RE: pregnancy, and "fat" For anyone who may have asked if I was pregnant in the past: please do not feel badly if you did. I am not offended, but I do think we all need the reminder that this is not a question one should just ask someone they're not intimately acquainted with. Consider, some may be struggling with fertility, some may have just lost a wanted pregnancy, some may not want a pregnancy, some may have detrimental body issues and that sort of comment can send them spiraling and hating themselves even more, some might be trying to keep it a surprise or secret, some might have other health issues that are personal and not anyone else's business. There are a plethora of reasons why we should keep these curiosities to ourselves, and personally while I work very hard to keep neutral about my body, it is a question that stings still. Asking someone (especially someone who isn't a close friend) if they are pregnant is VERY personal and not anyone's business. And, for anyone feeling like they need to defend me against calling myself fat: fat is a very, very neutral term. I am not insulting myself, and in fact I encourage you to consider WHY you feel the need to replace (neutral) ""fat" with words like "voluptuous/curvy/fluffy" and also go further into saying I'm beautiful or pretty or have a great shape, etc. While I absoulutely understand if you PERSONALLY would never call yourself fat or want to be called fat, I do think we need to work on removing the negative connotations of the word by making it simply neutral. I am: beautiful, creative, capable, strong, talented, curvy, yes. All positive things! I am also: green-eyed, brown-haired, a little on the taller side, and fat - all neutral things! Just the same as I'd say my husband is medium-height, blue-eyed, and thin. Yet nobody rushes to say he's not "thin" he's "lean" or "he's not thin, he's handsome!" You get to decide what power your words have, and using fat as a neutral term helps to negate the ways people try to make it an insult
@WithLoveKristina I don't think that u will find as u move out of your cloistered home environment that people will bother to consider all the mental health health issues etc. Dare I say your ideas about human interactions are very idealistic. Your current safe home environment does not compare with the outside world. U are lucky as u have found a safe and king Harbour. Not everyone is so lucky.
Kristina, I am 73. I wasted a large portion of my life doing what I was supposed to. I wasn't happy with a perfect house, my shape wasn't picture perfect, Always trying to be the perfect wife, mother, friend. I was never satisfied. In 2011 I was diagnosed with chronic Lymphoma leukemia. I learned the only person I have to make happy is myself. If the house is messy so what, if someone doesn't like it they can clean it. I enjoy my life and know my time here is limited, I accept my flaws, I stopped being perfect and just accept I am just human. God will not judge me on my house, or my looks, but how I treat others. I love your show and your attitude. You are the kind of person who would be a great neighbor. I hope you finish your book, I look forward to reading it.
👉👉👉👉me at 58 yrs. Old. Good for you. I am now 60. Example.... I don't do a Christmas tree..... I have a vintage ceramic tree now. To my significant other...." you want a Christmas tree?" Go for it. And he does. 😂
Hi Kristina!thunk you for all details of trying everyday's housework and for been here for all of us!my love and respect!keep trying but don't forget to rest from time to time_as housework never ends-and Kristina needs to be cared for!!wish you a good new year,with health,strength and rich heart!
I think there is a difference between being a homemaker and a housekeeper. Homemakers have the places everyone wants to spend time in where they know they are loved and cared for. Housekeepers have the places that are picture perfect but everyone is afraid to sit on the furniture. You are a great homemaker. Don't let it get you down .
I agree with you when my children were growing up ( I had three children), our house tended to be messy all of the time but everyone wanted to be there. I loved cooking and baking and there was always good smells of food cooking and cake and cookies to snack on. Even my Avon lady said to me one day, “ you’re home always smells so good. I was puzzled at first and then she added “ it always smells like something good cooking “. I still treasure that little compliment. Ours was a home everyone wanted to be at.😊
I think your channel resonates with so many people 1.) because it is authentic and your vintage style is pleasing to the eye 2.) because you are so genuine. Everything you talk about whether it be your style, interests, homemaking, or hobbies all comes from the heart and that truly translates through your videos
i cried through a solid ten minutes of your video. when you were sweeping up and sorting your floor detrius, you had an entire empty doritos bag lying around. i’ve heard “mess is morally neutral” but i don’t know if i’ve ever SEEN IT in an edited video before. you really made a difference for me today. now i’m going to go scrub my face…and rinse this empty soda bottle that was on my floor and put it in the recycle on the way.
Hi Kristina, I’m 74 had four children and little money, nothing much has changed except we now have five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren! My home has never been magazine ready. When the children were small, the youngest is 50 now, my neighbour who had a magazine ready home was drinking tea in my house and commented that although I had a yellow kitchen table, my home always felt cosy and comfortable. My father always said he could come to us and feel at home but at my sisters he felt on edge all the time. I still have that yellow Formica table, bought in the sixties by my parents! Thank you for being you and helping a neuro divergent, now senior citizen, to be me as well. Love to you and your lovely family, blessings for the new year.
Susan, same here. I'm 61. We didn't know we had ADHD etc...when I was young. So I love how Kristina explains it all. My home is never perfect. But people always comment that it's cozy. So I'm content with that.
Here is a tip you might consider, put a cloth over your potatoes under your table. It can protect them from turning green from the sun coming in your windows and protect from the chemicals that come off of the onions (onions release gas that causes potatoes to turn faster).
What a lovely home! The children feel loved and cared for, the adults are clearly in love, the animals are gentle and playful. Even the neighbors' chickens want to be here! Your wisdom and good nature have encouraged me to release unnecessary standards and embrace creating a loving and safe environment. ❤
That cute little fort made me think….Homemaking is just that… making a home, a place where you and your people want to be. A place where they feel welcome and loved and safe. This has nothing to do with how tidy or organized, it has to do with you❤ Your ARE a fantastic homemaker by those standards.
Kristina, I wanted to thank you for sharing your life with us and in such a great setting. I was a stay at home mom, in a different country, at a time when it wasn’t “cool”. I remember us, the homemakers of my community watching the “liberated” working women coming home, like superheroes, and there was a certain shaming on us, like we were an “underclass”. So, there you have a different kind of shaming. Now, when I look back at those days I understand, those were the best years of my life. Do your own thing, no matter what they say.
I so appreciate your candor. I also love the way you address your learning process. Thank you for reminding people that fat, and body size have no bearing on beauty or worth. 💖
I was happy to see your children helping by taking their baskets of belongings out of the living room and putting them away...It reminded me of my childhood. Five kids and we all had our Saturday morning chores, depending on our age and abilities. The first chore I remember doing was at 5, I was in charge of dusting all the bookshelves. Each evening I was in charge of setting the silverware for dinner. The older kids were in charge of the plates and glasses. Everyone was responsible for rinsing and stacking their own dishes after dinner to make washing them easier. Everybody was expected to pitch in, in some way.
Your an inspiration, even for us older folks(67). I always got down on my looks and weight, but now, realizing after all these years, im ok the way i am. Its good to hear a young women that loves herself as she is! …. And inspire us older women too!❤🙂
I love all your videos, never let anybody body shame you, I myself am as I put it a robust woman, have been for majority of my adult life, but my husband and the people close to me love and support me, I have never worried about my shape, it has never stopped me achieving everything I want or wanted. Again, love your videos. They bring a smile to my face.
Thank you, Kristina for reminding us that a messy house is morally neutral. I have had so many people who claimed to love me- judge me, shame me, and condemn me for my messy home. Your channel really is healing.❤❤❤
Fellow fluffy nuero-spicy momma. I have used the "sweep it all to the middle" trick as well! Love that I'm not alone. Cleaning is so overwhelming. Especially since I have arthritis in my knees and fibromyalgia. It means that if I clean even for an hour, I pay for it. I have found that for me, decluttering and just having less is desperately important. That's how Ma Ingalls kept a clean house.. she didn't have any stuff. 😂 Love from Missouri.
What you said about shame hits home so hard. I am awaiting an official diagnosis on neurodivergence of some flavor. My therapist wants me to see a phychaitrist for it. I also have Fibromyalgia which means I have bad pain days. It makes keeping the house clean really hard and I get embarassed to have people over. I hope you all had a great holiday season.
Tbh your house gives me that vintage comfy feeling, like when you come visit your parents or grandmas house and you feel safe and comfy and at home. I love it and the aesthetic. Your doing great. I love watching your channel grow as well as you!
Kristina, I think for some reason, some people get a lot of joy out of putting others down. You are a beautiful person inside and out, so don't let the negatives bother you. I enjoy your videos. I am 68 years old so I don't have small children anymore and it is just my husband and myself so I don't have any excuse for a messy house but because I have always thought of myself as having ADHD, sometimes it is. I have found many of your tips to be quite helpful to me. At my older age, I find that breaking down projects, such as cleaning one shelf, one drawer and one window at a time keeps my home in much better shape than if I try to do a whole room at a time. God Bless you, and I hope you and your family have a healthy, safe and happy 2025!
I looked around my house five minutes ago and had this same thought! You have no idea how comforting it is to hear that someone else feel the same way. Thanks for sharing Kristina, your videos are always comforting and helpful to me
I am finally learning that decluttering is essential. Getting rid of stuff I know we won't use/wear/read ever again is hard but feels great once it's gone!! The paper tsunami in our house is continually ridiculous, but we're getting a grip on it. I have most bills and statements set to paperless, but we still get tons of paper. The rest of the clutter doesn't bug me nearly as much. And timing how long it takes me to do certain tasks helps a lot with that feeling of dread that I often get when I see the pile of clean laundry that needs to be folded or hung and put away.
You may consider yourself as not being a good housekeeper, but you are a realistic homemaker. I love your videos because you show the struggle, which in turn allows me to accept my own struggle with wanting a tidy home so as not to be mentally overwhelmed by clutter while battling the 'wall of all tasks' or alternatively the 'attention span of a teabag'. I love your videos because you show the dust and dirt when sweeping the kitchen, showing that it is normal that rooms that get used have dirt tracked in, so I need not despair when I hear the telltale sound of dust and sand under the houseslippers even though I swept that area just ten minutes earlier. I might have just taken the trash out, moved something that has been left undisturbed for too long or simply come back in from an area I am then cleaning, but with the floor there yet unswept. I love that you show a home where people really live and not just occupy space. With you cleaning the dining area means cereal crumbs and early morning toys and not just the one coffee-mug stain because the hubby forgot the coaster even though wife-dearest reminds him all the time. I love your videos because you show that making a space a home is by caring about the space, even if it is just a quick tidy-up session, as opposed to items that either need to be chucked out or brought into our lives, depending on the philosophy. That the art of making home is to not give up on the idea when things pile up and you get a late start or don't have the energy for all tasks or when a routine that worked well for a few weeks suddenly messes with your brain and you can't seem to find it in you to even attempt it. I love that you try all those different things to find what works for you - and you are right: tasks which the first time took ten minutes and two dustrags to clean, eventually barely take a minute. So, thank you for sharing all that with us. With love, Nicole.
Hi friend! So, over on Jamie Chaotic's channel, she did a fun decluttering vlogmas project where she made a list of all the different areas of her home she wanted to declutter, organize, and clean. She cut the list up and put each task in a fishbowl, drawing one area per day of vlogmas. She had a goal to get her home under control in order to host a holiday party, and it worked! She did one or two tasks per day. She broke it up into a closet, or a shelf, or a cupboard, or a corner. She was totally successful and watching her tackle these small tasks throughout her home was really eye opening to me. It's so easy to feel overwhelmed with the overwhelm. Breaking down our tasks by minutes, areas, or sections can really help our brains stay on task and become accomplished and successfull, slowly, but surely!
Hear me out. I am a minimalist and decluttering does help with cleaning overwhelm but! I am in love with your channel and your home. It is so full and cozy and safe feeling.
I love what your channel has become. I came for the vintage clothes as a young wife and now I stay for the encouragement, slow calming rhythm, and creativity as a wife and mother of two
Kristina, I beg to differ. You are a good housekeeper. I see you creating a routine that works for you, a management plan that works for you and your family. That is what homemaking is all about. It may not be my way, or your mother's way, or your grandmother's way, but it is the way you meet your family's needs, and your own. Add your own creative time into your schedule. Make it part of your routine. It is just as important as sweeping the floor. If you don't take care of yourself, your family will suffer. My mother had 9 children and had a general routine which she followed. It got the necessary things done so that other events could be enjoyed. The schedule was flexible to allow for accidents and emergencies. It sounds as if your routine is also flexible. Keep it that way. You are doing great!
As someone who is AuDHD and bedridden from severe chronic illness; thank you for this. Our house isn't messy, but it is very dirty, as my partner and I are both neurodivergent and struggle with routine. I harbor a lot of shame around having a dirty house and haven't had people over for probably a decade at this point. I enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things a lot, but have been forced to realize that a more minimalist space is necessary in order for me to not feel constantly overwhelmed. Thus, I am on a decluttering journal also. Hopefully by the end of this year, I will be done. Sending love from Sweden, we got this! ❤ 🇸🇪
I love your videos so much. I suffer from OCD,PTSD,Depression,anxiety, and severe panic attacks, you and your videos,your family help calm and sooth me. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing with us. You are a beautiful lady both inside and out! I hope you will continue to make many more videos of your cleaning and cooking and organizing and.....well ,just the wonderful loving life you live. Thank you
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video! It really helps to hear you talk about letting go of the shame of mess and also embracing your body no matter what size. I have struggled with shame over both, even though I work hard on my home and my health! Your description of the insurmountable wall of tasks also rang very true for me. I appreciate you so much. Much love in the new year! ❤
.. Kristina you always look so pretty ❤❤ I love your style you make the best of yourself and your home ..not easy in a small space with kids .. I always have a give away bag for things I do not need or use any more ..clear out monthly even it's only a few things ..your doing great Kristina ❤❤ kids grow up fast and you won't have all that work .just memories 🏘️🏘️
Love all your videos. I have been following for a long time. I enjoy your videos. And my dream 1950's kitchen is coming true as well. I love your kitchen, I hope to finish my cabnients. I'm almost done, I got me a new stove its a 1950's stove. And I love it very much. Thank you for inspiration and love your videos. I'm also on a low income as well. Thank you so much.
I’ve struggled with a hormonal imbalance since my son was born thirty two years ago, and have been shamed and heavily criticised for being fat for decades. I finally cut those folks out of my life. The only advice I give anyone, no matter their shape or size, is know your stats. BP, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and if you’re on medication, annual liver/kidney status. Body shape can be deceiving. All my stats are normal, and my GP remarked that I have the kidney and liver function of a woman half my age (I’m 61). My tall, thin, vegan partner, has the cholesterol problem. Knowing your stats is crucial to management and longevity. I love the sweep it into a pile method! Wished I’d thought of that when I was a young mother. Also, I loved how you threw the ball for your kitty! Adorable.
I love your videos.I automatically feel peaceful. I am reminded of the saying of do small things with great love.That's how I feel you do things and I love the pacing. I too set a timer or give myself a certain amount of time to clean and area before stopping. Like you, sometimes I take break and return and sometimes not if I am ok with where it is. Another thing I do, is if I have completed a big job using the set time method I reward myself with my favorite cup of coffee and creamer or tea. Feels excellent. And provides a little perk for the next step. Love the way your kids are helping with the baskets. Good for everyone.
Kristina, I adore you, your style, and your lovely family. I am 65, live alone, and I find your videos so inspiring and calming. I love the vintage lifestyle. People today have lost value in the simple things, which actually brings a family closer together. ❤ May God continue blessing you and your family.
Love, love, love your 1950's style...and especially that you actually use an "apron" when housekeeping. Very retro, very familiar, very warm....continue to be true to yourself & your family.❤
I just want to say again how thankful I am that your channel exists. There is a video going around right now of a young mother talking about how hard it is to be a sahm. The comments and videos being made about her are so heartless. For those who find it easy to keep house and take care of kids... great. Why can't you be compassionate towards those who are struggling?
That art nouveau wallpaper (green and orange) behind the desk is gorgeous. You have so many treasures and eye candy for us to find in your home. Love, love, love. ❤
I had 3 small kids a year apart & a husband who fished and gone 9 months out of the year, add living in Ak. With extreme darkness and then extreme light kids playing out till midnight, not mine but others. I kept up the yard and the house and was 21 with 3 kids. Still married to that man and my 3 kids have small kids. I am blessed to have them all within walking distance. I spent so much time trying to impress my friends and realities that I missed so much. We always hear it but believe it, you are in a season of life that flies by enjoy those kids.❤ You will have many seasons in your life with grown kids and a quiet house. Fortunately for my kids I am now retired and can help with their kids so they can have 24 hrs to clean have some fun & regroup. Be good to yourself, don't compare yourself to others, daily gratitude helps me alot during these long dark winters to have food a roof over my head, kids and grandkids to keep me so busy 🙂 in a time that so many don't have the basics. Know your perfect as you are.❤
I needed this today, and every day. I always catch myself saying I’m a bad wife and a bad mother because sometimes I just simply don’t have the time, energy or desire to clean at all. It’s important to note that I too am neurodivergent and clinically depressed with PTSD so most days I feel like I’m just surviving. But the idea that “mess is neutral” is something I will definitely hold onto on days where I feel negative about myself and my role as a home maker, wife and mother.
Hi from Scotland. Thankyou for showing real life , just as it is. It is so refreshing and I would say healing. The modern world always shows perfect. Your home is full of happy children which means it's full of love. That means you are a great homemaker.
I love that you share your very real home and the struggles to keep it in order. SO MANY of us have the same issues and it is so refreshing to be reminded that we are not alone and that it is okay to not be perfect.
One of the best things you can do is teach your children( even some spouses) to pick up after themselves at an early age. Also, show them how to clean and/organize. My late husband was a hoarder and it was a constant battle to keep order in our home since we both worked full-time. I was an Artist and loved beauty and color. I loved cooking and making delicious meals for my family and decorating a beautiful table too, which my daughter took over at some point because she enjoyed it too!❤ My life was never perfect, but I'm glad for all the good memories and both my children have done well for themselves!🎉
You are a breath of fresh air. I am 62, and now realize that in my first marriage, i was so very depressed and targeted by my family and especially my inlaws. I wish i had this series decades ago. ❤
Kristina, you look beautiful in all your clothes and all the colors you wear. But, black in your color! With your beautiful skin and dark hair black really looks great on you. Keep it up. You're doing so good.
This was lovely... Your video was a little inspiration not to stay in/on (?) my cozy arm chair but to get up and use some 10 minutes for my kitchen and sleeping room. Thanks.😊 And for this "perfect" thing: I am not here for that. I don't need anyone to tell me how a perfect life is supposed to be. I need someone who shows me how to deal (or accept) with reality, up and downs, low energy days and things like that. This inspiring. And helpful. ❤
Thank you so much for this video! I’m a WAHM & I feel like SUCH a failure because my house is HORRENDOUS & I just feel horrible every day. I am taking a week vacation from work so I can deep dive. Your 50’s housewife series has been a BIG influence & I plan on doing that for the full week and try to implement that routine into my every day routine once I’m working again. I work 8-5 at a desk in my home.
I love tour channel, it makes me relax a bit and accept the fact that my house is not as perfectly clean as I want it to be and it's ok. Even more so now that I am pregnant with baby 2 and way too tired to push myself too hard. I think you are doing a great job as a homemaker! Take care.
I just wanted to thank you Kristina for everything you do. I’m a psychiatrist and so often I feel drained by my work and exhausted when I look at all the things I need to do at home. Your channel has been such a huge help for my own mental health and I couldn’t be more grateful ❤
You are beautiful and authentic. As for the homemaker bit, very realistic which is appealing. Also, you have a full house of young'ens! Your house is charming, cozy, and full of love. I am neuro divergent and I get overwhelmed all the time ... with no children! Bless you, your family, and home. 💕🏡
I just love your honesty and when I start a video of yours I’m instantly calm and relaxed. Not sure if it’s your soothing loving voice, or watching you glide from room to room, or move through the suds on your sink washing dishes. I’m sure it’s in part your beautiful home that I’m sure feels very small and overwhelming…. But, you create so many beautiful things in your home; including raising your children with such an open and loving way. Please know we all appreciate all you do for your home and for us your faithful viewers❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Kristina, I hate cleaning especially the daily reset. I finally found a vintage large cart with two shelves 30 x 15 with wheels. I can wheel it in a room and pile random misplaced items on and sort it quickly and wheel it to another room. Also I learned this from my great Aunt. Keep soapy dishwater in a small tub in the sink at all times so dishes can be quickly washed throughout the day. It’s tough not having a dishwasher. You have lovely home. ❤️
Thank you for so often being so transparent about the realities of homemaking, the neutrality of messes, and that life and homemaking and motherhood go in seasons. You have been a great inspiration for me to keep going as a mom of 5 myself, and I get asked if I’m pregnant, too and just laugh it off, knowing they meant nothing by it (and honestly I’ve had surprises and back to back pregnancies, so it’s often been a possibility.) thank you again and I love all of your cute aprons!😍
I appreciate you because I believe you helped me appreciate my body. Some time during 22/23 I was ashamed of gaining so much the previous year. Now I feel comfortable in my body even though I’ve lost some weight. I feel better in the way my body looks.
I have only just met you, and I want to say how much I loved the way you addressed the "pregnancy/body type" comments. So often we assign shame or merit to traits that have neither, so I really appreciated your gentle reminder that our physical attributes are mostly just neutral facts. I know people would be much happier if they embraced their 'flaws' and focused instead on being happy, healthy, and content. Bless you.
I like your channel, your voice and demeanor is very calming. I also have five children and have been a homemaker for the last 21 years...I am now in nursing school but still have small children. Making time for everything, house, farm, kids, school and homeschooling my kids is always a challenge and sometimes I feel like I'm faking my way through life trying and doing more than I'm able, but I push on and am finding balance. You do a beautiful job.
You are so beautiful no matter what size you may be. Do not let anyone tell you any different. Not only are you beautiful on the outside but you are so beautiful inside. Such a lovely heart and care for your family. I am inspired every day by your struggles. It makes me feel so not all alone.
Kristina I think you are a very good housekeeper. I can’t help but wonder why I enjoy watching you go from room to room and clean and tidy up but I do. Maybe because we all have to clean and tidy up and it encourages us to know our own struggles are like everyone else’s. You are such a beautiful sole and you have a beautiful family and a beautiful home. Thank you for taking us along. I so enjoy your videos and I’m grateful you are here.
I use timers in the opposite way, I set a timer to remind myself to go back to things, like the stove when I am cooking, after I inevitably wander away in the middle of a task, lol.
Thank you for making this video. I was just diagnosed with autism in my 40's and I am now trying to accommodate myself and how I run my home. I am a homemaker and stay-at-home parent like yourself and I have always struggled to keep up on all of it or do it the way other moms seem to be able to. Thank you for sharing the tips that work for you. We have so much pressure on us as homemakers and the expectations we place on ourselves are unrealistic. I hope I can begin to find some things that work for me like you have. I want to enjoy being a homemaker:)
Christina, I love your videos! Your loving nature shines through. Your home is warm, cozy, and inviting. ❤ The sounds of your children in the background are so beautiful. Home and family. That is a rich life. Also, may I add, how kindly, and with what grace you responded to the pregnancy questions. As a plus size woman, I appreciated this. I hope you know what an inspiration your videos are. They are so beautifully made…the music, the warmth, your good intentions and actions to make a beautiful home for your family and continue to improve upon yourself and your skills and grow as a person. Much love and many blessings to you. ❤
Watching your videos really makes me nostalgic for Washington. I’m happy to be home back in South Florida, but the clips when you’re outside remind me of how magical those cold, rainy, foggy days always were. They make me want to curl up with a coffee from Big Foot and stare out the window at the dewy evergreen trees ❤ love from FL
My husband has adhd quite seriously. We live by the clock and strict routine. So big chores have a day. Like bedding is every Monday morning, towels are washed on Wednesday. And then daily routines are set by the clock. Supper is always 5pm. Watering the chickens is 8am and 3pm
Find Flylady. In your room: Make your bed, vacuum the floor and wipe down the bathroom. In the kitchen: clean the flat surfaces, do the dishes and sweep the floor every day. Livingroom: pick up before bed so it's clean the next morning.
Oh I tried Fly Lady but honestly I think all of these cleaning routines are designed for stay at home parents not the working parent. I find cleaning overwhelming and stressful.
I find fly lady extremely complicated and confusing. Do not recommend. Especially for people who get or are overwhelmed. Her site alone is exhausting to me.
Shine your sink doesn't work for a brushed steel sink. After a year of trying to shine my sink, I know what they mean but I just can't shine a brushed sink. Ditto rooms I didn't have, sections I didn't have, utensils I didn't have, furniture I didn't have etc etc. I realized every section of their site, back when they first started online, was doing nothing but make me feel like a complete and utter failure. I can do that to myself. And frequently do.
@athenathegreatandpowerful6365 yes exactly. Like I work 40 hours a week. If I followed fly lady I would be working and cleaning and nothing else. Oh and feeling horrible that it wasn't getting done.
I honestly don't know why you say you're not a good housekeeper. I think you're amazing. Your home is beautiful and cosy and looks so inviting. Your children and husband look happy and healthy. You are a beautiful person. Your style is just gorgeous. The only thing you need to do is be kinder to yourself. I love watching your videos. Xxx xxx ❤❤❤
Love your videos. You are so real and say it just as it is. I love how you look and act. Thinking yourself beautiful makes you beautiful. Now at 74 almost 75 if I could grasp this aspect. My husband calls me gorgeous every day and considers me beautiful. I just need to realize the things he realizes are truthful when you believe it yourself.
Kristina, I am a 62 year old central Ontario, Canadian and I enjoy your content. Just found your "stuff" and have been playing catch-up. I'm encouraged to keep my cabin on the Sturgeon River clean by watching you. I'm not a clutter-bug, clutter drives me.. .. well, it sorta' "ticks me off." I'm single with no husband and never had children - by my own choice. Didn't want them and I'm all good. I also have no pets. (Although a buddy of mine does have a Shar Pei that visits and does sleepovers here. Love him!) But I'm always on my house to keep it the way I like it and enjoy your channel as I can see how another person with totally different life choices and style gets her "stuff" done. Love your aprons, the old house you and your sweetheart live in (old school houses are amazing) and the vibrant colours around you. Enjoy ya!
I always love your videos, but i loved this one even more. I can't always take proper care of my home, and seeing your's, that I found so pretty being messy, with crumbs on the flour and simply unperfect was what i needed. My grand ma use to say the house was lived in, and that's exactly what you are showing us. We see you cleaning for real, not wiping an already clean counter. Your very human house, with it's blanket fort, it's dirty dishes and stickers everywhere was what I needed. It reminded myself to not expect perfection from myself, but simply a place were i can live comfortably with the ones i love. So thank you for being honest with us, it's helping so many of us I love the stickers. It makes me think about the little fingers who put them there. It shows your priorities about your home and your family ☺️ also, it's a fun game to track them down in every video !
Your honesty and integrity broaching real-life issues are refreshing. I love your aesthetic and all things vintage. Thank you for your bravery, and I'm so glad I found your channel. Have a healthy and blessed new year!
My ADHD, chronic illnesses and work have me being a terrible housekeeper but I try my hardest and am my own worst critic. Your videos inspire me to clean and it's always a good reminder to set the timer and make the pile because it works!!! The ball throw to the kitty repeatedly had me giggling.
I don't comment on many videos but just wanted to say, this made me feel seen, completely "normal " and valid. It helped start my new year in a positive light. Thank you so much and happy new year to you and yours.
Kristina, you have a wonderful channel, home, family and life. I enjoy stopping by and watching when you put up a new video. Thank you for being an inspiration.
It amazes me that people still feel the need to make comments and ask very personal questions on social media platforms these days. Thank you dear Kristina for your authenticity and your graciousness with your response which should never have been needed. I recently discovered your channel and thoroughly enjoy the content here and look forward to your posts each week. I'm not the greatest when it comes to keeping house and I understand the bit of shame that is carried some times. I felt it was more important to be in the moment with my family and friends rather than having a completely tidy house. It took me many years to learn to not run around the house trying to make it perfect before my parents stopped by and in turn, they have learned that our home is one filled with love and a bit on the cluttered side 🙂.
I get so distracted when cleaning that I have to focus on one spot in a room till it's clean and then when it's done I go to the next. I have chronic pain and struggle to do anything for long periods. So I listen to my body and I try to remember that while tomorrow the mess will still be there, today will not be there tomorrow. I can be hard on myself and want it to be all or nothing. Thank you for another beautiful video! Hugs and love, Lori
❤ Thank you for your calming videos. They really help me practice to *pace* housework life without *panic. I have a LOT of shame about mess especially with my OCD. Happy New Year. ❤
I enjoy watching your videos ❤. I have learned to concentrate on one room or section of my house each week. The reat of the house gets a lick and a promise that week. Next week its a different room or section. This way i move through the whole house within a month for a deep clean and still do the upkeep in between. May not for everyone but i had to break it down so i didint become overwhelmed and shut down. Love the videos.
As I lay nursing my baby and contemplating my destain for my messy modern home all while feeling blessed to have three healthy children and a husband whom I love deeply.... I feel soothed watching you clean on mute 😅 to see the special momma you are, interesting person you are, sweet faces of the children.... for a fleeting moment i feel neutral about the "mess"....and I wonder if I can detach myself from shame and see the daily clutter and movement of living as a morally neutral experience. I think what you offer is a genuine kindness by being relatable yet unique and authentic. ❤ Much love from Vegas
You are a good housekeeper Kristina as you notice what's out of order. That's first step. When we live in smaller spaces with lots of family the house will always be out of perfect order. It's lived in and in your case the live in your home is very evident.
RE: pregnancy, and "fat"
For anyone who may have asked if I was pregnant in the past: please do not feel badly if you did. I am not offended, but I do think we all need the reminder that this is not a question one should just ask someone they're not intimately acquainted with. Consider, some may be struggling with fertility, some may have just lost a wanted pregnancy, some may not want a pregnancy, some may have detrimental body issues and that sort of comment can send them spiraling and hating themselves even more, some might be trying to keep it a surprise or secret, some might have other health issues that are personal and not anyone else's business. There are a plethora of reasons why we should keep these curiosities to ourselves, and personally while I work very hard to keep neutral about my body, it is a question that stings still. Asking someone (especially someone who isn't a close friend) if they are pregnant is VERY personal and not anyone's business.
And, for anyone feeling like they need to defend me against calling myself fat: fat is a very, very neutral term. I am not insulting myself, and in fact I encourage you to consider WHY you feel the need to replace (neutral) ""fat" with words like "voluptuous/curvy/fluffy" and also go further into saying I'm beautiful or pretty or have a great shape, etc. While I absoulutely understand if you PERSONALLY would never call yourself fat or want to be called fat, I do think we need to work on removing the negative connotations of the word by making it simply neutral. I am: beautiful, creative, capable, strong, talented, curvy, yes. All positive things!
I am also: green-eyed, brown-haired, a little on the taller side, and fat - all neutral things! Just the same as I'd say my husband is medium-height, blue-eyed, and thin. Yet nobody rushes to say he's not "thin" he's "lean" or "he's not thin, he's handsome!"
You get to decide what power your words have, and using fat as a neutral term helps to negate the ways people try to make it an insult
Nicely said ❤
I prefer to identify as fluffy. I love how you worded this in your video.
I read once, "never ask a woman if she's pregnant unless you see the baby crowning." Good advice.
@@agirlandherbostieshehe fluffy is a cute way to say it! ❤
@WithLoveKristina I don't think that u will find as u move out of your cloistered home environment that people will bother to consider all the mental health health issues etc. Dare I say your ideas about human interactions are very idealistic. Your current safe home environment does not compare with the outside world. U are lucky as u have found a safe and king Harbour. Not everyone is so lucky.
Kristina, I am 73. I wasted a large portion of my life doing what I was supposed to. I wasn't happy with a perfect house, my shape wasn't picture perfect, Always trying to be the perfect wife, mother, friend. I was never satisfied. In 2011 I was diagnosed with chronic Lymphoma leukemia. I learned the only person I have to make happy is myself. If the house is messy so what, if someone doesn't like it they can clean it. I enjoy my life and know my time here is limited, I accept my flaws, I stopped being perfect and just accept I am just human. God will not judge me on my house, or my looks, but how I treat others. I love your show and your attitude. You are the kind of person who would be a great neighbor. I hope you finish your book, I look forward to reading it.
Love your comment with all my heart….beautiful…thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
👉👉👉👉me at 58 yrs. Old. Good for you. I am now 60. Example.... I don't do a Christmas tree..... I have a vintage ceramic tree now. To my significant other...." you want a Christmas tree?" Go for it. And he does. 😂
Hi Kristina!thunk you for all details of trying everyday's housework and for been here for all of us!my love and respect!keep trying but don't forget to rest from time to time_as housework never ends-and Kristina needs to be cared for!!wish you a good new year,with health,strength and rich heart!
@@sonyagraske376- same I am 61 with RA I don’t decorate for any holiday anymore. I have enough to do already without adding more.
Best comment 🥹 thank you
I think there is a difference between being a homemaker and a housekeeper. Homemakers have the places everyone wants to spend time in where they know they are loved and cared for. Housekeepers have the places that are picture perfect but everyone is afraid to sit on the furniture. You are a great homemaker. Don't let it get you down .
Exactly. Well said.
Yes! Well said!!❤
I agree with you when my children were growing up ( I had three children), our house tended to be messy all of the time but everyone wanted to be there. I loved cooking and baking and there was always good smells of food cooking and cake and cookies to snack on. Even my Avon lady said to me one day, “ you’re home always smells so good. I was puzzled at first and then she added “ it always smells like something good cooking “. I still treasure that little compliment. Ours was a home everyone wanted to be at.😊
You are so correct, beautifully stated❤
Homemaker owns the home. Housekeeper is a service.
I love that the apron I sent you is ALREADY getting use. ❤❤❤
I think your channel resonates with so many people 1.) because it is authentic and your vintage style is pleasing to the eye 2.) because you are so genuine. Everything you talk about whether it be your style, interests, homemaking, or hobbies all comes from the heart and that truly translates through your videos
i cried through a solid ten minutes of your video. when you were sweeping up and sorting your floor detrius, you had an entire empty doritos bag lying around. i’ve heard “mess is morally neutral” but i don’t know if i’ve ever SEEN IT in an edited video before. you really made a difference for me today. now i’m going to go scrub my face…and rinse this empty soda bottle that was on my floor and put it in the recycle on the way.
That kind of honesty around cleaning on the internet is rare and I appreciated it too
Where do you get your dresses and skirts? Do you thrift them? Do you make them? The way you dress, and speak and carry yourself is so lovely.
Hi Kristina, I’m 74 had four children and little money, nothing much has changed except we now have five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren! My home has never been magazine ready. When the children were small, the youngest is 50 now, my neighbour who had a magazine ready home was drinking tea in my house and commented that although I had a yellow kitchen table, my home always felt cosy and comfortable. My father always said he could come to us and feel at home but at my sisters he felt on edge all the time.
I still have that yellow Formica table, bought in the sixties by my parents!
Thank you for being you and helping a neuro divergent, now senior citizen, to be me as well.
Love to you and your lovely family, blessings for the new year.
I love this! Yellow formica for the WIN! ❤️
Susan, same here. I'm 61. We didn't know we had ADHD etc...when I was young. So I love how Kristina explains it all. My home is never perfect. But people always comment that it's cozy. So I'm content with that.
Oh the stories and love work into that table. Thank you for sharing your story.
@@nancyworsley5057 Same! Also 61 and my house is where folks like to hang cuz it's cozy!
Can I just say... more tables should be formica, ESPECIALLY around kids!
You always look so pretty. I love your style. So happy to see your channel growing. You deserve it. Blessings.
Here is a tip you might consider, put a cloth over your potatoes under your table. It can protect them from turning green from the sun coming in your windows and protect from the chemicals that come off of the onions (onions release gas that causes potatoes to turn faster).
Thank you for the tip about the potatoes, I keep them in a basket and the end up going green all the time😊
What a lovely home! The children feel loved and cared for, the adults are clearly in love, the animals are gentle and playful. Even the neighbors' chickens want to be here!
Your wisdom and good nature have encouraged me to release unnecessary standards and embrace creating a loving and safe environment. ❤
That cute little fort made me think….Homemaking is just that… making a home, a place where you and your people want to be. A place where they feel welcome and loved and safe. This has nothing to do with how tidy or organized, it has to do with you❤ Your ARE a fantastic homemaker by those standards.
Kristina, I wanted to thank you for sharing your life with us and in such a great setting. I was a stay at home mom, in a different country, at a time when it wasn’t “cool”. I remember us, the homemakers of my community watching the “liberated” working women coming home, like superheroes, and there was a certain shaming on us, like we were an “underclass”. So, there you have a different kind of shaming. Now, when I look back at those days I understand, those were the best years of my life. Do your own thing, no matter what they say.
I so appreciate your candor. I also love the way you address your learning process. Thank you for reminding people that fat, and body size have no bearing on beauty or worth. 💖
I was happy to see your children helping by taking their baskets of belongings out of the living room and putting them away...It reminded me of my childhood. Five kids and we all had our Saturday morning chores, depending on our age and abilities. The first chore I remember doing was at 5, I was in charge of dusting all the bookshelves. Each evening I was in charge of setting the silverware for dinner. The older kids were in charge of the plates and glasses. Everyone was responsible for rinsing and stacking their own dishes after dinner to make washing them easier. Everybody was expected to pitch in, in some way.
Your an inspiration, even for us older folks(67). I always got down on my looks and weight, but now, realizing after all these years, im ok the way i am. Its good to hear a young women that loves herself as she is! …. And inspire us older women too!❤🙂
I understand!!!! I am the same way i have never found a rythym and am 70 years old! I declutter but can never do it everyday! Don’t worry we love you!
I love all your videos, never let anybody body shame you, I myself am as I put it a robust woman, have been for majority of my adult life, but my husband and the people close to me love and support me, I have never worried about my shape, it has never stopped me achieving everything I want or wanted. Again, love your videos. They bring a smile to my face.
No shame. You have a very nice home. Love your decorating.
I love that she is so real and she acknowledges it’s ok to let go of perfectionism.
Thank you, Kristina for reminding us that a messy house is morally neutral. I have had so many people who claimed to love me- judge me, shame me, and condemn me for my messy home. Your channel really is healing.❤❤❤
Fellow fluffy nuero-spicy momma. I have used the "sweep it all to the middle" trick as well! Love that I'm not alone. Cleaning is so overwhelming. Especially since I have arthritis in my knees and fibromyalgia. It means that if I clean even for an hour, I pay for it. I have found that for me, decluttering and just having less is desperately important. That's how Ma Ingalls kept a clean house.. she didn't have any stuff. 😂 Love from Missouri.
What you said about shame hits home so hard. I am awaiting an official diagnosis on neurodivergence of some flavor. My therapist wants me to see a phychaitrist for it. I also have Fibromyalgia which means I have bad pain days. It makes keeping the house clean really hard and I get embarassed to have people over. I hope you all had a great holiday season.
Tbh your house gives me that vintage comfy feeling, like when you come visit your parents or grandmas house and you feel safe and comfy and at home. I love it and the aesthetic. Your doing great. I love watching your channel grow as well as you!
I LOVE your home. It’s REAL. I am often very overwhelmed by the clutter in my home.
I've been really loving your content lately. You're so real and genuine, love seeing someone who's not afraid to show and talk about things like this❤
Kristina, I think for some reason, some people get a lot of joy out of putting others down. You are a beautiful person inside and out, so don't let the negatives bother you. I enjoy your videos. I am 68 years old so I don't have small children anymore and it is just my husband and myself so I don't have any excuse for a messy house but because I have always thought of myself as having ADHD, sometimes it is. I have found many of your tips to be quite helpful to me. At my older age, I find that breaking down projects, such as cleaning one shelf, one drawer and one window at a time keeps my home in much better shape than if I try to do a whole room at a time. God Bless you, and I hope you and your family have a healthy, safe and happy 2025!
I looked around my house five minutes ago and had this same thought! You have no idea how comforting it is to hear that someone else feel the same way. Thanks for sharing Kristina, your videos are always comforting and helpful to me
Yes
I am finally learning that decluttering is essential. Getting rid of stuff I know we won't use/wear/read ever again is hard but feels great once it's gone!!
The paper tsunami in our house is continually ridiculous, but we're getting a grip on it. I have most bills and statements set to paperless, but we still get tons of paper. The rest of the clutter doesn't bug me nearly as much. And timing how long it takes me to do certain tasks helps a lot with that feeling of dread that I often get when I see the pile of clean laundry that needs to be folded or hung and put away.
You may consider yourself as not being a good housekeeper, but you are a realistic homemaker. I love your videos because you show the struggle, which in turn allows me to accept my own struggle with wanting a tidy home so as not to be mentally overwhelmed by clutter while battling the 'wall of all tasks' or alternatively the 'attention span of a teabag'. I love your videos because you show the dust and dirt when sweeping the kitchen, showing that it is normal that rooms that get used have dirt tracked in, so I need not despair when I hear the telltale sound of dust and sand under the houseslippers even though I swept that area just ten minutes earlier. I might have just taken the trash out, moved something that has been left undisturbed for too long or simply come back in from an area I am then cleaning, but with the floor there yet unswept. I love that you show a home where people really live and not just occupy space. With you cleaning the dining area means cereal crumbs and early morning toys and not just the one coffee-mug stain because the hubby forgot the coaster even though wife-dearest reminds him all the time. I love your videos because you show that making a space a home is by caring about the space, even if it is just a quick tidy-up session, as opposed to items that either need to be chucked out or brought into our lives, depending on the philosophy. That the art of making home is to not give up on the idea when things pile up and you get a late start or don't have the energy for all tasks or when a routine that worked well for a few weeks suddenly messes with your brain and you can't seem to find it in you to even attempt it. I love that you try all those different things to find what works for you - and you are right: tasks which the first time took ten minutes and two dustrags to clean, eventually barely take a minute. So, thank you for sharing all that with us. With love, Nicole.
Chop wood, carry water. Everyday. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Carry on Kristina - you are a beautiful soul!
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Hi friend! So, over on Jamie Chaotic's channel, she did a fun decluttering vlogmas project where she made a list of all the different areas of her home she wanted to declutter, organize, and clean. She cut the list up and put each task in a fishbowl, drawing one area per day of vlogmas. She had a goal to get her home under control in order to host a holiday party, and it worked! She did one or two tasks per day. She broke it up into a closet, or a shelf, or a cupboard, or a corner. She was totally successful and watching her tackle these small tasks throughout her home was really eye opening to me. It's so easy to feel overwhelmed with the overwhelm. Breaking down our tasks by minutes, areas, or sections can really help our brains stay on task and become accomplished and successfull, slowly, but surely!
Hear me out. I am a minimalist and decluttering does help with cleaning overwhelm but! I am in love with your channel and your home. It is so full and cozy and safe feeling.
I love what your channel has become. I came for the vintage clothes as a young wife and now I stay for the encouragement, slow calming rhythm, and creativity as a wife and mother of two
Same here 😊
Kristina, I beg to differ. You are a good housekeeper. I see you creating a routine that works for you, a management plan that works for you and your family. That is what homemaking is all about. It may not be my way, or your mother's way, or your grandmother's way, but it is the way you meet your family's needs, and your own. Add your own creative time into your schedule. Make it part of your routine. It is just as important as sweeping the floor. If you don't take care of yourself, your family will suffer. My mother had 9 children and had a general routine which she followed. It got the necessary things done so that other events could be enjoyed. The schedule was flexible to allow for accidents and emergencies. It sounds as if your routine is also flexible. Keep it that way. You are doing great!
As someone who is AuDHD and bedridden from severe chronic illness; thank you for this. Our house isn't messy, but it is very dirty, as my partner and I are both neurodivergent and struggle with routine. I harbor a lot of shame around having a dirty house and haven't had people over for probably a decade at this point. I enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things a lot, but have been forced to realize that a more minimalist space is necessary in order for me to not feel constantly overwhelmed. Thus, I am on a decluttering journal also. Hopefully by the end of this year, I will be done. Sending love from Sweden, we got this! ❤ 🇸🇪
I love your videos so much. I suffer from OCD,PTSD,Depression,anxiety, and severe panic attacks, you and your videos,your family help calm and sooth me. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing with us. You are a beautiful lady both inside and out! I hope you will continue to make many more videos of your cleaning and cooking and organizing and.....well ,just the wonderful loving life you live. Thank you
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video! It really helps to hear you talk about letting go of the shame of mess and also embracing your body no matter what size. I have struggled with shame over both, even though I work hard on my home and my health! Your description of the insurmountable wall of tasks also rang very true for me. I appreciate you so much. Much love in the new year! ❤
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Kristina you always look so pretty ❤❤ I love your style
you make the best of yourself and your home ..not easy in a small space with kids .. I always have a give away bag for things I do not need or use any more ..clear out monthly even it's only a few things ..your doing great Kristina ❤❤ kids grow up fast and you won't have all that work .just memories 🏘️🏘️
Love all your videos. I have been following for a long time. I enjoy your videos. And my dream 1950's kitchen is coming true as well. I love your kitchen, I hope to finish my cabnients. I'm almost done, I got me a new stove its a 1950's stove. And I love it very much. Thank you for inspiration and love your videos. I'm also on a low income as well. Thank you so much.
I’ve struggled with a hormonal imbalance since my son was born thirty two years ago, and have been shamed and heavily criticised for being fat for decades. I finally cut those folks out of my life. The only advice I give anyone, no matter their shape or size, is know your stats. BP, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and if you’re on medication, annual liver/kidney status. Body shape can be deceiving. All my stats are normal, and my GP remarked that I have the kidney and liver function of a woman half my age (I’m 61). My tall, thin, vegan partner, has the cholesterol problem. Knowing your stats is crucial to management and longevity. I love the sweep it into a pile method! Wished I’d thought of that when I was a young mother. Also, I loved how you threw the ball for your kitty! Adorable.
I love your videos.I automatically feel peaceful. I am reminded of the saying of do small things with great love.That's how I feel you do things and I love the pacing. I too set a timer or give myself a certain amount of time to clean and area before stopping. Like you, sometimes I take break and return and sometimes not if I am ok with where it is. Another thing I do, is if I have completed a big job using the set time method I reward myself with my favorite cup of coffee and creamer or tea. Feels excellent. And provides a little perk for the next step. Love the way your kids are helping with the baskets. Good for everyone.
Kristina, I adore you, your style, and your lovely family. I am 65, live alone, and I find your videos so inspiring and calming. I love the vintage lifestyle. People today have lost value in the simple things, which actually brings a family closer together. ❤ May God continue blessing you and your family.
Love, love, love your 1950's style...and especially that you actually use an "apron" when housekeeping. Very retro, very familiar, very warm....continue to be true to yourself & your family.❤
I just want to say again how thankful I am that your channel exists. There is a video going around right now of a young mother talking about how hard it is to be a sahm. The comments and videos being made about her are so heartless. For those who find it easy to keep house and take care of kids... great. Why can't you be compassionate towards those who are struggling?
That art nouveau wallpaper (green and orange) behind the desk is gorgeous. You have so many treasures and eye candy for us to find in your home. Love, love, love. ❤
I had 3 small kids a year apart & a husband who fished and gone 9 months out of the year, add living in Ak. With extreme darkness and then extreme light kids playing out till midnight, not mine but others. I kept up the yard and the house and was 21 with 3 kids. Still married to that man and my 3 kids have small kids. I am blessed to have them all within walking distance. I spent so much time trying to impress my friends and realities that I missed so much. We always hear it but believe it, you are in a season of life that flies by enjoy those kids.❤ You will have many seasons in your life with grown kids and a quiet house. Fortunately for my kids I am now retired and can help with their kids so they can have 24 hrs to clean have some fun & regroup. Be good to yourself, don't compare yourself to others, daily gratitude helps me alot during these long dark winters to have food a roof over my head, kids and grandkids to keep me so busy 🙂 in a time that so many don't have the basics. Know your perfect as you are.❤
Aweee, so sweet.🥰
Thanks. Enjoy.
I needed this today, and every day. I always catch myself saying I’m a bad wife and a bad mother because sometimes I just simply don’t have the time, energy or desire to clean at all. It’s important to note that I too am neurodivergent and clinically depressed with PTSD so most days I feel like I’m just surviving. But the idea that “mess is neutral” is something I will definitely hold onto on days where I feel negative about myself and my role as a home maker, wife and mother.
Hi from Scotland. Thankyou for showing real life , just as it is. It is so refreshing and I would say healing. The modern world always shows perfect. Your home is full of happy children which means it's full of love. That means you are a great homemaker.
I love that you share your very real home and the struggles to keep it in order. SO MANY of us have the same issues and it is so refreshing to be reminded that we are not alone and that it is okay to not be perfect.
One of the best things you can do is teach your children( even some spouses) to pick up after themselves at an early age. Also, show them how to clean and/organize.
My late husband was a hoarder and it was a constant battle to keep order in our home since we both worked full-time.
I was an Artist and loved beauty and color. I loved cooking and making delicious meals for my family and decorating a beautiful table too, which my daughter took over at some point because she enjoyed it too!❤ My life was never perfect, but I'm glad for all the good memories and both my children have done well for themselves!🎉
You are a breath of fresh air. I am 62, and now realize that in my first marriage, i was so very depressed and targeted by my family and especially my inlaws. I wish i had this series decades ago. ❤
Kristina, you look beautiful in all your clothes and all the colors you wear. But, black in your color! With your beautiful skin and dark hair black really looks great on you. Keep it up. You're doing so good.
Finding a rhythm within our safe space is what is so necessary, thankyou for sharing yours so that we can draw attention to ways we can make our own 🖤
Love this post ☘️ It's the beginning of a New Year and I sincerely want to be a better honemaker - Thanks For This ❣️
This was lovely... Your video was a little inspiration not to stay in/on (?) my cozy arm chair but to get up and use some 10 minutes for my kitchen and sleeping room. Thanks.😊
And for this "perfect" thing: I am not here for that. I don't need anyone to tell me how a perfect life is supposed to be. I need someone who shows me how to deal (or accept) with reality, up and downs, low energy days and things like that. This inspiring. And helpful. ❤
Thank you so much for this video! I’m a WAHM & I feel like SUCH a failure because my house is HORRENDOUS & I just feel horrible every day. I am taking a week vacation from work so I can deep dive. Your 50’s housewife series has been a BIG influence & I plan on doing that for the full week and try to implement that routine into my every day routine once I’m working again. I work 8-5 at a desk in my home.
As a stay at home mama I struggle with this as well. Thank you for always being so open and relatable.
I love tour channel, it makes me relax a bit and accept the fact that my house is not as perfectly clean as I want it to be and it's ok. Even more so now that I am pregnant with baby 2 and way too tired to push myself too hard. I think you are doing a great job as a homemaker! Take care.
I just wanted to thank you Kristina for everything you do. I’m a psychiatrist and so often I feel drained by my work and exhausted when I look at all the things I need to do at home. Your channel has been such a huge help for my own mental health and I couldn’t be more grateful ❤
You're an amazing person. You do your best, dont hurt yourself, stressing so hard. Do each task as you can.
Thank you for being so authentic and genuine. Don't ever change. Watching your channel brings joy and comfort to many. ♥️♥️🥰
You are beautiful and authentic. As for the homemaker bit, very realistic which is appealing. Also, you have a full house of young'ens! Your house is charming, cozy, and full of love. I am neuro divergent and I get overwhelmed all the time ... with no children!
Bless you, your family, and home. 💕🏡
I just love your honesty and when I start a video of yours I’m instantly calm and relaxed. Not sure if it’s your soothing loving voice, or watching you glide from room to room, or move through the suds on your sink washing dishes. I’m sure it’s in part your beautiful home that I’m sure feels very small and overwhelming…. But, you create so many beautiful things in your home; including raising your children with such an open and loving way. Please know we all appreciate all you do for your home and for us your faithful viewers❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Kristina, I hate cleaning especially the daily reset. I finally found a vintage large cart with two shelves 30 x 15 with wheels. I can wheel it in a room and pile random misplaced items on and sort it quickly and wheel it to another room. Also I learned this from
my great Aunt. Keep soapy dishwater in a small tub in the sink at all times so dishes can be quickly washed throughout the day. It’s tough not having a dishwasher. You have lovely home. ❤️
Thank you for so often being so transparent about the realities of homemaking, the neutrality of messes, and that life and homemaking and motherhood go in seasons. You have been a great inspiration for me to keep going as a mom of 5 myself, and I get asked if I’m pregnant, too and just laugh it off, knowing they meant nothing by it (and honestly I’ve had surprises and back to back pregnancies, so it’s often been a possibility.) thank you again and I love all of your cute aprons!😍
I appreciate you because I believe you helped me appreciate my body. Some time during 22/23 I was ashamed of gaining so much the previous year. Now I feel comfortable in my body even though I’ve lost some weight. I feel better in the way my body looks.
I have only just met you, and I want to say how much I loved the way you addressed the "pregnancy/body type" comments. So often we assign shame or merit to traits that have neither, so I really appreciated your gentle reminder that our physical attributes are mostly just neutral facts. I know people would be much happier if they embraced their 'flaws' and focused instead on being happy, healthy, and content. Bless you.
I like your channel, your voice and demeanor is very calming. I also have five children and have been a homemaker for the last 21 years...I am now in nursing school but still have small children. Making time for everything, house, farm, kids, school and homeschooling my kids is always a challenge and sometimes I feel like I'm faking my way through life trying and doing more than I'm able, but I push on and am finding balance. You do a beautiful job.
You are so beautiful no matter what size you may be. Do not let anyone tell you any different. Not only are you beautiful on the outside but you are so beautiful inside. Such a lovely heart and care for your family. I am inspired every day by your struggles.
It makes me feel so not all alone.
Kristina I think you are a very good housekeeper. I can’t help but wonder why I enjoy watching you go from room to room and clean and tidy up but I do. Maybe because we all have to clean and tidy up and it encourages us to know our own struggles are like everyone else’s. You are such a beautiful sole and you have a beautiful family and a beautiful home. Thank you for taking us along. I so enjoy your videos and I’m grateful you are here.
I use timers in the opposite way, I set a timer to remind myself to go back to things, like the stove when I am cooking, after I inevitably wander away in the middle of a task, lol.
Thank you for making this video. I was just diagnosed with autism in my 40's and I am now trying to accommodate myself and how I run my home. I am a homemaker and stay-at-home parent like yourself and I have always struggled to keep up on all of it or do it the way other moms seem to be able to. Thank you for sharing the tips that work for you. We have so much pressure on us as homemakers and the expectations we place on ourselves are unrealistic. I hope I can begin to find some things that work for me like you have. I want to enjoy being a homemaker:)
I enjoy so much watching your content and listening to your calm voice, it’s really relaxing in a world that’s not😊
I have diagnosed adhd as well, and its tough...but we got this momma❤ love this post
Christina, I love your videos! Your loving nature shines through. Your home is warm, cozy, and inviting. ❤ The sounds of your children in the background are so beautiful. Home and family. That is a rich life. Also, may I add, how kindly, and with what grace you responded to the pregnancy questions. As a plus size woman, I appreciated this. I hope you know what an inspiration your videos are. They are so beautifully made…the music, the warmth, your good intentions and actions to make a beautiful home for your family and continue to improve upon yourself and your skills and grow as a person. Much love and many blessings to you. ❤
12:10 this wasn't mess this was creating AMAZING memories! And then you tidy up you're a wonderful mother
Love to see you Kristina! 😊
Watching your videos really makes me nostalgic for Washington. I’m happy to be home back in South Florida, but the clips when you’re outside remind me of how magical those cold, rainy, foggy days always were. They make me want to curl up with a coffee from Big Foot and stare out the window at the dewy evergreen trees ❤ love from FL
My husband has adhd quite seriously. We live by the clock and strict routine. So big chores have a day. Like bedding is every Monday morning, towels are washed on Wednesday. And then daily routines are set by the clock. Supper is always 5pm. Watering the chickens is 8am and 3pm
I find your content so soothing and softly motivating. I really enjoy what you create.
Your videos are so soothing and I love to watch them. Thank you so much. You definitely help me if I'm having a down day.
Find Flylady.
In your room: Make your bed, vacuum the floor and wipe down the bathroom. In the kitchen: clean the flat surfaces, do the dishes and sweep the floor every day.
Livingroom: pick up before bed so it's clean the next morning.
Oh I tried Fly Lady but honestly I think all of these cleaning routines are designed for stay at home parents not the working parent.
I find cleaning overwhelming and stressful.
I find fly lady extremely complicated and confusing. Do not recommend. Especially for people who get or are overwhelmed. Her site alone is exhausting to me.
Shine your sink doesn't work for a brushed steel sink. After a year of trying to shine my sink, I know what they mean but I just can't shine a brushed sink. Ditto rooms I didn't have, sections I didn't have, utensils I didn't have, furniture I didn't have etc etc. I realized every section of their site, back when they first started online, was doing nothing but make me feel like a complete and utter failure. I can do that to myself. And frequently do.
@athenathegreatandpowerful6365 yes exactly. Like I work 40 hours a week. If I followed fly lady I would be working and cleaning and nothing else. Oh and feeling horrible that it wasn't getting done.
@LyraStitchery yup. For now I'm following Kristina and getting so much more done.
I honestly don't know why you say you're not a good housekeeper. I think you're amazing. Your home is beautiful and cosy and looks so inviting. Your children and husband look happy and healthy. You are a beautiful person. Your style is just gorgeous. The only thing you need to do is be kinder to yourself. I love watching your videos. Xxx xxx ❤❤❤
Love your videos. You are so real and say it just as it is. I love how you look and act. Thinking yourself beautiful makes you beautiful. Now at 74 almost 75 if I could grasp this aspect. My husband calls me gorgeous every day and considers me beautiful. I just need to realize the things he realizes are truthful when you believe it yourself.
Kristina, I am a 62 year old central Ontario, Canadian and I enjoy your content. Just found your "stuff" and have been playing catch-up. I'm encouraged to keep my cabin on the Sturgeon River clean by watching you. I'm not a clutter-bug, clutter drives me.. .. well, it sorta' "ticks me off." I'm single with no husband and never had children - by my own choice. Didn't want them and I'm all good. I also have no pets. (Although a buddy of mine does have a Shar Pei that visits and does sleepovers here. Love him!) But I'm always on my house to keep it the way I like it and enjoy your channel as I can see how another person with totally different life choices and style gets her "stuff" done. Love your aprons, the old house you and your sweetheart live in (old school houses are amazing) and the vibrant colours around you. Enjoy ya!
I have chronic pain and chronic fatigue so yes it's difficult.
I always love your videos, but i loved this one even more. I can't always take proper care of my home, and seeing your's, that I found so pretty being messy, with crumbs on the flour and simply unperfect was what i needed.
My grand ma use to say the house was lived in, and that's exactly what you are showing us. We see you cleaning for real, not wiping an already clean counter.
Your very human house, with it's blanket fort, it's dirty dishes and stickers everywhere was what I needed. It reminded myself to not expect perfection from myself, but simply a place were i can live comfortably with the ones i love. So thank you for being honest with us, it's helping so many of us
I love the stickers. It makes me think about the little fingers who put them there. It shows your priorities about your home and your family ☺️ also, it's a fun game to track them down in every video !
Thank you for sharing and opening up your home and family. You’re beautiful and so is your home and family! ❤❤❤ many blessings
Happy New Year! You are a blessing each day that you wake up and smile at your family.
Your honesty and integrity broaching real-life issues are refreshing. I love your aesthetic and all things vintage. Thank you for your bravery, and I'm so glad I found your channel. Have a healthy and blessed new year!
My ADHD, chronic illnesses and work have me being a terrible housekeeper but I try my hardest and am my own worst critic. Your videos inspire me to clean and it's always a good reminder to set the timer and make the pile because it works!!! The ball throw to the kitty repeatedly had me giggling.
I don't comment on many videos but just wanted to say, this made me feel seen, completely "normal " and valid. It helped start my new year in a positive light. Thank you so much and happy new year to you and yours.
It was such a blessing to see you and your dear daughter today in our quaint little town❤It made my day, God bless your family!
Kristina, you have a wonderful channel, home, family and life. I enjoy stopping by and watching when you put up a new video. Thank you for being an inspiration.
It amazes me that people still feel the need to make comments and ask very personal questions on social media platforms these days. Thank you dear Kristina for your authenticity and your graciousness with your response which should never have been needed. I recently discovered your channel and thoroughly enjoy the content here and look forward to your posts each week. I'm not the greatest when it comes to keeping house and I understand the bit of shame that is carried some times. I felt it was more important to be in the moment with my family and friends rather than having a completely tidy house. It took me many years to learn to not run around the house trying to make it perfect before my parents stopped by and in turn, they have learned that our home is one filled with love and a bit on the cluttered side 🙂.
I get so distracted when cleaning that I have to focus on one spot in a room till it's clean and then when it's done I go to the next. I have chronic pain and struggle to do anything for long periods. So I listen to my body and I try to remember that while tomorrow the mess will still be there, today will not be there tomorrow. I can be hard on myself and want it to be all or nothing. Thank you for another beautiful video! Hugs and love, Lori
❤ Thank you for your calming videos. They really help me practice to *pace* housework life without *panic. I have a LOT of shame about mess especially with my OCD. Happy New Year. ❤
I enjoy watching your videos ❤. I have learned to concentrate on one room or section of my house each week. The reat of the house gets a lick and a promise that week. Next week its a different room or section. This way i move through the whole house within a month for a deep clean and still do the upkeep in between. May not for everyone but i had to break it down so i didint become overwhelmed and shut down. Love the videos.
As I lay nursing my baby and contemplating my destain for my messy modern home all while feeling blessed to have three healthy children and a husband whom I love deeply.... I feel soothed watching you clean on mute 😅 to see the special momma you are, interesting person you are, sweet faces of the children.... for a fleeting moment i feel neutral about the "mess"....and I wonder if I can detach myself from shame and see the daily clutter and movement of living as a morally neutral experience. I think what you offer is a genuine kindness by being relatable yet unique and authentic. ❤ Much love from Vegas
You are a good housekeeper Kristina as you notice what's out of order. That's first step. When we live in smaller spaces with lots of family the house will always be out of perfect order. It's lived in and in your case the live in your home is very evident.