To the lady who is shy about wearing 1940s fashion. I wear 40s vintage a lot and I get so many compliments from strangers it's unreal! To clarify, Im in my 50s and not a beauty so people aren't complimenting my looks, just my style. I've had men and women stop me in the street to tall me I look terrific. Old gentlemen raise their hats to me. One told me I reminded him of his mum, which I found very sweet. If I may add to Kristina's excellent advice a good way to start may be to add touches of vintage to your existing look by a 40s hairdo...there are lots of tutorials on you tube. Or wear a turban with a roll of hair in front...and red lipstick of course. Then get a pair of 50s style jeans from Freddie's of Pinewood (not cheap but flattering and Ive had mine for a good 10 years. In the summer you can wear a pretty vintage frock. Go for it, it's fun and you really get treated like a lady.
Same. I have 5 close friends and I'm happy with them. I spent Christmas day with one and Boxing day with another. From 27th December until 5th January I didn't see anyone. I left the house once to go shopping for a couple of hours and that was all. I spent New Year alone, in my PJs, with my cats and it was lovely. I watched a couple of films, toasted 2024 and went to bed at 12.30. I'm only ever bored when I'm in the wrong company and I'm never lonely. It's good to know I'm not that weird. Well maybe just a little weird 😂
I have always been a homebody. Even now as Im a widow and my son and daughter are grown with families of their own, I still love being home. I can't clean my little apartment like I want too. I ve always been comfortable with being by myself. I love historical romance . Clean romance. I admire how you are able to take care of your children and your and your husband and your house and do RUclips. Wow Im tired just typing all that. You look very good in your pretty vintage dresses. You are a pretty lady. As you are telling about yourself, I can Identify with a lot of you are saying. In a small way it sounds like you are telling my story.
Talking about ADHD on your channel is a great thing. It helps me understand myself better because I was diagnosed with ADHD in my late 30s and one thing that I will do before being diagnosed and still do, is jump from one place in my house to another while cleaning and then instead of organizing it looks more unorganized 😭 . I have 2 autistic children, so I always thought I was the only one with an unorganized home just because of other channels.... but you brought reality to life. Watching other channels when their houses looked cleaned and organized made me so depressed. But you just have the most simple home yet it's a very beautiful place😊
I was diagnosed with autism in my mid 60s. It was eye opening and i felt such relief having answers. Back when i was a kid autism was just being recognized and studied and it was believed only boys were autistic. As a result, girls were not diagnosed and underserved until decades later. I read something recently that said if you believe you're autistic, you probably are as who would want that diagnosis. So being diagnosed didnt do anything for me as far as life skills but it did give me answers which made me feel so much better. I love your channel and how real and honest you are. Block the creeps!
I love the crumbs on the floor. I love the chats about ADHD. I love seeing authentic people being their real self. Soooo much more relatable - I subscribed for the real you. ❤❤
Negative comments? That I don’t get. One, I would have adored your channel when I was a young mom. Heck, I adore it now. Two, it’s not rocket science. If ya don’t like a channel, move on. BTW, my youngest son has Williams syndrome so I totally understand the choice to send your child to school. I will forever be grateful for all my son’s teachers, aides, and therapists. I can’t say enough good things about them. Anyway, I just think you’re a lovely, sweet person with so many talents. I appreciate your videos so much.
When I was in my 30's, my friends and I started to discuss how we avoid mending and sewing and we decided to form a sewing circle. I'm VERY introverted and so I just sat in the circle, doing my mending and watching others work and 'grooving on the vibe'. My then 14yo daughter attended with me. I didn't know all the people, and I didn't want my introversion to control my daughter's experience. So, I suggested she walked around the circle and that she might like to kick off conversation by asking what each person was doing. She's a very likeable person and before I knew it, she'd been taken under the wings of a few participants and she was given a sewing project by them. When we decided to pack up, the 'hostess' brought out canapes and margaritas and non-alcoholic drinks. SO good! Cut to MANY years later. My daughter had moved to Sydney, Australia, made friends with other 'wonderful weirdos' and THEY began their own sewing circle. They meet once a year, as did mine, they save up their mending and sewing and they follow my sewing circle's style, including canapes and margaritas. That's how my daughter started to learn to sew. She and her friends all wear pre-loved clothes, upcycle home decor and furniture, and recycle to the nth degree (as do I). I'm so happy to see it.
🍓I got my autism diagnosis a year ago, one week after my 44th birthday. I had self-diagnosed myself a few years prior after thinking and researching about it since my early 30s, but it felt validating to get the official diagnosis. Now that I have the answer I have been exploring how to live my best life as an autistic woman, and be a less frazzled mom to my pack of neurodivergent kids. Anyway, thank you for sharing your life with us ❤ I find you relatable and just a really lovely person. ❤❤
I was diagnosed autistic and ADHD in early October this year. Discovering this at 38 years old has helped me so much. It feels so good to have answers that explain the struggles I have had throughout my life, and there is an amazing online community of audhders out there. I have started making small adjustments in my life and can already feel a difference in my anxiety and energy levels - I was WAY deep in sensory overload prior to being diagnosed. If you decide to go through with the assessment process and find yourself being diagnosed autistic as well, I hope it brings you some peace and helps you continue to make adjustments that help your live your best life. ❤
You must be very mildly on the spectrum if it wasn't discovered until you were 38 years old. I have a cousin who was pretty high on the spectrum diagnosed when she was 18 mo. She is was enrolled in a special school for children on the spectrum from about the age of 2. She will be 30 in December and you can't tell she lives a normal life with a job, her own place, and she does things with her friends on the weekend.
It went undiagnosed for so long because I am a high masker. This is the preferred language over mild autism because the struggles are still very much there despite the ability to mask. The struggles are internalized to a very high degree (much more common in female-presenting and marginalized groups due to the way society is structured). I was putting in so much internal effort to come across as neurotypical that no one but me knew I was struggling so much for most of my life. Heck, I didn't even realize it at times. I always felt different but also thought everyone was struggling similarly to some degree, which was not the case. I didn't realize that others were going about their lives unphased by constant sensory input and with an understanding of social cues and expectations that I never had. It took a prolonged case of, what I didn't know at the time, was autistic burnout to lead me down the path of a diagnosis. I am now learning to not repress my stims as much as possible and unmask in other ways, but a lifetime of masking is hard to break. Every autistic person presents differently, and all presentations are valid. Necessary accommodations will vary per person, but all autistic people benefit from accommodations in a society that was not made for the way our brains work.
@@Catsface99she has been taught well how to blend in with NT society, is what you may mean when you say you can’t tell, as no one can tell just by looking whether or not someone else is struggling or not with being able to fit in with the requirements (?) of the culture one lives in. Requirements has (?) after it since that is not the best word, but it has a good enough meaning, it’s not the best way to describe the situation as the rules of society are just agreements that most people have unconsciously made, and that don’t really need to be followed.
you spoke to my soul too. After school through a PhD,, a demanding career and raising a precious son on my own, I delight in retirement and to staying in my lovely home.
This was fun. But honestly, my favorite part is the end when you sing. I’m a musician, and that’s my 1st love, and you have such a lovely, natural voice. It’s clear, your pitch is great, and your delivery is both authentic and emotive. Please never stop singing!❤
Hi Christina, as a 55 year old woman, I think your authentic self is lovely. We are ALL imperfect. And if people want a fake pretty all the time channel, they can go somewhere else! Absolutely make what you like and be who you are! I applaud that so much and think that is beautiful! AND I find it inspiring for myself, because we all struggle, just in different ways. And some days, I need to see a "pretty reality" and I love your channel and your efforts.... I love your sewing and dresses and ok, yes, I love the housekeeping videos too, because they are just fun, and real, and it is fun when you try different routines. So, big fan here and sending lots of warm support and don't let the trolls get you down ❤ Best, Lynne
🍓 You have so much patience. I don't have ADD or ADHD, but there is no way I would have been able to wrangle my own thoughts, speak in complete sentences, and come across as an Intelligent human while trying to put a very chatty baby down for a nap. 😂
I have wondered if I have ADHD. I have never been checked. I'm glad you do bring up those issues. I love your channel just as it is. Don't worry about the negative comments. Just do you! Thank you for what you do.
You are an excellent mother to your kids. Keeping all balls in the air is difficult. It's never going to be easy but remember, it's one bite at a time! You're doing great. 😊
You’re channel keeps me going ❤ Just saying. It’s so refreshing to me, because often I look for inspiring channels, but not many are both environmentally conscious AND relatable to messy family life. My 3 sons are autistic; let me say your daughter has such an understanding and loving mother. You are a gift to your children ❤ honestly ❤ You are also a gift to RUclips, for those who are willing to see it ❤ Your family comes first, and that’s why I watch you 🎉 I’m also a vintage enthusiast so props to all things vintage 🥰
I also have ADHD and definitely autism. I was hesitant to take medicine for my ADHD but I was really struggling with executive dysfunction and I decided to try it. I take atomoxetine which is an SNRI not a stimulant, so it doesn't wear off throughout the day and it actually works surprisingly well. It's a million times easier to start tasks on this medication and I'm so lucky.
Hi Kristina, I am a 33 yrs old italian mom of 2 neurodivergent Kids and I discovered through them that both my husband and myself are neurodivergent. Predominantly Autism and ADHD but each One of us have its own peculiarities. I spend big part of my Life feeling weird, not fit in, lonely and misunderstood...but now day by day i discovering my self as a woman, a wife and a mom and I am Happy to be myself After so manu years hiding for not been bullyed for Just beinf myself. Thank you Kristina for your videos ❤
I have two daughters your age. I appreciate your videos. When my daughters were 3 and 9 their dad left and I was grateful to have a good enough job to support us. We have not seen him since September 1996. When my daughters were growing up we could work together and clean the house within an hour. I haven't learned a routine that I'm happy with since they moved out. I'm amazed at the ideas on housekeeping and decorating that I have learned from your videos. I can't thank you enough.
If you just found out recently you have adhd it can be life changing and you share because its now a part of who you are and you acknowledging you have adhd is part of healing past struggles when you didn’t know why you struggled so much! I too realized that I’m on the adhd spectrum and finding it out has been so helpful! I think some people push back because some people use adhd as a trendy excuse when there are legit people who have it and are ashamed with having it. Keep sharing!! Your videos are helping me so much.
I am one of 5 kids too! And I think exactly the same, at least seven is a big family but people are always saying "WOW, What a big family!" And My parents both were in families of five, but when I get married I want a family of six at least because I love children so much and I could not live without them. Anyways I'm so glad to see your doing good (enough) and posting again!
My wife and just love your videos! We live up in your neck of the woods!! We’re sorry you have trolls, they totally suck!! Because of them we give you five strawberries!! ❤🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
> If you use a clothesline to dry your clothes. There are no fabric beads that can come close to the lovely smell that sunlight imparts. You will need: Two 7”-10” clothesline pulley-wheels; clothesline double the length of the pole-space being used (70 ft for a 35 ft distance); Six, or more S-shaped clothesline spacers; clothesline tightener; small table; stepstool; a basket to hold clothespins and spacers. All items can be found at the local hardware/DIY store. Set Up: First, install a 4”x4” pole near the back porch banister for one end of the clothesline pulley system, and the other end can be attached to either another installed pole, the gable of an outbuilding, or a tree. Next, on the porch place a small table, a step stool and a basket next to the porch banister. (I lashed a pretty wicker bicycle basket to the banister; it wasn't going anywhere regardless of wind.) Here's how it works: Place laundry basket on the table. Once on the stepstool, you can remain stationary with your laundry within easy reach. Start by pulling the line tight through the line tightener. Then begin with a spacer, push the clothesline along as you hang clothes, place a spacer every fourth garment. Remove the laundry by reversing this process. This greatly reduces the amount of effort, and you will be far less tired. If you have the advantage of a covered porch, you can remain cool in hot weather and dry when it begins to rain and you have to be quick about bringing the clothes in. With the laundry basket right there, it is quick indeed. No further need to exhaust yourself lugging heavy baskets of damp clothes out into back of the backyard. No more calisthenics of bending down to ground-level to grab a garment, then stretching high above your head to hang the garment. No more constant need to move the laundry basket. No further need to find a pole to prop-up the clothesline, only to return home and to find sheets in the mud or dragging in the dirt because the pole fell. Let the clothesline do all the work and tray table do all the 'heavy lifting.' For my set-up the pulley and line were 9 ft off the ground. The porch was 4 ft above the ground. At 65 inches tall, the step stool placed me within easy reach of the line. This will work for those in a wheelchair. An additional purchase of a clothesline lifter can be bought from the Amish online website is necessary.
@@sandrac8770 I never made a video. Though many times I would narrate one in my mind. Because I do think it's important. Electricity used to dry clothes is the biggest pull on electric. It's why that bill is so high. Ofc, electricity costs like gold dust anyway.
I’m the same with my makeup; I’ve been doing the same basic thing since probably 2006/07 (very 1940s/50s inspired), but I love adding in little bits of whatever is trendy and that I find flattering! I had to take a long break from eyeliner earlier this year due to allergy, and I felt so naked! 😂 Also on the cleaning content: I really like watching it! My housekeeping style is a bit different, but just seeing someone else tackling a real-not aesthetic and super modern house-really comforts me. We live in very old, crumbly housing, and social media sometimes gives me a bit of a warped perspective on how everyone else lives (and sometimes, I’m sad to say, starts making me feel badly about the space I do have). You beautify your space, and it really makes me inspired and motivated with mine!
🍓 I enjoy watching you, and I enjoy your frankness and honesty. I really love it that you showed your little baby at the end. Absolutely adorable. I never get tired of baby giggles. You have a beautiful voice by the way.
Thank you for saying what you did about homeschooling. It can be an amazing thing but it takes a really self-aware confident parent to notice when it’s not working for their family.❤❤
Hey its Jenna. I just started watching your RUclips viedos about 2 weeks ago and I really enjoyed your 50s video. Actually that's how I found you. I think you should do a day in the life of the 1940s. I know it's a lot of research but it would be interesting to see the wartime and rationing of the meals.
🍓🍓 Thank you for a longer chat~ it was very relaxing, and helped me feel more grounded. Love your vibe, and hope you do more cooking, recipe, and gardening videos this upcoming year!
🍓 I love your channel and the variety of topics you cover. I also have ADHD and it's nice to hear someone else talk about it, plus your cleaning videos always inspire me to tackle my own house. Gardening is something I enjoy too but the heat here has made it really hard for anything to survive. I don't have kids, but I can see where this would also be a great channel for those that do. I really appreciate that your videos are always real and an honest look at life as well as interesting and entertaining
🍓 In love with your honesty & realness! I'm very slowly moving toward more slow living and being more self-sufficient. Next year will be our year for a small garden (hopefully!) full of heirloom plants. Do you have any favorite veggie varieties?
I came from the 50s in my mother’s house we always had chores! It was very hard on my mother. I give you a lot credit, stay focused your fine! What a pretty pretty woman you are!
Thank you so much for talking about ADHD because women often are unaware and suffer in silence not understanding why they struggle so much. If we open up and talk about it help SO MUCH! Just knowing you're not alone in this struggle.❤ Thank you , thank you 🙏🏻❤
🍓🍓 Your baby is adorable!!🍓🍓 I've been spending most of the last five years working from home, all by myself. The lockdowns taught me I'm actually an introvert, and if I leave my house twice a week, I'm exhausted! Yaaaay for homebodies!! 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
Another great video! I would’ve given ANYTHING to have had encouraging, beautiful, fun-but-real-life videos like yours to watch when my kids were young back in the day!
Pleaaaaase keep being authentic on RUclips! I looooove your channel! I have ADHD too and I like that you are relatable! I’m also a new mama of an 8 month old so I also like when you talk about family stuff!!
🍓My husband and I each have 5 siblings and my aunt has 9 children. We have 4, 3 still at home and even though we have more siblings our family feels just right for us. 😊 I have a basic makeup look but love dramatic eyes. I just keep playing and refine how I like my look. Creating routines and adjusting them to work with my own depression and adhd definitely helps trying to manage all parts of life, especially when you aren’t a minimalist. I love your chats because it feels like I have a friend where we can authentically understand each other.ps: one of my favorite things to do with my babies was sing them lullabies ❤
🍓 listened while fixing my kids' lunch. I am enamoured by you because everything you say is me. I keep commenting on videos saying this. I don't have any real vintage dresses because I honestly didnt know there were ones my size around and for sure still wearable and yoy have inspired me to start looking more intentionally!
Kristina you seem to be a very healthy and well-balanced individual. Your channel is unique and I have appreciated my little tumble into your channel. Keep being your authentic self. You are an inspiration and a puzzle. I keep watching because I think the process of figuring out what pieces are in play keep me watching. Congratulations on your subscriptions!
🍓 I found an old strawberry round tin last week and I thought of you! And yes I brought it home. Maybe some sewing supplies can go in it. Can’t believe you handle 5 kids so wonderfully! You’re a great Mom and RUclipsr!! ❤
Good for you with the decision to send to school. I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE homeschooling but in some cases it is really difficult to provide what they need. I took my daughter home to school her for 6th grade, and I was a widow and she was a lonely only. It was NOT a good move. I was stressed and being reserved, was not providing her with a lot of socialization.
🍓loved it! I'm going to try wearing something for a week to build my confidence. I try some but then feel self conscious the whole time. Also, the way that Pippin smiles at you when you sing to him at the end 🥹😍
Loved this video so much! love learning more about you! (wondering if next time you could read the questions aloud? i watch and rewatch your videos while cleaning or folding only if you wanted of course) thank you for sharing so much! xx
I love all your cleaning tips on this video ❤ I do all of them and they are the only thing that helps! One other thing I tried has been to play music while cleaning. I picked a peaceful song that I know all the lyrics too so I can sing to it while I clean. I put it on repeat. I have a timer also. 💜 Love love love your content! 🏡
Honey you are a breath of fresh air for me! I don't feel so alone in my house not being picture perfect. I find the ones that are that way are boring. I like real life not picture perfect all the time. Keep doing what you are comfortable doing and tell the naysayers to shove it! Lol
I am new to channel probably about a month in❤ I love the way you are so down to earth. And I hope you have more subscribers❤ I know channels that started out similar to you, but when they went over 100,000 they just changed and I’m happy for them but disappointed for me. Please don’t ever change. We love you just the way you are. Have a blessed day, my friend.
Even in a sea of positive comments, a few negative comments can really stick out and cause you to feel so vulnerable, its not the critic that counts. Many people who troll will never have the nerve to post their personal lives. You are a lovely person to watch, down to earth, relatable, and creative. I love a good tidy video for inspiration and it isn't inspiring to watch a person "clean" an immaculate house.
🍓You are such a beautiful and authentic person. I have followed you for years. You have a lovely voice I hope you know this. Congratulations on coming up on 40k. Continued Blessings to you and your sweet family. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
🍓OMG, got all the way to the end to see your baby is knawing on your phone and it has the same cover as mine!!!! Oh I'm a neighbor of yours (sorta) I'm in Oregon. I am also part of the Edwardian society and would love to have you join us (children too) at our Boat Regatta in the summer. We build our own sailboats and then have a picnic at a park in Portland that has a rather large pond.
Mom is King of the house shes the glue that keep things togethet WONDERWOMAN. YOU ARE AMAZING MOM You do whst you can do whrn you can post enjoy whst u do lots of love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When my little sister was a toddler, she tried to plant chicken feathers in our garden. Luckily she never tried ripping up everything. Haha. Our main pest is the local groundhog. He lives under our house, despite my best efforts to make him relocate, and he loves fresh greens. Also, I would definitely be interested in a video on your mending, even just a "mend with me" if that's a video you're interested in making. ❤
I love watching your channel… You have a beautiful home and family. I love you vintage style.. I love the skin vintage product, and the makeup and clothes. You are so cool!! I wish you the best in the world. 😊
Thank you for speaking open about yourself 😊 I struggled with with tidying too, what helped me was finding out how my mind wanted to keep my stuff and clutterbug on youtube helped me a lot. There i've learned that not everyone can tidy up the same, maybe you'll find out what type you are and just maybe it can help you like it helped me (i'm a bee and if you look into it you now what it means 😉) Thank you again and keep up with your positive thinking 😊
🍓Great video, I was born 1945 so retro is my favorite 40's and 50's, just wish we could go back there for awhile LOL Just subscribed to your husband's channel, and watched one of his short films, super good!
If you make a video that I don't relate to, I don't watch it. Maybe other followers could do the same thing? You're a multi-faceted person who makes videos on a myriad of topics, it's all good.
I would venture to guess you are on the spectrum. Your sensitivities to fabrics and textures is a big clue. There are some at-home tests you can find on the internet that are free. They will help give you an idea of where you are on the spectrum. This knowledge will help you work a program so you are not hampered or distressed by being spectral. I use lists and this knowledge to understand my reactions and not overreact. I have become very organized by using lists to keep me on task. Love your videos so much.
Haha yea I have taken… a lot of at home tests including the RAADS-R and scored high in autistic traits on all of them. But I like it to be officially/professionally confirmed before I say anything online esp with the stigma around self diagnosis 😅 for my own purposes I don’t doubt I’m on the spectrum. It’s very helpful for figuring out systems and life, and it’s not something I’m upset by! It’s sort of an “oh. Oh yeah that makes sense” thing 😂❤️ thank you!
Big fan over here! This is so random but I can’t stop thinking about that selkie-lookalike dress you made from a floral bedsheet. Do you think you’ll ever sell that?
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To the lady who is shy about wearing 1940s fashion. I wear 40s vintage a lot and I get so many compliments from strangers it's unreal! To clarify, Im in my 50s and not a beauty so people aren't complimenting my looks, just my style. I've had men and women stop me in the street to tall me I look terrific. Old gentlemen raise their hats to me. One told me I reminded him of his mum, which I found very sweet. If I may add to Kristina's excellent advice a good way to start may be to add touches of vintage to your existing look by a 40s hairdo...there are lots of tutorials on you tube. Or wear a turban with a roll of hair in front...and red lipstick of course. Then get a pair of 50s style jeans from Freddie's of Pinewood (not cheap but flattering and Ive had mine for a good 10 years. In the summer you can wear a pretty vintage frock. Go for it, it's fun and you really get treated like a lady.
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You spoke to my soul when you said "I don't like to go places" same here. I could chill at my house all week and be fine.
Same. I have 5 close friends and I'm happy with them. I spent Christmas day with one and Boxing day with another. From 27th December until 5th January I didn't see anyone. I left the house once to go shopping for a couple of hours and that was all. I spent New Year alone, in my PJs, with my cats and it was lovely. I watched a couple of films, toasted 2024 and went to bed at 12.30. I'm only ever bored when I'm in the wrong company and I'm never lonely. It's good to know I'm not that weird. Well maybe just a little weird 😂
I have always been a homebody. Even now as Im a widow and my son and daughter are grown with families of their own, I still love being home. I can't clean my little apartment like I want too. I ve always been comfortable with being by myself. I love historical romance . Clean romance. I admire how you are able to take care of your children and your and your husband and your house and do RUclips. Wow Im tired just typing all that. You look very good in your pretty vintage dresses. You are a pretty lady. As you are telling about yourself, I can Identify with a lot of you are saying. In a small way it sounds like you are telling my story.
Oh, yes. Me, too! 😑
Talking about ADHD on your channel is a great thing. It helps me understand myself better because I was diagnosed with ADHD in my late 30s and one thing that I will do before being diagnosed and still do, is jump from one place in my house to another while cleaning and then instead of organizing it looks more unorganized 😭 . I have 2 autistic children, so I always thought I was the only one with an unorganized home just because of other channels.... but you brought reality to life. Watching other channels when their houses looked cleaned and organized made me so depressed. But you just have the most simple home yet it's a very beautiful place😊
I was diagnosed with autism in my mid 60s. It was eye opening and i felt such relief having answers. Back when i was a kid autism was just being recognized and studied and it was believed only boys were autistic. As a result, girls were not diagnosed and underserved until decades later. I read something recently that said if you believe you're autistic, you probably are as who would want that diagnosis. So being diagnosed didnt do anything for me as far as life skills but it did give me answers which made me feel so much better. I love your channel and how real and honest you are. Block the creeps!
YEPPP! Block 'em, for sure.
I love the crumbs on the floor. I love the chats about ADHD. I love seeing authentic people being their real self. Soooo much more relatable - I subscribed for the real you. ❤❤
Negative comments? That I don’t get. One, I would have adored your channel when I was a young mom. Heck, I adore it now. Two, it’s not rocket science. If ya don’t like a channel, move on.
BTW, my youngest son has Williams syndrome so I totally understand the choice to send your child to school. I will forever be grateful for all my son’s teachers, aides, and therapists. I can’t say enough good things about them.
Anyway, I just think you’re a lovely, sweet person with so many talents. I appreciate your videos so much.
🍓 I love the idea of a chatty vintage mending video.
I’d like that, too!
When I was in my 30's, my friends and I started to discuss how we avoid mending and sewing and we decided to form a sewing circle. I'm VERY introverted and so I just sat in the circle, doing my mending and watching others work and 'grooving on the vibe'. My then 14yo daughter attended with me. I didn't know all the people, and I didn't want my introversion to control my daughter's experience. So, I suggested she walked around the circle and that she might like to kick off conversation by asking what each person was doing. She's a very likeable person and before I knew it, she'd been taken under the wings of a few participants and she was given a sewing project by them. When we decided to pack up, the 'hostess' brought out canapes and margaritas and non-alcoholic drinks. SO good!
Cut to MANY years later. My daughter had moved to Sydney, Australia, made friends with other 'wonderful weirdos' and THEY began their own sewing circle. They meet once a year, as did mine, they save up their mending and sewing and they follow my sewing circle's style, including canapes and margaritas. That's how my daughter started to learn to sew. She and her friends all wear pre-loved clothes, upcycle home decor and furniture, and recycle to the nth degree (as do I). I'm so happy to see it.
🍓I got my autism diagnosis a year ago, one week after my 44th birthday. I had self-diagnosed myself a few years prior after thinking and researching about it since my early 30s, but it felt validating to get the official diagnosis. Now that I have the answer I have been exploring how to live my best life as an autistic woman, and be a less frazzled mom to my pack of neurodivergent kids. Anyway, thank you for sharing your life with us ❤ I find you relatable and just a really lovely person. ❤❤
Talking about your ADHD and how you do things helps. The information helps!
I was diagnosed autistic and ADHD in early October this year. Discovering this at 38 years old has helped me so much. It feels so good to have answers that explain the struggles I have had throughout my life, and there is an amazing online community of audhders out there. I have started making small adjustments in my life and can already feel a difference in my anxiety and energy levels - I was WAY deep in sensory overload prior to being diagnosed. If you decide to go through with the assessment process and find yourself being diagnosed autistic as well, I hope it brings you some peace and helps you continue to make adjustments that help your live your best life. ❤
You must be very mildly on the spectrum if it wasn't discovered until you were 38 years old. I have a cousin who was pretty high on the spectrum diagnosed when she was 18 mo. She is was enrolled in a special school for children on the spectrum from about the age of 2. She will be 30 in December and you can't tell she lives a normal life with a job, her own place, and she does things with her friends on the weekend.
It went undiagnosed for so long because I am a high masker. This is the preferred language over mild autism because the struggles are still very much there despite the ability to mask. The struggles are internalized to a very high degree (much more common in female-presenting and marginalized groups due to the way society is structured). I was putting in so much internal effort to come across as neurotypical that no one but me knew I was struggling so much for most of my life. Heck, I didn't even realize it at times. I always felt different but also thought everyone was struggling similarly to some degree, which was not the case. I didn't realize that others were going about their lives unphased by constant sensory input and with an understanding of social cues and expectations that I never had. It took a prolonged case of, what I didn't know at the time, was autistic burnout to lead me down the path of a diagnosis. I am now learning to not repress my stims as much as possible and unmask in other ways, but a lifetime of masking is hard to break. Every autistic person presents differently, and all presentations are valid. Necessary accommodations will vary per person, but all autistic people benefit from accommodations in a society that was not made for the way our brains work.
@@Catsface99she has been taught well how to blend in with NT society, is what you may mean when you say you can’t tell, as no one can tell just by looking whether or not someone else is struggling or not with being able to fit in with the requirements (?) of the culture one lives in. Requirements has (?) after it since that is not the best word, but it has a good enough meaning, it’s not the best way to describe the situation as the rules of society are just agreements that most people have unconsciously made, and that don’t really need to be followed.
🍓Your content has helped me slow down as a mom of 4 kids under 7. Thank you. 🤗
you spoke to my soul too. After school through a PhD,, a demanding career and raising a precious son on my own, I delight in retirement and to staying in my lovely home.
This was fun. But honestly, my favorite part is the end when you sing. I’m a musician, and that’s my 1st love, and you have such a lovely, natural voice. It’s clear, your pitch is great, and your delivery is both authentic and emotive. Please never stop singing!❤
Your channel is so sweet and real. You deserve all the success in the world! Thank you for sharing. Your babies are adorable.
Hi Christina, as a 55 year old woman, I think your authentic self is lovely. We are ALL imperfect. And if people want a fake pretty all the time channel, they can go somewhere else! Absolutely make what you like and be who you are! I applaud that so much and think that is beautiful! AND I find it inspiring for myself, because we all struggle, just in different ways. And some days, I need to see a "pretty reality" and I love your channel and your efforts.... I love your sewing and dresses and ok, yes, I love the housekeeping videos too, because they are just fun, and real, and it is fun when you try different routines. So, big fan here and sending lots of warm support and don't let the trolls get you down ❤ Best, Lynne
Phyllis Diller once said: Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
🍓 You have so much patience. I don't have ADD or ADHD, but there is no way I would have been able to wrangle my own thoughts, speak in complete sentences, and come across as an Intelligent human while trying to put a very chatty baby down for a nap. 😂
I have wondered if I have ADHD. I have never been checked. I'm glad you do bring up those issues. I love your channel just as it is. Don't worry about the negative comments. Just do you! Thank you for what you do.
I just found you, and I am so grateful. I’m an ADHD mom of grown kids. I love your content.
You are an excellent mother to your kids. Keeping all balls in the air is difficult. It's never going to be easy but remember, it's one bite at a time! You're doing great. 😊
Come to Ireland Kristina!!!! Im from Washington state too and my dream was to live in Ireland too and Im here! Dreams come true 💚💚💚
Migardener sprouted and grew tomato seeds that were over 50 years old and is selling the seeds from those plants.
You’re channel keeps me going ❤ Just saying. It’s so refreshing to me, because often I look for inspiring channels, but not many are both environmentally conscious AND relatable to messy family life. My 3 sons are autistic; let me say your daughter has such an understanding and loving mother. You are a gift to your children ❤ honestly ❤ You are also a gift to RUclips, for those who are willing to see it ❤ Your family comes first, and that’s why I watch you 🎉 I’m also a vintage enthusiast so props to all things vintage 🥰
Flocked gloves are the best!! Sweaty wet hands while cleaning totally defeats the purpose of wearing gloves. 🙄
Love your videos. Congrats on 40k!! 🎉🥰🥳
I also have ADHD and definitely autism. I was hesitant to take medicine for my ADHD but I was really struggling with executive dysfunction and I decided to try it. I take atomoxetine which is an SNRI not a stimulant, so it doesn't wear off throughout the day and it actually works surprisingly well. It's a million times easier to start tasks on this medication and I'm so lucky.
Hi Kristina, I am a 33 yrs old italian mom of 2 neurodivergent Kids and I discovered through them that both my husband and myself are neurodivergent. Predominantly Autism and ADHD but each One of us have its own peculiarities. I spend big part of my Life feeling weird, not fit in, lonely and misunderstood...but now day by day i discovering my self as a woman, a wife and a mom and I am Happy to be myself After so manu years hiding for not been bullyed for Just beinf myself.
Thank you Kristina for your videos ❤
I have two daughters your age. I appreciate your videos. When my daughters were 3 and 9 their dad left and I was grateful to have a good enough job to support us. We have not seen him since September 1996. When my daughters were growing up we could work together and clean the house within an hour. I haven't learned a routine that I'm happy with since they moved out. I'm amazed at the ideas on housekeeping and decorating that I have learned from your videos. I can't thank you enough.
If you just found out recently you have adhd it can be life changing and you share because its now a part of who you are and you acknowledging you have adhd is part of healing past struggles when you didn’t know why you struggled so much! I too realized that I’m on the adhd spectrum and finding it out has been so helpful! I think some people push back because some people use adhd as a trendy excuse when there are legit people who have it and are ashamed with having it. Keep sharing!! Your videos are helping me so much.
I am one of 5 kids too! And I think exactly the same, at least seven is a big family but people are always saying "WOW, What a big family!" And My parents both were in families of five, but when I get married I want a family of six at least because I love children so much and I could not live without them. Anyways I'm so glad to see your doing good (enough) and posting again!
My wife and just love your videos! We live up in your neck of the woods!! We’re sorry you have trolls, they totally suck!! Because of them we give you five strawberries!! ❤🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
I don't care what you put on here I like to watch you! Crumbs are a part of life!!!!
> If you use a clothesline to dry your clothes. There are no fabric beads that can come close to the lovely smell that sunlight imparts. You will need: Two 7”-10” clothesline pulley-wheels; clothesline double the length of the pole-space being used (70 ft for a 35 ft distance); Six, or more S-shaped clothesline spacers; clothesline tightener; small table; stepstool; a basket to hold clothespins and spacers. All items can be found at the local hardware/DIY store.
Set Up: First, install a 4”x4” pole near the back porch banister for one end of the clothesline pulley system, and the other end can be attached to either another installed pole, the gable of an outbuilding, or a tree. Next, on the porch place a small table, a step stool and a basket next to the porch banister. (I lashed a pretty wicker bicycle basket to the banister; it wasn't going anywhere regardless of wind.)
Here's how it works: Place laundry basket on the table. Once on the stepstool, you can remain stationary with your laundry within easy reach. Start by pulling the line tight through the line tightener. Then begin with a spacer, push the clothesline along as you hang clothes, place a spacer every fourth garment. Remove the laundry by reversing this process. This greatly reduces the amount of effort, and you will be far less tired. If you have the advantage of a covered porch, you can remain cool in hot weather and dry when it begins to rain and you have to be quick about bringing the clothes in. With the laundry basket right there, it is quick indeed.
No further need to exhaust yourself lugging heavy baskets of damp clothes out into back of the backyard. No more calisthenics of bending down to ground-level to grab a garment, then stretching high above your head to hang the garment. No more constant need to move the laundry basket. No further need to find a pole to prop-up the clothesline, only to return home and to find sheets in the mud or dragging in the dirt because the pole fell. Let the clothesline do all the work and tray table do all the 'heavy lifting.' For my set-up the pulley and line were 9 ft off the ground. The porch was 4 ft above the ground. At 65 inches tall, the step stool placed me within easy reach of the line. This will work for those in a wheelchair. An additional purchase of a clothesline lifter can be bought from the Amish online website is necessary.
Sounds amazing, and if you happen to have a how to video video , please let me/us know 😊
@@sandrac8770 I never made a video. Though many times I would narrate one in my mind. Because I do think it's important. Electricity used to dry clothes is the biggest pull on electric. It's why that bill is so high. Ofc, electricity costs like gold dust anyway.
I’m the same with my makeup; I’ve been doing the same basic thing since probably 2006/07 (very 1940s/50s inspired), but I love adding in little bits of whatever is trendy and that I find flattering! I had to take a long break from eyeliner earlier this year due to allergy, and I felt so naked! 😂 Also on the cleaning content: I really like watching it! My housekeeping style is a bit different, but just seeing someone else tackling a real-not aesthetic and super modern house-really comforts me. We live in very old, crumbly housing, and social media sometimes gives me a bit of a warped perspective on how everyone else lives (and sometimes, I’m sad to say, starts making me feel badly about the space I do have). You beautify your space, and it really makes me inspired and motivated with mine!
You have such a gorgeous voice... Love the singing at the end!!
I think you’re just lovely and adore your openness. It’s bold and brave and I really appreciate it.
🍓 I enjoy watching you, and I enjoy your frankness and honesty. I really love it that you showed your little baby at the end. Absolutely adorable. I never get tired of baby giggles. You have a beautiful voice by the way.
Thank you for saying what you did about homeschooling. It can be an amazing thing but it takes a really self-aware confident parent to notice when it’s not working for their family.❤❤
Great video thank you for keeping me company (virtually) while i did otherwise very boring chores! 😄
Haha good job getting boring chores done!
I watched this while doing all the dishes!!
For gardening, look up Ruth Stout, super easy way to garden. Mulched leaves piled high, so easy.
Hey its Jenna. I just started watching your RUclips viedos about 2 weeks ago and I really enjoyed your 50s video. Actually that's how I found you. I think you should do a day in the life of the 1940s. I know it's a lot of research but it would be interesting to see the wartime and rationing of the meals.
🍓🍓 Thank you for a longer chat~ it was very relaxing, and helped me feel more grounded. Love your vibe, and hope you do more cooking, recipe, and gardening videos this upcoming year!
🍓 I love your channel and the variety of topics you cover. I also have ADHD and it's nice to hear someone else talk about it, plus your cleaning videos always inspire me to tackle my own house. Gardening is something I enjoy too but the heat here has made it really hard for anything to survive. I don't have kids, but I can see where this would also be a great channel for those that do. I really appreciate that your videos are always real and an honest look at life as well as interesting and entertaining
🍓 In love with your honesty & realness! I'm very slowly moving toward more slow living and being more self-sufficient. Next year will be our year for a small garden (hopefully!) full of heirloom plants. Do you have any favorite veggie varieties?
I came from the 50s in my mother’s house we always had chores! It was very hard on my mother. I give you a lot credit, stay focused your fine! What a pretty pretty woman you are!
Thank you so much for talking about ADHD because women often are unaware and suffer in silence not understanding why they struggle so much. If we open up and talk about it help SO MUCH! Just knowing you're not alone in this struggle.❤ Thank you , thank you 🙏🏻❤
🍓🍓 Your baby is adorable!!🍓🍓
I've been spending most of the last five years working from home, all by myself. The lockdowns taught me I'm actually an introvert, and if I leave my house twice a week, I'm exhausted! Yaaaay for homebodies!!
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🍓Thank you for such a lovely video. Your realness about cleaning routines, and mental health are refreshing.
I would love a video about mending vintage clothing!
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Another great video! I would’ve given ANYTHING to have had encouraging, beautiful,
fun-but-real-life videos like yours to watch when my kids were young back in the day!
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I remember when I discovered this channel, it was so small and I cannot believe how big it has gotten! Congratulations🍓🍓🍓
Pleaaaaase keep being authentic on RUclips! I looooove your channel! I have ADHD too and I like that you are relatable! I’m also a new mama of an 8 month old so I also like when you talk about family stuff!!
🍓My husband and I each have 5 siblings and my aunt has 9 children. We have 4, 3 still at home and even though we have more siblings our family feels just right for us. 😊 I have a basic makeup look but love dramatic eyes. I just keep playing and refine how I like my look. Creating routines and adjusting them to work with my own depression and adhd definitely helps trying to manage all parts of life, especially when you aren’t a minimalist. I love your chats because it feels like I have a friend where we can authentically understand each other.ps: one of my favorite things to do with my babies was sing them lullabies ❤
🍓 late to the video's but binge watching them. Glad i found your channel.
🍓 listened while fixing my kids' lunch. I am enamoured by you because everything you say is me. I keep commenting on videos saying this. I don't have any real vintage dresses because I honestly didnt know there were ones my size around and for sure still wearable and yoy have inspired me to start looking more intentionally!
Kristina you seem to be a very healthy and well-balanced individual. Your channel is unique and I have appreciated my little tumble into your channel. Keep being your authentic self. You are an inspiration and a puzzle. I keep watching because I think the process of figuring out what pieces are in play keep me watching. Congratulations on your subscriptions!
🍓 I found an old strawberry round tin last week and I thought of you! And yes I brought it home. Maybe some sewing supplies can go in it. Can’t believe you handle 5 kids so wonderfully! You’re a great Mom and RUclipsr!! ❤
Good for you with the decision to send to school. I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE homeschooling but in some cases it is really difficult to provide what they need. I took my daughter home to school her for 6th grade, and I was a widow and she was a lonely only. It was NOT a good move. I was stressed and being reserved, was not providing her with a lot of socialization.
Your ADHD information is ESPECIALLY helpful for families like mine who have a loved one with ADHD. Thank you for sharing
🍓loved it! I'm going to try wearing something for a week to build my confidence. I try some but then feel self conscious the whole time. Also, the way that Pippin smiles at you when you sing to him at the end 🥹😍
Loved this video so much! love learning more about you! (wondering if next time you could read the questions aloud? i watch and rewatch your videos while cleaning or folding only if you wanted of course) thank you for sharing so much! xx
What a lovely channel. I’m so glad it popped up on my recomendations.
🍓I look forward to every video you post. So happy your channel is growing!!
I love that you talk about ADHD now ...annddd vintage and cleaning. All good xx
I love all your cleaning tips on this video ❤ I do all of them and they are the only thing that helps! One other thing I tried has been to play music while cleaning. I picked a peaceful song that I know all the lyrics too so I can sing to it while I clean. I put it on repeat. I have a timer also. 💜 Love love love your content! 🏡
Honey you are a breath of fresh air for me! I don't feel so alone in my house not being picture perfect. I find the ones that are that way are boring. I like real life not picture perfect all the time. Keep doing what you are comfortable doing and tell the naysayers to shove it! Lol
I am new to channel probably about a month in❤ I love the way you are so down to earth. And I hope you have more subscribers❤ I know channels that started out similar to you, but when they went over 100,000 they just changed and I’m happy for them but disappointed for me. Please don’t ever change. We love you just the way you are. Have a blessed day, my friend.
Thank you Kristina, I feel like I've gotten to know you a little better.😊❤
Even in a sea of positive comments, a few negative comments can really stick out and cause you to feel so vulnerable, its not the critic that counts. Many people who troll will never have the nerve to post their personal lives. You are a lovely person to watch, down to earth, relatable, and creative. I love a good tidy video for inspiration and it isn't inspiring to watch a person "clean" an immaculate house.
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🍓You are such a beautiful and authentic person. I have followed you for years. You have a lovely voice I hope you know this. Congratulations on coming up on 40k. Continued Blessings to you and your sweet family. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
Thank you for answering all our questions ☺🍓
personally found you thru the ADHD content!! love it, thank you so much 💞
Love your chats!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your precious family.
🍓OMG, got all the way to the end to see your baby is knawing on your phone and it has the same cover as mine!!!! Oh I'm a neighbor of yours (sorta) I'm in Oregon. I am also part of the Edwardian society and would love to have you join us (children too) at our Boat Regatta in the summer. We build our own sailboats and then have a picnic at a park in Portland that has a rather large pond.
Email me that sounds so amazing! It’s just wlovekristina at gmail!
Mom is King of the house shes the glue that keep things togethet WONDERWOMAN. YOU ARE AMAZING MOM
You do whst you can do whrn you can post enjoy whst u do lots of love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Strawberry 🍓!! Thanks for answering my question ❤
I was homeschooled as well. Also an introvert and adhd so it was great for me.
When my little sister was a toddler, she tried to plant chicken feathers in our garden. Luckily she never tried ripping up everything. Haha. Our main pest is the local groundhog. He lives under our house, despite my best efforts to make him relocate, and he loves fresh greens.
Also, I would definitely be interested in a video on your mending, even just a "mend with me" if that's a video you're interested in making. ❤
Plant some decoy greens just for your groundhog!
I love watching your channel… You have a beautiful home and family. I love you vintage style.. I love the skin vintage product, and the makeup and clothes. You are so cool!! I wish you the best in the world. 😊
🍓Just discovered your channel through your 100 year old cleaning routine video, and just wanted to say I love your authenticity and your aesthetic!
I think all of having 5 kids is “survival mode” and always has been weather mothers spoke about it or not lol
🍓 Thank you for answering my question! Also, you have a beautiful voice.
🍓 such a cute moment at the end 🥰
Your dream dress looks just like the dress I picked for our daughters very first pictures!
I love Ella. Try Stars fell on Alabama, and Making believe by her. My favorites.
Thank you for speaking open about yourself 😊
I struggled with with tidying too, what helped me was finding out how my mind wanted to keep my stuff and clutterbug on youtube helped me a lot.
There i've learned that not everyone can tidy up the same, maybe you'll find out what type you are and just maybe it can help you like it helped me (i'm a bee and if you look into it you now what it means 😉)
Thank you again and keep up with your positive thinking 😊
🍓Great video, I was born 1945 so retro is my favorite 40's and 50's, just wish we could go back there for awhile LOL Just subscribed to your husband's channel, and watched one of his short films, super good!
If you make a video that I don't relate to, I don't watch it. Maybe other followers could do the same thing? You're a multi-faceted person who makes videos on a myriad of topics, it's all good.
🍓 Girl, you can really sing!
🍓 I enjoy so much of the same things, thank you for sharing 😊
🍓 i adore you friend, and learning more about you! ❤️p.s. your singing voice is so beautiful 😍
🍓 I love your channel! Thank you for answering all our questions ♥
Never give no up on your dreams--bet you will🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.
Love your programme. Lov from Irish granny xox
De question about your dream dress was great, beautiful dress!!!! 🌹🍓👗
I would venture to guess you are on the spectrum. Your sensitivities to fabrics and textures is a big clue. There are some at-home tests you can find on the internet that are free. They will help give you an idea of where you are on the spectrum. This knowledge will help you work a program so you are not hampered or distressed by being spectral. I use lists and this knowledge to understand my reactions and not overreact. I have become very organized by using lists to keep me on task. Love your videos so much.
Haha yea I have taken… a lot of at home tests including the RAADS-R and scored high in autistic traits on all of them. But I like it to be officially/professionally confirmed before I say anything online esp with the stigma around self diagnosis 😅 for my own purposes I don’t doubt I’m on the spectrum. It’s very helpful for figuring out systems and life, and it’s not something I’m upset by! It’s sort of an “oh. Oh yeah that makes sense” thing 😂❤️ thank you!
Late comment i know, but I'm a New Zealander, and went to Hobbiton a few months ago. If you ever make it over here, its very cool :-)
🍓 Love the sweet little baby clips at the end!
🍓thank you for making me smile.
I don't know how to find the strawberry emoji, but I really enjoyed your chatty video
🍓🍓 🍓 You’re voice is amazing!!❤
Big fan over here! This is so random but I can’t stop thinking about that selkie-lookalike dress you made from a floral bedsheet. Do you think you’ll ever sell that?
🍓love the Q&A!