Would you first off, please tell your husband “thank you for your service, sir!” My dad was a veteran of World War II. Memorial day 2005 I took Dad to the memorial day parade. He was not walking well, by the. Parkinson’s. He walked with a walker but for longer distances, his portable wheelchair served him well. So, we brought the wheelchair because I really wanted to take him to the parade. We hadn’t been to a parade together since I was just a kid. I was around 50 then. He would’ve been 80 years old at that point. He died December 15, 2005. All that to say, when the veterans and enlisted men and women marched in the parade, my proud Marine dad saluted the militaryen & women the entire time they marched by us! It got me so incredibly emotional, I could barely contain myself. My tears were just flowing like a river. Even thinking back on it, its emotional for me! It was just so moving and I was so struck in my mind, with what he went through during the war. The dear comrades that he lost. Just Everything! When I was a child and it was time for bed, my mom would nightly read me a story, out of a book. But, when Dad would tucked me in at night , he would TELL ME stories. Dad always enjoyed telling me stories about the huge ships that he sailed in. The different countries he visited, and different things like that. He WAS would talk about being on the ship, and the enormous waves 🌊! He wanted to be Marine, for sure, so he enlisted. So he was never “drafted”. He was in before that. Honestly, did very well for himself even though but he enlisted before he was even was able to graduate from high school, because it was the war time. My older sister came along when I believe, he was employed. I don’t remember exactly how it went down, and now I am the oldest. Everyone, my sisters and parents have died. I’m not sure if my dad was here when oldest sis was born. but I don’t think so. But nonetheless, Dad was gone and when he got back from the was oldest sis was two years old! I think she “may 😊” have been a “bit” spoiled, because my mom and she had lived her ENTIRE TWO YEARS with my mom‘s parents. Money was tight of course! It was war time. So, when my dad arrived back home from war my oldest sis, BEING A 2 year old, didn’t LIKE DAD! honestly, she didn’t even know her dad of course, as a little two-year-old child. Well, oldest sister did something that was inappropriate and naughty! Dad gave her a Tap on her BEHIND! I often wondered if she before then had one look of discipline whatsoever. We’ll never know. So after our dad disciplined her, THAT CHANGED E V E R Y T H I N G! She went from not liking him whatsoever to he was her best friend, all of a sudden! She couldn’t get enough of dad!🥰 It just goes just told me goes to show that children need to be disciplined, in the proper way of course. Do you thrive with the rules. They want to know they have boundaries because that tells them that the adults in their life care about them. Anyway, that’s my longgg story. Taking Dad to the 2005 Memorial Day Parade, will ALWAYS hold a very special place in my heart! Saluting all the soldiers was just something I’ve never seen him do because I just hadn’t had the opportunity. But I’m thankful I did that day. It told me a lot about his love for his country and his fellow man. I didn’t have any kind camera with me, but that’s actually okay. The picts are in my memory bank! I have found that when I don’t take an actual picture I remember the scene vividly anyway. Sometimes when I get caught up and taking pictures, I’m not really experiencing the moment. It was really a very beautiful day, in every way. Thank you again, for your service to our country! I really do appreciate it. Peace
It's so nice to see how you're both enjoying Andy being home. He's a goofball but we love when he's in your videos. My husband does not care about clothes and wouldn't notice if half of them disappeared from his closet. That may or may not have happened in the past 🤭😉
So pleased to hear your husband say you are more happy and less anxious. In these strange times it’s good to hear things are better for you. Life is so stressful generally - getting rid of any stress is such a good thing. Well done both of you
Your love for each other is so manifest in how you talk and look at each other. Looks like Andy got rid of so much of his stuff easily. Maybe with him helping, you will feel more free to get rid of more stuff prior to your move. It is such a joy to watch your family's minimalism (and now zero waste) journey.🥰 Thanks for sharing!
Quick tip: cut off the sleeves of the shirts you are turning into rags asap. You can use them to make masks and this way the shirts won't magically end up in a laundry pile and back into the closet! (I've been there. Multiple times.)
I have just binge watched almost all your channel. You show us reall life and have bravly laid out your stuggles out for us to see. I have been entertained and inspired by you. I've fallen into the cleaning and organising side of RUclips and you are by far the best channel yet! Decluttering, cleaning and minamalism in a real home. There are too many maxamilist cleaning channels and they just give me anxity 😂 I think this is my happy place 😆
We're a military family too and really understand the feeling like home discussion. You're doing a great job changing the household to be more restful and homely. I'll pray for you one military wife to another as you move.
Hi! Silent viewer here... i really enjoyed this one with your husband, and it always makes such the difference when your other half wants to make these kind of changes too. More of these please!
Erica sincerely THANK YOU .....FOR YOUR FAMILIES SACRIFICES ....while your AMAZING HUSBAND SERVES OUR COUNTRY ...when he smelled your hair just spoke volumes of not taking anything for granted ....enjoyed your inspirational video
Andy is so much better than my husband at decluttering his clothes! You both are amazing and lovely, here’s to many more years of happiness, success and wedded bliss. 🥰
Thanks for keeping the kids! Loved this! Once or twice a year I pull everything out of our closet and ask my husband to put back anything he wants to keep. Some times are more productive than others, but baby steps!
lol, shocked me, too! :D Believe me, Erica, it won't work, he ain't gonna wear it, even though he has a capsule now and it will be there, waiting for him. Been there, tried that, failed hard.
Mr. Lucas, thank you for chiming in! It helps my case when I ask my SO to watch specifically curated videos when there is a gent who doesn’t look put upon when participating. I don’t go thru his items bc like you said I want to be respectful. But now HE is doing it. Happy dance! 👍😃 😂
Oh you are going to love your new duty station! We were at Fort Meade a few years back and it was my favorite duty station! I used Annapolis for most of my things and it’s beautiful!! I miss it there all the time.
My husband and I are military as well so PCS every few years. We have the same feeling about the houses we stay in, none of them feels like home. They are homey and get the job done haha but it will be so nice to have a settled forever home. Thanks for the video.
I remember how much closet space we gained when my husband was able to finally able to get rid of all of his military clothing/ accessories (except for the Class As he hasn't been able to fit in since practically the end of boot camp LOL And we meet on Myspace (!!!) while he was deployed- took us a year to finally meet in person and we just celebrated out 10th wedding anniversary :)
Thank you for not editing the chat around the 10min mark! We own, but keep talking about moving, and it’s only recently become obvious to me that a lot of my stress and clutter is linked to that. I think you are doing amazingly well!
Loved this! He is VERY good at letting go of his stuff.( My husband, not so much 😂) I am sure wherever you live it is home for you all. It's not the place, it's not the building, it's the people! 😍
Erica, could you please do a theory video on all the rules (a.k.a. guidelines) to minimalism? 20/20, 90/90 etc. I heared them all, but forgot them all ^^ And you are by far the most apt person on the internet who can sum up like 10ys of publications on minimalism, because you educate yourself so well on that topic!
Y´alls youngest boy is his twin! I´m glad he was able to get rid of a lot. Looking forward to seeing how you implement minimalism and less waste in your new home!
Can completely relate to the home question. We have rented for 19 years of marriage and 8 moves. We got out of debt and are now saving for house . LOVE how you guys work together and relate!
Awesome job Andy! Who knew you could power through that lot so quickly. You two are the sweetest couple. I can see what attracted each of you to the other so clearly. Perfect match.
Love all of Andy’s faces as he tries to have a civilian face for the videos. You two are so cute! It’s great to see you two go through the decluttering together.
Really enjoyed this video with your husband decluttering his stuff. Y’all are great together. Showing couples how you can easily work together and not making each other mad because y’all are different. Love love love this.
I was really impressed with how quickly he went through his stuff. And most people don't know this, but there is a right and wrong way to hang shirts-the shirts have to all face the same way, LOL (Yes, I do that too!)
You two are awesome together! He was very efficient in triaging his clothes, no doubt used to having a military-created capsule wardrobe already and traveling.
I wish I lived closer to you two: I think I could wear some of the clothes Andy gave away!---I know what you mean about whether a place is home. For going on ten years I've rented the efficiency apartment where I live and while I'm so thankful to have it, it's a residence, not really a home. If circumstances were different I'd get a larger place. Too I'm in my late 50's and am at a time when I see that living alone isn't such a great arrangement. For a variety of reasons such as cost and health/safety issues I wouldn't mind sharing a place with someone else. Maybe that's ahead!
Thanks for another fun and encouraging video! Looking forward to seeing how you guys continue to declutter and feeling a taste of some of that freedom along with you as I declutter as well. Wednesday I tackle our office/homeschool secondary storage I’m exited to get rid of 1/2- that’s my goal! I have a friend coming to help. Keep doing the great hard work!!
You are both so dear and adorable!!!!!! I love your videos and they are even Better and more fun with Andy back. Blessings and laughter during your move. : )
I met my Andy on eHarmony too! I can't get mine to do that though, he has literally 3 times the clothes I do now, and typically only wears 30% of them! Still as long as they don't expand further into mine and my daughter's areas (We keep all our clothes in one room) then he can keep them 😁 You're ploughing through everything now, you're going to feel so light when you do move! I found my anxiety levels dropped when I had less stuff to deal with, and cleaning is a cinch now too. My biggest change, which had the biggest impact on my mental wellbeing was to clear the space I can see from my bed, and keep it clear. It's worth the effort every evening before bed to make sure it is clear so I wake up to a clutter free space, and generally I don't let stuff pile there anymore anyway. Psychologically, even though I know there may be other things to sort elsewhere, having that clear space on waking allows me to start the day with clear head space. As part of the journey I'm following a cleaning process called TOMM (The Organised Mum Method) you set a Rota and clean to that. It's taken a little while to get into but the house is feeling so much cleaner all the time with very little effort, plus no cleaning on weekends! I'd recommend looking into it.
The fly lady method is similar and you tackle areas in zones on a rotation basis for a set period of time to begin with and then things move up a gear so to speak. I also really like Sophia from My Great Challenge, she has spent a good few years tackling her de cluttering and she has used the fly lady method too. She is really nailing things at present after a difficult year. I will check out the TOMM method too. I'm fairly new to your channel Erica but I like you and you explain your thought process really well. I'm an ex military wife with no children and I think you've done amazing well to do what you've done, especially as you only revealed recently that Andy was deployed I had no idea, i just kept thinking I know military men are busy but surely he could make time to help her🤔....take it all back😂 You guys have done a great job working as a team working through what is left and organising a plan for the move. Your new house looks lovely, looking forward to more videos to see how you style and organise the space. I think this house is going to feel a lot more homely and I think your going to get so more permanent pieces of furniture that you can take with you next time.💗🇬🇧
I have MAJOR control anxiety and my mom would always take my stuff and throw out things that she meant I did not use and such. This caused a lot of anxiety that I struggle with to this day and so I just want to give a reminder to everyone, respect your children's things and do not take their stuff without having their approval.
Such a great video! I am a new sub from Minimal Mom’s channel. Watching a ton of your previous videos. You have inspired me to declutter my kitchen & closets. 😊 I love how you are working through this process of a minimalist journey. 🌼
I was so excited to hear you are moving to Annapolis! We are an hour away in Southern MD, in the second sailing capital of MD, near Solomons Island, just over the bridge from PAX River NAS. Please schedule a meet up for all your MD peeps. It would be so fun to meet you!
You should of course check with your local donation center but I hear that they WANT stained and ripped clothing, I hear they sell it for rags. Another way to help minimize waste! 😁
I'm always so eager and happy when I see that there's a new video! Thank you for inspiring us so frequently! Yours truly decluttered 75% of her cook books today - thanks to you! 😙
You 2 are so funny and real! Thank you!! You are so good at remembering the "rules". Could you, PLEASE,😁 make a video (teacher style, I like to take notes) telling us the rules that you have found in your reading and research? All in one place. They are so good and if I can write them down, that would he great!
Yes!! I love it! I took screen shots so that I can write them down!! Thank u!❤❤ Also I am from PA, maybe you will come back when you are ready to buy!!😁
My husband has been so relieved since he retired. He finished his career in South Carolina, we bought a house in Arizona, but we miss the Greenery, so we will be moving to north east Texas or Arkansas sooner than later. It’s weird making your own life decisions after being told where to live for decades by the navy!
Two favorite moments during your video. When you're husband sniffed your hair and your reaction. 😆😍 I catch my husband doing the same and I used to think it was odd and now I adore it. The second was the story of the broom and the video of Ranger carrying it out of the sunroom. 🤣😂
Can you please send Andy to Arkansas to motivate my hubby to declutter his clothes? 😜. Thank you both for your service to our country! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Y’all are hilarious together!
Lucky you with your husband willing to get rid of stuff. I am a minimalist in heart, but my husband is not. I organized his closet once. Not trashed- just organized, like t-shirts with t-shirts, pants with pants. He didn't speak to me for a week!
HAHAHAHA you guys are great! Fun to watch, keep up the good work on your home and your content. :) Interesting to hear about the military lifestyle, I know nothing about deployments, terms of service and living situations, it would be interesting to hear more about all of that if you ever feel like you would like to share. :)
I loved this video it’s amazing your hubby wants to make sure he does his part, well done to you both and how far you have come. Mine doesn’t do that and leaves it all to me. I did spot one flaw or mistake by you 😁 he was unsure of a top and you talked him into keeping something that he knew he most likely wouldn’t wear 😘just some feedback and mean it in the most positive way love x couldn’t wait to wake up this morning and watch your vlog. I’m based in Australia so a day I have to wait well almost 😃
I haven't moved much in my life, and to me, moving long-distance sounds like an adventure-fantasy. I want to see a lot of different cultures. But I can see how that might not be a fun adventure, in practice. Finding new routines, new places to grocery shop, and mostly being at home while raising kids, isn't really the exciting adventure I imagine. Trying to make new friends, then leaving again; that would be the hardest part for me. "Home but not rooted"... It's good insight for me. I'll make a point to be more grateful for my roots. I live in a wonderful place now; I would be pretty upset if I had to move somewhere less desirable.
Your both so cute together, Erica you look so happy to have your man home. That closet declutter went so effortlessly,when I helped my husband do his side of out closet, it was like pulling teeth, he said I was heartless, it took him 10 min a clothing item to decide, where I have developed a declutter muscle, he always says he is glad I keep him 😀😀😀😀😀😀
I loved this! We've been married almost five years longer, and I'm about ten years younger than you are! We've moved 11 times so far, once living in Alaska so I loved Andy's shirt!
Me & Ralph for 6 weeks from first phone call till married. He lived in KS & I lived in CO. The only thing we had in common was religion but that was very important to both of us.
If you have old shirts you like but aren't good for wearing anymore I suggest making reusable bags out of them for grocery shopping. It allows you to keep the sentimental item and not use plastic bags at the store. There are many methods but I like cutting little slits all the way across the bottom (and sides if it's too wide) and double knotting them all together (front fringe to back fringe).
Don't miss the Maryland Seafood Festival in Annapolis, it's September 26th this year. Also Old Towne Tavern down near the end of the pier in Annapolis has big name live music.
Philly in the house !!! I love my city, but man if this keeps up look elsewhere ! I love my tiny home here. This would be great when the kids leave the nest. Small house =small bills ! Ps i spied that Phillies hat in the closet 😋
Thank you for your service Andy! Love that you joined Erica on these videos and we get to see your perspective! Congrats on the move, how exciting! How do your kids feel about minimalism?! Also wondering what do you use to edit your videos?
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You’re like a giggly schoolgirl in love when you’re around Andy, it’s wonderful.
I suppose I am. 🥰
And he clearly adores you!
Dorothy Young yes he does. They are so sweet together.
I was thinking the same thing the whole video!
Andy makes me smile so much! “You kept the kids” You guys are great together!
I came to say the exact same thing 😂
OMG, Andy is a hoot! He is clearly not camera shy, and you two are so cute together. Looking forward to more videos of y'all as a couple.
Hahah that begining hair smelling clip was so stinkin cute 😅🤣
LMAO OMG you guys are so cute!!! I love how he defaults to his military face and you tell him to smile. soooo cute.
That military face is also a parenting tactic. :)
Awe!! You two are so cute 💞
Would you first off, please tell your husband “thank you for your service, sir!”
My dad was a veteran of World War II. Memorial day 2005 I took Dad to the memorial day parade. He was not walking well, by the. Parkinson’s. He walked with a walker but for longer distances, his portable wheelchair served him well. So, we brought the wheelchair because I really wanted to take him to the parade. We hadn’t been to a parade together since I was just a kid. I was around 50 then. He would’ve been 80 years old at that point. He died December 15, 2005.
All that to say, when the veterans and enlisted men and women marched in the parade, my proud Marine dad saluted the militaryen & women the entire time they marched by us!
It got me so incredibly emotional, I could barely contain myself. My tears were just flowing like a river. Even thinking back on it, its emotional for me! It was just so moving and I was so struck in my mind, with what he went through during the war. The dear comrades that he lost. Just Everything!
When I was a child and it was time for bed, my mom would nightly read me a story, out of a book. But, when Dad would tucked me in at night , he would TELL ME stories. Dad always enjoyed telling me stories about the huge ships that he sailed in. The different countries he visited, and different things like that. He WAS would talk about being on the ship, and the enormous waves 🌊! He wanted to be Marine, for sure, so he enlisted. So he was never “drafted”. He was in before that. Honestly, did very well for himself even though but he enlisted before he was even was able to graduate from high school, because it was the war time.
My older sister came along when I believe, he was employed. I don’t remember exactly how it went down, and now I am the oldest. Everyone, my sisters and parents have died. I’m not sure if my dad was here when oldest sis was born. but I don’t think so.
But nonetheless, Dad was gone and when he got back from the was oldest sis was two years old! I think she “may 😊” have been a “bit” spoiled, because my mom and she had lived her ENTIRE TWO YEARS with my mom‘s parents. Money was tight of course! It was war time.
So, when my dad arrived back home from war my oldest sis, BEING A 2 year old, didn’t LIKE DAD! honestly, she didn’t even know her dad of course, as a little two-year-old child.
Well, oldest sister did something that was inappropriate and naughty! Dad gave her a Tap on her BEHIND! I often wondered if she before then had one look of discipline whatsoever. We’ll never know. So after our dad disciplined her, THAT CHANGED
E V E R Y T H I N G! She went from not liking him whatsoever to he was her best friend, all of a sudden! She couldn’t get enough of dad!🥰
It just goes just told me goes to show that children need to be disciplined, in the proper way of course. Do you thrive with the rules. They want to know they have boundaries because that tells them that the adults in their life care about them.
Anyway, that’s my longgg story. Taking Dad to the 2005 Memorial Day Parade, will ALWAYS hold a very special place in my heart! Saluting all the soldiers was just something I’ve never seen him do because I just hadn’t had the opportunity. But I’m thankful I did that day. It told me a lot about his love for his country and his fellow man. I didn’t have any kind camera with me, but that’s actually okay. The picts are in my memory bank! I have found that when I don’t take an actual picture I remember the scene vividly anyway. Sometimes when I get caught up and taking pictures, I’m not really experiencing the moment.
It was really a very beautiful day, in every way.
Thank you again, for your service to our country! I really do appreciate it.
Peace
Thank you for your fathers service!
I love how he sees how happy this makes you, and you can see he loves the change 😍😭😭🙌 #RelationshipGoals
Yes, I thought it was really sweet that the thing he seems to like most about minimalism is the effect it's had on her.
It's so nice to see how you're both enjoying Andy being home. He's a goofball but we love when he's in your videos.
My husband does not care about clothes and wouldn't notice if half of them disappeared from his closet. That may or may not have happened in the past 🤭😉
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So pleased to hear your husband say you are more happy and less anxious. In these strange times it’s good to hear things are better for you. Life is so stressful generally - getting rid of any stress is such a good thing. Well done both of you
Your love for each other is so manifest in how you talk and look at each other.
Looks like Andy got rid of so much of his stuff easily.
Maybe with him helping, you will feel more free to get rid of more stuff prior to your move.
It is such a joy to watch your family's minimalism (and now zero waste) journey.🥰
Thanks for sharing!
Quick tip: cut off the sleeves of the shirts you are turning into rags asap. You can use them to make masks and this way the shirts won't magically end up in a laundry pile and back into the closet! (I've been there. Multiple times.)
Great tip!
I always and JUST did that. I cut the short sleeves first so I know its rags..
Advice: anything Andy might not like that you got rid of just say Ranger took it. Because that worked.
Ha!! My new secret weapon.
Your husband is a mirror image of your youngest son. Facial expressions and all. Good video. It is hard to discard some of your favorite clothes.
Yes!! I thought the same with the youngest😊
I have just binge watched almost all your channel. You show us reall life and have bravly laid out your stuggles out for us to see. I have been entertained and inspired by you.
I've fallen into the cleaning and organising side of RUclips and you are by far the best channel yet! Decluttering, cleaning and minamalism in a real home. There are too many maxamilist cleaning channels and they just give me anxity 😂 I think this is my happy place 😆
I cannot stop smiling, your husband is very sweet.. you are great together :)
We're a military family too and really understand the feeling like home discussion. You're doing a great job changing the household to be more restful and homely. I'll pray for you one military wife to another as you move.
Thank you for your service.
And you
Hi! Silent viewer here... i really enjoyed this one with your husband, and it always makes such the difference when your other half wants to make these kind of changes too. More of these please!
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Loved this video! Ranger was my favorite sidekick of yours, but Andy has taken his spot. 😊 Love watching you together!
Ranger is his side kick now. Alpha.
I love how giddy and happy you are when you are around your hubby!
Love this! 💕 Y’all are so cute! And it is good to see you so happy, Erica!
Erica sincerely THANK YOU .....FOR YOUR FAMILIES SACRIFICES ....while your AMAZING HUSBAND SERVES OUR COUNTRY ...when he smelled your hair just spoke volumes of not taking anything for granted ....enjoyed your inspirational video
Andy is so much better than my husband at decluttering his clothes! You both are amazing and lovely, here’s to many more years of happiness, success and wedded bliss. 🥰
Thanks for keeping the kids! Loved this! Once or twice a year I pull everything out of our closet and ask my husband to put back anything he wants to keep. Some times are more productive than others, but baby steps!
You actually talked him into keeping thing he would have willingly gotten rid of.
Yes she did!!!
poodlegirl55 I know!! 😂😂
Ha I did
Totally thought that too
lol, shocked me, too! :D Believe me, Erica, it won't work, he ain't gonna wear it, even though he has a capsule now and it will be there, waiting for him. Been there, tried that, failed hard.
I love seeing you two together, bantering and making decluttering more fun.
Mr. Lucas, thank you for chiming in! It helps my case when I ask my SO to watch specifically curated videos when there is a gent who doesn’t look put upon when participating. I don’t go thru his items bc like you said I want to be respectful. But now HE is doing it. Happy dance! 👍😃 😂
Yes!!!!
Such a husband “refresh my memory” in response to the 20/20 rule - that was so cute and funny!!!
Oh you are going to love your new duty station! We were at Fort Meade a few years back and it was my favorite duty station! I used Annapolis for most of my things and it’s beautiful!! I miss it there all the time.
My husband and I are military as well so PCS every few years. We have the same feeling about the houses we stay in, none of them feels like home. They are homey and get the job done haha but it will be so nice to have a settled forever home. Thanks for the video.
Oh this is so sweet seeing you two work together organizing and decluttering together.
I remember how much closet space we gained when my husband was able to finally able to get rid of all of his military clothing/ accessories (except for the Class As he hasn't been able to fit in since practically the end of boot camp LOL And we meet on Myspace (!!!) while he was deployed- took us a year to finally meet in person and we just celebrated out 10th wedding anniversary :)
You two are so cute.. And the love and respect you have for one another is so visible.. Beautiful... X
Love that you are moving to Annapolis! 45 min south of me 🙂
Awww...you 2 are an AWESOME team! Great job on the closet declutter!
Thank you for not editing the chat around the 10min mark! We own, but keep talking about moving, and it’s only recently become obvious to me that a lot of my stress and clutter is linked to that. I think you are doing amazingly well!
The 🧹 ... where’s the broom??😂 😂💖
I am thrilled to see the family united. Great life 🌈❤️👍
Loved this! He is VERY good at letting go of his stuff.( My husband, not so much 😂) I am sure wherever you live it is home for you all. It's not the place, it's not the building, it's the people! 😍
I think you are wanting to put down roots and while in the military, you can't do that.
Erica, could you please do a theory video on all the rules (a.k.a. guidelines) to minimalism? 20/20, 90/90 etc. I heared them all, but forgot them all ^^ And you are by far the most apt person on the internet who can sum up like 10ys of publications on minimalism, because you educate yourself so well on that topic!
Y´alls youngest boy is his twin! I´m glad he was able to get rid of a lot. Looking forward to seeing how you implement minimalism and less waste in your new home!
I’m looking forward to that adventure too!
Can completely relate to the home question. We have rented for 19 years of marriage and 8 moves. We got out of debt and are now saving for house . LOVE how you guys work together and relate!
Awesome job Andy! Who knew you could power through that lot so quickly. You two are the sweetest couple. I can see what attracted each of you to the other so clearly. Perfect match.
You two are hilarious and so real! This definitely motivates me.
Love all of Andy’s faces as he tries to have a civilian face for the videos. You two are so cute! It’s great to see you two go through the decluttering together.
I can tell you two are very well suited for each other. You remind me of my relationship.
Really enjoyed this video with your husband decluttering his stuff. Y’all are great together. Showing couples how you can easily work together and not making each other mad because y’all are different. Love love love this.
I was really impressed with how quickly he went through his stuff.
And most people don't know this, but there is a right and wrong way to hang shirts-the shirts have to all face the same way, LOL (Yes, I do that too!)
You two are awesome together!
He was very efficient in triaging his clothes, no doubt used to having a military-created capsule wardrobe already and traveling.
You two are adorable! The attraction is wonderful! Sniff, did you just smell my hair.? Lol, So cute! wonderful seeing you so happy.
Rarely do I smile while watching videos, but this one had me smiling a lot. I kept thinking "what a beautiful couple!". Thank you.
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I wish I lived closer to you two: I think I could wear some of the clothes Andy gave away!---I know what you mean about whether a place is home. For going on ten years I've rented the efficiency apartment where I live and while I'm so thankful to have it, it's a residence, not really a home. If circumstances were different I'd get a larger place. Too I'm in my late 50's and am at a time when I see that living alone isn't such a great arrangement. For a variety of reasons such as cost and health/safety issues I wouldn't mind sharing a place with someone else. Maybe that's ahead!
No no! The clothes does not shrink! The little tailer gnomes that live in the closet retailer the clothes for fun when you are not looking🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: the scientific name for those tailer gnomes is „calories“
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Loving the Broncos gear!! And ive seen some Colorado stuff before!!! Great job decluttering!
Great work on the sorting today. I’m 18 months in to minimalism with three children. Enjoyed hearing your story to. Thanks for sharing.
You make a great couple. It didn't take him long to go through his clothes! He's a champ. So nice to hear how you met.
Thanks for another fun and encouraging video! Looking forward to seeing how you guys continue to declutter and feeling a taste of some of that freedom along with you as I declutter as well. Wednesday I tackle our office/homeschool secondary storage I’m exited to get rid of 1/2- that’s my goal! I have a friend coming to help. Keep doing the great hard work!!
You are both so dear and adorable!!!!!! I love your videos and they are even Better and more fun with Andy back. Blessings and laughter during your move. : )
I love your energy together. You both compliment eachother so well, and are both so funny!!!
I met my Andy on eHarmony too!
I can't get mine to do that though, he has literally 3 times the clothes I do now, and typically only wears 30% of them! Still as long as they don't expand further into mine and my daughter's areas (We keep all our clothes in one room) then he can keep them 😁
You're ploughing through everything now, you're going to feel so light when you do move! I found my anxiety levels dropped when I had less stuff to deal with, and cleaning is a cinch now too.
My biggest change, which had the biggest impact on my mental wellbeing was to clear the space I can see from my bed, and keep it clear. It's worth the effort every evening before bed to make sure it is clear so I wake up to a clutter free space, and generally I don't let stuff pile there anymore anyway. Psychologically, even though I know there may be other things to sort elsewhere, having that clear space on waking allows me to start the day with clear head space.
As part of the journey I'm following a cleaning process called TOMM (The Organised Mum Method) you set a Rota and clean to that. It's taken a little while to get into but the house is feeling so much cleaner all the time with very little effort, plus no cleaning on weekends! I'd recommend looking into it.
Love how you clean. I need to find a groove like you did!
The fly lady method is similar and you tackle areas in zones on a rotation basis for a set period of time to begin with and then things move up a gear so to speak. I also really like Sophia from My Great Challenge, she has spent a good few years tackling her de cluttering and she has used the fly lady method too. She is really nailing things at present after a difficult year. I will check out the TOMM method too.
I'm fairly new to your channel Erica but I like you and you explain your thought process really well. I'm an ex military wife with no children and I think you've done amazing well to do what you've done, especially as you only revealed recently that Andy was deployed I had no idea, i just kept thinking I know military men are busy but surely he could make time to help her🤔....take it all back😂
You guys have done a great job working as a team working through what is left and organising a plan for the move. Your new house looks lovely, looking forward to more videos to see how you style and organise the space. I think this house is going to feel a lot more homely and I think your going to get so more permanent pieces of furniture that you can take with you next time.💗🇬🇧
Lindsay Holroyd hello! Thanks for the comment and for your prior service and sacrifice with the military. I going to check out Sophia! Thanks
I have MAJOR control anxiety and my mom would always take my stuff and throw out things that she meant I did not use and such. This caused a lot of anxiety that I struggle with to this day and so I just want to give a reminder to everyone, respect your children's things and do not take their stuff without having their approval.
Hysterical! You two are adorable! Andy’s expressions are priceless!
Such a great video! I am a new sub from Minimal Mom’s channel. Watching a ton of your previous videos. You have inspired me to declutter my kitchen & closets. 😊
I love how you are working through this process of a minimalist journey. 🌼
This is so great!!!!
I was so excited to hear you are moving to Annapolis! We are an hour away in Southern MD, in the second sailing capital of MD, near Solomons Island, just over the bridge from PAX River NAS. Please schedule a meet up for all your MD peeps. It would be so fun to meet you!
Hoow cool that Andy is decluttering with you!!
Love this video. Thank you both so much for all you’re willing to endure to serve our country.
You should of course check with your local donation center but I hear that they WANT stained and ripped clothing, I hear they sell it for rags. Another way to help minimize waste! 😁
Andy is so charming, couldn't help but smile at his comments. Nice to see him back home participating in the decluttering :) love from Scotland!
I'm always so eager and happy when I see that there's a new video! Thank you for inspiring us so frequently! Yours truly decluttered 75% of her cook books today - thanks to you! 😙
Heck yea!!!
Very fun to watch you together. He did a great job decluttering.
You 2 are so funny and real! Thank you!!
You are so good at remembering the "rules". Could you, PLEASE,😁 make a video (teacher style, I like to take notes) telling us the rules that you have found in your reading and research? All in one place. They are so good and if I can write them down, that would he great!
Oh wow, sure!!! I can do that.
Yes!! I love it! I took screen shots so that I can write them down!! Thank u!❤❤ Also I am from PA, maybe you will come back when you are ready to buy!!😁
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@@EricaLucasLoves I saw it!!! Thank you! That's perfect!❤
@@EricaLucasLoves I saw it!!! Thank you! That's perfect!❤
My husband has been so relieved since he retired. He finished his career in South Carolina, we bought a house in Arizona, but we miss the Greenery, so we will be moving to north east Texas or Arkansas sooner than later. It’s weird making your own life decisions after being told where to live for decades by the navy!
Thank you for your service!!
He was more rutless with his clothes . Nice to get to know both of you more😘🤗💕
We live in Stafford, VA and I'm former Navy and my husband was a Merchant Marine for MSC. I love your channel! And we are from Philly!
Wow we have overlapping circles!!!!! Thank you for your service.
Two favorite moments during your video. When you're husband sniffed your hair and your reaction. 😆😍 I catch my husband doing the same and I used to think it was odd and now I adore it.
The second was the story of the broom and the video of Ranger carrying it out of the sunroom. 🤣😂
You two are so cute together!!! You can feel the love!!
You guys seem like such a fun couple! I love watching your videos together!
Can you please send Andy to Arkansas to motivate my hubby to declutter his clothes? 😜. Thank you both for your service to our country! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Y’all are hilarious together!
Lucky you with your husband willing to get rid of stuff. I am a minimalist in heart, but my husband is not. I organized his closet once. Not trashed- just organized, like t-shirts with t-shirts, pants with pants. He didn't speak to me for a week!
HAHAHAHA you guys are great! Fun to watch, keep up the good work on your home and your content. :) Interesting to hear about the military lifestyle, I know nothing about deployments, terms of service and living situations, it would be interesting to hear more about all of that if you ever feel like you would like to share. :)
Y’all are adorable! Thank you for sharing!!!💕💕
Congratulations on your appointment to the Naval Academy!!!!🇺🇸
🤣😂 this is great! You guys are precious together!
Thank you for your service. You are a sweet couple. I love your chemistry. God bless you and your family.
“ Well, you kept the kids. So that’s good. “ You two are so funny.
I loved this video it’s amazing your hubby wants to make sure he does his part, well done to you both and how far you have come. Mine doesn’t do that and leaves it all to me. I did spot one flaw or mistake by you 😁 he was unsure of a top and you talked him into keeping something that he knew he most likely wouldn’t wear 😘just some feedback and mean it in the most positive way love x couldn’t wait to wake up this morning and watch your vlog. I’m based in Australia so a day I have to wait well almost 😃
I did!! I didn’t even catch myself like you did. I think I was just double guessing for him and he wasn’t even doing it. 😂
I haven't moved much in my life, and to me, moving long-distance sounds like an adventure-fantasy. I want to see a lot of different cultures.
But I can see how that might not be a fun adventure, in practice. Finding new routines, new places to grocery shop, and mostly being at home while raising kids, isn't really the exciting adventure I imagine. Trying to make new friends, then leaving again; that would be the hardest part for me.
"Home but not rooted"... It's good insight for me. I'll make a point to be more grateful for my roots. I live in a wonderful place now; I would be pretty upset if I had to move somewhere less desirable.
I love Ranger stealing the broom!! 🤣😂
He was a stinker puppy!
Ahhhhh! Annapolis! I’m 30 minutes from there, just across the bay bridge. Plan a meet up!!
Yes!!!!!!! We can do that!!!!
It was like you were going through a scrapbook as you looked at each shirt. Even clothes can carry sentiments 😉
Your both so cute together, Erica you look so happy to have your man home.
That closet declutter went so effortlessly,when I helped my husband do his side of out closet, it was like pulling teeth, he said I was heartless, it took him 10 min a clothing item to decide, where I have developed a declutter muscle, he always says he is glad I keep him 😀😀😀😀😀😀
Loved watching this! ❤️. Looking forward to watching you guys settle in your new place. How are guys so ruthless going through their stuff 😂
I loved this! We've been married almost five years longer, and I'm about ten years younger than you are! We've moved 11 times so far, once living in Alaska so I loved Andy's shirt!
Me & Ralph for 6 weeks from first phone call till married. He lived in KS & I lived in CO. The only thing we had in common was religion but that was very important to both of us.
Btw we are 7 yrs married working to #8 this December.
If you have old shirts you like but aren't good for wearing anymore I suggest making reusable bags out of them for grocery shopping. It allows you to keep the sentimental item and not use plastic bags at the store. There are many methods but I like cutting little slits all the way across the bottom (and sides if it's too wide) and double knotting them all together (front fringe to back fringe).
Don't miss the Maryland Seafood Festival in Annapolis, it's September 26th this year. Also Old Towne Tavern down near the end of the pier in Annapolis has big name live music.
Great job Andy! Loved the questions too!
I loved watching this video u made together!!! Also learning more about u both.
Philly in the house !!! I love my city, but man if this keeps up look elsewhere ! I love my tiny home here. This would be great when the kids leave the nest. Small house =small bills !
Ps i spied that Phillies hat in the closet 😋
Thank you for your service Andy! Love that you joined Erica on these videos and we get to see your perspective! Congrats on the move, how exciting! How do your kids feel about minimalism?! Also wondering what do you use to edit your videos?