It’s just me and my husband and I can’t keep up with the house chores. It never ends. We have a small chicken farm and garden. That keeps me busy. You work, you’re raising 2 boys, you’re married, you have a garden, you have your Etsy and side selling jobs, and RUclips and you still clean your house. And you still have a smile on your face. Your doing a fine job!
I'm going to tell you what I did to my 18-year-old boys and I had four of them. When they would bring their dirty laundry to the washing machine area and did not attempt to do it I would take that dirty laundry basket back to their room and put it on their floor. After wearing dirty clothes for the second time they would go do their own laundry. Have fun with the boys.
Love you so much, Sophia. You always keep it real. You live a full, rich, busy life filled with your wonderful family, your doggies, two jobs, an Etsy shop, a RUclips channel, and Instagram and you manage everything with such grace and humor. We all admire and look up to you so much. What's a little mess here and there? We all have them. Besides it's great fun to watch you whip things into shape. You are like a Conquistador of Chaos (only on a very small scale). Seriously though, we don"t judge you. We love you heaps and you always inspire.
Hi Sophia, thank you for the video - it was a hoot. At least you handled the basement with humour, whereas I look at my messy house with a sense of overwhelming “where do I start?”. I have depression and anxiety which makes the tasks seem monumental. When you talked about your boys ignoring their laundry it reminded me of when I was growing up. Life was very different in the 60s and 70s. A family of seven, we lived in a very small, 3 bedroom house in Australia, sharing one bathroom and toilet. By today’s standards, we had basic appliances and games (ie no dishwasher, clothes dryer, video games, etc). My sisters were good at avoiding work, like ironing, cleaning and dishes. Somehow they always disappeared when these things needed doing, leaving most of it for me to do. I am not complaining, it was life as we knew it back then. These days, it seems that the pressure is on the children with extra after-school and weekend activities, but it is never too late to learn some life skills. Take care and look after yourself!! 😘💕🇦🇺
Sophia dear, your house is not dirty. It has the same problem my house has always had: nobody picks up after themselves! I am 24 years older than you. I have a husband and two grown sons. One time I told the boys not to leave any of their things in the living room and it was 11pm at night and they left their shoes and books in the living room. I know it was crazy but I got so mad at them that I opened the front door and threw the shoes and books onto the front lawn. They had to go out and get their things. It felt so good. Haha
Edward is a grown man. He should be responsible for his own laundry and cleaning. He would have to be if he lived away from home despite college and job. My mom stopped doing my stuff when I was fifteen. And if the basement is left dirty after video games: no more video games. As easy as that.
Especially with Sophia's work load. I wouldn't have folded it - rather had Edward come down & take the entire lot back up to his room. If he doesn't want to fold it, fine, but store it in your own room!
I agree with you about having a clean house. It isn't like you got rats, bugs, or anything else.I can't hardly keep up and I don't work outside the home. I am disabled and live with my son who is 33 and my daughter who is 25. They both have jobs so they don't do alot of work at home. I have a bad foot so I just do what I can. I decided it's not all about a clean house. It's all about having a happy family. I think you do better than most people because you work outside the home and do Etsy, gardening, and many other things. I think you do a great job I think you will always be my favorite.
What I will remember most about you is how you talk to your viewers as if we are truly there with you having a conversation and stopping by for a visit. You are one of the most real people I have ever viewed. I wish I could say "met", but I'm not getting to Jersey any time soon :( In any case, we all love and adore you in every phase of your life. You have come a long way in figuring out YOU!
Love you and your humor! Glad to hear that Scott is helping with your editing - a real family channel. I was worried that you you’d drop doing videos because I can imagine the struggle is real. Glad to see you figured out a way to make it work. Keep up the great work!! Live your channel.
Oh Sophia it’s such a joy to watch your videos , for some reason it brings me peace, like I’m part of your family for a 45 minutes. And I don’t know why, because I’m a young mom and have my own family already 😅 You’re such an energetic and inspiring women!
Took me a long time to learn that I'm not 'this is who I am', but rather 'this is who I choose to be'. Once I got that, I was able to make some serious changes that made my life more manageable and happy. As for kids....they get away with what we allow them to. You work way too hard and deserve more help. When my kids were little I would wash a couple of laundry loads in the morning before I left for work then throw them in the dryer as soon as I got home and then after dinner, when we watched a couple of tv shows as a family, I'd fold everything I'd washed in front of the tv using the coffee table to fold. I gave everyone their stack of clothes to put away before bed. It really helped me a lot.
GREAT video, Sophia and great editing, Scott. I don’t think you have anything to be ashamed of about your home and how it is maintained. You do amazing DIY upgrades and changes and show us all how today’s women can do things. I love doing home projects, except for the body aches, I can do without that. Well done as a great team.
Sophia, I suspect that your house is more our reality than many of us want to admit and perhaps many of us are looking for solutions. I watch your show because it is realistic and I enjoy your personality. Stay safe and well. Thanks from Australia 🐨🦘😷
Your new artistic director is amazing 😊😊 loving the montage and the hilarious puns and editing. Great director and stunning model ! You two are my everyday heroes ! Can totally relate with the kids …even if mine are girls 😂😂
Question: Why isn’t Scott cleaning? why aren’t the kids cleaning? Answer: because they don’t know where anything goes 😂😆.....( where are the lightbulbs to put in the socket? Where does the towels go? What Couch do the pillows go on ? Etc etc ) typical male responses 😂😆..... hence” a woman’s work is never done”
This is such an old fashioned comment and really just an excuse. Household chores are not "women's work". If that's the case, bringing-home-the-bacon is men's work. See what I mean? Three adults & one teenager in the house & the one with a demanding FT job is the main cleaner/cook/organiser/etc etc. It's simply not fair.
@@Sydneysider1310 I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, men of a certain age bracket grew up in a home where their mother’s job was solely as homemaker and mom. They got used to the woman cleaning the house, cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the children. Now that their wife is working full time they have not adjusted their old reality to their current situation. Women usually wind up doing the former “traditional” roles plus their new wage earner role. There have been many surveys that have demonstrated that women usually wind up doing most of the household chores & child rearing even when working full time. Hence, many women are resentful of their dual roles and overwhelming duties. Many times men are totally unaware of the stress a woman faces trying to juggle it all. There are instances where the men get resentful when asked to help with chores because as a child they had no male role model that participated in the household duties. Or, They feel mowing the lawn or taking out the garbage is enough. The best scenario is when everyone pitches in, but unfortunately the reality is quite different. Sophia is a wonderful, talented person and Everyone’s situation is different. As time goes on hopefully our young men will help their wives more, especially in a dual wage earner home. Shared responsibilities makes life and relationships better. (To be totally fair, I have seen some men who step up to the plate and share household duties. The modern world certainly seems to have more challenges than the easier traditional years of yesterday where roles where clearly defined.(Not saying one is better than the other, but clearer role delineations). 😊👍🏻
Preach sister! 👏👏👏 I’m convinced my house has gotten so bad because you haven’t posted a cleaning video like this in awhile. 😂But seriously you always motivate me to get stuff done.
Loved the video - Laundry tip if you get out of the habit of wearing something once and then washing it instantly. Intimates certainly or if you are working out in the Pandemic. But jeans/jumpers unless they are dirty I use them 2/3 times before washing as the reality is, my body is clean after showering every day and I often change into lounge/Pjs once I'm home for the night!
oh my gosh- I am CACKLING! I LOOVEE snarky sarcastic Sophia! hehe- and who ever picks the music- Scott the editor or Sophia the director and star- great job!! 👍
I totally get it. My house isn't pintrest worthy. I work full time. I mind my grandson. We live in the bush, in Australia, we have spiders. It's just life.
Sophia, omg the basement reveal was so, so real. We all at some point have that in our lives. I have no real excuse other than being depressed by these never ending lockdowns. Psychology wipes me out. It's beautiful today though, and we got our flag up again this morning . Yay!! We came out about a month ago and the flag holder had snap in two. Now it's been replaced with new strong metal one. You did a splended job of cleaning up the basement, but 6 loads of laundry?.... You're a trooper. Cheers.
I have watched you for many years now and I'm just as in love and thankful for you as the first video I watched of you! You have never changed and thats a very good thing. You are just you ,you are real and you always keep things real and that is what we all love about you. I have people in my life that are judgemental about a clean house and I'm so over it anymore. Housework is a never ending job. I'm behind on your videos and it was another video I was watching and you were cleaning your kitchen and you told Scott that being an adult is way overrated lol lol I completely agree! I started telling people if you want to come see me come over anytime your always welcome but if your coming to see if my house is spotless then don't bother because more then likely its not gonna be lol Just like today for an example we are leaving in a few days for vacation and I need to do a tidy, vacuum and mop on the main floor of the house but hubby was out in the garage changing his breaks so I sat out there and chatted with him while he did it. Life is to short to not make memories. I'm slowly learning to let things go that are really not that important and just enjoy life. Thanks for sharing pieces of your life and family with us. Lots of love xoxoxox
Don't beat yourself over the head! You work so hard at your job in addition to having a family and pets, plus your side business of re-selling. You have a beautiful house.
Have always loved how real you are! I have no desire to watch the fakey fake so called perfect homemakers. It’s all an illusion. Totally unrealistic. 💕
I have a few suggestions for your channel. These are completely selfish suggestions. 1) Please tell us more about your work...as much as you can. Your career is just fascinating to me. 2) You have so much psychological knowledge, could you do "Dear Abby" types of question and answer videos? You are such a good teacher and are very common sense oriented. I'm sure me and everyone else that watches would be entertained if you took a few questions each week to answer. 3) Change the Etsy store to "Frenchy and Scotty"! Loved the skipping to Willing Hearts and the deliberate whining in the basement!! This was an awesome video. You had a lot of fun with it! Hugs!
I love your videos because you always keep it real. At least when you do a cleaning video you actually have something to clean. Your house is actually lived in like most people's. That's why I love your videos.
But there are those of us who enjoy a clean, organized house..the real thing is not to feel superior in any way..to each his own..❤❤👍..🧹🧹🏘🏘 P.S....TU Scott
I loved your basement intro! 😂. My daughters are a bit older than your sons but I remember the days of feeling overwhelmed with work, cleaning house, and their activities.
I love that you keep it real! That's why we watch. Don't need to apologize. Your cleaning and cooking videos are my favorite. I love your reaction when you entered the basement! 😂
This video is exactly why I love your channel. I really try to keep up with the housework but some weeks I don't get as much done as I want to but that's life. Right now I'm on a cleaning binge because I want to do it. A big difference. My plan is if I get each room really clean it will be easier to keep up. We'll see how that works. I can relate with getting something to put things in and it never works. I bought a basket for all the remotes in our den. The basket gets filled with junk and the remotes are still on the table! I bought a bowl for my son to put his keys, sunglasses and a few work accessories in and it's filled with junk and everything is on the table. See you're not the only one. Laundry...it just never ends. Right now my garden is my happy place and I'm going to enjoy the nice weather before winter comes around. The fact that your family and pets come first makes me a big fan of your channel. Enjoy!
Just a suggestion.....drill cord holes on the back of you white table under the tv to run the cords from the tv to the gaming consoles so you dont have to keep plugging and unplugging everytime you clean or the boys play their games.....then the cords wont be dangling in front of the table
I'm with you. I clean but it's never perfect and it never will be. We go out, we entertain, we do projects, and all the rest. Like you, I do everything myself and I only have so much energy. Kudos to you! Never let them see you sweat.
Thanks for sharing! I hate laundry too! And I only have to do it for my hubby and myself!! I am good about putting it away though, but mine it right next to our room not 3 flights up! So sorry about your work load, it is very hard to be motivated when you work and travel all day. Your patients do need you and please remember you are appreciated for what you do!
Whatever you want your kids to do, teach/show them as early as they can do something. My grandson aged two puts his own toys away and helps with small tasks when asked. Grandma’s house is like yours. Homely and lived in and enjoyed. Must get back to decluttering, now I’m retired.
My house is usually a disaster... it is what it is. I use to have a clean house, but then life happened... There is so much more to life. I am thankful to have learned that while my children were young.
I had 2 boys as well and I got them to do a concentrated half hour of chores before dinner and it worked for us. I wasn't interrupting their down time/ playing time/ gaming time. They were knew to expect it so weren't surprised . They were also surprised by how much they could get done. So mummy was happy then we sat down for dinner together (as you do). TFS
Your house reminds me of mine growing up. My mom wasn't the best housekeeper (and I don't think you are that bad!) but she was lovable, fun, a good cook & a good mother. She was a cub scout leader for my 2 brothers. She was a cheerleader, bubblegum & koolaid pusher at baseball games when my dad was a coach. And she didn't work outside the home or drive. I so regret not helping her more. You keep doing you & I'll keep watching!!!
Dear Sophia, I am married, have kids, I work (fulltime), We have a dog and other pets, a big house and a front and big backyard. But my house is organized, clean and I learned my kids that it will give them piece of mind when you clean up and organize your life...... My son even tells me to make a carier out of my organizing skills hahahahah
Sounds like you have a very organized brain. But some people like myself struggle I have adhd and I am so easily distracted. You are a very lucky person .
Hi Sophia how are you? Thank you Thank you!!! just like you all my life I organize my home and a week later there goes the house. It does not matter what I do the mess comes back again. You spoke the truth is not just you who should try to keep it tidy is the whole family but the kids don't. The reality is it does not matter how tidy your home is. What matters is the love and the quality time you share with your love ones. By the way I don't have a garden but you motivated me to get house plants. Thank you so much for always sharing your experiences with us!!!!
I've noticed that your editing has seemed very professional-I figured it was Scott! Watching you struggle with those video games and cords is the story of my life-drives me CRAZY!
Sophia as long as you fold his clothes as long as you do chores for him why should he do it ?,take his clothes out of the dryer put them in the basket and put them on his bed. Period!!That’s what I did with my boys
I love it when you declutter and organize an area of your home. Heck I watch just about all your content. I especially love decluttering and organizing as that is my gift LOL I often wish I could be there to help support you because I know you hate doing it all. I love Scott’s editing. Don’t ever change being you though because that’s why I watch.
Sophia, you did a great job! Start charging Edward for his laundry and when it is his hard earned money he might think twice!!! And put his laundry away. Sorry you haven't been able to sew, but when you are living life and doing what you NEED to do you do the important things first. You are too hard on yourself...your company is what we want. Thank you. See in the next one! 😉👍💖
I happened to run across a RUclips channel with videos on organizing. The maker was so organized every container was labelled and had its specific spot. Was it inspiring? Not at all! It felt like the organization system promoted would drain the life out of my life. Now, an organized and clean house is nice and comfortable, but there needs to be a balance. A real and worthwhile life has to be able to accommodate real people and real people make messes. No need to apologize and I have seen worse messes! I enjoyed your video.
I can totally relate to all of the above! My sons are 18 and 17 I’m repeatedly saying the same things about laundry, dishes, showers, toilet! I just love you guys and how real you and Scott are. Whom ever has anything negative to say about it can see me in the principals office. Lol!!
I enjoyed this video. It was just what I needed. I love what you said about a clean house. I struggle with depression so I struggle with getting things done. I am responsible for the home as well as the yards. I also struggle with watering the yards and flowerbeds. I have recently begun to make a flowerbed by my kitchen. Thus far I have put down some top soil and need to put down another bag. I also transplanted two spider plants and plan on doing one more. I was going to have decorations in my backyard, but I decided that I didn't need more to try to maintain and to make so I am not going to do that. I am struggling with getting rid of the weeds. I have four small areas where there are no weeds, but in one I keep getting a bit of nut grass popping up which I dig out. In one of the areas I found some old clay bricks buried. It was the 2nd area in the backyard that I found buried bricks which I dug up and disposed of because they were no good. Life is a struggle and I appreciate your sharing yours. I appreciate all that you do. I just wish I had your energy. Depression saps energy and I am 64 so that accounts for some of the loss of energy. I seem to get worn out easily, especially when it is hot.
Your house is great. I’m 70 years old and have down sized 5 times and I still cant do it. Started a Reno in my kitchen snd still not through. That means my kitchen is all over my house.
You do realize that cleaning videos like this one make the rest of us feel normal? I just cleaned my laundry room and it looked just like yours. The whole time I was cleaning, I was berating myself for letting in get in that condition....again.
I feel i can say this... You try . You TRY . In times past women churned , worked gardens for survival, took babies in the field. I side the house was tackled as well. Your circumstances also scream survival. You are trying to earn and do. So what if you neglect the basement. Is it important, not so much . Is your husband and boys LOVED... YES.. friend in my head Sofia. Yoyr doing well .. you mean a lot to a lit of people. Wr are on your side . Im better in sime ways worse in others .. yet .. and yet we battle on in our great challenges
Hi Sophia! I think you are being hard on yourself. It’s obvious laundry was backed up, that’s a regular chore that never ends! Plus a lot of the “clutter” was your side business items. If I could give a constructive criticism it would be to focus your time on posting those items on Etsy to get them out of your house before shopping for more. Maybe schedule some time to work on it. Or even make June a catch up month for that business. Obviously you have a lot going on and having more pile up on the “to-do” will just overwhelm you. Basement looks great!!! I grew up with 3 brothers and they did the exact same thing with the laundry!!!! Haha grab what they need from the basement and leave the rest 😂
Sophia, we live in a home not a show home, you keep doing what your doing, you were the first you tuber I ever followed, I love that your you, you keep it real. Your fans love you lovely lady, don’t sweat about the rest ❤️
Fun video always learn something new from you,and one of my favorites Vaseline glass. Scott has some great background music to your video . I’ll confess love cleaning videos, but your gardening is impressive.
you don't have to make excuses for living your life your way - you have a very full one and if someone says "she was a lovely person" when I pass, I will figure I lived a good life....and I know they will say this about you...enjoy your life - you are an inspiration to me - I loathe housework and do the bare minimum to not be a slob....that's why I decluttered - less stuff is less to clean! Cheers!
I really enjoy all your videos. One cleaning up tools would b just fine. I enjoy you n your videos. If the boys can't help keep the area clean then they just have to deal with how mom had to do with all the game wires is what I would tell them. U all r a great family and Scott has been doing a wonderful job on your videos. I liked the tempo of the music when u were cleaning and the spill when u first came down to the basement was very entertaining.
Sophia....I understand you 100% !! I don't like to clean everyday and like you I do realize when it is time to clean too. I enjoy golfing, softball hanging out with my family or just sitting outside with my dog reading a book or watching Sophia...on RUclips 🤗😁. Yes...there are times that I get the cleaning excitement in me and I go through the whole house cleaning but not everyday.
I wonder if other youtubers would hire Scott to create an introduction animation video for their channels like he did yours. I remember what my home looked like before kids. They are messy, extremely messy.
Hello. About Edward wrecking chairs. I have a very tall, 20 year old son. He also breaks chairs. I think they rock backwards on the back legs and destroy them. Don't know how many times I have heard a bang in his room, he comes out and says, "'I fell off the chair"'. lol
In the basement: "But wait...there's more...!" "Because [the two lights being out] obviously serves a purpose... you don't see the mess!" LOL... thanks for taking us along on a DITL and for keeping it real. Love the editing, too.
my Mum used to say "Those who can, do. Those who can't, do housework". In other words she found housework to be a thankless task and she preferred to be knitting or dancing, lol
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It’s just me and my husband and I can’t keep up with the house chores. It never ends. We have a small chicken farm and garden. That keeps me busy. You work, you’re raising 2 boys, you’re married, you have a garden, you have your Etsy and side selling jobs, and RUclips and you still clean your house. And you still have a smile on your face. Your doing a fine job!
Sophia, your humour is so refreshing.
I didn’t think your basement was that bad. Looked pretty typical for a home where people with lives live! Great job cleaning it up!
I'm going to tell you what I did to my 18-year-old boys and I had four of them. When they would bring their dirty laundry to the washing machine area and did not attempt to do it I would take that dirty laundry basket back to their room and put it on their floor. After wearing dirty clothes for the second time they would go do their own laundry. Have fun with the boys.
Love you so much, Sophia. You always keep it real. You live a full, rich, busy life filled with your wonderful family, your doggies,
two jobs, an Etsy shop, a RUclips channel, and Instagram and you manage everything with such grace and humor. We all admire and look up to you so much. What's a little mess here and there? We all have them. Besides it's great fun to watch you whip things into shape. You are like a Conquistador of Chaos (only on a very small scale). Seriously though, we don"t judge you. We love you heaps and you always inspire.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. I agree wholeheartedly!
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Hi Sophia, remember God created rainy days so gardeners can get their housework done!
Hi Sophia, thank you for the video - it was a hoot. At least you handled the basement with humour, whereas I look at my messy house with a sense of overwhelming “where do I start?”. I have depression and anxiety which makes the tasks seem monumental. When you talked about your boys ignoring their laundry it reminded me of when I was growing up. Life was very different in the 60s and 70s. A family of seven, we lived in a very small, 3 bedroom house in Australia, sharing one bathroom and toilet. By today’s standards, we had basic appliances and games (ie no dishwasher, clothes dryer, video games, etc). My sisters were good at avoiding work, like ironing, cleaning and dishes. Somehow they always disappeared when these things needed doing, leaving most of it for me to do. I am not complaining, it was life as we knew it back then. These days, it seems that the pressure is on the children with extra after-school and weekend activities, but it is never too late to learn some life skills. Take care and look after yourself!! 😘💕🇦🇺
Sophia dear, your house is not dirty. It has the same problem my house has always had: nobody picks up after themselves! I am 24 years older than you. I have a husband and two grown sons. One time I told the boys not to leave any of their things in the living room and it was 11pm at night and they left their shoes and books in the living room. I know it was crazy but I got so mad at them that I opened the front door and threw the shoes and books onto the front lawn. They had to go out and get their things. It felt so good. Haha
Edward is a grown man. He should be responsible for his own laundry and cleaning. He would have to be if he lived away from home despite college and job. My mom stopped doing my stuff when I was fifteen. And if the basement is left dirty after video games: no more video games. As easy as that.
Especially with Sophia's work load. I wouldn't have folded it - rather had Edward come down & take the entire lot back up to his room. If he doesn't want to fold it, fine, but store it in your own room!
I agree with you about having a clean house. It isn't like you got rats, bugs, or anything else.I can't hardly keep up and I don't work outside the home. I am disabled and live with my son who is 33 and my daughter who is 25. They both have jobs so they don't do alot of work at home. I have a bad foot so I just do what I can. I decided it's not all about a clean house. It's all about having a happy family. I think you do better than most people because you work outside the home and do Etsy, gardening, and many other things. I think you do a great job I think you will always be my favorite.
What I will remember most about you is how you talk to your viewers as if we are truly there with you having a conversation and stopping by for a visit. You are one of the most real people I have ever viewed. I wish I could say "met", but I'm not getting to Jersey any time soon :( In any case, we all love and adore you in every phase of your life. You have come a long way in figuring out YOU!
Love you and your humor! Glad to hear that Scott is helping with your editing - a real family channel. I was worried that you you’d drop doing videos because I can imagine the struggle is real. Glad to see you figured out a way to make it work. Keep up the great work!! Live your channel.
Missed the cleaning videos! But I know they take forever to film so we appreciate it and you! Thanks for giving me some extra motivation today. 💙
Sophia is REAL! So inspiring and refreshing! You GO girl! 😉
Oh Sophia it’s such a joy to watch your videos , for some reason it brings me peace, like I’m part of your family for a 45 minutes. And I don’t know why, because I’m a young mom and have my own family already 😅
You’re such an energetic and inspiring women!
Took me a long time to learn that I'm not 'this is who I am', but rather 'this is who I choose to be'. Once I got that, I was able to make some serious changes that made my life more manageable and happy. As for kids....they get away with what we allow them to. You work way too hard and deserve more help. When my kids were little I would wash a couple of laundry loads in the morning before I left for work then throw them in the dryer as soon as I got home and then after dinner, when we watched a couple of tv shows as a family, I'd fold everything I'd washed in front of the tv using the coffee table to fold. I gave everyone their stack of clothes to put away before bed. It really helped me a lot.
GREAT video, Sophia and great editing, Scott. I don’t think you have anything to be ashamed of about your home and how it is maintained. You do amazing DIY upgrades and changes and show us all how today’s women can do things. I love doing home projects, except for the body aches, I can do without that.
Well done as a great team.
Sophia, I suspect that your house is more our reality than many of us want to admit and perhaps many of us are looking for solutions. I watch your show because it is realistic and I enjoy your personality. Stay safe and well. Thanks from Australia 🐨🦘😷
Your new artistic director is amazing 😊😊 loving the montage and the hilarious puns and editing. Great director and stunning model ! You two are my everyday heroes !
Can totally relate with the kids …even if mine are girls 😂😂
I have to constantly remind my daughter that the laundry room is not her personal walk-in closet🤣😂
I think that painting might’ve been Liza Minnelli 😂😆👍🏻👍🏻
Question: Why isn’t Scott cleaning? why aren’t the kids cleaning?
Answer: because they don’t know where anything goes 😂😆.....( where are the lightbulbs to put in the socket? Where does the towels go? What Couch do the pillows go on ? Etc etc )
typical male responses 😂😆..... hence” a woman’s work is never done”
This is such an old fashioned comment and really just an excuse. Household chores are not "women's work". If that's the case, bringing-home-the-bacon is men's work. See what I mean? Three adults & one teenager in the house & the one with a demanding FT job is the main cleaner/cook/organiser/etc etc. It's simply not fair.
@@Sydneysider1310 The girl power movement tricked us into doing more work. 😡
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I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, men of a certain age bracket grew up in a home where their mother’s job was solely as homemaker and mom. They got used to the woman cleaning the house, cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the children. Now that their wife is working full time they have not adjusted their old reality to their current situation. Women usually wind up doing the former “traditional” roles plus their new wage earner role. There have been many surveys that have demonstrated that women usually wind up doing most of the household chores & child rearing even when working full time. Hence, many women are resentful of their dual roles and overwhelming duties. Many times men are totally unaware of the stress a woman faces trying to juggle it all. There are instances where the men get resentful when asked to help with chores because as a child they had no male role model that participated in the household duties. Or, They feel mowing the lawn or taking out the garbage is enough. The best scenario is when everyone pitches in, but unfortunately the reality is quite different. Sophia is a wonderful, talented person and Everyone’s situation is different. As time goes on hopefully our young men will help their wives more, especially in a dual wage earner home. Shared responsibilities makes life and relationships better. (To be totally fair, I have seen some men who step up to the plate and share household duties. The modern world certainly seems to have more challenges than the easier traditional years of yesterday where roles where clearly defined.(Not saying one is better than the other, but clearer role delineations). 😊👍🏻
@@nancydrew8388 The men and jays ruined us 🥺
@@nancydrew8388 We had it all and we gave it away for what? Betty Freedan and her lies? I want to be a woman again!
Oh yes how normal. When my girls movie out their carpet looked brand new because it was never walked. Clothes everywhere on the floor.
Preach sister! 👏👏👏 I’m convinced my house has gotten so bad because you haven’t posted a cleaning video like this in awhile. 😂But seriously you always motivate me to get stuff done.
Fantastic editing Scott.
Great job Scott
I live alone and I have no one to blame...🥴 I enjoy ALL your videos and love your family. Great editing, Scott!
Loved the video - Laundry tip if you get out of the habit of wearing something once and then washing it instantly. Intimates certainly or if you are working out in the Pandemic. But jeans/jumpers unless they are dirty I use them 2/3 times before washing as the reality is, my body is clean after showering every day and I often change into lounge/Pjs once I'm home for the night!
oh my gosh- I am CACKLING! I LOOVEE snarky sarcastic Sophia! hehe- and who ever picks the music- Scott the editor or Sophia the director and star- great job!! 👍
I totally get it. My house isn't pintrest worthy. I work full time. I mind my grandson. We live in the bush, in Australia, we have spiders. It's just life.
Love you & your family! Don't be so hard on yourself! You do more in a day than I can do in a week! Thanks for your transparency & humor! God Bless!
Sophia, omg the basement reveal was so, so real. We all at some point have that in our lives. I have no real excuse other than being depressed by these never ending lockdowns. Psychology wipes me out.
It's beautiful today though, and we got our flag up again this morning . Yay!! We came out about a month ago and the flag holder had snap in two. Now it's been replaced with new strong metal one.
You did a splended job of cleaning up the basement, but 6 loads of laundry?.... You're a trooper.
Cheers.
I have watched you for many years now and I'm just as in love and thankful for you as the first video I watched of you! You have never changed and thats a very good thing. You are just you ,you are real and you always keep things real and that is what we all love about you. I have people in my life that are judgemental about a clean house and I'm so over it anymore. Housework is a never ending job. I'm behind on your videos and it was another video I was watching and you were cleaning your kitchen and you told Scott that being an adult is way overrated lol lol I completely agree! I started telling people if you want to come see me come over anytime your always welcome but if your coming to see if my house is spotless then don't bother because more then likely its not gonna be lol Just like today for an example we are leaving in a few days for vacation and I need to do a tidy, vacuum and mop on the main floor of the house but hubby was out in the garage changing his breaks so I sat out there and chatted with him while he did it. Life is to short to not make memories. I'm slowly learning to let things go that are really not that important and just enjoy life. Thanks for sharing pieces of your life and family with us. Lots of love xoxoxox
Agree on all of it. Enjoy your vacation
Don't beat yourself over the head! You work so hard at your job in addition to having a family and pets, plus your side business of re-selling. You have a beautiful house.
"have kids, they say..." 🤣🤣
Have always loved how real you are! I have no desire to watch the fakey fake so called perfect homemakers. It’s all an illusion. Totally unrealistic. 💕
Love Meg, is one of them. She started out being a sweet girl, but as she grew her channel, she is totally Fake.
I have a few suggestions for your channel. These are completely selfish suggestions. 1) Please tell us more about your work...as much as you can. Your career is just fascinating to me. 2) You have so much psychological knowledge, could you do "Dear Abby" types of question and answer videos? You are such a good teacher and are very common sense oriented. I'm sure me and everyone else that watches would be entertained if you took a few questions each week to answer. 3) Change the Etsy store to "Frenchy and Scotty"!
Loved the skipping to Willing Hearts and the deliberate whining in the basement!! This was an awesome video. You had a lot of fun with it! Hugs!
I just love your videos. One of my favorite you tubers! Great job on the editing, Scott! Keep the DITLs coming!
I love your videos because you always keep it real. At least when you do a cleaning video you actually have something to clean. Your house is actually lived in like most people's. That's why I love your videos.
But there are those of us who enjoy a clean, organized house..the real thing is not to feel superior in any way..to each his own..❤❤👍..🧹🧹🏘🏘
P.S....TU Scott
We all love you Sophia no matter what you do
I loved your basement intro! 😂. My daughters are a bit older than your sons but I remember the days of feeling overwhelmed with work, cleaning house, and their activities.
I love that you keep it real! That's why we watch. Don't need to apologize. Your cleaning and cooking videos are my favorite. I love your reaction when you entered the basement! 😂
This video is exactly why I love your channel. I really try to keep up with the housework but some weeks I don't get as much done as I want to but that's life. Right now I'm on a cleaning binge because I want to do it. A big difference. My plan is if I get each room really clean it will be easier to keep up. We'll see how that works. I can relate with getting something to put things in and it never works. I bought a basket for all the remotes in our den. The basket gets filled with junk and the remotes are still on the table! I bought a bowl for my son to put his keys, sunglasses and a few work accessories in and it's filled with junk and everything is on the table. See you're not the only one. Laundry...it just never ends. Right now my garden is my happy place and I'm going to enjoy the nice weather before winter comes around. The fact that your family and pets come first makes me a big fan of your channel. Enjoy!
Sophia, what vitamins or regimen do you follow to keep your energy so high? Inquiring minds want to know....😂😆👍🏻👍🏻
Just a suggestion.....drill cord holes on the back of you white table under the tv to run the cords from the tv to the gaming consoles so you dont have to keep plugging and unplugging everytime you clean or the boys play their games.....then the cords wont be dangling in front of the table
Everybody has to love the way you handle your priorities! Work before cleaning! You go girl!
I'm with you. I clean but it's never perfect and it never will be. We go out, we entertain, we do projects, and all the rest. Like you, I do everything myself and I only have so much energy. Kudos to you! Never let them see you sweat.
Thanks for sharing! I hate laundry too! And I only have to do it for my hubby and myself!! I am good about putting it away though, but mine it right next to our room not 3 flights up! So sorry about your work load, it is very hard to be motivated when you work and travel all day. Your patients do need you and please remember you are appreciated for what you do!
Luv your videos! Luv that you are so REAL!
Whatever you want your kids to do, teach/show them as early as they can do something. My grandson aged two puts his own toys away and helps with small tasks when asked. Grandma’s house is like yours. Homely and lived in and enjoyed. Must get back to decluttering, now I’m retired.
My house is usually a disaster... it is what it is. I use to have a clean house, but then life happened... There is so much more to life. I am thankful to have learned that while my children were young.
Sorry could not finish watching but I got inspired to start cleaning up a bit😂🌞
I had 2 boys as well and I got them to do a concentrated half hour of chores before dinner and it worked for us. I wasn't interrupting their down time/ playing time/ gaming time. They were knew to expect it so weren't surprised . They were also surprised by how much they could get done. So mummy was happy then we sat down for dinner together (as you do). TFS
The real is why I love this channel! Ps Scott is a keeper 😉
I am definitely up for the life update, I would also like to see a what’s in your closet, and how you are doing with your weight loss journey vlog! X
Your house reminds me of mine growing up. My mom wasn't the best housekeeper (and I don't think you are that bad!) but she was lovable, fun, a good cook & a good mother. She was a cub scout leader for my 2 brothers. She was a cheerleader, bubblegum & koolaid pusher at baseball games when my dad was a coach. And she didn't work outside the home or drive. I so regret not helping her more. You keep doing you & I'll keep watching!!!
I laughed at the story about your son and the laundry. So real! Dump it on his bed is my advice.
I love your videos Sophia. I love how real you are and you do so much. Skip over all those other videos because you are so right about life.
You're just SO AWESOME. Thank You, for giving me a chuckle and just making me feel HAPPY. Have a Great Day 👍XO
Dear Sophia, I am married, have kids, I work (fulltime), We have a dog and other pets, a big house and a front and big backyard. But my house is organized, clean and I learned my kids that it will give them piece of mind when you clean up and organize your life...... My son even tells me to make a carier out of my organizing skills hahahahah
Sounds like you have a very organized brain. But some people like myself struggle I have adhd and I am so easily distracted.
You are a very lucky person .
Hi Sophia how are you? Thank you Thank you!!! just like you all my life I organize my home and a week later there goes the house. It does not matter what I do the mess comes back again. You spoke the truth is not just you who should try to keep it tidy is the whole family but the kids don't. The reality is it does not matter how tidy your home is. What matters is the love and the quality time you share with your love ones. By the way I don't have a garden but you motivated me to get house plants. Thank you so much for always sharing your experiences with us!!!!
I've noticed that your editing has seemed very professional-I figured it was Scott! Watching you struggle with those video games and cords is the story of my life-drives me CRAZY!
Oh Sophia, we are all in the same boat. My worst is dusting 😣.
BTW you are very thorough when you clean- thanks again!
I love how “normal” everything on your channel is. Makes me feel I’m not alone 👍🏼🥰
Less clothes, less laundry 🧺 🙃
Sophia as long as you fold his clothes as long as you do chores for him why should he do it ?,take his clothes out of the dryer put them in the basket and put them on his bed. Period!!That’s what I did with my boys
Great job cleaning the basement
I love it when you declutter and organize an area of your home. Heck I watch just about all your content. I especially love decluttering and organizing as that is my gift LOL I often wish I could be there to help support you because I know you hate doing it all. I love Scott’s editing. Don’t ever change being you though because that’s why I watch.
That place in your backyard that is not growing grass that you said you keep seeding, it might need to be aerated.
Sophia, you did a great job! Start charging Edward for his laundry and when it is his hard earned money he might think twice!!! And put his laundry away. Sorry you haven't been able to sew, but when you are living life and doing what you NEED to do you do the important things first. You are too hard on yourself...your company is what we want. Thank you. See in the next one! 😉👍💖
I happened to run across a RUclips channel with videos on organizing. The maker was so organized every container was labelled and had its specific spot. Was it inspiring? Not at all! It felt like the organization system promoted would drain the life out of my life. Now, an organized and clean house is nice and comfortable, but there needs to be a balance. A real and worthwhile life has to be able to accommodate real people and real people make messes. No need to apologize and I have seen worse messes! I enjoyed your video.
New viewer here and I Love your personality❣️Constantly purging the wrong size, wrong fit clothing has kept our laundry at bay. Highly recommend!
Sophia, you are REAL!
That is why we love you and keep watching!
We love our chatty Ami!
Maybe Edward sits tilted back on 2 legs of the chair? I See a lot of kids do that
I can totally relate to all of the above! My sons are 18 and 17 I’m repeatedly saying the same things about laundry, dishes, showers, toilet! I just love you guys and how real you and Scott are. Whom ever has anything negative to say about it can see me in the principals office. Lol!!
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Hi Sophia! Yay a long video! Thank you 🙂💙
I enjoyed this video. It was just what I needed. I love what you said about a clean house. I struggle with depression so I struggle with getting things done. I am responsible for the home as well as the yards. I also struggle with watering the yards and flowerbeds. I have recently begun to make a flowerbed by my kitchen. Thus far I have put down some top soil and need to put down another bag. I also transplanted two spider plants and plan on doing one more. I was going to have decorations in my backyard, but I decided that I didn't need more to try to maintain and to make so I am not going to do that. I am struggling with getting rid of the weeds. I have four small areas where there are no weeds, but in one I keep getting a bit of nut grass popping up which I dig out. In one of the areas I found some old clay bricks buried. It was the 2nd area in the backyard that I found buried bricks which I dug up and disposed of because they were no good. Life is a struggle and I appreciate your sharing yours. I appreciate all that you do. I just wish I had your energy. Depression saps energy and I am 64 so that accounts for some of the loss of energy. I seem to get worn out easily, especially when it is hot.
Your house is great. I’m 70 years old and have down sized 5 times and I still cant do it. Started a Reno in my kitchen snd still not through. That means my kitchen is all over my house.
You do realize that cleaning videos like this one make the rest of us feel normal? I just cleaned my laundry room and it looked just like yours. The whole time I was cleaning, I was berating myself for letting in get in that condition....again.
The struggle is real for me too, you’re home is wonderful, you do so much ! Such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing. Xx
I feel i can say this...
You try . You TRY . In times past women churned , worked gardens for survival, took babies in the field. I side the house was tackled as well. Your circumstances also scream survival. You are trying to earn and do. So what if you neglect the basement. Is it important, not so much . Is your husband and boys LOVED... YES.. friend in my head Sofia. Yoyr doing well .. you mean a lot to a lit of people. Wr are on your side . Im better in sime ways worse in others .. yet .. and yet we battle on in our great challenges
Hi Sophia! I think you are being hard on yourself. It’s obvious laundry was backed up, that’s a regular chore that never ends! Plus a lot of the “clutter” was your side business items. If I could give a constructive criticism it would be to focus your time on posting those items on Etsy to get them out of your house before shopping for more. Maybe schedule some time to work on it. Or even make June a catch up month for that business. Obviously you have a lot going on and having more pile up on the “to-do” will just overwhelm you. Basement looks great!!! I grew up with 3 brothers and they did the exact same thing with the laundry!!!! Haha grab what they need from the basement and leave the rest 😂
Sophia, we live in a home not a show home, you keep doing what your doing, you were the first you tuber I ever followed, I love that your you, you keep it real. Your fans love you lovely lady, don’t sweat about the rest ❤️
Oh that dress form, been wanting one for my garden to grow my clematis on
Wait a minute. That is a great idea! I could grow peas on it too!!
@@mygreatchallenge yessssss Sophia! Would look amazing
Fun video always learn something new from you,and one of my favorites Vaseline glass. Scott has some great background music to your video . I’ll confess love cleaning videos, but your gardening is impressive.
Donate half of Edward's clothes, he's obviously not missing them 😂 just kidding, love your channel! You are the best
you don't have to make excuses for living your life your way - you have a very full one and if someone says "she was a lovely person" when I pass, I will figure I lived a good life....and I know they will say this about you...enjoy your life - you are an inspiration to me - I loathe housework and do the bare minimum to not be a slob....that's why I decluttered - less stuff is less to clean! Cheers!
I don’t think anyone thinks your house is dirty. Things get messy as you work and live your lives. Every house looks like that until they tidy.
I really enjoy all your videos. One cleaning up tools would b just fine. I enjoy you n your videos. If the boys can't help keep the area clean then they just have to deal with how mom had to do with all the game wires is what I would tell them. U all r a great family and Scott has been doing a wonderful job on your videos. I liked the tempo of the music when u were cleaning and the spill when u first came down to the basement was very entertaining.
Sophia, that rant at the end is EPIC! "Get over yourself." That's why I love this channel, your personality is pure gold!
Hooray! Spending the day with Sophia!
I love you and your wonderful family! Keep being you🥰
Sophia....I understand you 100% !! I don't like to clean everyday and like you I do realize when it is time to clean too. I enjoy golfing, softball hanging out with my family or just sitting outside with my dog reading a book or watching Sophia...on RUclips 🤗😁.
Yes...there are times that I get the cleaning excitement in me and I go through the whole house cleaning but not everyday.
NAILED IT DITL!!
I wonder if other youtubers would hire Scott to create an introduction animation video for their channels like he did yours. I remember what my home looked like before kids. They are messy, extremely messy.
Hello. About Edward wrecking chairs. I have a very tall, 20 year old son. He also breaks chairs. I think they rock backwards on the back legs and destroy them. Don't know how many times I have heard a bang in his room, he comes out and says, "'I fell off the chair"'. lol
What about using the pink mannequin in the garden and grow clematis or morning glory or ivy all over it?
That would be awesome!
In the basement: "But wait...there's more...!" "Because [the two lights being out] obviously serves a purpose... you don't see the mess!" LOL... thanks for taking us along on a DITL and for keeping it real. Love the editing, too.
my Mum used to say "Those who can, do. Those who can't, do housework". In other words she found housework to be a thankless task and she preferred to be knitting or dancing, lol
My son dressed out of the laundry room from the time he was 14 until he moved out !