When my daughter was 3 she refused to eat anything and when I say that I mean she point blank refused food, she had no energy. I took her to the Dr's he said she will eat when she is hungry, I tried to tell him that is the whole point she never felt hungry. She ended up being hospitalised because she was severely anaemic. But after having drips and things in hospital, she slowly started to eat, we would only put the tiniest amount on her plate and she got a gold star if she ate it. Fast forward to her now 14 years old and she loves food. It is one of the hardest things but keep going you will get their in the end.

I like how you describe what you're doing as you're doing it and not spend five minutes explaining to us what you're going to do and then describe what you're doing as you're doing it . On Thanksgiving my husband, my kids and I deliver prepared Thanksgiving meals to people in the community and now this year my son's girlfriend is going to join us.

When in doubt throw it out! That's my motto. Great inspiration Catherine!❤

Hi Elaine, the one this we wanted for Christmas is paying off our mortgage after 24.5 years, we did it 2 weeks ago, so we don’t want or need anything, I hope ppl never make you feel less than, you seem like a nice person and a good mom. I see your over 100k subscribers already, that’s awesome, hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.😊

1. Don't apologize. Period. Learn to ignore haters - they seem to be a part of having a public channel. Love your content and even at 72, I'm learning from you. 2. BTW. It's possible that Sutton has a skinnier esophagus that catches food - uncomfortable and scary - and after throwing up, equates being sick with eating. Maybe going back to baby food - like he saw that his baby brother ate - would be a good start. This could be simple. YOU'RE DOING GREAT HERE. SMILE. PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK, KID. 😊

You're not alone on the pantry thing. My pantry was so bad, things were just thrown in, and I had no clue what was in there. I finally emptied it and reorganized. I had a whole bag of food that had gone bad and had to be throw out. Hopefully, my new setup will stay put 🙏

Great video, you really did it!👍Thank you very much for the necessary motivation. I love when the video is slower and you talk, I like to listen to you and find out what's new with you. You don't have to apologize for throwing away some food, it happens to everyone, whether in larger or smaller amounts. And especially in a family of four. I hope your son's eating gets better soon! What I want most for Christmas is to be with my family, that's the most important thing for me🥰 Have a nice day and I look forward to your next video❤

I love your videos- there is no rambling conversation and they are very helpful. Thank you. I think most of us have been there with food waste- not a happy feeling, but we learn a lot from these experiences and from each other. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your sweet family.

You're doing great with everything. Your channel, your pantry, your home and definitely your kids. You seem to be a loving Mom and I'm sure you're doing your best ❤ Happy Thanksgiving!

Check with your town or churches they usually have a way to sponsor a family. I used to deliver all the gifts for sponsored family’s for a catholic church and I’m not catholic. My town here has a Christmas program where you can sponsor a family. They come to your house and ask about sizes and what they need. Then they deliver it before Christmas. It was so much fun to see happy faces. When I first moved to NC they did it for me. I had no furniture b/c I was starting over after my husbands death. They brought beds ,bicycles three car loads of stuff. I made new friends with them and they watched my kids grow up. As for food if it’s not front and center I will not eat it. I need to be able to see it. I want a large tv for x mas. Lol Happy Thanksgiving love you!

Hi Catherine. I love your videos so of course I’m voting for longer videos. You are so motivating and I love to see what products you’re using and how well they work. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. 😊

Our local Salvation Army has a small food bank. Community churches will have or contribute to a local food bank. Many towns have a literal 'Soup Kitchen' that accepts #10 commercial cans AND smaller containers. Thanks to anyone who donates.

My husband's grandmother makes and donates blankets to the children's hospital. It's the sweetest thing.

I'm going to work on decluttering my studio while watching you. ❤

Happy Thanksgiving Catherine and family! Love your videos!

Don’t feel bad about the expired food it does happen. I think you are doing a great job. I really want to order the Caraway sets

Hi Catherine! I just cleaned out my pantry too and it’s amazing the things you find that your forgot about! Thanks for sharing and Happy thanksgiving!

My grandson went through the same eating problem when he was around 2.. He gagged on almost everything and was very picky! He went through eating and speech therapy and now he's going to be 4 in January and eats a lot more things and doesn't gag. 😀💖

Fantastic job!!

You do a great job admitting and take responsibility for a waste of food. I am sharing my experience, I learned to eat more whole food and so I am avoiding/ buying process food. Now, my pantry/refrigerator have healthy food and not many boxes of process food. My daughter has a child of four year old struggling eating, I suggested to introduce fruit and vegetables and start eliminating snacks/process food. Now, he is eating better. I am not judging you, you are a younger generation then I am. Enjoy your journey in decluttering, I am being there for the last 3-years.

Great video, as always, no judgment here from me because it's real life!! You always do a great job!

Mine went thru a phase of not eating for 8 weeks.. Porridge and mushy food was all he could eat since younger, he gags on everything more solid.. After a few mths of eating table food (since he rejected porridge), he's now eating alot better.. Could finish a good portion of food and quite a variety.. He will get there! 💪

Great video. Very motivating to do my kitchen. Love the way you organized the pantry. As much as i hate to throw food out its better than eating things that aren't edible.

Your vlog is giving us the kick we need to tackle our own space! 🌟 The extreme motivation is contagious, and I appreciate the realistic approach. Any favorite organizing tip or idea that made a big difference during this session?

I love long, slow, chatty videos. 😊 Your green pans look great. 😊

There’s NO WAY Oreos would be in my cupboard long enough to go stale! 😂😂😂

I have a nephew that had a lot of food struggles and family would literally offer him food/his favorite foods all day to get him to even eat anything. I know they emotionally struggled and saw nutritionists/doctors but I can say now he eats and is gaining weight plus hitting milestones ❤

Great video Catherine! Don’t feel bad about tossing food. Life gets busy sometimes and it happens. Good Luck with the doctor appt for Sutton. 🙏🏻

Thanks for the motivation

Your cat was so cute just watching you clean the floors. 🥰

Ask for experiences for Christmas. Take a family trip, either to an exotic location, or to a fun holiday event close to home.

My oldest son is now 38. When he was a toddler, he went through phases where he would only eat one or 2 things at a time - EVERY 'meal'. For example - Cheerios. Then cottage cheese. One of his favorites was 'corn and rice' (with salt, pepper and butter). Also his 'little trees' (broccoli with butter & salt & pepper. I made sure to give him a vitamin daily. He grew out it!

My daughter was very particular about which foods she would eat when she was young. It was sensory issues and we just avoided foods that felt a certain way in her mouth which made it easier to figure out which new foods to try. There are still some foods she won't eat but she is now in her late teens and is much better with eating a variety of foods.

Fantastic job

My son is 23 yrs old now and he eats everything and a lot!!! But when he was little he only ate a few things, I used to make his favorite foods over and over again…. So evething will be better with time !!! 😊

I want a new smart tv for Christmas! The one I have is 17 years old (55" ). I want a new 65" tv! I've been putting off buying one since the one I have still works fine! But I think after 17 years I deserve a new bigger one! 😂💖

I use to have lots of trouble eating like your son I’m 19 now and things have gotten a lot easier ❤

Looks good 👍 😊

Hi Mrs C. Nice video. I love your kitchen. 🤗

Absolutely love my Caraway pan.

Happy Wednesday and a very happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 😀

For your oven buy a Teflon oven liner, any spills on it ? Just pull it out wash and dry and put it back, so easy. 💐

Pantry turned out looking great!

I am new to this community! Awesome video. If I could have anything for Christmas, it would be a cruise!

The journal book Throw It Away by Guru Notebooks was a good tool I used for decluttering.

Oh hope you have a good thanksgiving

THANK YOU FOR OATS PSA :')

Your video is great! Please don’t let the negative comments get to you! They know they do the same things they are dragging you for!

My son with autism only ate his safe foods for YEARS. Last spring I began giving him a probiotic with his daily multivitamin and now, at age 14, he’s begun trying new foods at a surprising rate. It takes time, but it gets better. Always offer, never force.

Great motivation.

Great video! Thanks for mentioning the products you use! I will have to try those e-cloths. I like a video about 20 minutes. That is the problem with a pantry...you have to stay on top of the food in there. But we all have been there. Sorry about your son's food problem...hopefully it is a faze??? Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

I like when it’s sped up with some talking. You’re doing great!

I had nothing on my list and we actually decided to not do Christmas gifts then I thought hubby would like a bigger tv oh his recliner broke I should get him a new one. I mentioned it to him because I wanted to get him one he wanted then he said how about we get that new range we have been wanting. Win for us both and something I have wanted for years. This was the last appliance to be replaced. It will be delivered January 23rd and we are both super excited

No mather what speed you choose i love you're video's ❤

Longer more chatty! I watch your videos while working out so they give me reference as to much time I’ve been sweating 😅

My kiddos got me up early, so I'll need every spec of motivation I can get to prepare my home for guests and cooking😅❤️

My youngest daughter had a very limited items she would eat. I had to make sure I had those items and incorporated into my menu planning daily. We always made her try a bite of whatever else we had but it was difficult. It did lead to arguments between my husband and myself as he felt we needed to make her eat more. I felt as long as she was healthy I would keep trying but pick my battles. It was terrible if we went out to eat especially when we traveled. I will say as she grew it got better and by her mid-teens her palette changed. She graduated from university with a culinary and business degree and now is a great chef and works at hospital.

My son hated eating, meals were always a struggle. Turns out he had a tongue tie! He was 8 when we noticed (his jaw wasnt growing probably) and it was considered 100% tied (severe). It had to be cut twice because of how deep they had to go and then 7 months of physiotherapy afterwards so he could learn to swallow and talk probably, AND so the tie didnt grow back (that can happen!)

We all get to that point with our pantry. I need to clean mine out now and I am sure I will have a bag of crap too. My oldest son was such a picky eater when he was younger. By the time he was in middle school he was a regular garbage disposal. He will get there.

Hi Catherine. I was a picky eater myself. I lived on 4 types of food for 4 jears. 1.5 to 6 jears old. and struggled for many years to try something new. I always wanted to be a chef. My parents said it was not an option. (I have worked in a restaurant as second chef for 4 jears. Sow it is possible) Now I am 28 I have only 3 things I really don't like. Enjoy cooking and trying new things every month. What mostly helpt me was growing my one Food when we where little. Tomato carrot barry's the easy stuff. As a child we loved taking care of something and seeing it grow. I hope this wil give you some currage that better days are coming.

Our son ate nothing but cereal and Mac and cheese from age 1 to 3. Our Doctor told us when he got tired of them he would eat something else. But still offer what ever we ate. Then at the age of 3 he started eating just about everything. And make sure he gets a good vitamin everyday. As far as food, if you question it threw it out. No one wants to get sick from bad food.❤

Hi, Catherine. A lot of churches have food pantries. If they don't, they often do food drives for specific organizations like women's shelters, etc.

This is the first video I've ever seen of yours and I always see dollar signs when I clean up things like that because I have to throw out so much stuff but one thing maybe you should invest in cereal Keepers for your cereal

We do a pantry use it up challenge and try not to buy new items until they get used up before buying new items. It helps us keep the food waste down, however we are a smaller family. Good luck!

Most modern ovens are self-cleaning. Is what you are doing above and beyond? Your pantry is very nice. I have a huge walk-in pantry but stuff gets lost in there, so what you have should work well. I found a pkg of shirataki noodles that had been expired for two years in the back of my fridge. I rinsed them, they smelled fine and tasted great when I ate them. Yes, I didn't throw them out.

If I declutter and sort things like sheets and towels out, I donated them to an animal sanctuary/shelter....❤

Our two kids had trouble eating new or spicy food. We just use to stay in basics. They could taste something if they wanted, but we usually kept all that was on the table separetly. It was long journey but both learn to eat nearly everything at age 10. They both have their safe food when they are sick, but thats alright and normal. They are now 16 abd 22. Don't feel pressure to put them eat everything, they have time. Just keep new stuff on the table, one day they may want a bite. Our kids did that. Don't make it a big scene. 👍

Hello! This is the first time I've watched your videos. I can relate to you about your child not eating certain foods. My daughter was the same way, I noticed that my daughter didn't like certain textures of some foods. For example, she had a hard time swallowing meats. She would chew but never seallowed. I literally had to blend her meal to make it a little easier for her to chew. She ate in small portions, so i had to feed her every 2 hours. She is 12 years old now and doesn't have that issue anymore. She still avoids big pieces of meats, but I help her to cut them to bite size pieces. I understand you because it is very frustrating.

Before getting to therapy for the food child issue, you say he has about 4 safe foods, you could try mixing a small amount of something else in with one of the safe foods and increase that, even if it does not really go and when you have half and half try that on its own so increasing it to 5 safe foods and so on.

Small cup with lid for coffee I have a few tall ones I think Dollar general has them

Addendum to the oatmeal rule...cheese grits...also needs soaking.

I just joined your channel so I don't know if this has ever been mentioned when I put dividers and drawers I don't like it when they move around whenever the drawer opens . So I take a pool noodle and cut it down and wedge it between my organizer and the back of the drawer to keep it from moving around. I really didn't want crazy colored pool noodles so I ordered white ones off of Amazon

Hi wondering where you get your plastic storage containers from 😊

Beautiful house! much money!

Go shopping in your pantry when you make shopping lists. I have: this, this and this, I can make xyz. I dont need more abc. This would be good for lunches..Lunches covered next week. Movie night munchies etc. I was hoping you would have remembered the dry wet vac hook up. Thanks

My 2 year old is the same way! I’m super interested in what the Dr. says? I think it’s a texture thing with him, he won’t touch meat, only eats things like yogurt and applesauce, I worry because he’s in the 0%. I always get he’ll eat when he’s hungry but like you said he’s never hungry! Please keep us updated!

Would love Caraway but there are not in the budget. It is amazing when I go thru my pantry, I find food that expired years ago. And I know I have gone through the food at some point-I even moved so I would think I would check before packing. I love how calming your videos are. Happy Thanksgiving!!

We have a son with ASD so probably not the same but food is certainly an issue. Just keep offering along with a safe food. Now that he is 7 we are able to enforce a no thank you bite. We tried division of responsibility and it only helped a little but might help you. Most of the time he still hates it but we are able to find a small range of foods. It’s a slow process but it does get better.

Hi there, our grandson used to eat everything. When he turned 2 not so much. He literally lives off of peanutbutter sandwiches to this day he'll be 16 in January, crazy, hardly any fruit, he'll eat cheese pizza, but no cheese on his hamburger, eats some pasta it's crazy...I never cooked different foods for our girls, we all ate the same stuff, obviously not everyone likes everything, but at least taste it..Happy Thanksgiving ❤😊

I would like a air purifier for xmas 😊

Longer videos please. I clean while listening to your videos. Sometimes I watch your videos while eating lunch so I like the speeded up footage.

My son is autistic. As an infant it was hard to get him to eat anything. We ended up with a few safe foods. He’s 3 now, getting close to 4 and just gained another food. It’s a slow process here but his diet is expanding and we can always fall back on gummy vitamins

I like longer videos! 😀

I have a steam clean on my oven. It only works if you use it right away. I’ve no luck with it otherwise.

I would love to get the careaway cook wear

I went through it my daughter was a super picky eater when she was 2 to 3 and she just grew out of it. She's 10 now and eats alot now

My 23 year old daughter did have issues like this when she was that age. Yes she finally started to eat the food she gag on now she eats everything in sight

I love your name its my name too and your video give me inspiration.

Don’t stress. We’ve all been there. My Grandson would ONLY eat chicken nuggets and pizza. He is 22 now and still extremely picky.

Omg I am currently dealing with my two year old gagging on a ton of things and being so picky. It’s giving me so much anxiety. I’m glad I’m not alone. I feel so upset all the time and worried.

Bigger pantry probably will mean more foodspilling bc the more you have the more you forget. Just buy what you need for one week at the time

Where are your slippers from? Are they grippy on the bottom? I have wood floors and cant find slippers that are grippy

I rinse my oatmeal bowls but I also do all the dishes. Lol Some advice, take the tops off of recycling. It’s easier for them at the recycling plant. 😊 Don’t worry about what we think, you paid for the food.

I don't need or want much. I'm asking for a book for school and the class. I just added candles not that I need anymore. Where did you get the shelves with the little houses are on?

Love your chatty content and do not mind a longer video! I can totally relate with the dried on food on dishes in the sink!! At our house it is cream cheese!🤨

I have Carson also :) My brother is about 39 and he would also have a football in the living room and act out the plays on the game playing on the television. Very satisfying video! Thank you! I know your son is quite young, but could he be neurodivergent that actually can also affect your digestion and give you a sensitive gut and make you sensitive to texture ect.. I am neurodivergent and some of my children are, and it does get better, but it does make someone sensitive to foods and taste and gives you a sensitive gut.

13 y.o. son and still a lot of issues with food and eating 😂 I have been waiting for him to be an easy eater but no success 😅 Maybe when he is an adult I am off this 🙏🤩👌

Cheese and egg are bad too if you font rinse off before putting into the dishwasher. If you don't you basically have to soak in hard water to get it off. These dishwashers are not commercial built. Do rinse your dishes before putting into the dishwasher

I like chatty 😂 so I can listen while cleaning and look occasionally or in my peripheral vision lol

I was exactly like your son growing up. I have Asperger's it is on the Autism spectrum (ASD). I would have periods where I would only eat one thing and then I would gag over that too and would have to find a new safe food. When I was 3 my doctors tried to tell my mom to just give me what everyone else was eating and that I would eventually eat it. I did not and I starved myself for 3 days then my mom gave me some of my safe food. It got a little better as I got older but he may also have ASD and struggle with the texture, temperature, and flavor of different foods and since he is so young he cannot explain what is going on. Have you gotten him tested for ASD? I did not get diagnosed until I was older but my brother has ASD as well and he was diagnosed when he was your sons age.