Discover Your Organizing Style: The Ultimate Guide
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- What's Your Organizing Style? Are you a Bee, Cricket, Ladybug or Butterfly?! This video can help identify your organizing style once and for all. I'm breaking down the different personality traits, the main focus on home organization and the biggest strengths and weaknesses. The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare skl.sh/clutterbug03241
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I think you should do a series where you instruct us how to set up organization system for each type of bug, BY ROOM. Like, this is how you organize a butterfly bathroom, this is how you organize a ladybug closet, that kind of thing. My husband is a butterfly and his bathroom is always a mess. I am a bee and I don't know how to set up systems for him.
The best thing I did for my butterfly son was to add hooks. Hooks near his laundry hamper for things that had been worn, but not necessarily needed to be washed. Hooks in the bathroom for things he was taking off and putting on. Hooks for towels. Then if the hooks were full, he needed to deal with it. I know it sounds silly, but it really worked for him (he was 24 at the time).
@@barbborja1910 I put hooks in the bathroom for my daughter to hang her used towel since she didn't want to use the basket I have for dirty towels. It didn't work. I can got to the bathroom and pick up the towels off the floor and put them in the basket only for her to pull them out onto the floor. She has autism and it will take consistency her.
I feel that way with my hubby and his tools and garage
Go big. Big tray for stuff on counter. He dumps, you move tray to clean. Drawers, bigger baskets. He will drop and go. Do not use little organizers for anything. Butterfly will just drive you Bonkers Mrs. Bee. He organizes by big bucket method. Maybe buy pretty baskets not actual buckets but you know…Organize only your personal stuff like a happy buzz-buzz. ❤😂
Thanks to Cas, I learned that I am a butterfly and had to "unlearn" my cricket upbringing. As a bee, you understand that your husband needs to see his things, which is already helpful. What I learned about being a butterfly, is that it is mostly about how easy it is to put things away so I don't leave them out. So nothing with lids - I tried bins that are see througy with lids and it absolutely wasn't working.
For everything on the counter (toothbrushes, comb, everyday stuff), I have one of these shower caddies now (that people usually use in the bath or shower for their shampoo, shower gel, etc). It has holes underneath, so can drain and when I clean, all I need to do is move the caddy. They can actually also be a compromise between bees and butterflies since they also some with compartments and even one side having several compartments and the other side only one big compartment.
The other thing I have are over the door hangers everywhere. Those are also a great compromise between bees and butterflies because there can be some categories but it's still really easy to put things away. I have mesh ones for the bathroom and bigger stuff is in there, such as hair dryer
Btw, the over the door hangers with small pockets over the pantry door are just perfect compromise between bees and butterflies for all those seasonings/herbs. Easy to find everything even when the butterfly just puts it back wherever but easy enough for the bee to do some small micro organizing/grouping together.
Anyway, I agree - such a series would be amazing. I struggled so much in the beginning after finding out how I organize what to do so it would work for my family. I actually first thought that I am a bee but only when setting things up for my ladybug husband and butterfly kids, did I realize that I actually like macro organization for most things. That's why we have a lot of bee/butterfly compromises now 😊
Cass, you don’t give yourself enough credit! Does that producer understand that you built a whole following with this system? Your system changed my whole view of organization. (Maybe because I’m a little ADHD too 😂) I used to beat myself up because I couldn’t be more organized. When I learned about ladybugs, I finally understood there was nothing wrong with me, I just do things different than some of the organizing “gurus”.
Thanks for sharing!
totally agree! Cassandra's books and video's changed my life!
Agreed! Finding Cass literally changed my life!!!!
Exactly now I understand why I love bigger baskets and hidden lol
Totally agree! When I first heard her explain the Butterfly, it made me feel so much better about myself. I just called myself a slob my whole life (and family/friends always labeled me with that - slob or lazy😢). Cass has helped me stand up for myself!!
I sincerely belive I'm all four in different rooms🤣 I'm naming myself a moth, when I work on my house I just chase the dopamine like a moth chase the flame🔥
Lololol That's a good one! 😆 🤣 😂
Most people are a combination of styles.
Love that analogy lol
😂😂😂
This is hilarious! 😂🤣😅
For years, I couldn't get my son organized to save my life! After watching your videos and taking the test, I realized I was trying to have him (a butterfly) organize like myself (a cricket). Once we reorganized his apartment to fit his bug style, he said, "Thanks, Mom. This is so much easier." I wanted to cry from happiness. Thank you, Cas!
I love this. 🎉
Same! I tried to help a friend organize their home office before learning about the bug categories. It was a total failure because I was trying to apply my own bee style to a butterfly's space. We recently had a do-over and it was a lot more successful.
Cass, maybe AI organized information for you but - don't forget - IT IS YOUR STUFF! You created the content. All AI did was organize it for you (no pun intended). Seriously, the ideas are YOURS. Give yourself credit! Brava!!
Am I the only one who felt this description has me fitting in Every bug? It almost feels like a horoscope and tbh I prefer Cass's messy brain approach. It's more relatable.
As someone who has followed your channel from the beginning, I feel that the explanation of visual v hidden; macro v micro organisation style made the most sense for me. And also taking your quiz with a specific space in mind. I am a cricket at work; a bee in my study; and a butterfly in my living room.
EDIT: And I also have been diagnosed recently (at age 50) with ADHD Inattentive type as a result of your video mentioning your own diagnosis. I really thank you for that Cas.
Yes me too. A breath of fresh air, was brought to my life thought I was in competent
That’s super smart! I do feel like different rooms I have a different style, I should try taking the quiz with a specific room in mind.
I also want to be evaluated for ADHD so badly, but it’s such a long process and sadly can get expensive, especially in my area which is very rural and mental health resources tend to be very limited.
I need help as I am pretty sure I have adhd brain. What can I do to focus? I am about to retire early because of my daily fight to get work done.
Interesting that Chat GPT wrote your script for this helpful video but also a little scary at the same time - we really don't want machines running the world, now do we? However, the A.I. will NEVER deliver the personality and charm and enthusiasm and absolute CHEER you put in your videos, Cas. YOU ARE AMAZING, Friend!! HUGS from Nebraska
I am not a fan of AI and the potential it has for harm when used by the megalomaniacs running this world. Anyway, not only did AI not create the organizing styles, I don't think it was any better at explaining them than Cas.🤷♀
She didn't blindly post whatever the AI said- of course she checked it to make sure it was saying the correct stuff and conveying what she hoped it would. And evidently it did a great job. I think AI can be a useful tool, but, like anything, can be exploited for nefarious purposes.
My husband and I watched this video and honestly felt a little more confused about the organizing styles than when you explain it! I have always understood the way you teach the organizing styles, Cas. I prefer YOU over AI any day!
This video didn’t make the styles clear. Made it confusing, thus hard to watch. It’s better when you save hidden vs. visual & macro vs. detailed.
I’m glad you said that, because I am now more confused about what I am than I before I watched this video 😂
Exactly! I don’t think Cas sucks at explaining at all!
Ps less is more! 😊
I am more confused too!!
I'm a pretty significant bee, but decades of untreated ADHD have pulled a lot of butterfly into the picture. In the past year, I've finally figured out that I I won't maintain systems that require un/restacking. So while I love cube bins, I can't have layers of things inside it (unless they're all vertical), and I won't remove/replace lids routinely. Vertical stacking is great as long as they are open front bins or drawers. For putting things BACK, I have to be able to do it one-handed. I also have some things in multiples so that they can live all the places they're used. For instance, I have at least four pairs of scissors and three tape measures with different permanent homes through the house so that there is always a pair convenient for certain tasks.
My mom is the ladiest ladybug that ever did ladybug, and it drives me bonkers to not know where stuff has gone.
Lol! Best description ever!
i love cube bins for my clothes and use easy access basket inside some cube bins for regularly used items with occasional use items such as thermals and thick tights underneath.
I am a butterfly with shades of bee. Makes me a butterbee 😂
Fellow bee here. I typically save vertical stacking for things I rarely use and storage cubes for lots of small items in a common category. (For example, all the random girls' Bible class craft items get separated into individual containers and those are dumped into the same cube) Labeling the random boxes shoved on the top shelf of the closet goes a long way when you only open them twice a year.
Hey! I have some duplicates and multiples too, for that reason! Chargers, pens, etc, and homes for them in each room thatI i use them in the most.
You need a TV show again (contact netflix). In fact, if you tackle a small area per day/ video for any organizing type, I would totally watch and organize with you 🙏
Frankly, I always thought you did a GREAT job of explaining the four types of organizers!
You’re way better than AI. YOU did all the work!!!❤️
Cricket in a butterfly house... I _WISH_ I could be zen! 🥴😂
Lol!
If there's any space that just yours you totally can be! Even if its the spot you get ready in the morning that is just for you. Make that all you. GL!!! (from a bee in a butterfly house LOL)
Can relate sooo much!! My parents are both butterflies and I'm a cricket. I swear I would lock myself up in my room just to be able to breathe. Think my anxiety as an adult now comes from needing that zen so badly and not being able to have it for so long
@@crystalsea72 my clothing drawers are KonMari folded inside - _and breathe_ - but we live in a small apartment. Even the top of my dresser gets Hubby's hair gel/cologne and our son's library books&broken toys to repair creeping onto it 🤦🏻♀️
As for the living room, my bookcase has our son's Lego pieces displayed in front of my books, I only have to blink and the table is FULL of his colouring books&pencils, plus 5 other things he's started (like Cas said about the trail they leave)... The ADHD is strong with them both flitting around, but I'm an Aspie cricket with mad anxiety and routine, so the chat GPT profiles _kinda_ fit.
SAME!! It’s exhausting!
I think I finally figured out which bug I am..... I'm a crazy pants, badonka donk bug! I'm a combo of all the bugs!! I identify with ALL of them & if you look around my house...I am all of them...strengths and weekness'!! Anyone else out there like this?? Please tell me I'm not alone! Thanks for a great vid Cass!
You are definitely not alone…I thought FOR SURE this video would clear things up, but I’m more confused than ever 🤪
You're NOT alone...me too!! 😉
@@lorilathan4123same here
Have you tried thinking about which one you're the least like?
Perhaps it's lucky that you're flexible with your style? Another commenter said they're different bugs in different places: at work vs bedroom vs bathroom vs basement. If an area isn't working for you, you can likely think about using a different organization style for that space and know if it'll work for you or not.
Cas, I love how you took the pile of other people's things on the counter and shoved them in the oven! I could totally see Kucy from I Love Lucy doing something like that lol
that part had me ROLLIN so hard I had to pause it and explain to my husband why I was laughing so hard xD Thankfully he already knows about the bug styles so it cut down on some explaining time LOL
😂😂😂
I thought of the TV show "The Middle" and them storing their antique family quilt in oven.😂
@crystalsea72 lol I think mine was asleep at the time. He couldn't care less about the bugs, but would laugh and say he could see me doing something like that lol.
"Bees like their stuff" yep!😂
:)
I would LOVE to see a video on how the Clutterbug system meshes up with the myers briggs personality types! That would be soooo interesting!
That would be definitely interesting
That sounds really interesting, but I doubt you could collect any useful data as both systems have people typing themselves or self reporting, and people struggle with that in both! A lot of people seem to think about the types as aspirational vibes, so that's how you get someone saying they're a Cricket INFJ, when in fact they're a Butterfly ISFP. A lot of people also have a hard time figuring out what the average is and seeing patterns of behaviour, and then comparing themselves to that, so they feel they relate to all types equally while they could probably be easily typed by an outsider with good pattern recognition.
/Bee INTP
this is hysterical to me because I am a cricket INFJ 😂
Bee ISTJ checking in.
My mom's a butterfly and I'm a cricket. My room as a kid was always that one room that looks very different from the rest of the house and I'd get anxious being in the rest of the house because of the "constant mess" that I now understand was just her way of organizing. She always knew where everything was and would notice if you moved something from one pile to where it actually went. I'd rather "reset the house to baseline" every day while my mom would rather keep piles for each project she's working on until the projects are completely done (even if that means having five projects at once and still starting another).
Now that I'm an adult, it's funny to watch her visit my house. I forgot she used to leave paper towels everywhere because "we can use it again later" even though she gets a new one every time so I end up throwing away four at once when she leaves. As a cricket, my half-used paper towels go right next to the roll.
I married a butterfly and had butterfly children. They do notice if you move a piece of paper from one pile to another. I’m a cricket.
😄My daughter knows when I move stuff, she has autism. And I will admit to keep a half used paper towel. You would think I have a neat home, but I don't. I have a butterfly who rules the roost. 😆
@@chelinfusco6403 I’m also autistic and I think it’s cool how the urge/need we tend to feel to know where our things are at all times and be in control of how they’re organized can be dealt with in different ways depending on personality or clutterbug type. I have to put things back where they belong (and behind a closed door or drawer) or else I feel unsettled and chaotic, like I can’t relax or focus on anything at all until the “mess” is gone, but I also need to be able to see everything I own of a category at once because if I can’t see it, it doesn’t exist.
@@traczebabeI’m a butterfly and pretty sure my husband is a cricket. It’s no wonder that we drive eachother crazy 😂 fr though I am trying to get better about my chaos haha
Wow! I do the same thing with the paper towels. I thought it was just me.😅😅. Thank you for sharing .
Cas, thank you for asking our feedback on how ChatGPT did. I am a cricket married to a butterfly, so I have quite a bit of practice naming the bugs and their characteristics. I have made many changes to accommodate the butterfly in the family! I found ChatGPT to be very lacking in insight compared to what you have offered in your explanations and videos. There was absolutely no mention of the visual and micro/macro concepts, which I understand to be central to the Clutterbug philosophy , and it’s how I usually explain the tendencies. The notes about the strengths and weaknesses of the Bee sounded like Cricket stuff to me. It was very interesting to hear another “person’s” take on the four bugs, but I much prefer YOU!
I think you described it so differently this time that I almost forgot what the original descriptions were😂 but I definitely feel like a ladybug, but turning into a Bee, because the more organized I get the more I feel organization is such a priority. And I know that the more organized I am the more my house will look beautiful.
Thanks for sharing!
There are a bunch of us like that, I've seen people call them 'bumblebugs' or 'ladybees', and I'm definitely one of them - I've really been leaning on the ladybug organizational style while I work on improving, and it's been going great - I wish you the best ❤️🖤💛
This is so interesting. I am a ladybug, but always aspired to be a cricket. But I don't have the patience to use detailed systems. I guess I need to keep decluttering!
@@jocelynsmyth6604 lol I guess I'm a bumblebug then 😀
Even as an adult (so no longer the butterfly kid that Cas often refers to when talking about organizing kids' stuff), before I decluttered, I was definitely a butterfly and my bee mom's attempts to "organize" my stuff just drove me insane because then I couldn't find anything, but once I started decluttering, I became a solid cricket - I don't think the change, or at least partial change, from one bug to another as we work through the process is as unusual as you might think.
Hello. Just wanted to let you know that I absolutely think you explain the system really well.
I'm a ladybug and my husband is a butterfly. I was beating my head against the wall trying to keep my house clutter free but the problem was I had to revert to his style if I want my husband to pit his stuff away and guess what.... it worked.
My husband hangs his jacket on a hook now. He can see where stuff goes and puts it in its place.
If it was my dream, it would all be hidden in a cabinet but having our stuff out has helped my husband. The only thing I do now though is make sure to have pretty things, because if it has to be put for him, at least it can be pretty for me!¡
I have to admit this video confused me more 😂 I always thought of myself as a ladybug. I want my house to look tidy but I am lazy so I just throw things in drawers and cupboards. I am not sentimental or bothered about the feel of my home so not the personality of a ladybug at all. It’s kind of like horoscopes, a little bit of every one sounds like me but none of them are completely me.
I liked the description on your website best of tidy on the outside but messy on the inside. That describes my home (and me) best 😊
You sound totally like a Ladybug! I'm not super sentimental either
I felt the same way about this video. I have felt that I am a cricket for a long time but now seeing this video, I think I am all the bugs. I definitely struggle with perfectionism and am in no way zen or minimal, but I also like a pretty house that is sentimental and aesthetic yet functional and I am a bit of a multi-tasker. I live in a house full of butterflies and therefore I have to adapt to suit their needs as well. Super confused. I am a mega-bug of all of them?!?
@@melissawilliamson3218 I think I am just going to ignore the personality aspects. They are generalisations which won’t apply to everyone. Maybe 90% of ladybirds are sentimental and 90% of crickets are chill minimalists. Well we in the 10% that are not those things but we still ladybirds and crickets 😀
Glad I read these comments because I figured I was a Bee but this video had me doubting everything! 😂 Like, “I’m creative so am I a butterfly? But I like my house to FEEL cozy so am I a Ladybug?!”
Test really helped. See the website. I also asked others to do it 😂
Lol, every time I take the quiz it tells me I'm a cricket, but I see myself in all the bugs. Until today. Your explanation makes me a 100% cricket. Thanks Cass! Also, learning that husband is a butterfly has really helped me to be more understanding. My mantra is he just organizes differently.
In the quiz I come up as a bee but I’ve got definite butterfly tendencies so I call myself a butterbee but watching this video I think I may actually be stronger in the butterfly area than bee instead of vice versa. I’m detail oriented but I’m not ridged most of the time anyway. I can leave some degree of trails although better about this than I used to be. In this video I’m closer to a butterfly. So, all said, I will continue to claim butterbee because I am definitely a combination. 😂
This is me too.
Monica Gellar: Ladybugs extraordinaire. 😂
They really wrote her perfectly.
Finding out I was a bumblebug and that my partner was a butterfly was HUGE for us - we've been slowly working on improving our home. Heck, my man even calls himself a butterfly now haha (and he is the BIGGEST butterfly on the planet) - something as simple as a 'cleaning supply bin' took so much stress of myself, it was ridiculous. One thing I've really been trying to stick to is 'one thing a day' - so even if I just put one receipt in the right spot / garbage, I'm slowly marching towards improvment. ❤ I love your channel, and the community you've created, and I really enjoy being here 😊
Cass, Ive been watching your videos a long time. Love you, love your message. I couldn't say for sure one style that fits me. But, I've still learned so much from you. I've learned that I can choose how I want to organize my space, based on what works for me and those who share my space. There's more than one right way to do it. Also, now that I'm older, I see a progression through the years. My mom called me a clutterbug 50 years ago 😂. Maybe thats what drew me to you. My home is pretty clean and organized these days. I've learned over the years how to manage that. You give people so many valuable tools to help them on their journey. And, may I say, you may not consider yourself articulate, yet you have given a lot of people a whole vocabulary on cleaning and organizing. Girl, you are rocking it! A tool, i. e. AI, is nothing without someone to build it and someone to weild it. You have been on both sides of that tool. Thats pretty cool! Stopping now, the rhymes are weird. 😂
Most people are a combination of organizing styles.
@@Clutterbug I would love a follow up video on the combinations. I am mostly butterfly, but then see some lady bug.
I’m definitely a cricket. And my roommate is a total butterfly. A bit frustrating.
I'm a Bee. ChatGPT certainly nailed my "function over form" attitude, down to mentioning that I don't *mind* things that are aesthetic, but that it's way down on the list of requirements. I have an intolerance of having to go through several layers of organization (or a drawer full of unrelated things) in order to lay my hands on what I want. It has to be on a shelf, on the wall, or in a drawer, where I can instantly see it. I can feel the rage building when I have to take a lid off of something.
Thanks for sharing!
That's Me! Even our kitchen junk drawer needs to have everything in it arranged s9 that it can be seen and accessed as soon as I open it. I thought I was a butterfly/lady bug hybrid because I really don't want or need super detailed categories. But, I do need things in some order. And it has to look neat. I don't mind taking a minute or 2 to put things away right away or at the earliest opportunity, if taking that time means easy access when I need it again. I just hate spending huge chunks of time creating those categories in the first place. So, alot of the cabinets and drawers that I've already de-cluttered, are still in need of organising in my preferred way. What I've been doing for that is taking my zone cleaning sessions, and when I do a 15 minute deep clean in a zone, if I get inspired to do a quick re-orgsnisation of the spot I'm cleaning, I'll do it so that I don't have to come back later to do it. It's a slower pr9cess than re-organising a whole room or area, but it seems to be w9rking for me.
Adam Savage talks about "orders of retrievability". Things you can immediately grab are 1st order, open a drawer then grab is 2nd order, etc. I've found that super helpful when thinking about organization!
I'm 98% bee and 2% butterfly. The lid opening rage is real. I live with a ladybug and a cricket but also use the kitchen the most. When we upacked the kitchen, all the lids on the ladybug's storage bins went on top of the fridge. 😂 (They were ok with it)
@blazertundra lol I'm so glad there was no argument about where the go! Yes, I have few exceptions to the kids and closed containers. Needlework tools, food and sugar, logically need to be fully contained. That's about it. But that's just common sense no matter what your style. Trust me though. If it wasn't necessary to close those containers, they'd all be lids off and open bags lol.
I've gotten both butterfly and ladybug from the quiz, but this video confirms once and for all I am a butterfly. My late mother was likely a ladybug... which is why I am STILL clearing out her stuff years after she passed.
Most people are a combination of styles.
❤ I think I'm a butterfly. I have stuff everywhere.
:)
I am a Cricket. And I agree with almost everything except my house is filled (not cluttered) with treasured items that belonged to family members. It makes me feel close to them and makes me smile. Uniqueness should be treasured. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome!
I'm a cricket as I create piles and put everything away so its not visual in a fairly detailed way, bit not as extreme as a bee but love to display in my home the things I treasure to make my home feel lived in and cosy too. So maybe I'm a cricket with a bit of butterfly.
I too am a cricket. I love detailed and functional organization, much of it hidden. Although my home feels zen (others who walk into it say how good they feel in it), I am nowhere near a minimalist. I have beautiful art and special items in every room. I enjoy flowering plants and bookshelves arranged with plenty of books and attractive accessories. I love to use color and pay attention to the balance and flow of it from room to room. I care about aesthetics in each room, even the laundry room and bathrooms. Although I need that (ahem) perfect organization, my soul would shrivel in a minimalist home.
@@christineupchurch3714That's why I like Joshua Becker's definition of "minimalism" so much: "the intentional promotion of the things that bring you joy and the removal of those that do not" - nothing about how many numbers or colors are allowed or anything like that, just promoting things that make you happy and removing things that don't, and what those things are will vary from one person to the next.
@@SnowySpiritRubyI love this definition! That’s so very different than the usual interpretation of sparseness and neutrals, and describes me well. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve been trying to figure out which bug I was for months! Hearing the weaknesses was so helpful. It sealed the deal for me that I am a cricket!! Piles are most certainly (an awful) part of the process!!!!
I think that the fact that was written by AI is absolute crazypants! I'm a bee and it nailed me almost perfectly. It goes to show what a great system you created.
Oh my gosh I had to watch the end four times because I was laughing so hard from the clip of the stuff going in the oven! I think I must be a butterbee. I sure like my stuff and can’t part with any of it but I really like when it’s organized but i generally just end up with piles. Especially of mail and papers on my desk. Your teaching by style has helped me more than any other. You explain it better than you think. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm a bee but not as rigid so I may be part butterfly. The visual insects fly longer than the hidden insects.
Your quiz on styles helped me soo much realize I am a butterfly. I like to see my things, so I have many items to see around me. When I see pics of a kitchen or LR without personal items it makes my skin crawl haha. Thanks Cas
You're welcome!
In the past I thought I am a Cricket, but after this video I think I may be a Bee.
Most people are a combination of styles.
Most people are a combination of styles.
Do you like most things hidden or on display. Do you leave toothbrush etc out on your bathroom and toaster, kettle etc on the kitchen counters?
I identify mostly as a ladybug but I’ve also noticed a few cricket traits in me as well. AI scares me a lot. I can see it being helpful but when you can’t distinguish reality from AI then it’s a problem for me. I love all your videos Cas and I’m glad you’re in Canada cause it makes it easier for me to find products you use ❤❤❤
I am a big big ladybug !!!! 😂
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You have helped me so much Cass! I always thought i sucked at organising because i saw other people putting things away like crickets and i thought i had to do that but im actually a bee with butterfly tendencies. Now i dont feel like a organising failure anymore! I feel like ive finally found my systems the work! Thank you!
I'm so a ladybug! Used to think I was a cricket but in real life, I'm more of a ladybug. I'm super guilty of hiding things behind cupboards and in containers. Slowly working on setting up my spaces behind the cupboard doors and drawers to support my desire to put away quickly. Like in bins without lids. Thanks for helping me understand myself better so I can create a harmonious home ❤
Sooo grateful. I feel so much stronger and empowered now that I've discovered and embrace my style(s). For years I've been pining over not understanding how I could be so brilliant in other areas of my life, but suck at organizing. I have a path forward now. I'm addicted to digging myself out of the clutter and the emotional trauma of being judged or forced to organize in a way that's not for me. Thank you so much! You deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for your work. You are truly changing lives, and I can't wait to share this joy with others.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!
I was just thinking about the differences between the detail levels and wrote this out the other day:
Cricket vs ladybug OR Bee vs butterfly:
Would you rather:
A. Expend a slight bit of effort to put things away for the sake of ease of finding it next time
OR
B. Expend a slight bit of effort in finding things for the sake of ease of putting them away?
If you chose A, you lean cricket/bee.
If you chose B, you lean ladybug/butterfly.
Y'all .. is this nonsensical or does it track?
I think this makes perfect sense! I think Cas even said this herself in a video, but I don‘t remember which one
I am a hybrid Butterfly and Ladybug. So I must be a ButterBug!
I'd love to see a series on what to do when two different bug types live with each other! I'm a ladybug and my DH is a butterfly....sometimes it's not pretty!!
I was struggling with figuring out what bug i might be, but Cass's description of the piles as part of the process ... "for years!" confirms it - cricket. I guess that also explains the seriously detailed way I organized my mother-in-law's two drawers (!) of writing utensils while bouncing on a pregnancy ball trying to get labor started. It didn't induce labor, but her drawers looked great!
I’m a cricket and since discovering you cast, my entire home is organized. What’s interesting Is that my mother has in the past, referred to my home as “stark“. I find comfort in its minimalism.
Fellow cricket here - my mom had a bad habit of calling my house "spartan" simply because I didn't have enough decorations for her bee liking, because in order to feel calm, I can't have very much out.
A family member recently told me I "need to stop behaving like a poor person" because I like getting rid of the excess all the time and my drawers are always half empty. I like being a minimalist, even if it makes me look cheap.
I do too. The more "white" space I see, the better I feel
I am a bee(mostly) and I felt sooooo called out when you said we are utilitarian with organization and are function over form..... so accurate
I always envied my sister in law's home. It's always pristine & spotless; each person's room is 100% customized. I'd think why can't I keep up with my house? Why can't i give each of my kids a personalized bedroom? Now i know she's a lady bug and what disasters must be hiding in all the cabinets. I'm a bee 🐝 and am no longer envious 😆 Thanks AI Cass
I can relate to all of the bugs the more i hear about them 🥴
Lol. Most people are a combination of styles.
It's really cool to see a creator embrace AI and how it elevates your ideas even more and creates more accessibility and sharing that information rather than fearing that it will take away from you and your business and ideas. It's a really cool application of AI
Thanks!
I don't consider myself a very creative person but I am a butterfly in all other areas. Especially the trailing stuff throughout the house. Working on having a specific place for everything really has helped.
I always thought I was a ladybug ...... But like.... I'm definitely a cricket based on this
I was sorta torn between being a bee or a cricket -- until I saw this video! I am 100% BEE! 🐝🐝🐝
Wow, that was crazy pants and lots of fun 😁I realize now that I am a bee,🐝 Thank you
I've known I was a cricket for a long time and tend to have piles of "later" clutter. So I never realized how much I liked the minimal look until I had to put away the month old photo frames I put on my desk to make room for a project and found it so much more relaxing.
Actually, Cass. I am now convinced that I am every bug.😮😢😂
Chat gpt😂 so cool!
Love the explanation. I finally know now, i am a Cricket, but partly visual orientated. Only in my paintroom i am a butterfly😅
I am now in week 3 of massive decluttering and simplifying and it makes such a change in my home. And i dont miss the stuff at all. In the first week it was multiple car rides to the dump and donation, and i still find so much stuff that can leave. I am now in the organasingstage. Und work with the containermethode. When it doesnt fit, i minimalize instead of taking it to the attic.
Thank you, cas, for all your work and motivation.
I've never been able to really decide which bug I am, but last month I discovered that I really want my home to look like yours, but it's not serving me well. I need things more functional than anything else. So I decided to set things up for function. I don't know where this is going to end up, because I like the look of things tidy and in lidded boxes, but can't really make myself put the lid on the box and put things away. The element of taking time to do that makes me really anxious, but so does the cluttered look of strictly functional organizing. I guess I will eventually figure it out. I really like this way of citing the differences between the bug, though. Oh, and here's a funny thing, the interiors of my cabinets and closets are pretty and organized but the outside room is a mess. I don't know what that means.
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I found when I did the test, I changed bug every time. I realised it was dependent on which part of the house I was thinking of while doing the test. So I went back and did the test for each area and/or subject of my home.. that worked perfectly in classifying my organisation style.
I am multiple bug styles.. different styles suit me in different areas.
Maybe try that to?
@@rebeccarendle3706 that makes perfect sense to me because each room and contents might have a different workflow. If you work in a hospital you might have a crash cart in the ER, but if you work in the office, things like wire cutters or scissors might be put away out of sight. Is that what you mean? I'm going to try analyzing that for me home. Thanks!
I am 100% a cricket. I love being able to put my hands on any item I need within 15 seconds and to be able to return it to its designated spot within 15 seconds. I do not want to dig through stuff for hours or even minutes to find my desired item. I cringe at the other 3 types for this reason. But I also love the zen atmosphere in a cricket room, because I can think clearly and feel peaceful. I am definitely a minimalist. I add and display very few artistic, creative, homey, personal, or family-oriented touches in a room to add that homey feel, but it is never overstimulating or distracting. I love peaceful, zen-like rooms with exquisite function. This helps me complete all my projects in record time before all other bug types. I love being a cricket, because I protect my time and energy. I love this video explaining all the differences between the 4 bug types.
Oh, wow. I WAS convinced I was a ladybug. The macro organizing, the putting the open bins behind doors, not minding digging in a macro bin to find something but needing it to be quick & easy to put things away. Yet today, I didn’t seem to fit ladybug AT ALL. I sounded more like a bee, which before I felt I was the LEAST like. I could NEVER keep up with a detailed organization! I’m stymied. Maybe it’s due to my health. I have such fatigue I’m changing my home to function as effortlessly as possible. (Almost to the point of ridiculousness.) I’m on my way from near hoarding to minimalism. Your 30 day boot camp inspired my husband to join in the cause. This is no longer a borderline hoarder home, but it’s still FAR from minimal. Looking forward to April’s All Day Declutter. Thanks, Cass. I still think you beat AI hands down.
I am definitely mostly cricket. Today's video showed that i have a little bee mixed in. Very helpful. Video also showed were AI can be helpful.
Same! Quiz indicated I am a CRICKET, but I, too see some BEE in me!
Okay, so I’m not the only one! It’s hard to figure out if I’m a cricket or a bee. I think cricket either bee tendencies.
I feel like that too. Although after listening to this video I seem to have traits in all the styles
Hi Cas, I think you do a fabulous job at explaining things and providing examples. You've totally changed my life! Thank You! I took the test several times, and I always come out as a cricket. But I like to make things look pretty and cozy too. I still like things put away but not bare. It's peaceful to me! ❤
I've decided , I'm a total ButterBee! 🦋🐝
I think I am 98% cricket, but I love my home to look and feel warm and cozy!
I once was on vacation in a very simple, minimalistic and impersonal home and it felt really cold and unwelcoming to me and my family.
Yes, I disagree too with the minimalist part. Sometimes even crickets want to show what they have achieved.
I was literally thinking "wow Cass wrote and explained this so well!" AI is something!!
IKR?!
Thank you 💕🦋
You're welcome!
Ive been a ladybug for years shoving things in every small gap I can find, but as I declutter each room and set up organizational systems I am turning into a cricket ... Kind of a hybrid, the spaces that arent done im shoving, but the areas Ive done I am able to maintain and have maintained for at least a year or two...
Wow! Your reveal at the end was surprising!! It is a bit scary but it is as if you had a class write a report on your Clutterbug thesis and this AI report was from one of your top students.
This is just a new presentation of all YOUR ORIGINAL IDEAS!
This did explain it a bit better.
I think what you said at the end about A.I. was very interesting and informative.
Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
I still don't know what I am. I have taken the test multiple times and the results keep changing. I think my problem is that there is the me I am and the me I want to be or think I am and they get mixed up!
🐝 girrrrlll.... I've never felt so SEEN in my WHOLE LIFE!!! You described me to a tee!! 😂💖
Is it okay to be a mixture of two of them?! 🤔
Yes. Some people are one style in one area of the house and another type in another part of a mixture all over the place. Also make sure you're focusing on how you ACTUALLY ARE, and now What you feel your ideal would be!
She has said in past videos that you can be a blend. According to the quiz I’m a bee but I see that I have strong butterfly tendencies so I call myself a butterbee.
I am 😊
Yes! Most people are predominantly one style with a little bit of 9ne or all of the others. Plus, everyone in tge house might be a different style, and in different areas of the home, we ,igut be a little more of one style, and a different style in another area, depending on what the room is used for. Casssays, each of us is on a spectrum of whatever style we are. i'm a bee/lady bug. I'M very visual with alot of things, but also hidden. I am not an extreme micro-organiser with my things, but I do need a bit of order. And even my hidden things in drawers or cabinets need to be easy to seem so clear and open containers and baskets are ideal for me. I am a little bit crickety/lady bug like with my needle work,tools though...lots if sharp objects, and I feel like they need to be very hidden and well-organised. Or they get lost and that's a safety issue. But with everything else, I'm definitely bes/lady bug.
@@emmydollI thought I was a butterfly/lady bug, but I'm now realizing I'm more of a bee/lady bug. Opening a drawer and seeing my clothes just jammed in there in a messy pile stresses me out lol.
This has clarified for me that im a Beebug. I want the warm, cozy home, but I am definitely a Bee with a capital B. This was a great video Cass.
I'm a Bee, husband is a Buttrtfly. I have had to designate space for him. There are spaces in our home I don't touch, and when it starts to bug me, I ask him to clean it up, knowing it will take 3 to 4 days for him to do it. Example: I don't have a junk drawer anywhere in our 4000 square 4 floor home. Hubbies spaces are a junk drawer.
I’m definitely a combination of a butterfly and a bee. I’m mostly a butterfly, my husband always pokes fun at my side table next to the couch because no matter how big it is or how often we try to tidy it up again, it always ends up covered in crochet projects because that’s where I do most of my crocheting and I’m notorious for getting excited about a new project and starting it before I’ve finished older ones. But my yarn shelf brings me lots of joy because I organized it by color and in such a way that I can easily find whatever yarn I need from my stash. I also have always had a messy room, messy dorm, messy house. But most of the time if you ask me where something is I know exactly where to look to find it. My memory is so selective like that lol
At the same time, books and movies have to be alphabetized, spices should be separate from herbs, etc. and I am absolutely a creature of habit like a bee and when things don’t go to plan I break down way too easily lol and very often I struggle with being organized because I want it to be correct and perfect, but I don’t have the capacity in that moment. It’s amazing how well I relate to each.
My husband, in the other hand is such a ladybug. He will tidy the table by putting everything in a storage bin to go through and sort at a later date, but at least in the meantime the table is clear 😂 and then I say “where’s our son’s reading log?” And he has no idea lol or he has a drawer set filled with various electronics cords, but they’re all just shoved in there with no real rhyme or reason. But his desk almost always looks clean and clutter free.
I’m a professional organizer and i can walk in and tell if someone is a butterfly in .2 seconds 😂. Ive had clients even take your quiz! I love your methods ❤
I'm a bee at heart, but I'm trying to embrace butterfly organisation systems to avoid being overwhelmed by the mountainous task of creating perfection 😅
Finally! I am a "bee" who's been trying to be a "cricket". lol I LOVE organized and clean. Would love to have less, but I LOVE my treasures too much to let go of everything I should. I AM slowly letting go of things, but I just learned that my problems with letting go and trying to deal with all kinds of "changes" is quite normal for me, A BEE! The stress I feel is real, but I know it ok to "let it go, let it go......" ;) Thank you!!!!
I realized after failure after failure that I took the quiz answering how I WISH I was. Now I know I'm a butterfly and I'm having so much success organizing my home!!! ❤ 🦋
I think this video is the best at explaining the styles! However it’s more about the examples you showed - perfect way to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses!!
I’m a combination of Butterfly and Bee. Probably more Butterfly but also like function and efficiency like a Bee. And I also have many projects going at once, and can’t sit and do nothing!!
It's like you created the Butterfly category just for me! You nailed it when you said we see potential in the chaos. I have trouble getting rid of anything because I can think of 100 different things to do with it. I just don't have time!
It totally nailed my personality. I'm a Bee with a bit of Cricut thrown in. Love it.
Yay!
Nope, I like the way you have explained it in the past better than AI! I kept feeling like something was a little off in this video, and I could not peg my style after years of watching your videos and taking the test! I think you explain it very well, so cut yourself some slack, Cass!
Exactly, I felt the same way when I watched the video.
Cas!!! This video was so helpful for me! I've taken the quiz multiple times over the past couple years, and TBH was still never really sure which bug I am. I came out as something different each time based on my mood that day or something. But this explanation made it so very clear that I'm a ladybug (with some cricket tendencies in certain places). And I was also able to identify the styles of others....my husband, a bee; my sister in law, a cricket; my granddaughter, a butterfly.
Don't ever think that you're not a good teacher! You have taught me so much about creating a better home. You're funny, and you're honest, and you're real..... when I watch your videos, I feel like I'm listening to a friend who's got my back! We all have our weaknesses, but you've now identified something to help you with yours of articulating your thoughts. And it worked so well!
Have a great day, and thank you!
I think it was a great explanation. I am either a butterfly with a low clutter threshold, because too much clutter does start to stress me, or I am a ladybug who needs low enough amounts of stuff that I don’t forget what’s behind the door or in the drawers. I do like color and to see my pretty things and if I can’t see it I forget it, but I also get stressed if too much stuff is out on view.
I’m a ladybug trying to be a cricket while living with 3 butterfly’s- super high anxiety over here!
You have taught me that I am bee/cricket and that I live with a butterfly. Thank you. Now, I am learning how to be OK with that.
I always thought you explained it really well, but now I feel like I am more cricket than ladybug. Well, I do like the feel of my home to be cozy and inviting and simple but I thrive on function and systems. But, am I like that now b/c I figured out my strengths and weaknesses and have worked on them ...who knows...haha!!!
It nailed me!! I’m definitely a ladybug. 😂
I absolutely love the ladybug way of putting the dirty clothes away at 14:06 lol
Also, I am most definitely a NOTCricket.
I am a bee. Procrastination and perfectionism....totally me. So, on the efficiency front, I don't have a dining room area (small apartment) so I drink my morning coffee in my bedroom. People find it odd (but also genius) that I have a coffee maker in my bedroom, but it streamlines my morning. Also, I had never thought of my clutter as me 'not wanting to make a mistake'. I appreciate this new perspective.
Okay, so yes, I did finally realize that I’m a cricket and why as I listened to you, but hey, you have already explained cricket-ness so well so many times that a robot whose skill is synthesizing information had no trouble explaining what you teach. And who put the creativity in the graphics and editing? Not a chat bot. Nope. And who else can put so much of herself into saying “amaze-balls”? Only you, Cass🥰
I love clear bins
I'm a ladybug married to a cricket
I want things to look nice and can't rest untill it does but my husband complaines (rightfully so) that I hide things from him...but it's only because I'm scared (rightfully so) that his stuffs permanent home is out in the open where I can always see it. Pans, notes, shoes, clothing, bills, dishes would ALWAYS be left out if I don't stop it. You may ask "why is it bad if you can see everything he plans on using that day? Well...I DONT KNOW, I JUST CANT STAND SEEING THESE THINGS EVERYWHERE
we need a video of how to cope with a different buggs habits lol
Ok so I thought I was a lady bug but now I realize I am a cricket hands down. Thanks for the clarification.
I'm so stumped. I am an artist, so a creative, and inspired. BUT I'm the one who wants my home cozy and homey. Not a minimalist. Practical and quite a systems inventor. My husband is the one who shoves away & hides stuff when someone is coming. I sort, sort , sort everything into categories. He grabs the sorted piles I was working on, and shoves them all into a bag/box behind closed doors. He does the dishes since my illness but spreads all the dirties all over the counters and I come and stack vertically by size, create a 'bubble bath ' bin to soak dishes and another to soak cutlery. And he hates it and rebels, not seeing the help it provides. Over and over again. I come to solve and sort all over the house, creating systems. I feel the styles theory does not cover when we have to pivot to address our family's messy style. Since our marriage, I've been the creator of solutions since hubby loses EVERYTHING *several times a day - no exaggeration.
Since empty nesting, I've been forgiving of myself for having stuff out in staging, not quite out away yet. It's a process. I was quite perfectionist when raising kids.
How would you describe me in your bug categories theory?
I bee-lieve I am a bee. Wanting anyone to be able to go in my house and find anything they need -- that struck the nail on the head. Like a library, you should be able to go to a section and find the exact book you need, because the cataloging rules say book X belongs between book A and B. There is no debate. I find that level of organization soothing. But my "library" won't look like a lab; it needs colour and sparkle and a view of a flower garden through the window. And perfectionism puts the brakes on getting rid of stuff. I am slowly getting rid of useless stuff I "should" keep and letting myself get pretty things that make me happy. How do you get rid of something you hate when someone else likes it? 😅
Thank you for these categories. Maybe if I show this video to my husband, I can get him to let me implement my systems and he will follow them to soothe my perfectionism. I find our homes shared spaces a challenge.
😂 You nailed it with the Ladybug! 🐞 stashing the clothes in the oven! I actually do that and always have to remember to check the oven before I turn it on!
Exactly!!
Oh my goodness! You nailed my Bee style! Yes, you got it!