You're doing home organization WRONG.
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
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We're tackling home organization! Most youtube videos will all tell you the same organization advice - "buy this gadget or this hack" - but there's a reason that those steps still leave you with a messy home. Here is WHY!
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00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Tip 1
03:00 - Tip 2
04:10 - Tip 3
05:57 - Tip 4
07:51 - Saving money with Upside
09:21 - Tip 5
11:24 - Tip 6
15:15 - Tip 7
16:59 - Tip 8
17:42 - Tip 9
19:17 - Tip 10
20:36 - Our standards for real homes
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Caroline, I would love to see where you suggest we women store our makeup and brushes when we share our bathroom with our spouse. I have single, mirrored medicine cabinets above our double sinks as well as an area to my left (right inside the bathroom) where I have an open 4-shelf unit and that's about it. Currently, I have a bamboo makeup organizer on my sink to the left edge which isn't enough space. 🤔 It's time to toss things perhaps.
Of course not available in Canada. Sigh…
@@lindajohnson2149 I have a dressing table, it has 3 drawers and a cupboard with two shelves, I have the Ikea cloth organisers in the drawers and fridge baskets in the cupboard. I have far too much make up that I am now going to purge as soon as my visitors have left x x x
My degree is in Interior Design, yet the small things were always the things that were not my forte. Large furniture placement, drafting the layout..I excelled at. The small things, baffled. I look forward to watching this video!
Loved the video! Those tips were great!
1. corral your crap
place things on a tray, group objects in groups of three
2. velvet hangers
uniform, clothes don't fall off
3. drop zones -> ease of maintenance
intentional drop zones, where are you naturally dropping stuff?
4. tiered lazy susan -> ease of access
toiletries and cosmetics
5. active zones vs. passive zones
entrance vs. guest bedroom,
spare light bulbs go in the passive zone
melon bowler in the back of the cabinet
everyday products in arm's reach
6. maximize weirdo spaces
designed vignette or storage space
hang up purses between wall and closet (valet rod)
((magic eraser is magic))
7. closed storage
open storage usually more for decor than actual storage,
glassware, books
8. subdivide
especially junkdrawers, use shoes boxes or similar
9. p u r g e - remove clutter
1. 15 min declutter
2. if it takes longer than 5 min to tidy a room, p u r g e
3. designate a day of the week
10. let go of the guilt of letting go
how much work would it take to revive this?
couldn't find a summary so i figured i'd post my own
Thanks😊
Thanks 🙂
Thank you! 💕
Thank you!
God’s work. Thank you.
Tip: those “weirdo” spaces may have been necessary to run plumbing or electric so always use a stud finder and MAKE SURE you know what you are drilling into.
This advice, NOT to be ignored.
How can you tell the difference with a stud finder?
@@Its.Just.Savy2.0 a stud finder should have a setting that warns you when it detects electrical wiring (mine beeps super obnoxiously)
For plumbing i have no idea if a stud finder would help, you'd have to judge based on where your taps and water heater are located probably.
That is important! But maybe first learn how to grip the drill and position your self for that gentle push - And look where your drilling before you start to drilL
Yes! One time I was mailing and hit a wire, quick shock and lucky for me it was a quick one 😮
For 50 years I lived in the same marvelous, coveted 4 b/r apt. in NYC until I took a trip to L.A. to visit family. I never saw my apt. again or any of the things in it I'd accumulated over a lifetime. In L.A. I was diagnosed w/cancer, had a successful surgery and adult kids did an 'intervention" questioning the wisdom of my remaining in NYC when all my kids, grandkids were in L.A. I never went back. Gave everything away. I just moved to an unfurnished studio apt. in L.A. and am deliberate in my choices, acquiring only things I love and need. Cannot tell you how freeing it is to start over, fresh. Helpful video, in deciding what priorities are, how to create and maintain a sane and comfortable home. Thank you.
Wish you the best with your illness. I have downsized from 4 bedrooms on 1.4 acres to 1 bedroom duplex. Extremely freeing and satisfying! Spoken from 7 years down the road.
You choose to soar. I am in awe of your strength. Thank you for posting this.
Hoping for a complete recovery for you. In 2009, we had a development-wide fire that destroyed many homes. Ours was spared and at the time I was happy, but then realized if it had taken our house, all of the clutter and "stuff" would have been gone without me having to decide. Something to be said for wiping the slate clean.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and I hope this message finds you well and on the road to recovery
Finally someone that just says it. Not sugar coated not in soft voices but lays it out. Great ideas. Glad i found you.
A friend told me recently, "holding onto things that you don't really want doesn't reduce the amount of trash in the world, it just turns your home into the garbage can." It was that kick in the butt that got me to get rid of a free rug I could NOT get the stink out of.
Thanks for the extra motivation to get things purged from my home. :)
This works for weight loss, too!! It changed so much for me when I realized that eating all the food on my plate or finishing leftovers from the fridge when I wasn’t hungry, all in the name of avoiding waste wasn’t accomplishing anything except making and keeping me overweight. Same concept.
Why did you buy 'trash' in the first place?
@@BetwixtDandD
Yuk-yuk! 🙄
That is amazing advice that I need to take.
@@Lucinda_Jackson I was replying to the original post, not to your reply, lol 😆
Great video - super helpful. A favorite tip from someone w ADHD: make your own rules. I keep my clean underwear in a drawer in my bathroom so it’s easy to grab after a shower. Idk why we make ourselves walk to the bedroom for it, weird.
I have never though of that omg have to try
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Because some of us have tiny bathrooms...can always take in bathroom with you if want
Mine r on a hall shelf w singlets 2 piles small and deodorants on transit from shower easy peasy good going out small items are in sep bag bedroom less used more expensive 2 min access no delay and tidy I do keep leggings n tees same if slouching fr day
I pretend subconsciously, that I'm still living with lots of people, and I bring my clothes to the restroom with me, easy to grab.
Being a chronic procrastinator, 1 thing that has worked for me when it comes to keeping relatively tidy or organised is to just put away stuff the moment I get them. Like coming back home from a grocery run and immediately putting them into their relative spots. Or coming back from a trip with a bunch of clothes and immediately unpacking the things to separate for laundry or further wear, etc. I know if those things were not put away right after I come back, when I'm still in the 'actively moving' state of mind, I'd never get myself to go back to putting them away after winding down or just sitting down in general. It's just not gonna happen, that energy will be impossible to summon back and by the time the energy does come back, I won't even know where to put them anymore and stuff would be left scattered about for a while.
But whether every item has a 'spot' is usually the bigger problem, especially with those odd items that are not in your everyday roster of things that sit, they usually just end up on the floor leaning against a wall or something. Living in a small apartment really requires a lot of creativity to maximise space utilisation, not my strong suit 🥲
Sounds like adhd
@@Julie-ud8no Sounds like you dont know and are guessing
@@DG-Edits-C8H11NO2 Yes that's totally what I'm doing :) I'm just saying it sounds like it cause it could be useful to look into it, not saying that's necessarily the case!
This is what I've found helps too. Stuff needs to go away straight away or it will have a new home in the temporary holding place. What also helps is I have a jute bag which I use for my shopping. When I'm not shopping, it's the recycling bag. All the recycling goes in that bag and the recycling bin is by the front door, so I just empty the bag contents into the bin when I leave the house to go shopping. That way, the recycling now ends up regularly being put in the bin, rather than me having to try to find the motivation to go outside to put the recycling out. It really helps.
@@Julie-ud8nosounds like Human.
Finally, someone who said it "i don't want home organisation to be my entire identity".Loved your video ❤❤.
the aesthetic organization always drives me insane because half the tiktoks I see, they fill a container, but it doesn't hold everything so now you have to store the pretty container AND the original container too
find containers that fit! i have containers that fit exactly what is in a box of cereal or pasta that i bought. but now i can also stack them and prevent bugs.
It also just looks overwhelming and exhausting. Imagine having to maintain all that constantly. Pushes me into fight or flight mode when I see it.
@@laurenstewart5707 it’s SUPER EASY to set up an maintain, i swear 🤷♀️ okay we are just 3 adults, no kids, but we have to wash maybe 2 containers a week and restock/decant around 3-5. i don’t need to wash the rice container everytime, i just put the new rice in the empty rice container… and i am happy that i found containers of the perfect sizes in my local supermarket.
@@BlondeQtie I see. I guess the big part for me is that it looks too perfect, like a well-stocked grocery aisle, not a home for me. Also, something that looks that perfect stresses me out thinking about all the ways it can get ruined.
Good on you that you’re able to maintain it though, especially w/ more people than just yourself! My household… impossible. I can’t wait to leave 🫠
Adding to that, by emptying the original package of food (or whatever) into a separate container, we now have none of the label information or date stamps. But, our pantry can look like a bulk foods candy store! 😂
I swear this is the best, most practical, useful, and not to mention aesthetically beautiful home organization video on the internet. Loved every second! Well done Caroline!
❤️❤️🥲youre makin me cry girl
I 100% agree! Real advice for real homes!
Agree! Beautiful shots!
Agreed. A completely new and fresh way of looking at things. Gives a perspective I never thought of to tackle organization.
Finally, someone is telling the truth!! And she’s funny!
The tip about making the systems adhere to the habits people already have really made me re-evaluate my many many attempts at organising my house.
Most specifically the laundry, the laundry is in the hallway that leads to the garden door and has the toilet and bathroom coming off it- I have been battling for YEARS! with my (non imaginary) husband and daughter just throwing their clothes on the laundry floor or not in the specific lidded hampers (separated work/school clothes, towels, etc).
But this tip made me realise that I'm trying to get them adhere to a system for me but if my main desire is not to have clothes on the floor then maybe what we need is an open topped basket they can throw the clothes in to.
Sorting through a big basket will take me a little more time but probably piss me off significantly less than having clothes strewn across the floor that is the access to the bathroom and outside.
So thanks for that Caroline!
This is the only tidying or organisation video that has ever helped me. I revisit this ever so often.
"Let go of the guilt of letting go"
Best advice for decluttering.
So annoying when my pretend husband and pretend kids don’t put their stuff in the designated drop zones. ☺️ I think I just found my new favorite RUclipsr 🥰
My house is a mess because I just found out my pretend wife was cheating on me.
@@bigbengamer Seriously?
@@faroukmalika not just seriously. Pretend seriously!
@benjaminfilbert… the audacity 😠I hope you threw her pretend designer wardrobe out the window and took away the keys to her SUV. 😁
It’s not why we got pretend married!
During the pandemic, I started doing a lot of decluttering. I still have a way to go, but I am really feeling a difference in my home. One question I ask myself when decluttering is, "Will I miss this item?". The answer is usually "no" because I forgot I had it in the first place!
Yeah, the "redwine" thing doesnt work for me. (Because I dont drink red wine and if I ruined something by accident, I would try hard to make it like my mistake never happend)
I usually ask myself "If there was a fire and everything burned down - would I miss it?" or "if there was a fire, would I take it to safe it?"
I'm a Pro Organizer and thoroughly enjoyed the humor and tips in this video plus your editing skills are absolute goals. Agree with all these tips and love that closet valet hook!
I was hesitant to click because I thought it’d be condescending, but WOW her delivery is educational and funny at the same time. Glad she’s getting back to the basics and has the interior design background too. Happy to subscribe to this refreshing channel!
I’m super glad to hear your enjoyed it❤️
Same!
I was prepared to be annoyed. Totally enjoyed and subscribed.
She could give Joan Crawford a lesson on hangar talk, I agree. But even Joan Crawford wouldn't promote Amazon.
Normal hangers are just an example of misogyny to punish women for owning camisoles. 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You had me at the introduction. Thank you for not making things long and drawn-out. Thank you for getting to the point. Thank You For Being fun. Thank you for doing this for people who don't want to sit around and wallpaper cardboard and create shapes with cute scissors.
I like you! Lol
Great, honest take. Very encouraging. My tip is reusing the plastic containers that greens come in (spinach, spring mix, etc.). I wash them out and let them dry (thoroughly). I usually layer two or maybe three together to make them sturdier and then use them for all the produce that rolls around in your fridge (cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, etc.). What's great too is that you can just take them out to do what ever meal prep, etc. that you're working on and put them right back. They're designed to fit in fridges in the first place. If anything gets icky, like beyond what a wash would easily clean, you can chuck the innermost layer. I also use them for deli meat and cheese. Just put the items in sideways (NOT stacked) and you have a little file folder of deli delights! Everyone hates forgetting that really good roast beef at the bottom of a deli stack. :( Hope that's helpful!
She spoke more truth in the first 30 seconds than anyone I’ve watched in a long while …. And she continued to speak truth reign in on all the influencers garbage advice supporting more consumerism. 👏 👍🏻 well done!
I actually stopped the video and I placed some objects in groups of three. (Velvet hangers I already have, replaced them once for uniformity and clothes don't fall off, also space and lightness, love them) Then I stopped the video and created some intentional drop zones. And I went on watching the video bit by bit for three hours. Now it's late and I need to get up early, but my home is much cleaner and better organised and I'm happy. Thank you 🥰
When you said that, i paused mine too and did that😂
And i think it was just because you did it
My favourite organisation strategy is to have a basket in my wardrobe for clothes I've worn but don't yet need washing, so I don't end up with a huge doom pile on a chair. It's ridiculously simple, I honestly don't know how it took me so long to learn that this was a thing!
I have the same system but hooks on the side of my wardrobe! Encourages me to wear clothes I already have too, so less clothes out of storage.
@@Lucadonta oooh that's a good idea!
no joke, i was googling solutions to the doom chair issue not even half an hour ago. i'm gonna go buy a basket now, i don't know how i never thought of that
@@arcanexarcade omg I love this corner of the Internet where we can get excited about storage together! 😂
Same here. I actually hang clothes that can be worn again without washing in a spot on the clothes hanging rod designated for that. And pj's go on a hook inside the closet door during the day and my bra hangs on it at night.
This was posted a year ago but just pulled up for me. Your tips are very, very practical. I'm an older woman who needs very much to declutter. I've been looking at my stuff and home decorating videos and I know where I need to start. I'm getting rid of "cutezy" . I want mature, grand beauty. I currently have a mixture but the cute has to go. I am staying away from thrift stores until I get the decorating mindset I want. Otherwise I buy what ever catches my eyes. Thank you very much for all the tips. Mrs.Vernon
I cannot agree more on the velvet hangers. I treated myself and got some simply because they were fancy and I wanted nice hangers. That’s it. I got them and FELL IN LOVE!! Clothes really don’t fall off. Ever. AND they’re thinner so they take up way less space. They’re truly amazing. Seriously, people, go get you some.
For me being a guy with dress shirts I like to be able to easily slide them and pants off and hang up easily. the velvet hold on and don't allow the fabric to fall. I prefer the black wooden "brightroom" hangers at Target. It holds shirts to keep form, no creases has no slip ends so you can still pull off and allows for pants to slide on to have a match after you do laundry. Plus they are black and look classy in my newly organized closet. I had to come to terms with tossing my old concert shirts from the 80s and 90s, Z Cavaerchi pants and ripped jeans.
They r too wide for some tops, and can stretch the shoulders out. Don’t know how other folks aren’t bothered by that. I have another set of smaller padded hangers for narrower knit- type tops. Easy
I like easy to slip off hanger clothes
I’m the opposite
My clothes never fall off
But I want it to slide off when I lazily yank at it
I felt a pit in my stomach when clicking on this video, preparing to feel shame about my disorganization. Felt the exact opposite of that 5 minutes into watching. I love your humor and approachability. Subscribed!
same!
Me too! I was thrilled when I realized I have done a few things RIGHt Too
Some of the things in this video doesn't really apply to alot of people, especially when your space isn't that big. I actually don't have closets.
same here!
Same! Practicality with a side of humor and a pinch of snark…we could definitely be friends! 😂 Glad I found this. Subscribed!
one tip I learned from somewhere was put all your clothes on hangers and hang them backwards. Like the opening of the hanging hook is facing you rather than away from you. Then take the stuff you only use once in a great while but still need to keep (like the dress I wear only to weddings and funerals) and face the hanger the correct way around. Then as you wear the clothing, wash it, and hang it back up, hang them up the correct way. Then after a set time, either a season or a year, you take whatever is still facing the wrong way and put it in the donate pile. Don't look at the stuff. Just toss it.
I haven't expected to love this video so much! What a charisma, personality is shining from that video and I immediately clicked with you. Fantastic edit too, making fun of those little moments other content creators would have cut out, it makes the video more authentic and feels like listening to a friend in real life. Great job! I a hooked.
I think the decluttering/purging advice should definitely be followed by "ask yourself if you absolutely need this thing you want to buy" because unless you shop responsibly you're always gonna have to declutter. Don't buy another mug if you already have 10, or don't own 5 different black dresses or things like that.
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On this: I always wait a few days (if you can) before buying something! If I keep thinking about it/noticing moments I'd use it, then I tend to go back and buy it. If not and you find you've mostly forgotton about it - was probably an impulse purchase!
I agree 100%. I've been going through all my clothes recently and I tossed out so many things that still had the tags on them. It's a combo of "what was I thinking" and I have a stupid moral objection to returning things. Probably because so many people abuse it.
@Janelle... As I was reading through comments your pic caught my attention...Obviously because it's a very pretty picture, but I also notice a striking resemblance to Julia Garner...Either way keep smiling, it looks good on you!!!!
Me, owning 5 black dresses: 😁😱😀😂👌👀
Anyway, the main point is not to buy things than you won't be wearing/using at least one time per month
The ideas - really good.
The delivery - irreplaceable!
Fun and funny.
Ahh thanks James!!❤️
"...and that's not why I got pretend married."
Thank you so much for these realistic tips. You're a treasure!
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Hey sweetheart hope you're having a wonderful day ❤❤❤
*Neurodivergence Intensifies* - so many good tips and useful gadgets.
#10 - Letting go of items is my fave, the Kondo idea of sparking Joy doesn't work for me, "If I spilled red wine on this, would I keep it?" 💗 Love that. 22:06 22:06
I'm a professional organizer and appreciate you advocating for these practical, livable solutions. I'm so tired of clients referring to Pinterest, etc for the perfect look and getting caught up in not doing the actual work. Thank you!
Yes!!! More often than not, references from pinterest are either unrealistic, expensive, and/or hard to maintain 😅 we gotta be practical!!! People focus too much on aesthetics.
I thank my mother for this. She was the most organized person I’ve met and yet she never had a pantry full of matching containers - she would have laughed at the idea of spending endless amounts of time pouring things from one container into another. The only things she kept in containers were things that needed to be kept airtight. She never felt the need to minimize by removing 30% of her home - she just kept on top of things daily. She had s place for everything and put things away after using them. If they didn’t have a place, she found a place if it was important. If not, she got rid of it.
It drives me crazy to see how many women have “organized” their pantries so strictly that if they buy a product they don’t have a matchy-matchy container or basket to transfer it into, they feel like failures. All they’ve done is become so rigid that they spend their time on minutiae while the giant problem behind them grows ever larger.
"It's not about making people adhere to the system, it's about making the system adhere to the habits of people." That's maybe the best piece of advice I've ever heard. I always have this kind of discussions with my husband, when we're about to organize things differently. "But it's not that difficult. We surely can do it that way!" "If it requires just a little bit more work, we just won't do it that way!"
I think it’s a bit of both. With a child you need to teach them how to put there crap away in organized way. And sometimes you need to retrain how you put away your stuff to keep the whole family to run smoothly.
@@creativemindshomeschooling1576 Yes, of course. But if you start from how you would like it to work, it usually doesn't last for long. First, you have to observe why it's so hard to put your stuff away, and then find a way to organize it to avoid those problems.
One example from our family life: The shopping list. You can hang up a list and a pen and tell everyone in your family to write down when they notice we have run out of an item. That's not very difficult. And yet, it never worked accurately. Obviuosl, the little extra task of having to write something down was too much to compete with people's laziness, it was always: "I'll do it later." Which of course never happened.
Then I came up with the idea to make little magnet labels of all the items we regularly need in stock. If someone notices an item missing, they just have to push the label slightly to the side. So, when I have to run my errands and have to make a list of fresh items anyway, I just look at the labels and can see at first glance what I have to buy.
This is basically James Clear's approach in his brilliant book Atomic Habits. Reducing friction - making it easy to do the right thing , by reducing the number of hoops we have to jump through.
ClutterBug's system follows a similar mindset - 4 different styles of organizing/storage, based on what you like + works. Hidden v visual, detailed categories v general.
Can work well when there's different people sharing space - you find a compromise or agree to spaces/zones that are done in the way the main user "thinks"
I've been trying to explain that to my mom for 15 years. As a teen, when she wasn't hone I'd just re-arrange things sometimes to make it work better, but she just didn't get it and would move it back because that's where it "should" be. There's a few things I have succeeded with. But it took a lot of complaining before she relented and embraced the changes. She still doesn't seem to understand it conceptually though and make those changes herself.
Side note: LOVE magic erasers too!!! One tip though, If you use them on granite or marble be sure to be gentle and only apply very light pressure as it can ruin the protective shiny coating unfortunately if you apply too much pressure ( former experienced housekeeper who saw this a lot where clients had tried to clean areas themselves and regretted it)
1. Coral your crap 1:49
2. Velvet hangers
3. Drop zones
4. Ease of access
5. Active zones vs passive zones
6. Maximise your weirdo spaces
7. Closed storage
8. Subdivide
9. Purge/declutter
10. How hard would you try to get get rid of a wine stain on it?
I have never seen coral used for meaning group, do you use it a lot in USA?
@@charliehobson33I think it is used in the meaning like coralling animals, livestock.
Corralling.
@@iceofswords ahhh yeah 🙂
I love velvet hangers! The best advice I got as a young mom was from a slightly older mom: pick up stuff in the living room and dining room every night before bed. Stack magazines and books, throw toys in a basket or toy box, return plates and glasses to the kitchen. Even if the rooms are a little dusty or need vacuuming, they appear clean to anyone who drops by, and make mornings more pleasant for yourself.
YES!! Just grouping things helps with visual clutter so much! Loveee this tip. I feel like I learned the importance of this as a kid - my mom was supperrrr tidy and when she’d come home we’d frantically get up to try and organize things (put things in piles lol) as best as we could in 15 seconds before she saw us. Life skill
That's a great tip. I have one really bad knee. So I end up dropping stuff right by my front door. Guess where they stay.... RIGHT BY THE FRONT DOOR until I need it from spinach to deodorant!!!! I'm going to commit to your mom's great wisdom! Even if nothing else. Thanks.
Yes my mom told me the same years ago pointing out if the house is "picked up" it looks decent.
Brenda, most people don't realize how important this plan is!!! No matter how tired you are in the evening, be sure to put things back where they belong instead of waiting until morning. You never know what might happen overnight!!! I almost always put everything back in place before I go to sleep, but I was too tired one night. I was rushed to the ER during the night and was in the hospital and then rehab for a month. I did send my son to put things away for me, but it wasn't the way I would have. The worst part is that I live in an apartment and the security team came in and so did the weekly cleaning lady and several other people while I was hospitalized!!! That will never happen to me again!!!
“That’s not why I got pretend married” cracked me up. LOL. Thank you for summing up the tips so succinctly and with humor.
A recommendation from Dawn, The Minimal Mom, we only have one (1) dish set per person available for use. One plate, bowl, cup and utensils, person. She said it was less stressful when staying at an ABnB. It works for us, less dishes to wash/manage.
I don't mean to make this weird, BUT I frickin' ❤ you! You are hilarious while educating me.
Thank you!
This thumbnail in itself should be a masterclass lesson in Youtubing. Well played, lady. Well played.
I spent $290.00 an hour on a professional organizer who just came over and put me to work on cleaning my crap....I just learned more from you for free and I actually want to get up and clean!!! Thank you so much!!!
$290/hour??!! Holy fuckballs!! That’s insane!
I find it weird that I went and organized my bathroom. Half way through this video. Took me minutes. I was dredging it. Thought be long time.
No offense but why did you think it was a good idea to spend that much money? Interior designers are just a notch or two above a life coach,
@@calisongbird haha fuckballs 😂
The drop zone tip worked INSTANTLY with my ADHD husband! Haha, thank you! The second I put a little table by the door, it has become his bag spot ❤️🙏 the funniest thing is he hasn't even noticed the table.
Love this!
🥰 awwww my adhd boyfriend did the same with a key bowl!
If only my adhd self would do that for myself 🤷🏻♀️✌🏽🤣
The drop zone is actually an known ADHD trick too lol! Works for everyone too. But ESPECIALLY for us- we have require a bit more drop zones though- like one in each hang out room…cause we are very forgetful when it comes to items in the house.
Outside- i hold onto my things very well after loosing one too many things forced me to learn. But the house is where I’m relaxed- I tell my friends- you can tell I’m relaxed and trusting in a place when I start loosing things. 😭 that ping on my Apple Watch and air tag on my keys is MY LIFELINE.
You are a person who really look deep into the root cause of these problems, thanks for sharing these wisdoms.
On my 2 kitchen sink cabinet doors I hang my systems for trash and recycling.
On outside of one is an attractive removable rubber lined burlap bag with a handle. I line it with a plastic grocery bag that hooks onto each side. I take out the trash every day or two. It isnt heavy or a big deal. I store a handful of new bags in the bottom. My friends love giving me their grocery bags. I never buy trash bags. Its right there under my counter making it ultra convenient. Total game changer.
My favorite part was training the “pretend partner, and pretend kids” lol. So easy to listen to and lots of good info. Thanks!
And later, "that's not why I got pretend married", haha. And need help cleaning, produce offspring!
@@bflynn1985 yessss so funny!!!
I cannot even begin to put words to how helpful this video is. I’ve been crying to my boyfriend and my therapist about how much of a failure I am at organizing my home for weeks now. And all of these tips just make me feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of me. Thank you so much for making this.
I can recommend the take your house back course.
Otherwise on RUclips watch cluttering and find out what kind of clutter bug you are. It helped me so much! And a slob comes clean! Good luck!!
@@jinde75 yes! I’m a member of that as well! Totally worth it! Your home is your container!
Exactly
Same feeling..i am going through right now....unable to manage home
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I tried the velvet hangers but i hated them. Cat hair sticks to them like Crazy and i cant be boughtered to clean my hangers frequently. Its very satisfying to me how my clothes glide of my wooden hangers. Everything Else was very helpful ❤
2. Absolutely. I changed to all black velvet hangers (25 for $10 at DD's discount). They're thinner too, so they save space.
3. Drop zones. When we had drawers in the night stands, we collected so many miscellaneous things! I switched them out for small nightstands with 1 tiny drawer each. It feels better knowing that there is nothing there. Also, Every time something blocks the coat closet (box, toys, shopping bags) the foyer becomes cluttered! So it is hard when others in the home don't help 😒
5 True! The medicine cabinet does not fit my husband's lotion nor hair gel. If I don't put them under the sink they will live on the counter for ever.
7 yes! We bought an open bookshelf for under the tv so the kids could see the books and have access to them. 1. They always took the books out and dumped them on the floor. 2. The books are just too colorful for our dull colors. 3. They don't even read those books. So for the last 2 or more years, I have covered it with a table cloth. Sanity! Hoping to replace it with a simple credenza.
My parents have a buffet/sideboard with glass. One glass broke and the middle is a wine bottle rack, and the top is filled with vases, statues, figurines, and miscellaneous things. It just looks so overwhelming. The bottom drawers store things they never use such as charger plates and cloth napkins. 5 years ago we needed a sideboard/buffet. I bought the Hemnes from IKEA. It stores all the serving pieces, the guest plates, trivets, charger plates, candles etc. We actually use them all the time so it's super functional! But best of all, it looks sleek with only the two buffet lamps on either end. We actually serve food on it! Occasionally we decorate it for the holidays or with a bouquet of flowers in a vase.
10 after helping to clear out my grandparents house, I realized that I don't want to leave "junk" for my family to deal with. I am having a hard time purging clothes though. I currently have three bags of clothes that we're probably not going to wear, or that the kids have outgrown but still good but not good enough for goodwill. It's rainy season so we also can't put it outside at my parents (a lot of foot traffic), but I don't want to throw it away either... ugh
WHEW this may be your best video yet! I love how realistic these tips are, I feel like everyone always ignores the practicality of home organization
so so glad it feels helpful! i love trying to translate some of these over curated topics into realism!
I agree! As a person with ADHD I am hyped! The magic eraser sounds like a dream. A dream!
I’m not sure how I found you…..but you just gave the most amazing, solid advice in my entire 42 years of existing.
“Not Getting rid of things out of guilt or fear……how hard would I work to save this if it got covered in red wine?…”
Literally this is going to change my life
I couldn't agree more😁
Here here!!! You took the words right out of my mouth also and we r the same age too! ;)
Not sure how I ended up here but dang happy I did and found her, cuz this advice and lots of the little tips she mentioned are so majorly helpful!!! ❤❤❤
I ponder if my house caught on fire, what would I save? Very few things....
I'd be trying to save THE WINE !! GET REAL !! LOL!
@@mariacarmichael4969 same!!!
I have never spent my time in a more productive way than watching this video...
Omg I've never seen a better, more condensed video on organization
If I had found this lady 10 years ago I could have saved a lot of stress and money. This is the most sensible, practical, straightforward video on you tube. Totally love it. Well done.
"that's not why I got pretend married" 🤣🤣🤣 brilliant video, excellent tips, so well put together!! Will be sending this one to friends and family for sure. Thanks for the recommendations, algorithm!
As a preschool teacher- THE MAGIC ERASER IS SO GOOD.
Also I love how shame free these suggestions are. The emphasis on personalizing things to you is so refreshing from many other interior design and organization tip videos 🖤
I’m shallow enough to admit…the thumb nail is amazing.
Holy wow. I have ADHD and trying to maintain an organised home has been a lifelong struggle for me, one associated with a lot of shame and upset. Making the system adhere to my nature and not visa versa has been so liberating and useful. Instead of shaming myself for dumping my crap on the counter, I just put a beautiful bowl there. Why on earth have I never heard this advice before. Everyone needs to see this video!! This is actual, practical advice which works for everyday humans, and improves quality of life. Urgh, a million thank yous for this video!!
metoo! tell me something, if you would... and I hate to say or ask this so publically.... do you also feel that ADHD is a kind of intelligence thing?
for example, i really liked the way she used the first 30 seconds of the video: she understands the problem. i wonder if we use different types of abstractions than 'they' do.
Also have ADHD. If you want to be extra. I bought a leather catch all tray from Amazon for $15. I don’t know if a bowl is more aesthetically pleasing. I like leather so that was cool to me. And yeah, it’s been amazing. Used to lose my wallet, keys, and AirPods literally on a daily basis. Sometimes within minutes. So this is just a must for me.
As someone with ADHD I personally found it very helpful to write an inventory of my stuff and their general location while reorganising so I could just search a text document and know roughly where to look for something, this was particularly helpful for things like tools and art supplies which aren’t used very frequently but are expensive to replace and you know you will definitely need them sometime in the future.
While doing this I discovered that I had wasted money on buying duplicates of things I already owned but previously couldn’t find or didn’t remember buying, and there were plenty of things I thought I still owned but had been gotten rid of during previous moves.
In the past I have tried to organise and store things by specific categories, but in my experience this fails because inevitably there are plenty of things which don’t fit in any category, so will be impossible to intuit where they were stored when it comes time to retrieve them, and unless you have unlimited storage space and money for ‘storage solutions’ there is no way to segregate everything into categories that are even remotely meaningful.
simple adhd hack therapists hate: plan to read a book, and distract yourself with organizing your home instead.
@@payasoinfeliz 😆👏 I cannot seem to get myself to do any cleaning or organizing - it gets really bad- but if someone is waiting for me or I have to be somewhere I'm somehow a le to get all kinds of work done. 🥴😩🥺 wish I could trick myself. (Also ADHD+Autism+OCD but not the organized kind- the kind where u can't stop changing clothes or putting the same things on over and over til u feel right about it. Pretty sure I'm agoraphobic. I can be needing to get out and be around ppl until I find someone to chill with and it's time to go I'm suddenly needing to play a game on my phone to self sooth.. f takes me a week to get out the door.
The thing my wife and I, and I'm sure many others, struggle with is understanding that it doesn't have to be done in a day. It's easy to get overwhelmed looking at the mess around you and not do anything because you know it's going to "take forever". The trick is to focus on one small thing, get it under control. Habits tend to snowball whether good or bad. A really easy starting point is your mail. When you get the mail out of the box, make the first stop the recycling bin or trash can. Throw away all the junk before you even take it in the house, if you can. We have a dedicated basket to drop the mail that does come in so we both see it regardless who gets it. It's a small step, but it does help create a more organized mindset.
Yep, THAT's exactly HOW I DO what you describe, about the mail and about HOW TO CLEAN UP, ... It's just that 'taking the time to visually focus on a sheet of paper', or on something you need to study, makes most people suddenly feel lazy enough in the brain NOT to take that COGNITIVE CHARGE and initiate a cognitive action. -- That, the cognitive laziness, is the reason why people on welfare, living in gov't funded housing, 99% of the time will have a ROYAL MESS IN THEIR HOME, not as bad as Russian soldiers though, but that's another story. -- The royal mess in one's home has its source in cognitive laziness, and .. believe it or not, that cognitive laziness is fully fixed when I do a round of yoga ... woooaa. -- You wanna fix your messy home? Go, and stay at a Buddhist monastery for as little as 24 Hrs, and man(/other woman readers), does it ever propel you to clean up your home when you return to it!! -- Yep, try it and tell me your experience, please.
@sarcastic bowl of cornflakes that's what I do.
I took a week of PTO and reorganized my whole house. It was soooo worth it
I would say call the sender and cancel junk mail is better, so much natural resources go to waste on junk mail.
@@vkrgfanI recently got a sticker for my mailbox that says sth like "no ads, flyers, free magazines" etc. It is so nice, works very well for all that unaddressed mail.
Wow I was literally just painting the super awkward small space in my kitchen, being like wtf. Then I saw this video and I'm totally putting shelves there! Thank you!
I have a drop zone...a large bag for charity..anything that goes into it, isn't allowed to come back out !! Clothes, dishes, an old dull candle, the odd book..when it's ready to go, it goes right out, and the next bag starts! ...kinda thought I'd be further along now, so i have to do a ruthless sweep. But i think I'll still keep that bag spot even so!
So many of these tips are super ADHD friendly as well, especially the ones about making your organisation fit your habits with drop zones (rather than the other way around) and making sure whatever you implement is easy to maintain!
the tips weren't the only things giving me ADHD vibes hahaha! I love it. super relatable and relevant for once 😌
Jillybot she means OCPD. Everyone gets it wrong, I knew exactly what she meant and agreed but yeah must be terrible for people with OCD, it would wind me up if I had it and that label that’s totally wrong.
Yeah ADHD here and need so much help with this stuff. Love this video! Watching it again 😆
@@gillianboate She never said OCD. Listen to the intro again. It seems you filled in that detail on your own
Hi guys 👋🙂I appreciate your thoughtful discussion. And yes I would definitely watch the clip again. There is clinically diagnosed OCD as well as OCDP within my nuclear family so I am aware of the reality of what those diagnoses entail - as well as what distinguishes them, and how they are misconstrued in popular culture. In most cases, OCD has very little to do with organizing at all. Which is why I would not - and did not - associate it with the topic of organization. I think that’s an assumption you may made on your own, Jillybot. Words matter, I hope you get to re-listen to them. Thanks!
Finally some no nonsense straight talking practical interior design advice. Love your vibe
“I am busy lady” I felt that… shes perfectly showcasing my frustration… I’m livin it up!!!
Tip 10 is a very good one: "Letting go of the guilt of letting go"! A few months ago I bought and moved into a nice cosy 2 bedroom apartment after about 5 years as a live-in carer for my mother, who was very ill with ALS. For those 5 years, my household and hers essentially merged together to occupy a full sized 4 bedroom house. After she passed away last year, I had to sell the place as executor of her estate and buy an apartment with my own share of the inheritance. The process of simultaneously downsizing my own living situation to a smaller place and also figuring out what things of hers and mine to get rid of and what to keep has been a challenging one, but I am definitely getting there! So far I've gotten rid of a fair bit without ever feeling regret or guilt over anything I got rid of.
An important tip for decluttering things you have an emotional reaction to. Digitize it. I had an old metal pail that was tarnished in places and the handle was broken, but I was sentimental about it because my family had it for a long time. I put it on a table next to a nice clean white wall and I took a photo of it. Then I tossed it. It really helps, at least for me, because it's not the physical object I need, it's the memories that it evokes. So whenever you're torn about whether to get rid of something or not, just take a good picture of it and ask yourself "Is this enough?"
Digital Hoarding as a way to have your cake and eat it too
I agreed 100%
Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. Even my daughter has noticed that I tell many more stories when I am holding and showing the actual item than I do for photographs. The sensory cues of the actual items (such as my Grandmother's sewing machine) trigger way more memories.
@@trishsoren3445 Agreed. I had all my old console and computer games purely digital, incl. photos of the boxes and contents but it simply wasn't the same. Now I got back what was left in my parents' house and I actually got the PC Big Box games with all their contents like manuals, product catalogues, cloth maps and others "feelies" back and on display. Yeah, it's mainly because of nostalgia but it gives me warm, fuzzy feelings and the worth of them is actually increasing.
Still have my grandfather's old mechanical typewriter he was writing his letters on until the end, his old binoculars (have seen these being sold for quite a pretty penny on Ebay) and so on. In my parents house is still my grandmothers (might be even my great grandmother's) sewing machine inside a wooden table which it is sinking into so you can use it as a normal little table. Also old irons, cameras and so on.
Exactly and if shopping is your other bad habit then take it one step further. If you go shopping later before they close then take photos of what you used to buy, feel regret about and took back. Sleep on it. Wake up and if you still just HAVE to Get it go to the store when they open and it should still be there. No muss no fuss and if you look at the photo and think nahh, I just like the inspiration then you have that photo to remind you and if nope then delete. I learned this when phones came out with decent cameras and it changed my way of thinking as well as the idea that it can be someone else's blessing if I leave it for them to find. Also you could ask them to put it on hold if you can't get back to the store the next morning if it is during the week and they usually will since it is about to be closing and want to not have to put things back on the racks last minute. Just ideas to outsmart your own bad habits if you are someone who becomes sort of sentimental about items. Easier to change the behavior than the mechanism in you that has some deeper more prime root like the gatherer in each woman from early humanity, right?
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Thanks a lot👍
Love this video. My favorite part was the "if red wine spilled on this item, would you feel relieved or distressed?" method of letting go. Genius! Thank you!
OMG, hearing that was SO awesome - way more relatable than "does it 'spark joy'"!
I agree. Good tip.
Game changer for me, I struggle so hard with letting stuff go.
I’m totally going to use this thought next time I purge.
I'm buying some red wine 🍷 and ...ooops
Finally a realistic video on organizing your home. Buying more containers to organize my home just seems like buying more clutter, and than you have more stuff to clean because these containers get dirty, which translates into more stress. I like your idea of putting them into shoe boxes, that’s what I do, and when it gets dirty I just toss them out and use a new box. Less cleaning and less clutter and I save money
This was one of the most helpful videos I've watched. Thank you for the tips!
I would add, for the decluttering tip, have a basket or a box in your house that is specifically for decluttering! If you come across a shirt, or a kitchen utensil, or some linens etc that you know you don't want, just put it in the box! It reduces the need to do it intentionally and I swear it fills up quick and then you can just take it to Goodwill and it's done. Great video Caroline and awesome edits by Paige!
Wowww so helpful love this. Could see this being particularly helpful with kids in the home. I’ve never heard this before thank u!!
Whilst that is a good idea, inu case it will stay full of items and cintinue to fill up for weeks...
I do that, except with a large black rubbish bag.
I hang it on the back of a particular door in my house, where it won't be seen, yet is still handy to get to from all rooms.
Once it's full, into the boot (or trunk, I'm Aussie, so we call it the boot) of the car it goes!
It makes life just that little bit easier.
My cousin always used to say this...why didn't I listen. Ha ha! I had bags of stuff sitting by my garbage bin. They're in the way!
i use a bag works well and then you have to book a trip to the donation center lol
For people that are inspired to declutter & throw away lots of things from this video, please remember that donating anything salvagable will be a huge help. & If you plan on throwing out furniture, place it by the curb a few days BEFORE trash day, that way stoopers might come pick it up instead & it can be repurposed & less waiste in the landfills, and the peices you loved for so long can maybe find a new home instead of dying forever.
Thank you for saying this! I'm one of those folks that will snag furniture from the curb to refresh or repurpose & save it from death at the dump. Some of the stuff I save has craftsmanship that just isn't done anymore & can withstand a lot more wear & tear than more modern pieces. If folks are inclined, a quick curb alert on Craigslist, Nextdoor or FB is really helpful as well. Happy organizing everyone.
@@dainty_af one in five homes 🏡 have bed bugs these days 😑 watch what you pick up !
Don't leave random furniture on the curb, please.
Every Sunday I drive around looking for baby stuff, my sons almost 2 now n his whole life I've found SOOOOOO MANY great things on the curb, and when I was done with watever I found I was able to give it to friends who could use the things with their kids, or put it on the curb for someone else as well. I'm so grateful ppl leave stuff on the curb like this, cus I never could've been able to buy all these things, even used, as a single mom and with how expensive baby stuff is!! 🙏🙏🙏💖💖🥰
There are a lot of free stuff Facebook groups in my area, so you can always find someone willing to come and take your sofa away :)
Subscribed after 1 video! Interior designer myself, your content is exactly what I've been looking for, and you're the first designer I've found to dislike those wooded beads! Thank you!
I just discovered your channel and I gotta say I LOVE YOU 😂 looking forward to watching more of this ! You're doing great job being yourself and helping us out ❤
*Pro Tip for purging:* If there's something you're having difficulty throwing away for nostalgia purposes, organize a photo shoot. Take pictures of the item and put them in a photo gallery labeled "nostalgia", then toss the original item.
Make sure the pictures reflect whatever was special about the item.
Eg: An old dress that is really tiny, take a picture of it next to measuring tape so you remember how tiny your waistline was. Or a sculpture that looked pretty from multiple angles? Take a panoramic photo or video.
I really like this idea. Nice one.
I love this but still can't get rid of my over 200 dresses that are too small because I hope I will get thin again
@@bellagreen6660 I had that problem and now I am 138lbs and they fit! Don't let others discourage you, keep fighting and know the turtle 🐢 wins the race 🤣
@@bellagreen6660 keep a positive attitude. My uncle is cheif of police and has dealt with a lot on the job. He is always striving for more even though he deals with plenty of people who are off there rocker and always remain humble 💓🤗
@@bellagreen6660 I bet someone like you has a hundred different ways to be beautiful and I hope the focus on thinness doesn't get in the way of you exploring all of them. Just focus on living healthy & active so you can live forever.
I'm not even halfway through and I just need to say. These are the best no-bull-hands-on REAL tips that I have ever heard in my 55 years. Thank you. You are actually satisfying the psychology behind our behavior.
Loved the "energy" of the video. The way you talk, the humor, and most importantly, the ideas.
I liked all of the tips, I started it and wanted to watch it later, but in the end, I watched all of it immediately lol.
I especially liked tip 1 "coral your things" and the last one about "how would I feel if it was ruined".
Remembered a piece of clothing I stained with oil (tuna cans that open too abruptly 😢), I immediately went berserk to save it. That one is a keeper for sure 😂
I love this video so much that I shared it with my team. As a professional organizer, I appreciate your tips and terms. “Active/Passive space” and “weirdo zone” were standouts 😄
I love your presence in this vid!! The authority!! The expertise!! The clarity!! So fun to see your style develop - I’m so happy to be following along on your RUclips adventure!
Ahh thanks Taylor, I really appreciate that!
She's like an organizer/dominatrix. 🤣
Crawler!
Holy crap, I was so shook that everything you said in this video I already do. People have always asked me how I keep everything so neat and tidy. They dont believe me when I say I barely do anything to keep it that way, even with 3 cats and an XL dog going crazy in the house lol. The biggest thing is definitely letting go of stuff and limiting things you bring into the house, itll help your wallet too.. Going crazy on plastic bins and organizers and decor never really helps, adds to the clutter, and makes keeping stuff tidy even more difficult.
Same. I figured out a lot of this on my own. Guess im just talented! Lol.
Positive affirmation is Golden!
Preventing clutter and mess is better than cleaning after. Unfortunately this changes when kids come along. Then closed storage and toy rotation may help but don't solve all issues until they learn to put things back
The lighting in your videos is just beautiful. (And I love the tips too!!😄)
Love your no nonsense approach!
You're a great communicator too!
Thank you!
I appreciate that this is more structural advice than can be applied to different styles rather than just trend based stuff that'll be dated within a season
Love love love❤️❤️100% that’s what I believe in!
Finally, somebody actually addressing the real issues behind the universal problem that we all face in our homes. No matter how much i organize, things always manage to go back to their chaotic state. Love this no-nonsense, very real video, just subbed! :)
agreed
Me too!!! Video is a KEEPER!!
You are wonderfully organized and practical. Thanks for sharing!
I love the tip on the end of the video to take a deep breath! I needed it haha looking forward to putting these tips in action! subscribed ✅
I've struggled to keep my house clean for years. I would just get overwhelmed and things would pile up. What has been the biggest game changer for me is focusing on 3 tasks before doing anything else. Dishes/wiping down my kitchen counters, laundry, and then room by room tidying up. No deep cleaning. Just putting things away. If I've really let things go, this may take several days. So every day I start with dishes and make sure those are caught up. Then I move on to throwing in a load of laundry, and after that, I always start in the rooms I've already tidied and get them back to 100% before moving on to a new room. It only takes a couple of minutes, and this ensures that I keep making progress through the house instead of by the time I get to the last room my first room is completely messy again lol. Once I'm completely caught up on dishes, laundry, and my house is completely tidy, I then move on to the dusting/scrubbing/vacuuming/mopping etc. I just find focusing on these 3 things is sooo much easier, and it gives me a place to start when I'm feeling overwhelmed. And the key is to do your best to do these 3 things every day.
Makes sense to me!
That’s pretty much exactly how I do my cleaning! Works for me ☺️
I prefer little and often. Also, I never go up or down my stairs without taking something with me that needs to be put away/thrown out etc.
Sara D that is a beautiful, well thought out, sounding system!
END your day with the dishes....get a head start in the morning.
Love this video. It strangely appeals to my ADHD brain. It had just the right amount of side notes of distraction and humor without being too much. It was to the point and well organized. Well done!
totally agree, same with me
Thank you for the advice on letting go. I've always struggled with letting go of things with meaningful backgrounds.
Love that your tips are so attainable. Thank you so much!
Here’s a test for decluttering: if I saw this item in a thrift store, would I buy it? It even works on sentimental items sometimes. Like your shredded old blanket that your dear departed dog used to sleep on for example. It helps you see the item through different eyes.
@@JJ_0134 Naw, it's better to either take good photos of the blanket or find photos of the dog with that favorite blanket.
Great tip! 💥
Wash 'em and toss them to the nearest humane society. Like also love old towels and rags. Vets take them, too. (I might be a little pickier with the Vet pile I take)
@@vilmabock478 I actually think that most people would benefit from thinking of it this way "Would I pay full price for this?"
Even at the thrift store, you can bargain with yourself and say, "well, its not THAAT expensive...what the hey, ill buy it!"
So when I go thrifting I find myself asking, "would I buy this in-store brand new, full price?" Often times, I will leave things at the thrift store instead of lugging more and more "cute" stuff home.
Yes! For me if it’s still there since the last time I did a deep cluttering, then it has go! I’m at the point that I can throw almost anything away lol
A warning with magic erasers (Melamine Foam) it works because it is like fine sandpaper, so if you use it on emulsion-painted walls, make sure you know what colour is under there because the eraser will remove the top layer of paint.
Also, melamine will never degrade so those particles coming off the erasers will outlive your great grandchildren.
Just discovered your channel and instantly subscribed! Best organisation video ever
What a great watch! The tips, the personality, the editing: all top notch! I’m really gonna use these tips. Thank you!
As a person with ADHD in a relatively small living space with perpetual hunger for being in a visually pleasing and organized space while sabotaging myself every three seconds this was so incredibly helpful, just for its great practicality without sacrificing form really. Thank you so much. Honestly, thank you so, so much. I mean it. This was a real eye opener for me.
The way you described me perfectly 🥲 so spot on though!
@@HolySectaQueerwhat does ur undies have to do with the persons adhd and organization struggle haha? 😂😊
Dana K White's No Mess declutter and organizing method was the game changer for me!! She wrote, A Slob Comes Clean. I've never read the book but her RUclips videos are so helpful!!
I was actually thinking if she had adhd because I was finding these tips really sensible and hugely helpful
somebody understands me
For some reason, this video was recommended to me out of the blue - and I'm glad it was! Excellent video with very practical tips. Lol, I had to laugh about kids helping with cleaning. Here's the thing - when they're really little, they absolutely love helping to clean. The only trouble is, it takes far more time to show them how to do it, than it takes to do it yourself! Then, when they finally reach around 9-10 years of age and are actually capable of cleaning well on their own, they lose all interest in helping to clean. Then it takes more time to get them to do it, than it does to do it yourself! 😂 Nonetheless, very good video!
I also had to laugh. If all the time you spend with kids is being the fun aunt or babysitter, it probably seems like getting them psyched about cleaning is easy peasy. Not so much when you're a "fun spoiler" mom... I liked a lot of these tips but kids complicate them significantly. The idea of vacuuming once a week or only needing 5 minutes to clean a room...? Not relevant to most families.
Showed up for me out of the blue too! Great tips and engaging video!
So true! Finally my boy is old enough to really make a difference when helping with chores and it takes an hour of coaxing for him to get started lol
my 11 year old is my go to guy. He knows where everything is. I'll ask one of my other kids what they did with the cinnamon for example, and from another room I hear, "I'll get it". He swoops in and just knows, hands it to me with look like, really mom, it was right here. My teens though 🙄 On their phones constantly but when I text go clean their bathroom, no response. Oh I didn't know you texted me. uh huh. But it's true that little ones always want to help and think they can. My 12 yo was just telling me they used to be so jealous of the older kids being allowed to vacuum when they were little because it seemed so fun and how they must have been dumb because it turns out it's no fun at all. HA! Just keep at it with the older lazy kids. I never had chores as a kid and when I moved out I didn't know how to do anything for myself. What a struggle. I didn't even drive! I'm determined my kids will all know how to do their laundry, clean their homes, dishes, etc, have good hygeine, pay their bills, and know how to cook and bake. I don't want them living off cereal when they grow up.
SOOO true!! I have a 20 y/o and he's obviously VERY capable of doing almost anything but it can be like pulling teeth to get him to help. And then he'll turn around & offer Big Help out of the blue. 😄
Caroline,
You're video editing is just as amazing as the information you provide. Thank you!
I found this video at the perfect time of my life! Thanks for the REAL help :):) Love this channel
I love the tip about adhering to the habits people already have. I noticed my husband was creating piles of dirty laundry all over his side of the bed, which became a tripping hazard for me getting to the dresser. I bought a small wire basket and put it by his nightstand, now all his dirty clothes go there and he brings it to the hamper on laundry day. I still find the occasional pair of boxers and socks and don't make it to the basket but it's no longer an ankle-deep sea of dirty man laundry in front of the dresser.
This randomly showed up in my feed. I've got ADHD, my place is currently a mess. This would have been so useful growing up vs everyone just expecting me to know how to innately organize everything. Tip 1 in particular is a game changer, I can use this right away because visual clutter is immediately over stimulating to me because I can't filter it out. I just see everything and anything all at once. Please do more of this, my organization skills are non-existent lol
same lol
It took many decades for me to realize that visual clutter literally fries my brain (I also have ADHD).
Literally SAME! I actually paused this video half way to implement some of the stuff coz I only implement things when I’m inspired in the moment 😂 Already got that dopamine hit 💪🏼
@Karl with a K People with ADHD do care. It's more debilitating because of caring so much but not having the skills or time management to do it without a structured plan.
@@naomizaki6619 haha I relate. I have to revisit this video again and actually write it all down because I only remember 2 of the tips
I like you, I subbed after 2 minutes. You're not rude but you're kind of yelling at me, you talk fast, you get to your points quickly and in rapid succesion, and it's totally clicking with me! You speak my language, you're not boring, and I was engaged until the very end. Plus, it all makes sense and im actually motivated to clear my crap! 😂 Thanks!
I am not sure how I stumbled on this channel, but oh my! I had a great time. Useful and practical tips with humor thrown in to boot. Thank you so much for sharing these with us, and kept me smiling on a wintry day in the Midwest. Looking forward to catching with other content on your channel.