Hey, clutter bugs. Welcome back to the clutter bug podcast. Today is going to be a good one,

because we are interviewing Robin Buchanan from minimalist home. I'm extra excited because

Robin also has ADHD. Not only that, but she like me really struggled with clutter,

overcame it. And I always like to learn from people where it doesn't come naturally to them.

So welcome Robin. Hi. Hello, and thank you so much for having me here, Cass. I'm very excited.

Yeah, we're excited to have you. Okay, so I've watched your videos. You're adorable. You're funny,

which I like, and I love. So good. But how did you get into this? Because I know you used to be a

nurse. Are you still a nurse? Please tell us how you started this journey of like content creator

and minimalist? Yes, I am still a nurse. And I came to minimalism and decluttering basically

because I was just struggling in life. And I remember even back to being a kid just having

like a really messy room. And my mom sometimes would come in and overhaul it. And it just was so nice

to have suddenly like a nice tidy room. And I really felt like I could think and, you know,

thrived. But fast forward, I had little kids. I actually didn't start nursing school until I had

a five year old three year old and one year old. So it was crazy and chaotic. And I just kept

thinking we need to get rid of the toys. We need more bins. We need more organization. And I would,

I started, you know, after I went to nursing school, I worked in the emergency department. And

that's a really chaotic, stressful, heart wrenching environment. And when you come home,

you actually really need to be supported by your environment and not stressed out by it. But

it was the opposite. I would come home and I would be completely overwhelmed by the clutter. And

there would be arguments between my husband and me and with the kids. And I just kept like

dealing with piles. And finally, it just occurred to me. I saw an article and it said

clutter affects women differently. And something just like clicked in my head. And I thought,

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