5 Ways Your Home Can Improve Your Life (Or Ruin It)

I'm making today's video for you, but I'll also make it for someday in the future. Hi Cass, I know you're feeling depressed right now and want to stay in

your

pajamas all day, snuggle up and just watch Bridgerton and eat snacks. but that won't make you feel better. Here are things that will really make you feel better. Hey, if you're new here, I'm Cass from clutterbug. I make videos here on YouTube about cleaning, decluttering, and how to

improve

your

home

. because I know it's not even about how it looks, but how it affects your health and happiness.

I want you to take a look at your house right now, look around your house, what do you think it looks and feels like? Affecting your

life

Does it look like a happy and healthy

home

or does it look like a sad home and maybe not at its best? It matters, it matters because your environment affects you when your space is clean, tidy and organized. You will feel relaxed, less stressed and you will also be happier, and when your space looks cluttered, cluttered, dark and chaotic, you will feel sad, stressed and depressed, it is very easy to get caught in this vicious cycle of feelings. sad and overwhelmed and just depressed because when we feel like that we don't feel like cleaning, we don't feel like decluttering or improving our space, so our space becomes really messy and messy, which makes us feel even more sad and lethargic, overwhelmed and stressed and then because we feel like we're not cleaning and it's like this crazy vicious cycle but this is what we don't have: having our perfect house to start feeling better we just have to start taking steps towards the goal final and I'll show you five things you can do right now to not only make your space look better but to make you feel better, too.

Clutter doesn't just affect us because of the way it seems to affect us because of something called friction. Friction in your home is anything that gets between you and what you want to do, so here's an example: you want to cook dinner. healthy for your family but you come to the kitchen and it's covered in dirty dishes and you haven't taken out meat to defrost and you feel overwhelmed by everything you would have to move to cook, so you end up ordering a pizza or buying McDonald's again. This is an example of Friction is all these little things that are obstacles in our way.

Getting rid of excess stuff is what takes the friction out of our house every time you have to look and search in a drawer or a cabinet or closet. Friction Friction Friction every time you have to get something out. the way or pick things up before you can clean friction friction friction and tidy reduces friction my closet is a big source of friction for me every morning that I come here. I love it, don't get me wrong, but here I'm going to give you an example, so I'm going to get ready and say, oh, I love this shirt, and I take it out and it's wrinkled and I didn't put it away wrinkled, it wasn't wrinkled when I put it away, but because it's so crushed and every shirt I love is wrinkled because I have too many clothes and I play this game every day.

I'm like frustrated because I'm like, oh, I could use this, no, it's wrinkled, oh. I could wear this one, no, it's wrinkled and I end up wearing the same wrinkle-free clothes over and over again, even though I don't love them so I'm ripping the band-aid off. I'm reducing friction. I'm getting rid of clothes I don't like to make each morning easier and I'm actually wearing clothes I love. You have to try and I'm not saying it's not hard, oh God it is so. hard, I don't want to, but the truth is that my kids say I look like a basic mom in this and they make fun of me and say where is your Starbucks in your minivan, which are two of my favorite things.

I love this cardigan so much but look how wrinkled it is but I have to make room for it that's all this too short this what the hell is this this 1999 why do I have this don't stop it I love it so much is this the one with the hole yeah and I take it out and I put it on and say oh what a shame it has a hole and I put it back in my fabric to put it back in my closet you know who doesn't like country although Beyoncé is making me rethink that I love you queen bee but I don't you're going to like country oh it's hard that's why it's so hard I love it I love it I love you all you know what I really hate this but I use it because it doesn't wrinkle so I appreciate it going and I love this but it has a stain and This is 1990 but I like it but no, it's passing, do I love it?

I love it? No, do I love this? i love this when i had a dollar 25 now it looks like a sausage casing it's a no this you know what not you're cooler than a henley Cass you're too cool for a henley I love the cardigan so wrinkled but it won't be this is too much short I love I do it, but no, yeah, you know, you know, I do this, how many do you need? You know I only use this one because it doesn't wrinkle, but I hate it, wait until it breathes. room oh you know you know what you're going to die in a hole you're cute too but you make me claustrophobic I just need a turtleneck I just need a black turtleneck what are you Steve Jobs like a boss like a boss almost half?

Who is the man? I am the man. Let's do it here. Let's repeat. This is the coolest shirt I own, but I have to wear a strapless bra and these girls and straps with bras don't play well together. Bic Bas tea, basic tea, you know? What again, Grandma, one of these has a hole, it's very wrinkled, and it will never stop being wrinkled. Grandma, can I keep this one from grandma? I need a pair of grandma's. This one is so stupid, cute, but again out of character, no, it's just you. I know, and I'm just not cool enough, man, for some things, I'm too cool for some things, I'm not, it's not just in this one, no, I like this shoulder shake, no one's gonna take you away from me, but you're too yellow.

That was hard, that was hard, but tomorrow I'll be happy, so I got rid of a lot of things. I feel really good and I will feel even better tomorrow when I come here to prepare. and everything will be wrinkle-free, you can set up every space in your house to reduce friction, remove those obstacles between you and all the cool things you want to accomplish, like if you're struggling to cook your everyday meal plan. plan every Sunday, make sure you open the freezer and take out all the meat for the week and have all the ingredients on hand, doing a quick clean of your kitchen for about 10 minutes at night so that the next day there was no friction between you and cooking a healthy dinner and I used to have a lot of friction when it came to cleaning the house.

I felt the need. I'd see some dirt or dust and I'd say, I should probably clean and then I'd have to get my cleaning supplies and I'd have to like, I need a rag and then go get a rag and where's my duster? I should probably grab a bag of trash that I need to sort out first and then the need disappeared. I'm not cleaning anymore because I have all this little friction between me and actually getting the task done, so I create a cleaning cart that puts all the cleaning supplies in one place so it's super easy to get to you, just pick it up. up and done, there's no more friction which means you're actually cleaning the house, you can also make a decluttering kit, so if you know you need to tidy up but now you have to find cardboard boxes and garbage bags and, where do you start doing? a decluttering kit for you that includes a checklist of lots of things you can find to declutter.

Having the Box full of trash bags and clear bags sets you up for success; It removes that obstacle and all those little points of friction that are holding you back. down and stop you from ordering, you know what I have to do. I need to create a workout bag that is al

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packed right by the back door or left in my car because after dinner I al

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think I should go to the gym. Where are my running shoes? I have to find workout clothes and then I say I need a towel and I say I don't even know where my gym membership is and then I say I'm going tomorrow, no excuses if I have my bag packed, everything organized and it's in a convenient place and if you want to do it in the morning, literally carry your phone on top of your bag so you have to get up to turn off the alarm, you can also grab the pack and go, everything is ready these are examples of how to limit friction, but it's really just organization So declutter and create systems so you can accomplish all the cool things you want to do, besides decluttering and removing friction, there are other ways we can change our environment to make us happier and healthier too and one of those ways is light, so just making your space brighter and clearer we know that light affects our mood, we are supposed to go outside and get sunlight, but indoor light has the same effect as you.

You've probably heard of seasonal depression that occurs because we have less light in the winter, so if you're always in your house and the curtains are always closed, you don't have enough lamps or you have the wrong type of light. You can get the same effect all year round, but it's easy to change it up by literally opening the curtains, opening the blinds, or simply changing the bulbs to daylight, and a higher wattage can dramatically brighten your entire space, brightening your mood. mood, so add lamps, change the light bulbs to make it brighter, even paint the rooms a lighter color.

I'm a fan of white, I can bounce light off the walls which makes everything look bigger, brighter and happier which will make you feel happier too. Don't forget about the other senses too, like sounds and smells, it's crazy how much they affect you. I just read this really great study. In fact, I'll link it below because you have to listen to it, it proves that your immune system can listen. Noise, so relaxing low-intensity music can actually

improve

your immune system, as your immune system is stronger and works better, while loud, annoying high-intensity noise can actually suppress your immune system, which means they may get sicker, so if your house is like mine and there are always like irritating sounds or background sounds that could make you sick, that's okay, we can drown them out with relaxing sounds, maybe like a water fountain or listen to classical nature music if you want to get really fancy or just have white noise machines.

Honestly, it can not only make you feel less stressed, but also healthier at the same time. Let's talk about smell. This is really fascinating. Did you know that smell can trigger an immune response? Bad smells, like dirty trash, dirty dishes, maybe dirty clothes. Bo cat. Garbage, all those things can make your immune system go into overdrive and become overactive because it doesn't know if this is something that can make you sick, so when you smell something bad your body tries to attack, get ready to attack whatever it is. It could potentially make you sick, which sounds amazing, except it's uncomfortable.

Ely, an overactive immune system can actually cause a lot of problems like inflammation or worsen autoimmune disorders, like Hashimoto's, which is something I have rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, the list goes on and on, so eliminating stinky odors can actually make you healthier, which is really fascinating, so empty the trash or wash the sheets, make sure you're always loading the dishwasher or getting rid of those smelly dishes, you can actually make yourself healthier, so yes, bad smells can make you sick. So good smells can probably make you healthier, at least they'll make you happier, so make sure you clean with non-toxic cleaners that you really like the smell of.

You can add essential oils or get one you like. You can use essential oil diffusers to add a beautiful smell to your home, but I like to make a small pot, cut up some oranges and add some cinnamon sticks to a pot of water, turn it on the stove and let it boil at low temperature. low heat during the afternoon it smells amazing and is completely natural and non-toxic. Your home affects your emotions. Your things subconsciously always send you signals that affect your mood, your happiness and your health, because there are tons of things you have to deal with or work on. everywhere you look of course you will feel stressed and overwhelmed if everywhere you look is chaos of course you are not going to be happy we can even take it a step further if you have things in your house that make you feel guilty like workout equipment you should wear but that you never really use or gifts that people bought you that you don't really like or things that you haven't returned in a long time and you keep looking at them, it just makes you feel bad about yourself, but the opposite is also true, so when You look around and see family photos from Cherished Memories or things you find, Bey, beautiful gifts that you really appreciate, things that trigger positive emotions in you, you will feel happier and, yes, lighter overall and That's why it's so important sort out, we have to dig out the good things.

If you have a kitchen table that belonged to your grandmother and youlove to look at, but it's piled up under a lot of stuff, it will take away that good memory. feeling and it is replacing it with something negative so deleting it will make you happier because every time you look at it you are going to feel a little bit of joy and connection with your grandmother and this is it if you have beautiful family photos but you can't see them because of everything clutter and you are distracted, tidying up will change this, let's leave out the incredibly positive. things in our house right now we spend 90% of our time inside and that affects us, it does more than you could imagine, although we have the power to change everything simply by changing our environment, change your home, change your

life

if you are really Seriously, you know, take back your house, take back control, make yourself healthier and happier, this video is like it came to your feed for a reason and you're watching it for a reason, because right now the course to take your house is back open and for sale and our next cancellation letter live all day is April 27th.

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It's Dana from a slab comes clean out of the middle of the mom and I live with you all day just taking things out, it's one of the most life changing things you can do and I'm going to put the link below and post a comment if you haven't already If you've done it, join to get your home back in the community and if you've done it in the past, it's only $10 to join again all year long, so be sure to click that link and I look forward to seeing you. On our next cleanup day, thank you all so much for watching.

I love spending time with you and, hopefully, I love motivating you to live your best life. See you next time. Let's talk about the smell. This is really fascinating. They don't like the word skank skank means hoe, they did it right, okay, sorry, here we go, it wasn't always wrinkled. I would vaporize them and since it's so comp, it's comp, its compartment, its crushed cons, it's too tight here, okay, okay, so this. It's the embarrassing part that I get to the stairs, that smell? oh my god, that's what makes me nauseous. Hello guys, thank you very much to those of you who stayed until the end.

The last update I gave you on Operation Cast becomes a firefighter. It was the aptitude test. that I thought I had failed, guess what I made it to the final round, which was my physical test, which was just a few days ago. I should have prepared and exercised, maybe at least lifted a weight, no. Cass is going to improvise, so I show up. You put on the firefighter gear and I'm surprised at the weight, then they put an oxygen tank on your back and then you do these things, these seemingly easy things are going to start with the first mortifying thing that happened: picking up a loaded person.

Hose, put it on his shoulder and walk towards the pylon about 30 feet and then come back and then put the loaded hose. The only rule is don't open the valve, don't spray everyone or the cars with the fire hose. I would never do it. I pick up the hose I put it on I grab the handles I start loading It's not a handle It's a valve Now I'm opening that was embarrassing That was super embarrassing Embarrassing moment number two I'm supposed to open a hydrant and I'm supposed to put things in and use tools and I'm doing it so well I think I'm amazing and then I'm supposed to close the valve so I close the valve on the fire hydrant that's actually opening because right handed ordered Lefty Lo Lucy I know but Somehow I don't know this, that was embarrassing and then I did interesting things.

I climbed a big staircase, climbed 50 feet and got over this, hopefully I think, but then it came to the stairs challenge at full speed with the oxygen tank, then we took a hose on our shoulder and went up and down flights of stairs, we also use like a mask on top to simulate them and I'm and it's fogged up and sweating buckets. and the boy says: are you okay? and I'm like, yeah, yeah, man, I'm fine, trying to pretend and act like I'm not the most out of shape 45 year old woman that's ever walked the Earth, the point is I did it.

I was proud of myself. Here is the positive side. For the first time in a long time, I'm actually motivated to exercise. That was like a mirror of my weakness. I know how weak I am. I knew it, but now I know, I'm joining a gym, I'm getting a personal trainer and I'm getting better. I'll see you next time.