Q&A: Things I haven't shared before...
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2022
- Today I'll answer some questions! My hope is that I can keep you company while you work on holiday prep! And THANK YOU for ALL of your support, I continue to be so grateful and humbled!
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Thank you SO much for watching! I hope you're doing well and that everything is coming together for your holiday plans :) You can find links to everything that I mentioned in the video description. Here is a link to our Amazon store if you're looking for a few more gifts: cli.re/gift-guide-2022 I hope you have a great weekend! - Dawn
I'm about to embark on a new community for my customers. Your whole Q&A was really helpful because you are where I aim for my future! I also really get the not wanting to offend people. I'm in the marriage space and deal with therapist so it's extra dicey and scary... they have all the extra fancy words when they get angry or upset!! haha It's so validating to see you also deal with the murkiness of various topics. :-)
New Video Series: The Last 10% finishing the unfinished 😁
Thank you for being here for us you really make a difference. In my mindset decluttering is so much easier knowing we don't need all this stuff. I've been watching you for a year now. God bless you and your family have a blessed Christmas and New year.
I recently discovered your videos and want to say thank you! Over the past couple of weeks I began my minimalist journey… and it is life changing! I had never realized how much clutter was suffocating my life. I was paralyzed. Simplifying and decluttering is helping me through my trauma and I really can’t thank you enough! Thank you for all that you do! ❤❤
I love the idea that you actually might be interested in adopting an 11 till 13 year old and I say this because there are so many out there they can give consent to if they want to be adopted or not and that would be lovely. I would love to know are you actually fostering at the
One thing I'm realizing about what I choose to watch on RUclips is that no matter the subject matter, I need to enjoy who is presenting it. I honestly don't care WHAT you're talking about. You're just such a great personality that feels so pure and light. You could talk about your favorite letters of the alphabet and I'd probably still watch it.
I totally agree I feel Dawn is one of the most positive and genuine people on RUclips.
Exactly ! Well said & I could not agree more !
Yep! I agree!
This is so true! I’ve recently seen a couple other RUclipsrs that I follow kind of talk about the variety…or lack thereof…of topics on their channel and they said that if they don’t post certain topics or use certain keywords, the YT algorithm just buries their videos. Personally, with the RUclips personalities that I love enough to follow & subscribe to, I will watch literally every video they put out, and I like having some variety…not just ALL decluttering bc it’s branded as a minimalism channel or whatever.
@Kathie Kinde Clark Thank you for cracking me up with your alphabet comment! ; - D Totally agree that Dawn's "way" is wonderful to be around. She is definitely a spreader of light. ❤
Dawn. I am 75 yrs young and I have been working at keeping my house clean for the past 56 years. I have tried all the programs for house keeping since 1966. You are the only one who has really helped and inspired me. I thank you so much. Carol
I find dawn to be like that wonderful, most positive and honest dear friend. I love her talks!
I totally agree! 😊
100%!
Thank you Patricia, that means more than you know!
Me too but I wish she would slow down a little.. .
She is !!!
You are needed! I watch a number of minimalism RUclipsrs, but you are the best! Hands down
You're very kind -- thank you Lynn!!!
I used to watch 2 other RUclips minimalist videos but now, I only watch yours. Hope you continue to post.
Yesssssssssss
I Agree!….and you make it like we are long-time friends. You’re so personable and genuine and have a big heart and love for us all. 💖💞
agree!
When you turn 60, you finally genuinely understand life and you really understand what is and is not important.
Amen. I turned 60 this year and I’m so changed for it!
Boy, is that true! Even though I found it a little jarring when I turned 60 (I'm now 63; took early retirement at 62), the sheer relaxation that I ended up feeling as a result of achieving so much life experience was wonderful. I could finally let go of unrealistic life goals and focus on the ones I really could achieve (many more than I had realized after I let go of the unrealistic ones), as well as interests I could reactivate after they had gone dormant for decades. I feel freer now and more creative than I have in many years, although I must admit it's taken me a year of being retired in order to fully detox from work-based life and settle into a life entirely based on me-time (I'm single with no family, in case that sounded selfish).
Thank you for sharing that! I’m 57 and so much more content in life than when I was young. It’s nice to know the best is yet to come :-)
48 was my year of arrival!!!
If we only knew.
I taught a small group at my church called Decluttering Heart and Home. It was eight weeks and it was so much fun. I combined a lot of your ideas, with Cass from Clutterbug, and Dana K White. We had weekly challenges and got rid of over 100 bags of trash and donations in our group of 14 ladies. So amazing. Thank you for teaching in such a simple way to make so many lives better.
This is awesome! Would you share more with me about this please?!
Yes, could you share your strategy of how you helped others?
I would love to do this sort of thing!! Please share any tips you have for running this group style! - Lindsay Robertson
I am an adoptive mom of two siblings from Sierra Leone. I was 50 when I adopted the 1st at 8.5 yrs old. 60 when we finally got his 16 yr old brother, and I was a widow by then. Best decisions I ever made. Adopt based on your age. Those older children are totally worth it and very focused on their new opportunity. Bless you and any one considering older children. They are a known proposition, much less a mystery than an infant!
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing and thank you for giving your sons a new life and many opportunities. Bless you all. Kind regards from Serbia.
Thank you for sharing this
I'm 54 and I thought I was too old to adopt. I know I would have to adopt, and older child and I worry about all the problems they will have. You didn't experience a lot of issues with an older child?
Jennifer Brown is right, these kids can have serious struggles. The caution is to keep your eyes and ears open and know what you are willing to deal with. My point is that just as a both child can develop serious issues, so can an adoptive child. But with an older child, you get a look. With a birth child, you take lots of additional risks. Children are a leap of faith either way.
You are my hero❤️
Dawn, I’m so glad you are still doing the RUclips thing. You are so authentic, whether it’s raising kids, decluttering, your faith, your marriage. Authenticity is a trait that I continue to work toward.
Agree
I’m 43, and what I have come to appreciate is how much more comfortable I am in myself and my decisions. In my 20s I was especially caught up in what my friends would think…it’s refreshing to have the self assurance. 😊
Yes! Amen!!!
I'm 44 and feel similarly. I am much more comfortable in own skin than I was pre 40.
I'm 45, and I concur.
Dawn, if you left RUclips I would miss you terribly But I would thank God that you helped me simplify my life and read the bible in a year through the bible recap. Something I said twenty years ago that I wanted to do. And by the way, my sister shared that experience with me and told several of her friends about what we were doing. Your ministry extends far beyond that cardboard box and black trash bag. Thank you.
Can you tell me about the bible recap?
It’s an app, annnnd a hard copy Bible … can get on A’zon, I think
@@lizzabbott Thank you.
I'm 48 and in August we got my nieces 3 babies. There's a 2 year old girl and one year old twins that are a boy and a girl. I'm definitely to old for this but I can't let them go to strangers. We are planning to adopt them and she's pregnant with another that is due in March that we will end up with as well. Our biological kids are 23 and 21, so we're essentially starting over.
Blessings to you!
I absolutely love that you are doing this! My family does this, we never ever let our blood out of the family, they belong and we will always keep them in the family!
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.
I thought the children didnt have a mother anymore... I dont get it
@@maleidi social services took them from their mom. They were going to be placed in foster care with strangers if I hadn't taken them.
You’re my number 1 favorite RUclipsr. I think you’re the best at explaining minimalism!
You are such a special woman. My life is infinitely richer from your digital presence, guidance and sharing. Thank you from my heart
I completely agree... mine as well. Thank you, Dawn, and everyone here in the comments section!! :')
“We are drawn to beautiful things.” I love that. People often make people who use makeup feel superficial and vain. What a refreshing point of view. 😊
Dawn, you are such a lovely, honest and humble person. I have learnt so much from you and I totally love the way you share your real life experiences even if they are not "picture perfect".
Thank you Anne, I really appreciate that!!!!
I've been homeschooling for 7 years now. Every single person that I know personally that was against homeschooling, has since told me how grateful they are that I am. One of those people even asked if I would be willing to school their grandchild just to keep them out of public schools. I have found that most who are against homeschooling are against it because they are uneducated about it. It has been a huge blessing to my family!
Dawn, remember there is no one who can replace you. Of course, you only need to do new videos for as long as you feel led to do it.
Exactly.
I tried to write sth. similar. But you did way better.
No one can replace her. That's the point.
Dawn is simply the best!!
GRAVEYARDS THE WORLD OVER ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE IMPORTANT & IRREPLACEABLE. LIFE PROVES EVERYONE CAN BE DONE WITHOUT.
Yes, I am one that clicks “like” for all your videos. ❤ It is so good when you have said things like “we only have the things that serve us well”. And if you use it-keep it. So what if you have a lot of apps. If they make your life better who cares if it isn’t considered “minimal”. Doing what’s right for you and your family is so much more important than fitting yourself into a term for others!!
I quilted on the longarm while I listened to you. I just want to share how much you changed my life. While I've been a Flybaby for over 20 years (Flylady system) that got the house in order, but as Marla says, "You can't organize clutter." After I retired from the military, I stopped purging our things each time we moved and oh my, the STUFF! But I've gone room by room, closet by closet, and drawer by drawer. Do I miss any of it? Nope. But more than teaching me to declutter, you've taught me lessons on how to deal with stuff as it comes into our home. I still have loads more stuff than a minimalist (I'll never be one), but it's all manageable for us now. And thanks to you, I discovered Cass and Dara and they have helped me as well. You're an angel! So Merry Christmas and thank you for everything!
“Don’t take criticism from people you wouldn’t take advice from “.
Talk about under-selling and over-delivering! I purchased the Bundt Cake Book in the description to support Dorothy's work with women and kids in Mexico, thinking from Dawn's comment in this video that it might be a typed 2 to 3-page handout with Dawn's favorite bundt cake recipe and no images. Turns out it's a beautiful, 49-page love letter to Bundts!!! ; - D The cute photos are so inspiring, and the recipes combine store-bought cake mix and pudding mix with creative add-ins and scratch ingredients for ease and convenience. And just like Dawn, the writing and graphic design are cheerful and inspiring. So impressive!
I never know if Dawn ever sees these comments--especially on older videos--but this was such a nice surprise, and such a kind thing for her to do to help support a woman doing good work in the world. KUDOS to both of them! ❤👏❤👏❤👏❤
Wow, thank you, this means more than you know!!!!!! 🥰❤️
@@TheMinimalMom It really is so impressive! Thank you for all the love and care you put into what you do! 🥰
Your kids are so good around the house with all your rules and help they do is amazing. I can’t imagine them doing something so bad that the punishment would be to miss an experience they want to do. You might be so use to them always going along with you.
Greetings from Germany! 🙋♀️
It is very interesting to see and hear about your normal every day life because it is different in so many ways to our "normal" in Germany- especially homeschooling, which is not allowed here, but our school-system is totally different too. But there is so much more different, e.g. the cooking, baking, traveling... So everyone has different perspectives and believes. I love to get a small view into your life and chance to "look over the edge of my plate" (german saying 😉). People all over the world love you and appreciate your work. Thank you for all that, especially your honesty and kindness. ❤❤❤
Of course we want to listen to you doing a Q&A video, Dawn! Much love! ❤️❤️❤️
If I had to choose and could only choose one RUclips channel to watch, it would be yours! Your relatability and positive attitude are so encouraging! We've been decluttering the past 2 years-I'm so thankful I came across your videos. Merry Christmas!
Totally agree!
Dawn,
I just have to say hello because I feel like I know you super well and you don’t know that we are even friends😅
I absolutely love your videos and have watched every one I can find. You really took my decluttering and simple living to a new level- a whole layer of things I didn’t know I could get rid of has left our lives. Life with our two sons and two daughters has improved greatly. Thank you for how real you are, your humility, and the fun friendship you give to so many. You are fabulous.
PS I grew up just North of the twin cities too, and one gift under the tree for each kid?!! Fist bump. Amen sister.
Dawn, I KNOW you did the right thing not allowing your child to go to that fun event. Parenting is not easy, but kids need to know their boundaries. Now that you have shown all 4 of your kids that there are consequences for misbehavior, they probably will not do it again. Lesson learned for 4 children, not just 1. Yes, you and Tom are amazing parents! ❤
It was so awesome that you mentioned how you see other points of view when you get feedback different from what you are doing. I’m a decade older than you and I wish I’d started realizing this when I was your age. The more I experience life, the more I understand that any opinion I have most likely has a very valid opposing idea. Having these different points of view makes life more interesting and being open to hearing ideas other than our own allows us to learn tolerance, understanding, and compassion.
Please thank your mom and dad for raising such amazing people!!! Merry Christmas from Colorado!
Dawn as a mother of 6 I had to hold a son back in the 5th grade bc he just wouldn’t hand in his homework, and another son didn’t get his Eagle Scout bc he wouldn’t write his environmental science paper, and I could have just written it for him, but he needed to learn a lesson. So hard but they now are all great adults with families of their own. I love being a grandma to my 17 grandchildren. Now I don’t have to be the disciplinarian, I just get to love them up and give them back
You and Diane will always be needed.
Dawn, I really enjoyed this Q&A. I appreciate all of the work you put into this.
Love your philosophy and awe for the beauty around us. 🦋
Dawn, I ALWAYS enjoy all of your videos!! Thanks for all the time you spend!!
You are a blessing, Dawn!
Dawn… I so appreciate you and Diana!
Teens are the last age group to be adopted and always so grateful🥺…go for it!!! 👏🏼
Love your videos to this day I am deep in the life and have watched you since I started. Thank you for all the hard work you do 💗
1. My Dad taught me that in discipline, never take away something you’ve already said they can do. If they need a consequence, make it something else. It served me well! 2. We’re made to love beauty - look at the old churches and art! And for me, hair and makeup are a kindness to others 😂🙂
You’re by far the best!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you for all the inspiration and for keeping it real. I learn so much from you.
Your honesty is refreshing and appreciated. Thank you!
You do this message the BEST! You are always needed! Don't stop- please!
I loved your five days to an organized Christmas, thanks so much for the time you take to try to improve others lives.
You are amazing and we appreciate you more than you'll ever know ❤️
I love your honesty and ability to be vulnerable with your viewers. Your sharing teaches us and modeles the behavior that makes the world a loving and generous place to live.
You and Tom are great examples of love and caring and are such genuine, real people. Thank you both for sharing your home, loves, family and days with us. I enjoy your vids so much.
Dawn your videos are so so good, you get your point across and explain things so well in each and every one, they are awesome! Thank you for all that you do ❤ xx
Your empathy and compassion are inspiring ♥️
THANK YOU. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON AS WELL.
Thank you so much for your humility and authenticity, Dawn.
We appreciate you. 🧡
Love this Q&A Dawn; really sincere and your confidence about what you do, think and believe is a great model. Thank you x
What a wonderful message you have shared, this channel has been a blessing thank you.
I love your smiles and laughs. They are invigorating. I appreciate tour thoughts on friendship and needing people.
Thank you, Dawn, for being you!!!❤ God bless and Merry Christmas 🎄❤️🙏🏻
Dawn you are such a beautiful soul! Best wishes to you and your family in 2023. Merry Christmas!
I appreciate your videos very much and that you don't mind sharing your faith. I am learning alot from you. Keep up the good work.
I will also comment again and say that I do really think that middle schoolers and highschoolers need their moms and dads around just as much as when they’re toddlers and babies. It’s just for different reasons. I think a lot of parents think when their kids are older they can do a lot more stuff and be out of the house more and not see their kids, but your presence is definitely needed just as much. I say this as a mom of a 14-year-old, 11 year old, four-year-old, and eight month old,
Thanks for the gift of your time and your generous nature and positive attitude! This was a true Christmas blessing !
Your videos have made a huge impact on me lately. Thank you for all you do!
You’re needed. You’re still needed.
The comparison of beauty routines to the natural beauty of birds and landscapes is such a wholesome, lovely way to look at it. I will carry that with me. Thank you. ❤
Love all your videos . They are so inspiring and motivating. Love your videos with Diane as well.
You are both my Heroes.
I love these videos! The chats. Oh honestly I love all the videos.
Dawn, really enjoy your videos and Tom's too ! love your attitude.
Just a few things to mention. First, YOU gave us the amazing opportunity to help Dorothy's house by doing the hard work of making a cookbook and sharing it with us. Second, and more importantly, you are irreplaceable. Your ability to connect with people and share the message of minimalism and simple living is a blessing. Thank you so much for everything you do!
Loved this!
I remember finding you, then binge watching your previous 3 videos!!! So happy for you and your success here.
You are such a blessing! Thank you for being you, your awesome 🥰🙏🏻❤️
Love to see you wear bright colors! Your natural beauty shines!
Love how honest you are❤️ I wish I had my life working as well as you have yours set up for yourself.
Love your videos, thank you for your minimalist suggestions - they are very helpful and inspiring. Merry Christmas to you and your family. God Bless ❤️
You are awesome!!! Let God lead you!!! You are doing a great job!!!
I love your videos and getting to know you! I appreciate more than I can say that you haven't changed yourself or your message! You are still you and that is so awesome!
I love your videos. I wait for every video to come out.
Dawn, thank you for being a humble and genuine person.
I had a baby at 42 and was not prepared for the fatigue! He's 6 and I am still tired lol. I have other kids so it wasn't like I didn't know how hard a baby was but taking care of a young child in your 40's is a whole new ballgame. Definitely am a much more laid back mom now though than I was in my 20's!
From Beth: so excited to see a Friday video!
Dawn, I relate to so much of what you share. I feel like you’re my twin. God bless you and your family. ❤
Noooo Dawn we can't lose you no one be any better at this than you 🥰
You are one of my favorites! I share your channel with as many people as I can!!
Enjoyed the video! Always so practical and just plain down to earth.
I have learned so much from your videos. I hope you realize what a positive impact you have made on people of all ages. Your graceful spirit shines through. Blessings on you and your family this Christmas season!
I love your heart; it's in the right place. Keep looking at the big picture. Blessings!
Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!!!
Love hearing from you. Always makes me smile. And I usually get great ideas. Hope you keep putting out content for years to come.
Thanks…I think you and your family are wonderful..I hope you never stop YT. You all inspire me!!!
Love your heart Dawn. I relate to you so much and truly appreciate hearing your perspective on anything and everything. You have helped me so much. Living more minimally with young kids has made life so much easier and more enjoyable. I have taken the things I have learned and have been helping others declutter and I love it. So happy I found your channel a couple years ago. ❤️
I love you so much! I hope you keep it up! I love to know your struggles and successes, it helps me not feel so alone in this journey.
YOUR SUCH A BLESSING!
Love this video and all of your content but especially hearing about your life and what everyone is up to! I will miss the Friday video so so much but I totally understand your reasoning. Happy Holiday season.
So many good questions and even better answers! I just love what you put out! You make me want to do better in my own life.
I’m always listening to U! When I’m doing chores, I listen to U!! Especially @ Christmas!
What an honest and lovely video! Yours is one of my favorite channels and I so appreciate what you share.
Thank you for doing a question and answer!
I super appreciate enjoy your insights. Nonjudgmental positivity etc.
God bless💕
I hope you will keep up with making videos. There are so few videos worth watching and following. I enjoy you, your family, your sister, your mom and dad….you would be missed if you stopped making videos. 💞 God bless all of you!
I really enjoyed this video. You always make me feel so much more hopeful and grounded and sane! Thank you for being you and continuing to share ❤
Such a nice video! As always thank you for sharing. I love watching your videos and certainly understand the need to cutback. Glad to see you are thinking about vacations and all the memories that come with them!
I’m a youth leader at my church and I LOVE it and them so much!!! They just want to be seen and loved. If the Lord calls you to it, do it!!! 😎😎😎
HI Dawn! This was fun! :) Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a great weekend! :)