Cook More, Clean Less (Ultimate Kitchen Efficiency)
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THANK YOU so much for watching and for ALL of your support! I'm SO grateful!! Get the Free Kitchen Efficiency Checklist here: www.theminimalmom.com/pl/2148298042
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My husband is showing signs of early cognitive decline. Since I decluttered and simplified our kitchen with Dawn's help, he finds it much easier to participate in cooking, tidying up, emptying the dishwasher, and putting things away. And, since the kitchen is so easy to maintain now, even if he puts something away in the wrong place, I can still find it! 🙂
What a wonderful result to your decluttering...♡
sdsx, you & yours will be in my prayers.
This is awesome
That’s wonderful that your decluttering and organizing his paid off and such an important way. God‘s blessings to you and your husband.
@@findingaway5512 i'm reading his book The Coconut Oil Miracle and it's great. Good health…here we come!👍
It is a gift. I’ve noticed the same with my husband with a traumatic brain injury and also had a foster daughter with developmental disabilities. It was a win for us all!
Dawn, I don’t know how you come up with 95,000 unique, creative, funny, well-informed ways of presenting “simplify your home”. Just when I think there’s no other way to present it, you come up with another perspective. Thanks again for all the myriad ways you’ve taught all of us. 🤗
totally agree!!
So true 💕
Yes!
I work as a hospice nurse and go in private homes daily. I could go on for hours talking about how how helpful it is to have a simplified home and how much easier it is to care for people at end of life with less clutter.
Amen!
I have a friend with a 93 year old mother living with her who has probably almost end stage dementia. My friend has several serious physical issues too but her primary problem is that she cannot declutter after a lifetine of accumulating stuff. She just doesn't want to let go of anything. I would be happy to help but can't push her as it's her decision, not mine. I just hate how cluttered and disorganized her home is. It's borderline hoarding. I'm not a real minimalist like Dawn but I don't tolerate clutter and I believe everything should have a place and I am a labeling freak for all my storage. I don't want to waste any time hunting for things.
I feel for ya, that's sweet you want to help your friend. My parents house is going to be a huge chore. I've tried to do some work now but Mom was not tolerant of my assistance, she has attachment issues. Best of luck to your friend as she navigates caring for her Mom and to you finding your way to show support.
Your plumber is moonlighting as the health inspector!! So cute!!
Lol, right!?! He's a busy guy!!!
Jack of All trades!@@TheMinimalMom
At least he's out from under the sink now😂
I am wondering if he is getting paid for each different jobs he has😊
This video ranks in the top 10. Your Health Inspector stole the show. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Karen! I really appreciate that!!!!
Yes what a cutie!
*Ignore me, actually thinking Dawn was opening a diner for half the video. 🤣 Also, I can't handle how cute Gage the health inspector is!
Too funny!
So did I😂😂😂
Yes, he was A*
I just hauled off pickup truck load #26. Yes 26 pickup truck loads, loaded up like the Clampets moving to Beverlee! My husbands family doesn’t throw anything away. My husband has worked so hard for every single thing he has! I have been slowly getting rid of the destroyed, the dry rotted, and down scaling my things. I used to say I can only organize 3 things. It’s the truth! You have given me so much help! Decluttering is THE key! Your tips and ideas help so much. I’m going slow partly to ease it for my husband, partly because I work 2 jobs and there is a time limit. This is wonderful! Thank you so much.
Wow👏👏👏
Well done 😊, keep going 💪
Wow 26 loads!! While working two jobs? You're amazing! 👏👏🌟✨🎆
❤ such encouragement!! keep going! And continue to share with us.
Great job!!!! Keep it up!!!
One minute into it, and I have to say that blue apron and the blue kitchen, so beautiful
I really appreciate the season of your life concept. No judgement just changes.
You are so clever and creative. You have found your niche!!
I was about to write the same thing!! :) So true.
The DH and I have a lovely checklist that is Husband-Wife approved: 1) Wife shops, puts away groceries (so I know where they are at), and cooks. 2) Wife puts away leftovers. 3) DH (Dear Husband) empties dishwasher, re-loads with dirty dishes, and cleans off stove and counters. 4) Wife vacuums kitchen and kicks up feet. 5) Happy marriage.
We do this too! Same tasks! I feel so validated!
@@softsophisticate Luv that story! It is a life skill, definitely.
Before I ever heard about minimalism or decluttering, I worked as a waitress. It would annoy me that I could serve customers, keep the dining room, waitress work station AND bathrooms clean… and I couldn’t seem to keep my own kitchen clean and tidy. You’re so RIGHT… implementing the necessities only system for my kitchen… has turned it into a well run diner!! Thank you!!
My brain wiring has my home desk piled high with random everything. My at-work desk is always neat and efficient. If I could only identify the difference?
I have a friend who is a master carpenter and interior renovator... but her own home is a disaster, a hoarding nightmare and in desperate need of deep cleaning 😵💫Go figure.
Yes, the same here, but now improving. The missing point was "purpose". I couldn't create at home what I have at work (order and organisation, and purpose of the place), because I didn't define the purpose of my rooms, desk space, shelves. (Thanks, Dana K. White) Once I did that the improvement began. I'm so happy.
I think clutterbug can help with organizing styles.
Bartender here. Two things from work:
1) never leave a room empty handed. So if you’re going upstairs anyway, grab the clean laundry; if you’re going downstairs, bring the restroom trash down, etc.
2) you can use your hands and your mouth at the same time. Lol. Side benefit, wiping counters and tidying doesn’t feel like work if it’s just done absent mindedly while socializing (or listening to Dawn on RUclips). 😄
Lol the little Health Inspector! Good job!😂❤
Dawn, I would give anything to sit and have coffee with you! I’m so very thankful that the Lord brought me to your channel. I am already a naturally tidy and minimal person but you’ve helped me explain things better to other people who have asked me how I keep my house so tidy even with 5 young kids. Believe it or not, it’s actually hard to explain something to someone else when it’s something that just comes naturally to you! But I want so very much to encourage others the way you have encouraged me so as always, thank you for what you do! ❤
Cutest health inspector ever! What a fun way to present great information!
Me and my husband have been raising three boys (now 21, 19 and 14 y old) and I CAN NOT TELL YOU what a difference it has made simplifying our kitchen. My husband was already a frequent 'chef' in our household, but all three of the boys are now cooking as well. I am 100 percent certain that the fact that the pots and pans are simplified, that everything has its destined spot (even the food is stored in categories in the fridge, freezer and pantry), that everything is easy to find and easy to put away - has made the kitchen easy for them to approach to begin with. Not to mention easy to clean after using the kitchen. This has saved the family so much time, so many potential conflicts, so much energy - and brought us so much joy and so many cooking skills for our boys. I love your videos - thank you for the inspiration.
My husband loves to cook, I try to keep things to a minimum and everything has a place, but he never puts things back where he found them 🤦🤦🤦🤦, so I then end up spending my time tracking down stuff. He is incapable of keeping things in the same place every time, with the rare exception of his fishing gear, that is well organized. I hope that the males in your household are naturally inclined to be organized.
@@anaalves3658 I feel your pain lol. He has a different organizing style than I do, so I make things super, super easy to put away--like hooks, open bins without lids, clear labels, very highly simplified drawers & cabinets, and everything stored within arm's reach of where it's used.
He won't do it. He just drops everything on the counter. It's easier than hanging it back on its hook or opening a drawer or cabinet.
And any dirty dishes and utensils are left on the counter right where they were used. Sigh.
On the bright side, it's much easier to clean up the messes than it used to be when it was cluttered 🙂
Dawn, I’m 75 and wanting to wind down cooking chores. We NEED to eat and cooking has never been my bliss. I’m headed to my kitchen now to SIMPLIFY!
Thank YOUUU❣❣
Precious Inspector/plumber! Since following Dawn's decluttering suggestions, our autistic son has felt more comfortable in the kitchen and has taken over cooking dinner most days! The process is not always easy, especially when life gets very difficult, but the ends are so worth it! I am learning daily how bad the clutter can be for all of us; talking with friends in different seasons, with a variety of challenges, they all agree that decluttering has been beneficial!
I took a brief minute to look at your kitchen efficiency checklist and it is spot on. We are in the throws of a kitchen remodel and many of these factors were top of our mind when we designed it.
Years ago, when we lived in Credit River Township, MN we homeschooled our four children. They each had a task to do each day. One would put the ingredients in the bread maker to make bread for lunch; they had to know where each ingredient was. Then they each made their own breakfast and lunch. One child made supper, cleaned up after the meal including doing dishes with me. Our kitchen had to be streamlined. It was a little work to set up with but well worth it. Our daughter who will be 30 next month said her fondest memories are of making suppers and washing dishes with me.
Such adorable new kitchen staff and health inspector ! Someone else made a great point that even if family members put items away in the wrong place, they’re still easy to find in a highly simplified kitchen. I like mine to be as pared down as a kitchen in a vacation rental. Dawn, you’ve been instrumental in our home becoming progressively more streamlined and calming. I’m 56 and wish I knew all this when we started out, but grateful to have implemented it now. It will make all the difference going forward, and our home won’t be a burden to our kids later.
The diner analogy is great - a good restaurant tends to specialize in one cuisine using a limited range of ingredients, a place that serves Indian and Middle Eastern and Italian food probably isn’t going to do any of it well. I get almost all of my recipes from the same site, Budget Bytes, and find that they use the same spices and sauces a lot. I actually use up my spices regularly now! I’d rather go out to eat “exotic” foods since it will probably be better anyway, and I don’t have to keep spices for all the flavors of the world in my pantry.
Was I the only one hoping Dawn would say that having cookies in the kitchen helped you stay more organized? 🍪 😅😅😅
I like the idea of a menu, with a seasonal option! I've been trying to figure out meal prep and planning and I imagine it would help if I wrote down what we actually ended up eating rather than what my dream self planned on making.
Just did a 2 wk menu and had my husband put ideas on it; surprisingly it’s made cooking much easier and I’ve been less stressed! I was thinking about this seasonal idea, but she developed this in my mind so much better!!I made sure to only write some things we actually like, and would actually enjoy eating. No new recipes or crazy ideas. If we want to cook off schedule to make something fun, we can but I’ve found it so much easier!!
Clever, Dawn! And good points! Cutest little health inspector ever. 😂
This made me smile. When my children were young, their dad traveled all week, which meant we were eating at home. My children made their own menu's and they also decorated them ( I laminated them) They had to include veggies and they each planned two dinner meals. It worked out great as we usually had leftovers the last night (or home made pizza) My daughter wanted "chicken with lines....aka grilled" and my son would want hot dogs or fish, so we would have buns for the dogs & fish sticks. We never had an issue including veggies. And something we also did was use the refrigerator compartments (door) for condiments and anything we needed to sort. ( Breakfast compartment, snacks, condiments,ect) Dawn you are so talented and have the cutest health inspector ever ! Thanks for the printable~ Nanna Wanda in Charleston, SC
Mmm...chicken with lines...yum! ^_^
Since my step kids rarely had choices with their mom, I implemented meal menus chosen by them. Child of the week got to be chef too.
The health inspector…OMG. How cute. Too adorable. That made my day.🥹🥹🥹🤣🤣
He's adorable, yes!💜
Ha ha, your thumbnail got me. I thought, "What's she up to now?"
Very cute presentation.
I'd happily eat at Dawn's Diner. ❤
I love the idea of a simplified menu with seasonal changes. I have fallen into hunting for new recipes constantly! Why?!? I didn't grow up with that! We had spaghetti on Wednesday, hot dogs and beans on Saturday, etc. It was simple and wonderful! Thank you for the reminder. I am going to decide out favorite dozen or so recipes and seek out new ones on occasion only. The delivery of this information was wonderful. It "sticks" when it is memorable. And that health inspector! Thumbs up. 👍
Very cute way to present this good information! Thanks Dawn!
My husband and I have been majorly decluttering our house since the beginning of 2024. The kitchen was my first goal to simplify. It's so much more efficient and easy to cook and easy to clean up in there now! I'm still finding little ways of improving it further. Today I ordered a garbage bag holder to hang inside one of the lower cabinet doors. I will be using that instead of the garbage can which has been sitting out in my tiny kitchen for all these years. My kitchen is 9'x10', wall to wall, so that includes all the cabinets so my floor space is far smaller than that. I don't have an inch to spare! But I love my little kitchen. It's very few steps from everything to everything. At the same time I do need to find every way possible to maximize the floor space and getting rid of the garbage can is going to be a very exciting improvement! Thanks Dawn for all your inspiration. I come to watch your videos almost every day. You always have fresh ideas and I love your presentations! Keep up the great work!!
Sounds like you have the same “one butt kitchen” like mine. Absolutely no floor space for trash barrel. I bought a small lidded pet food container to put under my sink with a trash bag. Works great and it’s not in the open.
@@SassySue67"one butt kitchen"!!! I love that! Yup, ain't it the truth! I'm getting my bag holder today. Cannot wait to get the old can OUT!! 😃
Haha! "One butt kitchen"! We used to call it the "excuse me" kitchen...
Dawn, it’s taken me several passes through the kitchen over the past few years but we have FINALLY arrived at clear counters! Without a pantry, basement, or garage we’ve winnowed down our appliances to the point of ultimate efficiency making room in the cabinets for food and storage. It took the eminent arrival of baby number 5 to push me over the edge towards decluttered freedom. As I wiped down the counter after cooking a quick dinner tonight, all I could think was how thankful I am for your encouragement over the years. Looking forward to welcoming baby with a kitchen that functions well enough for my husband and daughters to cook in! Aloha from our soon to be ‘ohana of seven in a tiny apartment in Hawai’i 🤙🏽🌺
Hi Dawn, I really do wish we lived closer. I also wish you and Tom could come to Nevada and help me like you did before on your travels to help people. My husband died a few years ago, and now I'm alone with a back disability and raising my 3 grandsons. I have to say that things have bit been the same at all since he's gone. I just can't get it together, and I don't have the motivation to start. I'm way over my clutter threshold and I know things have to leave but I'm to overwhelmed. I really needed someone to help me. I will be present in your class in April. Oh and you're so right about the cookies... that bowl would be gone in no time😂.
You caught me literally stress eating as I’m watching this. Whoa! It is so true! Our condo is less than 900 sq ft for 4 people, and even though I’ve decluttered way more than 50% of our belongings over the last 4 or so years (thanks largely to you, Dawn), I still find myself juggling what’s left in our small space. Going to jump on my dishes now that I’ve put away the Crispers. I appreciate you!!
Hi, I wonder can you get a fold up/pull out /lift up extra surface for when you meal prep or for kids eating a snack? I love collecting ideas for small places... pardon me commenting. Best regards. G Ire
I've been researching arts and crafts kitchens of the 1950s. They're all about efficiency! That and just old world kitchens
LOVE those! My dream kitchen! Many of them had drawers instead of lower cabinets, and the upper cabinets went all the way to the ceiling!
No dead space on top of upper cabinets to collect dust and grease. (Many these days are built with a tiny gap so you can't even get to it to clean it!)
My very favorite is the ranges they had. Beautiful works of art, easy to clean, and up on legs so you can clean UNDERNEATH them! SO much better than modern ranges that have--again--a tiny little gap to let in dust and grease (and cat toys), but not enough room to get under it to clean it.
50's kitchens were amazingly functional and efficient. Kitchens have literally de-evolved since then.
Thanks to you and Cas Clutterbug I'm well on my way to getting my house decluttered. The advice to start with a drawer or some other small space and allow one minute was what got me in gear. I've completed the major areas that I postponed because they were the worst and what an accomplishment! I've trashed, donated, and started giving my kids what they want, and what an amazing difference when you let things go! Rooms that are done are so easy to clean! THANK YOU!
This is so true. I was recently very ill for two weeks with the flu (and it was 36 degrees C for three days in a day row on top of that) - luckily my parents were visiting and looked after the kids. I didn't have to do anything to help them find stuff in the kitchen or really anywhere in the house because we decluttered and organized after moving in here a few months ago.
I was so grateful to my past self because I could rest, without interruptions, while my family took care of themselves. Never underestimate the power of taking your own brain out of the equation by simplifying things for others!
Awesome Health Inspector! He’s a keeper 😊
One of the things that helps me is to keep a pre-printed checklist for grocery that I can check off as I run out of things. Then when I go to the store, I just have to grab the list. Whenever I go through the pantry to check for outdated food, I write down things we are getting low on.
I had just sat down at the end of the day with a hot chocolate to watch your video. The kitchen was semi clean and your video encouraged me to tackle the big pots that I had been procrastinating cleaning. Thank you. The breakfast crew (me) will thank the dinner crew (also me) for cleaning and putting away the big pots. Thank you for a great video!
Dawn, this turned out so wonderful!! You are so creative. You really know how to grab our attention. Great job including the kiddos. I love it!!!
I didn’t even realize, until a I watched this video, that I haven’t reached for a snack or sweet in two weeks. I committed to keeping our kitchen clean, clear and tidy and I’ve kept it up for two weeks! I completely agree that I reach for sugar when I’m in a messy kitchen or as a “reward” for power cleaning. But now that I’ve highly simplified and keep it maintained, I don’t even think about it. Thank you Dawn for all you do, as a mom of 5, simplifying is saving my sanity and my motherhood!
Same here! I've also lost 5 lbs in the same 2 or 3 weeks of keeping my kitchen clean and I couldn't figure out why. Now I know. I'm going to keep that kitchen clean from now on and see if it helps my husband stop snacking. Lol
My hubby turns 60 tomorrow 🎉and since I started decluttering my home is so much easier to pull together for a large family party to celebrate him! Thanks so much for the support and guidance. I definitely will be using this for my kitchen to prep for the party! Can’t wait to show off our space!
As I cook for our Church Youth group anywhere from 25 to 280 people, I have to be organized. It helps to keep things simple in order not to cross-contamination.
I can’t believe it. I’m so surprised! I cleared my counters and I set a record - 4 home cooked dinners in a row pretty much stress-free.
I only put away in cupboards the honey, 2 small salt canisters, a pretty jar of utensils, a spoon rest, notepad, and a jar of pens, supplements I take every day and the butter dish. I really thought those things made my life easier because they were available they were distracting me and making it harder to clear my counter. To make room in the cupboards : decluttered 15 mugs/ have 40 plus left, 10 -12 plates each small med large, have 8 left of each size of the dishes we love and about 10 mismatched wine, margarita and martini glasses we never use! Saving these things for “maybe later” was making it much harder for me to do what I value ❤ feed my family and enjoy meals at home 😮😢! What a great experience this was 🎉😊❤
Cutest Health Inspector 😊
I love this way of looking at your kitchen! I used to run a catering business out of my home. You had to be very careful with sanitation. Anything on the counters needed to be fully wiped down every time you started to work. Also every inch of counter space was of value for prepping and packaging. Because of this we had hardly anything on our counters. No microwave, toaster, fruit bowel... it was beautiful and streamlined. As you can imagine the fridge was amazing and streamlined too.
I hushed my kitchen yesterday and it feels so nice waking up to it walking in a 5am! Today I’m ruthlessly decluttering as much as I can! (I had a time slot come open from work) Our current living arrangement is quite complex in this season, we have our daughter’s family of 6 living with us going on 4 months now while house hunting. Even more complex is the fact that we live in the back of our downtown business. It has 2 small studio kitchens so we have our own space. My husband is remodeling the loft apartment upstairs that he and I will move into eventually so I want it to be efficient and minimal because we are super busy people. When my daughter moves out we will probably rent out the back as some sort of office space. Love your videos and I think you could have the most amazing little coffee shop!
Dawn, Great video. Your Health Inspector & and the new Chef are getting tall. 😊 I'd come eat at your diner any day.
What an amazing researcher and presenter you are, Dawn! I've been reading a lot about journaling to decrease anxiety, so it's interesting to hear that writing about a time when they felt more organized made people eat less. You are such a great source of information. Thank you.
Thank you! I really appreciate this!!!!
I would totally have coffee with you! I love your kitchen!!
I want you to know … every Tuesday evening is my night to pile up in bed in the guest room with a cup of hot tea and spend my time with Dawn! I look forward to your Tuesday videos so much! Thank you for all that you do. ❤
First, you and the health inspector are just adorable!! I would absolutely love to come have coffee with you!
I completely agree!! Since getting rid of some counter clutter, I enjoy my kitchen and cooking so much more. Our minimal is so much more than others as we have a house of 10, but the counter stuff is so annoying to me now.
😄😄😄😄😄 That was fun!!!! Brilliant idea!!! 🙌 I love your apron! And I got so scared when the door bell rang😂😂😂. It's half past nine pm😳! You got the cutest health inspector💖💖.
Oh Dawn 💖 Wholesome and bright Dawn ✨Thank-you again for the reminder of the impact of a simple kitchen!
How do you always find the cutest plumbers and health inspectors?!?! You are so lucky!!!💚
Lovely video with a cute health inspector ❤
coffee & a slice of Bundt cake at Dawn's Diner ... sounds wonderful!
It really does ! I would come if I was nearby !
Health inspector! 😂 That is great! Also accurate! Love the clip board.
Yes! Things nearest to where you need them is “point of performance.” Exactly why my spice rack is on the wall next to the stove. 😊
Careful with that!! Heat can break down your spices and make them less potent over time. Same goes with tea bags/loose tea/coffee. Happy cooking!!
It would be cute to have a menu with the daily specials, maybe 4 weeks on rotation, so the first Monday is grilled chicken, Tuesday is spaghetti or whatever. Can then post the menu for the week, for both meal planning and answering the “what’s for dinner” questions. Your graphics are really cute!
Genius video! Brava, Dawn!
Your health inspector is amazing! What a pro! 🥰
I also find I am getting rid of my kitchen gadgets and opting for just a really good knife
Dawn, you've inspired me to help others in their homes to de-clutter and organize. I've always been a tidy person, and last fall I felt a huge nudge to create my own business. Also, ever since I highly de-cluttered and organized my own kitchen, how much more calm it feels. My 14 year old daughter is baking more too because there is less chaos. You inspire me, to inspire others.
Hope you open a Hotel, Movie Theater, Office Center, Gym and Auto Repair Garage soon! 😂 You make EVERYTHING joyful!!
That was such a fun and motivating video to watch!❤ The health inspector is totally adorable!❤
Dawn! I so wish I could live close by to you so I could meet you in person and visit with you ! You are truly a friend online. ❤❤❤
our values and faith align so well.❤
Your kitchen idea is fabulous. What a wonderful analogy to compare our busy kitchens to an actual restaurant. I can hear myself saying to my kids,” I’m not a restaurant . you need at least try what me or your dad has made.” So yes, we are restaurants in a way ,aren’t we as mothers? I have four kiddos just like you, and it is a delight, but I absolutely know how hard meal planning and actually following through with keeping up with making dinner and lunches regularly is. I only just now (6 weeks ago) in my life started meal planning. It used to be such a daunting idea to me. I think I saw it as this big scary thing that would take so much energy. And really , do we have any extra energy in this season of our lives right now? No. But when I just sat down, got a little notebook out just for meal planning and did it with my morning coffee on Monday ,it became more of a rhythm. I found that I could make simple, easy things like pasta , or recipes I kind of was comfortable with to start (because I’m new at staying the course with repeats! ) or, frozen pizzas, sometimes it took the pressure off. I recently fell off the wagon for about two weeks when I hit a rough spot mentally,but I am back in it and it sure does take the pressure off 4-6pm everyday. That’s the last time of day you actually want to use any brain power to figure out what you have in your fridge to scrounge together. I honestly need more handholding when it comes to food prep. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just open our fridge and pull out the prepped dinner food when our brains are fried at night? That would be a cool thing to add into your kitchen utilization program!❤ I think it’s baby steps though for me. I just need to keep doing what I’m doing and when I am mentally able to handle that idea, I will add that in. I remember the first time I saw my friend prep dinner at 11 AM. We were having coffee. I was watching my baby crawl around on her floor and she said ,”don’t mind me. I’m just gonna start prepping for dinner. “ I looked at her like ,”what? “
Now I see the genius in that lol.❤❤
I’d love to have a coffee in your kitchen and a catch up. Clever idea, it will stick with me as I work through my kitchen. Have a good week Dawn. Oh and aprons are definitely making a come back I think.
What a great video!! Super fun!! Loved the acting, you’re really good at it! I must say the blue apron, the blue in your home, the bright beautiful white, it all looks so aesthetically pleasing!
Loving the shorter hair! And I loved the set-up for this video lol.
That health inspector was adorable !
You get top marks for innovative and informative presentations, Dawn. I always look forward to visiting with you. ❤
😄 It was a joy to visit Dawn's Dinner today! Thanks Dawn 😊
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What a creative and amazing way to present this information!!!! Loved it!
Great tips.
The only time my worktops get a bit untidy is when I’ve been shopping. I don’t drive, so have to walk with my shopping trolley to the supermarket where I shop at. (Tesco)
My trolley is often really heavy & I’m shattered when I get home. I’m going to start setting a goal of putting it all away almost as soon as I get home.
I totally agree about the menu planning etc.
When I was a child my Mum worked & my Dad was on nightwork & cooked our tea. We would have the same things every week, like toad-in-the-hole on a Tuesday, shepherd’s pie on a Wednesday & liver & bacon on a Thursday & so on.
To some people this may sound boring but it made it so much easier for my Dad.
I liked the food inspector. He did a great job.
By the way, when I first saw the title of this video I thought it meant that you had a new job. 😀
You look great in blue, it really suits you. (That rhymes. 😀)
I love this and I love the limited menu concept. Love and blessings from East Texas.
After many years of watching your videos and being inspired by you, Dawn, I finally subscribed today! Love you - love your infectious giggle and positive attitude!!! 🥰
I hadn't seen your videos in ages. I realised that I hadn't seen you and the RUclips algorithm wasn't showing you anymore. It was after you went down to one video. I've definitely missed your motivation in my house. X
Interesting how that thinking back to tidier days helps with the anxiety/snacking. Today, I pulled up old realtor listings for when we bought our house, and it helped me imagine that!
Well what this inspired me to do was...making a menu!! With each item, is a grocery list. Awesome idea! The hardest thing about my day, is 'what's for dinner'! I'm so excited to do this for my kitchen!
Lol. The “convenience caddy” is a permanent fixture on my dining table. Salt. Pepper. Vitamin bottle etc.
Also small knife block with a small cutting board right behind the block. Also right where I do the cutting. Larger board and larger knives for larger jobs also nearby.
It would be helpful to see a time-lapse of this highly efficient kitchen in use and during cleanup after a meal.
I'd like to see it in action, to compare with my moderately simplified kitchen, so that comparison could highlight specific benefits more visually.
ETA: Maybe with pauses for commentary to point out specific changes that have been made in recent years, and what their effects were!
So true Dawn. We do not need as many gadgets as we think. I don’t even use a food processor to chop up ingredients. I love the feel of chopping/slicing and etc with my knife and chopping board because I feel more in control.
I enjoy watching some episodes of your ideas every day. I appreciate less nervous laughter. Love watching now.
And i simplified my house i feel amazing. My house is clean and tidy almost all the time and i thought that was impossible with a 3,5 years old! Ty to you and “Clutter Bug” ❤ i can’t stop talking about you and minimalism. I am a Geography teacher and i find myself talking about minimalism in the classroom today 😄 my students seems to love the idea of a simle life.
I worked in a high end market and deli. We had grab and go foods. But also catered and had to have lunch ready by 10 am. The one thing that stick out to me. Is we prepped all the sides and got ready the main dishes ready the day before after lunch was broke down. It made the next morning so much easier to manage.
Dawn, you always have fresh ways to teach and reinforce fundamental principles. Genius.
This video was so much fun and a great new perspective!! ❤ we’ve been very minimal now for 2.5 years and this gave me some ideas!
You are hilarious and so creative!❤ I always love when the kids are involved… Gage was awesome! 😂
Such a fun video! Loved it! You inspire me whenever I watch your videos and your advice is really realistic, doable and useful. When the house is really messy, I probably do eat more because I’m trying to comfort myself. But my house is not that bad anymore because I’ve have been following your advice for the past few years and I’m getting better and better and being able to let go of stuff, or not getting it in the first place and also making do with what I have, which is in reality, is certainly not a hardship. Thank you very much for making these videos and sharing your advice and examples. I know it must be a lot of thinking, effort, work and time, etc. They are truly life changing for the better. ❤❤❤❤❤
Cute, The whole thing, just so cute! I love the "pay at the counter when you're done." Thanks for all the inspiration Dawn!! You have given me lots of it. You are a very good example to others.
Your content is always fresh and engaging! Thank you for all the hard work, it shows 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I definitely would come over to your coffee shop. You are a ray of sunshine and love and you never fail to brighten my day. I used to work in a whole food cafe and I loved how everything was exactly where it was supposed to be , so that you could concentrate on more important things 😊
Stress eating is not a thing for me. I used to over ear as a kid and was ridiculed everyday. But u do stress clean. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something.
Dawn, I just enjoy watching you so much!
You have influenced my life in minimizing my possessions. I have watched you mostly every day and you are so encouraging and uplifting.
Keep up the good work!
You are a blessing to me and my husband and family.
Best wishes from Texas!
Such a cute video! Maybe Dawn’s Diner won’t be a thing. But maybe a few years down the road Adalyn’s Bakery will be. 😘
Dawn, you are SO adorable! Thank you for a much (and I mean, MUCH 😊) needed smile today. It really ministers to my heart (and I'm looking forward to the message of the video, too 😄). God bless you, sweet Sister! You are a gift from Jesus in my life. 🤗💖💐🌼🌻