DISCOVER YOUR ORGANISING STYLE
What's your style?
As a Certified Organisational Specialist™, we use the Clutterbug philosophy to help identify our client's specific organising styles.
ABOUT CLUTTERBUG
Cas Aarssen, creator of the ClutterBug Philosophy, says she struggled with organisation for years, but eventually went on an amazing journey from 'Super Slob' to 'Organising Expert!' Once she recognized the different organising styles and knew which style she fit into, it was easy to design a system that helped her get organised for good. Now with her popular YouTube channel, podcast and blog, she is spreading the word and teaching others how to organise on a budget.
We know that organisation is on your mind and we want to help you be successful. Keep reading to learn more about the ClutterBug Philosophy, discover your organisation style and learn how to use that knowledge to your advantage!
THE CLUTTERBUG PHILOSOPHY
The ClutterBug Philosophy is founded on the idea that there are four types of organisation: the Butterfly, Bee, Ladybug and Cricket. Each of these organisation types focus on distinct needs with visual and practical organisation.
FOUR TYPES OF
Organising Styles
Bee
Visual organiser
Micro systems
Butterfly
Visual organiser
Macro systems
Ladybug
Hidden organiser
Macro systems
Cricket
Hidden organiser
Micro systems
Butterfly
Butterflies are incredibly visual! If it is out of sight, it is out of mind and might as well not exist. They love to have quick and easy access to the things they love the most. They are not detail oriented in organizing and they fear forgetting what they have.
Hooks are a butterflies best friend. Eliminating doors from closets can help create an open area. Draw out your space beforehand and get a clear vision of our space. This will encourage you to not get distracted.
Bee
Bees are very visual. They love to see their unfinished works and typically have several projects going on simultaneously. They often leave these projects out, believing they will come back to finish them. They really like to hold on to stuff and think everything will have a future benefit. Open shelving with clear containers is typically the best option for bees.
An organizing solution for all of those projects is project boxes! This way you can have your projects still all together, but out of the way. Another great option is a pegboard! With pegboards you can still visually see your tools and items, but you have more available workspace and less clutter. Try to not have more than three projects going on at once. Bees LOVE projects, but keeping the amount of current projects down to three will help keep your space clean.
Ladybug
Ladybugs are beautiful on the outside, but struggle to not be messy on the inside. They are stressed out by surface clutter so they tend to have junk drawers to keep their mess hidden. They struggle to find the time to maintain a daily organizing system that requires time and effort.
Clutterbug says pretty baskets are a ladybugs best friend! Using baskets can help keep your home pretty and clutter free while giving you easy access to your items! Ladybugs should try to set aside 30 minutes a week to reorganise one area in your home. Having scheduled time to organise can help make it a priority and easier to accomplish!
Cricket
Crickets truly are perfectionists.
Unfortunately, they often don't have the time to perfectly organise so sometimes they end up not organising at all. They prefer minimal clutter and they LOVE to micro-organize everything. They prefer having an organisation style that is very meticulous and hidden. Crickets prefer visual simplicity on the outside.
Embrace 'good enough' organizing. Crickets can get more accomplished if they loosen their need for exact perfection. Setting a timer while organising can help crickets stay focused on the task at hand and not overdo their organising. Clutterbug also says a labeler can be your best friend! Label boxes, containers, file folders and everything else to help you put things away properly!
