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My name is Matthew and I live in a van. I lost my job due to "cut backs" from the pandemic of 2020 and decided to seriously restructure my life. I am also a single dad who needed to find a solution that would allow me to remain in my daughter's life and plan for her future. After tons of research into #vanlife, I knew it was for me.
From March 2021 until October 2021 I spent my days building out my Chevrolet Express 2500, which came to be known as "Lucky" and as of October 18, 2021 I have been living in Lucky full time.
The build was done with almost no experience on my end and I used the one incredible tool I had at my disposal - the internet - to learn what I needed to build Lucky into a very comfortable tiny home.
I have always had a bit of a passion for being in front of the camera and really enjoy capturing the world around us. This really played into how I was feeling after almost a year of working from home when I "commuted" from the bedroom to the couch. I was starting to feel extremely unhealthy, unmotivated and despondent. I HATED that, and that's not a word I like to throw around. This new lifestyle gives me opportunities I just didn't have before and I am so excited to be able to share it all with you.
I truly believe we all have the capabilities to turn our lives around, should we choose to do so - and if I can inspire you to shoot for something better then I have done a decent job and that will keep me going.
There is more to life than the consume, consume, spend, spend lifestyle I feel we have all been conditioned to follow and I just want to do the best I can for myself first and foremost. Our time is limited and I do not want to waste another second on a lifestyle that doesn't bring me joy!
Be Happy, Be Creative, Be Yourself and BE POSITIVE!
Thank you Matthew for a Saturday upload. Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our sweet dog Nala Jane. For almost 13 years she was always there for us with the unconditional love only a pet can provide. I’m finding comfort in the voices and videos of my favorite RUclips channels.
My heart goes out to you... I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending warm hugs and love to you and your family.
Sorry for,your loss.
My heart hurts for you. Hard to say goodbye to a beloved pet.
Truly sorry for your tremendous loss. There's nothing like our furry bestest friends❤
@VanLifeplus - 48:24 ❤ I use to do these Christmas shoe boxes with my kids. Glad to know you are doing this with Ms.B😊😊😊
Matthew, thank you for donating the Shoebox of Toys, that was a beautiful charitable thing to do for children! You have such a very kind heart!🥲
I think I have at least one belly laugh per video so thanks for that Matthew -much appreciated.
Also several giggles.
Awe I love the Operation Christmas Child ❤ That’s so sweet of you to do that, and even more special to have Brooklyn help with choosing the items 🥰❤️
Samaritan’s purse shoe box is an excellent charity. Thanks for introducing Brooklyn to it. ❤️❤️
It is so nice to see you teaching Brooklyn to give to those less fortunate. You're a great parent.
Loved how you explained to Brooklyn why you are putting the shoe box together 🤗
He did such a great job of that and Brooklyn was definitely invested in the project!😊
That gift you put together was wonderful.❤
What an amazing way to explain why Santa needed your help. So fun
Hi Matthew & Pennny... Matthew, here in NS there is a store called the Bulk Barn, when cooking/baking, you can go there and just buy the amount you need, or as less as possible. That would be ideal for you. There may be a Bulk Barn in your area. Back to your video.. have a great night.
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Good idea and there are bulk barns in Calgary
Hey Matt, great videos as always - next time you need sugar save all that stuff and just grab some packets from Tim Horton to save you buying that whole bag - same thing with powder sugar -
Matthew you’re a Super Dad getting Brooklyn involved with giving to the less fortunate and how you explained the box was sweet.
Shot of the mountains is ON POINT!
Hellooooo Matthew, Lil Brooklyn and PRETTY Penny!👋 ...always a FUN time cooking with Chef Matthew and opening subscriber gifts!👍🤗💖🎉. LUV the special gift box that you prepared ...it's a BEAUTIFUL BLESSING for sure!😊🙏.
Always be careful where you stick your butter 😂
Thank you for teaching Brooklyn the importance of giving. Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization
Happy Holidays sir. Enjoy your hot chocolate!😅 not the white hot candy cane chocolate😂.
Next time, just buy granulated sugar...icing sugar aka powdered sugar, is just granulated sugar ground up, so , yes , your blender or coffee grinder can make van sized icing sugar, when you know , you know
so on my diesel heater the white smoke is diesel left over in the burn chamber. My fuel tank was mounted higher than the heater and there was siphoning effect when the pump seals were a little worn out. Moved the tank lower than the heater (or at least whrere the fuel comes out) and it stopped the issue.
Love your videos. Have to say, Penny is adorable. Lovely the way you treat your big fat kitty. You must be a wonderful guy.
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I don't think moving into sticks and bricks should be a downer....I like just hanging out with you, Penny and various other family and friends you have. After all it is VANLIFEPLUS 😊 Besides your fun and I love fun
I love doing the shoe boxes too. Last year I watched a YT lady who showed me how to pack it. Amazing how much stuff you can get in the boxes. I’m going to try the bread things too. ❤❤
The Bestest time in the world is with your children growing up ,and a 110% father is simply the best ,and that's what I CALL Quirky Quality Content that's for sure 😂❤❤❤GODBLESS from me V Australia 🇦🇺 um Western Australia,the Best State in Australia 🇦🇺 GODBLESS 🎉
Good Saturday evening, Matthew and Penny! I hope you’re having a great weekend!
Needed a good laugh. NICE SOCKS buddy. Cheerful. You might not think so but, you have a good singing voice.
Love your cooking segments…ingenious idea for the rolling pin..it works. Penny has you trained so well.😊😊 Brooklyn did seem a little off, but she will be her happy self tomorrow. Thank goodness kids are so resilient, we all get a little cranky from no sleep.
Thank you Matt for the shoe box..it is sooo important! And thank you for teaching Brooklyn how to give to others ❤ that was awesome!!!
In the seasoning area of a store they have cinnamon sugar combined together, easier 😊
Very sweet you packed a shoe box with Brooklyn...I did that with my kids when they were little as well...I was able to pack 6 boxes this year and took to our church for our church is a droop off point in Regina...Thank you for doing that with her...a great way to teach the kids that it is better to give than to receive...Take care Matt and keep enjoying your journey!🤗💚💜🙏
@7:06 is absolutely beautiful snowy ❄️ mountains 🏔
I love your explanation about the shoeboxes … you’re such a good dad 👍🏼💕
Hi Matthew. In Alberta do you have Bulk Barn type of stores?
You can get a lot of items in your choice of amounts. Just scoop what you need. Pay by the weight. But beware of the candy isles!
Beautiful Saturday my DEAR BOY . MATTHEW. ❤ Blessings ❤
Winter is here... no fun but OK ones it's here. Sweden same weather lol ❤
Hi Matthew. Just a FYI, the Dollar Tree in the States has small boxes of the sugars you picked up. Also, they have cinnamon and sugar already mixed in a nice shaker in the spices. One would think that the stores in Canada has them also.
Aww...that's awesome! I used to love doing shoebox Christmas boxes with my kids!
You are so kind doing that for the children ❤ x
Great video, Matthew! You had me laughing so much while you were preparing the rolls. 🤣🤣
Getting chilly in Nashville. Brrrr
Nice video
Great to see you go with your daughter and fill a shoe box. It’s been a huge project for Southern Baptist Churches for years. Thank you😢
Hi Matthew Brooklyn and penny that was so sweet of you both to put the Christmas shoe box together excellent xxx❤
What a great lesson for Brooklyn,
Absolutely love that you did the shoebox with sweet Brooklyn!❤
Fill a ziplock bags with the ingredients (granulated sugar, icing sugar) etc and give the rest to Lindsey!!
Sprinkle Dinkle!! Hahahahaha!! You make me laugh :) Love your videos Matthew!❤
7:13 That view of the mountains is just so spectacular!
A couple free sugar packs from Tim Hortons would have worked well haha 😂❤
Hi Matthew and Penny
Hello Mathew, always love watching your videos. That was a cute little town. I looked it up while you were driving and they showed pictures of the grain silos you showed right afterwards. Good job on the rôles. I lake Maple sirop too. Bon appetit ! Glad your water is OK.
Regards from Delson Québec.❤️
Everything’s better with syrup 💞
It's cold 🥶& Snowy 🌨 in G.P to Ugh 😢..😅
I love my chocolate...hazelnut... both in my coffee! Enjoy the videos. TY..
Just came to me about van sized quantities of food stuffs. Next time you have to get things like icing sugar or spices and things like that you could get exactly the amounts you want by getting them at a bulk barn type store. Some grocery store gave them too. Don’t know if you have Bulk Barn in Alberta like we have in Ontario. Just a thought.
Love the idea of the shoe box.
Adding some cream cheese to those rolls would be awesome!
Me again. Thanks for doing this with your daughter, and great choice of shoebox gifts! A backpack, a small unbreakable mirror and a sewing kit for parents are good ideas, too. Packing into a plastic shoebox gives the child something clean to store the items in. We used to do this in school till haters complained about the religious slant to the organization. Such scrooges!
Thank you Matt for showing the book
Love your videos 📹 🎉🎉🎉
For future cooking reference, you can grind regular sugar into icing sugar. If you happen to have a coffee grinder, that'll do the trick.
When at Tim Hortons you should just have asked them for some packets of sugar. Thanks for making me laugh, love your videos. This video must have been before our heavy snowfall warning. Stay warm, keep the videos coming.
Bulk barn or the bulk section at save on is the answer to van life That way you can buy just a little .
Hi Matthew 👋
Just an idea for that icing sugar size annoyance. Depending on where you are at the time, instead of buying some items in "sticks and bricks" sizing, if you've got a Bulk Barn or similar type store in your area, you can get things like icing sugar, and many other food items in whatever size you'd like.
Try going to a bulk store for small amounts of stuff like icing sugar
Second Cup white hot Chocolate is my addiction. Never had Tim Hortons
Haha too funny - I just had one of those like an hour ago in Banff. Very tasty
Thanks for the laughs❤
I'm still here Matthew and I've subbed to your brothers channel it's very good, as is your channel xx
I love you my Boy. ❤. You are soo special. Your mind blows away my mind..😮😅.
I swear I enjoy watching you cuz you make me laugh.😂😂
Get a large Tupperware bin for your sugar. It will help keep it from getting hard and no rodents
Hello Matthew and Ms.P once again!! Happy Saturday to you both!
Nanton candy store!!!
Edit: you should have just gone to the candy store!
Hi matthew! im glad you liked the stuff i sent you. if you didnt read the note can you give your cousin a set of crib pegs and the anklet with the blue tiger eye stones on it thanks alot and thanks for your videos!!
Those socks need a dimmer switch
We buy bottled Nanton spring water here in BC :)
I thought the title said Am I on something? I was expecting a happy go "lucky" video about a guy with a problem with maple syrup
Well hello Matt it' always amazing to see you again on you're amazing video
When I was a child I choked on a gumball n my grandmother turned me upside down n stuck her fingers in my throat to get it out. I almost died. Please watch the gumballs.
Yes I subscribed to his channel 😊
Go to a bulk store for your sugar, etc. You can bring your own containers and get exactly as much as you want.
Top tip for a little sugar in a vehicle. Get some sugar sachets from a cafe. When you get coffee. Keep a few stashed.
Do you have those in Canada? Some places just ask about sugar. Any hoo. That's what I do here in NZ.
This is Sherri W. So glad you got the card! Enjoy. I did send another item. Coming a bit after that. Not saying what but it has a clover!
Have a fantastic weekend. Thanks again for an enjoyable video
With the extra icing sugar, cut up bananas and spoonful icing sugar on top
Next time you go to Nanton go to the south end of town turn right then quick left past cemetery drive about 10 minutes you’ll come to a wagon wheel on north side of road you’ll be amazed what it says.Keep going to tee in road look to the south and you will see Table Butte buffalo jump hardly anyone knows it’s there.
Yum,those looked real good,just gonna have to make me some. Thanks for sharing the recipe!! Lol
Are you gonna have an entire candy store in your sticks and bricks?😂
Good job Matt with the water
Van life sizes, go to the Bulk Barn for sugar, confection sugar etc.....
Start collecting _4 sugar containers_ every time you get a Tim Hortons white chocolate.
Keep them in your kitchen area and use them when you want a sweet air fryer treat….
I think _1 sugar packet might be 1 teaspoon of sugar_ …..
Matthew says you don't use too much sugar you can go when you go into restaurants and you order coffee instead have them put sugar in it have them put your creamy like cream of sugar so you want cream of sugar and they'll give you packages on the side and you can save those for your recipe
Hi there. How are you and Miss Penny!
Hello!
Matt if you want small quantities of baking or other goods try Bulk Barn!
Hey Captain Matthew and Penny...you have nice feet....the socks are rocking...the mountains are awesome..
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Science logic for the water win!!!
Im still subscribed!