I Tried the Clutterbug Quiz as a Minimalist (the results were SHOCKING!!)

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I tried the Clutterbug quiz as a MINIMALIST, and TBH, it changed the way I think about how I organize my home. I had so much fun finding out my organizing style and chatting with Cas about how to declutter and organize as a family where all members don't exactly see eye-to-eye. What Clutterbug are you? Find out by taking the quiz below!
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@Clutterbug 10 ай бұрын

I love this so much! Thank you for your incredible support. Your videos are so inspiring and incredibly well done!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Cas, I had a blast chatting with you and making this video -- cheers!

@daniellemccray3735 10 ай бұрын

Just took the quiz. I'm a ladybug!

@EverTheOptimist37 10 ай бұрын

@Clutterbug Your webchat made me feel so validated as a struggling butterfly. Thank you.

@videoswelike7764 10 ай бұрын

You drive me crazy when you say to default to the Visual organizer. I’m a lady bug, with health issues and clutter actually hurts my health so no we can’t default to my husbands visual organizing if I want to function. Please stop telling people this, your hurting people. The default needs to depend on everyone in the household and what they can tolerate. There are so many ways to compromise without defaulting to one style.

@Xiroi87 10 ай бұрын

She isn't hurting people just because what she says doesn't suit you. This isn't about you personally. Walking or running daily is an excellent exercise, and it's understood it applies to those who can walk, not being imposed on those with a broken leg.

@docentofdeLight 10 ай бұрын

The ClutterBug system literally changed my life. I don’t use that term lightly. Life changing. I stopped wasting money on organizational stuff that didn’t work for me and came to terms with being a visual organizer. I’m 100% an “if I can’t se it, it doesn’t exist” person and Cas taught me there’s nothing wrong with that as long as I organize accordingly!

@mannapalonen3163 10 ай бұрын

As a a healthcare worker I can tell you, when people are in situation were their clothes needs to be cut off them, we do not pay attention on stains, holes or how good you look in your clothes. If we had done so instead of consentrating in doing first aid, you'd end up dead. There.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure that’s true! 😂

@yunanastich6914 10 ай бұрын

There's no way I'd be embarrassed by the quality of my clothing during an emergency. Even speaking of a planned medical appointment: it's polite to make sure you're clean and don't stink (if it isn't part of the problem the doctor needs to know about), but it's not a contest for the best fitting underware or whatever.

@shawshanewcomb4061 10 ай бұрын

That’s good to know, I’m sure in a situation that required clothing to be cut off people get all sorts of fluids and stains on their undies and they’re not going to be clean or nice looking anyway! But I do agree with Cass’s overall sentiment about wearing nice underclothes for your own self, if you have the means to.

@embr4065 10 ай бұрын

I was going to post something similar. My husband is a paramedic, and if he ever has to cut clothes off, he couldn't care less what your underwear looks like!!

@sustylery 10 ай бұрын

I thought exactly that :D But I get Cas' sentiment, that you are worth wearing "nice" underwear and clothing in general :)

@jennyjohansson4604 10 ай бұрын

Haha, I did not know that crickets are most rare. Now I feel even more proud! 😆🦗

@UpstateGrammy 10 ай бұрын

I have been a Clutterbug fan for years. I am a Cricket married to a Bee...the struggle is real! Thanks for introducing more folks to Cas. She, along with The Minimal Mom and Diane in Denmark, has helped me on my journey to minimalism.

@renaepetersen2393 10 ай бұрын

I actually took the HANGERS OUT of my coat closet and put a bunch of HOOKS INSIDE the coat closet. Now we have our specific hooks inside the closet, and we NOW actually keep our coats in there as opposed to wherever they end up around the house. 😂 Go figure!

@petra-katehuff6381 6 ай бұрын

This video is so helpful. Thank you. I am a butterfly and my mom and sister are definitely not. I have been called a slob my whole life and felt like a failure at keeping my home. Now i know. I am a butterfly. I am working with a professional organizer. Guess what? She is helping me set up visual systems. Now why what she helped me with works when nothing else did makes so much sense. I love your videos. Your honesty and kindness are wonderful. And speech pathologists are absolute heroes. I went to a speech pathologist for 6 years as a child. Ms. Symmes (RIP) did so much more than help me conquer a lot of impediments. She gave me the start of self confidence. Today I am a lawyer and public speaker.

@marleeriggin996 10 ай бұрын

I scored as a cricket, too. There were three or four questions that didn’t quite have an answer choice that fit me and I picked the closest one that worked.

@braria9855 10 ай бұрын

I love that you wear your clothes until possible. It's much easier to love on a well-worn piece we loved till the end than have someone else try out a worn piece and try to persuade them to love it.

@jeannette7243 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Btw: I have an open clothes rack for clothes that have already been worn. It you put it next to the radiator your husband will use it. It is less minimal, but better (because more intentional) than clothes hanging from the radiator

@carriemayer2980 10 ай бұрын

Same here with having toes that rub holes in the tops of my shoes! Best preventative measure for me has been to put a square of good quality duct tape on the inside of my new (or old) shoes where my toes would rub. Eventually the tape will need to be replaced, but that's cheaper and easier than replacing the shoes!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Great idea 💡!

@razsbags 10 ай бұрын

I found shoes with stretchy uppers I need to walk in that are slip on with velcro strap.

@razsbags 10 ай бұрын

I did the quiz. I'm a bee now but downsizing to essentials & favourite simpler projects. Weaving is great as yoy can declutter onto the garden & is fully compostable.

@gloriaonesimus6244 10 ай бұрын

I just found out that I am a CRICKET!!! Thank you for including the Clutterbug test along with this video. Over the past couple of years, I have removed over 70% (and still decluttering) of items including furniture from my home. I love owning less, and I try to be organised... but still working on that. Perfection is a working progress!!! 😊

@blujeans9462 10 ай бұрын

A ladybug here! The description fit me fairly well, but there were some questions that I had to answer incorrectly because the correct answer wasn't there.

@marisad292 10 ай бұрын

I’m a Butterfly. I have ADHD, & quickly forget I own something if I can’t see it. That said, I HATE visual clutter, so even though I like my stuff out where I can see it, most of it has a place that it goes back to the moment I no longer need it, & having an automatic place for everything is a big help for my working-memory issues. Part of the reason decluttering appeals to me is that I don’t want to have to keep as much stuff out in the open (or forget I own it if I do need to put things in a closet or drawer). Also, I agree with Cass that hooks for the back of a door are a GREAT place to hang clothes that are in an “in-between” stage!

@PrincessAudrii 4 ай бұрын

As a cricket in a house full of butterflies everything is visual and out in the majority of the house. All my personal spaces are more detailed and hidden.

@lifesabeach746 10 ай бұрын

I never took the quiz as I was convinced I was a cricket as very minimal with items. Turns out I’m a ladybug! And makes so much sense now. I think I minimise items to cope with the organisation - not because I love the minimal look. I have ended up with the minimal look but with random piles about the place 😅

@drewrichardson8789 10 ай бұрын

Ladybug living with very messy butterflies. Life is sometimes challenging, but helps to recognise your style. Even as a child I tidied my room by shoving everything under the bed.

@thevegetablequeen 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE Cas! Been following her for years. Learning I am a butterfly was life changing! I lived in an organized mess for years and couldn't figure out why traditional organizing methods didn't work for me. It turns out that I need important things out where I can see them and remember them and organizing solutions that prioritize ease of putting away. Thanks for featuring Cas on your video! (And *always* stay to the end of Cas's videos!)

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing!

@lauranewman564 10 ай бұрын

I love Cas so much!

@greenserene2676 10 ай бұрын

Those are the cutest overalls I have ever seen!! I am a lady bug and my husband is a butterfly. And so are my kids so I do my best to make things visual and macro. If it's something I am mostly in charge of, it's in a cabinet with a macro label. Like I have a bin for medicine instead of organizing everything individually. I love the idea of throwing things in their bin and closing the door!! Haha.

@raganmasterson5566 10 ай бұрын

My husband always has an array of in-use clothes so I gave him hooks to hang them. It’s really solved the issue for us.

@stephanied6711 10 ай бұрын

Take back your house with Clutterbug, minimal mom, and Dana k white changed my life

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful, do you know your clutter bug type Stephanie?

@DP-dr6gi 10 ай бұрын

I agree, I love all that you mention and still learn things from them.

@RamseyCrys 10 ай бұрын

Dawn (the minimal mom) is a ladybug and Dana is a butterfly I believe.

@carouselsandcastles6142 10 ай бұрын

Mine too!!

@jejrstans 10 ай бұрын

Mine too!!

@victoriam8951 10 ай бұрын

It took me YEARS to figure out my category! I found focusing on the spectrums she talked about instead of the categories themselves to be helpful: Macro vs Micro and Visual vs Hidden. Also, in a video somewhere on her channel she mentioned looking in your house at the areas that are working for you already for a clue. With that tip, I suddenly realized how VISUAL I am (open shelves, hooks, even my yoga mat hangs on the wall), and how I like to have things in particular order much of the time (so some micro tendencies, like folding my underwear and decanting my pantry goods into ball jars). However, hooks are my best friend, and lids are my nemesis. Things should be easy to get out and put away one handed, but it should also be pretty and orderly where possible LOL. For a while I had thought I was a hidden type of person because I don’t like lots of things around, and yet I WANT TO SEE ALL MY STUFF. My solution to that issue is minimalism (which explains why I’ve tended towards minimalism for much of my life naturally). I think there needs to be an additional spectrum in her program that is Simplicity vs Abundance, because I’ve personally experienced it to be a fully separate issue.

@braria9855 10 ай бұрын

Your comment is 100/100 on point.

@songindarkness 10 ай бұрын

To be fair Cas says, even for visual organisers, if everything is visual, nothing is visual. That means if there is too much stuff out there it just feels like a mess. That’s why she always says to declutter first. Also we could be influenced by our upbringing and what we want to be like. Most of us were brought up to think that to be tidy, things need to be put away out of sight.

@lifewithlarsandsusie8315 10 ай бұрын

I’m the same. I’m a butterfly but get overwhelmed if there’s too much stuff!

@epicnamepwns1242 10 ай бұрын

You would get that missing element in Take Your House Back but it's also covered by Dana K White in her books, podcasts, and videos here on KZfaq. She calls it the "clutter threshold."

@HereIAm247 10 ай бұрын

Yes! I think looking where you lean mostly on the spectrums are more precise than the test. I was super confused, but it turned out I was a bee - the last type I thought I would be, and the one I least identified with at first. Though I find that using the strategies of other types in different areas can be very useful. I like to use ladybug basket strategies to 'shove and hide' my piles, until I can deal with them properly. This doesn't mean I am a ladybug - it just means that I have not set up the ideal organising system yet, but this will do until I get it done. :)

@ispawndemons3977 10 ай бұрын

My husband just said this confirms he and the kids are right and I'm wrong 😂. Surrounded by butterflies 🦋

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

😂

@evanneofficial 9 ай бұрын

Same!! It just feels like you have an extra kid 😂

@darlenebergantzel1534 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been a Clutterbug follower for years. When I took the test, I was a butterfly, but after organizing my stuff, I realized I was really a ladybug with butterfly tendencies. Cas has helped me get things under control and I can’t thank her enough. FYI - I working toward removing/decluttering stuff I don’t need/use. Not really a minimalist, but working towards it.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your insights 👏

@kristinepfs 8 ай бұрын

I came out as "Butterfly" and I think that is spot-on!

@erickacalloway2452 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this clutterbug system! According to the quiz I am a butterfly, but I have always been called a snail, leading a trail in my home for everyone to find me and what I've been up to that day lol.

@shawshanewcomb4061 10 ай бұрын

I’ve watched Cass for years, since the early days of her channel! She is HILARIOUS. If you haven’t heard her pantyless bike ride home from grocery shopping story…… Omg. 😂 I have no idea which video of hers it was at the end of but I laughed so hard!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

I wish I had 1/10 of her personality - I definitely haven’t heard that story, I will have to email her and ask her which video that is 🤣🤣🤣

@beverlyness7954 10 ай бұрын

I had to take the Clutterbug quiz 3 times and watch the 'Bug Style' videos to finally determine my Clutterbug style. It rocked my world to finally understand it. My closets were organized to the 'T' but clutter filled my home. I 'needed' to find the 'perfect home' for my stuff. I was buried in visual clutter everywhere until I started decluttering my cupboards and closets which were beautifully organized. They were also packed full, so I was trying to find space where there was no space. I'm a Bee mostly. Often Cass says Bee's have the hardest time letting go because we see use in everything. Like the scrap of pink felt and vintage embroidered ribbon I made a dress out of for my granddaughter's special 'mousey' stuffed toy. The materials were in the 'time will tell' bin. I'm a little bit of all the 'Bugs' depending upon which area I'm organizing. Butterfly for my craft space and Cricket for my office space - they're in the same room. haha. Thanks for this video.

@l.a.w.79 10 ай бұрын

OMGOSH this might be me. Just too much stuff and visual clutter is here among me and stresses me out. Then, my closet is organized and I can’t make the PERFECT decision about where stuff should go😢

@jejrstans 10 ай бұрын

Sister Bee here! I feel ya about all the possibilities! The time will tell bin is so helpful!

@jmsl_910 10 ай бұрын

cas also notes that the function of the room can also change your "type." for example, i might be a butterfly in my craft room AND a cricket in my kitchen

@lovefortruth3414 5 ай бұрын

I get how what bug you are depends on which space you're organising. Some things have to be more hidden and more detailed organised for safety or other reasons, even if it's not the easiest style for me. I'm in my element when I can organise my soace for a butter fly or lady bug, depending on what space I'm organising.

@Objet_Dart 10 ай бұрын

Re everything defaulting to the Butterflies: I once read a book about left brain organizers (logical, linear thinkers who love structure) versus right brain (visual, artistic) people. There was a comment along the lines of "Don't bother with a closet for a right brain person, just give them a wall of doorknobs on which to hang their clothing." That really underscored the fact that the path of least resistance (personality/habit-wise) always wins, so make putting things away as easy as possible for the person who struggles the most!

@jennybird2770 10 ай бұрын

Tip for labeling toy bins from a former PreK teacher- if the kiddo/s can't read yet: Use a picture of the kind of toy that goes in the bin and tape it on the front. Visual pictures go a long way- also is a form of matching game for the kiddo/s :) Example: picture of toy car on front of car bin. Have a fab day all :) ❤ Oh and also some toys can be washed and disinfected in the dishwasher (tip especially for babies and toddlers)

@robinr5669 7 ай бұрын

Wish I could copy and send to a friend

@rachell6526 10 ай бұрын

I just wanted you to know how inspiring you are to me. I look at your house every time I go on a big throwing out binge. I grew up poor and am scared to get rid of things for a few reasons. One, because what if. Two because I simply didn't know you COULD live without stuff. I grew up in America!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Both points hit home so hard with me, Rachell! Its like someone turned on the light switch you didn’t know was there.

@simini1837 10 ай бұрын

Can relate to your first reason. I am totally programmed to NEVER throw away stuff that I use and that is still in good condition, even though I don't necessarily enjoy a certain garment for example. That's the way I was raised. It's exhausting sometimes.

@MySweetSammy 10 ай бұрын

I do not understand folks who struggle with wearing clothes more than once. (I say this will all love in my heart!) I have a simple rule (or question) "Is this (item of clothing) too dirty to wear again?" Yes! Off the the laundry basket it goes! No! Back into the closet! *That's it!* I have seen some pretty elaborate 'systems' for clothing in purgatory. I don't believe in purgatory lol! "Do! or Do Not! There is no 'Try'! " ~Yoda

@Books_And_Glitter Күн бұрын

10:33 OH- we each have a cheap (but cute!) dollar tree bucket we use to put pajamas/at home workout clothes that aren’t quite dirty that we want to wear again Don’t have a system for the other clothes though 🤔 I just put them away, sometimes spritzing them with a sanitizing fabric spray if we were out around any suspiciously cough-y people etc

@andreanagy8102 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE Cas! I've been her follower for nearing a decade now. She's awesome! (And her grandfather was from Hungary, too.) I'm a bee 🐝. Out of sight, out of mind. Today I go on with my deep cleaning and eventually decluttering. And as you can see, I keep listening to your videos, making the process fun. Thank you! Oh! Because of my depression, my entryway has been a massive mess for years now. Now I know I really need to clean it up for having a better life. Thanks for the tip! ❤ Greetings from Hungary.

@JasmineBrownOttawa 10 ай бұрын

I love this collaboration, thanks for doing this! While I am a ladybug, my adult daughter who still lives at home is a butterfly. Sigh. We compromise with common spaces where everything is away, and her own spaces are more visual.

@rosemarywilliams9969 10 ай бұрын

I've taken that quiz every few years and each time I'm a cricket. Not sure why I want to be something different but can't help what I love.

@shirleyproctor4003 10 ай бұрын

The Clutterbug quiz was spot-on for me. It's helped me a lot in my decluttering and organizing.

@ImLunaShesZeta 10 ай бұрын

I loved this video! I am a butterfly and my husband is a bee. We have visible solutions everywhere. Hooks for coats, magnetic knife holder on our kitchen wall, hooks in our bedroom. This was a really great video!

@jejrstans 10 ай бұрын

Hooks for the entry was a game changer for me! I actually did that several years before we took the quiz and now I know why it works.

@caitlinhanson8631 10 ай бұрын

Man, I wish I shared at least one aspect with my husband lol, he's a ladybug and I'm a bee

@jesbury6597 10 ай бұрын

@@caitlinhanson8631 Whoa. That's tough. For real! 😬

@BaxterTheBiker 10 ай бұрын

Gonna take the quiz. My organizational ocd was inherited from my father, who taught that a job wasn't done until the tools were cleaned and put away. Edit. Turns out that I'm a bee. And Cas' description of a bee is remarkably accurate for how I've organized my garage and workbench. Almost shockingly!

@herbststern2378 10 ай бұрын

Omg I LOVE Cas! She saved me a few years ago. She truly is wonderful.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

For sure ❤️

@jenniferbarney4220 10 ай бұрын

I am Cricket too! I've been a fan of Cas for years. So fun to see this collab!

@catherinebatty2891 10 ай бұрын

I've taken the quiz many times - each time I'm a butterfly. It's really clever how she nails it! Interesting what you were saying about partners who are the same type. We are both butterflies and also clash at times.

@pinkroses135 10 ай бұрын

When I first heard of the system it gave me ladybug but that was because I was tossing things in a drawer or closet because of having too much inventory. As time has gone on I've realized I'm a butterfly with a slight bee tendency. One in one out rule and decluttering makes it a lot easier to determine your type! That underwear thing definitely puts me in the visual organizer box. 😂 That is a good tell.

@annatheawesome1 10 ай бұрын

Butterfly all the way! If I can't see it, I completely forget I have it! XD

@ardethellis8930 10 ай бұрын

Took the test and realized that I am a cricket in every room of the house except the sewing room. There I am half cricket and half bee. I have a wall of thread racks and peg boards but then I have drawers and closed bins for everything else. My partner is a butterfly. Sigh. I started in-depth decluttering in the kitchen in March. The kitchen is done - it took two and a half months (so worth it). Now I'm preparing to tackle the laundry/utility room. Rather daunted by trying to create a solution that will work for both of us.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

I could totally see that for a craft room! I always like looking at pegboards, but I don’t think I would actually want one anywhere else but for crafting (but I don’t even craft, soooo just eye candy 😉) Good luck with the laundry room!

@ardethellis8930 10 ай бұрын

@@AtoZenLife Thank you ❤

@ravimeneses 8 ай бұрын

I’m also a cricket and I do the same thing with the clothes. I hang them in the bathroom so I remember to wear them again after I shower. But my father, with whom I share the bathroom, hates it, so he put them with the dirty clothes. We are still working on that and trying to not let it cause conflicts. It’s hard to share space with people who think differently about organization, but you two seem to deal well with it. I’m a minimalist living with two shopping addict hoarders. It’s hard, but we are learning to cohabit in peace.

@labyrinthwomb 10 ай бұрын

I am a Ladybug, my husband is a Butterfly. We both like broad categories that are easy to put away, but he will forget we have things if they are out of sight. We compromise: We have a bit more on display than I would like in some places, and and in others we use drawers where it's easy to see everything when you open the drawer, so he can see everything at a glance, but can still be easily tucked out of sight. Minimalism makes it al lot easier for us to get along, since there is not too much out in the open to display OR hidden away. :)

@nanchesca3950 10 ай бұрын

I am a cricket also and an empty nester now and on my own, no one to drive me crazy with their clutter anymore😂

@JaneH3675 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha I love that! 👍💕

@user-ireene-north 9 ай бұрын

I was shocked by the results. It was just the right description of what I am🙉🙈

@debranielsen2002 10 ай бұрын

I follow both you and Cas and never thought the two of you would mesh so well. 😊 This was a real pleasure.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

It was a lovely conversation ☺️

@Sorchia56 10 ай бұрын

You and Cass have helped me so much! Cass cracks me up, she has so much wild energy that motivates me! 😂

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

🤣

@Ingrid85_ 10 ай бұрын

Haha, im a cricket as well but a lot of the questions were diffucult for me to answer because none of the answers applied to me therefore we are living a minimalistic, practical and clutterfree life already. Greetings from the Netherlands 👋

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Waving from Germany 🦗👋 🇩🇪

@ember1794 10 ай бұрын

@@AtoZenLifeOh, wait, you're in Germany?!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

@@ember1794 Sure am!

@ember1794 10 ай бұрын

@@AtoZenLife How cool is that?! I somehow placed you in the U.S., which is also very cool ❤️❤️, but now we're even in the same country 😃

@angelamajor7979 10 ай бұрын

Germany = Duitsland😅. Maar gelukkig om de hoek.

@jamiemartinez2062 10 ай бұрын

I'm a 🐝 and I embrace open shelves and working upward. I appreciate your minimalism tips and advice, they've helped so much 😊

@HereIAm247 10 ай бұрын

Love the Clutterbug philosophy! ☺ Though I would probably recommend her video on typing yourself or others without the quiz. The basic principle is wether you are leaning more towards details/not detailed, or visual/hidden. It simplifies things a lot. When I first learned about her theory, I could see myself in every type, so it was difficult to pinpoint. At the time, I was doing some downsizing and decluttering, and I lacked a lot of basic organizing. So often my place was a mess, and my closets stuffed to the brim. My 'strategy' when cleaning was often to 'shove and hide', so I could deal with the spaces one at a time. However, after decluttering and getting some organizing going, I noticed that I was naturally very detailed in my way of organizing. And because my stuff fit my space, and I made a system that utilised the space more efficiently, I kept up that system pretty easy. This points towards a cricket or a bee. I like it to be easy to find, and easy to put away. But I especially need it to be easy to find when needed. The visual/hidden, I tend to be a bit more mixed. I gravitate towards a relatively minimal style of decorating. Both because it makes it easier to clean, and it does bring an element of calm to the space. But on the other hand, I like to have some things on display to show what brings joy to me. I think I would go insane if I had to live in a room with barely any decoration to make it personal and cozy. 😅 I would never put away appliances I use daily; my counters would feel empty. I have pictures and invitations on the fridge for years. Not a lot, but there is always something. So even though I use baskets strategically, to utilise the space and hide certain things - I lean more to the visual side. So leaning towards visual and detailed, this put me as a bee. Which is actually the last type I thought I would be. I still use certain strategies from the other types where it makes sense. But I seem to mostly function as a bee. So if you are unsure about the result, try to look at the simplified version, instead of the test. 😊

@mariacabrera2850 3 ай бұрын

I love Cass from Clutterbug!🖤

@user-mp2uc2bz3h 9 ай бұрын

OMG! Thank you for posting this. I’ve been trying to get organized for almost 40 years, and now I know why nothing I’ve done has worked. I’m a butterfly, and I keep trying to file things and using traditional methods that just don’t work for me. Visual organizing here I come! 🦋

@mojyoqueen350 8 ай бұрын

I remember that as a kid I was sorting my toys based on categories, sometimes making sub-categories based on what toy series it came from and everything was put into their dedicated shoe boxes [where I store my stuff to this day. My parents were very agains organizers and pro shoe boxes]. For example, I had my big my little pony figurines separated from small my little pony figurines and among those big ones I had a sub category for dress up ponies, that went into a dress up pony bag and the bag into the big pony shoe box and the shoe box into the toy shelf. I guess I was an organization freak cricked since the very beginning of my life 😁

@chrystaltuckness5298 10 ай бұрын

Just had a very localized "earthquake" in our closet resulting in everything on the floor. Now deciding how to make a minimally functional closet perform better and realized that I should take the quiz before doing anything else!! Thank you! (Also, I got a bit too excited at being forced to do a big declutter where I’d been taking things out as I used/didn’t use them. Yay!)

@francoisea.1713 10 ай бұрын

I am a ladybug, not surprised. Like my herbs are in an open basket. Looks very clean and neat from the outside, but in the basket it is a happy mess. I get stressed from seeing to many products, even when it is put perfectly next to eachother.

@jennypitt-clark1301 10 ай бұрын

You and Cass together! Amazing!

@lindamcdermott9980 10 ай бұрын

I loved this video. I always look at your home and think it is so perfect. Having raised 4 children, I know it does not just HAPPEN. I took Cass’s quiz. I am a Cricket too. It also gave me some insight in my adult children’s styles. I live alone now, happily everything has a home, I never set anything down, I put it away as soon as I’m finished, I have dividers in my drawers, etc. I love showing people how organized my closet and cupboards are….. okay, I’m a show off.

@randomhodgepodge8902 10 ай бұрын

Without watching the whole vid. Based on the glass bookshelves. Butterfly!

@essentialsimplicity 10 ай бұрын

Love Cas and enjoy her videos. I would have guessed you were a Cricket. I’m a Cricket too. My cat’s name is even Cricket 😻, though I named her that prior to knowing I was a Cricket (and for other reasons). But, still cracks me up that I came up with that name for her. LOL Thanks for the great videos. I’m a long term minimalist (essentialist/valueist - newer terms I find I align with) since at least 2012, but I still enjoy videos that are about simplifying, decluttering etc as I’m always reassessing and learning. I especially like your content as I also have lost both my parents (though I still have a wonderful father/stepfather) and really appreciate your journey even as a solo/no kids woman and will watch all of your videos. 💛🤍

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

I love everything that you said, too funny that you named your cat cricket 🦗 🐱🤣 Thanks so much for watching and I’m happy to have you here!

@Skymouth 10 ай бұрын

Oh, I'm most definitely a Bee and I LOVE Cass!

@minstrelgirl451 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the Clutterbug worm is the one who wraps up in a blanket and hides in the corner in overwhelm at the mess... 😬🤭 But like little grubs, the worm can still grow up into a bee, butterfly, etc!

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

🤣❤️

@bethanya4974 10 ай бұрын

Awww, two of my favorite KZfaqrs!!! So, I’ve taken the quiz a couple times but haven’t ever felt like the results were right. Just this morning (seriously) I saw someone else complaining about the same thing, and someone else pointed out that it can help to get the decluttering done first, since the organizing comes after. So I guess there’s no skipping steps 😋 I gotta dig out your decluttering checklists as I restart my aggressive decluttering

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

That’s one of the things Cas mentioned, it can be tough to tease out what is real, and what is fantasy self. Cheering you on - you got this! 📣

@DP-dr6gi 10 ай бұрын

One of the things that helped me when I was taking the quiz, was to think of who I was at 5 years old. What did my room look like. I may be the unicorn, but I was not a butterfly even as a child. I hated to have 35 stuffed animals on my bed. I didn’t like a ton of posters on my walls, but rather just a couple that I loved at the moment. Unless I was in a hurry, I wouldn’t have clothes all over or toys, it stressed me out. But, god love me, don’t open my drawers or closet! I was horrible at putting things away neatly. Still am….but now that I know I’m a Ladybug, I have broad categories for my things, and I am organized. As much as I want to be a cricket, I am not and will never be. And that’s ok. Good luck to you on your journey, it is so worth it, and so are you.

@JanelleA. 10 ай бұрын

I love your haircut on you. It's very flattering! By the way, I took the quiz & I'm a cricket (who also loves a beautifully & thoughtfully decorated home).

@c471 9 ай бұрын

With the tennis shoes being worn out: that happens to me as well! Most shoe manufacturers are not designing shoes with enough space for our toes to move! I've been looking into barefoot style shoes.

@Brigid.em.Galloway86 10 ай бұрын

I’m a bee everywhere except in my kitchen and bathrooms, I’m a cricket there. And thankfully my hubby is exactly the same!

@lovefortruth3414 5 ай бұрын

"Why is there no worm bug?" Yes! Why? Lol. I love that you trued out Clutter bug! I've taken yhe quiz several times, and have had equal results between butter fly and lady bug. And as I de-clutter and organise. I'm more and more convince I'm a hybrid between the 2, in almodt equal measure 😂. I'm definitely a macro organiser. For sure, and I only get crickety when it comes to small electronics accessiries and my needlework tools, more for safety reasons. I do not lije counter tops and walks, etc, to look too busy. But I do need certain things out where I can see them and grab them right on the spot. And, I'm pretty sure my hubby is a butter fly, with maybe a little bit if kady bug. But he is 100% a macro organiser, and really ildoesn't stress over clutter in our private rooms or his work. But he's a bit of a neat freak in the public rooms.

@aprilwood2780 10 ай бұрын

Marissa, I've been following both you and Cas for a while now and I love that you brought her on this week. Great questions, and as a developing minimalist and an aspiring organizational professional (and a cricket!--interesting that Cas says most prof. organizers fall into this category) I really enjoyed seeing these two mindsets being brought together as they aren't very often. Thanks!

@josmilefacejo7598 10 ай бұрын

I’m a cricket. I have been following Cas for at least 6 years.. love her channel (and yours :) )

@suzannebell51 10 ай бұрын

Fun video - I was a Ladybug!

@candicewaller403 10 ай бұрын

I loved watching you discover your clutterbug type! I'm a Bee and so is my partner. We are working on minimalism because while we like to see all of our things, too much is definitely over stimulating and overwhelming. For example, I love my pegboard of craft supplies, but I don't want it bursting with stuff I won't even use! Minimized down to my favorite thread colors, just a few tools and some lovely artwork.

@everythingthathinders6922 10 ай бұрын

I'm a cricket! I had piles and piles all over--my whole life until the kids were in high school! Finally, I found the time to put those things away PROPERLY. haha My husband is similar, but I can't figure out if he's a cricket or a bee. Anyway, once there's a place for it, we BOTH put it away! And life is too short to wear holey underwear! 🙂

@nancyrawson132 10 ай бұрын

Your tennis shoes are barely broken in compared with my dog-walking shoes! I finally had to use duct tape to keep the sole on one of them! But they are so comfortable and I dread trying to find a replacement pair that is just a comfortable.

@angelamelum4304 10 ай бұрын

I’m a cricket too, but I do not pile things. Some questions I answered the best I could since there wasn’t an answer that suited me. Seriously I rarely procrastinate.

@jbridges9574 10 ай бұрын

Ladybug. I need my shoes all out where I can see them, so I have nice shoe racks in my closet, but my underwear is in a drawer (not folded). If all my shoes were hidden, I’d forget about what I have. I’m going to change underwear daily 😂 so it can be away in a drawer. I have depression so I need the simplest way to get to done. Because of that I don’t fold things if they are need it, etc. It’s always a balancing act.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing what the ladybug life looks like for you! 🐞

@ThKiwi 10 ай бұрын

I’m a ladybug with some crickety tendencies. My husband is a butterfly so I have to coach myself not to micro organize shared spaces. 😂

@petergeorge4415 10 ай бұрын

To both of you: THANK YOU! It is so regivanating to listen to you and to understand that " even experts like you are " , still ask yourselves questions and/or wonder ...why?!!! ;) I will take the quiz...for sure! Life needs......organization; the WORLD needs....YOU! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, helene :)

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Cheers and thanks for watching, Helene. ❤️

@angierecovering_clutterer2434 10 ай бұрын

Since I started working remotely in 2020, my clothing game has definitely gone downhill. In the past year, I have started updating some pieces with high-quality things purchased second-hand. I'm viewing the clothes I wear as a form of self-care. I'm not the mani-pedi type, and since I don't do a lot of Zoom calls, I don't need to wear a lot of makeup. But one decluttering person I listen to asked why would we wear anything except our favorite things and that really resonated with me. What am I saving those clothes for? I don't wear my best jeans to paint the kitchen, but giving a little more attention to what I'm wearing has given me a little boost in the mornings when I get ready to work. Even if my morning commute is 12 feet. 😄

@marcyrpmm8023 8 ай бұрын

I'm a cricket as well! Just discovered you a few weeks ago and LOVE your content. THANK YOU!!!

@TheMennomilist 10 ай бұрын

I read Cas' book and follow her KZfaq channel. I am a cricket all the way and knew it while reading her book. I am glad you are too!! My parents are butterflies! ugh. My husband needs to take the test but I think he is a bee but he is semi cricket except his adhd holds him back since he needs to see some things. Like your husband, he does not put away his clothes right away and leaves some out. Drives me nuts after 19 years married! It is neat you got to have this chat with Cas!!

@Hillside-Hive 10 ай бұрын

🦗 here as well!!!

@jennyjenkins877 10 ай бұрын

Both of your presentations in the Get Organized HQ collaboration were top notch and this video with you and Cas was great too! I thought you might be a bee because you have an exposed closet in the entryway and your bookcases have glass instead of solid doors but I understand why you'd have that type of closet that is shared with the kids and the bookshelves also serve as display cases so of course they'd need to be visible.

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting observations! For the entryway it was really tough to find a storage unit that fit there, so I think that was more of a forced choice - but it worked out great! I think it’s good if we can be adaptable, too 👍

@sheilaknox9498 9 ай бұрын

You and Cas are definitely in my top 3 favorites. Thank you so much for combining ideas from both of you.

@HalfBlindPlans 10 ай бұрын

Cricket married to a ladybug with a kid cricket and a kid ladybug and waiting on the rest to be old enough to figure out. I love including my kids in this. I tell friends that I won't help them organize things until they take the quiz. 😆

@nadikaperera9590 10 ай бұрын

I love this video - I had not yet heard of Cass before and I find her approach to categorizing people into different "clutter bugs" fascinating! I took the quiz and ended up being a ladybug, which is very true for me, because I like to have lots of bins to store items, but don't spend too much time on detailed labelling and sorting, because my family will very likely not be able to maintain that kind of system.

@micheleohmer4117 10 ай бұрын

That was a fun quiz, I'm a ladybug 🐞 This will help me tackle decluttering the hidden areas in my home.

@CherylGrant-xe1bn 10 ай бұрын

I'm a Cricket as well. . . .yippee. . .and your husband. . ."I'm a Cricket too. . ." HILARIOUS! Off to watch her video. . .but I agree. . .and closet organization you showed . . .perfection! And I totally agree. . .ok with our own mess, but not others. Spot on!

@SIC647 10 ай бұрын

Clutterbug totally changed the way I use my home. I am a bee, a detailed and visual organiser. I am a minimalist, but you can see all my things. And Cass taught me how I can do that in a way that is still visually calm.

@jmsl_910 10 ай бұрын

Cas also has an A.mazing online self-paced class which extends upon these ideas & other ideas. it's reasonably priced & very worthwhile

@EXSwitchback 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. I'm a ladybug/ladybird (sorry I'm British - have at you!) and while I feel I may slide a little on the spectrum, I definitely have closets and drawers that are like opening Pandora's Box. Just clutter. Everywhere. My husband's a cricket and yes, we can clash. (He leaves all of his socks and pants on the floor right next to the laundry basket WHY RIGHT NEXT TO IT WHYYY-) Your videos are really helping me through a hard period in my life right now where I'm having to move home short-term, then overseas long-term, so I'm starting to become a minimalist believer! Better get back to packing...

@glacyneyla-lifestyle 7 ай бұрын

I'm a bee with a little shopping addiction and my mother is a hoarder butterfly with a big Shopping addiction - that makes me crazy! 😅

@AtoZenLife 10 ай бұрын

Please like this video + comment with YOUR Clutterbug type if you know it! If you don't, take the test here: ► clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test

@stephanied6711 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@marywinchester5323 10 ай бұрын

So sorry but no. She along with EVERYBODY else needs to learn from A to Zen life. You are one of the original minimalist/organizers that is still teaching people full time. So many minimalist have literally just quit and those that you taught are copy cats. Just bcuz I learned all I kno from you does not mean I am a credible understudy. I still have so much more to learn from you. Minimalist that learned from you are just that. Students. They are not on your level. I use to watch The Messy Minimalist and never learned a thing. Let's just say it was a mess. It was watching a car crash in slow-mo. If Tiger woods teaches me to golf does not make me his equal. These people that are using your teachings should be paying you

@ccoeurjoli 10 ай бұрын

Ce test est spectaculaire !! 🐝

@marywinchester5323 10 ай бұрын

I feel like A to Zen life Marisa must have been born in the 60s becuz that's when minimalism was started and it's in her DNA

@marywinchester5323 10 ай бұрын

The cricket video was not helpful to me. I'm going to watch it again bcuz I must be missing somthing. I do tend to make things harder than should be. I felt like she was getting a lesson from you. Really. Go figure

@suvi4215 10 ай бұрын

Yay, what a lovely collaboration!

@EverTheOptimist37 10 ай бұрын

I've been really struggling with being the only butterfly in my home. Cas saying default to butterfly really hit me. I bawled so much because I felt validated 🥰

@christyncain9087 10 ай бұрын

I knew you’d be a cricket. I think most of us minimalists have become crickets.

@danas986 9 ай бұрын

I'm a bee, which is pretty accurate, but I also hate dust (also because of allergy), so open shelves are a nightmare for me. If open, then behind glass door, or something to avoid dust.