Wow, that last 2 mins hit me like a train. I've also had a similar revelation recently 🤦🏻♀️ I've been putting myself last / zero priority, and running around doing everything for everyone (to my own detriment) for too long. I'm burnt out mentally and physically, and honestly rather angry/bitter about it. Keeping myself in 1 piece (vs the painkillers, knee braces and walking stick from overdoing everything) and going at my body's REALISTIC pace is my goal. I think that's my word for 2025. I've spent too many years going for the A+ with too long to do lists, and never stopping or recharging in between. It's definitely long overdue for me to be a human BEING rather than a human doing; not forgetting to truly live, rather than just exist and accomplish. I've been doing your "dry run December" approach; taking more time to read and colour while resting my legs up, in between other tasks, and it's helping me no end! Thank you as always for your honesty and insights, as well as all your tips that have legit made a positive impact on my life. You're made of awesome (and rainbows) don't forget it! 😜💗 Sending love and best wishes for the rest of this season and into the new year, from Hannah & G 👏😘
Short list: 5 good habits: 1. Weekly marriage meetings 0:54 2. A morning wellness routine 4:21 3. Meal planning 7:05 4. Baking 10:30 5. Using ChatGPT as my life coach 15:14 1 bad habit: 1. Suffering in silence 18:30
I am so grateful for your honesty about depression. As someone who has also really struggled this year and was bouyed by the return of your videos I am bringing into 2025 weekly meetings with myself, more creativity through art and leaving behind couch rotting. The balance between your videos and muchelleb’s definitely helps so thank you 🇳🇿
I feel that all (except one) of your habits are very doable and will try to incorporate them in my life. The one thing I can’t imagine doing is speaking up for myself. I’m pretty convinced that I’m not really that important in the grand scheme of things. Anytime I’ve made that effort in the past has backfired big time, so I’m ok with working thru my “issues” inwardly. I avoid conflict at all cost - I have a 100% lose record with conflict, and peace is more valuable to me than any delusions of my self worth. But I’m very happy for and totally encourage those who can assert themselves! Thank you for a great video❤
Great video, Laura. I love your decluttering videos, but these deep dive Life videos are excellent! I am coming to the end stage of decluttering and have been asking, "Now what?" lately and trying to decide what the new me will be doing.
Thank you for the encouragement, and great job on your progress! I too have struggled with depression my entire life. I was diagnosed with PTSD from childhood trauma about 2 years ago, and this year I also struggled with a LOT of anger! What helped you finally believe you deserve to put yourself first and are worthy to just exist...I still struggle with this daily at almost 60 years old. I am in therapy, she says I'm making progress, but most days it doesn't feel like it.
I love your "Labyrinth" door knockers. Your habits are sounding like a few of things in my life, too. I'm glad you did get a good grasp on your life. Thank you for sharing your journey. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I also struggle with cooking . Bannana bread is awesome and making your own bread ! Awesome . Might i suggest bundt cakes ! So simple everything in one bowl cooks in one pan and wala a yummy cake . Many of them start with a boxed cake mix. Always enjoy your videos .
It's very important as wives to remember that our husbands need appreciation. We wives can easily focus on what's wrong, what's missing or what's bugging us.
Oh no, not ChatGPT. Sorry Laura. I had liked this video but feel very conflicted now because I can't support AI and I feel sad that you gave away your intellectual property to it- I'm glad you had a positive experience right now, but I worry about the long term impact on your business and creativity when your wisdom been stolen and imitated.
It wasn't my intellectual property, it was just some little life events. And ChatGPT chats are private and aren't used to train AI. It's more likely to be stealing things that I publicly share in these videos or on social media. But I get it, it's still a very uncertain and worrying technology overall.
@HowToGYST any sentence you write is your intellectual property though- and I know that uni lecturers have been having huge issues with the students feeding their words in so AI can summarise the lecture for example so I was worried it would affect you too. I'm probably a massive reactionary, I acknowledge that (I turn off every AI feature I can, would never have an Alexa etc listening to me in my home) but I feel so so sad about a machine that only exists to be fed human creative outputs and to plagiarise and imitate them. I hope the bubble bursts and it all goes away like NFTs did.
Wow, that last 2 mins hit me like a train. I've also had a similar revelation recently 🤦🏻♀️ I've been putting myself last / zero priority, and running around doing everything for everyone (to my own detriment) for too long. I'm burnt out mentally and physically, and honestly rather angry/bitter about it.
Keeping myself in 1 piece (vs the painkillers, knee braces and walking stick from overdoing everything) and going at my body's REALISTIC pace is my goal. I think that's my word for 2025. I've spent too many years going for the A+ with too long to do lists, and never stopping or recharging in between. It's definitely long overdue for me to be a human BEING rather than a human doing; not forgetting to truly live, rather than just exist and accomplish.
I've been doing your "dry run December" approach; taking more time to read and colour while resting my legs up, in between other tasks, and it's helping me no end!
Thank you as always for your honesty and insights, as well as all your tips that have legit made a positive impact on my life. You're made of awesome (and rainbows) don't forget it! 😜💗
Sending love and best wishes for the rest of this season and into the new year, from Hannah & G 👏😘
Short list:
5 good habits:
1. Weekly marriage meetings 0:54
2. A morning wellness routine 4:21
3. Meal planning 7:05
4. Baking 10:30
5. Using ChatGPT as my life coach 15:14
1 bad habit:
1. Suffering in silence 18:30
Thank you for sharing about depression. I have changed my meds, and i am doing a lot better. Hopefully, 2025 will be a better year.
I'm so glad to hear you're doing better! 💖 Fingers crossed for 2025!
I am so grateful for your honesty about depression. As someone who has also really struggled this year and was bouyed by the return of your videos I am bringing into 2025 weekly meetings with myself, more creativity through art and leaving behind couch rotting. The balance between your videos and muchelleb’s definitely helps so thank you 🇳🇿
I feel that all (except one) of your habits are very doable and will try to incorporate them in my life. The one thing I can’t imagine doing is speaking up for myself. I’m pretty convinced that I’m not really that important in the grand scheme of things. Anytime I’ve made that effort in the past has backfired big time, so I’m ok with working thru my “issues” inwardly. I avoid conflict at all cost - I have a 100% lose record with conflict, and peace is more valuable to me than any delusions of my self worth. But I’m very happy for and totally encourage those who can assert themselves! Thank you for a great video❤
Love the meal planning tip! It's a new approach & perspective that I'm excited to try😊 Meal Planning is the bane if my routine😅 but necessary❤️♾️❤️
I've made is as simple as I possibly can for myself and it's working wonders!
Congratulations on the baking! I’m 65 and have been baking since I was a kid!
I so agree with you about bananas. A little green is great.😂
Great video, Laura. I love your decluttering videos, but these deep dive Life videos are excellent! I am coming to the end stage of decluttering and have been asking, "Now what?" lately and trying to decide what the new me will be doing.
Thank you for the encouragement, and great job on your progress! I too have struggled with depression my entire life. I was diagnosed with PTSD from childhood trauma about 2 years ago, and this year I also struggled with a LOT of anger! What helped you finally believe you deserve to put yourself first and are worthy to just exist...I still struggle with this daily at almost 60 years old. I am in therapy, she says I'm making progress, but most days it doesn't feel like it.
Thanks for the great video! I have the same sweater........love it!! Home Alone 1and 2 are my favorite!! Appreciate your honesty.
I love your "Labyrinth" door knockers. Your habits are sounding like a few of things in my life, too. I'm glad you did get a good grasp on your life. Thank you for sharing your journey. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for this amazing video.
I also struggle with cooking . Bannana bread is awesome and making your own bread ! Awesome . Might i suggest bundt cakes ! So simple everything in one bowl cooks in one pan and wala a yummy cake . Many of them start with a boxed cake mix. Always enjoy your videos .
I make babana muffins. The bread mixture in muffin pans. People can just grab as they want.
Lol, I also taught myself how to make macarons in my 40s!!
I got a macaron baking kit for Christmas! 😍
It's very important as wives to remember that our husbands need appreciation. We wives can easily focus on what's wrong, what's missing or what's bugging us.
I am going to mget back to quilting.
I’m not a cook but I can bake. 🥰
Same
Thankfully my husband can cook! 😂
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🥰
Biker babe or banana bread baker? Tough call.
Doesn’t have to be one or the other. 😉
@ Banana bread baking biker babe! It does have a certain ring to it 😄
Oh no, not ChatGPT. Sorry Laura. I had liked this video but feel very conflicted now because I can't support AI and I feel sad that you gave away your intellectual property to it- I'm glad you had a positive experience right now, but I worry about the long term impact on your business and creativity when your wisdom been stolen and imitated.
It wasn't my intellectual property, it was just some little life events. And ChatGPT chats are private and aren't used to train AI. It's more likely to be stealing things that I publicly share in these videos or on social media. But I get it, it's still a very uncertain and worrying technology overall.
@HowToGYST any sentence you write is your intellectual property though- and I know that uni lecturers have been having huge issues with the students feeding their words in so AI can summarise the lecture for example so I was worried it would affect you too. I'm probably a massive reactionary, I acknowledge that (I turn off every AI feature I can, would never have an Alexa etc listening to me in my home) but I feel so so sad about a machine that only exists to be fed human creative outputs and to plagiarise and imitate them. I hope the bubble bursts and it all goes away like NFTs did.