I’ve just bursted in tears. I’m 29 years old, diagnosed with adhd 2 years ago. All my life with strictly organised parents made me believe that I’m just messy and being organised in home is just tough. And now you have told me that I can be organised in a way which isn’t hell for me and it’s okay to do it differently. Big thank you, it’s a big change
I was getting teary-eyed, too! Everything you’re saying just made my jaw drop because you’re describing me exactly. And people tell me I have ADHD. I say things like “I just need it in front of my face so I can SEE it” or “put my meds in the counter otherwise I’ll forget to take them.” And I’m constantly hanging things on chair backs and door knobs LOL. But I’m so happy to know that it’s not just me and it’s okay to be that way and there IS an way for me to be organized. TYSM!
@@chelseaoconnor3261I'm not diagnosed but I have my suspicions. School was hell for me and my teachers were always complaining that I was away with he fairies and my mum had to defend me telling them I was perfect. I'm the clown in any social situation and hate to be quiet or still unless I'm hyper focussed on something but I'll still have my headphones on music or an audiobook. The quiz told me I'm a butterfly I think because I love hanging things places and love loud colours and decor and stuff also I'm sentimental about lots of things though getting better. Life's never fast paced enough for me to stay happy and occupied I feel like things need to be hectic to be worthwhile and if I organize and declutter too much and all there is left to do is straighten up and wipe things down I need to make a huge mess and start a project so I feel challenged. I get very anxious and down when things are boring. I'm either manic or very very down and suffocated.
YEP. I am also an ADHD butterfly 🦋 and was diagnosed in my mid-late 20s. I have always needed things out in the open, on display, and when I discovered the clutter bug types it was SO validating and helpful. She is *not* kidding about butterflies needing the exact opposite of traditional organizing. I rent an apartment but I *legit* took all the doors off my kitchen cabinets so I could have open shelving. It made a HUGE difference! Now I am trying to figure out how to do shelving for my clothes instead of a dresser.... GOOD LUCK everyone 💖, we are not alone here.
I feel like… I’ve never felt so seen. Seriously, I searched “organization with ADHD” and came across this. I watched one of your videos and immediately discovered I’m definitely a butterfly and organization has never made more sense to me than after watching this video.
60 y/o. Pretty sure I'm ADHD. 100% Butterfly. This makes so much sense. I actually saw, in my head, how to fix my kitchen. This is where I start! Thank you so very, very much.
I am a ladybug and have spent 15 years not understanding why my husband struggles so much with putting things away. Now I totally recognize it's because he is a butterfly and worried about losing things, and I know how to compromise and make a system that can work for both of us. Game changer! Thank you so much.
I'm also a ladybug and have been frustrated for 11 years with my butterfly husband. He finds it so so hard to put stuff away. But I hope I can make a system that works for both of us. The garage is our problem area
My husband is a Butterfly (I'm a Bee) and I just couldn't deal with his messiness until I found you. His closet was such a disaster I coulldn't set a single step inside it for the shoes that covered the entire floor. It took a full day to reorganize, but after decluttering (in FIVE large black trash bags in 'quarantine' in the attic (for now), I can now get in there to hang his clothes. He now has everything he needs and wears right in front of him and I purchased a large wire 4-shelf rack at Walmart for his boots and shoes. He's actually using it and I can proudly say that it's been two months and there's NOTHING on the floor of his closet and I can run the vacuum in there! Your system has brought so much peace to our home and I can't thank you enough!
You've given me hope! I'm a bee 🐝 living with a butterfly 🦋. His clothing mess is driving me nuts. I'll be implementing butterfly systems for him in his closet and around the house. I hope it works! Life would be so much less stressful for this busy bee girl. I've got enough on my plate staying on top of my own plethora of clutter. 😄
@@jodibraun6383 For his 'dresser', we are using a nice entertainment center that would normally go in the living room - it pretty much matches the bedroom furniture. It has two doors that close in center in the top and bottom. I put cubes on their sides inside the big open space of the upper portion (designed to hold a 48" TV) and those cubes hold all his underwear, socks, and t-shirts. The bottom shelving holds his shorts and jeans. No drawers! He can see everything and all his clothes are so easy to put away. Then close just two doors and it looks great. If he has to use drawers, he'll pile things on top of a dresser if he changes his mind on what he wants to wear. Never again!
@PowerToolsWithThread The wall unit idea is a good idea, too. I'm putting together a butterfly style wall unit and an under TV cabinet to help him keep his things under control in the living room. He has all kinds of games, cords, controllers and other game-related things that get spread out all over the place. I've learned that if my organizing systems are too detailed he won't use them. So we share the big wall unit, with a space for him to butterfly, and space for him to butterfly, and space forme to bee. But the TV cabinet is all him, all butterfly. I'm thinking about making him a storage bed out of Ikea's Kallax cube units for the bedroom. I hope that it might simplify for him both finding his things and putting them away. Thanks again! Butterbees Unite! 😉
Okay so I’m a butterfly, and I’m pretty sure my husband is a bee. I drive him absolutely bonkers lol. It’s funny with the cube thing for clothes because a long time ago I added a box to my closet with dividers for socks, underwear, bras, workout clothes, and pajama pants. although it’s still managed to be a bit messy, over almost 4 years the system has actually held up pretty well. I think I might get an actual cube system and do all of my clothes that way. That way I only have to hang stuff that actually needs to be hung.
Whole family of 4 that are butterflies here 🙋🏼♀️ No one has closet doors, all toys go in big toy boxes and our kitchen is all open shelves. Has changed my life!
I know you hear this all the time but you have changed my life! I have my house organized for the first time in 8 years. I'm so happy. It's almost addictive now organizing and I've realized me and my husband are both butterflies. He's just worse than me and since I've started decuttering and organizing in a visual control way, he loves it too. He's so happy to he able to see and grab. He walks around the house smiling sometimes. Thank you for everything!
I am 54 and have been messy/cluttered ALL MY LIFE. For you to explain it so matter of factly like, “Hey, you just are,” brings me to tears. I’ve hired organizers and while they were a help, they never mentioned visual vs. hidden or macro vs. micro. Maybe they didn’t know? It is so liberating to hear this information. I am currently organizing my kitchen in a way that appeals to me. I have always had trouble putting away groceries. I don’t like hiding food away in the cupboards…after all, they are on display in the grocery store on open shelves. I have a rental, though, so I don’t want to take the doors off. And the cupboards are in weird places, anyway, and in different sizes. I travel for work, and I’ve stayed at places that have the cupboards crammed with dishes and whatnot. So, I would just put my groceries on the counter, arranged in a neat way. I realized that I absolutely LOVED looking at what food I had. It comforted me. So, I am thinking why not do that at home? Why should food go in the cupboard? There are no organizing police. I can do what I want. So, I’m currently moving all my countertop things, like coffee grinder, toaster, etc. to the cupboards, and I’m taking all my food out of the cupboards and putting them on the counter. The only appliances that will stay out will be the microwave and the electric kettle. Everything else is used infrequently enough that I can put those things away. I think having on display what I REALLY want to display will enable me to put away the other things. Thank you so much for making me feel like it’s OK to be me. Some of the things you mention I had already figured out, but I didn’t really have the information about why. It was just easier to hang my keys on a hook so I didn’t lose them. In fact, when I travel, I take command hooks with me in case the rental doesn’t have them. But now that I know I’m a butterfly, it won’t take me years to stumble across things that work for me. I can make a plan. Oh, and when I was a kid and would be forced to clean my room, I would feel angsty when everything was put away. Now I know why. Oh, and I have literally forgotten to take my medication b/c it wasn’t out in view. So, organizing in a way to works for an individual can make a difference in their health. Sorry for the long comment, but stumbling across this information has profoundly moved me. It hurts to think you’re broken and wrong for decades and decades. What this information did to my sense of self is incalculable. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I’ve JUST learned all this…. Where have I been?!?!? I feel like I’ve seen the light! 😂 I’m a butterfly and want SO badly to organize and declutter my home but get SO overwhelmed SO easily! My stacks and piles and shoving and hiding has to stop and I’m actually learning how! 😮🙌🙋♀️
That macro organizing will be same though you got this! Save your ladybug sanity with large labels/pictographs and see through bins so things are "away" as much as possible.
Same!!! My husband and son are both butterflies, I'm totally a ladybug. So far the thing that has gotten me through is big labels on everything! I can't handle too many clear bins, the only place I've caved on that is my sons toys are in clear bins. But as long as there's a big label on everything, my family has been pretty good at keeping things put away
I'm primarily a Butterfly, and I remember what an epiphany it was for me when I realized you don't have to use organization objects for their "intended" purposes. I was just walking down the aisle at Walmart thinking about organizing something, when it struck me that a clear-pocket, over-door shoe organizer would be PERFECT for sorting my crafting fabric squares and remnants (which come rolled up into "tubes"). I bought one, and it worked great! I sorted the fabrics by color, which lets me know what I do and don't have at a glance, and looks really pretty, if I do say so myself). Once that mental barrier was broken, I used those organizers (and the similar ones that come with larger pockets) for just about everything. There is one of these on nearly every one of "my" doors in the house (closet, pantry, bedroom, etc.), and they work perfectly for me. No lids or labels needed - I just toss things into whichever pocket they came from, and I can tell at a glance which pocket that is. Bonus: when the doors are open/closed (depending on the door) the organizer isn't visible, which cuts down on the "visual clutter" aspect.
Unconventional Organization! Well done for breaking free of the Standardized Organizing Items. Over-the-door shoe pockets are versatile, and therefore Awesome!
Yes! I use a shoe pocket thing for knitting needles and crochet hooks. One pocket per size for common ones and a few sizes per pocket for the really large and really small. Enough leftover pockets for other accessories I often need to grab at the same time.
I have never heard of “organizing styles” and I’m 44….pretty sure you’ve just changed my life!!!!! Lol! I’ve learned I’m a cross over butterfly/bee, being more of a butterfly probably. Thank you x a MILLION for this!!!!!!💗💗💗💗💗
Thank you for this series! I'm a bee and until now, I didn't realize that I should be organizing shared spaces as a butterfly or ladybug because no one else will stick to my minute organizing. I've been reorganizing our house for over a week and the living room and kitchen finally feel like the kids help out without me going back to do it again :D
I am definitely a butterfly. I’ve been a disorganized mess my whole life. I kept trying and failed every time. I need broad categories. Also I need it to be easy to put it away. I really don’t have a place to hang my coat on a hook inside my front door. So I put a hook on the inside of my closet door and I find it easy to hang my coat there. I need a balance of visual and hidden storage. I don’t want everything visual. Of course the other key is to declutter. I have been decluttering but have more to do. I have too much inventory to manage.
These are the kind of your videos that I really love, especially when you give us information, examples and encouragement to identify our organizational style and how to make it work FOR, not against, us. You've been such a help for so many of us to realize we need different approaches to make chaos into order. Thank you for all you do and the great after the end stories! 😆 XXOO ❤
Yes they are so helpful! I am a cricket and husband a bee. The number 1 thing we argue about is the chaos in our house with his 'stuff'. Watching these vlogs has given me some organising ideas we can both semi cope with!
I’m definitely a butterfly for most things. Now for my art supplies and make up, skin care, medical records, basically things I hold at a higher value I’m more bee like.
I was never able to utilize binders when I was in school. No matter how I tried to be "normal" . I'm glad I know that I am a butterfly. Now I can go start organizing the way that will work for me.
Thank you for this video! I am so so butterfly. This video describes me exactly. Out of sight out of mind. But when everything is visual then nothing is visual. Awesome information.
"When everything's visual, nothing's visual." THIS! This right here is my current life. Hopefully I'll get it under control soon...one pile at a time :)
I feel seen! My mom is super organized and always has everything 'spic & span' and I think I've always assumed that I need to fit into that same box in order to be organized. I call my office my "organized mess" and I'm definitely the one clearing out all the visual clutter before company comes over! Now to figure out some systems for our home, one step at a time...
I am a ladybug and my husband is a butterfly - there are definitely ways to compromise! But I tend to lean toward his organizing style, at least in areas that effect us both as well as his areas..mainly because I don’t want things dumped or thrown if he’s looking for something😂. Knowing his organizing style really helps me understand him better!
I am not a butterfly. I LIKE things put away unseen and detailed categories. But it honestly does not work for me anymore. Maybe it is my meds? I dont know. I didn't always use to be this way but if it is out of sight I can't remember it anymore. My home is more functional now because I have changed some aspects like including see thru containers. I have also been able to make broader categories because small categories are too hard to keep organized for me now even though I really like them. My suntan lotion, Aloe, calamine lotion, bug spray etc are no longer separate. It is labeled "summer" in one see thru container. Just one example It has been much easier to keep my things organized. Thank you so much for your videos! It has helped so much!
I'm a ladybird (little bit cricket at times) married to a butterfly. I realised he must be a butterfly because where I've put organisation systems like hooks, he's more organised. So I bought him a tray with a letter rack to use as a landing strip to empty his pockets into instead of putting it AAALLL over the downstairs of the house.
It's also made me come to realise that my family are visual bugs. They didn't understand my procrastination piles as a teen and I didn't understand why everything was everywhere yet things shoved in boxes stuffed in cupboards. Oohh that's why 👍
My daughter is a butterfly!! I can't put hooks up but I bought her a cube shelf and fabric bins to toss her clothes into. The only clothing for her that gets folded is her socks. That alone has helped so much!! Drawers and closets just get MESSY for her. Lol. She got those traits from me😉 I'm a bee with butterfly traits and a teeny bit of ladybug. 😬
Watching this video and reading the comments ❤️❤️❤️ there’s nothing wrong with me! There are others out there who are like me! My house isn’t doomed to be a hoarder’s paradise! Thank you!!!
Your stories make me laugh out loud...human toilet...flipping hysterical! I love this series - can't wait for the bee. It's an added bonus when you give us examples of a person that matches each bug.
Cas, I appreciate you so much! Learning I am a butterfly was a game changer! I was always an "organized butterfly" and had developed habits that allowed me to be able to use my dresser and closet, and I always knew where everything was. Yet it was always a bit of an organized mess, and I couldn't figure out why my house had so many messy spots and always looked a bit of a mess even when I felt I was spending all my time cleaning and organizing! And looking at organizing solutions in magazines made me feel terrible, because it was like, that looks sooo complicated. Turns out macro organization is a thing. Thanks for validating all of us butterflies! ❤️
I was starting to realize that my dad fit into all these things you were saying were butterfly traits, and then you hit me with "Almost every child I've met has been a butterfly" and that just cinched it for me 🤣🤣 I finally understand him a bit more. Not that his organizing style won't still grate on me and my mom, but at least it makes SENSE now, and maybe we can find a better way to work with it! I just clicked this vid thinking it'd be a good time killer, but apparently this series was something I didn't know I needed! Can't wait for the other parts!
I’m an adhd bee married to an autistic butterfly. Because we are neurodivergent organizing has always been a challenge. Things I have done for our organizing. - Spice Drawer. Spices laid flat in the drawer so no more digging. - storing pans in a pan rack. He’ll definitely put them back in random spots but atleast they are in the pan organizer. - I label everything. Both of our object permanence just didn’t fully develop at 3 years old I guess, so if we can’t see it it doesn’t exist. - There is no hiding his daily use items in drawers. I want my hairbrush and hair ties all hidden but if I do that he’ll ask me where his stuff is. I just have a little basket where he tosses his deodorant, brush, and body spray. Doesn’t mean they stay in the basket though 🙃 - Little trash cans, everywhere. I have put small trashcans in all the rooms cause I know we will not walk all the way to the kitchen to toss a hershey wrapper at 11pm. - For me I have to have a very detailed list when it comes to tidying and organizing. I will go item by item to make sure I didn’t miss anything and to stay on track.
Seriously I can't wait for the rest of this mini series. For now I'll get up and tackle this pile in front of me. Thank you so much for trying to make us feel empowered. From an old video: and WHERE are you gonna get that motivation? You're gonna borrow it from me. Right now. THANK YOU
When I first took your quiz, I was a Butterfly. Overtime, I have been working on decluttering and organizing for a Butterfly. With the improvements, I started thinking that maybe I was a Ladybug. Listening to this video, I have shifted back. I do hide things but, it is last minute as you describe a Butterfly vs. Ladybug. It was also enlightening when you said, Butterflies don’t actually see their clutter until company is coming. Well, that describes me to a tee!🤣🤣❤️❤️🦋🦋 OH my goodness, Your story is ME and MY MOTHER…. So sorry on behalf of Isabelle to you because my mama told a very similar story all of my life 😂😂😂
I'm across the ocean in Israel, but I feel like you're starting into my soul. How did you know that I have been easy all my life and never "finish" or out things away. Creative, caring wife and mom, but our home' only really neat for guests and to celebrate "Shabbat" (Sabbath) and holidays. Wow! Knowing I'm a Butterfly and that you are, too, gives me hope. With all but our youngest child grown up and living in their own homes, in ready to have my kind of order for all of us to enjoy.
after a 7 week backpacking trip, i've realized how much my mess affects me and how hard it is to find anything. i used tough reusable clear ziplocs for things like electronics, meds, gear repair, just in case items, foot care. i hadn't thought of a way to integrate this into my new apartment but this is so validating and exciting to find!!
I am a neat, tidy, and clean, a place for everything, and everything in its place organization person. I cannot have a pile, or a stack of anything, OR have a messy kitchen, (my cop BF, either!), or I will go crazy! Thankfully, no kids for us, but several friends and family members are NOT in love with this organization style... Butterflies 100%! Even my purse is organized and neat.
I feel exposed!! I have terrible out of sight, out of mind. Cass, you're a genius to discover that we can actually have some organizing solutions, even if it seems impossible!
Have you thought about doing ‘deep-dive’ vids, such as Paper Organization for Crickets, Home Office Organization for Bees, Kids Toy Storage for Ladybugs, and Bathroom Organization for Butterflies? I would 💗this! (I’m a Cricket, but I live with a Bee and a Butterfly!) i love everything you do. You are my FAVE organization channel on YT. Keep up the super-duper work!
Recently identified as butterfly. I don't know how to explain I am in tears. The struggle is so hard and so real. I have been organizing my stuff for 2 and hour years but failed always. No system ever worked for me. I love you Cass. For being so sweet so intelligent and so lovely to communicate our style in best possible way. Shoving things inside often mislead me while taking the test. I considered myself as organized from the outside and disorganized inner stuff. My daily stuff my handbag water bottle wrist watch umbrella and college stuff (hey, College teacher here)thanks you! Because I created a simple easy to put and visible home for that.
I'm a partial butterfly. I like all my closet doors closed. I spent a lot of time painting over 1990 oak to light Grey and I want to see my work. My bedroom closet has shoe boxes on shelving .I like that look. But....don't always put them back in them 😂. I like the deep thin basket for daily stuff on a counter. I'm starting new habit of putting things away...right away. And instead of thinking about doing something, I have to do it right away or forget.
gf, this is totally me! finally somebody who understands and gets me.. I'm also an interior designer so I am definitely going to be watching the whole series so I will identify my clients. ps: the very first thing I taught my baby girl was to pee anywhere and absolutely everywhere... she is now 7:00 and can literally take a leak in the parking lot behind the car... I am one proud mommy:):):)
I'm so happy that I found you!! I can't even tell you. I've been told that I'm messy by my entire family and it really affected my self-esteem. I recently found out at 30 that I've had ADHD this entire time. I was even called a "speedbump" at a work function! I've been trying to "organize" my home for an entire month and I watched almost 20 RU-vid videos and I was about to break. I watched 3 of your videos and 5 days later... DONE! Everything has a place and I can SEE it! You, Cass (Cassandra is also my name BTW :D) are a blessing.
I have ADHD and have always referred to myself as a "terrier" instead. Busy-brain, constantly moving.....go-go-go. But butterfly is a great term too!😂Thanks for all you do!
My husband and daughter are total butterflies! We've been watching your videos together and they are sooooo helpful!! OMG! And the story at the end almost made us pee our own pants laughing. Very endearing, and honestly, makes my husband listen better. Make this family laugh and we will invest in you lol.
This is hands down THE most helpful and inspiring organizational video I have ever seen. Thank you. I struggle so much with being overwhelmed by my messy home and has been compounded by depression. I'm so ashamed and feel such guilt that my kids have to deal with my messiness. This video gives me hope that I can overcome my messy home and not let it define me. Thank you
When I found your organizing styles in 2021, it honestly changed my life! I always was told I was messy and I felt like my bedroom was constantly out of control. I married a lady bug that was raised to be very neat…I was so stressed and so was he! I gradually learned to be neater but EVERYTHING made sense when I learned about our organizing styles! Combined with decluttering, our house is rarely stressful and that is a huge blessing!
I'm obsessed with your organization styles! I am a Cricket, my hubby is a Cricket. I've spent the last year helping him organize his office before I watched these videos and my office too and organized them both exactly as Crickets do. Makes me feel so much better knowing I don't have to fight another bug.. LOL! EXCEPT that I just had my 16 year old take the test and she is a Butterfly hands down! The whole family has always said she is the messy one. Funny that we actually have her room organized to the Butterfly style without knowing til now. Open closet. Clothes in baskets. Open baskets on shelves and lots of hooks. I am having to help my mom organize her house which is extremely overwhelming. I watched the Bee video and it is exactly her. Down to the borderline hoarder. I showed her your video and pinterest board for the Bee and she is excited to get started and get rid of stuff now. Thank you! My eyes have been opened and I'm excited to finally be on our way to being organized for once!
I’m a Bee married to a Butterfly and we always fantasize about someday having a kitchen like Julia Child’s: pots artistically arranged on pegboards with outlines, knives right at eye level and all visible, appliances set up where you use them. Bliss 😊 (We’re even more obsessed lately because of the HBO show “Julia” which I highly recommend)
This is definitely me. I’ve thought of myself as organized until I’ve seen people who are actually organized 😅 Things tend to collect on the kitchen table or counters and other tables over time, and I’m afraid of losing things I need or use regularly. I’m definitely neurodivergent and just need to be able to see things clearly without thinking. I’m also Te blind as an INFJ, so I’m exactly like you said with moving on to the next thing without considering what to do with the stuff I’m done with. This video was very insightful for me. I’d really like my new apartment to be more organized, and it’s nice to know I don’t have to force myself to be a different way. It’s nice to work with who you are and go from there 😊
I am mostly a butterfly in that I don’t mind some doors (apartments around me are teaming with doors and closed cupboards lol) but when I open the doors I have to be able to see everything. For my closet (folding door style not walk in) I use hanging shoe/sweater shelves and then I can fit my nearly entire wardrobe in the closet. That way when I open the doors in the morning, if I’ve managed to put away my clothes, I can see it all. (8 times out of 10 I don’t close the doors but when guests come over it’s easy to hide)
Someway somehow even in the corporate world they are arranging offices with see-through bin and organizer in bank, offices and Co working. We are evolving, and the world will be ours dear butterflies!
Oh Man! This video is 2 years old, but right on time for me. I have always felt so guilty over not being able to keep my house like the women in my family. thank you so much. I've got this! 🦋🦋
Honestly, hooks are amazing. I have 2 hanging shoe racks and 1 jewelry organizer on my walls. One shoe rack is for my shirts & pj's The other I stuff with my winter gear (hats, gloves, etc) & overflow items I use frequently but have no real home (small jewelry bags, plastic gloves, masks for outside, etc) The jewelry organizer I use for my small beauty items. I also have 3 hanging sunglasses organizer I stack on top of each other that I use for my actual jewelry. They're just strips of hooks, so I chuck all my crap at them. Only thing organized is top is chokers, middle short hanging necklaces, and bottom is long hanging necklaces. Literally has made such an improvement having frequently used items on my walls vs in the closet.
Hi Cass - I cannot Believe it - you talked directly to me. I am a Butterfly and I am an old Butterfly so I need to see everything and label everything. But first I need to declutter and thus I have begun my journey. It's a little slow, but it's coming along. I have lived in the same house for 30 years, so I have stuff, upon stuff. But one bite at a time, one trip to the Donation Thrift Store I am decluttering and I can already see the results. Thanks for inspiring me and thanks for sharing. Continued success. Love PegEgg
Once I understood the butterfly organizing style, I have been able to keep things organized & put up (clothes off the dresser; pantry organized). Wow! What a game changer.
i feel like you just walked in my house and said 'yup, deb. welcome to your life' LOLOLOL I've been working the past couple of weeks on trying to take back my house. One pile and surface at a time. you and 'but, first coffee' are my two fave ladies on this topic. and LMAO at your human toilet seat.... so glad my 'mommy' days are over and im with you... no toilets... no debbie. give me indoor plumbing and a soft plush bed LOL
This is me! Me bestie says that it looks like a mess but I know where everything is. Especially filing cabinet and desks. Thank you! I am messy and your videos really help me embrace my butterfly self.
Me too!!! How cool is that? I only know 1 friend who is a butterfly. The good news is that I never ever had a fight with children about their mess because I understand their style
How are you in my brain lady, you are such an inspiration! I was literally told that I was lazy my whole life. My house is always a mess, I have given up until I found The Minimal Mom and then you!!! Thanks so much.
Finally!!! I have your first and second books that I looooove! Yet, watching this video was a lightbulb moment! Thank you for your help breaking down to my level 👀 why butterflies are butterflies. I know a pedigree butterfly so instead of wanting to choke them sometimes, I think I'll go buy them every clear bins and jars I can find. Thank you Cas! Big hugs! ☮️💖🙏
Spot on! I took the door off my side of the wardrobe and my husband thought I was crazy, now I know it was because I'm a natural butterfly! Thank you!🦋
Oh Cas! Your story at the end was so hilarious - laughter truly is the best "medicine" when u've had a challenging day... Am so glad ur willing to share your knowledge & your stories with us! 🤗
Always appreciated. 💖 I am trying to help my ADHD adult son to organize, as the outside world of papers begin to fly in, and he is glued to the computer. I think the Butterfly system would be best for him, even though he says he desires file folders in the desk drawer, not wanting to even get out of his chair. But the papers only pile up on top of the copier. And I am the one to help find a specific paper. 😝 We will have to assign the desk drawer for the greatest of importance, Social security matters, with a single bin, and the other papers in an open shelf unit with labeled bins that he can just toss into.
Hi add here, this sounds like me. I'm butterfly and bee so maybe he's similar. I'm just starting to learn what to do and not feel overwhelmed. Good luck. Maybe let him know he's not alone.
I am no longer a butterfly, but in hindsight it makes sense I was one when my mind was just overwhelmed and bordering on depression some days. Having failed to complete my second uni program, single after my first real realtionship and struggling to find a job, alone in a one room apartment. I just could not remember things If I could not see them. I bought a big clear tub and was so happy I could now see the things in them and remember to use them. My mom stopped by and instantly wondered if it shouldn’t be covered with a sheet/blanket or something. Made sense as her style was different and Nowadays open shelves make me feel stressed, overwhelmed. Now I need things out of sight but easy to see and put away when opening a cabinet etc. I long for always having surfaces always easily cleaned of, ready for visitors.
Thanks Cas. I pile things high and forget what is on the bottom of the pile. My pet & favorite hobby stuff is always kept in their place, but I can see that stuff. Clear shoe bag works for my shoes. My desk & bills are a mess. I dump stuff in drawers & I dread opening them to look for something. You are right, I'll try again... later... :)
Diagnosed with ADHD recently over 50! This is absolutely what I need. Thank you, this is really inspiring, I bought my first clear containers and organized my colored pencils…by color…I think this might work. 😮I didn’t think I was capable of organizing anything. When we clean up fast it’s what we call a D.O.O.M. box/bag. It stands for “didn’t organize, only moved!”
In most camping supply stores like Cabelas or on line (Amazon ) there is something called a female urination device. It’s like a funnel so women/girls can void standing up without making a mess. This is extremely helpful if you’re camping (avoid squatting in poison ivy accidentally in the dark!) or say if you’re having to use a porta potty or other not so clean seat you can stand. Additionally could use with a say a bottle in a car with a towel draped if you don’t have anything else to go in. (Like if you have to stop in traffic or along side the road etc.) It really works and it’s worth it just in case.
I trained every one in the home on not having a toilet in nature, but I personally can't sleep in the wild because of the sounds of birds that keeps me awake. How weird is that 🤔
Oh my.. I was rofl-ing almost during this whole video (before re-watching it) 🤣Yes, among all the other abuse, I've always been told that I am messy since I can remember. Four decades later I now know that I'm a "butterfly" (possibly with ADD in childhood) and I was forced to follow their conventional organizing style (and education system *d'oh!) .. No wonder I kept failing at everything. To make it more interesting, my husband is ALSO A BUTTERFLY! *lol Our house is ALWAYS looking like a bomb explodes in here everyday. I'm so relieved (and kinda happy) just knowing that I'm a bit "unique" and that I can build a system unique to us instead of trying to fit into other ppl's idea of organizing. Thank you, Clutterbug! 🤗🥰
Suggestion for anyone who’s a butterfly: Target sells clear bins with lids in different colors. I know, I know. No lids. But I use them for very specific crafts/organizing. When I want that specific thing, I pull the whole bin out, do the thing, and then it’s all there with the bin and the lid to pack it up again. No organization in the bin. Just however it fits. Then, because I just have a stack of these bins, all with lids on, I can pop it right on top. If I want something under? It’s clear and labeled. So I know exactly what it is. And can pull it out from underneath and use it right away. Then when I’m done, back in the bin and on top of the stack. No muss. No fuss. No thinking about it. No sorting. In the bin, close the bin, top of the stack. Done.
I feel so called out with this right now 😅 my husband always gets so mad because I constantly leave cupboard doors open and as soon as I clean the whole house, it’s messy again. It’s always so hard to keep clutter at bay. I never realized before this why it was, but I’m definitely a butterfly and it effects every single aspect of my life. I’m going to start implementing these cleaning/ organizing tips this year and see how it effects things and if the organization will actually last more than two weeks. Wish me luck!! ❤ Also I’m really glad that kids are natural butterflies too because I can organize my daughters room the same way and it’ll be easy for me to maintain lol
I remember my Nan telling me about squatting for a pee behind their car. It was on a bit of a slope and some guy came over to tell my gramp that his car radiator was leaking because of the water trail running down the hill from the car! Haha!!!
Great video. The only way I've been able to combine my traditional colonial and picture perfect home style, with my butterfly habits, is by having dedicated extra storage rooms for all those shelves and bins: a pantry, walk-in closet, basement, office, laundry room and a sewing area in the extra bedroom, now the Sewing Room with an extra bedroom set. But in every traditional room, for me, what works is having an extra wardrobe or chest with drawers, book shelf, and pegboard. Hooks and pegboards are great near entryways, and although closets are scarce in cape-style homes, that's why piles of clothes tend to work. Every once in a while I hang up the piles of clothes back into the walk- in closet room and my smaller bedroom closet. I keep three: one for clean, one for just worn, and one for coats and sweaters. The laundry room does have a folding counter, but I don't have time to fold, so I made a rule: I only allow hand towels there. Until I provide a better space, that's where they will stay. When I do dishes, I get them done right after use. I made a rule to change my Butterfly habit: I amended my Butterfly behavior because I want the kitchen always looking nice for others. I feel better after watching this video because although my piles get smaller, and are more temporary, they are'nt going away entirely. That's how I stay organized. I put them away more frequently and use them to stay organized. I now know why I have a 'pile' mentality but within reason. I'm an official Butterfly, but I've learned I can be an 'Educated Butterfly'. I don't have to feel bad and try to be someone I'm not. Thanks for validating this category. I only keep now what I use or love to look at in my traditional spaces. I value my storage for my tools, seasonal items, and out of season clothes. Thanks again. I'm a proud, pile-oriented Butterfly.
This speaks my heart. I took the test and I'm primary a butterfly. Love, love this video. Can't wait to organize more butterfly style because my home has so many hot mess spots.
Wuju!!! I am so excited for this week’s mini series. For sure this will help me understand and discover my organizing style. Definitely I been called messy. And I can remember that feeling of others in the family not understanding. This I know of myself, I need to reduce my inventory because I get overwhelmed. I love simple organization. I love clear containers inside the cabinets. I don’t know if its because of the wood that makes the cabinet dark inside and the clear bins help me see through so it’s easy to find things quickly. Even though I love all tipes of bright colors, for organizing systems I need neutrals like light gray or white if it’s in plain sight. I think this video is very helpful and giving us an example of someone who’s a butterfly 🦋 is a plus.
I AM a butterfly. I tried to convince myself to be every single other bug, but nope. 🦋 now that I’ve actually found what works…. Sheeeeeze. Thank you for identifying these, it has truly saved my sanity. Also, not sure if it was you that had the saying, “finish your circle” but that has changed my life. ♥️
@@almmason7 if you start doing a task, complete the task before moving to the next task. If you started drawing circle, you wouldn’t stop mid circle and move to another shape.. you would finish drawing your circle, then move on. Doesn’t have to be a perfect circle, but it does have to be complete. I have Add, so thinking this helps me a lot
I am feeling such a sense of joy because I just found out, thanks to you, that I am a butterfly. Up until now my way of keeping my house in a order that works best for me was never addressed! I do need thing out in my visual field but seems like every other organizer tucks everything out of sight and that does not work for me I appreciate you so much and will be one of your best fans!
Love your story about your daughter! Cracking up! I have an Isabelle too and this sounds like something that would happen to us 😂 She’s also most definitely a butterfly even at almost 4 years old. It’s very obvious. And she loves to sort everything by color.
You just described my “ messy” husband. Last night I tried to set things up in his Bathroom so that instead of having to get up from his chair in the bathroom area and walk a few steps to his walk-in closet or out to the bedroom area to get his shorts and tshirts out of a chest type dresser, I stacked clear drawers and labeled them and placed them within arms reach ( shorts, tshirts, pjs etc), and yes I even removed the lid to his hamper and set it right next to his chair because that’s where he “ drops” his dirty clothes. This morning he said the new system worked very well!!! Too bad it took 44 yrs of marriage to learn that we are just opposite organization styles. Next I’m going to place a clear container next to his desk labeled 2023 paperwork.( even though a file drawer is all neatly set up for him ). Then I’ll come once a week and file 😘. 1:57
Thank you so much for this, Cas! I'm a butterfly married to a very organized cricket! We organize our own stuff however we want and common areas are organized like a ladybug (to avoid visual clutter in a tiny apartment). It's worked for us :)
This is a great compromise. I’m a cricket married to a butterfly, with butterfly kids. We are *finally* beginning to have success with a ladybug system.
I'm a Bee, but I can't afford all those little organizers. So I'm going to try Butterfly. I already realized that I needed clear containers so I've been slowly buying them over the years. I'm going to try putting an index card on or in it with every type of thing that is in the bin. I'm excited to see the Bee part of this series. Oh and thank you for taking away the shame of leaving all the cabinet and closet doors open!
I am a butterfly!!! :D OMG!! my mom (who is also a butterfly I think but also the other one that likes to super compartmentalize things inside of more things (ladybug I think-which is more than I will do) she told me recently about the DIY Mommy! I am so excited to hear a vote of confidence from you about her! ....I always stay for the end xo
I'm excited for this series I don't think I'm a butterfly.. I like visual things but I like them neat and organized n I love my categories n sub categories.. oh no not the human toilet seat lol 😆
I just love Cass,she’s my favorite.Her personality and super sophisticated way of organizing that makes things look so pretty and her ideas are fantastic!!
Cas, after watching this, I am definitely a butterfly. I tend to put things away ...permanently (as in shove everything out of sight when someone is coming over), never to find them again. Here's an example, I've been searching (high and low) for the electric chainsaw (I need to use it right now) that I purchased last fall. It's in never-never land and might not resurface again in my lifetime unless I do a major declutter. Yikes! Cas, I love you, after hearing the 'for those of you who stayed around to the end story, I laughed so hard, I nearly peed my pants ...luckily I'm not out in the wilderness!
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU!!! I have been struggling so hard with trying to get my clutter under control. This makes so much sense to me! I've been trying to force myself to organize like everyone says you're "supposed to". I'm definitely going to try out these tips!
I’m pausing this to freak out at you a little. Take off the closet doors!!!! I’ve done almost all of my kitchen cabinet doors (which are serving as stepping stones out back where there is lots of mud. Double duty, since now I’m willing to go outside more). But I forgot the upstairs closets. We’d kept them closed because we had a cat that got into anything, and another who was a grumpy butt and loved to pee on certain things. But they’re both gone now. And our newer cats do not have that bad habit. Thanks for the reminder Cas! Take off the closet doors!!! ✨‼️👏‼️👏‼️✨
