21 ADHD Home Hacks That Will Change Your Life 

After showing this video to my family last week, today our 7-year-old daughter told her dad, “I really don’t feel like cleaning, but the girl in that video said putting on an apron can help so can I try that?” Thank you for always keeping it real and making us feel like we are not alone! We appreciate you

This 73 year old lady needed this video! When I was younger I was a organizer cleaning machine. Now everything hurts and it’s a struggle to just move. Thank you for your help and support. ❤ You are loved and needed so much. Plus you lift my spirits to the moon 🌚, you make me laugh 😂.

I want to thank you again for helping my daughter motivate. She struggles with depression and anxiety and recently diagnosed ADHD at age 33. We are moving and she found you a month or so ago. She bought and read your books, and she super organized fridg etc. And so proud of her for getting rid a 1/3 of her and her spouses things. She says she couldn't have done it without you ! Words can't express gratitude 🙏 ✨️

Your tips are also very helpful if you're low energy, e. g. due to depression or if you're paralyzed with perfectionism. 🙏🏼

I have ADHD and I use many of these hacks I learned from you! Thank you! I did learn another hack about hanging shirts. After getting clothes out of drying, lay a shirt flat on the bed, then lay each shirt over the top of the last, so they are in a pile. Grab your hangers and slip one in on the top shirt and fold it down, proceed to do one after the other. After you are done, grab the hangers and and put the shirts in the closet all at once. It saves me so much time and now I don’t mind putting clothes away as much.

Sheets are so much easier with a spare set for each bed. If you can change them all at once and then wash and put away when convenient, it eliminates the "well shoot it's time for bed and all the sheets are wet in the washing machine" problem. And makes it feel like less of a project!

I love how I already did like half of these before I even started looking into ADHD. I've gone 33 years without knowing I have ADHD and am now so happy to find videos like this to help me even more. Something I found out: ADHD + an anxiety disorder does not mesh well with to-do lists/"brain dumping".

I cook for one, so when I make a casserole I divide it into 4 servings and put it in small containers. This causes portion control and makes it easy to pick dinner every night. Also cutting up veggies and putting them in sandwich bags makes a convenient healthy snack. And last, of all, I hit the snooze button each morning and this makes me get up and make my bed before the alarm goes off again. That way I start the day already finishing something.

As someone with serious (non-ADHD) brain shenanigans, my life motto is "make doing the right thing as easy as possible" - and this is some good stuff. One that may not work for everyone is that I leave my elliptical out in the middle of my bedroom (rather than in an exercise room in the basement) and have been training myself to respond to feeling bored by hopping on the elliptical for a minute or two. Not a "workout", just fifty steps. Sometimes it turns into a workout. Sometimes it doesn't. That's fine. It's still fifty more steps than I had before, and my fitness tracker records it so it counts. Edit: Also while I'm here - fellow Butterflies (and Bees), it is possible to buy minifridges with giant windows on the front. One of these in the home office filled with berries and baby carrots works great for helping increase one's fruit and vegetable intake.

Great tips. My tip is to remove those tomatoes from your fridge. Apples in the fridge, tomatoes on the counter. A cold apple is a crisp apple and a cold tomato has a ruined flavor and texture. ❤

I have multiple sets of sheets so that putting clean sheets on the bed and washing the sheets are separate tasks, it makes it much easier. I don't have to have remembered to wash the sheets earlier the same day in order to put clean sheets on the bed, I just get clean sheets from the closet and throw the dirty ones into the laundry, and then my laundry process takes care of the dirty ones!

That taking hangers and sticking the empty ones in one spot is a life changer! I am not sure exactly how I started doing that years ago, but it truly does make a difference! Love that one simple thing…

As an ADHD'er myself... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how much you publicly embrace it and talk about it. And how you're helping to educate people on it! Thank you so much!!! We love you!!

One of your amazing tips from a previous video on Motivation has really stuck in my head. I’ll be sitting here with zero motivation, unable to even think about tackling my house. Then I remember what you said. “A body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion”. So I tell myself to just get up and pick up one or two items and see where that leads. It is amazing! You have given me a great tool and I sincerely appreciate you for it! Thank you so much and keep the tips coming. You are brilliant. Take care and have a Blessed day ❤️

A bigger hack for laundry for me has been not doing my kids' laundry. I *accidentally* came across the opportunity to delegate laundry to my kids when they were 4 and 6 years old. I haven't washed, sorted, folded, or put away anyone's clothing but my own for the last 9 years! It's been glorious and laundry has become a non-event. Today, we are a family with 6kids (blended family), and I literally only wash my own clothing and the household towels. That's it.

I have narcolepsy, so I am tired ALL the time, and it definitely makes it hard to get things done. Like you, I also put every little thing in my calendar: taking meds, pulling meat out to thaw, calling to make an appoint, ordering refills, etc. That's what keeps me on task.

going off the apron tip - I keep my shoes on until I'm absolutely done doing stuff for the day. If I'm wearing cozy socks or slippers my brain thinks I'm done - so the shoes go on first thing, and don't come off until I've accomplished the things (even computer work)

"Color Catchers" are helpful when washing everything together, especially when including reds.

I have been struggling for the last 2 1/2 years literally spending hours a day trying to figure out what works for me and it’s nice to know that you came up with the same idea as I did I’m severely ADHD add that to menopause and three years ago I was a disaster… I’m on track now. Glad I found you. You’re simply delightful.

OMG! It’s 6:00 a.m. but I am not getting up for the day. I never got down for the night. My birthday was yesterday (70! I’m so proud! ) so I have been up tonight surfing RU-vid and eating the box of truffles my neighbor brought me. Self medicating? 😊 While watching your vids and Chinese Wuxia dramas. Thank god for subtitles. #1 inspiration from tonight: Clutter Catchers 😊What a great idea. Since I want them to be pretty, I will hit Goodwill, etc, later today because they always have great prices on miscellaneous baskets. Riffing off of that idea, I will also make a book basket for carrying books, iPad, phone, lists, eyeglasses, pens, etc, from room to room because those items spread and spawn if not controlled. And DISAPPEAR! Once again, thanks for the hacks. 👍❤️👩🏻‍🎨

I've been hyperactive since my toddler days and an insomniac since the age of 9. It's very likely I'm either (or both) ADHD or neurodiverse. But here's the thing: your advice to do a 'brain dump' every night is actually something I used to do for many years, and I paired it with the development of a skill: calligraphy. I had a calligraphy fountain pen and would practice my lettering while jotting down my thoughts and 'must remembers' every night. Got good at calligraphy, got a lot of praise for my 'handwriting' (although my non-pen handwriting is difficult to decipher). It really did help drain off the distractions so I could settle down (though it didn't help my ability to fall asleep significantly, just a little bit). I'm old. Like in my 70s old. I used to keep a chalkboard in my kitchen to jot down staples I had just run out of or food items I planned to use soon and needed to buy. Now I use a magnetic dry-erase board on my fridge. I never found padded lists to work for me, and these days all I have to do is take a photo of the fridge dry-erase board as I pass it going out. I'm a little too concerned about privacy and security concerns these days. It's not just illegal hacking, but resale by corporations that provide e-services like Alexa and government intrusion that I'm concerned about. So I minimize the electronic set-ups. I do use my smartphone to document upcoming events and to set alarms to remind me of things, but it's an inelegant network of independent actions. Like I said, I'm old; I'm retired, so I have very few demands on my time. I don't need so much integration with my electronics. Besides; I have an unusually sharp memory (that's that neurodiverse possibility I mentioned). Home projects are easy for me to get started on. I live in a 320sqft studio apartment. I cross the entirety of it every time I grab a snack or leave the apartment or go to the bathroom. I think the longest distance is maybe 25ft. I do put off things, but I consolidate items to pick up and carry to their spot since I do cross the apartment multiple times a day. And more and more the small space pushed me to clean, declutter, minimize purchasing, and put things away more often. A lot of maintenance is strategic; if you don't develop strategies, you will bury yourself. It's what to do, when to do it, how frequently to do it; plus it's just developing the discipline to do it. Mostly is recognizing 'no time like the present' and 'don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good'. OMG! Your 'toss the alarm across the room' hack reminded me of when I used to have to school, appointments, and employment. I would sleep through alarms. I used to have to 'test drive' alarms in the stores, to buy the ones with the most obnoxious sounds. Then when I set it at night I had to put it in different places each night across the room. If I left it within reach or even kept it in the same spot, I would turn it off and never wake up enough to even remember turning it off. I have tried 'body-doubling', but it tends to reduce to a social visit, so not much gets done. But here's something that HAS become helpful: An accountability partner. I have a best friend who now calls me (from 2,000 miles away!) to check in on my project progress. It's all to remind me time's a-wasting and to have me account to myself what I've been doing in the interim. She doesn't guilt me or criticize, just gives me encouragement and a positive view on what I have (or haven't) done since the last phone call. It does nudge me along. She calls me about every 10 to 15 days, which is enough to make a couple false starts and still accomplish something. Plus, I get to speak to my best friend of 50 years! I've spent literally 60 years learning about healthy foods and making healthy choices. I was that kid who liked broccoli and spinach and salads. So I mainly fill my home with healthy alternatives. Lots of nuts, dried fruits, smoothie supplies, fresh produce. I have canned soups and make soups from scratch. I'm not big on breads, but I do have candy bars in the freezer. I rely on eggs a LOT; so many ways to make a quick omelet. I was making a food shopping list this morning and DECIDED to leave off the potato chips; not nutritionally-dense enough to justify the cost or the space in my home. It's not just the sugars, but the amount and quality of fats and whether you're getting enough of the right fat, protein, and fiber. Jello does give you the proteins useful for hair and nails, but I eat full-sugar versions. I just can't stand the taste of sugar-free stuff. I haven't tried wireless headphones, but you make a good point to try them. I will say, I prefer quiet most of the time. Audiobooks and music has its attraction for me, but I usually find sound to actually interfere with the work I'm trying to do; it distracts me from putting my full attention on what I'm doing. But it's likely some audio entertainment might be helpful and enjoyable without competing with results, so I will have to experiment. I enjoy doing dishes. I like to do them first thing in the morning. It starts my day with a feeling of accomplishment. All I have to do is make certain I put all the dirty dishes and pans in to soak overnight. It's all about creating strategies and developing discipline. Some things are easier to be disciplined about if you match natural impulses to what needs doing. I liked another hack of yours to set an egg timer for 5 minutes and spend that working at something. The tendency to continue occurs so often and easily. What's really going on is getting past the initial argument with yourself of just getting started. We argue ourselves out of just starting. But if we turn a deaf ear to the inner argument and just start WHILE it's arguing, the internal Arguer quickly shuts up, and we get progress. I quickly went past the 'egg timer hack' to just 'puttering'. Did you know you can declutter NOT by setting a goal, but just by puttering at the edges of the clutter? Just putter for a minute or two; it's amazing how quickly that couple of minutes can turn into an hour, especially if you're ADHD. Don't think of the whole project, especially if it's a huge one; just putter at the edge of it. Soon, that internal Arguer is arguing with you NOT to stop, and it gets harder to stop than it did to start. Just concentrate on maybe a square foot or less, and next thing you know you did a cubic yard or two. Puttering works best on really BIG jobs, like reorganizing the kitchen cabinets or decluttering the garage or purging your wardrobe or tackling the stuffed storage room. Just do a little. Maybe a little more. Maybe come back to it this afternoon. Just a little more before your bedtime shower. Puttering can take over, and the next thing you know the BIG project is completed (or at least manageable). Clutter Catcher 👍👍👍 21-Item Toss 👍👍👍 Wall Hooks 👍👍👍

The clutter catcher is a game changer. I rearranged all my baking spices and extracts in 1 basket. And all the spices we use daily in 1 basket. Now, when we bake or cook, we pull the basket then return it to cabinet when done. Game changer in that grandson who loves to cook, had problems putting things back when he's done. Now, no excuses. 😉

Your videos work for body doubling! I spent most of the day emptying doom boxes, bags and baskets while the plylist of your videos played. Its motivating. Filled another trash bag with trash and a bag plus 2 totes of donations. I combine your methods with Dana's container method. I feel so much better saying my container says i cant kerp more and just throwing away things i usually would feel bad about wasting. It works.

I decided one day to stop worrying about folding laundry and just worry about putting it away, and honestly best decision I've ever made.

I've been decluttering and organizing my whole house since January 1st, and I'm almost done. I'm so happy. I think I spent a small fortune in new furniture and organizing containers, but I'm so happy that the house is looking so much better and everything is getting its own place. Also, I clean my sheets every Monday and also bathe my dogs every Monday before they are aloud back on the bed. Lol. As I'm declucuttering, I'm taking it all over to my daughter's empty extra room for a yard sale this summer, and whatever doesn't sell is going straight out the road to the goodwill. Nothing is coming back into my house. I've gotten rid of some much stuff already. I'm so happy this was my New years resolution. And sticking with it.

Cass, the ADHD content is 🫶🏼 I know you had a late diagnosis, as did I. Mine was 9ish months before my husband & I separated. The anxiety, depression, OCD (& laundry) went sky high! As a now single mom of 4, I've been trying to get out of survival mode for a year & a half. There's SO MUCH STUFFFFF! Between watching you and Dawn, I've gotten so much hope & inspiration! My home, mindset, and ability to actually be present with my kids have some so far. I'm still a mess, but a progressing mess 💓 Thank you!

I grew up sorting laundry, just like you, but as my boys became teenagers their clothes were harder to tell apart and laundry truly became a chore to do. So a few years ago, we bought each of them a hamper and things just evolved into this routine where they bring down their hamper when it’s full, I refill it with the newly washed clothes, and they take it back to their rooms. I don’t have to make sure socks go to the right boy, I have WAY less clothes to fold, and I choose not to worry about whether or not THEY fold their clothes. It’s brilliant! Now I’m sitting here wondering why the hubby and I don’t do our clothes this way🤔.

While I don't have ADHD, I do have a severe brain injury from a nasty car wreck (where memory can be a booger sometimes!) -- these hacks are awesome, and so completely doable!!! You have the amount of pep that helps get me going, and you have simple answers to problems ... oh my goodness, I SO appreciate your channel!! Thank you so much!! New subscriber!!

At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, finding you - and Dana - has truly been life-changing for me. The idea that we all organize differently - 🤯!! I have been in a decluttering and organizing binge for 2 weeks now, since you showed up in my feed (thank you algorithm!) I’ve taken dozens of bags to the trash, and dozens more for donations. I’ve decided I’m a lady-cricket-bug - I literally shuddered (LOL) when you said, "don't worry about folding socks and underwear, just toss them in a basket or in a drawer."..... yeah, I'm the girl that has all of her socks folded the EXACT SAME LENGTH so they stack in the drawer, in order of how often they are worn. And my underwear is folded up like a little package and stacked by color in the drawer. chirp chirp LOL Thank you times a bajillion for all that you do for your grateful community!

My dad set our Alexa to call him my dad “Fatso”. All of us forget from time to time and then it calls us that. 😂 We always crack up.

I’ve never thought to use my phone to remind me of tidying tasks! I use it for recurring commitments but never thought to use it for cleaning. Thank you. This is amazing!

I'm 54 and the more I learn about ADHD, the more I wonder if I'm undiagnosed. I'm almost sure my mom was undiagnosed. I love your tips and will be implementing many of them. Thanks Cass!!

I was just diagnosed with ADHD at age 34. Everything is making so much sense now as to why I do things the way I do. Thank you Cas!

I am 56 amd was diagnosed with ADD at age 20 .Life is hard enough with clutter. I have declutterd on my personal journey since 2019 and still working on it. IT never really ends.

PLEASE do more hacks for ADHD! Absolutely LOVE this video! New subscriber!!!

Also diagnosed late and learned so much, so late because I hadn’t taken permission to do things weirdly, but in ways that work for me. Many of your hacks are things I have figured out. Except laundry. Sorting carefully saves my clothes so getting dressed is easier because my basic pieces are in good shape. AND, folding is my zen time. So soothing. The one thing I took from Marie Kondo that made me more successful and not guilty.

I'm messy but grouping unused hangers has always been a pet peeve of mine. I have adhd and autism so the hangers out of order drives me crazy hahaha lots of love from Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤️ 💕

As a diabetic, I know the sugar free candy problem VERY well. Jelly Belly jelly beans are really bad, too. Get a bidet. We installed a cheap one from WalMart. Game changer.

I’ve had ADHD since childhood. I am everything you are talking about. My main problem is finding a routine that will work for me! Thank you for your videos and ideas to get me going!

I do your apron thing and I’m ready to clean. It also helps me prep the vegetables I’m brought home and I have less work later. Love you, Cas. You’re great.

Love this video! I picked up some very helpful tips that I will be incorporating into my housekeeping routine 😊 One tip that I would like to share is to set a timer on your phone when your dryer will be finished. That way you can get your clothes out before they wrinkle. My laundry room is upstairs and I never hear the dryer alarm go off.

Your channel brings me so much joy and inspiration. It would be a dream to see you collaborate with Jessica from "How to ADHD" channel here on RU-vid. You both are so warm and positive, plus you're spreading awareness and inspiring others with mental barriers!! 😃❤️

Thank you so much for this video. As an adult who is looking around at others who seem to have no struggles with home maintenance, I’ve been beating myself up pretty badly. I’ve recently discovered I believe I have ADHD. Thank you for the tips and sharing about the dopamine deficiency. That makes so much sense! I hope to implement a few steps at the time and maybe just learn how to live with this instead of feeling buried under it. Please don’t stop making these videos!

Heck, I haven't changed my sheets since before Christmas, and I'm still alive! 😆 Thanks for all your help with the ADHD stuff, it's nice to find a community that gets it. ❤

Soooo glad you are covering more on ADHD as I also have that diagnosis. It gives me hope that I can turn my mess around! Thank you for all you do.

As a nurse, I often gave patients a dose of sorbitol as a laxative. It was almost the last resort. (Warm prune juice with milk of magnesia will do it for sure). Many people are unaware of why they suffer from diarrhea when they eat healthy, but unfortunately, it's the additives like sorbitol, and not all food companies include a warning. Speaking of milk of magnesia, be cautious of antacids that contain magnesium. If you overdo them, you'll do a fine impression of Mt. Vesuvius.

This is absolutely one of the best cleaning/organizing videos I've ever seen. And, I SO LOVED your dancing around/exercising - it made me so happy!! Thank you so much for this. I loved it!!

One thing I started recently is leaving a post-It note on my basement door for things I need to do or items I need to bring up the next time I go down.

So helpful and encouraging!! My father in law passed away recently and I just don't have motivation and am super tired. But I gotta do the things. Thank you 💖

A TO DONE list is great!! Don't make list you never do and judge yourself on what you haven't done . Just make a to done list a list of everything you have done today!! It is great to go back over and realize how much you have actually done

I agree, the Brain Dump is one of the most important things to learn for a successful life other than Mise En Place. If your brain reminds you of something to do and you don’t write it down, that’s like having programs running in the background of your computer that slows it down and stresses it out! 😂

Oh my goodness Cas your “end of video” talks never fail to disappoint🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for those wonderful ADHD hacks….will definitely try them out!! 👏🏻🥰

Cass, you just made my day! I love your videos, but the staying for after, thanks for hanging around ,the best thanks for sharing. I hope you’re doing well. Please keep us updated. You help all of us so much with your kindness and your cheerfulness. I pray everything’s going well.

I absolutely love this! I have ADHD, and this is great. I actually do some of these things. Thank you so much for the great tips!

These tips are amazing! I am Autistic, ADHD and OCD and can relate to these a lot. I personally love the timer idea and then throwing it so I have no choice but to go get it. ☺

Hey Cas, for adhd, No-Sugar candies and sugar free things don't work. They satisfy you for the moment because of the taste, but when the brain goes to use the sugar it thought you ate, and it can't find it, then it makes you crave sugar all the more (and might even make you moody). Instead if eating sugar free, here is your permission Cas, to do full on sugar, BUT only if you have a protein first. So a babybel cheese or a boiled egg or a meat snack or a (real sugar)Greek yogurt cup, or a handful of nuts. Protein first, then sugar.

So good!!! For the food hack- I’m going to recommend chia seeds! If you grab a yogurt, add chia seeds. That banana split? Add chia seeds. If you like fruit smoothie bowls or oatmeal or shakes…add chia seeds! They help you stay fuller, longer. 👍🏼

Sue Wolfe- Cass, your decluttering 21 items in 5 minutes is such a great idea! I just tried it and it gave me such incentive to keep on going. What a fantastic idea!! 👏 👍❤️

I usually do my own laundry, but sometimes my mom has helped me out by either putting in the dryer for me, or by taking it out of the dryer. Sometimes when she would take it out of the dryer, she would flatten all the shirts and pants out so they stack on each other instead of doing a big pile of clothes. I feel like this can be really helpful because even if I don’t put away my laundry right away, it keeps my shirts wrinkle free until I can get to it. It’s also much easier to visualize exactly how much you have to put away and usually looks a lot smaller and more approachable than a jumbled mess!

One of the things I do when I don't have the dopamine to do a lot of cleaning then I will create a scavenger hunt list, I look around and see what is the things that are all over the place and need to be picked up, I have a Dollar Tree laundry basket that I carry around with me. So then on a commercial break of what I am watching I have to get up and rush around to pick up as many items as I can, so one commercial break is picking up all the dishes, put in the laundry basket as I go and put them all in the sink with dishwater in then I go back to what I was watching. Then on the next commercial break I'd do the next thing on the list. It keeps me being able to watch the shows I want and still get stuff done. When the list is done or I need a break from running around the house then I do some dishes. I put a timer on if I need to the average length of a commercial break if I'm having a problem with the amount of time.

Thank you! I love how many useful and ORIGINAL ideas you have. And please make more ADHD videos. BTW, sugar free stuff usually has artificial sweeteners in them which is absolutely _terrible_ for your long-term health AND makes you crave sweet stuff more. Stevia is okay though.

The not-sorting laundry hack is amazing. I used to have piles and piles of laundry but now its so much easier and the clean laundry no longer sits in the living room for days until I finally put it away. Timers are also so helpful, even for those of us who don't have ADHD.

Thank you for validating things for me, like hanging clothes on hooks. I frequently put robes, flanels that I'musing as jackets, etc. Using the delay wash. I usually set that up to run all night and finish mid-morning. Using a notebook instead of a planner. I learned to brain dump a long time ago. I used to use post it notes or notepads and that got messy when they were laying everywhere. Now I use a cheap spiral notebook so it stays together and I can also find the previous days to see if I need to forward something to another day that I've forgotten about. The back couple of pages I use for things I need to remember a bit later on or keep on the back burner at least. I use Alexa to remind me to let the dog out among other things.

Thanks for the helpful tips! I already implement quite a few of these! I actually use the timer on my stove to keep me on track! I have a tip that works for me and hopefully will help others. I too keep my empty hangers together in my closet and pull them out when I'm ready to wash clothes. My tip is put clothes on hangers straight out of the dryer! This works particularly well if you have a bar to hang them on but I've even laid them on top of the washing machine and scooped them up when I was done! It is a life changer! Blessings of love and light to all!

I LOVE how real you always are in your videos. Thank you.

Triple ADHD family, and we love your videos so much!!! For those of us who have already discovered Alexa, please don’t say her name, especially loudly and clearly, in your videos! I don’t have a sourdough starter, but now I DO have a reminder to feed one! I’m kind of tempted to leave it, so my husband will wonder if I simply have a new project… 🙃❤

“Which is all the time, I’m always bored” I love her honesty 😂😂

Casals I love how you embrace your ADHD & how you provide us with functional hacks that involve this ADHD nightmare that I also have been diagnosed with

Yeah a lot of things can contribute to executive function issues. I definitely have ADHD. Oh saw my doctor by the way last year. You encouraged me too. Things are going good. My brain is still my brain. Educating myself and hearing what has worked for others has definitely made the biggest impact on me. Knowing I am not the only one who struggles with these things makes me feel better and also I have helped others know they aren't alone. So many of us out there.

Thank you for these awesome tips! I hate having ADHD and struggle so much with organization and cleaning! But I love your humor and watching your videos! Thanks for your honesty!! 😂❤

Lots of great ideas here for anyone who is neurodiverse! Timers can be super helpful! As for the sugar-free goodies, it *sounds* like such a good idea but it really isn't. Aside from the fact that many of them are, as you said, very *laxative* in nature, there is a lot of evidence that your brain is unable to tell the difference and therefore wants more and more (and will be fine with more and more things that have real sugar too). This is also the case with Olestra (a fake fat that is banned here in Canada but still available in some countries). It isn't absorbed and just passes through you, so zero calorie potato chips. Yay, right? But rats fed Olestra who don't gain weight from those foods also overeat on regular fat-containing foods. And it also has the same sort of uncomfortable side effects as the sugar free stuff. Bloating, cramping, you know. Nobody likes being the lady who has a little pee leakage when she laughs. Even less fun would be being the lady with the liquid farts!

To add to your tip about reminders for cleaning time, I love the Sweepy app. You can use the free version, but after a year I finally switched to paid and I love it. It generates a cleaning schedule for me so I don't have to go hunting for what needs doing, and it will assign tasks to various family members. You can set difficulty levels of tasks, which people can do which tasks, how often things need to be done, how much you're willing to do a day, and it'll make a plan (that you can adjust as needed). I love it. Sugar-free isn't the magic answer. Many sugar substitutes are worse for you, even if you're diabetic. Honey and agave are good, but for more flavor get the full-fat versions of things. The number of calories doesn't matter; the quality of those calories does. Calories are energy, so you need them, but get them from fat, protein, and complex carbs. Skip the gimmicky "health" foods like everything you mentioned, because they're just swapping in something that's not as good.

I do the same with laundry. Sort by person. Goes right back in the persons room. Also got my kids doing their own laundry early

The one thing that finally got me exercising daily: the Apple Watch and those silly little rings. Every time I look at my watch, I can see them; they make it obvious whether or not I've exercised enough for the day. It's a surprisingly good motivator! As for healthy eating, I "put my blinders on" in the store and literally avoid looking at the snack, baked goods, processed food, and candy aisles. I've told my family they can buy those things if they must but *don't* tell me about it and hide it in their room! Time restricted eating has also helped a lot (gradually reducing your "eating window" to 6-8 hours a day)...it's amazing how much weight you can lose if you ditch one meal a day, plus there are other health benefits. Thanks for all the great videos!

Hey, Cas! I hope life is calming down a bit. 💕 Thank you so much for all of your great tips and encouragement! Because of you and Dawn, The Minimal Mom, my house is a relaxing place to be. I’ve developed so many good habits, including getting the kitchen reset after cooking or eating a meal. I used to be really messy, but I’ve made a complete turnaround! 💪

Yes Cas! I love when you do ADHD specific related content. Really makes me happy.

Cas, thank you for the best video filled with helpful tips on ADHD in the home. I have ADHD and just never want to do anything. Since I found you and Dana my house is finally getting decluttered a little each day and more cleaning is being done. I love the simple snack ideas and know I’m thinking what I can eat that’s not all sugary. More ideas please!

I work tirelessly and so very productively with a wireless bluetooth and good company on the other end of the line. My hands are both free while I'm zipping around my home cleaning and talking to my mom for hours.

Yes! We do the same non sorting approach for laundry! It’s rare for something to ‘bleed’ on lights; dyes are more stable these days. And, most of our things are secondhand and have already been washed. It’s easy to teach kids to do their own laundry when it’s so simple.

Thanks for sharing these and being open about mental health.

You’re the best! I love your authenticity and honesty. I can soooo relate to you as an adult ADHD’er. I feel like you’re my twin! I struggle with the exact things. And your humour makes my day 😀

😱 OMG!!! R we the SAME FREAKING PERSON 😮?!? I am new to ur channel but I already know how FABULOUS U R!!! I was recently diagnosed with ADHD & am also a woman who’s “40ish” & I have almost every ADHD symptom possible & now, while watching this video I’ve realized that I must’ve developed (at least some if not all) ways to cope/survive/maintain the condition. I have LOVED each of ur videos so far, but I have to say that this one is frighteningly on point 😂! Ty for taking the time to make an ADULT ADHD organizational & lifestyle hacks video 😊🎉😊

The hooks in my bedroom and weekly sheet washing reminders are going to be life changing for me!! Thank you so much for this!

Love this! I do a bunch of these already, but it's nice to know IT IS possible to have a tidy house AND have ADHD. My calendar and lists are on my fridge too, but wipe-off boards. One's a calendar and one looks like a piece of lined paper, I LOVE them. I can take a pic of them and then head to the store and not forget stuff.

I don’t have a delay feature on my current washer. So cool! I will definitely keep my eye out do that for my next washing machine. Thanks Cas!

I've just added Tidy Up Time alarms to my phone. Thanks! 😊 Must try your hanger thing too. I set Wednesday as my wash towels and sheets day back when the kids were toddlers, as I found the weekends were often full of things that we would do as a family - and we didn't really use a dryer unless it was raining. (Actually, since moving to Queensland, we don't even have a dryer - it I really do have to stay on top of washing so I'm not left with a smelly mess. Right, off to add the kids sheets to the machine! 😁).

So appreciating all the solid ADHD content! It can be so difficult finding tricks and hacks that actually work. And sometimes even if they do work for a while, they might not always, and then I need new ones. 😄 So I very much appreciate it when you do videos with ADHD in mind. Cheers!

I have adhd. At 55 I have only just recognised it! Also ASD. Your inspiration has helped me to sort my house SO MUCH! My bedroom is looking amazing! All thanks to you. Sending so much love from wales UK xxx

Love you Cassie!! Your channel is the only one that offers real, down-to-earth tips that I actually use and has helped me tremendously. Thank you. 🙂

SUPER love this video. Thanks, Cas. I'm so glad I found you!

I knew there was a reason I loved the way you explain things so much. It's because our brains are similar. Thank you for making a video that is geared to people with ADHD. I find it really helpful. And I'm also glad to see someone else using the timer across the room hack.

❤ I love how encouraging you are. I think your podcasts are so helpful because you are so honest about not being "perfect." And I love your sense of humor... even if it does get gross, once in a while. Your sugar-free gummy ordeal reminded me of a cherry-picking experience when I was young... never forgot it (and I won't eat more than a half dozen cherries at a time, either! 😊 ) Thanks for being there! Laurie

Cas is so amazing and helpful!! We are so fortunate for her!!

I love Cassandra's honesty & transparency!

What I do for getting up and doing things is I give myself a count down. I literally say out loud "You're have to get up and do stuff in 3...2...1!!" It helps so much!

As an ADHDer, I felt so much of this deep into my soul! You hit so many nails on the head with the reasons we do things the way we do and how to combat them. Your gummy bear story had me rolling. Thank you for your honesty with All The Things™️!

Awesome pointers we all need to become more productive.🌞

I’ve been struggling with being clean for the past year or so especially the past 9 months(I’m now 9months pregnant and don’t feel like doing anything) so I watch your vids for motivation and today I took a trash bag and went to my bathroom and went through and if I haven’t used it in the past month or so or it was practically empty I threw it away and let it go I actually had empty conditioner and cleaner bottles sitting under my sink lol and man do I have more room(yea sure it’s not clean and organized but it is decluttered) and now I can find things a lot easier and I actually found a lot of things I didn’t know I had that I kept buying cause I thought we were out go figure lol. Now I just need baskets to get everything organized and now that I have no clutter it’ll be a lot easier and I won’t procrastinate so much so thank you so much. 😊

You are so right about putting on the sneakers and gloves to get motivated.

Thank you Cas, I find your adhd videos helpful too! though i have asperger's, not adhd; your bugs/systems all help tremendously in supporting my goals & intentions on the daily. Five min really matters. Grateful for your wisdom, ingenuity & consideration.