- So, remember that one time I showed everybody all
the stuff that was on my desk?
Well, you all had a lot of opinions about how
I should probably do something about that;
well, guess what?
We're doing it, baby!
It's desk makeover time.
(hinge creaking)
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- Hi, I'm Kane; I love decorating, I decorate my apartment,
I decorate every single time we move desks;
I think it's just nice to be zen and to focus,
and to work somewhere peacefully.
I just feel more productive that way, you know?
- I would've never even considered that; I'm just like,
well, I'm moving to a new space, I'm gonna fuck up
in three weeks.
- I watched a video where you revealed your desk;
I was a little shocked.
- You just didn't think that I had the capacity
for such chaos?
- No, you're so stylish and so fashionable all the time.
- I'm lost at sea.
- As I was watching the video, I was already planning
different boxes and how to label them.
- Oh my god, I love labels!
- What are your favorite colors?
- I love bright rainbow colors, like pinks, purples,
greens, blues.
- I think, as far as color, I had a chance to look over
your Instagram, and I'm gonna base your favorite colors
from that; what do you spend the most time
at your desk doing?
- I actually don't spend a whole lot of time at my desk,
because I'm shooting all the time.
- Where do you do your makeup?
- I do it at my desk, usually before we shoot; I'll just do
a whole face; that's one of the main activities
I do at my desk.
- What is your relationship with your things
and your desk neighbors?
- First of all, I have two, really great desk neighbors;
Freddie sits to my left, and Mike Rose sits to my right;
Mike definitely has a lot of choice words.
I have ADHD; I am very distracted by movements, sounds,
if I'm at my desk actually working, my headphones are on,
and also, I can't throw away any notes or cards,
so when someone sends me a note or a card,
I keep it forever, and I also get really distressed
when I lose them.
My main problem is I can't throw things away,
I tend to think everything is useful,
and I get really anxious when I have to get rid
of something I think might be useful in the future;
I have a bear alarm on my desk; there are no bears.
Hording is actually something I've struggled with
for all of my life, it's not something that I'm making
fun of in any way, shape or form; it is me, it is happening.
I have a hard time separating I feel joy from this object,
from I feel afraid of what will happen if this object
is not in my possession.
- We'll do one step at a time.
- Okay (laughing)
- So, I'm gonna go shop, and we're gonna reconvene
next week, and get that makeover started.
- We got this, high five!
(smacking)
- So we stopped by Z Gallerie just for some inspiration.
- [Freddie] What's this?
- It's a box to store things,
and that's where she can keep all her precious cards
and gifts that other people give her, and it's in this cute,
little box, but it's also hidden.
- [Freddie] Oh, yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Freddie] So you can't see inside.
- Yes.
- [Freddie] What would these be for?
- This would be hanging behind the chair, and it's just
so soft, so this adds a little comfort to her workday,
and we went to Ross.
- [Freddie] What did you find?
- I found this lamp; the lamp was one of the first items
I found, it stood out right away, because it was so Disney.
- [Freddie] Yes.
- And Kristin loves Disneyland,
and then, I went to Target; this plant, I had in my mind
already, the big, green, leaf plant was based on a dress
exactly like Kristin had on her Instagram.
- [Freddie] And then, what's this?
- This is for her new monitor, so I got her a little box
to bring it up, so then her posture is good,
and then, she could put stuff in that box, as well,
so we went shopping, spent a whole day at multiple stores
and online, but before I set up, you'll have to
organize this.
- So, since we filmed the desk video, the Ladylike team
has moved desks, so it's a different desk, but the problems
remain the same.
- Have you tried the KonMari Method?
- I have not tried the KonMari Method.
- So, the idea behind it is your gonna hold it up,
and say, "does this spark joy?"
And the spark is very important; you're gonna do that
with every single item, and if not, you're gonna donate it.
- That's gonna be tough; I think my question is,
is trying to figure out why I'm afraid to let objects go?
- If it doesn't spark joy, I would just let it go.
- Okay. - Because, it'll bring joy
- To somebody else, potentially.
- Oh, I didn't think of that.
- You know, so instead of it just sitting there,
you can donate it to, like, the LGBT Center,
or somebody that's homeless that might need
that t-shirt more.
- Yeah, if you love something, don't keep it in a box
for 10 years.
- I'll leave you to do this, and I'll be back once
it's all finished, yay.
- Yay (laughing)
for a long time, I didn't have a lot; I was very broke,
I had a lot of debt, I was really struggling,
and the idea of throwing things away was, like, shameful,
and also, everything could be reused.
If something had a hole in it, you sew it shut,
if something is too holey to be a shirt anymore,
it's now a rag; I would never throw things away,
because I was so afraid that if I threw it away,
I wouldn't have it anymore.
And what I've learned, is that that's not a really healthy
way to live, or to have a desk; I mean, I think I'm always
going to feel a lot of anxiety when it comes to getting
rid of things; that's just something I have to deal with,
it's something a lot of people deal with, it's just a fact.
Alright, I've got an hour to do this, which means I probably
have half an hour, because I'm going to spend half an hour
hemming and hawing; this is my Rockford Peaches hat;
I'm keeping this.
Aw, this is my skirt from my custom skirts video;
I have to keep this, ooh, this is the sound grenade
that could scare off a bear; I don't need that.
This is a scarf, and I don't know who it belongs to,
so, bye; that's just trash, that can go in the garbage;
alright, I threw away two things,
here's two condoms, do these condoms bring me joy?
No; Fred, do you want these
two condoms? - Yes (laughing)
- Okay (laughing)
here are socks from our holiday party gift;
this is a Nordstrom gift card, so this is actual money,
so this is staying, oh, this was also sent to me by a fan;
this is my measuring tape, this is, like the most
valuable thing I own, I cannot tell you how often people ask
to borrow my pink measuring tape.
Here's an eye palette that no one's ever used;
that can go in the beauty closet, maybe I want it?
No, do I (whimpers)
No, I gotta keep going; ooh, some sd cards I've been
looking for; one third of a laptop stand, two thirds,
and (vocalizing)
I don't know, but I saw it, though, oh wait, here it is;
it was on Mike's desk (laughing)
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you know what, I don't need; do I need six month old candy?
No, I don't, I can get rid of that (growls)
it hurt; is this a 50 Shades of Gray pencil?
This is a lipstick I hate, this is a lipstick I love,
safety light stick, I don't need this;
I'm throwing out a surprisingly large amount of stuff,
okay, these are Freddie's vag wipes.
(laughing)
- Everyone getting mad at me for leaving stuff everywhere,
but actually, some people are worse.
- They're communal vag wipes (laughing)
- Always need phone chargers, this brush, this makeup,
oh, my lip balm, my dry shampoo, my makeup mirror;
I have the only makeup mirror in Ladylike
that still lights up, and my laptop and my charger,
which I also need to do my job.
Okay, I guess I'm done, so now what?
Now what do I do?
- [Freddie] So, you're gonna go work somewhere else.
- Wait, I'm gonna go work somewhere else?
- [Freddie] While Kane redoes your desk.
- Wait, I'm gonna go- how long am I gonna go
work somewhere else for?
- [Freddie] T-B-D.
- T-B-D?
I don't like that D; that's the first D
I've ever encountered that I do not like.
- Alright, where to start?
This is my favorite thing, is the lamp;
I think lighting is always key at a desk, lighting
and fake plants are my two favorite things;
the flowers draw attention, if you look around her office,
there are very few plants, so this makes Kristin's desk
stand out a lot.
These are more lights, the theme is Disney-garden;
if you know Kristin, you know she loves all things Disney,
she also loves Goldfish, super simple, and cute;
the candle was just a random find,
we're not allowed to have fire in the office,
but I feel like it fit the theme so perfectly,
because it looked like something straight out of
The Little Mermaid.
Since Kristin says she loves her cards, and little mementos,
this way, she can tack stuff on, and it will be
in one place, and then it can also separate
from her desk neighbor, because she says that she gets
distracted a lot.
Kristin had a tiny, little mirror, and since she's
on Ladylike and does her makeup a lot, now she has
a real vanity.
- [Freddie] And it lights up?
- Yeah, watch; bam!
So, the reasoning behind the fur, I feel like the chair
elevates how the vibe of the desk feels;
it feels a lot fancier with the fur, so now we're gonna go
through her stuff and just organize everything;
Freddie's gonna help me label all the tags to put
on the boxes.
So, if you can help me, Freddie, categorize, you probably
know her stuff better than I do.
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, paper, clothes - Yeah.
- Random knicknacks - So this whole box is clothes
- So, we're gonna keep all the cards, but we're gonna choose
the ones that match her decorations the most
and put them up; is this makeup wipes?
- No, these are vagina wipes.
- Oh.
(laughing)
- Really?
- Yes.
- I didn't even know they made those.
- Oh, yeah; anytime I'm labeling something, I feel like
every spelling looks weird, even though it's
spelled correctly.
- Yeah, same.
(sighing)
- I'm out of breath; who knew that tying a bow could
get get me out of breath?
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- One step.
- Uh-huh.
- Okay, one step. - Last step.
- Uh-huh.
- Alright, now we're on flat.
- Oh, we're on the ground.
- Okay, Kane is gonna guide you.
- Here, grab your chair.
- My chair?
Oh, my god (laughing)
- You can open your blindfold, now.
- I'm ready (gasping)
Oh, my god, look how cute it is!
This is wild.
- What do you think?
What's your favorite thing?
- I don't even, oh my gosh, look at Goldfsh (laughing)
oh my god, there's plants, and there's a cork board.
- It's slightly Disney theme.
- Is this The Little Mermaid theme, too?
- Yeah, that is, yeah.
- Okay, this is Minnie; oh my god, this is so cute.
- But you told me your phone runs out of battery a lot?
- It does run out of battery a lot (gasping)
now it's charging!
Wow; I love Goldfish, I'm very messy, and I never have
a full battery; what's in here?
- Open it.
- Oh my gosh, that's where all my knickknacks went.
- Mm-hmm, so, your cards and stuff, they can go
in this nice, little box.
(gasping)
- So they can be out of the way, and not annoying;
oh my gosh, look at this! - Slide over.
- This is all yours.
- Wow I'm actually taking up more space than I should
be taking up, but that's okay, wait, is this where
makeup goes?
Look at- what?
My tape measure has it's own little spot;
wait, also, we need to talk about this chair.
(laughing)
- My beautiful bear chair, and I love how furry this is.
- This reminded me of Aladdin a little bit, the tassels.
- How cute; I love that, what, and you can touch it,
and it does this?
- [Kane] Mm-hmm.
- [Kristin] This is out of control.
- I'm jealous of her desk, now.
- I'm jealous!
Wait, what?
- Oh, so this is a little lounge area.
(laughing)
- Wait, is this a lounge area?
- Yeah.
- Did you find this?
This is so crazy. - Yes, so when we have
- Team meetings - This is our office?
- Yeah, they can pull up an ottoman.
- Oh, you can step into my wall office.
(laughing)
- And, you can put stuff in here.
- For storage, which we all need, so, internet,
you yelled at me, and I listened, so now my desk
is beautiful, thanks to Kane.
- Yeah.
- I'm so excited, thank you so much for this (sighs)
I am at peace, so, Kane gave me a desk makeover,
and it was undeserved.
I thought I was gonna get a couple rainbow file folder
holders, and then when they took off the blindfold,
it was like (exclaiming)
it was so beautiful; honestly, having places to put things
makes all the difference in the world.
I think not having storage and well-organized spaces
is really what gets you in trouble.
- In our first meeting about the desk, I could feel that
she was anxious about letting go of a lot of things,
but I'm so proud that she was able to do it;
I had so much fun, I love having the ultimate desk,
and optimizing it to your own personality,
and I'm so glad I got to share that with Kristin.
- Kristin's desk makeover, lady messed up, lady improved.
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