Never before seen on The Minimal Mom!

[@TheMinimalMom]

Thank you for watching!!! Playlist with other friends & their Clutterbug Style: cli.re/Clutterbugs Clutterbug Quiz: clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test .....and be sure to tune in! HGTV’s Hot Mess House premieres (TONIGHT!) Thursday, July 17, 2021 at 8:00 EST / 7:00 CDT!! We hope you have a GREAT weekend!!! - Dawn & Tom

[@eviewesner6231]

Sorry! I'm with Tom with folded shirts

[@corinnestauffiger5693]

Guess it is June and not July ☺️

[@TheAtWhatCostBlog]

Me=Lady Bug….Brian=Cricket………maybe we need to start a support group? 😂🤣😂 And your garage and shed explanation downfall for crickets is the current state of our garage. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Great video, you guys are hilarious!

[@vmatt4613]

Please put a survey up, I'd love to see the results! :-)

[@kristigrace3469]

I like to fold some and toss in bins some. I guess I am a little bit of both.

[@kathyschieb6686]

Defitinely folded, sorry Dawn. That thrown in a basket thing would make me crazy

[@CheleBoxy]

DITTO!!!!

[@sgia2154]

Me too!!

[@wendyveith]

I am a ladybug so I fully understand. I am paralyzed by clutter. Asolutely can't function. Since I followed Cass and set up bins for items where I can just open it and put it in, things look great and I can function.

[@anyastasia473]

Wrinkly clothes, unappealing. We use bins minimally.

[@angelwings1]

Same!

[@hollys6821]

“You gotta know when to fold ‘em”

[@nannypat6520]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@clsmiles]

I fold everything that isn't hung up. Even socks get folded.

[@annbeth6730]

Me too

[@LenaVolkov]

Me too!

[@angelawhite6296]

Same here!!

[@janaweber85]

Yep! Definitely fold neatly.

[@ruthannsolomon2794]

Me too.

[@jayceefunk372]

Oh my gosh, I am SO with Tom! I fold EVERYTHING!

[@Claycat4]

Actually, I do, too, and yet I am supposed to be a butterfly. I think I'm mixed up!

[@LaJuana558]

@@Claycat4. I think some of use have been called ButterBees! 🤚🏼

[@robinpiltz3784]

Oh no it has to be folded. That would drive me crazy. I also have to have my money in numerical order facing the same way and right side up.

[@deborahdvorak7218]

I can totally relate 👍

[@mcollins7012]

I'm like that with my money for sure! Can't stand when the bills are all cattywompus.

[@deirdrewang-falatico816]

🙌 Yep, all my dollar bills open (fix the dog-eared corners!), from lowest to highest denominations, all face up, and facing the same direction!

[@valeriehinkle8995]

I'm a cricket. EVERYTHING has to be folded even everybody's underwear lol.

[@wendymalatios8907]

I’m with Tom, just couldn’t stand everything dumped in a bin

[@sarabledsoe4467]

Team TOM!! Folded or hung on hangers. Organized by color and style when possible.

[@wendymalatios8907]

@@sarabledsoe4467 absolutely 😃

[@angiejackman2541]

I'm Team Tom on laundry!!!!

[@amyh1045]

FOLD IT! Like Tom said, “It’s beautiful.”

[@teresasutton4294]

I fold everything that comes out of our laundry including underwear!

[@crybebebunny]

I don't always do that, because of the chronic pain and fatigue. I laid it up in flat piles; the t-shirts and pants so they don't wrinkle, hang dresses blouses, socks and other undergarments can wait to get paired-up till next day. I do laundry all in one day. Hang up about ⅓ of it to line dry or hanger dry.

[@andreyheather]

Same!

[@miyanashim]

Same! I fold, including underwears :D

[@BarbaraJCH]

Absolultely! I love to open a drawer and see everything in the drawer lined up and folded neatly. Of course I am a Cricket so that makes perfect sense for me.

[@hollyb5432]

Sorry, Dawn...I'm on Tom's side for the folding question. I even fold my socks and underwear....

[@mrs.r.1467]

I could never just throw clothes into a bin unless it’s dirty laundry. I’m like Tom, that would make me break out in hives 😂. I love Cass and her system, it’s genius.

[@danarzechula3769]

I can definitely bin socks and underwear. Hanging is awesome for outside things

[@michelletucker6790]

“I want to do it once and be done, and I want it to stay that way forever.” My thoughts exactly, Tom! This keeps me from completing many things. 😬 I’m a cricket as well, and I can relate to pretty much everything you are saying!

[@susiemccoy7]

I love how Tom looks at you.😍

[@jennifersweet1715]

I noticed that too, I thought it was so sweet.

[@victoriaturnershoemaker3723]

❤️🤗❤️

[@blueeyes955]

I fold everyone's laundry in our house. Team Tom.

[@dianarommel1862]

I fold or hang all clothes, even socks and underwear. I'm like Tom, I hate wrinkled clothes.

[@pitsnipe5559]

I’m with you. My ex Marine uncle taught me to be “squared away”. Nine years in the Navy emphasized that mindset.

[@jessie9653]

Me too

[@safepethaven]

@@pitsnipe5559 As a kid in the 1950s, my mom folded EVERYTHING 'just so' that did not get hung up in the closet AFTER IRONING most with liquid not spray starch, and when I asked her WHY [she was exacting about almost everything, except some of her recipe measuring, which was a 'couple of glugs' of oil in a scratch cake], she answered that "everything fit better on the cabinet shelf or in dresser drawer when they were folded to fit there; and she never minded ironing everything, even in hot TX, Louisiana and Illinois summers without ANY AC ever. I was taught to iron at age 5 -- my idea as the only child/daughter, simple things like cotton handkerchiefs of my dad's and pillow cases -- with a child size iron that plugged in and warmed up but not HOT like mom's iron. I did not mind any chore except dusting because of dust allergies, but loved vacuuming, laundry, dishwashing by hand [we never had an elec d/w].

[@safepethaven]

@@pitsnipe5559 my dad was age 17 to 21 as he enlisted right after Pearl Harbor and served 4 years in the US Navy all of WWII. As 1 or 7 growing up in the 1920s and the Great Depression, he learned EVERY household chore and more, and just did them WITHOUT WHINING because they just needed done. His sisters were assigned specific and constant non-rotating chores and they grew to hate them as adults. Dad did at least some of all home maint. beyond the heaviest lifting, but left much to my mom because she was so capable. Mom did 99% of the indoor house chores but dad was capable and pitched in periodically, after doing constant maint. and repairs wherever we lived, even apts. Truthfully he was the better cook the few times he did so. Dad was taught even more tasks while in the Navy such as military folding, sewing/mending of clothes, sails, etc. He taught me at age 9 how to fold/roll everything so it would not NEED ironing when stowed into a duffle bag, yes even a Navy uniform.

[@crybebebunny]

@@safepethaven yes, I find it interesting and incredible that, fold and roll ways how no wrinkles. My oldest is serving in the USA NAVY. He hangs his uniform as soon as possible. His neatness hasn't transfer to our home. If anyone says something everyone else says he needs his rest including my husband. My other children are using a hair straightening to iron some wrinkles out of clothing. They won't use the iron because, they are scared of getting burn.

[@charlenedrake8862]

Ps I do love that he folds his T-shirts! Definitely Neatly FOLD it because it’s less wrinkles!

[@vanessagray147]

My husband was SOOO picky about how I did his laundry when we first got married. And that is how it became his chore!

[@Jessica_Jones]

That's why I'm the one who usually does the laundry haha 😆

[@crybebebunny]

I am pick about how I do laundry. My husband hates it to the point that, 2 week into dating I started doing his laundry. He had a lady who would do it for him before. She was very nice, she was like an aunt. He hates laundry; from sorting to putting it away. I am being to think that's why he asked me to marry him so, I would take over that chore.

[@ellenreilley3938]

You go girl👏

[@chrisjordan9718]

I fold my husband's tees exactly like Tom did. Fold underwear too- thats how we "oldies" were taught to do it.

[@AtoZenLife]

*Dawn: “I like BIG BINS and I cannot lie..”* 😂

[@charcarmichael1876]

Team Tom! I wash/dry/fold and leave his in his basket to put away. If the clothes stay in the basket and get wrinkled, oh well. Sometimes it can take him a week to either wear or put away.

[@MelindaPlainandSimple]

😂

[@stephaniecowherd3976]

😂

[@jenniferbtoo9344]

😂

[@jejrstans]

FOLD IT! I'm a Bee! I LOVE the KonMari folding style!! My Butterfly hubby LOVES the freedom of rolling his clothing! Thank goodness for Cas and her Clutterbug styles!

[@andreahinkel4102]

Neatly folded

[@lornam3637]

Sorry Dawn, I'm a neatly fold person too 😂

[@patti3566]

I gotta side with Tom. I fold everything that doesn’t get hung up.

[@TheNinnyfee]

That's why I hang everything I can. 😄

[@cdd824]

I agree! It doesn’t take that long to fold. For the kids when they’re small, it’s great, but my hubs wouldn’t like looking like a 7 year old that pulled something out of a bin. Which is why he hangs & folds, too.

[@ellengross1027]

Tom, I so feel your "do it once, do it right" philosophy!

[@cindy844]

I grew up hearing " if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time." I think that just led my perfectionism.

[@shannonbolger6660]

I fold everything. I watched Maria Kondo and fell in love with the folding

[@reneegagnier3226]

I always fold, 100% of the time!

[@tinagreen3600]

Everything is either folded or hung up. When I open a drawer I like to see everything neat and tidy. I took the quiz, turns out I’m a cricket.

[@ambermazmanian2695]

In my house, we have made our peace that whoever does the chore does it their own way and that's the right way. We don't do the dishes or laundry the same, but in the end they get clean.

[@designdoctor247]

Love 💘❤💕♥💖💗this!

[@thing2644]

Team Tom on this one. I love how Cass's system makes so much sense to everyone. It literally takes the argument out of shared spaces. Oh well, gotta find something else to argue about now!

[@amyprichard224]

I’m totally a cricket so I can understand Tom perfectly. People see me as a control freak but it’s just I like things precise and in order 🤷🏼‍♀️ what can I say 😉🥰 and I totally fold my hubby’s undershirts and underwear and group socks together 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@mimiw1606]

not sure I am a cricket (maybe more like a ladybug, but I definately fold all the laundry!

[@Jessica_Jones]

Haha me too! I was glad Tom said, "It's not a control thing!" lol

[@debbiesivertson817]

Me toooo!!! Cricket 🦗 here! ❤️

[@alexisstirmel5412]

Me too!

[@katiebellejohnson3442]

Yes! There's nothing more satisfying then opening up a drawer and seeing everything neatly, precisely folded. Our socks are sorted by color as well.

[@Donnammcnally]

I fold everything that isn’t hung up, clothes, towels, linens…go Tom!

[@ttinkers1062]

Fold. Not like Tom does it, but definitely fold.

[@elisabethlasalle3529]

They fit much easier in drawers when they are folded, right?

[@ExtraordinaryMachine333]

I think I'm a butterfly, and folding makes me happy. I can see everything at a glance when it's folded into my drawer, and it makes me happier to wear things that look nice. I would say though that we STILL have not seen the folding on the channel though, because you cut out the middle. I'd love to see how Tom folds, that's one nice looking shirt.

[@vzeimen]

I fold everything that doesn't get hung up. It would bug me to have everything all wrinkled when I put it on.

[@kellyw.2165]

I’m totally Team Tom on the laundry! Everything gets folded.

[@WellEditedCo]

Seeing all the crickets commenting on here, I think since we’re the most into organizing, we’re the ones most likely to watch videos like yours. 😊 Tom seems to be right that 95% are siding with him, lol.

[@saral8849]

I'm totally into organizing, but definitly a ladybug. I love everything being in it's place and still easy to put away. Micro organizing just takes me to much time, so it won't get done. I would love to see more ladybug youtubers. So team Dawn for me, in it's place is in it's place, folding is just an unnecessary step to me 🙂

[@Jessica_Jones]

Such a great point!

[@emmac8482]

Good point! I came up as a cricket. I don't know what my partner is (I'd guess butterfly). He likes more things left out than I do and also likes to put things away by tucking them into random drawers and cupboards -- which I hate! How do you find anything later or know what your have? He hates my piles of things left out to organise. Luckily we both don't like a lot of things so it's not too hard to organise what we have.

[@dianasimplifies]

I had to read comments after she disagreed with him on the 95%. It’s almost 100% lololololololol

[@WellEditedCo]

@@emmac8482 My husband and daughter are the same! Very, very random and like to see everything or it's "out of sight, out of mind"--I'm not sure that randomness even qualifies for one of the categories, but it's close to butterfly I think.

[@kahafee]

Toss in a bin! Years ago, as I was folding a pair of underwear, I thought, what a total waste of time this is, folding something that isn't going to be seen. After a couple of weeks, my husband said, I like my underwear folded. I replied, then fold them. He never did.

[@mcollins7012]

My undies get laid flat and stacked in the drawer. I couldn't handle just tossing them in, because I feel like stacking them takes up less space. But I also agree that going to the trouble of folding them is a total waste of time! So stacking them is my compromise.

[@jeridubin6931]

I have to fold everything except clothes that we hang up. It makes me cringe when I see clothes being thrown in a basket without folding them. I fold my rags so that tells you who is commenting lol

[@juliab628]

I do too. It's just auto pilot for me.

[@nancycerreta5629]

Absolutely, rags must be folded.

[@truthfinder6932]

Yes, all rags are folded and put in drawer in laundry room by type: microfiber, old towels, polishing, etc.

[@diannajohnston4558]

I’m on Toms side....nope...MUST fold everything

[@npigwnl]

I’m a cricket and a minimalist and I fold nearly everything (down to cleaning rags).

[@deborahmccray9841]

Me too. All of my rags are folded.

[@louisefriisp]

Me three!

[@Thisnthat2004]

Me 4 😉

[@kelsianne3213]

Cricket here. 🤚🏻 I made a basket for rags and two kids later, finally decided to throw them in rather than fold. Felt so proud of myself. 😝

[@lindseyhetu1109]

Me Five!

[@disabilityadvoc8]

I love how they're laughing through this whole thing!!😂

[@moniqueruiz6353]

Definitely team Tom, I can’t imagine not folding laundry 😯

[@luannec6918]

I fold. T-shirt’s. Undies. Socks. And rotate so they equally get used. 🤷🏻‍♀️. lol

[@jemma50]

Me too!!! :D

[@MelindaPlainandSimple]

That's a great idea! I know it's time to wash my clothes when I get to my last pair of undies in the drawer. I have just enough clothes (that I wear daily), socks, and undies so it works out. I don't have to think about it and I don't have a specific day for laundry. Everything gets used before laundry day most of the time, but if not, I make sure I wear the ones that got left out first, so I guess I sort of rotate.

[@jessie9653]

@@MelindaPlainandSimple yep, me too

[@summerbaby4600]

Yes to rotate! That’s my main reason to fold!!!!😉

[@jemma50]

@@summerbaby4600 We must all be Virgos! LOL

[@amberpray]

I am a folder. Reason being is that we have very limited space so I can fold and fit more without massive wrinkles. I relate to Tom a lot.

[@malkatie7]

"But it's beautiful, Dawn" "Yeah." Lol y'all Crack. Me. Up. 🤣

[@regentmoney]

I vote for neatly fold. The just throw it in method gives me anxiety.

[@theseeddream]

ALWAYS fold. Sorry Dawn. I feel better about getting dressed when all my pieces look their best. 😘

[@ImaCountryGirl]

My laundry has to be folded.

[@emilymiller2772]

I've watched this vid numerous time, and listen as I'm cleaning areas. Tom, I'm like you! I was raised on "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right" which to me means if you do it right you don't have to do it again! Makes doing the laundry and cleaning the house a challenge, right?!?

[@gptable]

I'm definitely a cricket. I find folding oddly relaxing - even fitted sheets. 🙈

[@amyf2666]

Everything is folded, rolled or hung up. Tossing in a bin would keep me up at night.

[@valeriehinkle8995]

Lol yes!! I shuddered when dawn just threw in the shirts.

[@KtBudgets]

I love the simplicity you have achieved in your home.

[@TheMinimalMom]

Thank you Karen!!!

[@energysourcelove]

neatly folded in thirds love this video, it explains so much!

[@momof6boysandaprincess592]

I am also a ladybug, but I HAVE to have all my clothes neatly folded

[@jemma50]

Yes! Me too! :D

[@nataliasalcedo7453]

I agree with Tom, I fold or hang everything even socks and underwear.

[@SoulShineLiveMichele]

I have often been teased for folding my socks and underwear.

[@orangefreek8372]

I fold or hang everything. I tried just throwing undershirts in the drawer, but couldn't stand how wrinkly they were and how messy they looked in the drawer.

[@Skittl1321]

I hang almost everything. My socks, underwear, bras, exercise clothes, and pajamas are thrown in a draw, not folded. My kids their pants and shorts also go in drawers, also not folded. My husband everything but collared shirts is folded. Even his underwear.

[@ismellsnow1222]

I always told my husband's clothes because he looks at it as my putting my love into doing the laundry.

[@TashikaBraids]

I’m with Tom on this one: neatly folded. But then, I’m a cricket too!

[@ginaburrell5243]

Team Tom on this one lol. I fold or hang everything 🤷‍♀️

[@cindyerickson6120]

I'm definitely a folder.

[@tonimcmorris5603]

I’m with Tom, fold it neatly!

[@allisonc9645]

Yes Tom! Folded KonMari style. I’m a ladybug but I do fold all clothes - for some reason the act of folding is very relaxing to me.

[@elisabethlasalle3529]

I actually LIKE folding clothes, it IS relaxing on some level, and that's the time I listen to my minimalist KZbin videos as a "reward'. ;)

[@jenniferstraub4690]

Same ❤️😂

[@valeriekneitinger408]

Me too! Mindless, but with a great payoff 😊

[@jacquichimes]

Me too - a folding ladybug 😊

[@loriemonroe76]

I fold everything that u don’t hang up. Fits in drawers and can easily be found.

[@shirleysimon3053]

I’m with Tom. We never leave anything sitting in the dryer. As soon as it is dry we hang it or fold it. T-shirts get folded like when they were in the package. Socks get put together and folded over.

[@bethward246]

“progress over perfection” I would love everything folded and perfect (and will let things sit until I can complete the task perfectly) but my spouse could care less… so I try to let it go when he helps out with the chores… even if it’s not “my way”. Took me several years to let this go though!!! 🤣

[@marlenebeck1739]

I’m with Tom in folding everything! I would fold it even tidier!!

[@diannehutchinson2787]

I would definitely fold all the clothes. AND they have to be folded a certain way. I totally feel ya, Tom!!

[@ingridrivera4448]

Team Tom! Fold clothes and roll up towels, underwear and socks.

[@Jardelyne]

My only exception to folding... my pajama bin.

[@deborahmccray9841]

She hit the nail on the head about the piles for the cricket. I have a pile on my desk right now, but in the drawers are very neat.

[@carlaminnick6834]

Definitely fold everything, things thrown in a bin would drive me crazy!😆

[@norafleming8304]

I NEED to fold all of my things. Shirts, socks, underwear.... I'm also a cricket 🤣

[@beejayvandegriendt3632]

Scrolling through the comments, I'd say Tom's 95% prediction was correct 😄

[@karenhastey8360]

Yep! I’ve seen like 1 or 2 that don’t care their clean clothes are all wrinkled lol

[@Nan-59]

I've never heard of watering that way with a bucket! Great hack!

[@Melissa.Scott1]

I’m definitely a folder 🤣. Down to every last sock.

[@karenearly7736]

Team Tom. Everything gets folded or hung up - including undershirts. Sorry Dawn.

[@LetterLadyZ]

Agreed!

[@kelliconlan8133]

Agreed!

[@juliekonigskind6434]

So great to see, how differently we all are. I fold AND iron everything, down to bedsheets, tea towels and undergarments and I am sooo happy every time I open the closet and see everything looking neat and tidy. And yes, I do this to my husband’s and kids clothes too ;)

[@hollypepen4012]

I'm a ladybug too, but folding is still a must for me LOL (I actually find it relaxing) 🐞

[@ellenreilley3938]

Unless it’s a fitted sheet 😡

[@Mamabear11]

I agree

[@cindytaylor698]

Oh my gosh, yes! I understand Tom’s style because it is mine. I neatly fold everything before putting it away. 💙

[@wayranch]

Definitely fold shirts. I even fold underwater.

[@jolenenevins3761]

Fold. Thank you for doing this video. I just found out I'm a cricket.

[@michellekennedyhawkins7995]

Tom, I'm with ya. I'm a cricket, too.

[@sabine0910]

I'm a cricket like Tom and I fold everything, even underwear and socks

[@tralyncrosby]

Me too!!!

[@Mggrande998]

I don't think folding is a cricket trait. I'm a ladybug but I still want my stuff folded. I have simple drawers in my closet for all non hanging items....but still want them folded. In real life I've never heard of an adult throwing unfolded clothes into bins.

[@lynnoconnor3279]

I’m with Tom. It takes 2 seconds to fold a T-shirt!

[@BarbaraJCH]

I recently watched a video on folding horse blankets. I have a horse, so it was of interest to me. Someone posted that they didn't have time for this. So, I went back and watched the video again...well...it took 27 seconds to fold it. Now, who can't find 27 seconds out of their day to fold a blanket? I feel the same way about folding clean clothes. I fold them right out of the dryer. I do not stuff them in a laundry basket and then fold them. That to me is two separate motions to do the same job that can be done in one. It is all about what bothers and what doesn't.

[@creilly3728]

I definitely fold clothes straight out of the dryer because I don’t want to iron them. Plus they fit better folded or hung in my limited space. I absolutely love the way the two of you work together towards solutions.

[@olitola]

I'm a ladybug, but i want things to be folded. Even if it's in a bin.

[@debbiefytopoulou3881]

I fold everything and even just watching the method " toss it in a bin" is causing me anxiety!😄 I am a ladybug too but I think folding is important and it's not that time consuming...🐞😘

[@jodielarson1530]

I need clothes folded. I can't think about the chaos of tossing into a bin.

[@katesemple555]

Neatly folded!!! Even small things, socks, underwear, undershirts.

[@beckyray8746]

Oh my…I couldn’t stand it if the underwear wasn’t folded before putting away. I’ve go to go with Team Tom

[@sncwang5129]

I am with Tom and fold. Fold mine and my husband. Makes me happy to see neat drawers

[@amygarrimone7936]

Fold or hang everything. Love to look in the drawer and see everything at once, kon Mari folded. However, I now let the kids throw their clothes in the drawer with out folding. Thanks Dawn and Cass for helping me see that “my way “ isn’t the only or best way

[@thebackpackfamily2836]

You perfectly described my husband when talking about Tom! So insightful.

[@jennifermulgrew9144]

I am with Tom - I fold everything. I can’t imagine throwing clothes in a bin!

[@amyterry2990]

Neatly fold!!!! I don't care how long it takes. I just want it to look nice and feel nice. It's kind of like why make your bed? Nobody is coming over or going to see it and I'm just going to get back into it. But oh!!! How nice it feels to pull down a freshly made bed and get in it for the night! You go Tom!

[@mickalaloeffelbein4935]

Don’t worry Tom!! I’m a cricket as well and my behavior made so much more sense after I had taken clutterbugs quiz about a year ago. It’s not a control thing!!

[@jenricker3254]

I'm with Tom on this one too! It *IS* beautiful!

[@snowbearty]

I could never just toss it in a bin. I even fold my pajamas.

[@dianasimplifies]

Me too!

[@SoulShineLiveMichele]

Me three

[@kathrynmcmeekin9931]

Me four, fold everything

[@lkreinmiller-author]

FOLD. And my husband and I folded our clothes totally different ways. We learned to fold the other person's clothes the way they wanted. Lots of compromises in almost 52 years of marriage. 😊

[@rachelforseth8805]

Neatly folded and organized by style and color in drawers or hung in closet

[@sandywilliams848]

I love to hang clothing by color, as well.

[@eveleenchan588]

I laugh so hard seeing both of u on video, having different opinions and styles but still compromise for each other out of love. Thank you 😊