maybe he had been told for a long time that he was just a messy person which led to him not even want to try.
    That really hit me because my mom’s organization / housekeeping style is so different from mine. Growing up, she was very particular about it, and I was told many times I just wasn’t cleaning up to standard. Come to find out, I’m a very put together and organized person in my own style.
    It’s a good reminder that as homemakers, we need to be sensitive and aware of the styles of all those living in our home. We need to be willing to be flexible in order to support and encourage our children so that they can learn what works best for them as they enter adulthood.

    • @jocelynsmyth6604
      @jocelynsmyth6604 Před 9 měsíci +6

      That sounds a bit like my beau, nothing was ever good enough, then he lived alone/with room-mates, and it didn't matter at first..... and then it got overwhelming and he just didn't want to do anything. Now we've been living together for three years, and while I knew I hoarded, he didn't know he did, and he's really resistant to change. We're working on it together.

  • @kara.g.
    @kara.g. Před 9 měsíci +111

    I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at an organizing video!!! 😆 From the freezer and ICAA, to having trouble “changing,” and the husbandus clutterus. You’re hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @arizonashopper5095
      @arizonashopper5095 Před 9 měsíci +9

      "I've been waiting my whole life for someone to tell me not to clean..." was what got me. 😂

    • @kara.g.
      @kara.g. Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@arizonashopper5095 omg YES that too 😂

  • @mariannehewitt6605
    @mariannehewitt6605 Před 9 měsíci +126

    Cas is one of my favourites. Since discovering I'm a Ladybug my home functions so much better. Love this video 😍

  • @mysoulcalledlife
    @mysoulcalledlife Před 9 měsíci +36

    I love you and your husband so much! He is such a champ and I love how he supports you and adds so much silliness and humor to your videos!🫶

  • @inespm1
    @inespm1 Před 9 měsíci +36

    The struggle to change pun was hillarious 😂

    • @WorrierKitten
      @WorrierKitten Před 9 měsíci +3

      IKR? Didn't see that coming. I LOL so hard 😂😂😂

  • @MRPandoraHartDR
    @MRPandoraHartDR Před 9 měsíci +53

    Finding Cas was a godsend for me, because it meant I discovered I was a butterfly, which meant finally knowing not just why I failed so badly to keep things organised but how I could fix that. Which we have been doing by among other things, we scrapped the standing wardrobes in our bedroom and created an entirely open plan clothes wall for me and an open Pax wardrobe for him being an also visual Bee. And its worked! Plus also must credit Melanie from A Hoarders Heart has helped me with the emotional side of dealing with clutter and also is a fellow butterfly. 🙂

    • @bellemusecore
      @bellemusecore Před 9 měsíci +1

      Thanks for the channel rec. I need the emotional side too. I was already a pack rat but losing my son gave me stockpiling tendencies. 🫠 anyway. Off to process the trauma and embrace the future! 😂😂❤❤🎉🎉

    • @lauramooney380
      @lauramooney380 Před 8 měsíci

      Yup! Yup! Yup!

  • @Anwelei
    @Anwelei Před 9 měsíci +11

    Your husband is impressive for going along with the baskets and for modifying his behavior as best he could without going crazy. And you are impressive for be willing to stay in phase 1. You both seem to compromise respectfully very well :)
    Ps I’ve now learned I am definitely a butterfly and I think my parents are too. 3/4 of the closets in our have had their doors removed over the years. I think my sister is too, as her closets all have had their doors removed too!! 🤣🤣🤣
    The thought of having stuff closed up behind a door gives me anxiety. The only ones I’ll tolerate closed are kitchen cabinets.

  • @tamikawalker1025
    @tamikawalker1025 Před 9 měsíci +30

    You and Cas are great together. Your husband is hilarious.

  • @bn_leake
    @bn_leake Před 9 měsíci +6

    I'm a butterfly-ish but what I really want to know is what bug is the mom with lots of littles who would love to put things away when she's done with them, but often has to tend to a child mid task and never gets back to it and all of a sudden it's time to make dinner and clean the dishes and nurse the baby and fall into bed before remembering she left the kitchenaid on the counter, the laundry on the couch, and all the homeschooling materials in the dining room table? That one is probably the centipede 🙃

    • @bellemusecore
      @bellemusecore Před 9 měsíci +1

      Hahahahaha I was trying to think of a flitty bug like a dragonfly but it's totally a centipede. 🤣🤣🤣 A thousand things going on at once! You sound like me! Trying to keep things organised in the chaos with 2 homeschoolers and 2 toddlers 😅😅🥴🥴🫠🫠🤣🤣
      We got this lol we'll morph into butterflies later, the days are long but the years are short. 🥰🥰🥰

    • @HannahRainbow88
      @HannahRainbow88 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I've been following Cas for about 15 years. I'm a cricket but I have to compromise and make everything in communal areas butterfly style for my husband and our son. The key is decluttering often, so there isn't too much overflowing out of their visual, large category homes to drive me as crazy.

    • @marthavanderpool6829
      @marthavanderpool6829 Před 22 dny

      This, too, shall pass. All too quickly. Enjoy the chaos, but do continually declutter and simplify. I just wish I had heard of “minimalish “ in about 1986. Makes everything easier.

  • @leahrenea2709
    @leahrenea2709 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Cass and the Clutterbug styles were life changing. I'm a 🦋 and have struggled my entire life. The only thing is she says we are worried we will forget about our stuff if we don't see it but I actually will forget about it if I don't see it 😂

  • @continuousself-improvement1879
    @continuousself-improvement1879 Před 9 měsíci +5

    My space used to look like a home invasion crime scene. I had to walk across piles of mess of stuff and just have a corner on the bed for me to maybe sleep. Let me tell you, following the Clutterbug system helped me tremendously!
    It is easier to keep clean and STAY CLEAN if you are organized. A lot of organizers say that you should organize first then clean and I used to think that does not make sense. But they are right.
    Btw, I am a mix between Butterfly and Ladybug. I keep the items that I reach for most often within easy reach and inside an open bin. Everything else is out of sight out of mind but with labeling on the door to get a quick look of where is what. I have been keeping clean and organized with this system for several months now.

  • @CathCreates
    @CathCreates Před 9 měsíci +5

    Your husband walking in and looking at the baskets 😂😂 I really love your videos!

  • @HereIAm247
    @HereIAm247 Před 9 měsíci +9

    The genius thing about Clutterbug is, you don't have to constrain yourself to one type all over the house. :) I also had a hard time identifying my type, because I use strategies from all 4 bugs depending on what I am dealing with. (though my main type is a bee, I think)
    For example, for clutter I have yet to sort trough, I put in baskets and hide in a closet. For often used Items, I prefer very visual and easy to get out/put away. For my makeup/self care products, I use micro organizing. But for other things, for example off season clothes that is stored away, I use more macro organizing.
    Because here is the thing: different areas of the home have different requirements. So it makes a lot of sense to use different strategies in different areas of the house. :)

  • @madamogee9041
    @madamogee9041 Před 9 měsíci +27

    I have been following Cas for a while and am a proud ladybug! I wish someone would do for cleaning routines what she has done for organizing. It would make landing on the right routine easier! Thank you, Ariel, for trying them all for us!

  • @victoriam8951
    @victoriam8951 Před 9 měsíci +7

    It took me a long time to figure out my clutterbug style, but the key turning point for me in figuring it out a year or so ago was her recommendation to look at areas of your home that you are pleased with and consistently function well for you. I found two small spots in my home that I really loved and were never an issue, and I had a revelation! Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I am SO a visual person and did not realize it at all. I had thought I was a hidden type because I’m easily overwhelmed by too many things, so I simply assumed I wasn’t visual. In reality, I want to see every last item I have out in plain view, I just want it to be non-chaotic and visually pretty. My solution to this, was to minimize the amount of items in my home and then to treat all items I have as decor, it just so happens that I can stir the soup with my decor LOL! I even have a rule for myself that if it can go on the wall somehow, then put it on the wall 😂. We don’t use closets anymore either, but have an open wardrobe wall. In the end, I think I’m a Bee in her system because I like to put things in pretty rows and decant stuff into jars and things. That revelation that day has changed my entire home! As for my husband, I’m not sure what he is, but he seems to be fine with using whatever visual system I set up, he’s just not as particular about how exactly things are placed, so maybe he’s a butterfly. Thankfully, if he sets something down out of place I don’t mind putting it back in the home I’ve created for it. The only time we run into issues is like your husband and the cards. If he has a project he hasn’t finished it sits out, and boy does that bother me! Thanks for the delightful video! It’s gotten me thinking about how to resolve that issue!

  • @Skymouth
    @Skymouth Před 8 měsíci +1

    The label - less popular snacks - gave me a good giggle! And I'm a bee, btw. I LOVE Cass!

  • @Jeannie.B
    @Jeannie.B Před 9 měsíci +39

    Cas has changed my life. I have found peace of mind through her system. She is a game changer 😃

  • @ladybaby3
    @ladybaby3 Před 9 měsíci +22

    I love Cass's and your videos. I'm so happy for this collab! I'm a butterfly in how I put down clutter (where it's easy to find), but I'm a butterfly in the sense that I don't want to see my stuff because I find it ugly and the visual clutter makes me feel overwhelmed. I've started using baskets with great success. I love how Cass says that the four bugs are divided by people who manage their time differently: two want to put things away quickly and are okay with taking extra time to find items, while the other two are willing to take time to put things away so they're able to find things quickly. I almost cried. I'm not lazy--I just use my time differently. What an amazing revelation!

    • @oxigen85
      @oxigen85 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yes I loved that realisation about using time differently! My bf just drops things pretty much wherever ("Football squished into the book shelf, next to the cleaning spray and water bottle? Sure why not") while I get major anxiety if I don't find the thing I need right away and can't handle the stress of having to search. It's such a struggle 😩

    • @arizonashopper5095
      @arizonashopper5095 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Wow. I hadn't made that connection, about the searching. Searching makes me insane. And late all the time. I'd rather put it away up front, and walk right to it when I need it (bc I'm running late -- no surprise).

  • @darlenebergantzel1534
    @darlenebergantzel1534 Před 9 měsíci +7

    I love the honest analysis of how the organizing styles work in real life.

  • @Pajali
    @Pajali Před 9 měsíci +39

    Cas is a gem! She’s so good at breaking things down so you can figure out your style, and she gives a lot of suggestions and explains the reasons behind them, so you know what to look for even if those specific suggestions don’t fit your situation. Hands-down, she’s the most helpful organizing guru I’ve found.

  • @missheju169
    @missheju169 Před 9 měsíci +5

    14:26 Hello
    I have an idea
    Add an extra empty bin underneath your table so you may replace when the full one is place elsewhere (rotation)

  • @sharonlockwood1825
    @sharonlockwood1825 Před 9 měsíci +17

    Your videos are great! Favorite part of this one was your ice cream organization in the freezer! Priceless!

  • @Acts238kjv
    @Acts238kjv Před 2 měsíci +1

    I literally cackled when you showed yourself struggling to change I’m still dieing😂😂😂

  • @kirlynz2554
    @kirlynz2554 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Thanks for always making me laugh out loud! The husband montage at the beginning ("where's the keys? Where's the ketchup? I'm out of socks. *Evil slow-mo villain laugh*" 😂). And then you struggling to "change" every morning 🤣

  • @IamSnowbird
    @IamSnowbird Před 9 měsíci +33

    Cass's clutterbug system gave me great insight into how I should organize. I took the quiz quite a few times and I am always the same. I like that I understood why certain types of organizing worked best. I'm not perfect about it but it has really helped.
    By the way you are such a normal, relatable mom. And I mean this in the best way. I hope your channel grows much larger.

  • @cowsonzambonis6
    @cowsonzambonis6 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Your ice cream 😂😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 That’s a life win!

  • @pancakey636
    @pancakey636 Před 9 měsíci +25

    eyyy you completed the 3! (Dawn, Dana, and Cas) love all your contents about all these tips. I watch them all and you add to the fun of going thru the process. Keep up creating these amazing contents. You're definitely in my top 3!

    • @christinen.6140
      @christinen.6140 Před 9 měsíci +6

      She collected the whole set! If it was trading cards, she'd get plus 50 magic for that! 😂

  • @db1993.
    @db1993. Před 9 měsíci +4

    Ariel! Last night I literally thought excitedly when going to CZcams, "Is Saturday yet?!?" Because I was so looking forward to watching your video~ thanks for brightening my day! 😃

  • @heathersmeather
    @heathersmeather Před 9 měsíci +6

    It’s good that you and your husband have macro in common. I’m a ladybug, and my husband is a bee/butterfly. He naturally organizes like a bee but has a hard time keeping up with his micro systems. He’s a stacker and a spreader, and a saver and collector. 🤦‍♀️ I’m a hider and a declutter-er. So there’s a lot of minimalist vs maximalist. I just compromise and figure there’s worse things in life. So, I put up with the skateboard decks (over 100 now) tools left everywhere, and tiny dragon ball-esque collectibles all over every surface of the computer/family room downstairs. I figure I can put up with all that because he takes care of yard work, car maintenance, plumbing, etc. We’ve got three teens, too, so I figure the house will never be ladybug perfect, or minimalist, but it’s mostly tidy, clean, and comfortable. I can live with that. 😁

  • @marjiescott2302
    @marjiescott2302 Před 9 měsíci +3

    That is the best stash of ice cream I have ever seen!!!! I love it!!! I'm So jealous, my six kids don't let a stash build up at our house.

  • @KatrinaT
    @KatrinaT Před 9 měsíci +2

    Two of my children and I have ADHD and watching you and your husband makes me think you could both utilize some of the same executive function resources and dopamine building ideas. Habits are very important and tying positive results to actions completed (even effusive praise) or adding fun or hygge ideas to make activities more appealing can help so much!

  • @cindy844
    @cindy844 Před 9 měsíci +24

    Ariel, I love your videos so much!! You are so creative, and you have an awesome sense of humor!!
    Cas is fantastic! I've learned that I have a different Clutterbug style for different areas of my home.

    • @jennyh4025
      @jennyh4025 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Same for me! I’m mostly a ladybug, but in the kitchen I’m a cricket. I have to be able to just grab something I need without looking in the kitchen. I hate it to go through the teaspoons and desert forks to find an espresso spoon (just an example). But I don’t mind going through a bigger bin with the label „dental“ to find new floss. 🤷‍♀️

    • @raggsj38
      @raggsj38 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Same for me also! I'm mostly a ladybug, but I'm a cricket in the kitchen and also with paperwork. Cas's big basket of paperwork makes me shudder lol! However, big baskets of anything else I love.

  • @ClutterbugPod
    @ClutterbugPod Před 9 měsíci +2

    This video made me laugh so hard. You are awesome! Thank you for doing this! 😂

  • @kh0034
    @kh0034 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Yay! 2 of my favorite CZcamsrs in 1 video! So glad you had Cas on. Her system has really helped me.

  • @MK-lp4he
    @MK-lp4he Před 9 měsíci +15

    Could you fit a fourth bin? The card bin looks like it can barely hold one week’s supplies. Maybe even two spare bins, so that when they go to the basement he can have some time to unload them the ways he wants before they have to immediately return back upstairs?

    • @MK-lp4he
      @MK-lp4he Před 9 měsíci +6

      A fourth bin would fit if they were oriented vertically, and if they were oriented vertically there would be less space in front for things to sit outside the bins. Great video, love it!

    • @pancakey636
      @pancakey636 Před 9 měsíci +8

      all that 4th bin will do is allowing her husband to procrastinate more, he's going to need a fifth one eventually. trust me that's my husband about our laundry basket. 2 weeks he hasn't put his cleaned laundry away coz there's a spare we could use. the spare was supposed to be a replacement coz the other broke by the handle but still useable. just haven't thrown out the broken one. he used to put away his clothes when we only had one.

    • @bellemusecore
      @bellemusecore Před 9 měsíci

      What's a weeks worth of card supplies?

  • @skhjs9246
    @skhjs9246 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I feel this. I’ve been working to set up systems that work for me over the past few years. Then I got married. And my systems don’t work for my husband at all. Tried the bin thing, and it landed in his office, never to return! I’ve at least got him on board understanding that we need systems that work for both of us. So he is actually building himself a collection containment unit with a matching piece for his office so things can move back and forth quickly and easily without driving me bananas!

    • @lindabourcet1349
      @lindabourcet1349 Před 9 měsíci

      So important to work as a team and communicate without blaming. I had my husband take the Clutterbug test and he is a cricket just like me. If we can’t do it perfectly we don’t start so we are working on ‘good enough’ systems (until we can do it right).

  • @tgood9344
    @tgood9344 Před 9 měsíci +1

    My husband leaves closets, drawers, doors open always. Also lights, he doesn’t turn them off. I’m just thankful we have a small dog so our front door & garage door does get closed. (He parks in the garage & the door closes on itself.) Thank heavens. Help! I like things clean, not cluttered & less is more for me. It’s a daily struggle. I’m currently going through each room decluttering & it’s a ton of work but I’m feeling much better. Takes time & I work out of the home full time but I’m doing it. For my husband he’s not so keen on me getting rid of stuff. So I kinda stash a box with things in it in my car trunk then donate. It’s just stuff we haven’t used in years. Thanks for your encouraging video & with your husbands added process.👍🏻🌺

    • @JaneH3675
      @JaneH3675 Před 9 měsíci

      That's so funny.. my husband is a great organizer, but.. he has a habit of leaving dresser drawer open half way and the closet door not fully closed, and yes leaves on lights. I haven't figured out yet why he does this 🙄 . But it drives me crazy. I like all doors closed. Lol

  • @dianasimplifies
    @dianasimplifies Před 9 měsíci +2

    Centipede!!!!!😂😂😂😂 ok I love that bathroom sink idea. My vanity is a mess at all times and it's all mine. Hubby has his own bathroom.

  • @aliciapfeifer3583
    @aliciapfeifer3583 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Let your husband know that every time he flushes the toilet fecal bacteria spray into the air and get on his toothbrush he'll put it away 😂

    • @ah5721
      @ah5721 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Or at least Close the lid

    • @wewemcrhyne
      @wewemcrhyne Před 5 měsíci

      My husband refused to believe me when I told him that fact. Sometimes he didn’t want to accept reality

  • @dianaweatherford5005
    @dianaweatherford5005 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Ok. Wait. Is that what your freezer really looks like? Because if so, we should be friends. 😂

  • @lissaharre
    @lissaharre Před 9 měsíci +4

    I’m a ladybug. My mom and sisters are bees. They have always made fun of me for being “disorganized.” Come to find out, I just organize differently. It was so life giving to not feel judged anymore.

  • @user-rb7gb3ft2w
    @user-rb7gb3ft2w Před 9 měsíci +15

    Great video. Just a thought. What if you got another extra bin for his cards, and when it is full you take it down to the basement room and leave it there. Get out the second bin and fill it up. Maybe by the time that one is full he will have emptied the first one.

    • @brendalg4
      @brendalg4 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I thought of that too but he might not ever empty the other bin. He might get even worse.. knowing that he has two bins and that somebody will bring the first bin to the basement... He doesn't have to clean the first bin at all. When the second bin is full too, he's just going to dump the first bin when he gets nagged to bring it back. He's not going to take the time to sort it neatly back where goes

    • @beckyschauer7650
      @beckyschauer7650 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@brendalg4As someone who personally struggles to empty bins, that’s exactly how I would react to having two bins… fill them both and go… a third bin couldn’t possibly hurt! 🫣😆

    • @mrsp2115
      @mrsp2115 Před 6 měsíci

      How about a new bin whenever the bin on the table is full. Just keep buying bins and putting the full one with the other full ones in the basement. Then just TOTALLY problem and she doesn't have to look at it. She can throw a big blanket over it when she has to go down to the basement for laundry or whatever. @@beckyschauer7650

  • @draeleigh1
    @draeleigh1 Před 9 měsíci +7

    I love Cass! You have the best people on your channel!

  • @keksmonster1153
    @keksmonster1153 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much! My baby is 8 months now, and i still gft depressed, but you're are so funny it lights up p my mood. My husband is also a butterfly. He is flying around the house and leaves stuff everywhere. As a ladybug I'm struggling. But i will try to be more patient witu him and myself. You're baby is adorable!!!!❤

  • @antoniab5254
    @antoniab5254 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I love how this video showed solutions for both partners. My husband and I have very different styles as well and it’s so hard to find solutions that work for both 😅

  • @BethanyChanPlans
    @BethanyChanPlans Před 9 měsíci +14

    Your videos are my absolute favorite! You always go the extra mile to make them super entertaining.

  • @Seoulsearch616
    @Seoulsearch616 Před 9 měsíci +29

    Along with the helpful organizing tips, I love seeing glimpses of your daily home life. ❤️ Hope you're all doing well, Ariel! 🎃🥰👻

  • @truelove-tr7mg
    @truelove-tr7mg Před 8 měsíci +1

    Her bug system really works! I have always used transparent boxes and throw away the lid. When she talked about 4 types of clutter personality, I know exactly where to fit my clutter personality.

  • @melissaa2337
    @melissaa2337 Před 9 měsíci

    5:17 really caught me off guard and I choked as the laughter bursted out of me

  • @amynapier3551
    @amynapier3551 Před 9 měsíci +12

    Love this. Now if there was a way to stay organized during the holidays in a multi faith family, that would be a miracle. Keep shining bright.

  • @coffeebeforemascara
    @coffeebeforemascara Před 9 měsíci

    OK, you got me there with your "Husbandus Clutterus" montage... I died.... you are so clever and funny!

  • @sandyseibelhager7131
    @sandyseibelhager7131 Před 9 měsíci

    Loved the “husbandus clutteris” segment especially

  • @karensohm1723
    @karensohm1723 Před 2 měsíci

    You are tooo blinking funny thanks so very much for the giggles ...and another push to get something done❤

  • @laurelarmstrong4535
    @laurelarmstrong4535 Před 9 měsíci +2

    You are my weekly motivation. I start my Saturdays with a smile

  • @sariahsue
    @sariahsue Před 9 měsíci +2

    I seem to remember Cas asking her followers who she should collab with. And I seem to remember suggesting you! I'm glad it happened! It was fun to see you two together!

  • @sparklejesusfreak
    @sparklejesusfreak Před 9 měsíci +3

    Loved this and honestly long before Cass I read a book that said look at where you are putting like items and make it a suitable home there instead of trying to give it a new place to live. So if mail ends up continually in the same place give it a bin with things that need to be filed, things that need dealt with like bills and another for things that you will consider but ultimately will be discarded like coupons or weekly ads.

  • @anncarlson5991
    @anncarlson5991 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love Cas and her helpful bug system. I REALLY love your creative and funny videos. I am curious if you were on speech team or in drama club, you are so, so good at these videos, funny, witty and informative. Thank you for your fun twist on life. I appreciate you.

    • @ThatAwkwardMom
      @ThatAwkwardMom  Před 9 měsíci +1

      I always wanted to be more involved in drama club but I was just so shy in High-school. I joined the drama club but because of how shy I was I didn't get any speaking parts. Cameras are easier than people 😉 Thank you for your compliments 😊

  • @kyliemurphy6954
    @kyliemurphy6954 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Great video - I'm exactly the same as you - a ladybug with butterfly tendencies - and I think my partner is the same as yours. I've learnt that I have to organise our pantry in a way that works for a butterfly otherwise it gets sabotaged!

  • @sara_387
    @sara_387 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What a fun video!
    What about a card sorting tray/box for your husband? One with various dividers. The stacks of cards, make it look like he needs a more detailed system.
    But yes, the crunch point of any system is when it needs to be reset or emptied out from time to time. We always had the same problem with paper clutter.

  • @katemolly100
    @katemolly100 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Definitely need to know your spouse’s style too!! I’ve been watching Cas for about a year now and have made awesome progress ❤

  • @fukkmook
    @fukkmook Před 9 měsíci

    MAGIC THE GATHERING FTW! Shout out to your hubby!

  • @laurenswift9368
    @laurenswift9368 Před 9 měsíci +1

    She has said so many things that clarified life for me. “You don’t mind digging to find things when you need them, but you don’t want to work to put them away with a complicated system.” I’m a lady bug and I love my eye to see nothing but don’t mind if things are a pile inside the “home” it belongs in

  • @aliblue3605
    @aliblue3605 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Cass is so fun, love her. That was so fun you got to collab with her.

  • @christinef7739
    @christinef7739 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Taking Cas's quiz really changed my life. I'm also a ladybug but all the organizing columns I read were geared for visual organizers. Everything out and arranged by color. I thought it was so pretty but it drove my nuts and was impossible to keep neat. Finally realizing I need most things out of sight was a real game changer. Now I'm able to keep my small house tidy and organized at all times. I divorced a long time ago, but my ex was like your husband, everything had to be out at all times. I don't know if I would have been able to "retrain" him. 😅

  • @drivers99
    @drivers99 Před 9 měsíci +4

    As a former Magic (that card game those cards are from) player, I was thinking those baskets would be too rough for the cards. And I noticed the paper that got added to line the baskets haha. Probably need a smooth basket for those. Then again I would also try to keep dust from landing on them.

  • @wildrose070
    @wildrose070 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I love your new filming space! I watched the video so I know this is a corner of your bedroom. The background is so easy on the eyes!

  • @theresaanndiaz3179
    @theresaanndiaz3179 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The clutterbug system was an eye opener for me. I am definitely a bee, but I think my husband is a butterfly. He is amused by my love of labeling everything.

  • @Jess-Gonzales
    @Jess-Gonzales Před 9 měsíci +1

    AAAHHH YOU FINALLY DID A CLUTTERBUG VIDEO!! I have been her follower for about 3 years and 2 for you and I have been waiting for this day ever since i saw you were doing cleaning reviews

  • @cececarter7663
    @cececarter7663 Před 9 měsíci

    Stash of icecream 🍦
    The best organised space. I really loved it!!!
    Made my heart happy. ❤

  • @marjolijnbas9987
    @marjolijnbas9987 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I saw a video of Cass literally yesterday and thumped up a comment of someone who suggested a collab with you. I thought how cool that would be... imagine my surprise seeing this video! What are the odds 😅 Awesome vid, loved it!

  • @msfunify
    @msfunify Před 3 měsíci

    HAAAHAHAHAHHAAAAA....I'm having trouble getting started today. Was watching this in the background. ...."I need help. REAL help".... *insert man* where's this?...where's that!...FART* haaahahaaaa....I'm dying. Thanks. I needed that !

  • @debranielsen2002
    @debranielsen2002 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The two organizers who always make me laugh - together. 🎉 👏🏻

  • @amanda2324
    @amanda2324 Před 9 měsíci

    0:38 "Mmmmmmm- mom boss!"
    You're awesome and I love this, haha.

  • @jacquelineshukla919
    @jacquelineshukla919 Před 9 měsíci +2

    my husband is also a butterfly. I happen to be a bee, so at least he and I both share the need to see our stuff. We have not progressed beyond stage 1, either, but I noticed that your husband's card bin seems too small for him. The cards are spreading out so he can see them. My husband likes to use pretty trays to keep his stuff. And they are bigger than the bins. They also allow him to see his stuff instead of being inside something he can't see through. I wonder if a clear bin that is a larger size might work better for your husband. And maybe if he had a space to work on his cards that is closer to where the buffet is it would encourage him to put the bin back instead of having to bring it back up from the basement. Good luck! My husband likes to throw his clothes on the floor next to the laundry hamper and to hang his coats and jackets on the kitchen chairs instead of putting them on the hooks in the entryway. Of course he would never open the hallway closet door and hang them up! I love him anyway and I know you love your butterfly too 😉

  • @thechickincharge1073
    @thechickincharge1073 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Clutterbug was the absolute game changer for me!! I never could figure why most of the recommended ways never worked for me, as I spent so much time trying each one! It was because those styles worked against ME instead of for or with ME! Most styles organize in a hidden way and I am visually driven! I even decorate with visual abundance and it makes my heart happy! I am autistic and a butterfly but when I get overwhelmed I get extremely detailed and nitpick. I clean/organize and micromanage in my home if I am stressed about things I can’t control. I always called it ‘productive worrying’ but it turned me into a workaholic with fibromyalgia. I never thought to connect it with my autism because I didn’t find out until I was 58! I love cleaning and organizing and Ariel’s videos make me happy!! (Cas keeps me sane!!) GREAT VIDEO!!

    • @Siures
      @Siures Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same. When I discovered that sorting pencils for hours had nothing to do with how I organize 😂 because afterward everything went into one bowl.

  • @juliegolick
    @juliegolick Před 9 měsíci +2

    I used to have a similar challenge with my husband, who was a much more visual person than I am. The piles would grow, and grow, and grow to the point where you couldn't see the floor anymore, and then every few months he'd get fed up and do a MASSIVE clean to put everything away. And it would stay clean for... about two days lol. The ultimately solution we came to was that he was allowed to do whatever he wanted in his office and his side of the bedroom, but if his stuff spilled out beyond those two places, I was allowed to throw them back into those two places. It wasn't perfect, but it at least kept the peace.

  • @jeannestark6293
    @jeannestark6293 Před 9 měsíci

    I love her she breaks it down for everybody

  • @lindsaybezet3517
    @lindsaybezet3517 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you, Ariel, for another wonderful video. You are a beautiful lady inside and out. God bless you and your family 💓

  • @banaa9463
    @banaa9463 Před 9 měsíci

    Hahaha I love the narration for the husbandus clutterus!

  • @HobbitBroad
    @HobbitBroad Před 8 měsíci

    I've watched the clutter bug on CZcams a few times. I'm pretty sure I'm just like your husband, but with way more horder tendencies.
    You clarified a lot she was trying to tell me. Now I'm still trying to figure out how to declutter my home but without buying new 'stuff' to organize with. I just know somewhere in one of my many piles there is something to help me organize my stuff without buying more stuff.

  • @JodiYeager
    @JodiYeager Před 9 měsíci +2

    I adore you and I also adore Cass. I'm so glad you had a consult with her. I'd love to have one myself. However, that toothbrush holder is genious, and I absolutely MUST have that in my life. Yesterday, if not sooner.

  • @Jessica_Jones
    @Jessica_Jones Před 9 měsíci +1

    This is so similar to the recent progress that's been made at our house! My husband is a butterfly and I am a cricket. For a long time it was tough finding compatible ways of maintaining things, but when I finally learned more about butterfly tendencies and how to compromise better? Man, I'm still amazed that my husband has actually been "following the systems" quite well, and so have I, which makes it that much easier for me (and not annoying at all anymore, lol) to put away the handful of things that still get left out ☺️
    Love your hilarious ways of making a point, haha...thanks for sharing new knowledge AND some good laughs 😉

  • @xsystem1771
    @xsystem1771 Před 9 měsíci +2

    🐞Ladybugs unite! If only my home reflected that. My house looks like I'm a junk bug.

  • @JayeEllis
    @JayeEllis Před 8 měsíci

    You might have to see how the container concept works on your husband's card bin - if it doesn't fit and is about to spread, he needs to empty the bin and BRING IT BACK. Grasping the container concept helped me with this.

  • @katemolly100
    @katemolly100 Před 9 měsíci +9

    I LOVE Cas!!!

  • @saintinlower48
    @saintinlower48 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I decided to subscribe because you’re funny! And I like Cas very, very much because she has helped me very, very much.Great job on a fun and useful video!🎉

  • @literaturegeek1570
    @literaturegeek1570 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Maaaaaaagic! Weeee! Love it. :D The baskets are maybe a bit rough for the cards though. I personally wouldn't want to put them in a woven basket, so they stay pristine. But that is just me. I have a display case on the wall for my Magic-Collection. ;)
    Edit: Seeing the paper lining. Aaah, there we go. Better. xD

  • @bethwishitwereviolet5938
    @bethwishitwereviolet5938 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Centipedes are the absolute most terrifying insects…at least to me. Had one run at lightening speed up my leg and onto my face. Imagine an old woman doing everything but Karate, to get that thing off. Cassie is amazing…and so are you. 💕

  • @judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654

    I have a friend who really really needs this. I’m going to give it to her.

  • @notbroken4342
    @notbroken4342 Před 5 měsíci

    Your husband is a good sport. I have a butterfly hubby too and have been pushing baskets on him for years with minimal success. I am a cricket who sometimes does bee things.

  • @outofmyelement932
    @outofmyelement932 Před 9 měsíci

    The new spot for videoing in your bedroom looks GREAT!!!!!

  • @yolisquintanilla-ll9gy
    @yolisquintanilla-ll9gy Před 9 měsíci +1

    Love this!
    My husband collects magic too! But he is a cricket with bee tendencies, so we bought a large dresser and place it right next to the bed, and has enough space to check and organize, that dresser has like a locker/mesh style so you can see through a little bit.
    Love that you hubby is a magic fan too

  • @haleywagman6869
    @haleywagman6869 Před 8 měsíci

    Most underrated video ever

  • @ruth4114
    @ruth4114 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love this collaboration. Both ladies are so funny and it's a delight to have them together. Great job!👍🏻

  • @jessicaxmm
    @jessicaxmm Před 8 měsíci

    Cas’s method is so down to earth and practical. I tried Kon Mari method for long time and never succeeded until I found Cas

  • @bethfioritto
    @bethfioritto Před 9 měsíci

    Your snack categories, LOL. You crack me up.

  • @AM-bm2xw
    @AM-bm2xw Před 9 měsíci +1

    I am a naturally pretty organized person, but knowing my organization style has still been really helpful!

  • @susankirkland6293
    @susankirkland6293 Před 9 měsíci +1

    i love this - creative ways to solve clutter problems - these videos help me think outside the box to solve my clutter problems