I'm a huge cook/baker and have been a minimalist for ten years and seriously the biggest pain for me when I move is moving my kirchen stuff. I've been pairing down and this video is so cool and so timely. Thank you. We truly do not need as much as we think.
Hats off to you for being a great cook and baker! I’ve told myself for the past 5 winters that I’m going to learn to make soup and I still never have 😅😅 But yes even for advanced cooking I think you can still get by with a lot less.. Happy decluttering!!
I love this video. I love that you are sharing eating without stimulus. And giving thanks to the food and gratitude for the earth. You keep on teaching and sharing. Thank you so much. I would like to see you make rice in your pan. I’ve been thinking to get a rice cooker but I only cook for me so what you said about making rice in your pan sounded great. I have trouble with sticking rice on bottom of pan. I eat brown short grain rice. Thank you again.❤
Alicia, I think this is one of your best videos so far. Two things that came to mind about your kitchen equipment is that it is both mobile and sustainable. You can fit all that easily in your little vw bug including your small wardrobe and a few personal items you have and then move to wherever you need to move. Also occurs to me that every one of those items could be used in an off-grid situation where there is no electricity. That couldn't be said if you had a bunch of portable appliances that required electricity. Also I love the part about the monks and their single bowl. My Buddhist mentor also practices this. One of the things I adopted pretty early on was the practice of washing all my dishes after every meal. I think people have a lot of utensils because they don't wash and dry their utensils after every meal and so they need more utensils to get through the day. Since I share an apartment with my oldest son it's hard to get down to your level although I would like to because he has a lot of glasses and other things that take up space in the cupboard but are never used. But I am continuing to work on it. Also, if you eat oatmeal or soup you can still use your wooden bowl thus eliminating the need for the plates and small bowls. And if you really wanted to get extreme you could drink water out of your bowl and drink hot tea periodically out of it as well thus eliminating the need for your two cups.
Yes you nailed it- it all fits in my bug easily, and I’ve totally kept living off grid in mind as I curated my kitchen and said no to a lot of things. I likely will just go to the one wooden bowl and use my wooden cutting board as a platter if I ever need it. Keep at your process Mark you are doing great 🌟🌟
I just thought of an invention that might be cool. Combine a fork and a spoon together so that the fork is on one end of the utensil and the spoon is on the other end. That way instead of having four utensils which are two spoons and two forks you can have two utensils each with a spoon and a fork on either end.
That would be amazing. I hated going to stores to buy silverware and everything came in giant sets, like a 20 piece and 45 piece set. Meanwhile I was like I only need 2 of each...
This is funny this popped up. We spent 5 hours decluttering our kitchen since we are getting a new one built. I am donating half my stuff and there will probably be more. My Grandson who is 13 helped us and said he is only going to have one plate, one bowl, one fork and one glass.. lol. Our daughter helped us declutter for 5 hours. Have to watch later on our way to donate it all.
Another idea for water purification is using a big charcoal stick in your water pitcher. I got mine on Amazon. It can be composted when you're done with it, and when your water starts tasting "not pure," you can boil the stick and use it longer. I think I've had my current one 3-4 months 😊
As ever, Alicia, a video that gets me to think about MY excess stuff. I did a big kitchen declutter a couple of years ago and would go further were it not for my significant other who needs multiple mugs, glasses and cutlery etc. But as we make our own bread, bake and make jam, chutney etc from our allotment produce, we do need most of our kitchen equipment. But there are some unused items that can go.
Trim where you can but that is amazing you make your own bread and jam!! I want to live off grid someday and grow/make my own food, so will likely need more things to be able to do that. Kudos to you! 🌟
Perhaps the extra bowls and cups could be like keeping an open door in your life to the possibility of another in whatever form that takes, friend or stranger. :) Love your videos 🙏
I love how you keep your kitchen items so simple, I really tried this time in this apartment we are now to have less, but somehow has pile up a bit already, even been pretty intentional about it. We definitely have less than in our last apartment, but kitchen items is something that has definitely pile a bit. I really love how you keep everything simple but at the seem time you have everything you might need 🥰
It’s easy to pile up for sure! Try to find things that only do one task, and see if there might be another device that could do that plus other things so you might be able to let the other one go.. Also see what multiples you have and ask yourself how many of that item you really REALISTICALLY use :))
Love your videos, whatever the topic, always a great watch. I hope the home search is going well for you, I know it's been toward the top of your stressor list lately!
My first Boyfriend and I always shared one glass, we ate from one plate with one fork or spoon. Sometimes he had a bite and then fed me or the other way around. Eating was such a nice, slow and conscious little ritual. No pairs of eating utensils needed. 🙂
That strainer and other two equipments looks like gigantic in all way how do you store your all gigantic kitchen stuff it seems very heavy nonstick is even more heavy but yes you have too much kitchen appliances getting a small blender it will makes things more easier and smoother one for everything what did you do with 30 knives
@@ExploravoreI just did the same thing. I let go of my big plates and ceramic side plates and got two pasta bowls. So I decluttered 5 and brought in two. I have 2 stainless steel bowls remaining for my toddler to independently use. And 2 stainless steel side plates for other people who can't imagine eating toast out of a pasta bowl. 🤣
Great video! I love the story about the monks and the wooden bowl. Very inspiring. I have always dreamed of going to the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for a retreat. Would love to hear more about what you learned from your experience at the monastery where you stayed.
Omgosh we really are sisters from another mister! I, too, don't have any kitchen appliances. Also, i totally agree with your opinion on smoothies. The act of chewing your food is vital to the digestion and absorption of your food and the nutrients in the food.
I completely agree about the kitchen and most people have so many knives that they don't use and a chef's knife and a paring knife is about all that is really needed. Don't get me started on people and all of their towels also. Having a dozen bath towels when no more than 2 are used. There is so much silly excess people are enculturated into having as norms in their residence. The unneeded must haves in excess is like a viral disease. You should do a video on it and make fun of how silly and unaware people are of gathering kitchen and bathroom nonsense. You don't have to be so serious in your video's. Let yourself be humorous and funny and show how caught up people are in their stuff in a funny way. Blessings
I hear your point, but I’m not “trying” to be anything in my videos- this is just me lol. I think humor is awesome, but I don’t want to poke fun at people and their unconsciousness. I’d rather poke fun at myself 😁We are all at different places on our journeys, and we all have things to work on, and while I am stoked to help people make new choices, I don’t ever want to berate people for being stuck in conditioning that I myself also used to be hypnotized by 🩵
I don't have a fork, I don't need a fork....I eat everything with a spoon....also I have only one small sharp cutting knife, dont need a big one.....and I don't need a flat plate I have only one large deep plate, I can eat Cereo, Pasta, Soup, Salad, Potatoes, etc. everything from the one deep plate.....so all together I have one deep plate, one knife, one spoon, one wooden spoon for cooking, one ladle, one drinking cup, one big port, one pan, one bowl, one bottle, one strainer, one scissors
Not bad but you need at least 5 meal prep small glass containers and at least 2-4 glasses for water and juices. Unless you’re only a tea coffee drinker. For me I’m getting tired of drinking from 3 different water bottles. I wanna keep down to 2 water bottles. 1 for me. 1 for my son that has a straw. But I wanna drink from glasses. More fancy. A blender is so good and an electric can opener. I did donate my toaster. Basically fill your dishwasher 1 times and that’s it. No more goods. ❤
Why do you say that I need these things? I don’t meal prep, I just prepare the meal I am about to eat only. I don’t drink juice or any other beverages besides water, so my two glass jars are enough. I don’t make smoothies so I have no need for a blender, and my manual can opener works fine. I haven’t used a dish washer in 10 years. If you like those things that is fine, but just because you do, doesn’t mean everyone else needs them ;)
'No appliances'- a girl after my own heart😁 I enjoy cooking and preparing food way more without gadgets, however we have a few that my husband likes. I did juice everyday but then after having kids I got over the work it took to clean etc. A simple kitchen makes life so much easier. I really enjoyed this video and seeing exactly what you own laid out like this.🙂
@@Exploravore bye bye juicer! I had really big aspirations for it - like filling up cabinet space and moving it from TX to MI and there it sat longer HAHA Some people use it. One of my lessons learned is if I think I want to try something find it second hand- cause this girl got a STEAL from me to get it out of my house! HAHA
Thank you for the time and effort you put into making your videos. Always great to learn about your perspective on life. I also love having things in pairs. But for me it’s my ocd 😅 I don’t like things in uneven numbers 🫣
Glad you are finding some helpful tidbits here 😊 And there is nothing wrong with enjoying pairs- it’s the natural duality and balance of the universe 😉😉🌟🌟
Are you able to eat slowly and consciously at work? You’ve said that your work is pretty hectic, so are you able to adopt this slow-eating practice there? I’m just curious because I work in a pretty crazy environment as well as a bedside nurse and I find myself scarfing down my food on my lunch break because I’m so stressed out because of the nature of the job. It’s really hard for me to eat slowly. Anyways, just curious what you do in this instance. Thank you and I very much appreciate your content and perspective. 😊😊😊
The short answer is no not really 😅😅 I do my best though. We get 30 minutes for our break so I put headphones on and play the app Naturespace (it’s actual recordings of nature) and try to eat as slow as I can but it’s still a little faster because I only have the 30 min. But very often I’m 7 hours in to an insane shift and you can find my stuffing potatoes down at warp speed while squatting down in the kitchen out of view 🤣🤣 So I try, but thankfully I don’t close anymore so all of my dinners are at home and slow- which to me is the most important 🙏🏻✨
When my boyfriend moved in with his “stuff”I gladly donated all my silverware and plates since he could not part with his. I listed them for free and within 1 hr it was all picked up.
Oooo! I have 4 tea bags left and then I am decluttering my kettle. Using the summer as the olive branch for decluttering (hot) caffeine drinks. I tried to declutter the toaster but was too impatient lol.
@@Exploravorethe only thing that holds me back is pouring situation for my hot water bottle. I guess if I replace my pot with a pot that has a spout, it'll be fine, right? 😆
I love your simple kitchen items. ❤ Since I was a little girl, all I really ever want to drink is water. Never coffee. Rarely tea. Rarely soda (maybe 1 or 2 a year at a restaurant). I have one mug for the occasional hot apple cider, or mulled grape juice in the colder months.
Have you watched Robin Greenfield’s RUclips? His videos are always inspiring, especially when he uses barter to live in off grid shacks and sets up vegetable gardens for people as payment. Then he moves on and has another experience. He’s an environmental activist and extreme minimalist.
It took a long time lol. Hardest thing I ever decluttered. I have a video titled “why and how I quit drinking coffee after 20 years” if you want to check that out 💙
Hmm don’t know those first two brands. I know Zara and have browsed in there before but don’t think I ever got anything. It’s not quite my style I’m a little more funky
Sometimes we snack out of boredom, but if you are genuinely hungry then nourish your body! Just choose healthy snacks like fruit, or veggies and hummus or nuts or seed crackers :)
But this steel cookwares right now your holding even this looks so clunky you live alone so this much of huge amount of food you cook & cookware you used ?? This also takes space .
Well this cooking items seems humongous you have too much yet to decluter did you buy everything in sets looks almost in sets there this things takes to much space and energy to clear all the time we peoples cannot get free when we have kitchen is fully loaded with tools & gadgets all the time are you declutteing utensils what you will do with them did you try earthenware utensils that are good things too used do you used oven
I don't like to host either. My reasons are that I live with an elderly mother who has serious health problems so having guests at home for hours is just an unnecessary stress fot her; also I don't like to cook for many people, I used to do when I had a partner and we had his family over for dinner but now I just wanna cook for 2 and last but not least I'm not an introvert but I really value and enjoy my privacy. My home is my private sanctuary, don't wanna have anyone walking around looking at my stuff 😂 Oh, and I'm very clean and having people over means I have the urge to clean thoroughly asa they've left 😂😂 I'm not your typical hospitable italian 😊 For me not owning stuff other people have is liberation. I know only sleep and food deprivation, anything else is accessory and a personal choice 😊
Oh, that was a great statement “To not own this thing, is it deprivation or liberation?”
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Mic drop right there!
Thrift stores are a great place to grab single utensils! You can find some really cool / funky ones too!
That’s a great tip thank you :)
Yes, and even Walmart sells individual pieces.
Love your channel ❤ I would love a video on your Buddhist monastery experience and how you implement Buddhist practices in your life ❤
I will add this video to the list :)) Glad you are enjoying the vibes here ✨💚✨
Yessss,I would love to see that video 🙏🏻✨
I'm a huge cook/baker and have been a minimalist for ten years and seriously the biggest pain for me when I move is moving my kirchen stuff. I've been pairing down and this video is so cool and so timely. Thank you. We truly do not need as much as we think.
Hats off to you for being a great cook and baker! I’ve told myself for the past 5 winters that I’m going to learn to make soup and I still never have 😅😅 But yes even for advanced cooking I think you can still get by with a lot less.. Happy decluttering!!
I love this video. I love that you are sharing eating without stimulus. And giving thanks to the food and gratitude for the earth. You keep on teaching and sharing. Thank you so much. I would like to see you make rice in your pan. I’ve been thinking to get a rice cooker but I only cook for me so what you said about making rice in your pan sounded great. I have trouble with sticking rice on bottom of pan. I eat brown short grain rice. Thank you again.❤
So glad you enjoyed and thank you for your kind words 💜 I make rice in the little soup pot, just with 2:1 ratio of water to rice 😉
Alicia, I think this is one of your best videos so far. Two things that came to mind about your kitchen equipment is that it is both mobile and sustainable. You can fit all that easily in your little vw bug including your small wardrobe and a few personal items you have and then move to wherever you need to move. Also occurs to me that every one of those items could be used in an off-grid situation where there is no electricity. That couldn't be said if you had a bunch of portable appliances that required electricity.
Also I love the part about the monks and their single bowl. My Buddhist mentor also practices this. One of the things I adopted pretty early on was the practice of washing all my dishes after every meal. I think people have a lot of utensils because they don't wash and dry their utensils after every meal and so they need more utensils to get through the day. Since I share an apartment with my oldest son it's hard to get down to your level although I would like to because he has a lot of glasses and other things that take up space in the cupboard but are never used.
But I am continuing to work on it.
Also, if you eat oatmeal or soup you can still use your wooden bowl thus eliminating the need for the plates and small bowls.
And if you really wanted to get extreme you could drink water out of your bowl and drink hot tea periodically out of it as well thus eliminating the need for your two cups.
Yes you nailed it- it all fits in my bug easily, and I’ve totally kept living off grid in mind as I curated my kitchen and said no to a lot of things. I likely will just go to the one wooden bowl and use my wooden cutting board as a platter if I ever need it. Keep at your process Mark you are doing great 🌟🌟
I just thought of an invention that might be cool. Combine a fork and a spoon together so that the fork is on one end of the utensil and the spoon is on the other end. That way instead of having four utensils which are two spoons and two forks you can have two utensils each with a spoon and a fork on either end.
@markhines192 Those exist!! I’ve see them at camping stores like REI!
I fantasize about a small amounts store. Like 2 hair ties, 1 package of staples etc.
Omg this would be epic lol 😄
What a dream! Would be so cool
@joey20288 Oh wow cool!
That would be amazing. I hated going to stores to buy silverware and everything came in giant sets, like a 20 piece and 45 piece set. Meanwhile I was like I only need 2 of each...
the rule of two, is also a sith legend. Always two there is, a master and an apprentice. :D
Hahah YESS
Thank you for the sentences coming from your soul, they motivate me a lot
So glad you are finding resonance here 🙏🏻💚✨
It was funny when you talked to the potato. “I’m gonna eat you, you’re not gonna eat me” 😄
lol the potato and made our peace 😄
“Bed, Bath and Beyond or one of those god forsaken places..”
Lol!!!!!! 😂😅 hilarious!!!!
🤣🤣 Those stores are the worst. The epitome of excess bullshit we don’t need. They haunt me lol
@@Exploravore 👻👻👻🎃
I cringe at the idea of going into those types of stores.
You give me samurai vibes. You just need a katana!
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My favourite type of video, thank you ❤️🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed!! Thank you for watching 😊✨💕
Thank you for this tour. I might get rid of some extra utensils.
This is funny this popped up. We spent 5 hours decluttering our kitchen since we are getting a new one built. I am donating half my stuff and there will probably be more. My Grandson who is 13 helped us and said he is only going to have one plate, one bowl, one fork and one glass.. lol. Our daughter helped us declutter for 5 hours. Have to watch later on our way to donate it all.
Haha the algorithm is always watching you 😄😄👀👀 Amazing to hear your grandson is already on the minimal path! Good luck with your new kitchen 🌟💚
Another idea for water purification is using a big charcoal stick in your water pitcher. I got mine on Amazon. It can be composted when you're done with it, and when your water starts tasting "not pure," you can boil the stick and use it longer. I think I've had my current one 3-4 months 😊
Oh cool thank you!
I just love your channel and also love the name! You are doing a beautiful service and I love the wholesomeness and intentionality of your shares!
Thank you so much for these kind words and for being part of the family here 🌸🩵🌸
As ever, Alicia, a video that gets me to think about MY excess stuff. I did a big kitchen declutter a couple of years ago and would go further were it not for my significant other who needs multiple mugs, glasses and cutlery etc. But as we make our own bread, bake and make jam, chutney etc from our allotment produce, we do need most of our kitchen equipment. But there are some unused items that can go.
I LOVE the one bowl concept and if on my own, Ivwould happily get rid of our dishwasher, and just wash up after every meal.
Trim where you can but that is amazing you make your own bread and jam!! I want to live off grid someday and grow/make my own food, so will likely need more things to be able to do that. Kudos to you! 🌟
Perhaps the extra bowls and cups could be like keeping an open door in your life to the possibility of another in whatever form that takes, friend or stranger. :) Love your videos 🙏
Yes that’s really the only reason I hold on to them 🙂🩷
I love how you keep your kitchen items so simple, I really tried this time in this apartment we are now to have less, but somehow has pile up a bit already, even been pretty intentional about it. We definitely have less than in our last apartment, but kitchen items is something that has definitely pile a bit. I really love how you keep everything simple but at the seem time you have everything you might need 🥰
It’s easy to pile up for sure! Try to find things that only do one task, and see if there might be another device that could do that plus other things so you might be able to let the other one go.. Also see what multiples you have and ask yourself how many of that item you really REALISTICALLY use :))
@@Exploravore great tips Alicia! Thank you 🩷 I will definitely look for items that can do 2 things and get red of the ones that one have 1 purpose
Ne dediğini anlasam da seni çok çok seviyorum. İstediğim ve uyguladığım yaşam tarzı ❤
Love your videos, whatever the topic, always a great watch. I hope the home search is going well for you, I know it's been toward the top of your stressor list lately!
Thank you so much, and glad you are enjoying the vibes here ✨💚✨
Great inspiration! What do you do for bringing food/lunch to work? Do you have any small containers?
So I have 2 small containers that I forgot to film lol. I work in a healthy restaurant so I am often just eating there ;)
So fun to see, thank you for this ✨💛
Love the connection with the bowl Thankyou for sharing that (and all your kitchen bits) what an amazing experience though! X
Glad you enjoyed! 😊💕
My first Boyfriend and I always shared one glass, we ate from one plate with one fork or spoon. Sometimes he had a bite and then fed me or the other way around.
Eating was such a nice, slow and conscious little ritual.
No pairs of eating utensils needed. 🙂
I do this with my toddler too much 🤣
Wow that is beautiful 🩷🩷
And lol mom life!! Sharing is caring 😄
Toast in the frying pan is THE BEST.
It comes out so much better!! 🌟
" Function as decor". Im gonna steal that🤣
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That strainer and other two equipments looks like gigantic in all way how do you store your all gigantic kitchen stuff it seems very heavy nonstick is even more heavy but yes you have too much kitchen appliances getting a small blender it will makes things more easier and smoother one for everything what did you do with 30 knives
if you wanted to downsize further, i recently learnt that some people only use pasta bowls and dont own reg plates or bowls.
Yes! I’m close to letting go of the ceramic plates and bowls and just using my wooden bowl💚✨
@@ExploravoreI just did the same thing. I let go of my big plates and ceramic side plates and got two pasta bowls.
So I decluttered 5 and brought in two. I have 2 stainless steel bowls remaining for my toddler to independently use. And 2 stainless steel side plates for other people who can't imagine eating toast out of a pasta bowl. 🤣
@extrememinimalism Amazing 👊🏻🌟
I eat most of my meals out of pasta bowls too. 🦋
Great video! I love the story about the monks and the wooden bowl. Very inspiring. I have always dreamed of going to the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for a retreat. Would love to hear more about what you learned from your experience at the monastery where you stayed.
Where is that Monastery??
@@Exploravore It's up north (I'm from So Cal as well) in the Carmel Valley/Ventana Wilderness. Looks amazing!
@kristiannem6786 Ahhh it’s so beautiful up there 😍 I hope you get to the monastery soon 💚✨
Great video, Alicia. I've always wanted to get to this level. However, I live with other family members and they think I'm ridiculous 😊
Hah I feel you- my family definitely thinks Ive gone bonkers too 😄
Omgosh we really are sisters from another mister! I, too, don't have any kitchen appliances. Also, i totally agree with your opinion on smoothies. The act of chewing your food is vital to the digestion and absorption of your food and the nutrients in the food.
Soul sisters from minimal misters 😄😄🩷🩷
@@Exploravore love it😀
'Bone dry lettuse' 🤣 funny girl!! :)
I loved this video. My family of 4 has 4 of everything.
Nice- that seems reasonable 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
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Happy to see a new video on this channel
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Yes to the juicer. I enjoyed it for a short while. It was a pain to clean. 😂
Hahahah yes it’s the worst! We do fresh juices at my work with a huge one and I HATE cleaning it lol
A 2013 study showed that drinking juice increased your risk of getting type 2 diabetes. Eating the whole fruit decreased the risk for type 2 diabetes.
@Deva-no3dn as nature intended is always best 🩷
Thank you!
I completely agree about the kitchen and most people have so many knives that they don't use and a chef's knife and a paring knife is about all that is really needed. Don't get me started on people and all of their towels also. Having a dozen bath towels when no more than 2 are used. There is so much silly excess people are enculturated into having as norms in their residence. The unneeded must haves in excess is like a viral disease. You should do a video on it and make fun of how silly and unaware people are of gathering kitchen and bathroom nonsense. You don't have to be so serious in your video's. Let yourself be humorous and funny and show how caught up people are in their stuff in a funny way. Blessings
I hear your point, but I’m not “trying” to be anything in my videos- this is just me lol. I think humor is awesome, but I don’t want to poke fun at people and their unconsciousness. I’d rather poke fun at myself 😁We are all at different places on our journeys, and we all have things to work on, and while I am stoked to help people make new choices, I don’t ever want to berate people for being stuck in conditioning that I myself also used to be hypnotized by 🩵
Things in pairs...its a gemini thing 🎉 ♊ 💜
lol yes 💯💯💯 😸😸
Only you could make a thumbnail about going through basic kitchen supplies look like some kind of spell 😂
Hahahah I’m ALWAYS casting spells 🧝🏻♀️✨💚
I really liked this video! Wonderful story about the special bowl. 😊🥣🍎🍊🥦🥬🍅🥕
Thank you! 😊💕
Could we see some of your recipes, please and thank you!
I’ve got a vid titled “what I eat in a day as a minimalist” and two in my shorts what I eat in a day as a vegan. Another one coming soon ;)
You need a baking sheet pan for veggies
I prefer steaming my veg ;)
Good idea. 2 bowls. 2 plates. 2 water glasses. That’s fair.
I don't have a fork, I don't need a fork....I eat everything with a spoon....also I have only one small sharp cutting knife, dont need a big one.....and I don't need a flat plate I have only one large deep plate, I can eat Cereo, Pasta, Soup, Salad, Potatoes, etc. everything from the one deep plate.....so all together I have one deep plate, one knife, one spoon, one wooden spoon for cooking, one ladle, one drinking cup, one big port, one pan, one bowl, one bottle, one strainer, one scissors
Nice! 🔥🔥
Not bad but you need at least 5 meal prep small glass containers and at least 2-4 glasses for water and juices. Unless you’re only a tea coffee drinker. For me I’m getting tired of drinking from 3 different water bottles. I wanna keep down to 2 water bottles. 1 for me. 1 for my son that has a straw. But I wanna drink from glasses. More fancy. A blender is so good and an electric can opener. I did donate my toaster. Basically fill your dishwasher 1 times and that’s it. No more goods. ❤
Why do you say that I need these things? I don’t meal prep, I just prepare the meal I am about to eat only. I don’t drink juice or any other beverages besides water, so my two glass jars are enough. I don’t make smoothies so I have no need for a blender, and my manual can opener works fine. I haven’t used a dish washer in 10 years. If you like those things that is fine, but just because you do, doesn’t mean everyone else needs them ;)
'No appliances'- a girl after my own heart😁 I enjoy cooking and preparing food way more without gadgets, however we have a few that my husband likes. I did juice everyday but then after having kids I got over the work it took to clean etc. A simple kitchen makes life so much easier. I really enjoyed this video and seeing exactly what you own laid out like this.🙂
Glad you enjoyed! And RIP to your juicer 🤣🤣People cooked without gadgets for 1000s of years- it really doesn’t have to be complicated 😊
@@Exploravore Amen! That's what I think!
im cracking up you said juicer cause i just sold (for a monetary loss) my juicer i used maybe 5 times - lessons learned!
Hahaha RIP juicer 😄
@@Exploravore bye bye juicer! I had really big aspirations for it - like filling up cabinet space and moving it from TX to MI and there it sat longer HAHA
Some people use it. One of my lessons learned is if I think I want to try something find it second hand- cause this girl got a STEAL from me to get it out of my house! HAHA
Thank you for the time and effort you put into making your videos. Always great to learn about your perspective on life.
I also love having things in pairs. But for me it’s my ocd 😅 I don’t like things in uneven numbers 🫣
Glad you are finding some helpful tidbits here 😊 And there is nothing wrong with enjoying pairs- it’s the natural duality and balance of the universe 😉😉🌟🌟
Your kitchen tools n vessels all look like great quality. Much better to have these few good ones than many regular ones :)
They weren’t super expensive but definitely a better quality than I used to buy when I was younger :)
Are you able to eat slowly and consciously at work? You’ve said that your work is pretty hectic, so are you able to adopt this slow-eating practice there? I’m just curious because I work in a pretty crazy environment as well as a bedside nurse and I find myself scarfing down my food on my lunch break because I’m so stressed out because of the nature of the job. It’s really hard for me to eat slowly. Anyways, just curious what you do in this instance. Thank you and I very much appreciate your content and perspective. 😊😊😊
The short answer is no not really 😅😅 I do my best though. We get 30 minutes for our break so I put headphones on and play the app Naturespace (it’s actual recordings of nature) and try to eat as slow as I can but it’s still a little faster because I only have the 30 min. But very often I’m 7 hours in to an insane shift and you can find my stuffing potatoes down at warp speed while squatting down in the kitchen out of view 🤣🤣 So I try, but thankfully I don’t close anymore so all of my dinners are at home and slow- which to me is the most important 🙏🏻✨
When my boyfriend moved in with his “stuff”I gladly donated all my silverware and plates since he could not part with his. I listed them for free and within 1 hr it was all picked up.
Way to take one for the team 😁😁💕
Oooo! I have 4 tea bags left and then I am decluttering my kettle. Using the summer as the olive branch for decluttering (hot) caffeine drinks. I tried to declutter the toaster but was too impatient lol.
Yup no need for a kettle when a pot will boil water just fine! 😄
@@Exploravorethe only thing that holds me back is pouring situation for my hot water bottle. I guess if I replace my pot with a pot that has a spout, it'll be fine, right? 😆
I love your simple kitchen items. ❤
Since I was a little girl, all I really ever want to drink is water. Never coffee. Rarely tea. Rarely soda (maybe 1 or 2 a year at a restaurant). I have one mug for the occasional hot apple cider, or mulled grape juice in the colder months.
Mmm hot cider in winter is so nice! Glad to hear you keep things simple in the Bev department 💜💜
Have you watched Robin Greenfield’s RUclips? His videos are always inspiring, especially when he uses barter to live in off grid shacks and sets up vegetable gardens for people as payment. Then he moves on and has another experience. He’s an environmental activist and extreme minimalist.
Yes I’ve seen some of his vids! Incredible human 💚💚
I'm a massive coffee drinker 😢how did you do it
It took a long time lol. Hardest thing I ever decluttered. I have a video titled “why and how I quit drinking coffee after 20 years” if you want to check that out 💙
what ethnicity are you please? love this video keeping it so simple in the kitchen!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed 😊 I am Caucasian with European heritage- mostly German
Kitchen is the most annoying. Even if you take things to extreme minimum, it still has the most things 😅
It’s a tricky one for sure!
Hi :) what do u think about Temu, Shein, Zara?
Hmm don’t know those first two brands. I know Zara and have browsed in there before but don’t think I ever got anything. It’s not quite my style I’m a little more funky
Snacking is a little problem for me
Sometimes we snack out of boredom, but if you are genuinely hungry then nourish your body! Just choose healthy snacks like fruit, or veggies and hummus or nuts or seed crackers :)
Can I reason with my self by saying we live four people so four times the amount you have? 😅
Sounds reasonable to me!
keep those bowls and cutting board oiled and they won't crack or wear as easily. just sayin. Blessings
Thank you for the tip 💚
But this steel cookwares right now your holding even this looks so clunky you live alone so this much of huge amount of food you cook & cookware you used ?? This also takes space .
I actually have an updated kitchen vid coming soon ;)
@@Exploravore excited to see your new kitchen tour
Well this cooking items seems humongous you have too much yet to decluter did you buy everything in sets looks almost in sets there this things takes to much space and energy to clear all the time we peoples cannot get free when we have kitchen is fully loaded with tools & gadgets all the time are you declutteing utensils what you will do with them did you try earthenware utensils that are good things too used do you used oven
do you have a guy friend, may i ask? oh yes i like this video---- thanks----deatra
Currently I do not. But I hope he shows up soon 😄💕
Ill sound cautious now, be careful, which you already know
Hah yes I have learned many lessons over the years ;)
Kind of sad.😢
Why is this sad? Perhaps you are projecting your own preferences and values. Living this way brings me great serenity, joy, freedom and happiness.
@@Exploravoreyour way of living mimics mine, I dearly enjoy your videos
I don't like to host either. My reasons are that I live with an elderly mother who has serious health problems so having guests at home for hours is just an unnecessary stress fot her; also I don't like to cook for many people, I used to do when I had a partner and we had his family over for dinner but now I just wanna cook for 2 and last but not least I'm not an introvert but I really value and enjoy my privacy. My home is my private sanctuary, don't wanna have anyone walking around looking at my stuff 😂 Oh, and I'm very clean and having people over means I have the urge to clean thoroughly asa they've left 😂😂
I'm not your typical hospitable italian 😊
For me not owning stuff other people have is liberation.
I know only sleep and food deprivation, anything else is accessory and a personal choice 😊
Well said. And yes you are definitely different than the typical Italian! But I think it’s fun to be different 😎⚡️
Omg why is kitchen stuff soooo big and clunky??? Lol. It has taken several huge boxes for me to pack my kitchen whenever I move. 🫣
It’s always the biggest chunk! And everything so fragile needing extra care and wrapping…