Thank you Blinkist for sponsoring today's video! www.blinkist.com/theminimalmom -- Use this link for a FREE 7 day trial and 25% off of a premium membership and feel motivated and inspired! We hope that you have a great day!!! - Dawn
When I started watching these videos and took the baby steps, I thought it was about the stuff, too much stuff. But slowly I've come to realize that this is about a shift in my values as a Christian. I hope my growing love for God and His kingdom is continuing to crowd out my interest in the world's values and shiny new distractions. Note to self: it's NOT just about the stuff after all
I’ve been thinking a lot about my “life review” lately. At the end of my life, what will I look back on? How have I impacted others in a positive way? This is spot on for where I’m at right now, thank you for sharing!
This is great! I am a recently retired teacher (after 35 years) and I noticed the stress and anxiety of children increase significantly over the years. The children that were the least anxious were those that were well rested and who spent lots of family time with parents, grandparents, etc.
I was diagnosed with a heart arrythmia last month. I was stuck doing nothing for almost 2 months because I was so sick and was having such a hard time. During that time of doing nothing I realize how much stress, worry and anxiety I had prior about things that just didn't matter. I wasn't giving my all to the important things in my life. During that time I realized it was the perfect opportunity to make a change..I'm now on medicine that is helping more and I'm able to do more now. They say things happen for a reason. I'm using this medical diagnosis as a reason to change my life around. Continuing to pray I still get better since I'm still not 100% yet. But I'm definitely making some progress. 🙏 all of what you've said is so true.
Recently, we found that we hit that sweet spot where we've decluttered enough to find more freedom with our time. Despite having little children we know that the main parts of the house can be totally clean in 30min. Now, in the evening we actually have time for ourselves! I never would have thought this would be possible. It's so freeing and now my husband is even looking for more and more to donate!
Yay. It feels good eh! We are almost there, I have filled my van trunk yet again! Where does it all come from?? It totally is possible to have a tidy house with small kids. Great that your husband is on board too- I LOVE that my husband is definately ok with less and ok with me donating a ton of stuff.
@@marie-louiseweerheim4224 no babysitter here! I would say to work on the main areas of the house first while they are in there using Dana's (A Slob Comes Clean) method. Then overtime I would leave them in that area to play knowing it would take 10 minutes to clean up and work on other areas. Sometimes I would do it during nap or I would put the baby in the carrier and find a few items around the house I could donate. I find the messiest area of the house was toys and the kitchen so I started decluttering there first. Just keep in mind "if it keeps getting out of control, more things need to go". Hope that helps! We were genuinely in a spot where my husband was mentally exhausted from work and coming home to the clutter so he would clear a spot and sit down, and I would be resentful I spent my whole evening cleaning up after others. Listening to these youtube videos while I cleaned the kitchen helped keep me motivated when it feels like it would never get there.
I love this message. I day I told my husband to "hurry" & that we needed to rush out the door to be on time. His response was that he wasn't going to "rush his life away" so we needed to decrease our commitments and allow more time to be ready so we didn't have to rush. WOW! Stopped me in my tracks, and what a great insight for me! We set about doing that. It really does mean honing in on what is important, and eliminating the "noise" in your life. We began to lead a much more relaxed lifestyle with fewer commitments but much more joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything!! Keep up the sharing of great messages!!
I appreciate so much how you don’t waste our time with fluff. Love how the spiritual disciplines are backed by scholarly and scientific support too! Thanks for sharing, Dawn, and the time you take to create such meaningful videos.
"Hurry" is truly so stressful and so damaging to a life that should be simply lived. I feel like apps like TikTok and Snapchat seem to take advantage of the haste we purposely unknowingly put ourselves in. By everything being quick and short-lived, they make us feel like we should catch it while we can... it's like a train, if we miss it, maybe the best thing for us is to sit, have a coffee, and write in our journals until the next train comes. What benefit is it to know too much, it's just more for the mind to process. Simple and chill are so much easier a life to live. Thanks for the reminder.
LIFE Changing for me has been "six days you shall labor and do All your work, and rhe seventh is a solemn rest to the Lord" knowing I'm commanded by the creator of time to give the seventh day up to rest makes me more motivated to get all my work done on those 6 days prior.
@@kathleenodonnell8355 I try to make sure I'm home on Fridays to cook a big meal, and clean the house, set out extra feed for the animals, etc so that on Saturday I can relax. I still milk my goat, and do dishes between meals, but the prep work is all done. It's a discipline that takes time to learn to enjoy resting if you're naturally a busy do-er. It's a time tithe.
AMEN I am 64 years old and have been trained from a child to rest on Sundays. Everyone NEEDS a Sabbath day! When we read the old testament, we find, even the ground needs a rest every seventh year. It also explains, that the Lord will have his due. I appreciate the comment about “time tithe”. Because of living this way for all these years, after church on Sunday, I find it hard to do much of anything except what I enjoy doing. It’s kind of weird. I just don’t have the energy for work on Sunday. Also, if there’s something that needs to be done to help someone, I appreciate having a time dedicated to the Lord to give to another. Once I sit and relax for a little while, I do have the energy for these kind of special things. It might only be a phone call to a friend or family, but the time is already allotted to acts of kindness and/or service. ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Valentines Day 💝 Weekend 2022 Everyone I've been slowing down not hurring as much letting the younger generation take over. I'll be 66 in a couple of days. Making Great Memories & Simple Life Style. Moderation living in the Moment. Hi 👋 From San Diego California 😊
I was privileged to have John Mark as my pastor. This is only one of his many incredible pieces of writing. He’s since begun a non-profit devoted to teaching the practices of Jesus - like silence & solitude, sabbath… and simplicity 🙂 cannot recommend his teaching and writing enough!
There is NO other channel that I let the entire ad play when time allows. I feel like it’s a simple way to show my support. If you knew how much I LOATHE ads, you’d understand how big of a sacrifice this is to me. 😂 But knowing it helps you in a small or not so small(?) way, I’ll suffer. After all, you’ve changed my life. Thank you! I’d love to know if that’s a big help to you or if it’s ‘minimal’
When I’m decluttering or tidying, Dawn is my favourite go to playlist so it runs through ads and all. I feel good thinking that it helps her and her family out, cos she sure has helped me. Her voice is so calming and uplifting at the same time!
Minimializimg with you Dawn has brought me so much peace. I now have a dear neighbor, two friends, a cousin and several pool friends viewing your channel and minimalizing… wow a new support group! Thank you!
My wonderful former pastor here in Portland, JMC! Highly recommend ALL of his books. Thank you Dawn! 🤍 The Hurry book goes hand in hand so well with his book on Sabbath and rest. So life changing and SO closely tied to minimalism. Love your channel, mama, keep up the fantastic work 🤍🤍
I read Glow Kids & How to Break Up with Your Phone last year and then listened to Farmhouse on Boone's podcast about getting a dumb phone and then I got a flip phone last October. It's changed my life. Especially in terms of my marriage and my parenting (homeschooling!). There are inconveniences and challenges. But my family is so much more important and I'm willing to make some hard choices now to pour into my life right in front of me. The book Digital Minimalism is SO GOOD and so is Jose Briones's RUclips channel. But it really was my oldest daughter (I have 3) watching and commenting on my screen time that made me really question if I'm modeling what is right. I was so addicted and I didn't even know it. I think we have to embrace the hard right now to give our children the childhood memories and experiences we want for them.
Would you be willing to share how you get around the inconveniences? Like not having Google maps? Wanting to use a dumb phone but not sure how to manage the switch.
I've been finding myself really anxious during the day and reducing caffeine isn't helping. Nothing I actually need to stress about, yet I am. I REALLY needed to hear this today. Esp as my phone feels overwhelming. Thank you for reminding me it's a process and it's okay.
I do not do hurry. I cannot function being hurried. I literally took a lower paying job that was more peaceful and gave me more time off. My home is super simplified and that has helped me be way less stressed too. The first thing I do is pray and read my Bible in the morning and that starts my day out right. All of these things have helped me to create a simple and peaceful life.
As a personal Christmas gift to myself, I deleted all my Facebook and instagram accounts (personal and business) after reviewing my KPI's and weighing up the time invested in posting daily content and actual meaningful benefits to revenue and clients. I found most of my new clients were referrals from existing clients. So now I have less stress (not panicking over what new content and timelines) more time and so far no disadvantages. Adjustments yes moved online appointments from FB to website.... however loving the extra time and less brain fog💗
This video is so extremely perfect regarding how you impacted my life. I first stumbled over one of your videos only 2 weeks ago and your slogan "is this inventory I want to manage" changed my life. Ever since I moved out of my parents house after finishing high school over a decade ago, I always lived very minimalistic. 5 years ago, I even immigrated to this country with just 2 suitcases. But now, being a mother to a toddler and a baby, I had a really hard time the last couple years. I only understood why when I watched your video about the silent to do list. Our apartment just constantly got more and more cluttered, as tends to happen when having young kids. The worst decision was implementing toy rotation for our toddler since it gave me a reason never to declutter any toys and books at all. Add to this mix my husband who likes to hang onto things "just in case" and our 2 bedroom apartment closets were not accessible any longer, being full of stuff. The idea to declutter except for what is used or sparks joy does not work for me. Plus, many organizing systems just need too much time to be maintained - something I loved to do in the past but no longer "want to manage". So from the moment I first heard your slogan, it was so easy for me to say "this is not inventory I want to manage". And this is where this video plays in so well, how this slogan changed my life: I started to applying this concept to pretty much anything. It helps me to stop shopping, it helps me to use my time better, to simplify my household, our possessions, any appointments and even contacts. No joke, I heavily removed apps on my phone last weekend since I asked myself if "this is inventory I want to manage". I always have been great with organizing and so I didn't realize how time consuming this endless silent to do list was becoming. I worked in a very time consuming job until last year, that I quit while I was pregnant to be with my toddler and now also the baby. But I wasn't actually spending the time with them that I wanted, just rushing through the day, an endless list of tasks, so many of them unnecessary and pointless. Decluttering and simplifying all aspects of our life will take time, I am committed to 20 minutes per day and already so much has changed. Our days are not rushed any longer and I spend more time with my girls every day - not just being together but actually being with them. So thank you. With all my heart, thank you.
I love this! Thank you Dawn. We have been doing a proper sabbath day of rest for over three years now and it has made such a difference in our lives! It truly is a blessing to enjoy the day of physical rest that the Father set aside for us.
I live in an extremely (!) rural area and am currently staying in a major metropolitan area for my child's surgeries. The hurry and level of noise that surrounds everyone here is astounding. Even while sitting in the PICU waiting room yesterday, I put in earbuds with calming music from a meditation app to drown out the TV. It takes real intention to slow down and be fully present here. I suspect the level of hurry and noise increases the crime rate by increasing stress and irritation!
Wow! As a practicing Catholic, retirement, and three close family members passing, I started “collecting” clothes, shoes, purses, teas, hair products, hats, you name it, I LOVED it all. Now have been trying to figure out the “why” of doing these insane collections. With St Thomas Aquinas verse (that I have never read or found before) I will NEVER forget it. Thank you so much for revealing it to me. I bless you the rest of my days!
Just FYI, Dawn, you can assign a specific ring tone to a specific number. Then, say, if the kids' school calls, you would know it because of the sound. (I know you home school, just an example). Of course, there is no way to know if it is an emergency, but on iphone you can send with "slam" and those texts could be set in agreement with your family so you know when you receive them that they are the important ones.
"Slow down" has been my motto for the last couple years. I have also talked for years about going back to a flip phone but haven't taken the leap, because people always make me feel like I'm crazy. But I feel so validated after watching this video. Thank you! Ha ha
Do it, if you can. I am 26 with two toddlers and have never had a smart phone. I can see the gap between myself and friends. The ability to pay attention during a conversation, being concerned with the moment and people, rather than whatever is going on virtually. I truly hate the "connection" smart phones have given people.
I sure had one of those old Nokia phones. Just last week I needed to silence the noise clutter in my brain caused by social media. I deactivated FB and Insta and only check couple RUclips channels and FB messenger. It has helped me so much. God has given me the word 'rest' this new year and less physical and electronic inventory has helped.
I must echo what just about everybody has already said. I have been so blessed by you coming into my life. I began my journey to declutter my home when I listened to you. My husband is supporting me and encouraging me and helping me along the way. We are retired and blessed with 4 grown daughters and 5 grandchildren. My only regret is that I did not know about decluttering and minimalism 44 years ago when we got married! My children are encouraging me and supporting me as well. I realize I am a very very blessed woman. A high point of my day is spending time with you and many times Tom also. Many times I may be a little depressed or down for whatever reason and I am always lifted out of that by you. Thank you and Tom so much and I look forward to this journey because of you. ❤️
That book is going in my Blinkist library! It really validates my determination to only "check in" on news a few times per week & avidly pursue interests (music, reading, Bible study, etc. ) when I have down time! My thoughts reflect what I pursue more than what's unsolicited.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while as I slowly get my house in order and enjoying the benefits of having less. I really enjoyed this video as it makes so much sense to declutter our lives too! Thank you for your brilliant motivational content.
Another great one from a channel that has made a huge positive transition to my mental health. Thanks again for a positive piece to have a think about.
Thanks, Dawn, for this fantastic reminder to slow down and embrace a simple life. Relishing the Joy, not Fear, Of Missing Out by making daily choices that bring feelings of peace and ease for ourselves and our families.
I want to let you know I put into practice your tips in decluttering an area in my laundry room. I had a utility sink i never used. I had my husband remove it and it put a shelf on it. I had a donation spot and a trash bag. I needed to purge my rags and I had a empty tote. I kept as many rags that filled that container. Everything on the shelf are items that I use. My husband said last night we should have done that a long time ago. It is so freeing to look in the laundry room and see it organized! Thank you for all your tips!
I couldn't agree more with this video! Last year I took an 8 month social media break. It was great. I took those apps completely off of my phone. I decided to do another one this year and started it on January first. It's really has been a positive experience for me. I hope more people will try it!
I recently discovered your videos and you’re such an inspiration to me. I love watching your videos. You make decluttering so much easier so thank you for that!
This is really in line with my conscious reset of my priorities lately. 💙 I'm experiencing something in my minimalism journey that I don't believe you've talked about. As we have removed the excess there's a need for cleaning in areas that are newly accessible. While i feel great about our smaller inventory being faced with the cleaning that i didn't see needed to be done is very psychologically challenging. It feels like a slap in the face when I should be celebrating. I guess I wasn't mentally prepared for the new list of things to do that has been unveiled. Also, starting to wonder if there's such thing as house dismorohia. I think i see the house as the disaster that it use to be even as I'm nearing my clutter thrush hold.
That’s the first book I read at the start of 2020. It changed my perspective dramatically. I started a journey into simplicity and minimalism because of it. I haven’t mastered it. It’s hard when your immediate family is not on board.
Dawn thank you so much for your vlog. I find your words inspirational and love today's topic. I have begun minimalizing my home, living room, bathroom, bedroom, office and each day I look around and love what I see. Thought I would miss stuff that I took to the Goodwill but like you said, I just want to declutter more. Going to try Blinkist and removing some time wasting apps from my phone. Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for doing what you do. Watching your videos inspire me - even if it is on my smart phone's you-tube app. I note that my one day a week "rest" doesn't refresh me if I just spend it reading or watching TV. I need to upgrade my rest time by including fresh air and nature.
Dawn, you're wise beyond your years! I wish more people would be able to understand this. Leading my example is the thing for all of us, while keeping our own selves on track.❤️😘
I absolutely love what you talked about here. This is something that has been on my mind lately! One of your videos recently popped-up in my feed and I'm hooked. My mindset is already shifting. Thank you for the investment you put into this channel - it is so helpful & encouraging!
I just wanted to drop by and say how much I love and appreciate you and your content!! You have made such a positive impact on my life in just the little amount of time it has been since I stumbled upon your page a few months ago! Thanks for doing what you do!!
Thank you for this interesting and informative video. I agree with the rest day (Sabbath) as I find that I am looking forward to getting things done the next day. It is also wonderful to have 'permission' to do what you want, read a book etc. It's what you are supposed to be doing...whatever you love and never get time for. What a blessing! Good job, Dawn.
Hello from Serbia, Dawn. I really like your videos, and your energy, plus the way you present your ideas. You speak very honestly and passionately, and I feel really uplifted and indeed encouraged every time I watch something on your channel. Thank you and God bless! Keep up the wonderful work. :)
Love this! This year I started job sharing and I have one day off each week. It has been so amazing! I truly believe I've been able to save the money to do this because of minimalism. Now I have more time for me, my family and to do the things that matter to me. ❤️
I am just beyond half way through life and looking back my childhood was so simplified. We had only what we needed. Somewhere along the way into adult hood I began to overwhelm myself. Now I think.. how do I take steps back to simplify again. To really enjoy the meaningful things in life and not the nick-nacks, gadgets, and technology that surrounds me. I love your videos they really inspire me. Thanks
I have been following you (and binge watching) for about a month now. Our women's Bible study started the John Mark Comer study together and I couldn't help thinking of all your videos! I am happy to see you have this video relating to his book. It just popped up in my feed - funny how that happens!😅 Thank you for all the info - I love it.
Thank you for telling about this book. I watched his RUclips speech of this book and what resonated with me was that there is less love and humanity, if we are too busy. ”Shortest bandwidth leaves only anger and anxiety”. Definately going to explore the book. Getting more bandwith with simpler and more minimal lifestyle really is a deep issue, not only for our mental health but for our soul too.
My daughter wanted a mobile phone and thought she had a great argument. She asked her father “when did you get your first phone?” He said “35”! We managed to grow up without a phone and we were fine.
I’m so young/millennial but I remember when my dad got a family cell phone in the early 2000s. Nokia! In 8th grade I borrowed my grandma’s flip phone for the school DC trip so I’d have for emergencies. I didn’t get my own flip phone until the following year as a freshman in high school. It was actually one of my faves LG slick, simple design. Then when that died I got one with the pull out keyboard also LG bc they were trying to compete with blackberry and that was also kinda cool. Didn’t get a smart phone until almost college! I think this was a blessing bc I appreciate what a smart phone can be used for and also when it should be silenced. I’m the only one in my immediate family who deliberately puts my phone away for dinner. Parents, sister, etc everyone is staring at their phone at dinner and I’m sitting thinking… aren’t we here to be together? It’s so odd.
@@schuylergeery-zink1923 And you, my dear millennial, are one cool person! So much respect for you! Keep up the good and inspiring work, and giving us oldsters faith in the upcoming generations!
Thank you! Your videos are so precious and so needed to be heard by everyone nowadays! You have supported me more than you know in my decluttering journey, and i can totally testify that with your tips and tricks, not only my house is cleaner and more organized, but my anxiety is way down and i have much more patience for my kids, which is so important. thank you and bless you!
I highly recommend looking online for a ministry called Run Hard Rest Well. A friend of ours started this a few years ago. She and her husband have run a camp for 30 years and she raised five kids. Three of them are adopted and a number have special needs. She said if God hadn't stopped her in her tracks and caused her to rest in the midst of her busy life she's not sure she would be alive today.
Agree whole hearted. Quiet time is everything but I couldn't help look at photos of your children in nature and feel HOPE. These past 2 years have seen many people hit the road and see our country and I feel they will be the voices needed to preserve the earth. Hopefully we will help them by example.
A few months ago, I turned off notifications for all of the channels I am subscribed to. When I'm ready and have the time, I check to see if there are any new videos I want to watch.
Oh Dawn, you are just such a blessing! This is spot on and just makes me wish we could have coffee together personally 😆 I love it. Thank you for sharing
Our church chose several books for our small groups to read together, and this was one of the titles that seemed to really resonate. Thanks for sharing.
Are you watching GabiAfterHours??? I saw his video on making your smart phone dumb!!! I love all of this young man’s videos!!!! He’s on fire!!! This is a fantastic topic!!! Thank you, Dawn. God bless you🙏
I love Blinkist! I love this video! One of my favorite tips from this channel is limiting items limits the time and energy we use maintaining things. I've removed social media from my phone a long time ago. Sometimes it's hard when I want to share things on social media. But if it's important enough I will revisit it on my main computer. RUclips is another time sink. I might remove it... I was so sad to recognize a recent obsession with the news and political information. I was becoming more depressed and negative. I also wasn't spending as much time with my family. I'm horrible with time management. I think I'm un-dx for ADHD. Starting to be on "hurry" mode also because of caring about what people think. My kid is special needs and I have health issues that both interfere with getting to meetings on time. I worry people will think I'm careless but I've been stressing myself and my kid out more over rushing. It doesn't help. We're more likely to make it on time when I'm not worried about being late, and we have suprisingly found more linience when we are late when I'm upfront about how we had a bad day ("stress not worth being on time today" calm demeanor). It's that idea of how our minds can exaggerate how bad a situation will be vs reality. The more time spent quieting your mind and knowing yourself the better to avoid that!! 🕊️❤️
We observe the weekly Biblical Sabbath every Saturday as Messianic believers, and I LOVE IT! There's no working, buying, selling or making others to do the same! It's a day for worship, rest and family! At first I thought "there's no way I can do that, especially with little kids", well guess what? I can, and I do! LOL. On Friday's we prepare LOTS of yummy extra food and I always make a special dessert that night! We play games together, watch movies or get outdoors as a family! There's ALWAYS lots of yummie food that can be packed in lunches or re-used for other dinners throuout the week.....AND the kids LOVE that they don't have any chores that day, and I LoooooVE that I am commanded to not do any house work that day! *winks* I and my family always feel so much more at peace and refreshed after Shabbat and I hope everyone can do this as well! Shabbat Shalom
How about that?! Having a sabbath day is actually a move toward increased productivity. Sounds like wise, intentional living. This is such a good video that I will probably watch it several times!
I love the idea of turning off phone notifications. I did that months ago because I was constantly pulled to my phone distracting me from what I was doing. And nothing on my phone is important, really, unless it’s a phone call. Texts can wait and if the person can’t, they should call.
Donna here using husband's computer. I've told my close friends & family if they really need to talk to me call because I may not look at texts all day. I use texts like a bulletin board where people can leave me a message and when I get around to it -usually after dinner - I'll read messages and respond if needed. I've found this simplified way of using my phone so much better. I have never used my phone for social media.
I’m retired and want to stay connected. But I agree with you on interruptions and distractions. My phone is connected to my Apple Watch. I can just glance at it when a call or text is coming. It’s nice not having to run to my phone. But it’s important to me that I am happier when I set aside time each day to just be quiet with my thoughts or meditate.
Thanks for this video! I found many of the tips really helpful. I’m always seeking ways to simplify our life and make room for what truly matters to us and remove the excess. A few years back I realized I wanted to be less distracted by texts but silencing it or turning it off didn’t work in case a few important people needed to get ahold of me. So what I did was go on a handful of important people’s contact information and change their specific text tone to a more unique one. It took much less time than you’d think to remember which sound goes with which person. This helps me to hear a text and know it’s from my husband, for example, and give it attention, or a friend and know I can wait until a little later to respond. Have a great day!
Yep, I think this whole process makes one think about who we are and who we want to be moving forward as opposed to just getting buried in whatever comes up!
Just subscribed. Enjoyed this very much, totally put it into perspective... My sons are grown men at 26 n 23, but I have been on a journey to minimizing my house for some years now. I totally get it, making the home organized makes for a better organized mind. Thanks for doing what you do.....😊
Oh My G'Ness Dawn.... I was gripped right from the start! What a powerful quote, but it says SOOOO much!!!! So true, and so good to be reminded of that!!!!
My workplace is no longer using paper timesheets, we’ve been moved to an app to get paid…although it sounds lovely to “make your smart phone dumb,” I’m afraid we are only moving further into this dependency on our phones for everyday tasks. I literally cannot get a paycheck without using the app to submit my work hours, and then I have to use another app to view my paycheck. I know I’m not alone. This little “computer”in my hand is changing how everything is done!
I almost always leave my phone on silent mode- the days when I have the ringer on it drives me insane and is so stressful!!! I'm in charge of the phone- the phone is not in charge of me!
Rose i feel the same way. . .a few months back i got ELEVEN scam calls in ONE day!! I was having a nervous breakdown! I finally said enough is enough. Turned the ringer off on my phone and found peace beyond measure. I'm disabled and unable to run across the house to grab my phone every time it rings. If its in my hand when a call comes in it will vibrate and i will decide if its important enough to answer, if not they can leave a message or send a text and if they don't then it wasn't important. I realize this might not work for large families or business owners .. but it sure as heck works great for me.
@@NdnUrbanCat Then fix your phone to have certain ringtones for different people. You will recognize who is calling you and answer accordingly. My youngest granddaughter's tone is a train, daughter is bubbles, son-in-law is Sci-Fi, and a friend from church is the old time telephone ring, just to name a few. Regular ring tone is almost always a spam call.
I depend on my cell phone in my job. But I sure do like all the other points. I usually try to take either Saturday or Sunday as a rest day (no computer, no phone, no housework). It’s wonderful! 🌷
How to Win Friends and Influence ppl...best book! I read it last year on my list; life changing. Every human should read it and use it. Now I am reading Atomic Habits (and the Bible)
Yes, the benefits are SO good! I love this idea of unplugging for a whole day! I’ve been making it a practice to unplug in the mornings to be more present with my family, get homeschool underway, and be more productive. My two young adult daughters hate that I don’t respond, but they are getting used to it. 😁
Hi Dawn. I would love to see the view from your kitchen window. Perhaps I missed this reveal after you moved the shed. You spoke so passionately about watching the sun rise - which also is my fav time of day. So a photo would be great or a commentary telling us how it has changed your day. Whatever you can manage. Also. I’m currently working my way through The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz which you might find interesting. Thank you. God bless
Thank you Blinkist for sponsoring today's video! www.blinkist.com/theminimalmom -- Use this link for a FREE 7 day trial and 25% off of a premium membership and feel motivated and inspired! We hope that you have a great day!!! - Dawn
How do you have your kitchen open shelves attached to your tile backsplash? I’d like to do the same. Was it hard to do??
R#
@@bcbmom08 Tom got a special drill bit for going through the tile and it wasn’t hard!
I just was studying about this in Romans this morning! Great video friend!
@@TheMinimalMom thanks! My husband will jump at the chance to buy a special bit. LOL
When I started watching these videos and took the baby steps, I thought it was about the stuff, too much stuff. But slowly I've come to realize that this is about a shift in my values as a Christian. I hope my growing love for God and His kingdom is continuing to crowd out my interest in the world's values and shiny new distractions. Note to self: it's NOT just about the stuff after all
I’ve been thinking a lot about my “life review” lately. At the end of my life, what will I look back on? How have I impacted others in a positive way? This is spot on for where I’m at right now, thank you for sharing!
Exactly - me too.
WoW !! Well said and Thank YOU for sharing
This is great!
I am a recently retired teacher (after 35 years) and I noticed the stress and anxiety of children increase significantly over the years.
The children that were the least anxious were those that were well rested and who spent lots of family time with parents, grandparents, etc.
Oh that’s sad news for single working parents 😢
I was diagnosed with a heart arrythmia last month. I was stuck doing nothing for almost 2 months because I was so sick and was having such a hard time. During that time of doing nothing I realize how much stress, worry and anxiety I had prior about things that just didn't matter. I wasn't giving my all to the important things in my life. During that time I realized it was the perfect opportunity to make a change..I'm now on medicine that is helping more and I'm able to do more now. They say things happen for a reason. I'm using this medical diagnosis as a reason to change my life around. Continuing to pray I still get better since I'm still not 100% yet. But I'm definitely making some progress. 🙏 all of what you've said is so true.
Recently, we found that we hit that sweet spot where we've decluttered enough to find more freedom with our time. Despite having little children we know that the main parts of the house can be totally clean in 30min. Now, in the evening we actually have time for ourselves! I never would have thought this would be possible. It's so freeing and now my husband is even looking for more and more to donate!
This is what I aim for! So tired of the messes. When did you declutter? Did you have a babysitter?
Yay. It feels good eh! We are almost there, I have filled my van trunk yet again! Where does it all come from??
It totally is possible to have a tidy house with small kids. Great that your husband is on board too- I LOVE that my husband is definately ok with less and ok with me donating a ton of stuff.
Congrats!!! I'm still working toward that goal. Thanks for sharing your story!
@@marie-louiseweerheim4224 no babysitter here! I would say to work on the main areas of the house first while they are in there using Dana's (A Slob Comes Clean) method. Then overtime I would leave them in that area to play knowing it would take 10 minutes to clean up and work on other areas. Sometimes I would do it during nap or I would put the baby in the carrier and find a few items around the house I could donate. I find the messiest area of the house was toys and the kitchen so I started decluttering there first. Just keep in mind "if it keeps getting out of control, more things need to go". Hope that helps! We were genuinely in a spot where my husband was mentally exhausted from work and coming home to the clutter so he would clear a spot and sit down, and I would be resentful I spent my whole evening cleaning up after others. Listening to these youtube videos while I cleaned the kitchen helped keep me motivated when it feels like it would never get there.
I love this message. I day I told my husband to "hurry" & that we needed to rush out the door to be on time. His response was that he wasn't going to "rush his life away" so we needed to decrease our commitments and allow more time to be ready so we didn't have to rush. WOW! Stopped me in my tracks, and what a great insight for me! We set about doing that. It really does mean honing in on what is important, and eliminating the "noise" in your life. We began to lead a much more relaxed lifestyle with fewer commitments but much more joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything!! Keep up the sharing of great messages!!
Just looking at your peace in your super clean-looking home is a huge breath of fresh air. So,if you are the example, I’m in.
I appreciate so much how you don’t waste our time with fluff. Love how the spiritual disciplines are backed by scholarly and scientific support too! Thanks for sharing, Dawn, and the time you take to create such meaningful videos.
"Hurry" is truly so stressful and so damaging to a life that should be simply lived. I feel like apps like TikTok and Snapchat seem to take advantage of the haste we purposely unknowingly put ourselves in. By everything being quick and short-lived, they make us feel like we should catch it while we can... it's like a train, if we miss it, maybe the best thing for us is to sit, have a coffee, and write in our journals until the next train comes. What benefit is it to know too much, it's just more for the mind to process. Simple and chill are so much easier a life to live. Thanks for the reminder.
LIFE Changing for me has been "six days you shall labor and do All your work, and rhe seventh is a solemn rest to the Lord" knowing I'm commanded by the creator of time to give the seventh day up to rest makes me more motivated to get all my work done on those 6 days prior.
Me too!!!!
I’m really working on keeping Sundays work free -meaning housework free -to honor The Lord
@@kathleenodonnell8355 I try to make sure I'm home on Fridays to cook a big meal, and clean the house, set out extra feed for the animals, etc so that on Saturday I can relax. I still milk my goat, and do dishes between meals, but the prep work is all done. It's a discipline that takes time to learn to enjoy resting if you're naturally a busy do-er. It's a time tithe.
AMEN
I am 64 years old and have been trained from a child to rest on Sundays.
Everyone NEEDS a Sabbath day!
When we read the old testament, we find, even the ground needs a rest every seventh year.
It also explains, that the Lord will have his due.
I appreciate the comment about “time tithe”.
Because of living this way for all these years,
after church on Sunday, I find it hard to do much of anything except what I enjoy doing. It’s kind of weird. I just don’t have the energy for work on Sunday. Also, if there’s something that needs to be done to help someone, I appreciate having a time dedicated to the Lord to give to another. Once I sit and relax for a little while, I do have the energy for these kind of special things. It might only be a phone call to a friend or family, but the time is already allotted to acts of kindness and/or service. ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Valentines Day 💝 Weekend 2022 Everyone I've been slowing down not hurring as much letting the younger generation take over. I'll be 66 in a couple of days. Making Great Memories & Simple Life Style. Moderation living in the Moment. Hi 👋 From San Diego California 😊
As our family takes Sunday for worship, rest, family and friend time, I find that I don't dread Mondays. I feel rejuvenated to tackle the week.
Miss you on the membership page.
I was privileged to have John Mark as my pastor. This is only one of his many incredible pieces of writing. He’s since begun a non-profit devoted to teaching the practices of Jesus - like silence & solitude, sabbath… and simplicity 🙂 cannot recommend his teaching and writing enough!
There is NO other channel that I let the entire ad play when time allows.
I feel like it’s a simple way to show my support. If you knew how much I LOATHE ads, you’d understand how big of a sacrifice this is to me. 😂 But knowing it helps you in a small or not so small(?) way, I’ll suffer.
After all, you’ve changed my life. Thank you!
I’d love to know if that’s a big help to you or if it’s ‘minimal’
I do the same thing for Dawn, Cass, and Dana in hopes that it helps them since they've helped me so much!!
From what I understand it definitely helps the creators. I always let the ads play for my favorite youtubers too.
I did not know that if you skip the ad the creator doesn’t benefit. Good to know!
I didn't know this either - now I feel horrible! Okay, watching annoying ad's is on my plan now for my fav YT's. Thank you for bringing that up!
When I’m decluttering or tidying, Dawn is my favourite go to playlist so it runs through ads and all. I feel good thinking that it helps her and her family out, cos she sure has helped me. Her voice is so calming and uplifting at the same time!
Minimializimg with you Dawn has brought me so much peace. I now have a dear neighbor, two friends, a cousin and several pool friends viewing your channel and minimalizing… wow a new support group! Thank you!
22 with an 8month old I love your videos really helps focus on the important things
My wonderful former pastor here in Portland, JMC! Highly recommend ALL of his books. Thank you Dawn! 🤍 The Hurry book goes hand in hand so well with his book on Sabbath and rest. So life changing and SO closely tied to minimalism. Love your channel, mama, keep up the fantastic work 🤍🤍
I read Glow Kids & How to Break Up with Your Phone last year and then listened to Farmhouse on Boone's podcast about getting a dumb phone and then I got a flip phone last October. It's changed my life. Especially in terms of my marriage and my parenting (homeschooling!). There are inconveniences and challenges. But my family is so much more important and I'm willing to make some hard choices now to pour into my life right in front of me. The book Digital Minimalism is SO GOOD and so is Jose Briones's RUclips channel.
But it really was my oldest daughter (I have 3) watching and commenting on my screen time that made me really question if I'm modeling what is right. I was so addicted and I didn't even know it. I think we have to embrace the hard right now to give our children the childhood memories and experiences we want for them.
Would you be willing to share how you get around the inconveniences? Like not having Google maps? Wanting to use a dumb phone but not sure how to manage the switch.
@@jmiller6454 I used to have a gps in the car before phones had google maps. Before that I used to ask for directions.
I've been finding myself really anxious during the day and reducing caffeine isn't helping. Nothing I actually need to stress about, yet I am.
I REALLY needed to hear this today. Esp as my phone feels overwhelming. Thank you for reminding me it's a process and it's okay.
I was that way and I stopped Watchung so much news and quit social media and I have never been less anxious
I do not do hurry. I cannot function being hurried. I literally took a lower paying job that was more peaceful and gave me more time off. My home is super simplified and that has helped me be way less stressed too. The first thing I do is pray and read my Bible in the morning and that starts my day out right. All of these things have helped me to create a simple and peaceful life.
Dawn, I reorganized my laundry room last night! I’m getting rid of tons of stuff! It feels fabulous because now I know where everything is!
As a personal Christmas gift to myself, I deleted all my Facebook and instagram accounts (personal and business) after reviewing my KPI's and weighing up the time invested in posting daily content and actual meaningful benefits to revenue and clients. I found most of my new clients were referrals from existing clients. So now I have less stress (not panicking over what new content and timelines) more time and so far no disadvantages. Adjustments yes moved online appointments from FB to website.... however loving the extra time and less brain fog💗
I was impressed with how the concepts of mindfulness fit in with what you are saying here. We can choose what we give our attention to.
Minimal Mom talking about our old pastor John Mark! Worlds colliding and I’m so proud of both! 💕
This video is so extremely perfect regarding how you impacted my life. I first stumbled over one of your videos only 2 weeks ago and your slogan "is this inventory I want to manage" changed my life.
Ever since I moved out of my parents house after finishing high school over a decade ago, I always lived very minimalistic. 5 years ago, I even immigrated to this country with just 2 suitcases.
But now, being a mother to a toddler and a baby, I had a really hard time the last couple years. I only understood why when I watched your video about the silent to do list. Our apartment just constantly got more and more cluttered, as tends to happen when having young kids.
The worst decision was implementing toy rotation for our toddler since it gave me a reason never to declutter any toys and books at all. Add to this mix my husband who likes to hang onto things "just in case" and our 2 bedroom apartment closets were not accessible any longer, being full of stuff.
The idea to declutter except for what is used or sparks joy does not work for me. Plus, many organizing systems just need too much time to be maintained - something I loved to do in the past but no longer "want to manage". So from the moment I first heard your slogan, it was so easy for me to say "this is not inventory I want to manage".
And this is where this video plays in so well, how this slogan changed my life: I started to applying this concept to pretty much anything. It helps me to stop shopping, it helps me to use my time better, to simplify my household, our possessions, any appointments and even contacts. No joke, I heavily removed apps on my phone last weekend since I asked myself if "this is inventory I want to manage".
I always have been great with organizing and so I didn't realize how time consuming this endless silent to do list was becoming. I worked in a very time consuming job until last year, that I quit while I was pregnant to be with my toddler and now also the baby. But I wasn't actually spending the time with them that I wanted, just rushing through the day, an endless list of tasks, so many of them unnecessary and pointless.
Decluttering and simplifying all aspects of our life will take time, I am committed to 20 minutes per day and already so much has changed. Our days are not rushed any longer and I spend more time with my girls every day - not just being together but actually being with them.
So thank you. With all my heart, thank you.
Awe, Dawn - I really needed this video today. I've been feeling overwhelmed. Thank you! 💕
I love this! Thank you Dawn. We have been doing a proper sabbath day of rest for over three years now and it has made such a difference in our lives! It truly is a blessing to enjoy the day of physical rest that the Father set aside for us.
I live in an extremely (!) rural area and am currently staying in a major metropolitan area for my child's surgeries. The hurry and level of noise that surrounds everyone here is astounding. Even while sitting in the PICU waiting room yesterday, I put in earbuds with calming music from a meditation app to drown out the TV. It takes real intention to slow down and be fully present here. I suspect the level of hurry and noise increases the crime rate by increasing stress and irritation!
"The things we love tell us who we are." St. Thomas Aquinas
Oh, thank you! He is one of my favorite Saints!!
🙌🏼🙌🏼
Wow! As a practicing Catholic, retirement, and three close family members passing, I started “collecting” clothes, shoes, purses, teas, hair products, hats, you name it, I LOVED it all. Now have been trying to figure out the “why” of doing these insane collections. With St Thomas Aquinas verse (that I have never read or found before) I will NEVER forget it. Thank you so much for revealing it to me. I bless you the rest of my days!
Yes! We take a day off every week! Every 7th day! The Sabbath ! It’s priceless and Gods gift to us! Thanks for all the great videos!
I’ve been doing this and promoting this for years! I guess it comes naturally to me as a sensitive introvert 💙 I highly recommend every tip!
My church just read this during our 21 day prayer and fast from social media. Love it!!
Just FYI, Dawn, you can assign a specific ring tone to a specific number. Then, say, if the kids' school calls, you would know it because of the sound. (I know you home school, just an example). Of course, there is no way to know if it is an emergency, but on iphone you can send with "slam" and those texts could be set in agreement with your family so you know when you receive them that they are the important ones.
"Slow down" has been my motto for the last couple years. I have also talked for years about going back to a flip phone but haven't taken the leap, because people always make me feel like I'm crazy. But I feel so validated after watching this video. Thank you! Ha ha
Do it, if you can. I am 26 with two toddlers and have never had a smart phone. I can see the gap between myself and friends. The ability to pay attention during a conversation, being concerned with the moment and people, rather than whatever is going on virtually. I truly hate the "connection" smart phones have given people.
I sure had one of those old Nokia phones. Just last week I needed to silence the noise clutter in my brain caused by social media. I deactivated FB and Insta and only check couple RUclips channels and FB messenger. It has helped me so much. God has given me the word 'rest' this new year and less physical and electronic inventory has helped.
I must echo what just about everybody has already said. I have been so blessed by you coming into my life. I began my journey to declutter my home when I listened to you. My husband is supporting me and encouraging me and helping me along the way. We are retired and blessed with 4 grown daughters and 5 grandchildren. My only regret is that I did not know about decluttering and minimalism 44 years ago when we got married! My children are encouraging me and supporting me as well. I realize I am a very very blessed woman. A high point of my day is spending time with you and many times Tom also. Many times I may be a little depressed or down for whatever reason and I am always lifted out of that by you. Thank you and Tom so much and I look forward to this journey because of you. ❤️
That book is going in my Blinkist library! It really validates my determination to only "check in" on news a few times per week & avidly pursue interests (music, reading, Bible study, etc. ) when I have down time! My thoughts reflect what I pursue more than what's unsolicited.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while as I slowly get my house in order and enjoying the benefits of having less. I really enjoyed this video as it makes so much sense to declutter our lives too! Thank you for your brilliant motivational content.
I had to replay the beginning of this video twice. It really got my attention and is making me think. Very deep, Dawn!
Another great one from a channel that has made a huge positive transition to my mental health. Thanks again for a positive piece to have a think about.
Thanks, Dawn, for this fantastic reminder to slow down and embrace a simple life. Relishing the Joy, not Fear, Of Missing Out by making daily choices that bring feelings of peace and ease for ourselves and our families.
Thank you. I always learn a lot from your talks. I am very appreciative. I call them "gentle reminders". Peace!
I want to let you know I put into practice your tips in decluttering an area in my laundry room. I had a utility sink i never used. I had my husband remove it and it put a shelf on it. I had a donation spot and a trash bag. I needed to purge my rags and I had a empty tote. I kept as many rags that filled that container. Everything on the shelf are items that I use. My husband said last night we should have done that a long time ago. It is so freeing to look in the laundry room and see it organized! Thank you for all your tips!
I couldn't agree more with this video! Last year I took an 8 month social media break. It was great. I took those apps completely off of my phone. I decided to do another one this year and started it on January first. It's really has been a positive experience for me. I hope more people will try it!
Love this message. It speaks to my Adventist life style as well as my Sabbath beliefs. Thanks Dawn.
I recently discovered your videos and you’re such an inspiration to me. I love watching your videos.
You make decluttering so much easier so thank you for that!
Love that book! My husband and I listened to it during lockdown in 2020. Life changing 😊
Ahhhhh ... taking a deep breath right now for some quiet time. Excellent video. Thank you, Dawn !
This is really in line with my conscious reset of my priorities lately. 💙
I'm experiencing something in my minimalism journey that I don't believe you've talked about. As we have removed the excess there's a need for cleaning in areas that are newly accessible. While i feel great about our smaller inventory being faced with the cleaning that i didn't see needed to be done is very psychologically challenging. It feels like a slap in the face when I should be celebrating. I guess I wasn't mentally prepared for the new list of things to do that has been unveiled.
Also, starting to wonder if there's such thing as house dismorohia. I think i see the house as the disaster that it use to be even as I'm nearing my clutter thrush hold.
That’s the first book I read at the start of 2020. It changed my perspective dramatically. I started a journey into simplicity and minimalism because of it. I haven’t mastered it. It’s hard when your immediate family is not on board.
Dawn thank you so much for your vlog. I find your words inspirational and love today's topic. I have begun minimalizing my home, living room, bathroom, bedroom, office and each day I look around and love what I see. Thought I would miss stuff that I took to the Goodwill but like you said, I just want to declutter more. Going to try Blinkist and removing some time wasting apps from my phone. Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for doing what you do. Watching your videos inspire me - even if it is on my smart phone's you-tube app. I note that my one day a week "rest" doesn't refresh me if I just spend it reading or watching TV. I need to upgrade my rest time by including fresh air and nature.
Dawn, you're wise beyond your years! I wish more people would be able to understand this. Leading my example is the thing for all of us, while keeping our own selves on track.❤️😘
I absolutely love what you talked about here. This is something that has been on my mind lately! One of your videos recently popped-up in my feed and I'm hooked. My mindset is already shifting. Thank you for the investment you put into this channel - it is so helpful & encouraging!
I just wanted to drop by and say how much I love and appreciate you and your content!! You have made such a positive impact on my life in just the little amount of time it has been since I stumbled upon your page a few months ago! Thanks for doing what you do!!
Thank you for this interesting and informative video. I agree with the rest day (Sabbath) as I find that I am looking forward to getting things done the next day. It is also wonderful to have 'permission' to do what you want, read a book etc. It's what you are supposed to be doing...whatever you love and never get time for. What a blessing! Good job, Dawn.
Hello from Serbia, Dawn. I really like your videos, and your energy, plus the way you present your ideas. You speak very honestly and passionately, and I feel really uplifted and indeed encouraged every time I watch something on your channel. Thank you and God bless! Keep up the wonderful work. :)
Dawn you are so beautiful inside and out. Keep up the good work. Love your videos and what you do. You are a blessing to all of us!!
Dawn, all this messages are so good! Thanks for the time you take to share with us all, and for being so inspiring ❤️
Love this! This year I started job sharing and I have one day off each week. It has been so amazing! I truly believe I've been able to save the money to do this because of minimalism. Now I have more time for me, my family and to do the things that matter to me. ❤️
I am just beyond half way through life and looking back my childhood was so simplified. We had only what we needed. Somewhere along the way into adult hood I began to overwhelm myself. Now I think.. how do I take steps back to simplify again. To really enjoy the meaningful things in life and not the nick-nacks, gadgets, and technology that surrounds me.
I love your videos they really inspire me. Thanks
I have been following you (and binge watching) for about a month now. Our women's Bible study started the John Mark Comer study together and I couldn't help thinking of all your videos! I am happy to see you have this video relating to his book. It just popped up in my feed - funny how that happens!😅
Thank you for all the info - I love it.
Thank you for telling about this book. I watched his RUclips speech of this book and what resonated with me was that there is less love and humanity, if we are too busy. ”Shortest bandwidth leaves only anger and anxiety”. Definately going to explore the book. Getting more bandwith with simpler and more minimal lifestyle really is a deep issue, not only for our mental health but for our soul too.
My daughter wanted a mobile phone and thought she had a great argument. She asked her father “when did you get your first phone?” He said “35”! We managed to grow up without a phone and we were fine.
Love that truthful answer! 😂
I was 43.
I was 16
I’m so young/millennial but I remember when my dad got a family cell phone in the early 2000s. Nokia! In 8th grade I borrowed my grandma’s flip phone for the school DC trip so I’d have for emergencies. I didn’t get my own flip phone until the following year as a freshman in high school. It was actually one of my faves LG slick, simple design. Then when that died I got one with the pull out keyboard also LG bc they were trying to compete with blackberry and that was also kinda cool. Didn’t get a smart phone until almost college! I think this was a blessing bc I appreciate what a smart phone can be used for and also when it should be silenced.
I’m the only one in my immediate family who deliberately puts my phone away for dinner. Parents, sister, etc everyone is staring at their phone at dinner and I’m sitting thinking… aren’t we here to be together? It’s so odd.
@@schuylergeery-zink1923 And you, my dear millennial, are one cool person! So much respect for you! Keep up the good and inspiring work, and giving us oldsters faith in the upcoming generations!
Thank you! Your videos are so precious and so needed to be heard by everyone nowadays! You have supported me more than you know in my decluttering journey, and i can totally testify that with your tips and tricks, not only my house is cleaner and more organized, but my anxiety is way down and i have much more patience for my kids, which is so important. thank you and bless you!
I highly recommend looking online for a ministry called Run Hard Rest Well. A friend of ours started this a few years ago. She and her husband have run a camp for 30 years and she raised five kids. Three of them are adopted and a number have special needs. She said if God hadn't stopped her in her tracks and caused her to rest in the midst of her busy life she's not sure she would be alive today.
Agree whole hearted. Quiet time is everything but I couldn't help look at photos of your children in nature and feel HOPE. These past 2 years have seen many people hit the road and see our country and I feel they will be the voices needed to preserve the earth. Hopefully we will help them by example.
A few months ago, I turned off notifications for all of the channels I am subscribed to. When I'm ready and have the time, I check to see if there are any new videos I want to watch.
Oh Dawn, you are just such a blessing! This is spot on and just makes me wish we could have coffee together personally 😆 I love it. Thank you for sharing
Your videos are the highlight of my Tuesday and friday
Our church chose several books for our small groups to read together, and this was one of the titles that seemed to really resonate. Thanks for sharing.
Are you watching GabiAfterHours??? I saw his video on making your smart phone dumb!!! I love all of this young man’s videos!!!! He’s on fire!!!
This is a fantastic topic!!! Thank you, Dawn.
God bless you🙏
I love the content of your videos AND the way you share it, Dawn. I'm so glad I found your channel. God bless you and your family.
I love Blinkist! I love this video! One of my favorite tips from this channel is limiting items limits the time and energy we use maintaining things.
I've removed social media from my phone a long time ago. Sometimes it's hard when I want to share things on social media. But if it's important enough I will revisit it on my main computer. RUclips is another time sink. I might remove it...
I was so sad to recognize a recent obsession with the news and political information. I was becoming more depressed and negative. I also wasn't spending as much time with my family.
I'm horrible with time management. I think I'm un-dx for ADHD. Starting to be on "hurry" mode also because of caring about what people think. My kid is special needs and I have health issues that both interfere with getting to meetings on time. I worry people will think I'm careless but I've been stressing myself and my kid out more over rushing. It doesn't help.
We're more likely to make it on time when I'm not worried about being late, and we have suprisingly found more linience when we are late when I'm upfront about how we had a bad day ("stress not worth being on time today" calm demeanor).
It's that idea of how our minds can exaggerate how bad a situation will be vs reality. The more time spent quieting your mind and knowing yourself the better to avoid that!! 🕊️❤️
We observe the weekly Biblical Sabbath every Saturday as Messianic believers, and I LOVE IT! There's no working, buying, selling or making others to do the same! It's a day for worship, rest and family! At first I thought "there's no way I can do that, especially with little kids", well guess what? I can, and I do! LOL. On Friday's we prepare LOTS of yummy extra food and I always make a special dessert that night! We play games together, watch movies or get outdoors as a family! There's ALWAYS lots of yummie food that can be packed in lunches or re-used for other dinners throuout the week.....AND the kids LOVE that they don't have any chores that day, and I LoooooVE that I am commanded to not do any house work that day! *winks* I and my family always feel so much more at peace and refreshed after Shabbat and I hope everyone can do this as well! Shabbat Shalom
We do this as well as seventh day adventists! So thankful for our Sabbaths❤️
@@mollyrecchia6445 Yes, it's lovely! :)
You are so inspiring and life giving! Thank you Dawn!🤗🥰
How about that?! Having a sabbath day is actually a move toward increased productivity. Sounds like wise, intentional living.
This is such a good video that I will probably watch it several times!
I love the idea of turning off phone notifications. I did that months ago because I was constantly pulled to my phone distracting me from what I was doing. And nothing on my phone is important, really, unless it’s a phone call. Texts can wait and if the person can’t, they should call.
Donna here using husband's computer. I've told my close friends & family if they really need to talk to me call because I may not look at texts all day. I use texts like a bulletin board where people can leave me a message and when I get around to it -usually after dinner - I'll read messages and respond if needed. I've found this simplified way of using my phone so much better. I have never used my phone for social media.
I’m retired and want to stay connected. But I agree with you on interruptions and distractions. My phone is connected to my Apple Watch. I can just glance at it when a call or text is coming. It’s nice not having to run to my phone. But it’s important to me that I am happier when I set aside time each day to just be quiet with my thoughts or meditate.
Thanks for this video! I found many of the tips really helpful. I’m always seeking ways to simplify our life and make room for what truly matters to us and remove the excess.
A few years back I realized I wanted to be less distracted by texts but silencing it or turning it off didn’t work in case a few important people needed to get ahold of me. So what I did was go on a handful of important people’s contact information and change their specific text tone to a more unique one. It took much less time than you’d think to remember which sound goes with which person. This helps me to hear a text and know it’s from my husband, for example, and give it attention, or a friend and know I can wait until a little later to respond.
Have a great day!
Yep, I think this whole process makes one think about who we are and who we want to be moving forward as opposed to just getting buried in whatever comes up!
Just subscribed. Enjoyed this very much, totally put it into perspective... My sons are grown men at 26 n 23, but I have been on a journey to minimizing my house for some years now. I totally get it, making the home organized makes for a better organized mind. Thanks for doing what you do.....😊
Love this, 2022 is my year of being mindful with my time/task. I enjoy my Sunday reset day.
Oh My G'Ness Dawn.... I was gripped right from the start! What a powerful quote, but it says SOOOO much!!!! So true, and so good to be reminded of that!!!!
My workplace is no longer using paper timesheets, we’ve been moved to an app to get paid…although it sounds lovely to “make your smart phone dumb,” I’m afraid we are only moving further into this dependency on our phones for everyday tasks. I literally cannot get a paycheck without using the app to submit my work hours, and then I have to use another app to view my paycheck. I know I’m not alone. This little “computer”in my hand is changing how everything is done!
Dawn, it's almost like you overheard a recent conversation I had with my husband. Love this topic!!
I almost always leave my phone on silent mode- the days when I have the ringer on it drives me insane and is so stressful!!! I'm in charge of the phone- the phone is not in charge of me!
Some people get mad at me for that attitude!
Rose i feel the same way. . .a few months back i got ELEVEN scam calls in ONE day!! I was having a nervous breakdown!
I finally said enough is enough. Turned the ringer off on my phone and found peace beyond measure. I'm disabled and unable to run across the house to grab my phone every time it rings. If its in my hand when a call comes in it will vibrate and i will decide if its important enough to answer, if not they can leave a message or send a text and if they don't then it wasn't important.
I realize this might not work for large families or business owners .. but it sure as heck works great for me.
@@NdnUrbanCat Then fix your phone to have certain ringtones for different people. You will recognize who is calling you and answer accordingly. My youngest granddaughter's tone is a train, daughter is bubbles, son-in-law is Sci-Fi, and a friend from church is the old time telephone ring, just to name a few. Regular ring tone is almost always a spam call.
I depend on my cell phone in my job. But I sure do like all the other points. I usually try to take either Saturday or Sunday as a rest day (no computer, no phone, no housework). It’s wonderful! 🌷
I have the apps but no notifications. Highly recommend!
Your words have inspired me to undertake retirement with a new found simplicity !
Exactly what I needed to hear today. ❤️Love all your content, God bless you!
How to Win Friends and Influence ppl...best book! I read it last year on my list; life changing. Every human should read it and use it. Now I am reading Atomic Habits (and the Bible)
My husband and I are working on getting on the same page on this right now. I had heard of this book but haven't read it yet. Thanks for sharing!
OMG I just finished this book last weekend, how fabulous. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I love John Mark!! Courtney Carver told how to make a dumb phone also. I love my new dumb phone! YOU INSPIRE GIRL!!!!!!
Hi Dawn !!! Love your channel!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for helping so many of us!!
Yes, the benefits are SO good! I love this idea of unplugging for a whole day! I’ve been making it a practice to unplug in the mornings to be more present with my family, get homeschool underway, and be more productive. My two young adult daughters hate that I don’t respond, but they are getting used to it. 😁
Hi Dawn. I would love to see the view from your kitchen window. Perhaps I missed this reveal after you moved the shed. You spoke so passionately about watching the sun rise - which also is my fav time of day. So a photo would be great or a commentary telling us how it has changed your day. Whatever you can manage. Also. I’m currently working my way through The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz which you might find interesting. Thank you. God bless