How to STOP being messy WITHOUT working harder!

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Are you stuck in the cycle of cleaning and tidying your home, just for it to get messy again? The REAL REASON your home isn't staying tidy and always seems messy is not what you think! You are NOT lazy, in fact, you are probably a perfectionist!
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@ChelWagz 4 месяца назад

"Done today is better than perfect tomorrow". That hit me! excellent advice for recovering perfectionists.

@judithhawkins1126 4 месяца назад

I’m 77 and you have inspired me to declutter before I croak🤪. So even my 83 year hubby is impressed with the organization you taught me. Thank you!

@user-fv7jh8pp9l 4 месяца назад

Love your comment and resemble it (76 here but no hubby or help) spent the first 60 years gathering stuff hope to spent the next 60? getting rid of it.

@brendatomlinson 4 месяца назад

You ladies inspire me! I’m 61 (62? I forget) and feel like I’m late to the party. But it’s never too late to start!

@jamiejoygatto 4 месяца назад

I am proud of you!

@KSLassie457 4 месяца назад

@@brendatomlinson Brenda, 66 here and I have been struggling to get started with decluttering my small home for about 3 years now. I am more determined than ever to make as much progress as possible in 2024. Wishing you can succeed this year also! Declutter More in ‘24!❤

@marilynndesilva7620 4 месяца назад

I'll be 80 this year. After dealing with my mother's home when she passed I swore I wouldn't inflict the same on my children. Mom was a typical American consumer who acquired way more stuff than was necessary. (How many pairs of shoes with matching handbags does one woman need!?!) Not only have I done my kids a favor, but I've also made my own life easier by eliminating anything that wasn't useful or meaningful.

@MarielaMerino 4 месяца назад

"be crappier" this is my motto for 2024 😅

@AmazinCarpeDiem 4 месяца назад

That motto is AMAZE-BALLS! 😊

@MarielaMerino 4 месяца назад

@@AmazinCarpeDiem hahaha a

@carmenbyrne6521 4 месяца назад

Mine, too. . . 😊

@lynseyokamura1217 4 месяца назад

🤣😂🤣

@collywogs2258 4 месяца назад

That’s hilarious!!! Cas should have a motto contest; “CRAPPY=HAPPY”

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 месяца назад

You're not lazy, you're energy efficient.

@jenniferpearce1052 4 месяца назад

Can I get an Energy Star label?

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 месяца назад

@@jenniferpearce1052 lol, me too.

@Sorchia56 4 месяца назад

Love it! 😂😂😂

@Sorchia56 4 месяца назад

@@MrsAlmaTrumble🌟

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 месяца назад

@@Sorchia56 thank you.

@nontypicalwyominite 4 месяца назад

My daughter calls it “Obsessive Compulsive Distracted Cleaning Disorder”😂 I can’t just clean the glass on the table without going through my jewelry box in the closet.

@JessicaOrban3606 4 месяца назад

😂

@jamiejoygatto 4 месяца назад

🤣🤣🤣

@WholeFoodSpark 4 месяца назад

Exactly. ADHD brain = one small task turns into a full day of cleaning. Lol

@loriwald9532 4 месяца назад

OMG! Tell your daughter I wrote this quote down and am going to read it before I do a 10 min declutter or cleaning task each day! It will get me started with a laugh but also remind me that this is who I tend to be and it will trigger in my mind to stay focused on my one goal. ❤😂😅

@shellc3509 4 месяца назад

😂😂😂 Love this comment!

@ingaredd4671 4 месяца назад

Sister, you have saved my mental health and life IN 10 minutes.! If you never make another video, this is all we need, LITERALLY ❤😮😮

@drvidhyan 3 месяца назад

😮😮😂😂😂

@sarasohail2918 2 месяца назад

That's true I m feeling like you are talking about me😢

@kayellejay9608 4 месяца назад

Watched 2 minutes of this video paused and scrubbed my shower for 10 minutes. It's not perfect but it's a lot cleaner than it was. Thanks Cass.

@kmac7255 4 месяца назад

This perfectionist is hearing "whole-ass your half-assing for a while and see how that goes" and I can get behind that!

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

Yes!

@mlm85000 4 месяца назад

From one recovering perfectionist to another: Done is better than perfect!

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

Yes!

@karynstouffer3562 4 месяца назад

Perfection paralysis is a real thing. I feel that so hard. I can hear my mom, in the back of my head, micromanaging my every "cleaning" action. I become frozen with fear of disappointing her, and she's been gone for nearly 21 years.😢

@user-fv7jh8pp9l 4 месяца назад

So you're saying she still lives with you but she doesn't live with you...I've been there.

@Meltigger 4 месяца назад

I so get this. I struggle too with chronic stuff and the voice of a well-meaning mother who has crushed me with her barrage of cleaning help videos, blogs, tiktoks until I finally had to say stop it because you are hurting me. Thankfully she has but the damage is done of never feeling good enough. Amazing how these things can imbed so deep. Hugs to you and know you have a friend overcoming with you. I am perfectly imperfect.

@brendatomlinson 4 месяца назад

OMG yes! My hypercritical mom lives in my head and she’s been dead since 1991!! I took the opposite route of her and became a slob. I’m now trying to change my ways. I’m working hard with the Take Your House Back program, my Christmas gift to me.

@karynstouffer3562 4 месяца назад

@@Meltigger 💓

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

I think you'll find embracing good enough more liberating than you can imagine. Just keep practicing good enough. One day, you'll breathe a sigh of relief.

@michellefonville5326 4 месяца назад

Perfection Paralysis Is So Real!!!

@lillianmartinez1593 4 месяца назад

OMG! A zoom make over!! Wow! Honestly, I don't understand why you're not on HGTV!! They are missing the boat on this!! I loved your show, and I am sure that millions of others loved it too!! Thanks for the kick in the butt! You know me too well!! TFS! 💕🌴😎

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 месяца назад

They lost out on her and another RU-vidr I watch. Both of them appeared on HGTV.

@scattyfi 4 месяца назад

I only saw a couple of episodes that people posted on here ages ago (think they got taken down) but because I'm in the UK they just weren't available to watch anywhere & I know all us Clutterbugs on this side of the pond really wanted to see them! Cas is absolutely right, who needs some money making corporate media? Cas can do exactly the same on here & I bet it'll be even better because it won't be set up like a show & Cas can totally be herself! I bet she got told "you can't say that on TV!" a few times on the show 😆

@meganfitzpatrick1019 4 месяца назад

She was on HGTV! It was an awesome show, too!!!

@tngirlz4622 4 месяца назад

Quoting Cass here: “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth half-asking!” A-MEN, sister. Here I am half-assing along with you. Is my house spotless, tidy, and mother-in-law inspection ready? Nope. Are we buried in dust, dirty dishes, and clutter? Also nope. I would put that quote on a plaque to hang in my kitchen, but the adorable wooden letters and plaque bases are all buried in a pile of craft supplies in the basement. 😁 Thank you for your sage advice!

@jamiejoygatto 4 месяца назад

Seems like you know where you need to start your next half-assed project! DECLUTTERING THE BASEMENT!! 😄😄😄

@marlenelieb5935 4 месяца назад

Hey, not doing that craft project is not making a mess. That's a win.

@cb9825 4 месяца назад

@@jamiejoygatto maybe not like a full basement declutter, but a little half-assed declutter😂also using up some wooden letters will make the stash smaller, so the mess will be smaller too! 👌

@jamiejoygatto 4 месяца назад

Like Cas says, "I hope you suck at this." heehee Good Luck and I am proud of you. @@cb9825

@carmenhastings9875 4 месяца назад

Yes 🙌🏽 decluttering the wooden letters… thats a WIN 🎉 🏆

@claradontcara 4 месяца назад

Bwahahaaahahahaaaaaa when you said that we could "shove our tea towels in our kitchen drawers without folding" I almost fell out of my chair. I NEVER fold stuff in my drawers and I always feel so GUILTY about it!

@LaJuana558 4 месяца назад

And I went into a panic over it! What, I could never not fold my towels and fold them precisely… which is apparently causing a problem for me. 😂😂😂

@CheriJ11 4 месяца назад

I gasped! I could not stuff my tea towels in a drawer without folding them first. I would lose sleep over a thing like that. 😅

@lauriepowell3959 4 месяца назад

I don’t have problem with tea towels because. I hang them on hooks by the loop/label that’s usually on them. If not, I snap a cafe curtain ring on them and hang them on the hooks with the others. They live on my door to garage, which isn’t too far to manage. Now, I DO have a messy linen closet problem. I am a butterfly 🦋 so I took the door off it long ago and have a curtain tied back instead. I am now trying to half neatly stuff the bottom sheet in a pillow case so it is all together…and so they don’t fall off the shelves. I don’t even use top sheets so those are folded on top shelf and available to use as curtains, tablecloths, etc. Thanks for the “don’t fold them anymore” hint. 👍👍

@Nancy-hf6mt Месяц назад

My daughter stuffs, I pull it out and fold. Then I worry about what will happen to her when I pass on

@claradontcara Месяц назад

@@Nancy-hf6mt I think My mom was the same way!!!!! She fretted about my non-folding ways!

@messily1456 4 месяца назад

“Done today is better than perfect tomorrow.” 🤯

@kimreed2489 4 месяца назад

This was very encouraging! I'm struggling with several chronic health conditions, so on some days, just doing the basics is a challenge. I realized I've been beating myself up for the times I don't make it to doing 'above and beyond'', but I feel like I can breathe now and dare I say even feel proud that the basics are done every day even if I feel lousy? On my better days, I have been thinking of all these deep cleaning projects instead of breaking it down into doable steps, and yup, perfectionism paralysis is very real! Thanks, Cas!

@jamiejoygatto 4 месяца назад

Same! Chronic pain from autoimmune disorders. Ugh. I here you. I am still keeping my home "like a magazine" because decor/antiques/blah blah blah are my passions. Got rid of a WHOLE lot over the past six months. I just want to be ready for days ahead when I can no longer do all this. Take good care!

@karrieneal4484 4 месяца назад

Completely sympathize, and understand with you both. Not just mentally driving myself crazy about wanting things Perfect but yet absolutely paralyzed. when I do attempt at cleaning, can only do so much due to multiple health reasons. My heart breaks & truly am sorry for anyone that has health issues on top of dealing with “ Paralyzed perfectionism” 🙄

@kimreed2489 4 месяца назад

@@jamiejoygatto, thank you so much! I know it's hard to balance taking care of our homes and ourselves when facing these challenges. Best wishes to you as well!

@kimreed2489 4 месяца назад

@@karrieneal4484, I hope you can give yourself some grace. :) I pray your health situation improves!

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@aurorabella2000 4 месяца назад

Omg !! Everything you said describes me to a T!! This is a great video so helpful !! I blame a lot of that perfectionist attitude I get from my mom who keeps a tidy and organized home !! So I swear I’m spending my life trying to keep things always tidy !! It’s exhausting 😅 So thank you for your wise words!!! ❤❤❤

@user-nv7rz1bz7w 4 месяца назад

I am 68. I grew up being told, "If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing RIGHT." I never felt like I was doing it right. Add that to ADHD freeze, and there's a LOT that has gone undone far too long. I cannot put my towels or silverware away and let the cupboard or drawer not look perfect. As each of my parents passed, both in different states, their stuff has ended up in and all over my house. I'm drowning in a giant mish mash pile.

@mheninger99 4 месяца назад

Slow and steady you'll get there...

@user-nv7rz1bz7w 4 месяца назад

@mheninger99 I'm trying to keep that mindset. The hardest part is starting. I don't even want to see it lol I'm a sentimental keeper, as were my parents. I try to pretend I'm someone else 😏

@MaryKane-qv5vz 3 месяца назад

I have a large bag of ornaments wrapped and ready for the charity shop. If I died tomorrow these items would end up being thrown in the bin. I have way too much anyway and I am happy, at my age, to let the go.

@catherinelain1370 4 месяца назад

Yes, I am an “all or nothing” person. Perfectionist. I have been working on myself for years. When I go to clean a room, I want to it too top to bottom. I have made myself just do the perimeter and surfaces around stuff. Once I got all the rooms decluttered and in order, I have no problem keeping it that way now. But it used to be messy everywhere. I used to start over writing a post it note at work if I made a mistake. Now I just scratch through the mistake and keep writing. That was very hard to do but now it is easy. Decluttering my house was key so I thank you CAS because you are the one who started me on that journey. ❤

@jacinthiajones7346 4 месяца назад

Goodness, I didn't realize I was a perfectionist until seeing this video. And then your comment about the post it notes! I go through four or five post it notes just writing a simple reminder to myself -- because it has to be perfect. I've got work to do!

@Lashlove16 4 месяца назад

This video is the best one ever ..I wished I had seen it 30 years ago ……. This explains exactly who I am . I had to realize this 8 years ago on my own I dump my freshly washed underwear in a drawer compartment…I don’t fold

@sgallant2107 4 месяца назад

I think it was Heloise II who said there is no point in folding your underwear. Wasted effort!

@dia9491 4 месяца назад

Love that scene where you’re pushing the pj’s into the drawer. You had that sneaky smile, like you’re in the know and it cracked me up beyond belief lol😂😂😂😂

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tgayer1 4 месяца назад

You cracked me up when you whispered “sorry “.😂😂😂

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

@sandyrice3559 4 месяца назад

This totally resonates with me, but it goes against everything that was pounded into my head growing up. I now have a new mantra... "Half-ass is better than not at all". Maybe if I repeat it a million times it'll click!

@elizabethsydnor5247 4 месяца назад

Amen! Me too!

@shellyjay8954 4 месяца назад

I always say”something is better than nothing.”

@LivingVintageAndHandmade 4 месяца назад

This is ME in a NUTSHELL! Thank you Cass for permission to not wait until I can do it "perfectly"!💗

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@meganfitzpatrick1019 4 месяца назад

Lowering your expectations is brilliant!!! Makes life SO much easier!!! 💕

@lmullens75 4 месяца назад

Oh my gosh Cass, this is for me! I’ve been doing counseling for anxiety, and it turns out it’s not, it’s ADHD, and I’ve been labeled type a and a perfectionist… I’ve actually started doing stuff more sloppy, and just attempting to conquer the clutter and little baby steps and it’s helping.

@brendatomlinson 4 месяца назад

Hey sister, turns out mine is ADHD too! 👊🏻

@ladyb5888 4 месяца назад

LOVE YOU CAS! We appreciate you so much! ❤

@Clutterbug 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much!!

@Weltliteratur- 3 дня назад

„Done today is better than perfect tomorrow.” - thank you so much for this inspiring and motivating message on how to put simple living into reality.

@ccsimonds9590 4 месяца назад

Mine is always messy because those living in my house mess everything up faster than I can clean it up.