becoming more minimal is 1000% easier than trying to maintain a cluttered, stuffed, stressful home while pretending everything is okay. These points are spot on
I have absolutely hit my breaking point mentally in my house! I don't know how far I'll go with minimalism, but it has felt so good to fill up donation bags. For the first time in years I'm starting on top of my kitchen and living room and the stress is going away little by little. Having to be out of the house at a certain time in the morning this week and knowing where all shoes were meant that I left on time. That doesn't usually happen. I have a very long way to go but I can already feel the difference in my mood and stress just with the very little I have done. I can't believe the difference! I have been binge watching anything that involves realistic decluttering with kids. Thank you for the content!
I agree with all of these. I have to say that I don't miss a lot of pictures on the wall and knick knacks I use to have. I keep that pretty minimal. Less dusting too! I find that having too much stuff in a room is not relaxing and ups my anxiety. It's hard sometimes going to certain people's homes. I always feel relieved when I get back to my home. Shannon, your hair looks so pretty! 😍 And by the way, I love all of your plants. ❤
Thank you! We stayed at a rental on vacation and there was so much decor that we literally had no where to put our things. It really stood out to me that we are minimal compared to how most people decorate.
Shannon....you are the most common sense youtuber out there. I appreciate your attitude which creates no pressure, and reaps tons of accomplishment and pleasure!
This was such a helpful video! I’m trying to start this journey but have felt guilty about wanting to keep some of the items that I love. Like makeup, I have more makeup than most people would need, but it is a creative outlet for me and that’s ok. It’s nice to see other people agree that it looks so different for each person. I don’t want to “change” my home. I just want it to be a better version of out home!
I’m working away at decreasing the amount of stuff in the house. The guest room is now basically empty except for the bed, bedding and side dressers. I could still have guests. It is soooooo easy to maintain. 😊 Now onto my office / sewing room. 🎉
as to the starkness of minimalist homes: I started to get rid of things because I felt overwhelmed by my stuff - thst includes decor. Being in a visually busy room stresses me out. I have a very stressfull job and I found that I need bare walls in my home to get rid of overstimulation. I still have some decor and a few pictures but A LOT less than before. I find that my study/office which holds all my books and teaching materials is also the room which I least like to be in.
I feel the same about decor. I am decluttering decor that I’m not in love with. Less things on tables means less work for me and also less stress. I have art on my walls but I try to keep it to a minimal. I understand that rooms can be overstimulating. I never thought of it that way but that’s exactly how I feel. It’s what give me anxiety. My office/junk room is where I spend the least time as well. It’s become a storage area for things I need to hide until I know what to do with.😩
Great video Shannon! I started simplifying and decluttering 2 years ago. I now declutter one item every single day. It keeps my eye fresh, and keeps my inventory low. How lucky are we to live simply!
Super random, but could you show your minimalist baby gear? I've seen a bit of stuff here and there thru your nursery tour & stuff around the house, but I'd love to see it all together. I'm expecting another in a few more months. I was NOT minimal with my first kid, and it's been 4 years. I've been going thru all the baby stuff I kept & trying to decide what else I can get rid of.
I am not sure if the first one is a mistake, more like a thing of personal choice. Over the years I've created an absolute white home with just some plain wood and light grey notes. I LOVE the airy feeling it gives me and everything over this is too much for me. I get overwhelmed when there is colour at home
Hi Lora, this is what a lot of sites said could be a mistake, but I agree you have to do what you like and if a white clear home makes you happy then that is awesome =)
Good video Shannon! I found minimalism to help me keep my houses so much easier to maintain. I started decluttering in June 2019 and remember talking to my sister who had been a minimalist before it was considered by that name telling her my fabric was not an area I would consider downsizing. She told me if it was something I loved and used by all means keep..but I have passed on to friends fabric I find I haven’t used! Each person has to find what works for them!
I like plain white paint because it's easier to touch up if there is a mark on the wall. Almost every stores have the same white also they never discontinued the color. Yea yea i know some store they would mix the color for you if you ask them.. but it's depends on where you live. Minimalism is a lifestyle ...so its not all identical. Everyone have they own way and whatever make them feel comfortable. I dont disagree on anyone because they all practice differently and i respect that.
I just caught one videos and I love you it!! You are very inspiring, and I am going to utilize what I have learned from watching..thank you for sharing..it was exactly what I was looking for!!👍
WOW. This could not be more perfect!!! I agree 100% with ALL of this!!! So much truth here! I love that minimalism can look different for everyone and that is totally okay!!! It always makes me sad the negative thoughts that are out there on living a minimal life because they feel there are certain rules you have and you are not a true minimalist if you have a little extra...I love how you presented this that that is so not truth! I love all your videos and I think this one is by far my fave!!!
Agree with you. I do seem to look at homes with only white or gray and black are considered the minimalist colors. I just moved from a 1940’s colonial home to a new built. I missed my previous home. Now they have the open concept which I don’t have walls to put all my pictures. The walls are white. The paint they use is chalky. You barely touch it and it shows. Can’t wash it or the whole paint comes off. When I watch older shows their house was smaller but more useful. ( contained) and practical. Garages were used for cars. :) I have been decluttering before the move. Afterwards was overwhelmed and put into 3 storage sheds just to put house for sale. Now. Time to go through the storage sheds. Could use your help. :) I know your busy. Love your house and changes builtins, garden. Transforming the sliding door. Beautiful home, Beautiful family. Blessings
I love your channel! I think it would be cute to make a house plant tour Aaah last night I couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking about what to declutter!!! I’ve also recently been getting into crafting and I can’t help but feel a bit guilty about buying stuff for it. It was great hearing your thoughts
LOL I'm a crazy plant lady as well!🤭 Your hair is gorgeous and I love the way your home looks. Take care and blessings from Canada 🪴🌷🍀🦎🌿P.S. I agree with the great points you made on your video!
Your hair looks adorable! I really like this video. You seem very natural. I'm happy that you included helping the environment and saving energy. All of us should be thinking of that. I'm off to get ice cream with a friend but I have a bag of videos, books, and clothes for a non-profit shop that helps at risk youth by training them and hiring them. Do you have a list of your items that we can find and purchase?
I heard a minimalist comment that she was thrilled that her bedroom felt like a hotel room, and she was thrilled. I'm glad she's happy, but the comment turned me off. Hotel rooms are not exactly warm nor welcoming, in my view. They are kept rather bland so that no one finds them objectionable.
Thank you Karen! I definitely believe we are more simple living than minimalist. But I identify with a lot of the minimalist beliefs too =) I hope you are doing well.
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becoming more minimal is 1000% easier than trying to maintain a cluttered, stuffed, stressful home while pretending everything is okay. These points are spot on
I have absolutely hit my breaking point mentally in my house! I don't know how far I'll go with minimalism, but it has felt so good to fill up donation bags. For the first time in years I'm starting on top of my kitchen and living room and the stress is going away little by little. Having to be out of the house at a certain time in the morning this week and knowing where all shoes were meant that I left on time. That doesn't usually happen. I have a very long way to go but I can already feel the difference in my mood and stress just with the very little I have done. I can't believe the difference! I have been binge watching anything that involves realistic decluttering with kids. Thank you for the content!
I agree with all of these. I have to say that I don't miss a lot of pictures on the wall and knick knacks I use to have. I keep that pretty minimal. Less dusting too! I find that having too much stuff in a room is not relaxing and ups my anxiety. It's hard sometimes going to certain people's homes. I always feel relieved when I get back to my home. Shannon, your hair looks so pretty! 😍 And by the way, I love all of your plants. ❤
I find that too, when going to other people's homes, the more clutter, the more stressful I feel. Since decluttering, I don't miss anything!
Thank you! We stayed at a rental on vacation and there was so much decor that we literally had no where to put our things. It really stood out to me that we are minimal compared to how most people decorate.
Shannon....you are the most common sense youtuber out there. I appreciate your attitude which creates no pressure, and reaps tons of accomplishment and pleasure!
Awe thank you, I always try to share what I am actually doing in my life. If people want to think that it's minimal or not it's up to them =)
This was such a helpful video! I’m trying to start this journey but have felt guilty about wanting to keep some of the items that I love. Like makeup, I have more makeup than most people would need, but it is a creative outlet for me and that’s ok. It’s nice to see other people agree that it looks so different for each person. I don’t want to “change” my home. I just want it to be a better version of out home!
You can do it! Make minimalism or simple living work for your lifestyle.
I’m working away at decreasing the amount of stuff in the house. The guest room is now basically empty except for the bed, bedding and side dressers. I could still have guests. It is soooooo easy to maintain. 😊 Now onto my office / sewing room. 🎉
Hi Terri! That sounds amazing =)
You are so lucky to have a guest room and an office. To me, that’s a big house.
as to the starkness of minimalist homes: I started to get rid of things because I felt overwhelmed by my stuff - thst includes decor. Being in a visually busy room stresses me out. I have a very stressfull job and I found that I need bare walls in my home to get rid of overstimulation. I still have some decor and a few pictures but A LOT less than before. I find that my study/office which holds all my books and teaching materials is also the room which I least like to be in.
Hi Doris, thank you for sharing this. I love to hear about how other minimalists live =)
same. decoratins and colors are too overstimulating to me,and people to comment on the starkness of my home but its mine and i love it!
I feel the same about decor. I am decluttering decor that I’m not in love with. Less things on tables means less work for me and also less stress. I have art on my walls but I try to keep it to a minimal. I understand that rooms can be overstimulating. I never thought of it that way but that’s exactly how I feel. It’s what give me anxiety. My office/junk room is where I spend the least time as well. It’s become a storage area for things I need to hide until I know what to do with.😩
I am still decluttering things monthly and was feeling like a bit of a failure, I needed to hear this. Thank you!
Just stick with it, sometimes decluttering can take a long time =)
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Great video Shannon! I started simplifying and decluttering 2 years ago. I now declutter one item every single day. It keeps my eye fresh, and keeps my inventory low. How lucky are we to live simply!
Hi Susan! I completely agree we are lucky to have found a simple way to live =)
Great idea!
I agree!👍🤗
I love a home that reflects the personality of the family 🌴🥰
Super random, but could you show your minimalist baby gear? I've seen a bit of stuff here and there thru your nursery tour & stuff around the house, but I'd love to see it all together. I'm expecting another in a few more months. I was NOT minimal with my first kid, and it's been 4 years. I've been going thru all the baby stuff I kept & trying to decide what else I can get rid of.
Thanks, Shannon! Always good to see you! Love from New York, Liz
Thank you Liz! I hope you are doing well.
I am not sure if the first one is a mistake, more like a thing of personal choice. Over the years I've created an absolute white home with just some plain wood and light grey notes. I LOVE the airy feeling it gives me and everything over this is too much for me. I get overwhelmed when there is colour at home
Hi Lora, this is what a lot of sites said could be a mistake, but I agree you have to do what you like and if a white clear home makes you happy then that is awesome =)
Good video Shannon! I found minimalism to help me keep my houses so much easier to maintain. I started decluttering in June 2019 and remember talking to my sister who had been a minimalist before it was considered by that name telling her my fabric was not an area I would consider downsizing. She told me if it was something I loved and used by all means keep..but I have passed on to friends fabric I find I haven’t used! Each person has to find what works for them!
Love that!
I like plain white paint because it's easier to touch up if there is a mark on the wall. Almost every stores have the same white also they never discontinued the color. Yea yea i know some store they would mix the color for you if you ask them.. but it's depends on where you live. Minimalism is a lifestyle ...so its not all identical. Everyone have they own way and whatever make them feel comfortable. I dont disagree on anyone because they all practice differently and i respect that.
Hi Shannon yes I agree too - & your hair looks so pretty like that !!! 💜❤️❤️
I just caught one videos and I love you it!! You are very inspiring, and I am going to utilize what I have learned from watching..thank you for sharing..it was exactly what I was looking for!!👍
our colour scheme is country modern minimal i love blues and greens , grey and whites with oak furniture
Thanks for summing up all these mistakes. The best advice is the last one: Enjoy your life. That‘s the point. Greetings from Germany
So true!
Brilliant! Great video on minimalism. I agree with absolutely everything you said. Thank you Shannon!
Glad it was helpful! I hope you have a nice day.
@@shannontorrens1 Thank you! You too :)
Not at all related to decluttering, but your hair looks so good in this video!
Thank you so much Ginny!
You are doing so well Shannon 💜 that baby weight really is gone. I'm inspired to start my own veggies garden as that surely must Help! 🪴 🌱 🌿 🌾 🍅 🥒 🥗
WOW. This could not be more perfect!!! I agree 100% with ALL of this!!! So much truth here! I love that minimalism can look different for everyone and that is totally okay!!! It always makes me sad the negative thoughts that are out there on living a minimal life because they feel there are certain rules you have and you are not a true minimalist if you have a little extra...I love how you presented this that that is so not truth! I love all your videos and I think this one is by far my fave!!!
I agree, we can take the good things from minimalism and make it work for us.
Great video, Shannon! Living simply is so much easier to maintain and it leaves lots more time for family and fun activities.
Your home is beautiful Shannon! 🌺🌺🌺
Great video and information. I agreed with all of it. Thanks for sharing what you found out. Have a good rest of the week.
A lot of that was very helpful. Thank you and blessings
Glad it was helpful!
Agree with you. I do seem to look at homes with only white or gray and black are considered the minimalist colors.
I just moved from a 1940’s colonial home to a new built. I missed my previous home. Now they have the open concept which I don’t have walls to put all my pictures. The walls are white. The paint they use is chalky. You barely touch it and it shows. Can’t wash it or the whole paint comes off.
When I watch older shows their house was smaller but more useful. ( contained) and practical.
Garages were used for cars. :)
I have been decluttering before the move. Afterwards was overwhelmed and put into 3 storage sheds just to put house for sale. Now. Time to go through the storage sheds. Could use your help. :)
I know your busy. Love your house and changes builtins, garden. Transforming the sliding door. Beautiful home, Beautiful family.
Blessings
Hi Luz, I love the way 1940's homes look! I wish you luck on all the decluttering. A little each day goes a long way =)
As I'm watching this a new purse arrived from Amazon! I am still a work in progress...😆
So much wisdom in what you say. 👍
It depends on different factors for everyone. 😊
I love your channel! I think it would be cute to make a house plant tour
Aaah last night I couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking about what to declutter!!! I’ve also recently been getting into crafting and I can’t help but feel a bit guilty about buying stuff for it. It was great hearing your thoughts
So true! I love all the information you put together
Thanks so much!
Thank you Shannon!
Hi Jane, I hope you are having a good day. =)
@@shannontorrens1 thank you, I am and I hope you are too! 🌺
Your hair looks so pretty 😍
LOL I'm a crazy plant lady as well!🤭 Your hair is gorgeous and I love the way your home looks. Take care and blessings from Canada 🪴🌷🍀🦎🌿P.S. I agree with the great points you made on your video!
Thank you! 🤗
Shannon, great video. So glad I found your channel. ❤
Thank you so much!
Great video!Thanks
My thinking exactly over years of being minimalist- it’s a fun journey and very fulfilling - love your videos Shannon
Love that!
All well said Shannon!!
Thank-you!
Your hair looks adorable! I really like this video. You seem very natural. I'm happy that you included helping the environment and saving energy. All of us should be thinking of that. I'm off to get ice cream with a friend but I have a bag of videos, books, and clothes for a non-profit shop that helps at risk youth by training them and hiring them. Do you have a list of your items that we can find and purchase?
Hi Nancy! That is great you can give to a non-profit that helps people. I don't have a list of things to buy. =)
What was the color you were painting?. I really like it.
That is called agreeable gray =)
Thankyou knowledgeable Lady
Your hair 😍😍
Your hair is so pretty 😍
Thank you!!
Hi Shannon how does audible works? Can I listen to all the books I want in the same month?
It depends on what you sign up for, Here is the link to find out more information Visit audible.com/shannontorrens or text shannontorrens to 500-500.
Where did you purchase your lovely rug in your entrance way(?) (the room with the white table with the two cane baskets)?
Hello that rug is from rugs usa. =)
I heard a minimalist comment that she was thrilled that her bedroom felt like a hotel room, and she was thrilled. I'm glad she's happy, but the comment turned me off. Hotel rooms are not exactly warm nor welcoming, in my view. They are kept rather bland so that no one finds them objectionable.
Hi Terry, It is interesting that we all find different things comforting. I hope you are having a good day.
That may have been the minimal mom, she more just means I think that everything has a purpose and that there isn’t anything extra that you don’t need
Where did you find the kids shoe storage from?
Hello, that is from Ikea
nice video
Karen here. A new word, "Simple Living" is now more approachable. That's you.
Thank you Karen! I definitely believe we are more simple living than minimalist. But I identify with a lot of the minimalist beliefs too =) I hope you are doing well.
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