You can find the bins I used under-the-sink here: www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/sink-under-sink/stackable-under-sink-organization-starter-kit/12d?p=0&ps=62&productId=11009057
I love all of this and I finally made the decision to paint my kitchen…just like this one…white on top and blue on the bottom. Would you be able to share the paint brand and name of the colors with me? Pretty please?!
Fantasy self wants to completely declutter and organize both my kitchen and bedroom before Summer. Most likely only one of these will happen but I’m staying hopeful. Thanks to you, Dana and Dawn, I have been working hard to declutter (the donation center knows me by name now 😊) and take my house back 🎉 This definitely is a work in progress but I am here for it in 2023 and beyond 💫🚀
@@Clutterbug I absolutely love this organize kitchen. You did well. Please tell us where you got those under the sink storage bins. Those are perfect for under the sink. Fantasy me wants to write a book that I never even got started. Fantasy me wants to become speaker and get A LOT of money all while telling my testimony to people and helping them out. The people that I have talked to have been motivated and inspired by my testimony. In real life, not fantasy me, it is all because of God, however it does count for something. 🙏🏼 for me. Also, I don't know if you heard of: The Holderness Family. They are on RUclips. When I heard the end of your video Cass, I thought that you and the wife would get along and relate. You should check them out. They make funny, relatable videos. And I mean VERY practical, relatable videos. So relatable that it's actually embarrassing to admit it, but that's life and we're all in it. 🤦🏼♀️😂🤷🏼♀️
You can do it! One pile/ drawer at a time. I swear once you start and see how good it feels it is easier to keep going. Getting started is the hardest part.
You are my soul sister lol. I clean for a living so my home always takes the back burner. I've been in the process of decluttering but it's an extremely slow process. I'm also hoping by summer it'll be transformed.... We shall see lol. Good luck to you !!
There were some good ideas in here. I am not a Cricket, but I love the idea of the organized spices. So 12 years ago, a friend started teaching me how to knit a sock but I moved and didn't have a pattern so I stored it away. I am happy to report I have picked it back up and I am almost done with it. I did have to watch a million youtube videos and read many patterns to figure out how to proceed but I almost have one sock. Who knows, I may have a pair in another 12 years.
On the one hand - spices organized that way look nice. On the other - jars in various shapes help find the spice much quicker than labels, and if you use one spice more often that the others the bigger jar is more convinient that uniformized jar and a bag in the pantry.
My sister-in-law organizes her spices in alphabetical order. I am a bit of a spice junkie and I find that it is better for me to organize by function. I keep all of the baking spices together, all of the peppers, chilies together, etc
I didn’t realize I had a fantasy self until, you gave so many examples. Before this I would’ve told you I’m a realist. One of the ways I keep my fantasy self in check for the most part is by using Pinterest. I have a board for each dream and it’s free and I get to escape to Pinterest land every so often without hurting my pocketbook or anyone else🤗.
Great Kitchen transformation. I hope your Dad and Step Mom enjoy it. I'm a Cricket whose Fantasy self is working on organizing his genealogy with all proof perfectly done, all piles are correctly filed, the family photos are all digitized and ready for any family member wanting to see them from future generations, all the Christmas decorations are organized so they are easy to put up and take down, you know, all the things.
I can’t believe your dad did all that work himself! The kitchen just looks amazing! How sweet of you to help them organize their newly renovated kitchen! “They keep their pills in teeny, tiny containers!” 🤣 Loved seeing this! Thanks sharing! ❤
I found out at 37 I have ADHD pretty bad in Nov. The grief of what my life could have been like if I knew earlier was pretty rough for a month. But then I did the thing we're great at and learned everything I could. My family has gotten behind me and after watching a bunch of your videos we have spent the entire month of January decluttering every area of my homestead. Went minimalist in every area I could and made every item in my home have a home. I am finishing the kitchen today and then for the first time in my life I will have a clean organized house and the habits started to keep it that way. I was able to quit my job in September to focus on our homestead and woodworking and I plan on starting a channel about homesteading as a Neural divergent and I have a clean slate to work from. My brain has never been free of guilt or stuff I should be doing to be a good mom. I'm also an addict coming up on my 10 years clean. Thank you for putting out the videos about adhd they have meant a lot. Your story of your husband finding all of your dirty dishes meant a lot to me to know im not the only one.
Wow so great that you got round to organizing. Here also ADHD and diagnosed last year at 36. I haven't gotten round to the decluttering yet, so your story is a true inspiration! We can do this!!
Same here! I was diagnosed at 36 and am obviously here searching for the best ways to do things! Here's to hoping I am well on my way to being in your place here soon. But...this is my first one and I have NO IDEA WHAT A CRICKET IS so I'm now distracted every time it's referenced. LOL
Cas, thank you for introducing me to my fantasy self. I never knew what to call her! Fantasy self was standing in the way of my decluttering attempts. We had a chat, I let go of my fantasy clutter, and now I have room for the things that I really use. Thanks, Cas, for all of your extremely relatable advice!
Love these tips! I'm a ladybug and have been using very practical cardboard boxes and masking tape labels with great success to compartmentalize my cupboards, but I never thought of using little bins and containers in the fridge. I think that will be such a huge game-changer! My fantasy self is a novelist as well. (She also feeds her whole family on pennies a day from her organic garden and cans/dries the surplus and makes all her own clothes so if the apocalypse comes they're all set.) PLEASE finish your novel! I love middle-grade and YA fiction and would totally read that. :)
Just so you know, bins in the fridge have their uses, but really impractical when you get to the point where you need to defrost a whole bird, or cool down a pot of chili or have a big family dinner's worth of leftovers to store. Plan on needing at least half a shelf that is not being used up by bins. A full shelf is better.
Thanks sooo much for this! I keep second, third, fourth-guessing what my clutterbug style is, and my original time of taking your quiz said I was a cricket, but I didn’t think I believed it enough, but seeing how you organized here cemented that in my brain! I really am a cricket because these solutions are exactly what I would want to use and tend to use! Thanks again, Cas! You’re awesome!!
My fantasy self “Meet Cas as she’s AMAZING!!” My response to self, “Yeah right as she’s SO cool she’s not going to come to your small farm because she has WAY better things in life than meet me!” 😂 You truly are amazing and you did a FANTASTIC job on your parents kitchen organization. BEAUTIFUL!!
She IS a super star and it would be SO amazing to meet her! Not just for organizing help, but because she just seems so fun and full of life too!! So energizing!!
Haha I’m a total cricket and I laughed so much at this 😂 fab video! Fantasy me wants to paint, and write, and create, and go to the gym. Reality me collapses on the sofa after work and watches old reruns of her favourite shows 😂
Dang, I haven’t hardly gotten into the video but the fact your dad was able to do all that in his 70s! That might be the most hopeful, helpful motivation I get all year to take action 💗😮👍🏼
I’ve been looking for something like this for the whole house!!! For someone who is moving into their own place for the first time, starting from scratch. This is great, thank you!
If you haven't already, you should really check out her videos on the four clutterbug types so you can find the right system for you. She also has one where she talks about how you compromise with other organisingstyles in your houshold (spoiler: Visual trumps hidden, and big categories trumps detail - this will make more sense when you have seen the four organising types)
May I recommend the Feng shui guy? His channel is Dear Modern. I've not ever been especially drawn to Feng shui, but his spin on it is so very functional. I've used his ideas to greatly improve the flow and zen of my place. He focuses on the macro tho, not what to put in each drawer, but Cass and the adhd girl can finish that up for ya.
I agree with @Marit Husby . I am a ladybug and I need simple(no lids), hidden organization or I can't maintain it. Find out which type you are so that you buy the right type of products to organize with. It makes all the difference. I love what Cas did here, but I could not maintain it, for myself.
Fantasy Diane makes a cleaning schedule so my house will always be clean--but I never stick to it! I also make a meal prep monthly schedule and only stuck to it for 3 days! I love making lists and charts, but the follow thru is almost non existent! I'm 73 and retired, so I have all this time to do things, but I don't want to! Sometimes I feel like a 2 yr old doing the "I don't wanna" thing. I had so many years of "I have to" do things--that I'm hoping this is a phase that I'll grow out of!! Lol!
I think it's helpful to show what you do with THE REST of the decanted items. It's a step that needs considering when people determine whether to decant or not. There needs to be a spot somewhere for jars or bags of what didn't quite fit or that will need replenishing soon.
As a cricket, I just conceal them nearby. I put the pretty stuff in front. Not sure what everyone else does tho. Bcuz I’m crazy cricket, it tends to make me want to use it up so I can finally get rid of the excess. Lol.
My Gah! That kitchen renovation is Beautiful! Gorgeous! Your dad did an Amazing Job! Your stepmom has a beautiful color scheme 💝 Just Gorgeous! 💝 Great job Cas on the organization too. 💝
Fantasy Shannon is also still putting off getting fit, eating healthy, becoming a ‘Cricut-Artista’, super chef, & garden guru.😂 I won’t say that decluttering, getting organized, & repairing, beautifying my home are fantasy. They are taking much longer than in my fantasies but those things are really happening! I’ve made so much progress and YOU have been a big part of that! I’m still determined that getting healthier has to stay on the table because, if I’m not healthy, then none of the rest really matters. 🤷♀️. Can’t wait to read your novel!! Thanks for all the inspiration, motivation, & fantastic ideas!❤️❤️
Wow! Your Dad is very talented! That kitchen is gorgeous. It's nice that you were able to contribute your talents for the cherry on top to your Dad's excellent craftsmanship!
I use a lot of clear containers, it does look nice, but remember that space is needed for the remaining walnuts, flour, etc. that still remains in the bag. Mine goes into the basement. You did a great job on the kitchen (and so did your Dad!)! And yes, I hear you about my Fantasy self. ♥My fantasy self wants to sew more than I do. Like, all my sewing stuff is out and cluttered and life takes over and I look at the clutter and after 35 years am still a beginning sewist. 😭
I found you through The Minimal Mom. I just can't get enough of your end stories. Never stop them! I too have a fantasy life that is far more interesting than my actual life, haha! Thanks for chipping away at the shame of being ADHD and making cleaning a little more attainable!
The kitchen transformation was absolutely stunning!! Fantasy Jess says no to chips and queso when she's not hungry and she actually goes back to watercolor painting. Fantasy Jess loses 15 pounds and gets a job she is qualified for (not the bad ones she seems to think she deserves). I do like fantasy Jess... I'm going to eat more vegetables this year. And I've already started. This is my year! 🖤
I stayed till the end. Cass, you are me and I am you. I have so many boxes of things for projects that I don't know if I will ever finish. I wish that you could come and help me get organized. 🤣 I was recently diagnosed with stage-4 non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. My mom, sister, and Aunt all died from this disease. Therefore I know my fate. It's just a matter of time unless God sends a miracle. I know that my days are numbered and I'm okay with that. Except I know that it's going to be sooner than what I had planned. Is that something we actually planned for? 🤣 I would say that my goal for this year is to see my house finally organized before I die. That is really the only thing on my bucket at this point in my life. So, if you ever decide you would like to visit West Virginia and the mountains, I would love to have your help. ❤️🙏😊
My prayers are with you and your goal to organize your home. I have faith in you that you can do this for yourself. Like Cas said, start with one drawer, cabinet or box at a time. Once you decide to have stuff go, it feels good. Going vertical is another help to have movable shelving units. Play a game once a week to get rid of 10 things. Adopt a one in one out policy to keep the items manageable. Imagine that peace of mind you will have once everything has a home and fits your space. GOD bless you in your journey🙏.
Wow, it's truly amazing on how just a few small organizers can transform a space so much! We re-did our kitchen over a year and a half ago. I decant a lot now and label bins and such in my pantry and it's amazing! For the most part it stays pretty tidy and organized, especially since it's a no brainer where stuff goes! My fantasy self will have my craft room the same way someday, and my bedroom will become a sanctuary instead of a hot mess express of stuff just being dumped, and I will also get back to the gym and back to feeling motivated, energized, and productive. *sigh
The bad thing about decanting your groceries is that the package volume is always bigger than a container volume. So you've got leftovers. Lots of them. Sometiimes it's just a couple of tablespoons, but you can't throw them out, you can't use them all just now and you have to store them somewhere (and try not to forget about them).
Okay, about alphabetizing spices. I read eons ago where an author (it was a library book) said it sounds silly or OCD or whatever but it makes sense! Many spices look similar so keeping them in alpha order means you don't end up with thyme when you wanted oregano or have to pick up several jars to find the right one. If you keep them arranged on a shelf or in a drawer (my latest win!) there's a hole where you took it out, so it's a 2 second win to put it back where it came from!
Fantasy self is being like you, Cas, and having a completely organized apartment! This is what I really want to do! I wish that you lived closer to me, so I could get the help I need.
Fantasy self will actually declutter every single room in our home. Less stress and anxiety for my brain Easy to maintain Kids will be calmer Easier to have friends over last minute Less wasted money….
Love how nice everything looked after you organized it all! Eager to read your zombie apocalypse novel. :) When I have a project that I know will take a lot of time, I tell myself I just need to do at least something on it each day. That's how I sewed an entire crib set and bumper years ago for my daughter. Some days I only cut out one small piece or sewed one seam, but other days I had the time and energy to do a whole lot. It was the daily commitment to it that did the trick and helped me not feel overwhelmed like I would if I'd tried to do it all at once. That way I didn't feel bad if I only did one tiny thing because I was still accomplishing my goal of doing something each day. Best of luck to you in your writing!
I just found your channel and dealing with sever copd and being overwhelmed with a move to a state that has sent me to the hospital 3 times in a month with breathing problems… I know that once I start a lil at a time I won’t be so stressed and that will take a little off my health issues and hopefully keep me from riding in the back of an ambulance for awhile 🥴 I haven’t even finished unpacking our house because it stresses me out to the point of not being able to start and that is not a way to live. So I am going to keep binging your videos while I recuperate from my last episode last week and not do anything taxing (per Dr orders) so that I have great ideas written down to start me on a journey to hopefully a less cluttered and easier to manage home. Thank you 💜🫶🏻
Absolutely gorgeous! As a fellow Cricket, I know your parents are going to love this. Keep doing what you do. Thank you for your awesome stories, you make me smile and laugh like crazy.
Your Dad is very impressive! My fantasy self bought a jump rope last year and still hasn't adjusted it to my size. It was on my vision board last year and one of the only things I transferred to this year's board.
I am a cricket 100% lol I totally get the micro organizing behind closed doors...and am 100000000% an all or nothing person. lol I can proudly say that my kitchen organizing is done. Not gonna lie, I have a lot. I love to cook and find it more enjoyable to have what I need instead of struggling to make do (but I do try to avoid unitaskers if something else will do just fine). That all being said, I think the thing that has made the most difference in keeping it organized is storing things where I use them. It works so well that I have implemented it throughout my apartment.
I love your videos!!! Sometimes I even get moving afterwards! 😳😂 I always get super motivated by you though! They get me to do something, maybe not a complete transformation, but baby steps, right?!? 🤗 Thank You Cass!! ☺️🤗
Fantasy me re does my kitchen on my own. There's lead in the countertop tile glaze so it would need proper abatement. Thinking about how to cover things over without having to rip stuff out. I can live with the layout, just want things spiffed-up. Also have two walls in the bathroom that need renovating along with the ceiling. Fantasy me also has my garage converted to an awesome little ADU.
I’m a Ladybug, but that kitchen organization looks amazing to me! I’m hoping to buy a house this year and your videos give so much inspiration! Fantasy me gardens. I’ve never been able to keep plants alive or grow anything 😂
My fantasy self also gardens but there are too many plants to name that haven’t made it out of my garden alive! So I think I’m letting that dream go for now😂
I once had a friend who said if it can't fend for itself it dies. She had pine tree, bulbs and grass in her garden. She lived in Wagga Wagga - a very hot and dry place in Australia.
Lol. We did a garden in raised beds the one year. The squirrels and birds got everything before we could. Then the pumpkins took over. The Minimal Mom seems to have it though.
That kitchen looks AMAZING! My favourite section is the pantry when you had finished it - it's just picture perfect and I just love watching you fit in packets and boxes so neatly - just getting my geek on! Go for your Zombie Apocalypse book Cassie - you can do it! 🤩
YES! I can't wait to read the fantasy Cass YA novel! Publish it with your real name, but put "F" as your middle initial for "Fantasy." Fantasy Cara has a couple of books kicking around in her head. Maybe writing my book every other day for 15 minutes would be a good thing for me to do. I love that you picked one project. Good job! That kitchen was amazing. I'll bet they love it. ❤️
Those double labelled decanted spice trays 😌 fill my cricket heart with joy 😅 should I ever get that done, I'll get champagne and toast to my kitchen 🍾
I love the look of the pantry with the beautiful bins and containers. I've always wondered what you do with the extra stuff that won't fit in the container. Do you just have to store it somewhere else? Same thing about spices...they look wonderful decanted into matching spice jars but where do you keep the extra that doesn't fit in the pretty new jar?
I have an overflow box for the spices and seal each packet well securing with an elastic band. The bottom of my pantry has drawers, I put the packets in there.
Wow! So impressive that your dad did the remodel himself. I'm a crazy cricket too (haha) so I love how you organized everything. That would have been so much fun for me. :o)
I love that you labeled the lids of the spice jars. My dad taught me a trick that I use on prescription and medicine bottles. On Rx bottles lids, using a sharpie, I put the abbreviated name of the med (like BUP 300), including the strength if you take two different doses of the same med. When you get a refill, just put the old marked lid on the new bottle. On pain relievers/allergy/etc bottles, I put the # of tablets and how often (4x6 hrs). Let’s face it. The directions on the bottle labels are so tiny, you need a microscope to read them.
Yer hilarious!! I can’t wait to hear that your book is finished! I picked up a tip somewhere about choosing one hobby (preferably one you’ve been putting off) to work on each month to actually complete SOMEthing. That way, you get at least 12 finished projects by the end of the year, and you learn more about the hobbies you actually want to continue pursuing vs. the ones that you’re done with. Last month for me… it was Macramé!! I totally finished a hanging cat bed as well as two plant holders! This month, I’m supposed to be finishing up some of the wool appliqué projects I have lying around… but it’s already a week in and I’ve yet to pull it out. 😬😳 Thanks for the giggles and great organizing ideas!
Im a cricket.... I don't think I'm crazy... just because I put all my packages of sliced sandwich cheese filed in a refrigerator organizer... and alphabetized them.
Love to hear your intention to finish your novel. I realize this is 10 months after posting this video but wanted to share one of the things I’ve used to help me with my own writing, is writing 500 words or half an hour whichever comes first. No editing, editing comes when the first draft of the novel is done. If you’ve already finished, maybe you can try it for novel number 2. All the best!
Wow my fantasy self got excited knowing that I will do something one day ... Good luck on completing your novel. Thank you so much for making it real, my head has always been a mumble jumble of what I'm going to do, I try to compartmentalise and make a list but then I just stare at it and do nothing. After seeing this vid I think the kitchen is what I'll try work on. Thank you Cass x
You may of just saved my life. Literally! No one understands me but you do. I to just got a new kitchen. I thought that would save me and I love it. But it's not saving me because with all that space and counterspace. It's still a huge mess. One thing at a time. Thanks
I had that same problem with my new kitchen and decided to add small shelves to the counter tops. One is for small appliances that are put together. Another two small shelf units were added to the sides of the stove to use vertical space with a narrow counter space on each side of the stove. Since I didn't have upper cabinets added for a wall of windows that I wanted I had to downsize my dishes to shelves also. That was easy because now they can be seen and easily reached for. Just try to go vertical as much as you can 🥫.
After reading the comments, I must make one more. I've recently found out I'm an older adult and always had ADHD, I'm undiagnosed, they just didn't catch that sort of thing back in the day. With cleaning, I just never caught up, but with the new method I've started, I am starting to make much much more progress!!! I have limited time because I work alot so that has a lot to do with it, but ADHD means that I get distracted and I get overwhelmed easily. I set a timer, and I concentrate on one room and only that one room, with a list of stuff I can do (it's really never the same - I try to pick the item that I haven't done for awhile) - my list looks like this: sweep floor, mop floor, dust, declutter two areas in the room. I never get the WHOLE list done, but I take notes and next time I hit the areas I didn't get to last time. I used to only do ONE room per day, but I've added items like: "Catch up straightening one area" for those areas that I am missing. I've also added another catagory "Start or work on ONE project in the project pile". I keep a project pile in one spot, and there is only room enough for about 7-8 small projects. If there is no room, my bargain with myself is one project has to go for me to keep the project in my hand. I have purged quite a few projects that way, because honestly, when am I going to get to the other 7-8? It will take me a year to get to those and complete them. So every time I find a new project, IT'S DECISION TIME. I'm still finding old projects tucked away and or in boxes. My future self is pissed off at my past self. Her lazy butt is going to have a beatdown.
Their new kitchen looks so pretty! I really liked how you set up their pantry with the black storage containers with white labels. It just looks so classy. I’m also totally like you in the sense I live in a fantasy land myself of all the things that I “want to do” but reality hits me everyday when I remember that I’m a mother of 3 boys 4 and under. Fantasy me is definitely on the back burner these days. However, also why I’m watching your videos! Because I suck at storage solutions for these boys!! And myself! But mostly the boys with their clothes and toys. I’ve learned some already from you that I didn’t know. Your kid videos have been so helpful!! Thank you! Also I took your quiz a week or so ago and found out I’m a ladybug too! Although I think I might have some cricket tendencies because I kinda like to organize down to the minute things BUT usually I don’t have time to organize that way. Then whenever I do organize that way someone in the house destroys my organization and then it’s just makes me mad. So I think that the ladybug solution for the “family” is probably more practical especially now when the boys are so little. Enjoying your videos!! Keep them up 😊 btw I’m sure you have saved more marriages than you realize with you teaching these techniques. 😉
OMG! I laughed and laughed when you were talking about Fantasy Cass! That's so me. I have piles of puzzles in the closet. It's probably been 10 years since I did a puzzle.
Pretty cool how he did the stairwell and pantry. When I find my dream place I'm definitely butterfly/bee ripping the cabinets out and using bakers racks etc. 😂
There is no under sink cabinet in my house…kitchen/bath/laundry that has not been equipped with a pullout drawer, that, yes, is fashioned around whatever pipes are there. For years I was fed up with the aggravation of under sink storage. So years ago I demanded…yes demanded, under sink pullouts. Now, it’s easy access to everything!!!!👍🏻 after the staircase pantry, an under sink pullout should be a breeze for your dad!!!!😉
I have been following you for years and I've done all of the quizzes and looking at the "What is your style" videos and was convinced I was a unicorn. I believed that I was a bit of every type! Until this video. Hug and thank your parents for me because seeing how they had the pantry and cabinets before you got in there to make it extra nice, their style was me! I'm a CRICKET! Now to pull everything out and make it as awesome as you have. Let your parents know that I also think they did a great job on that remodel! Beautiful! Thank you Cas!!! And I want to read your novel. My fantasy self accomplishment is to have a sewing room. Pretty and tidy and a dream to work in. Keep on keeping on!
That I will be that person that cleans on a regular basis, I am always cleaning but where everything is so organized and clutter free that I don't have to think about all the stuff I've stored in closets, drawers etc!!
Thanks for sharing! It’s so neat how you know exactly what container for the “mess”. Sometimes I struggle with where to find the best containers for my needs. Thanks!
If u want the paper labels on the spices stay pretty use a nail clear coat to brush on them u can still remove them with a bit of nail polish remover when u want to switch them up.
I'm so glad to see white appliances if your dad's and stepmom's kitchen, I'm 73 and I've had avocado, harvest gold, copper tone, almond, black, and black and white kitchen appliances, but my favorite is white, easy to keep clean, it doesn't show fingerprints like stainless, and it takes me back to my mom's kitchen with all white appliances. I'm Swedish Death Cleaning now, I took a three-ring binder and I write down what items I use every day, by the end of the six months I'm only keeping the items on the list, everything else is going to a hospice thrift store.
You're the funniest, Cas! Love your end stories - I have a new violin sitting in the corner of my bedroom since 2020, and this is the month I will be playing it. Otherwise, it's going! My goal is Twinkle Twinkle by the end of the month, and if that happens, I will see if I will continue or not. (I also have a book to finish writing! But one fantasy at a time.) Your folks' kitchen looks amazing! Your dad did a spectacular job, and I am sure they will love your organization. I'm a bee with cricket tendencies, and I think my pantry is organized, but now I want a lazy susan and some boxes. Such great ideas, thanks!
My fantasy self is going to start clicker training with my cats and take them for walks when it warms up. I got the clicker set from Cat School and the harness and leash from Outdoor Bengal. Now to set aside some training time!
Fantasy me has all these puzzles I want to have the space and time to work on with hubby & kiddos. Also, several crochet projects for fmaily members. (This one I am actually making progress on. Not in time for my sister-in-laws birthday this month, but definitely by Christmas since I'm over halfway done). Now, I'm 5mo pregnant with little #3! I discovered the Minimal Mom who mentioned you and what's your clutterbug style (I'm a bee through and through but hubby is a butterfly - which I'm discovering I can work with). So nesting is hitting me hard and I'm making more progress than I have in YEARS! I LOVE you and your energy and videos and stories! It's so wonderful to know I am not alone and I now give myself grace and forgiveness and know it's ok to let things go. They're just things and not as important as time with my family. I appreciate you and Dawn so much. Thank you again!
Love your tips. Here is one of mine courtesy of Martha Stewart, steam your potatoes and taste the difference. Trust me, I have been doing it for years the difference in taste is so apparent. Thank you again for your tips.
Omg. You nailed us crickets. They told me I was crazy. I guess so. 😂😂 That was so satisfying to watch. Lol. Just delicious. Decanting. Yes. Labels. Yes. Color matching. Yes. Visually appealing. Yes. Lol. Fantasy self is a great cook like my grandma. She is so comfy with all things food and cooking. So easy for her. Not. Lol. I just want the cooking/food struggles I have to be a non issue anymore. Or at least severely reduce the “what to eat today” brain drain struggles I have with it. But damned straight, my kitchen is gonna be pretty no matter if I starve to death. Lol.
You can find the bins I used under-the-sink here: www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/sink-under-sink/stackable-under-sink-organization-starter-kit/12d?p=0&ps=62&productId=11009057
I love all of this and I finally made the decision to paint my kitchen…just like this one…white on top and blue on the bottom. Would you be able to share the paint brand and name of the colors with me? Pretty please?!
What a wonderful renovation! You Iced the Cake! 😅 xoo~
Fantasy self wants to completely declutter and organize both my kitchen and bedroom before Summer. Most likely only one of these will happen but I’m staying hopeful. Thanks to you, Dana and Dawn, I have been working hard to declutter (the donation center knows me by name now 😊) and take my house back 🎉 This definitely is a work in progress but I am here for it in 2023 and beyond 💫🚀
You've got this! Keep me posted!
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I absolutely love this organize kitchen. You did well.
Please tell us where you got those under the sink storage bins. Those are perfect for under the sink.
Fantasy me wants to write a book that I never even got started.
Fantasy me wants to become speaker and get A LOT of money all while telling my testimony to people and helping them out.
The people that I have talked to have been motivated and inspired by my testimony.
In real life, not fantasy me, it is all because of God, however it does count for something. 🙏🏼 for me.
Also, I don't know if you heard of: The Holderness Family. They are on RUclips. When I heard the end of your video Cass, I thought that you and the wife would get along and relate. You should check them out. They make funny, relatable videos. And I mean VERY practical, relatable videos. So relatable that it's actually embarrassing to admit it, but that's life and we're all in it. 🤦🏼♀️😂🤷🏼♀️
You can do it! One pile/ drawer at a time. I swear once you start and see how good it feels it is easier to keep going. Getting started is the hardest part.
You are my soul sister lol. I clean for a living so my home always takes the back burner. I've been in the process of decluttering but it's an extremely slow process. I'm also hoping by summer it'll be transformed.... We shall see lol.
Good luck to you !!
Little bites at a time.
There were some good ideas in here. I am not a Cricket, but I love the idea of the organized spices. So 12 years ago, a friend started teaching me how to knit a sock but I moved and didn't have a pattern so I stored it away. I am happy to report I have picked it back up and I am almost done with it. I did have to watch a million youtube videos and read many patterns to figure out how to proceed but I almost have one sock. Who knows, I may have a pair in another 12 years.
That's so funny thanks for the laugh.I had similar projects and gave them to my granddaughters. God bless
Lol, too funny. Do update us after 12 years
🏆😂❤️
On the one hand - spices organized that way look nice. On the other - jars in various shapes help find the spice much quicker than labels, and if you use one spice more often that the others the bigger jar is more convinient that uniformized jar and a bag in the pantry.
Wth is a cricket?!?
It would be so cool to see you do the same kitchen in each of the organizing styles
Yes!!! Yes yes yes
Your dad did an amazing job! This was so much fun to watch. ❤
Yay!
I second this emotion 🙌
My sister-in-law organizes her spices in alphabetical order. I am a bit of a spice junkie and I find that it is better for me to organize by function. I keep all of the baking spices together, all of the peppers, chilies together, etc
I didn’t realize I had a fantasy self until, you gave so many examples. Before this I would’ve told you I’m a realist. One of the ways I keep my fantasy self in check for the most part is by using Pinterest. I have a board for each dream and it’s free and I get to escape to Pinterest land every so often without hurting my pocketbook or anyone else🤗.
I LOVE THAT!!!
Super smart idea!
Great Kitchen transformation. I hope your Dad and Step Mom enjoy it. I'm a Cricket whose Fantasy self is working on organizing his genealogy with all proof perfectly done, all piles are correctly filed, the family photos are all digitized and ready for any family member wanting to see them from future generations, all the Christmas decorations are organized so they are easy to put up and take down, you know, all the things.
Thanks for sharing!
You go Troy!
Now you’ve made me want to do that too to add to my list 😅
I'm a Cricket too with the same fantasy about genealogy! I haven't given up on that one, though.
I can’t believe your dad did all that work himself! The kitchen just looks amazing! How sweet of you to help them organize their newly renovated kitchen! “They keep their pills in teeny, tiny containers!” 🤣 Loved seeing this! Thanks sharing! ❤
My husband and i do that too, weekly pill organizers, helps to not forget to take them.
I found out at 37 I have ADHD pretty bad in Nov. The grief of what my life could have been like if I knew earlier was pretty rough for a month. But then I did the thing we're great at and learned everything I could. My family has gotten behind me and after watching a bunch of your videos we have spent the entire month of January decluttering every area of my homestead. Went minimalist in every area I could and made every item in my home have a home. I am finishing the kitchen today and then for the first time in my life I will have a clean organized house and the habits started to keep it that way. I was able to quit my job in September to focus on our homestead and woodworking and I plan on starting a channel about homesteading as a Neural divergent and I have a clean slate to work from. My brain has never been free of guilt or stuff I should be doing to be a good mom. I'm also an addict coming up on my 10 years clean. Thank you for putting out the videos about adhd they have meant a lot. Your story of your husband finding all of your dirty dishes meant a lot to me to know im not the only one.
Well done Kelly! I'm in the beginning of this same ADHD process- and 28 years for 😊
Hello Kelly! Your story filled my heart with empathy and joy. Keep on keeping on.
Wow so great that you got round to organizing. Here also ADHD and diagnosed last year at 36. I haven't gotten round to the decluttering yet, so your story is a true inspiration! We can do this!!
Same here! I was diagnosed at 36 and am obviously here searching for the best ways to do things! Here's to hoping I am well on my way to being in your place here soon. But...this is my first one and I have NO IDEA WHAT A CRICKET IS so I'm now distracted every time it's referenced. LOL
Definitely Understand
Cas, thank you for introducing me to my fantasy self. I never knew what to call her! Fantasy self was standing in the way of my decluttering attempts. We had a chat, I let go of my fantasy clutter, and now I have room for the things that I really use. Thanks, Cas, for all of your extremely relatable advice!
Love these tips! I'm a ladybug and have been using very practical cardboard boxes and masking tape labels with great success to compartmentalize my cupboards, but I never thought of using little bins and containers in the fridge. I think that will be such a huge game-changer!
My fantasy self is a novelist as well. (She also feeds her whole family on pennies a day from her organic garden and cans/dries the surplus and makes all her own clothes so if the apocalypse comes they're all set.) PLEASE finish your novel! I love middle-grade and YA fiction and would totally read that. :)
Just so you know, bins in the fridge have their uses, but really impractical when you get to the point where you need to defrost a whole bird, or cool down a pot of chili or have a big family dinner's worth of leftovers to store. Plan on needing at least half a shelf that is not being used up by bins. A full shelf is better.
I have one bin for apples and oranges, and if I need space, that comes out of the fridge for a night.
Thanks sooo much for this! I keep second, third, fourth-guessing what my clutterbug style is, and my original time of taking your quiz said I was a cricket, but I didn’t think I believed it enough, but seeing how you organized here cemented that in my brain! I really am a cricket because these solutions are exactly what I would want to use and tend to use! Thanks again, Cas! You’re awesome!!
You're so welcome!
Wow what an amazing kitchen! Props to your Dad!!
My fantasy self “Meet Cas as she’s AMAZING!!” My response to self, “Yeah right as she’s SO cool she’s not going to come to your small farm because she has WAY better things in life than meet me!” 😂 You truly are amazing and you did a FANTASTIC job on your parents kitchen organization. BEAUTIFUL!!
Be your own Cas 😉 best of luck on your organizing project(s) 🍀
She IS a super star and it would be SO amazing to meet her! Not just for organizing help, but because she just seems so fun and full of life too!! So energizing!!
Lol!
Love your programs. Love your organizing for your folks. Except I would have not used those black containers. See through would have been better 😃 😊
@@purcellmandy oh but her parents are crickets, not bees! (As a bee I'm all about transparent containers).
I cannot wait for the zombie apocalypse book! I love that kind of stuff. Do it, Cass!
PS love your parents kitchen. The navy cabinets are gorgeous.
I'm working on it!
Me too!!! Get r' done Cassy!
I love this comment so much! Some days I’m living in the present and some days are, what if and where the hell did I put it?!!!!
Haha I’m a total cricket and I laughed so much at this 😂 fab video! Fantasy me wants to paint, and write, and create, and go to the gym. Reality me collapses on the sofa after work and watches old reruns of her favourite shows 😂
You're a good daughter. How fun it must've been for them to come home to an organized kitchen.
Dang, I haven’t hardly gotten into the video but the fact your dad was able to do all that in his 70s! That might be the most hopeful, helpful motivation I get all year to take action 💗😮👍🏼
He's amazing
I’ve been looking for something like this for the whole house!!! For someone who is moving into their own place for the first time, starting from scratch. This is great, thank you!
If you haven't already, you should really check out her videos on the four clutterbug types so you can find the right system for you. She also has one where she talks about how you compromise with other organisingstyles in your houshold (spoiler: Visual trumps hidden, and big categories trumps detail - this will make more sense when you have seen the four organising types)
May I recommend the Feng shui guy? His channel is Dear Modern.
I've not ever been especially drawn to Feng shui, but his spin on it is so very functional. I've used his ideas to greatly improve the flow and zen of my place. He focuses on the macro tho, not what to put in each drawer, but Cass and the adhd girl can finish that up for ya.
I agree with @Marit Husby . I am a ladybug and I need simple(no lids), hidden organization or I can't maintain it. Find out which type you are so that you buy the right type of products to organize with. It makes all the difference. I love what Cas did here, but I could not maintain it, for myself.
Fantasy Diane makes a cleaning schedule so my house will always be clean--but I never stick to it! I also make a meal prep monthly schedule and only stuck to it for 3 days! I love making lists and charts, but the follow thru is almost non existent! I'm 73 and retired, so I have all this time to do things, but I don't want to! Sometimes I feel like a 2 yr old doing the "I don't wanna" thing. I had so many years of "I have to" do things--that I'm hoping this is a phase that I'll grow out of!! Lol!
I think it's helpful to show what you do with THE REST of the decanted items. It's a step that needs considering when people determine whether to decant or not. There needs to be a spot somewhere for jars or bags of what didn't quite fit or that will need replenishing soon.
As a cricket, I just conceal them nearby. I put the pretty stuff in front. Not sure what everyone else does tho. Bcuz I’m crazy cricket, it tends to make me want to use it up so I can finally get rid of the excess. Lol.
Agree
My Gah! That kitchen renovation is Beautiful! Gorgeous! Your dad did an Amazing Job! Your stepmom has a beautiful color scheme 💝 Just Gorgeous! 💝
Great job Cas on the organization too. 💝
I WANT THIS KITCHEN!!!❤❤❤
Fantasy Shannon is also still putting off getting fit, eating healthy, becoming a ‘Cricut-Artista’, super chef, & garden guru.😂 I won’t say that decluttering, getting organized, & repairing, beautifying my home are fantasy. They are taking much longer than in my fantasies but those things are really happening! I’ve made so much progress and YOU have been a big part of that! I’m still determined that getting healthier has to stay on the table because, if I’m not healthy, then none of the rest really matters. 🤷♀️. Can’t wait to read your novel!! Thanks for all the inspiration, motivation, & fantastic ideas!❤️❤️
Wow! Your Dad is very talented! That kitchen is gorgeous. It's nice that you were able to contribute your talents for the cherry on top to your Dad's excellent craftsmanship!
Thank you for making a video on a normal sized kitchen.
I use a lot of clear containers, it does look nice, but remember that space is needed for the remaining walnuts, flour, etc. that still remains in the bag. Mine goes into the basement. You did a great job on the kitchen (and so did your Dad!)! And yes, I hear you about my Fantasy self. ♥My fantasy self wants to sew more than I do. Like, all my sewing stuff is out and cluttered and life takes over and I look at the clutter and after 35 years am still a beginning sewist. 😭
Cass, you are genius. You took a beautiful area and made it even more efficient and useful!
Thanks!
I found you through The Minimal Mom. I just can't get enough of your end stories. Never stop them! I too have a fantasy life that is far more interesting than my actual life, haha! Thanks for chipping away at the shame of being ADHD and making cleaning a little more attainable!
Wow, Cas, what a great daughter you are!!!
The kitchen transformation was absolutely stunning!!
Fantasy Jess says no to chips and queso when she's not hungry and she actually goes back to watercolor painting. Fantasy Jess loses 15 pounds and gets a job she is qualified for (not the bad ones she seems to think she deserves). I do like fantasy Jess...
I'm going to eat more vegetables this year. And I've already started. This is my year! 🖤
I stayed till the end. Cass, you are me and I am you. I have so many boxes of things for projects that I don't know if I will ever finish.
I wish that you could come and help me get organized. 🤣
I was recently diagnosed with stage-4 non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. My mom, sister, and Aunt all died from this disease. Therefore I know my fate. It's just a matter of time unless God sends a miracle. I know that my days are numbered and I'm okay with that. Except I know that it's going to be sooner than what I had planned. Is that something we actually planned for? 🤣
I would say that my goal for this year is to see my house finally organized before I die. That is really the only thing on my bucket at this point in my life.
So, if you ever decide you would like to visit West Virginia and the mountains, I would love to have your help. ❤️🙏😊
My prayers are with you and your goal to organize your home. I have faith in you that you can do this for yourself. Like Cas said, start with one drawer, cabinet or box at a time.
Once you decide to have stuff go, it feels good. Going vertical is another help to have movable shelving units.
Play a game once a week to get rid of 10 things. Adopt a one in one out policy to keep the items manageable. Imagine that peace of mind you will have once everything has a home and fits your space. GOD bless you in your journey🙏.
Wow, it's truly amazing on how just a few small organizers can transform a space so much! We re-did our kitchen over a year and a half ago. I decant a lot now and label bins and such in my pantry and it's amazing! For the most part it stays pretty tidy and organized, especially since it's a no brainer where stuff goes! My fantasy self will have my craft room the same way someday, and my bedroom will become a sanctuary instead of a hot mess express of stuff just being dumped, and I will also get back to the gym and back to feeling motivated, energized, and productive. *sigh
Thanks for sharing!
The bad thing about decanting your groceries is that the package volume is always bigger than a container volume. So you've got leftovers. Lots of them. Sometiimes it's just a couple of tablespoons, but you can't throw them out, you can't use them all just now and you have to store them somewhere (and try not to forget about them).
I need this. My kitchen looks like a hoarder home.
Hope it helps!
Your parents are so... lucky to have a daughter like you.. who takes time and organizers
Okay, about alphabetizing spices. I read eons ago where an author (it was a library book) said it sounds silly or OCD or whatever but it makes sense! Many spices look similar so keeping them in alpha order means you don't end up with thyme when you wanted oregano or have to pick up several jars to find the right one. If you keep them arranged on a shelf or in a drawer (my latest win!) there's a hole where you took it out, so it's a 2 second win to put it back where it came from!
Right there with you lol
Thanks for sharing!
Always alphabetize spices.
Fantasy self is being like you, Cas, and having a completely organized apartment!
This is what I really want to do! I wish that you lived closer to me, so I could get the help I need.
I fully support Fantasy Cass and her zombie novel! I need to make a new vision board...my current one is looking dated 😂
Fantasy self will actually declutter every single room in our home.
Less stress and anxiety for my brain
Easy to maintain
Kids will be calmer
Easier to have friends over last minute
Less wasted money….
Love how nice everything looked after you organized it all! Eager to read your zombie apocalypse novel. :) When I have a project that I know will take a lot of time, I tell myself I just need to do at least something on it each day. That's how I sewed an entire crib set and bumper years ago for my daughter. Some days I only cut out one small piece or sewed one seam, but other days I had the time and energy to do a whole lot. It was the daily commitment to it that did the trick and helped me not feel overwhelmed like I would if I'd tried to do it all at once. That way I didn't feel bad if I only did one tiny thing because I was still accomplishing my goal of doing something each day. Best of luck to you in your writing!
I just found your channel and dealing with sever copd and being overwhelmed with a move to a state that has sent me to the hospital 3 times in a month with breathing problems… I know that once I start a lil at a time I won’t be so stressed and that will take a little off my health issues and hopefully keep me from riding in the back of an ambulance for awhile 🥴 I haven’t even finished unpacking our house because it stresses me out to the point of not being able to start and that is not a way to live. So I am going to keep binging your videos while I recuperate from my last episode last week and not do anything taxing (per Dr orders) so that I have great ideas written down to start me on a journey to hopefully a less cluttered and easier to manage home. Thank you 💜🫶🏻
Absolutely gorgeous! As a fellow Cricket, I know your parents are going to love this.
Keep doing what you do.
Thank you for your awesome stories, you make me smile and laugh like crazy.
Your Dad is very impressive! My fantasy self bought a jump rope last year and still hasn't adjusted it to my size. It was on my vision board last year and one of the only things I transferred to this year's board.
I will totally read your novel! Please also do an audio version! You would be a great audiobook reader!
I am a cricket 100% lol I totally get the micro organizing behind closed doors...and am 100000000% an all or nothing person. lol I can proudly say that my kitchen organizing is done. Not gonna lie, I have a lot. I love to cook and find it more enjoyable to have what I need instead of struggling to make do (but I do try to avoid unitaskers if something else will do just fine). That all being said, I think the thing that has made the most difference in keeping it organized is storing things where I use them. It works so well that I have implemented it throughout my apartment.
Thanks for sharing!
I love your videos!!! Sometimes I even get moving afterwards! 😳😂 I always get super motivated by you though! They get me to do something, maybe not a complete transformation, but baby steps, right?!? 🤗
Thank You Cass!! ☺️🤗
Progress is progress!!
Fantasy me re does my kitchen on my own. There's lead in the countertop tile glaze so it would need proper abatement. Thinking about how to cover things over without having to rip stuff out. I can live with the layout, just want things spiffed-up. Also have two walls in the bathroom that need renovating along with the ceiling. Fantasy me also has my garage converted to an awesome little ADU.
I’m a Ladybug, but that kitchen organization looks amazing to me! I’m hoping to buy a house this year and your videos give so much inspiration! Fantasy me gardens. I’ve never been able to keep plants alive or grow anything 😂
My fantasy self also gardens but there are too many plants to name that haven’t made it out of my garden alive! So I think I’m letting that dream go for now😂
Lol!
I once had a friend who said if it can't fend for itself it dies. She had pine tree, bulbs and grass in her garden. She lived in Wagga Wagga - a very hot and dry place in Australia.
Lol. We did a garden in raised beds the one year. The squirrels and birds got everything before we could. Then the pumpkins took over. The Minimal Mom seems to have it though.
“Encased” for the 3rd. 😉
I’m a literary idea gal. I have notes upon notes of story ideas….never written a story though. 😆 I’m SUPER good at reading though.
Ohhhhhh. That's SO good!!!!
That kitchen looks AMAZING! My favourite section is the pantry when you had finished it - it's just picture perfect and I just love watching you fit in packets and boxes so neatly - just getting my geek on! Go for your Zombie Apocalypse book Cassie - you can do it! 🤩
Yes Cas!! Habit stacking! You can do all those things, eventually.
The drawers are such awesome storage!!! Really a great space to organize.
:)
I’m a drooling cricket 🤤 everything was perfection!
Lol!
YES! I can't wait to read the fantasy Cass YA novel! Publish it with your real name, but put "F" as your middle initial for "Fantasy." Fantasy Cara has a couple of books kicking around in her head. Maybe writing my book every other day for 15 minutes would be a good thing for me to do. I love that you picked one project. Good job! That kitchen was amazing. I'll bet they love it. ❤️
You can do it!!
You two should be accountable buddies
@@sandraglassner9618 that WOULD be super duper fun!
Those double labelled decanted spice trays 😌 fill my cricket heart with joy 😅 should I ever get that done, I'll get champagne and toast to my kitchen 🍾
I love the look of the pantry with the beautiful bins and containers. I've always wondered what you do with the extra stuff that won't fit in the container. Do you just have to store it somewhere else? Same thing about spices...they look wonderful decanted into matching spice jars but where do you keep the extra that doesn't fit in the pretty new jar?
I have an overflow box for the spices and seal each packet well securing with an elastic band. The bottom of my pantry has drawers, I put the packets in there.
I love Fantasy Cass😂
Mine is definitely to restart all of my bead work.
It's great to know that we all have a "Fantasty us".
Wow! So impressive that your dad did the remodel himself. I'm a crazy cricket too (haha) so I love how you organized everything. That would have been so much fun for me. :o)
I loved the spice organization but she didn't alphabetize them. I wanted to reach out and do that for her lol
Ikr?! He's amazing!
I love that you labeled the lids of the spice jars.
My dad taught me a trick that I use on prescription and medicine bottles. On Rx bottles lids, using a sharpie, I put the abbreviated name of the med (like BUP 300), including the strength if you take two different doses of the same med. When you get a refill, just put the old marked lid on the new bottle. On pain relievers/allergy/etc bottles, I put the # of tablets and how often (4x6 hrs). Let’s face it. The directions on the bottle labels are so tiny, you need a microscope to read them.
Your dad is amazing! What a gorgeous kitchen! With your organization skills... this is fantastic!
Glad you like it!
The organization is wonderful and my fantasy self loves it. Real me knows I need broad categories without lids!
This is a stunning pantry makover! Thank you for the great insprration!
Yer hilarious!! I can’t wait to hear that your book is finished! I picked up a tip somewhere about choosing one hobby (preferably one you’ve been putting off) to work on each month to actually complete SOMEthing. That way, you get at least 12 finished projects by the end of the year, and you learn more about the hobbies you actually want to continue pursuing vs. the ones that you’re done with. Last month for me… it was Macramé!! I totally finished a hanging cat bed as well as two plant holders! This month, I’m supposed to be finishing up some of the wool appliqué projects I have lying around… but it’s already a week in and I’ve yet to pull it out. 😬😳 Thanks for the giggles and great organizing ideas!
Im a cricket.... I don't think I'm crazy... just because I put all my packages of sliced sandwich cheese filed in a refrigerator organizer... and alphabetized them.
😂
Thank you for making the distinction between organizing and decluttering!
Love to hear your intention to finish your novel. I realize this is 10 months after posting this video but wanted to share one of the things I’ve used to help me with my own writing, is writing 500 words or half an hour whichever comes first. No editing, editing comes when the first draft of the novel is done. If you’ve already finished, maybe you can try it for novel number 2. All the best!
Wow my fantasy self got excited knowing that I will do something one day ... Good luck on completing your novel.
Thank you so much for making it real, my head has always been a mumble jumble of what I'm going to do, I try to compartmentalise and make a list but then I just stare at it and do nothing. After seeing this vid I think the kitchen is what I'll try work on. Thank you Cass x
I'm a cricket married to a butterfly. Fantasy self would live in a library w/a Home Depot wing.
"Future me" is awesome too! So many future to-do's on my list. Always. 🤷♀️🤦♀️
You may of just saved my life. Literally! No one understands me but you do. I to just got a new kitchen. I thought that would save me and I love it. But it's not saving me because with all that space and counterspace. It's still a huge mess. One thing at a time. Thanks
I had that same problem with my new kitchen and decided to add small shelves to the counter tops. One is for small appliances that are put together. Another two small shelf units were added to the sides of the stove to use vertical space with a narrow counter space on each side of the stove. Since I didn't have upper cabinets added for a wall of windows that I wanted I had to downsize my dishes to shelves also. That was easy because now they can be seen and easily reached for. Just try to go vertical as much as you can 🥫.
After reading the comments, I must make one more. I've recently found out I'm an older adult and always had ADHD, I'm undiagnosed, they just didn't catch that sort of thing back in the day. With cleaning, I just never caught up, but with the new method I've started, I am starting to make much much more progress!!! I have limited time because I work alot so that has a lot to do with it, but ADHD means that I get distracted and I get overwhelmed easily. I set a timer, and I concentrate on one room and only that one room, with a list of stuff I can do (it's really never the same - I try to pick the item that I haven't done for awhile) - my list looks like this: sweep floor, mop floor, dust, declutter two areas in the room. I never get the WHOLE list done, but I take notes and next time I hit the areas I didn't get to last time. I used to only do ONE room per day, but I've added items like: "Catch up straightening one area" for those areas that I am missing. I've also added another catagory "Start or work on ONE project in the project pile". I keep a project pile in one spot, and there is only room enough for about 7-8 small projects. If there is no room, my bargain with myself is one project has to go for me to keep the project in my hand. I have purged quite a few projects that way, because honestly, when am I going to get to the other 7-8? It will take me a year to get to those and complete them. So every time I find a new project, IT'S DECISION TIME. I'm still finding old projects tucked away and or in boxes. My future self is pissed off at my past self. Her lazy butt is going to have a beatdown.
Their new kitchen looks so pretty! I really liked how you set up their pantry with the black storage containers with white labels. It just looks so classy.
I’m also totally like you in the sense I live in a fantasy land myself of all the things that I “want to do” but reality hits me everyday when I remember that I’m a mother of 3 boys 4 and under. Fantasy me is definitely on the back burner these days. However, also why I’m watching your videos! Because I suck at storage solutions for these boys!! And myself! But mostly the boys with their clothes and toys.
I’ve learned some already from you that I didn’t know. Your kid videos have been so helpful!! Thank you!
Also I took your quiz a week or so ago and found out I’m a ladybug too! Although I think I might have some cricket tendencies because I kinda like to organize down to the minute things BUT usually I don’t have time to organize that way. Then whenever I do organize that way someone in the house destroys my organization and then it’s just makes me mad. So I think that the ladybug solution for the “family” is probably more practical especially now when the boys are so little.
Enjoying your videos!! Keep them up 😊 btw I’m sure you have saved more marriages than you realize with you teaching these techniques. 😉
I keep telling myself that I am going to start menu planning and do some food prepping. Still haven't started doing it.
God bless your Dad❤
OMG! I laughed and laughed when you were talking about Fantasy Cass! That's so me. I have piles of puzzles in the closet. It's probably been 10 years since I did a puzzle.
Amazing transformation. Hats off Dad. 🎉😊
What a gorgeous kitchen! Huge applause to your amazing dad!!!! And to you, for the beautiful "innards"! 😊
Pretty cool how he did the stairwell and pantry. When I find my dream place I'm definitely butterfly/bee ripping the cabinets out and using bakers racks etc. 😂
I love the big labels in the pantry!!!! 😍😍😍
There is no under sink cabinet in my house…kitchen/bath/laundry that has not been equipped with a pullout drawer, that, yes, is fashioned around whatever pipes are there. For years I was fed up with the aggravation of under sink storage. So years ago I demanded…yes demanded, under sink pullouts. Now, it’s easy access to everything!!!!👍🏻
after the staircase pantry, an under sink pullout should be a breeze for your dad!!!!😉
I have been following you for years and I've done all of the quizzes and looking at the "What is your style" videos and was convinced I was a unicorn. I believed that I was a bit of every type! Until this video. Hug and thank your parents for me because seeing how they had the pantry and cabinets before you got in there to make it extra nice, their style was me! I'm a CRICKET! Now to pull everything out and make it as awesome as you have. Let your parents know that I also think they did a great job on that remodel! Beautiful! Thank you Cas!!! And I want to read your novel. My fantasy self accomplishment is to have a sewing room. Pretty and tidy and a dream to work in. Keep on keeping on!
Your father has good taste in colors. You did a wonderful transformation ❤.
Kudos to your Dad!
Aw, that’s shows how your such a sweet daughter to organize your parent’s kitchen. Their kitchen turned out beautifully.
I would LOVE a new kitchen. Ours is probably circa 1970s. Ugh. I'm so glad your dad and step-mum got their dream kitchen, finally.
That I will be that person that cleans on a regular basis, I am always cleaning but where everything is so organized and clutter free that I don't have to think about all the stuff I've stored in closets, drawers etc!!
Thanks for sharing! It’s so neat how you know exactly what container for the “mess”. Sometimes I struggle with where to find the best containers for my needs. Thanks!
If u want the paper labels on the spices stay pretty use a nail clear coat to brush on them u can still remove them with a bit of nail polish remover when u want to switch them up.
I'm so glad to see white appliances if your dad's and stepmom's kitchen, I'm 73 and I've had avocado, harvest gold, copper tone, almond, black, and black and white kitchen appliances, but my favorite is white, easy to keep clean, it doesn't show fingerprints like stainless, and it takes me back to my mom's kitchen with all white appliances. I'm Swedish Death Cleaning now, I took a three-ring binder and I write down what items I use every day, by the end of the six months I'm only keeping the items on the list, everything else is going to a hospice thrift store.
You're the funniest, Cas! Love your end stories - I have a new violin sitting in the corner of my bedroom since 2020, and this is the month I will be playing it. Otherwise, it's going! My goal is Twinkle Twinkle by the end of the month, and if that happens, I will see if I will continue or not. (I also have a book to finish writing! But one fantasy at a time.)
Your folks' kitchen looks amazing! Your dad did a spectacular job, and I am sure they will love your organization. I'm a bee with cricket tendencies, and I think my pantry is organized, but now I want a lazy susan and some boxes. Such great ideas, thanks!
My fantasy self is going to start clicker training with my cats and take them for walks when it warms up. I got the clicker set from Cat School and the harness and leash from Outdoor Bengal. Now to set aside some training time!
Wow, amazing transformation. Your dad did a wonderful job! My fantasy self- keeps a journal and write everything down. LOL maybe. 😅
Being a cricket, I love this.🙂
Fantasy me has all these puzzles I want to have the space and time to work on with hubby & kiddos. Also, several crochet projects for fmaily members. (This one I am actually making progress on. Not in time for my sister-in-laws birthday this month, but definitely by Christmas since I'm over halfway done). Now, I'm 5mo pregnant with little #3! I discovered the Minimal Mom who mentioned you and what's your clutterbug style (I'm a bee through and through but hubby is a butterfly - which I'm discovering I can work with). So nesting is hitting me hard and I'm making more progress than I have in YEARS! I LOVE you and your energy and videos and stories! It's so wonderful to know I am not alone and I now give myself grace and forgiveness and know it's ok to let things go. They're just things and not as important as time with my family. I appreciate you and Dawn so much. Thank you again!
Go for it, Cas. You are a YA author. You have what it takes--writing skills, imagination, creativity, humor, & youthful energy.
Thank you!!
Love your tips. Here is one of mine courtesy of Martha Stewart, steam your potatoes and taste the difference. Trust me, I have been doing it for years the difference in taste is so apparent. Thank you again for your tips.
Hot mess sandwich is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard!! I’m loving this!!! It’s my first time here
Fantasy me has her craft room finished and organized so she can craft to her hearts content.
Omg. You nailed us crickets. They told me I was crazy. I guess so. 😂😂 That was so satisfying to watch. Lol. Just delicious. Decanting. Yes. Labels. Yes. Color matching. Yes. Visually appealing. Yes. Lol.
Fantasy self is a great cook like my grandma. She is so comfy with all things food and cooking. So easy for her. Not. Lol. I just want the cooking/food struggles I have to be a non issue anymore. Or at least severely reduce the “what to eat today” brain drain struggles I have with it.
But damned straight, my kitchen is gonna be pretty no matter if I starve to death. Lol.
Beautiful transformation!