How to Get an Organized Home for 2024 | Clutterbug Podcast # 204

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• KA

  @karunald · 2 years ago

  You're really doing a service for people.   I don't see anyone else with this delivery/vibe...  You really care.   Props

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• SA

  @sarahwood3888 · 2 years ago

  I recently discovered your channel. I love it!  I won’t bore you with details, but the past 4 years have been one setback after another. I finally took control of my health. Drs, telling me for years that there was nothing wrong with me. My Cardiologist asked me if I’d seen a thyroid doctor. Since my md has always said my thyroid was fine. Jump ahead a few weeks. I had 3 out of 4 Parathyroid glands removed a couple of weeks ago. I’m feeling like a new person!!  I have energy, who knew!?!  I’ve cleaned my closet, and, am now starting on my kitchen pantry!  I found you when recovering from another surgery about 6 weeks ago. You are such an inspiration!  My neighbor started watching you, too!  So, now I have a friend to keep each other motived!  Just celebrated my 80th birthday, and, people guess I’m about 55. Now, I feel like it!  You are a new friend, and, I’m going to listen to you as I clean and purge!  Wonderful feeling!!  ❤️

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• PA

  @pamkeesling9427 · 2 years ago

  I'm 66yrs old and just started my minimalist journey. I have decluttered 90%of my home (minus my teenager's room and hubby's garage)   I feel so free and at peace.

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• SE

  @Seidenpfote84 · 2 years ago

  What?? That episode was only 35 minutes? I cleaned so much in my kitchen while listening.😮 We underestimate what a difference such tiny time spans make. I love  listening to you while cleaning or tidying. ❤

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• LI

  @lisamorris4232 · 2 years ago

  If we worry about throwing things in the trash, if something happens to us, God forbids, it'll all go in the trash anyway.

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• KA

  @katkat5420 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I started crying when you said it's ok to be overwhelmed if you have the time.  I am single with no kids or pets and am sitting in a dump watching this.  I am overwhelmed.  Letting me know it's ok gave me the motivation to get up and trash all the empty shampoo bottles in the shower.  I'm a bee and have a house full of half empty bottles and organizers still in the box because I'm waiting until I have the time to do it perfectly; that time will never come, I have more time than most, but not enough to do it perfectly.

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• JO

  @joanberman6654 · 2 years ago

  This weekend I went through my closet and donated 3 fancy dresses, 7 suits with skirts and blouses, 1 jacket, 5 silk blouses, 1 wool blazer, 3 wool skirts, 2 pairs of slacks, all from when I worked in an attorney’s office 30 years ago!   Also 10 casual tops, 1 sweatshirt, and 2 bathrobes!!!   You are such an inspiration!

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• JE

  @Jenekks · 2 years ago

  Cass, I get such a kick whenever you say "stop it"!  😅  it always makes my day ❤

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• SH

  @shellywilliamswilliamscomp783 · 2 years ago

  The summer of last year (2023), my husband and I looked at our living environment and started going through things, decluttered, purged, and etc. We still have a few more spaces to work over together, but I think we have done a good job so far.

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• NI

  @nicolemaltese · 2 years ago (edited)

  I needed to hear these words so bad! I have been so depressed because of everything that I have that I just get so overwhelmed and hide in my room which is also a disaster. I am going to implement what you said and I'm going to kick myself out of this depression with stuff and start being a big girl.  I do appreciate the tough love❤

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  @MatFam24 · 2 years ago

  Omg 🥹 I’ve watched your videos for SOOO long, that right when I hear you say “Hey Clutterbugs…”, my mind & body automatically go into cleaning & decluttering mode 😭 sorry, this is so random, but ilysm Cas! You helped me from the moment I first became a mom. I started cleaning & organizing because of you. That then led to organizing my day, my finances, & my goals (very slowly, but surely). That in turn helped strengthen my relationships & stay on top of every appt, birthday, holiday, & self-care day 🥲 I now have 4 kids, 2 grandparents with cancer, 2 sisters who are learning to adult, & a job where I can stay home to take care of all of em 😭 my husband’s been with me since day one & said he can see the change. I just can’t believe it’s 2024 already. Pls keep doing what you’re doing because honestly, you’re helping in ways that are hardly acknowledged & I know I’m gonna keep needing your videos through the rest of my life 😭💜 thank you so much for being you & sharing your beautiful self with us!

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• AS

  @AshurTree · 2 years ago

  Cas: As always I very much appreciate all of the work you do to help us learn how to improve our lives. I am hoping this little tip I&apos;m going to share may be helpful to someone.<br><br>The words we use, just like the things we keep in our house, tell us a story.<br><br>The word &quot;control&quot; can be a problem for a lot of people because it indicates that such a thing exists. That if we just &quot;do things right&quot; we will &quot;have things under control&quot; and whenever we feel out of control we automatically assume we are doing things wrong.<br><br>I had this problem big-time and I&apos;m confident it contributed to my clutter problem.<br><br>After some work with my therapist we re-phrased the way I think of it:<br><br>Management. I don&apos;t control things, I manage them. My own behavior, the stuff in my house, what I eat for breakfast, are all things that I manage.<br><br>Once I released that the concept of control was damaging and started managing my words to tell me a different story my anxiety reduced and it was easier to get moving.<br><br>This is now my official opinion: the words we use are clutter more damaging to us than the clutter in our house, and the clutter in our house can be a symptom of us not de-cluttering our minds of words that don&apos;t serve our ability to manage in a constructive and healthy way.<br><br>I really hope that sharing this helps someone else. It was a contribution to me finding the Clutterbug channel in the first place.

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