The TRUTH About Minimalism...the clutter mindset that immediately changed my life
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- Today I'm sharing the truth about minimalism and what I've learned since decluttering and organizing my home. Click here for a clean & tidy home! / @tarynmaria_
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True story! About 10 years ago I was in a store and saw a wooden sign that said "Simplify ". I really felt it said what I was trying to define in my life. I picked it up and continued to shop in the store. Eventually I returned it to the shelf and felt I'd truly started, that moment, to simplify my life by not buying it and taking it home.
Love that!
I live in a small country town. When my mum was still with us, we sometimes used to go to cities, even the capital and go on shopping sprees. Ofc, we couldn't afford everything we wanted, but she taught me a trick. Everything we thought we wanted, we put in our trolley and "carried around". When we were done looking at everything, we would review what we had in our trolley and find that we didn't REALLY want quite a lot of it. So we would go and put those things back.The brief feeling of "owning" those things was enough. Now, I "carry around" virtually.
@@thatswhatisaid8908 Love that!
Minimalism, to me, is not a 'beige', empty space, but it is a realistic level of inventory that (1) I can manage; and (2) reflects my current season of life. For example, I no longer entertain as I used to in prior years. The guest room no longer contains a bed. The dishes and cookware are pared down to what I use. My space is still warmly welcoming and filled with color-- and it reflects my life as I live it now.
Well said. I agree totally.
Sounds perfect!
My "beginners tip" would be: close your eyes and enter your home in your mind. Is there anything you are immediately annoyed about? That shoe rack that's been falling apart since you were in kindergarten? The old books stacked ceiling-high that nobody has touched since you moved in? The chair you have to walk around to enter the room? Then open your eyes, get up, and fix the issue. There's no need to do everything immediately. Fix what bothers you the most, and start the next day happier.
Great advice!
This is an excellent tip. Some things are harder to fix than others, or more expensive, but at least identifying them allows us to make a plan for the future. In the meantime there are many things we can solve cheaply or for free with just a bit of time and thought and effort.
I like listening to different people's ideas about decluttering, simplifying and minimalism. I take some ideas from some and do what works for me. Like you, some people have a "you do you" attitude.....but many don't! I'm not trying to join some kind of cult movement, just curating my possessions to just those that serve me and those I enjoy. Take care!
Thank you so much!
I definitely think there is the minimalism "aesthetic" and it's very different from living intentionally and more minimally. For every person the amount of stuff will look different.
Thank you for sharing!
Exactly!
Minimalism is a design style. That's the bare white room look. That isn't the same as the minimalism that is about decluttering to have only what you use, need or love. That is more of a lifestyle. People confuse the design style with the lifestyle.
@@gwenj5419 yeah - I do feel like the decluttering style has turned into a full life aesthetic (at least on social) and the two have become more blended.
I consider myself to have always had a minimalist mindset… even as a child I always had a deflated feeling after I got the new Xmas or birthday gift. I realized that the emotions I placed on things actually upset me….
But these people who sleep on the floor and stare at blank walls with only a backpack of stuff to live are crazy. (The opposite obsession as hoarding)
They are CHOOSING to make their life uncomfortable and obsess over the few items they have vs the tons of stuff)
Just walk lightly on this earth in what we eat/make/purchase/do. We are only here for a short time… .. remember what really matters.
I believe culture is made up of sheep. We all judge too easily. Does anyone on here want to give me time to declutter or my health back after having covid long haul. I work shop cook clean, wash, help, work, clean, etc. M not looking for calm, just want to live my life without being someone else. I’m doing 35 yrs. slowly. I don’t care what category anyone puts me
"Just walk lightly on this earth..." I love that!
Isn't that a bit like who loves getting gifts saying that you're crazy because you felt deflated after getting gifts. Neither of you are crazy. What works for you doesn't work for them and vice versa.
Thank you!! 😊
One of the things that attracted me to your channel, Taryn, was seeing your home with color and objects placed intentionally. What a breath of fresh air in the minimalist-verse! Thank you for suggesting guidelines instead of hard and fast rules. Don't we have enough judgment in our lives already?
Thank you so much!! 😊
At first, I thought you should start decluttering things on the floor and surfaces like tables and counters but the reason why that stuff wasn't put away in a proper home was because it couldn't fit in already overstuffed drawers, cabinets, closets, etc. What you said about dealing with those hidden spaces first makes absolute sense.
Thank you Jenny!!
I love this topic so much bc I laugh at this too since the definition truly is subjective, just like Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder
So true! Thank you!
In one of The Minimalists videos, they talk about storage and it stuck with me. Things go into a storage bin to die. After revisiting my own storage bins, I think that statement is true with the exception of seasonal decor, if it is all used. Even sentimental items are rarely if ever looked at and certainly not used or displayed if it's in a bin.
I would say , however, with sentimental items, that's it's important to make it clear to people who are just getting into minimalism that letting go of sentimental items is not compulsory. I think if people go in gung ho with enthusiasm at the beginning and throw out lots of stuff, they may find they're remembering a toy from a McDonald's Happy Meal they got at their birthday party as if it was the Holy Grail, compared to if they do it gradually and they're able to really take in that's it's just a toy.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing 😊
I like your idea. One of everything is not going to work in my life.
One pair of gloves, etc. we have snow storms here. Gloves get soaked and I have to shovel snow several times day. I could not live like lot of minimalist utubers! Less clutter is fine. But I m not
willing to give up almost everything I own.
For sure! Less clutter but just enough!
Lord people have nothing else to do. We each have our own preferences. Stay in your own lane share suggestions and best practices yes, but there are no rules.
I don't like the minimalist movement, I never considered myself a part of it. However, when someone comes to my place, they are shocked. Everything is in its place, clean without overcrowding, everything serves its purpose, there are no drawers out of order. Children's toys have their place, two colors of furniture and I have decorations. I've just always lived like that because a lot of things cause me stress, I work two jobs, the house has to be functional and comfortable and we all like to be in it. It's easy to find your way around, you remove all the excess. As with negative people, you cut off all ties, make your life beautiful. New age minimalist become more popular because they sell things, what ironi…😅 Plus because explosion of marketing and addiction of shopping, world have more horders. All businesses…
Thank you for sharing!
I think the word “intention” is right on the money. 👍🏻
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for this! Some so-called minimalist advice is absurd. Sending everything to the landfill is not a good idea if you're going to continue buying more stuff.
So true!
People need to worry about themselves more than what other people are doing
That’s the truth!!
hey there i´m a minimalist and i love it! Stuff makes me anxious and stressed, ugh i got rid of aaaaalot of stuff and my home has never felt more peaceful
Thank you for sharing!!
You have a wonderful life. Don't worry about the negativity. Keep doing what you are doing!
Thank you so much!
This is a great video. Due to a few moves and downsizing, we had to get rid of declutter. We had just too much stuff. Then I discovered the minimalistic videos which helped me as well. And for a while, I put my pressure on myself to try and do more and more. I call myself minimalish now. 😊 My husband joined in and we are good. With the help of people like you and other content creators, I learn to take small steps to even more purposeful living . I take the advice, apply it where I can, and live happily. I have many dishes because I don’t want less. I keep my mugs because I can. 😊. But in other ways, we have freed ourselves from having too much. We started our unintentional journey in a 2600 sf home, with full rooms and closets, a 3 car garage that could only fit one vehicle to a now 1200 sf home, and 2 sheds. We aren’t overloaded but are intentional with what we have and even though, we may not fit the “minimalism mold”, from where we came from😳, we are happy and I love my home and I love being here. I finally added decor, after a fear of clutter. But with videos like yours, I get better all the time!! So thank you for everything!
Love that! Great job! 😊❤️
I can never be a minimalist but I also don't like clutter. Some minimalist influencers don't even have a coffee table. It won't work for me. Since I love cleaning and rotating my favorite things, I feel like if I have nothing to clean, I'll go crazy. 😄
Thank you for sharing! It's funny - even though I don't consider myself a traditional minimalist we don't have a coffee table :)
My goal is to have everything in my home be either beautiful (sparks joy) or functional!
Love that!
I agree with what you are saying. We should focus on what we have and be more. Intentional. I do like the Spark Joy concept.
I like to surround myself with things I like that make me smile.
Thank you for sharing!
To me is getting rid of anything I no longer need. I also means not buying a bunch of decorative items just to fill space.
Thank you!
Thank you for your perfect presentation bc so many use the time to spill out useless information
Thank you!
Beige homes aren’t minimalist, they are just sad☹️
🤣 I’m a color person so I totally get that 🎨
💯! I LOVE color
I love color too!
minimalist are OCD
@@nancyinthegarden3160 You think 🤔 I’ve never thought about it like that. I’m currently in the beginning stages of decluttering, organizing, downsizing, etc. It will take a lot of work but I can’t handle all this “stuff” anymore. I’m not going minimal, just getting rid of probably 40-50% of my “stuff”. (Hoping at least that much) I’m an artist that likes to try ALL art 🤦🏼♀️ So I most certainly have a problem with art and crafting supplies. That may be the last thing I tackle.
My daughter became a minimalist a couple of years ago. Her house it so stark and cold it's not a home. She tore up the carpeting, got rid of colors, tables, pictures on the walls (down to one or 2 in the house). She asked me why I didn't come over to her house as often. I told her because it's hollow, echos, loud and there's no where to put my drink. She said there's a table in the dining room.
There's balanced realistic healthy minimalism and then there's extreme kind, like you I don't like extreme kind
Thank you for sharing!
But she's not inviting you over to visit the house. She's inviting you over to visit her. And while the house may not be what you consider homey, it's is her home. It's sounds like you might have been a bit insensitive.
@@Smithpolly I don't have to put myself in a place where I'm not comfortable
@@margaretpare8206 Which is fine if you're talking about a hotel which is run by strangers. but I'm assuming you want your relationship with your daughter to be a positive one.
I subscribed yesterday and already I’m loving your new video. ❤️
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you're here!! ❤
@@tarynmaria_ You have me even more motivated now 😊 I’ve hurt my shoulder so I have enlisted the help of my 26 year old for the day. 👍🏼🤣
For me, minimalism=less complicated. Two reasons that I'm minimal: 1. dust 2. bugs. We recently had a spider problem in our new, decluttered house. But because we are so minimal, it was fairly easy to take care of the problem.
Thank you for sharing!
The correct answer is, "It depends." And yes, it depends on a lot of things. . . What season of life you're in, whether you work or are retired, if you have kids, etc and etc. For example- I'm retired and a couple years ago I decided to minimalize my kitchen. Gone are all the dishes, many of the pots and pans, gravy boats, giant serving platters and a lot of other things. I will not be spending any more holidays getting up at 4:30am so I can spend the entire day cooking. Luckily the rest of the women in my family feel the same way. We still do holiday and birthday and anniversary dinners, but now we do pot luck or have them catered and share the cost. We use (gasp!!!) disposables for everything but the silverware.
I have few dishes, only 3 pots and pans, 1 slow cooker, 1 toaster oven (no microwave) and one electric skillet. Enough silverware for four. As for sparking joy, hmmmm, does my 2qt stainless stockpot spark joy? Umm, no. But in January when it's 15 degrees outside and I want to make chili or soup I sure am glad I've got it😉.
Also linens. I have 3 sets of sheets, one to sleep on, one to change to on washday, and one in case I have an overnight guest. I have duvets with one blantet each for each bed. No pillow shams. That's it.
On the other hand, if someone told me I must declutter my crafts stuff I would laugh at them. Bitter experience is a good teacher. Yes. I actually made the mistake of doing that when the minimalism craze first hit. Only three days later I was sitting at my kitchen table thinking 'heavens to Betsy what have I done?!' Because of course i found myself needing something that had been decluttered. Never again.
So yes, be careful. Be mindful. Be intentional. Be honest with yourself. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater😉.
Thank you for sharing!
I spent so long waiting for the mausoleum era to be over that it really me angry that they've now gone to beige instead of grey, but the same nonsense. What the heck is wrong with color? Color is life!
So let's just say that I'm allergic to minimalism, or how it's portrayed by too many. I get especially angry at those capsule wardrobe people who probably live in one season places, travel by car & spend their time in climate controlled places.
I live in Paris, travel by public transport, walk a lot. We have 4 seasons & within those, a lot of variations. So I need a lot of stuff for different weathers & temperatures, as well types (work, casual city, casual travel, picnic....). I hate feeling cold or hot, or not being comfy. Add to that the fact that I love colors & I am extremely specific about which color to wear at which time of the year. The only advice from those people that makes sense is to have things that coordinate well together.
So I chose my own label for myself : intentional maximalist. I will declutter until I reach that magic point where everything I own has a purpose & use in my home. It has to be worthy of occupying my precious limited space & it has to have a home I can access in 2 gestures max : open, take/put back. 0 friction or hassle, because my time is also too precious to waste.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Minimalism to me always meant no excess stuff that probably never gets used. I am not a minimalist but do love the concept.
Absolutely!!
I am a minimalist by choice but my small apartment is furnished well and everyone who visits says how pleasant and comfortable it is. It is a lifestyle that is different for everyone. Rude comments are from people who are unhappy about themselves and want to hurt the feelings of others to make themselves feel better. You do what makes you comfortable and happy and forget what others say.
Thank you! 😊
Makes sense to me what you are saying.😊❤
Thank you! ❤️
I do sort of wish that all the sane and clever people who recently decided to no longer buy or keep so much stuff that they can't breathe had NOT chosen to use the same word for their movement as the architects and home designers who make spaces so white and sparse they're not functional or realistic for most humans to live in. Aesthetic minimalism really did have prior claim on that title. That's why it shows up so abundantly when we search. But don't let it make you feel bad.
I can keep only what I need, have a cozy small comfortable homey house, refuse to turn the crushing wheel of capitalism any more than strictly necessary, and not have to own any painful white furniture.
Thank you for sharing!
I believe a home is nice with things that you feel good about. Minimalism is white n sterile? That a hospital not a home. I’m not against ridding out too much STUFF it’s clutter but this all white on the wall is too sterile and not home. I feel sad for people that have to live with white and sterile. I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but I agree with you a little Momentos are to be cherished and enjoy, but does not have to be clutter if displayed neatly
Thank you for sharing!
Simplify your life starting with belongings, your schedule, your cell phone, your photos, etc.
Thank you! 😊
A few years ago I was subscribed to a 'minimalist' channel with millions of subscribers that focused on decluttering your life, not just your home . He often promoted a clothing line that he featured in his videos, with extra soft comfy t-shirts that fit perfectly. Instead of wasting your hard-earned money buying clothes that don't fit and that aren't comfortable. So after a few months of watching i decided to check out this clothing line, featuring t-shirts that were 'extra soft, an fit just perfectly'.. So im looking , love the colors... but the price wasn't clearly visible, I had to search for it... The t-shirts where $52 each !
I kindly left him a comment speaking of my own minimalist/decluttering journey. Saying I've begun to refuse spending an exorbitant amount for ordinary products based on a designer name. And have realized the importance of spending my money on experiences and making memories with my loved ones. I then unsubscribe and have refused to watch any of his videos.
BTW I'm a new subscriber of your channel 🤗🤗
Yay, welcome - I am so glad you are here!
I don't like minimalist ascetics, but I like idea of having less stuff, of having what we need, to be able to find always an item. Ages ago I had a lot of stuff, running out of a storage space. Move from Europe to North America and back plus cleaning apartment after deceased Parents made me think I don't need a lot. At least whoever will clean my place after my death will have less job I had. I felt most free when I moved to my current country with backpack and two suitcases.
Thank you for sharing!
i love your attitude and explanations. i believe that Minimalism is a tool to uncover our deep spiritual need for God. once the worldly stronghold of possessions and job status is addressed(notice i did not say “eliminated”), then humans are left with our souls to satisfy which does not require material stuff. i pray that this searching process leads to Jesus: the Way, the Truth, and the Life. John 14:6 bc only Jesus can give us fulfillment in our lives and afterlife. please keep making videos 🥰
Thank you!! 😊
Any advice on this please? My room is tiny and my question is, my room has one window and does't let in much light. Would it be best to brighten the room painting the walls a bright white or sunshine yellow? Any color ideas? I love bright colors. 😊
Yes! I totally recommend any paint with a high light reflectance value (bright white is awesome). This is a great article about it: www.kylieminteriors.ca/paint-colors-and-lrv-the-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-the-right-color/. I would also add some mirrors around so you can get that light bouncing around the room!
@@tarynmaria_ That is a great idea!! 😃 I have some serious thinking to do how to makeover my room. And thank you for the link to your article. Thank you for your help, I truly appreciate it a lot! 💖☺️
@@brenda5297 You are so welcome, good luck with the makeover!! ❤☺
@@tarynmaria_ Aw I will!! ❤️😊
There a vary clear line between essentialism and minimalism. Your minimalist and that’s ok 😂
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Thank you!
"You don't need to be a minimalist to reap the benefits of minimalism" If you haven't made a video with this title, you should do it. It will be a hit...
Good idea!
I suspect I'm a mini-maximalist with ambitions to be a maxi-minimalist...or is that the same thing :)
Love it! :)
I can’t with people who dumped all their whole lives in a room and then start swimming in it like why
You are not a minimalist! And you should not be talking about it to others. Stick with cleaning techniques. Your constant declutterring videos don’t help your minimalistic talks. Just don’t.
Wow! You are free to watch something else.