Human beings are meant to develop their talents. When those talents involve art and crafts, we are required to buy materials. There is nothing wrong with that because they aren't wasted junk, they are useful tools.

I think many people believe they want to be a minimalist when really what they want to do is just declutter. Minimalism encourages you to get rid of anything that you don't use and you end up with the minimum of possessions you need to go about your daily life. Decluttering is getting rid of things that you no longer need or want or are broken but have been hanging onto for many reasons, including how much you originally paid, or out of guilt because it belonged to someone you love even though you may not like it. But it doesn't mean you have to get rid of everything that is near and dear to you just because you may not need it everyday. There's definitely a balance for each of us. I hope you can find yours.

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absolutely my grandma has poverty tricks but not care about sustainability...no awareness. ya i buy as little - as little cleaning products, i use lemon salt for a few things kettle cleaning, creating acidic cleanser with drinking soda for like kitchen stuff, i also create vinegar from it and cleaning many things with vinegar. i use the eco dish soap for everything also as laundry detergent sometimes with drinking soda that i also use for different things+cooking. i repurpose textile for things around the house. for period too that i just throw away after, i will also collect some thrown away thers so many i don't want to buther washing after, i might just wash before... so saving allot of material and packaging also as buying i bulk as much.

I enjoyed this video so much! I've been learning to mend and customize my clothes, and love to see others being creative like this.

The book was the coolest part! I love old house wife books like that. They are funny and sometimes helpful. I would come back to watch more for a few short videos of just you talking about stuff from that book!

Dish washing liquid and white vinegar is good for cleaning everything, i do 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1/2 tsp dish liquid to i litre of water. I have had the same cloth shopping bags for 25yrs now, a few are getting a little stained and showing wear. My country has everything in plastic, it's terrible, but the last couple of years there have been small changes.

Hi Ana, thank you for your videos, a recent find for me. You look lovely and so sweet, so Human. I am very fond of the way you are looking for yourself, and also the way you express yourself. I do believe you are doing a great job. I would like to share some resources that help me a lot: first Mooji's meditation and satsang videos, because it is important to realize that all what we think in our head and the definitions we cling to in the end are unreal. A trauma resolution path can also be very helpful. Somatic Experiencing is one of the most effective ones (however it lacks the spiritual dimension). In Italy we have Marco Massignan, he implements a Global trauma resolution method he developed. We all have trauma in our nervous system, which can be a wonderful trigger for Evolution. Thanks again, every evening i watch one of your videos and feel i have just found a new friend. Thank you for your kindness and honesty. I wish you a very happy and joyful New Year. Lots of love, Simona❤🌹😽

I'm so Happy you're speaking about Acceptance and commitment therapy!! I'm a french psychologist and this is one of the last CBT therapies and I think it's principle are so interesting and easy to understand for people in general and yeah, I'm really happy if with the views you have you can share things from this therapy 🤗 because everyone deserves to have this knowledge to live a meaningful and more flexible life

About the full restriction : you're not a therapist but I think you are right ! I am a psychologist and I don't know much about minimalism but what I can tell for sure is that what brings the most suffering is to be inflexible. Flexibility is the key to live a life that go through the suffering with less struggle. Most psychological issue are about control hence restriction. So yeah I think that your approach is a very good one and I think that when you speak about freedom for me freedom is here when we have the capacity to think about what we do and what we think about what we do. And taking the time for this isn't easy or possible for everyone. Thanks for what you share I really like it , I don't think much about what I own and well.. I do own a lot of stuff and I think it has something to do with control too : it's the "in case" syndrom ahah

thank you for this video! i love the take of "living frugally and minimally is important, but so is enjoying your life". i realized i need to find that balance, and saw this video exactly when i needed to. i appreciate you!

I love, love, love your energy, Ana!!