MESSY TO MINIMAL MAMA UNMOTIVATED TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION (LIGHT N EASY A5) 

Darlin', you may not see this cause the video's a year old, but I just want to say that you are such a beautiful soul, your light shines out and baths all of us in love and caring! Thank you!

I got each family member a set of a certain color socks. So, one daughter had all one color and the other had all one color and my husband, etc. It's life changing. No matching anymore.

A trick I learned for laundry is to wash one family member’s clothes per load (or designate a specific day for each person’s laundry, a specific day for towels, etc) and then you know that everything coming in from the line or out of the dryer goes to one single place. It saves the time needed to sort clothes when you are folding and putting it away. It makes socks matching loads easier too.

Hi Laura! I've been binging your videos over the last couple of weeks, and I wanted to say that you've inspired me so much. Believe it or not, it's not necessarily the cleaning that inspires me, but your house. Although I do not suffer from anxiety, I have been suffering with depression for many, many years. But depression affects me differently in that I am constantly cleaning and organizing everything. If one thing is out of place, it bothers me until it's fixed. Now I love watching cleaning and organizing videos because it soothes my soul, so I'm not necessarily looking for inspiration. However, I've found it in your house. It's so lovely and 'homey,' like it's a home instead of just a house. In contrast to my minimal spaces, yours are full of life and love. Since watching your videos, I've actually gone out and bought things to add to my house to make it more like yours. While I still have a more minimal lifestyle than most people, it's not so extreme now. So thank you. Keep up the wonderful work and keep talking, girl!! We love it!

I have been dealing with depression since 2014 and in 2016 I was diagnosed with borderline disorder... and in 2020 I found out that I was abused as a child by my mother because of my disorder among other things. Watching you I felt welcomed, I didn't feel imperfect because we are all imperfect... thank you! Thank you so much for your videos...I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil and here you have a big fan.

I came here for the motivation to inspire me to clean. Thank you for being honest and showing the real mess. I don’t think you shook disclose your private life. No need to explain why you’re not uploading videos. Just focus on uploading videos, if you can’t one day. Just say sorry don’t give a reason. You’re an influencer, but you have the right to keep your life private.

I just found your channel today . I struggle with grief ,depression ,anxiety, and ADHD , PTSD and yes it's a struggle getting off the couch .So I know exactly what your talking about I feel ya .You are a blessing to God puts people in our life for a reason whether you're thousand miles away or you're 5 minutes away so you keep up the good work.

I had the same problem l had a sock bag/ or pillow case so l got Rid of old socks keep a Minimum and that’s a great change it helps. Good luck 😊

Good to see you again! 😊 I think you’ll find that when you’ve come a bit longer on your journey towards minimalism you won’t have that sock problem anymore. In my family we have seven to ten pairs per person. Me and my husband have one colour/type each (his are black, mine are beige), so we don’t need matching, and my kids’ socks only take a minute to sort. You donated a good pile there! I think that you’ll get by just fine with even less. I 100% believe you when you say you’re a clean and tidy person. You’re not the problem, your inclination towards hoarding is! Which I know that you’re very aware of. Continue making those decisions and you’ll get to a point where cleaning and stuff shifting isn’t a huge part of life anymore. You’re doing great, mama! 🎉

Love your channel and what you help us mama's with, cleaning and living-motivation/along with depression, some life anxiety stuff as mama's we deal with... 🥰🥰👍👍👍

So good to see you back. Been watching you for a while, you've made an amazing amount of progress on decluttering and organizing and projects around home. All while battling with bouts of depression and all the other things life has thrown at you. Keep up the good work Mighty Mama 💪

Great to see you back! When I hadn't seen you for a while I got worried you were in a depression slump (I speak from tough experience) and I've been praying for you. Then you pop up looking cute and energetic! :) So proud of you mama and I'm glad you're back to keep me inspired.

Thank you for share your journey, I'm also recently pass a pospartum depression, and I wakeup one night at 2am and I realize how messy mi kitchen and living room look. So I can not go back to sleep so I decide look for a video of clean motivation and I come across with your video and by 6:30 am kitchen and living room was done!!

Hi Laura, I have been watching your videos the last couple of months and I wanted to say thank you so much, its been a tough year and my anxiety has been worse than ever. You have helped me realise that I'm not alone in the daily struggles. Your videos have helped me get new routines and start transforming my home so it's a little less stressful on the days I just can't leave the house. Thank you so much you are amazing and I'm so grateful to have found your channel. Much love to you and your family xx

Hi Lauraaaa! I'm so glad you're here! You got this, no matter what you're going through, you're mighty! Thank you !!

we have missed you too, welcome back Laura, it is great to see you, and your positive outlook and self-care plans sound fantastic, I hope you are on the up and up. Love your rug!!!

Thank you so much for this video! You are still in my prayers always along with your family! Thank you for the positive thoughts!

Enjoyed the video on socks. I helped a friend purge and organize her house. She did the sock mates like you do. When we got them mated and counted pairs per family member there were over 3 dozen pair for each person. I helped her realize as many loads of laundry she washes every week they didn’t need so many socks. There drawers were bulging over and no where to put anything.

Excited to see you back coming forward. I'm on the other side of my journey with depression and anxiety thank God. But I've been borderline hoarding status. Sooooo glad those days are behind me. Atleast for now. ❤️

Hi Laura ! your a big inspiration to me , I also deal with anxiety and depression and I know what your going through I have been decluttering a lot and I feels good. I can't wait

I appreciate you so much. Excited to see what’s next. I now take medicine for depression after years of trying to “will” it away. I think it is helping. Thank you for praying for me. 💕🙏🏻

YOURE BACK!! I’ve been wondering if you’ve been okay. Hope all is well. So happy to see you!! ♥️

Hi Laura, glad you are back, I was definitely waiting for your vlogs each day. Hope you and your family are safe and happy ❤️❤️. You are surely an amazing human being and a best mom, god bless you.🙂

My heart goes out to you, I can't imagine that many socks. I have a 20 year old and an Autistic 9 year old and husband. My 20 year does his own laundry, my husband will wash and dry his laundry but not put away his laundry. So really all I have to do is wash, dry, fold mine and my youngest clothes. And all the towels. Socks are tedious.

You get your mind right. I really love your content, so even when you are silent with no posting, I'm here. Keep pushing along and I'll be here to watch when you post. ❤️❤️. God bless!!

Its saturday late afternoon here and though I did my cleaning this morning,you made me feel like getting up and start cleaning again. Like watching you

Thank you for continuing to make videos and share your life with us. I am glad you have found motivation to put yourself together each day and that it is helping you feel better. I have "clean ceiling fan and light fixtures" on my monthly task list for each room. I just use the vacuum and/or a dry microfiber cloth to clean them. Someone told me a long time ago that pledge and other cleaning products actually cause more dust to stick to the surface so I don't use products. This is true for most surfaces including blinds, shelves, and tables. If there is something spilled which requires more cleaning I just use a spot of dish soap on a damp cloth. If you have real wood furniture with needs the conditioning pledge provides I would only use it in the drier winter months and only when needed, not with every clean. They also make wood conditioner which will soak into the wood more instead of creating a surface barrier as pledge does. For socks, I got rid of all of my workout socks and replaces them with two packs of Target socks that are black/ankle height. So I can just put them all in one bin and not have to match. I still have other dress socks that need to be matched and some wool socks for winter but I only have 5 pairs of wool socks. Wool socks can be worn a couple time before washing so 5 is plenty to get me through a week. I bought my partner all the "same" socks as well so he can just toss them in his drawer and not have to match socks.

Thank you for your videos, I’ve been struggling and your videos have gotten me up and moving

I love your vids ! I put them on when I need motivation to clean. I love listening to you talk, I actually listen more than watching ( because OF COARSE I'm cleaning along with you) you are a real life inspiration for .e and thank you!

I love your videos. You are so kind and encouraging. What a gift ❤️

Hi so glad I found your channel I have been in a depression 2020 smacked me in the face and I'm filled with anxiety and I do have rooms with clowith class clatter and things I haven't even touched so yes I am overwhelmed but I will follow you and see how you navigate through the manusha of things that we have collected thank you

Cant wait to see the kitchen deep clean and kids room makeovers. Thanjs for making these videos. Super motivating.

You always have the best advice and so motivational! Thank you !! ❤

what a great motivational video, going to tackle my mess too. I hate sorting socks to, and don't always dust up past eye level either. Cheering you on in all that you do. You are beautiful inside and out! I have also been on a self care journey, on a no buy and trying to declutter items from my house and also trying to lose weight. When my anxiety and depression is bad I like to self soothe by shopping and over eating and not taking care of my house. We all have journeys to go through and I am cheering you and everyone else on. Have a wonderful day.

Yes, dear Laura, go minimal! It will free up you so much time! Time you can spend on self care! It takes me max. 45 minutes to deep clean our living room. And we have 6 pairs of socks each: mine are blue, hubby black and kid mix colored. Same goes with clothes: we have a 6 outfits wardrobe per person per season. We only have one child so we are just 3 at home and not 5 as your family so yes, less people less stuff, but even families with many kids can be minimal. You can do it! 💪 (suggestion: move for example those shelves (and their content) out of your living room for a week or so and check how you feel about that. How do you feel when the space is emptier? I watched a video of a person doing it to start her minimalism journey and I found it very inspiring)

Glad your back love your videos ...so real and helpful 😌

Don’t apologize to us !! Supporting you always!💕

I just starting watching your videos today. I have a suggestion for you. When organizing use the same type of storage bins within the area you are organizing. It’s helps.

Yeyyy!! A new video. Literally watched the others like 3 times each or something. Hope your well Laura. I'm so thankful to of found your channel. You're so motivational. ♥️

You're such an inspiration,I hope you know this! Indeed the enemy is a liar. Prayers for you! 💜🌸💜❤

I was just thinking of you yesterday. Glad to see you back. ❤️

Hello 🌻 Thank you soooo much for your content! I have such a hard time at the moment. I have depression and my boyfriend has a burn out... cleaning up is the most difficult task for me for months now. But every single time I have motivation for this hard task I listen to your videos and it helps a LOT! THANK YOU ♥️♥️♥️

So good to see you back. You’ve been missed.

I love your videos! Please keep it up! They're so motivating and enjoy listening/watching as I do my daily housework!

Always love watching your videos, you do such a wonderful job, struggles are real and you are open about it,that's a fantastic quality you have, xx

New sub! Loving your video and look forward to catching up! I’m from Missouri and totally get you about the Midwest weather! Thank you for the motivation!!

So very happy to see your video today😊❤️🙏🏻 that your doing better!

I clean my fan blades about 1-2 times a year, when I notice a layer of dust building up. I am allergic to dust, and we use very fine filters in our HVAC, so the dust takes a little longer to build up in our house. ETA: socks were my bane. My boys both wear the same size, so I bought them a package of all black ankle socks. My husband has all black crew socks, and I have all black ankle socks. by doing this I killed two birds with one stone. All black socks means they don't turn yellow, or grey, or brown and grungy looking like white socks do. But also, we only have to sort socks by who they belong to rather than matching each individual pair, it has the added bonus of not ruining a pair of socks if one goes missing because they all match. It saves me so much time and anxiety. Have you considered having your toddler help you sort socks? It doubles as a learning activity by matching and categorizing socks and it helps you get caught up.

Hey girl I love your videos I've been watching for about 3 years now they really motivate me and bring me out of my funk I believe I've watched every single one of your videos at least two to three times each they just keep me going please make more we need you!

I have a washing basket for each person in my house. When it’s full their load with sock’s gets washed. It’s a smaller task to tackle that way.

Good work. Continue on your road on getting the silver play button

I clean my ceiling fan above my kitchen table once a wk !!

Lovely surprise to see your new video Laura. Sending love and hugs ❤

Oh I always hated matching socks. So glad I don’t have to do that anymore. I am short & clean at eye level too. I know it’s a bad habit to get in, but I’m right there with ya! You aren’t alone, just remember that!

Your videos always motivate me to deep clean. And I don’t know when we cleaned our fan last.🤦🏼‍♀️

Great video Laura!!!!

This reminds me, I need to dust. Our home was without power for 3 days thanks to Fiona so the whole apartment needs tidying/cleaning. We let everything fall to the wayside because it was chilly.

I just love watching your videos!!!❤

I missed you, but totally understand! 😘 I hate doing socks I'll pile them up too. 😁 You look so cute. Love your outfit. Blessings to you and praying everything works out for you and God gives you any strength that that you need. Much love my friend!! 💕💕💕💕

Great job mama!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗

Glad to see you, Laura! I have been concerned about you and checking to see if I missed a video. Your house was looking good and you sound much better. I hope that it wasn't for the camera. Looking forward to your next uploads!

Thank you so much 🥰

So glad to watch your new video. You are very good at you tube.

Love the rug !!

Great to see you Laura 💕👌

Such an amazing motivation 😃👏 Sending you the best weekend wishes 👋

Good Morning 🌞 and happy Saturday

Sending good thoughts! Miss your videos ❤

Stay strong. ❤

I’m sooo waiting your new video 💜 Love it 🥰

Simply put, You are a BOSS. You put SO MUCH ENERGY and time into this video! I do not have that energy to do the walls etc, and have been staring at the dust to be honest! I must dust and wash the walls! It sounds like you have been doing some excellent work FOR yourself! 🎉you sound excellent! I am so happy to hear your great mind and watch your terrific cleaning. Happy autumn! Autumn ( and your videos) show us that change is good and change can happen 🙏⭐️

I’m new here. Wow! Love your positive inspirational comments. Im suffering with anxiety too. A dirty cluttered house makes me more anxious. You did a great job! Can I suggest to donate the cute multi colored socks or use them to dust the blinds. Replace them with white, or black or grey it will be easier for you. Have your children help you match them.

I dust my fans when I dust my rooms. I do everything when I dust. Windows, blinds, fans and baseboards because if you clean a room and they are dirty it doesn’t look clean. I worked for a cleaning company and it just sticks with me. Plus it’s fast once you just maintain it. ❤

Enjoyed take care

I have decluttered the socks, kids and I have only about 5-10 pairs! So so much easier to find matching pairs.

Good for you! It’s good to be selfish !!! I wish I could rock the braid and hat ! You look amazing !! 💛

Tip for Sox each one of my kids have a small laundry bag that is for socks they know to not bundle them up so they wash evenly they go in the washer and dryer in the bag when they are done they remain in bag and easy to put away and stay together 🙂

You are Amazing a true breath of fresh air I enjoy your videos so very much you have a beautiful home you are always so positive and encouraging I’m so glad I found you your words of encouragement have helped me so much thank you for all that you do god bless you ❤❤

Glad ur ok

I'm happy your at your vlog. 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝😊😊

I think anyone would be super overwhelmed with that much socks fo sort 😢. I’ve red multiple ppl saying that each member of the family have specific socks .. that can work but I personally don’t Mix laundry and have designated days for each member of the family and that works wonder.

Hey laura, great to see you. Have you been working out? You look healthy and well x

Missing You & Your Videos!!! Marley from Missouri

Hey there just wondering when we can expect another video. Love ylur stuff and dying for another. Hope to see ya soon

Super cute 😃

I’m pretty up to-date amt I found putting them in a bag to wash keeps them together and then dry n find 😊

Very nice

We just buy the same socks, so we don't have to sort them. Huge Time saver. We have the sames socks for tennis shoes and the same socks for work out shoes (these have more cushion in them).

How many people live in this household? 12 pairs of socks per person should be enough, start minimizing, reduce your stuff!

Mighty Mama you are beautiful. good to see your cleaning video.

Missed you!

Have you thought about just sticking to the same color pallet for your future purchases? You said all the mixed matched socks heightens your senses and is overloading and stressful. I'll give you some examples. My hair brushes are sand colored and another one is wooden with light blue accents. These colors match my bedroom and bathroom colors. It wasn't the easiest to find. Usually they have black hair brushes at the store. But it makes a HUGE difference in how calm my bedroom and bathroom feel. I don't buy colorful toothbrushes either. I buy white, sand, or soft blue ones whenever I see them on sale. I don't buy a buy shampoo or conditioner or soaps that comes in bright or annoying bottles etc. My mom would never buy us items that had characters on them because they are ugly and the colors and lines are so bright to be honest. I know a lot of people try to stay in the more neutral color pallets for toys. I started buying in the same color categories about 10 years ago. It helps a lot. I hate when things look like an elementary school room and there is a clash everywhere. When I was little, I didn't even like primary colors. My favorite toys were antique and French looking items that my grandma and aunt gave me. Your older son and husband can share the same socks. You can start sharing the same socks with your daughter soon since she is getting caller and bigger. And you can just buy the same exact sock every year so you don't have to mix and match. My mom always bought my sister and I the same socks. We did not care. We shared and it never ever bothered us. It definitly helped me when I stopped buying products with cheap and flashy packaging. Or everyday colorful cheap plastic products like brushes or brightly patterned hand towels that didn't match anything.

I just threw out most of the stuff which could collect dust. My goal is no free standing furniture, all to be attached to a wall. And nothing on the shelves- so I can wipe the surfaces with one movement😅

I always find when washing socks I loss one in the machine and I know they where paired first time round

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Bravo!!!!!

Laura, where are you and how are you? I've been eagerly waiting for your next video... please let us know from you soon? Love from Finland ❤

Love this! Where is your couch from?? 😍

I live in Detroit area. Get it girl

What kind of van? I have a Chrysler Pacifica! Love it !! We have 3 kids!

For the socks I would donate ALL of them that aren’t favorites and buy the SAME socks. No more matching!