You Won't Believe This!! 😱 Quick Life Update 

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I freakin' love you!! My house is falling apart, my backyard is flooding, I may have cancer... let me become a firefighter and write my next book! Excuse me, like, WHATTTTTT?! I love your energy and your will to keep going no matter what comes your way. Also, I am so sorry for your loss regarding your grandmother. May God continue to bless you and your family. You taught me a wonderful lesson today, keep going NO MATTER WHAT!

You have so many balls in the air right now. Those of us who have been following you for years will understand if you post less frequently. Good for you for pursuing your dreams! All best wishes...🦋

VIDEO IDEA: revisiting places you organized in the past seeing what stayed organized and what didn't

How about "30 days of quick summer declutters". Maybe its a junk drawer, glove box, car trunk, safe deposit box, pet drawer, utensil drawer, medicine cabinet, jewelry box, night stand, crawl space, desk drawer, coffee table storage, back porch shelf unit, pool containers, tool box, garden supply cabinet or table, outdoor games/toys, etc.... Something quick and easy but it makes you feel accomplished. Congrats on your firefighting gig! You can do it!

Congratulations on becoming a firefighter!! You are teaching us that no matter your age you can achieve anything. My late mother-in-law got her Masters at 72 while she was fighting cancer, taking care of my father-in-law who has Alzheimer's and Dementia, and working full-time.

I love you, please don’t go to that same dermatologist if he misdiagnosed your grandmother. Please find a better one. Congratulations on becoming fire fighter Cass!! You rock! 🎉

Ideas for content would be to film getting your mom's house ready to sell. You are amazing superwoman!

Congratulations! Coincidentally, my retired firefighter fella says one of the worst things to encounter inside a burning house is piles of stuff that you have to fight your way over, around, or through in order to fight the flames or make a rescue.

Please accept my condolences on the loss of your grandmother. I am very sorry about all you are going through. May you receive swift healing, and help in every way.

Cas!!! I went back to school in my 50’s and got 100% and gave the commencement speech to over 6,000 people 🤣🤣🤣 OMG!!! The things we can accomplish when we’re truly happy and put the past behind us!!! ❤ love you so much! So excited for you!!!!!

Nate Berkus used to do a segment on his show where people submitted a photo of a problem area in their home along with a description of the issues. He then would give suggestions based on the email and photo. That might be fun to see you do from an organization perspective.

Suggestion! A Day in the Life series. We'd LOVE THAT!

uh, Cas-container concept applies to the 24 hours in a day too. You’re making me tired just watching you!!! A time management and priority setting video could help us all 😂

Make sure you and Joe take time for each other with your crazy, busy life!!

Find a dermatologist who does MOHS excisions. They will take off the area layer by layer and examine it under a microscope to get clear margins. Then they will repair the surgery site. Very precise.

I’m very sorry for your loss! Please see a different doctor, that’s very concerning. Thank you for letting us into your world. Praying burnout stays away and that you can quickly transition to some quieter times. You’re an inspiration!

You cleaning while wearing the uniform absolutely killed me 🤣 Congrats!! That’s so awesome, it’s great to see someone work so hard and achieve!!

Never a dull moment at your house.

To say you're busy is an understatement. I need a nap after your video! 😂

Ideas - stuff you do anyway…your end-of-day whole house 5 min pick up routine. Your daily picking out wardrobe routine. Your mail sort routine. Your bathroom cleaning routine. Your kitchen food prep and clean up routine, with emphasis on where your cooking utensils, mixing bowls, cutting board, and pots and pans are stored. Hints on finding and deleting junk emails and spam. Deepest sympathy of loss of your grandmother.

Cas - CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 👩🏼‍🚒🧯📛 I heard you say "I'll do better tomorrow" - so I'll remind you of your own advice to us: you're putting a lot of pressure on tomorrow's self! Baby steps. 1 ounce more protein. One more cup of water. One extra veggie serving. Whatever tiny step it us - that counts as better! There's no such thing as perfect. 🤗 You're so inspiring!!!

Congrats, Cas, on kicking a$$and taking names! 🎉🎉🎉You’ve got this! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

When you need water for the fire truck. They can come around to your garden to fill up & recycle water

All the fire fighters will automatically love you. They will doubly love you when you organize the fire house! 😊

I can't wait for your first video where you re-organize the fire truck, hahaha. Welcome to the "brotherhood" from a 15-year firefighter! Take care of yourself! Stress will happen. You'll never be alone.

I’m so sorry for the loss of your grandmother 💕. I also want to say don’t go back to the same doctor who misdiagnosed her! That’s crazy pants! And congrats on becoming a firefighter - amazing. Idea for you - repurpose some of your old content - put new videos together of themes eg kitchen decluttering, decorating, paperwork etc. Go Cass!,

VIDEO SUGGESTIONS: (for those of us that really love your organizing content) back to declutterring & organizing SMALL household spaces such as cabinets, drawers, etc … the “one small space at a time” & “ when you don’t have much time for organizing” videos are helpful 👍

VIDEOS: just film what you are doing in life!! -your mom's house (downsizing, decluttering, Matt Paxton's theory--keep the memories, lose the stuff) -your own home projects -fast recipes to cook for time management -life systems

Idea. Maybe people could submit images of spaces they need help with and you could on the fly, make suggestions, recommendations. Quick easy video. Not much prep involved other than bringing up the photos.

Cas, i am so proud of you, both that you did go take care of your health even though beeing scared of the outcome, and just as much for becoming a firefighter. I wish you the best of luck.

please take time for *you.* we are *not* a priority for you. we enjoy what you share, but FAMILY FIRST. take care, Cas ... thanks for all you do for us!

I am a retired volunteer firefighter. My uniform was kept at the fire house. Just an FYI, if yours is not kept at home, turn your boots upside down to dump the spiders out. No joke. Us girls have got to watch out for each other. You should do the EMT class, it was the most fun job I ever had!! You are amazing ❤

Clean with me's when you're talking through things are good for me. They keep me company while I'm cleaning.

Everyone: I should get in shape, maybe I’ll get a gym membership Cas: I should get in shape, let me become a firefighter 😂😅❤️

Hoarding isn't only STUFF. You have a hoard of activities, obligations or goals. Prioritize these things, and discard the lesser ones, like chickens!

Here's an idea: "getting unstuck" or "tough spot spotlight"-themed "one-hour better" videos of virtual consultations where you help someone declutter and/or organize for just an hour or so, focusing on a location or category of stuff that's especially tricky (a deceased loved one's items, a deep corner kitchen cabinet, clothes that don't fit but you still love). Dana does these sometimes, and they're really compelling from a viewer's perspective, but a lot easier for the creator, I imagine. Your combination of compassion and tough love and humour plus experience adapting solutions to fit someone's organizing style would bring so much to this kind of format, not to mention you'd be helping people directly and indirectly!

Oh, Cass. So sorry about your Grandmother and that doctor.

Leak detection specialists is probably who you need to fix the water issues and not a plumber. If you choose to do this, please make sure that they have specialist equipment and training. Congratulations precious Cass!!! You are helping complete strangers in so many ways. What an amazing accomplishment!!! I am so sad though, about what's happening to your home. May things go well on that front, very soon.

Congratulations! My 17 year old daughter is a firefighter, she absolutely loves it!

I love badass decluttering Cas who kicks my butt into doing stuff 😆 I will always watch more of those videos!

When we got my son his dirt bike, he was afraid of it at first too. He got comfortable on his own terms and then started to turn the front yard into a dirt bike track. Milo will love it.

Honestly, I love listening to you talk. Whether you're sharing bits of advice or life updates or the "thank you so much, guys, for those of you who have stayed til the end" parts of your videos. You have a lot going on, and I enjoy whatever you choose to share. Congratulations on your latest success! Wishing you all the best!

I can't believe how much those beautiful kids have grown. I've been a subscriber since you were running the day care. You're doing great! And Joe, so supportive. What a blessing.

If you need to step back or slow down on video content and the podcast, we can wait. You are working on some incredible projects in the next few months. RU-vid can wait. It’s summer break. Schedules change. Take care of yourself. ❤

W O W !!! YES. CRAZYPANTS! My entire body clenched when I saw that dirt bike. I’m overly cautious and am glad no one was severely injured. 😱 Sounds like you need to declutter your activities.😆 Sorry to hear about the loss of your grandma. Mine passed decades ago and I still feel the loss. 💞

Congratulations on your firefighter dreams! 🎉 Sorry for the loss of your grandmother 😢 I love watching all the videos you make. It makes my day! ❤

Just watching you declutter/clean helps so much. When I’m not motivated I go to your old video of your evening routine and I’m off doing mine.

I'm sorry for the loss of your grandmother 😢 I would be cautious trusting them for your nose, personally, maybe a second opinion just to make sure they got it all? As for video requests, I would actually really enjoy a body doubling video where you just have the camera on while you're cleaning or doing something you were already going to do. Hopefully would involve less editing as well. But if you need a break from posting we're totally cool with that as well! Take care Cas! 💜

Your children as well as you and Joe would LOVE a four-wheeler! My husband and I as well as our granddaughters love ours :)

Video Suggestion: Bite size projects. Short videos (so you can be quick and not take much time out of your current life marathon) help us refresh in how to find 5/ 10 or 15 minutes projects - pick a project and knock it out. (Just one drawer makes a difference). Tackle the shoes in the house - keep, put away, give away (lets face it the chances of getting a shoe repaired is pretty slim). One thing I find that we never seem to see is where and how people store their cleaning supplies ... vacuum, mop, rags, dust wands, how many cleaning products do we need and for what they are best suited for... I am so proud of you - firefighter, wife, mom, first responder, writer, editor, leader in the industry of all things you get involved in... your accomplishments are bottomless.

These life updates are amazing! I wish you would do them monthly...maybe goals in the beginning and then a recap at the end of the year.

My dad is a volunteer firefighter. Thanks for doing this, they always need more people!

ALL THE GARDEN VIDS PLS! I am hyper focused on gardening and would love anything and everything garden adjacent. Also basic organizing and how to clean as go/maintenance would be nice. I can kinda organize but actually training myself to be clean is tough

I love, love, love your "clean with me" videos. So just take us along as you do chores. You talk to yourself as you clean and you are hilarious in the best way! I fold laundry or clean along with you.

Video ideas: how to establish habits and routines to keep my house tidy and company ready. I grew up in a messy dirty neglected house. I know how to clean things now but… I don’t know how to stay on top of it all.

I'm so sorry about your grandmother. Hugs and prayers

Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your honesty and openness. This is what the world needs, not fake perfection.

Oh Cas!! I love you and your enthusiasm for life! You go girl!! But burn out is real so be wise and find a few minutes for yourself.

Congratulations 🎉🥳 🎉 Topic suggestions: -Different types of plumbing pipes, copper, PEX vs Poly B. Please tell me you don’t have Poly B -Drainage ditch for the flood plain you live on -Legal ramifications for lying about flooding and pipes bursting (I’ll bet they knew both and didn’t disclose). -Studying for adhd. Do MindMaps work for you? -info about volunteer firefighter and paramedics -Family job chore list because you have two hands and kids that can help!

I’ll watch anything you do Cas! Looking forward to you helping your mom with her house.

Cass - watching one of your videos a couple of years ago is what finally convinced me to go ahead with my own weight loss surgery. Thank you!!! Thank you for sharing your story. Best decision I ever made. How you speak about the relief of just not having to think about it, and the stupid food noises. It is just such a relief.

I'm a late in life diagnosed adhder and your video have helped a lot . Maybe you could do a video on how your able to do all the amazing stuff you have going on right now cause I suffer from overwhelme a lot and it limits the things I want to do.

First off, never heard of Baby reindeer but you know I. Gonna have to see it now. CONGRATULATIONS on the volunteer firefighter gig. AWESOME. You are an absolute inspiration. We will be here when you get back. Luv ya!❤🇦🇺

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Amazing!!! I used to be a burn unit nurse and we saw ourselves as community partners with the local firefighters. We did fundraisers for them, they donated patient care items to our unit; on rare occasions they were our patients, too, and we always knew they could one day be our rescuers, just as they often had been for our patients. Firefighters are always heroes! Be safe and be proud!

Suggestion: How to declutter for moving, How to move, How to Reorganize fresh after moving into a new space. You did move houses a few times.

Since your mom is selling her house, I would love and appreciate some moving videos! That would be super helpful!! Love you Cass!! You are amazing!!

Congratulations 🎉 keep up the hard work Cas!! I’ve been a firefighter for 23yrs just some advice, if you use your bunker gear in a fire 🔥 do not bring it home. Cancer prevention is a big thing in our department and our gear has cancerous materials. Keep up with the physical training and your studies 🫶🏽🥰💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

As a fellow former volunteer emt/ firefighter, I’m excited for your journey! As far as future video suggestions- maybe a quick list of links to your favorite organizing/ decluttering past videos with just a few quick comments on why you think they still hold up and maybe what you would do differently

Cas, you do SO much!!! So here's an idea or ... Seven .. (yup, adhd, should be a-doin' something else). Lighting and decluttering! 10 things to say to yourself in the mirror when you're decluttering! Why clutter is a fire hazard! Where to keep your safety things, and making sure that clutter doesn't make them harder to get to! Organizing pet stuff! Bug hybrids -- I'm a bit ladybug, a bit butterfly, So my ideal container is not quite clear -- like the white frosted stuff at Target or container store. Where do you start in an absolute insane, dozen-box office room? Decluttering outdoor spaces! Best garden tool organizers, and garden-tool safety. What do you do when seasonal has an entirely different and somewhat unpredictable meaning where you live? (This is actually the first summer in a while that I've had to take the down comforter off the bed in summer.) Thanks global warming! Mmm ... Hiding fitness equipment if you don't have a dedicated fitness room or a basement. Cardboard freaking boxes!!! Now that we're getting so much delivered, Even though brick and mortar stores are open, we've all got 14 bajillion empty cardboard boxes in our garages! Jewelry storage. Mirrors -- love, hate, need? Stocking a tidy tote ... Your own cleaning playlist! The Cas Percentage -- That's the number by which you multiply The amount of time a client thinks it will take to organize something, to get the amount of time it will actually take to organize something. (Yeah, bcz people who have clutter have it because they are so good at estimating how long tasks will take :) And finally, back to that concept of seasonal switchovers of clothing, linens, decor -- Wait who has time to do that with decor?!?! -- When do you make those switchovers and how did you decide when to do it?

Ideas: 1. ADHD content 2. Time management 3. How to get the family involved in helping around the house, who does what 4. What things to do yourself, and when to hire help (especially when you have ADHD) 5. Dealing with the shame of being overwhelmed with all the things and how to take baby steps forward 6. The first things to go when you’re busy and stressed (I’m great at the idea part, just not the execution so much 😂).

CONGRATULATIONS on all your accomplishments! WOW!! It is ok to take a moment for yourself. We will miss your videos but if you must take a break from filming please do. Once you have time😅 rested and watched a few movies, come back to us 😊

I was a high school drop out too and a teen mom. It's really inspiring to see where you are in life now

Just doing videos on your life makes me happy!!!!!

You did IT!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Co Gratulation!❤❤❤❤ This video was so ADHD!!!😂😂😂😂😂 And this and that and this and that... I'm so happy, you did something with your nose. We need you!

Cass, you are a joy to watch! You talking about your health problems makes me realise that my problems are pretty normal and life hasnt picked on me deliberately! Weight wise you look great and yeah there was a time when you were too thin! It doesnt matter what you talk about or do on video its always great to see you

On the topic of gardening and ADHD - plant some herbs that you use in a lot of recipes! I always used to buy those small packets of herbs at the grocery store and I’d forget about them in the fridge. Now, I have my fresh herbs growing in the garden, so I don’t have to worry about them going bad. 🙂

WOW WOW WOW!! I'm so impressed with you. Congratulations!

content that has been helpful/ content i would enjoy seeing: - going back to spaces that have been organized/decluttered and reorganizing/decluttering - how to utilize weird spaces in the home - organizing large collections for adults (books, vinyl, toys, etc.) - 1 day in the life of regular decluttering for upkeep - organizing high traffic spaces for best use - styling/organizing for welcoming/happy spaces

Good job taking care of yourself and your family!

This is why we love you 😍 Cass, thank you so much for the encouragement and just being you !

You asked for content suggestions: invite followers to write in their issues then select ones to read and help. For me, my house was already cluttered, then I brought stuff home from my parents' house after they died (some useful, lots sentimental, some pretty). Having trouble moving in house. Recently switched to garage and I am getting that going as not touching the inherited things that overflowed or that I have to wade thru (zillions of audio cassettes and videos of family). Finally making some progress.

Congratulations on reaching the next stage in your firefighter journey! So sorry about the loss of your grandmother. I am very happy you had the skin cancer addressed. Looking forward to the videos of decluttering your Mom's house.

Your ADD really shows with all your activities 😊 best of luck with your endeavors

Amazing work and I am so sorry for your loss. Grandparents are so special. Ideas for videos - digital organization. Pictures and files etc? Another idea- shared workspace organization.

Awww I got all teary eyed at the end 🥹💝💝

Good for you, Cass! You're such a hard worker! Sorry about your grandmother. Your son on his bike was so sweet.

Great update!! So many amazing things in your life. Good luck with the skin cancer. As a ortho trauma nurse please be extra careful with your sons new dirtbike get him all the protective gear!! All we see are dirtbike accidents and motorcycle accidents once the weather gets nice!! Impressive about your firefighter and medical first responder gigs!!

I’d love 10-15 min snippets of time where you talk about what you’re doing. How you’re setting up your study area and maybe read a chapter and give us a synopsis about it. What happens when you’re a volunteer firefighter? How do you start in writing a book? All kinds of ideas for quick videos. You don’t need to edit just vlog and post it. It would be great. Blessings🌺

Hi Cas, It's so exciting to see you accomplishing your dreams, but when you said you were getting buried it reminded me of your advice about downsizing... Time is like storage space and there's only so much of it. You can't just organize and cram... you have to "declutter" (or at least postpone) some things so you don't burn out in the short-term. I love you! You and your accomplishments are AMAZEBALLS!

Video suggestions: organizing oddly shaped closets and pantries (e.g., angled walls, corner shelving, what were they thinking when they built this monstrosity of a space?!). Also, organizing and storing seasonal items like pool or gardening items only used in summer 😊

You're amazing Cas! Thank you for keeping it real and playful.

I’m 80 and my husbands full time caregiver. I would like to get my house decluttered and organized. Keep giving encouragement to us.

This is so awesome… 👏🏽 my husband is finishing his last semester of Firefighting school… so i had to share this video with him lol he showed our kids how to put on his bunker gear … he loved seeing this ❤

I know you used to run a daycare - I'd love a video on organizing with small kids in the house or even cleaning the house with your small kids in the house. Basically all your usual content with an "also there's chaos gremlins involved all the time" angle 😅

So sorry for the loss of your grandmother. Congratulations on becoming a firefighter! I hope your daughter's leg is okay! My husband is battling throat cancer. Right now, It's a full time job tube feeding, keeping up with his meds and chemo and radiation appointments. So my household organization projects are on hold. Last night he spent the night in the hospital getting blood transfusions. I actually got to take a shower and sleep 7 hours! I really enjoyed just seeing your life update. It made me smile.❤

Congratulations on becoming an Emergency Hero. Your Grandmother is looking down smiling at you with pride. I know he’s beaming. 💜✌️💜

You can do it! Time management, routine and habit videos would be really awesome. I know you have done some bit I can’t get enough of those 😊

The little drawer clean out you did was great. I’d watch every one of those.

Have you seen the Behavior Panel interview coverage of Baby Reindeer? So interesting!!! You rock, Casd!