9 minimalist lessons I wish I knew FIRST

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@VolleyKir13 3 ай бұрын

💜For me, my journey of minimalism started after my husband passed. He had 5 tool boxes. All of which were empty - because the tools were all over the house and garage. I felt my brain explode. :) I gathered all the tools, laid them out in the living room, matched the sets to the boxes and gave them away. I kept one. Which I'm also still decluttering. It's taken me 5 years so far to empty our a house full of things I will never use that can find homes elsewhere. It truly is constant. Just keep at it. Keep going. Don't let anyone push you off track.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your journey ❤️It's beautiful how all our journeys to get to minimalism are different and yet we can all see how beneficial it has been in our lives! Thanks so much again for sharing your experiences with us ❤️❤️

@Vivcarbajal 3 ай бұрын

You’re right about buy quality. My mom would always tell me in Spanish, “ lo barato sale caro “ Which in a sense means, cheaper ends up being more expensive. Not for everything but many things.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences ❤️❤️

@zbenfor9179 3 ай бұрын

❤ you're so right re reevaluation. It's amazing how once you start this journey you can keep seeing things in your home you can pop in your donation bag!

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

@Vera-y8m 3 ай бұрын

I love your wooden rack by the front door as well as the hanging hooks and the long table behind your sofa, the night stands by your bed and the fabulous wardrobe for your clothing.... So many useful simple attractive ideas. I'm retired and recovering from a stroke and have multiple health issues. I can no longer power through housecleaning and organising and have felt total despair as I struggle to use even the aids the hospital gave me because of all the wretched clutter. I was terrified of having to live in a nursing home. Now I've binge watched your videos until I think I can do this! I may be slow but I now feel hopeful I can stay in my own home with my dog. My brother William is going to make wooden things for our new look house! Thank you so so much for your kind inspiration and encouragement! May God bless you and your husband and daughter and dogs. Love Vera in Northern Ireland ❤

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww thank you for your kind words ❤️❤️

@bex438 3 ай бұрын

Hey Becky, thank you for the motivation 😊 Me & my partner are currently renting a less than ideal place and whilst I'm grateful for a roof over my head I feel constantly stressed by the lack of space & storage and although we don't own all that much, this makes the space look cluttered and messy. Despite this we have continued to declutter while we look for a new home and have just started our 20th donation bag in just under a year 🙌 so thank you for being there and reminding me that it's always possible to improve a space and feel better wherever you live ❤️

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

20! That’s amazing 🤩 thanks so much for sharing your experiences and successes with us!!

@joeherro8723 3 ай бұрын

What a great video. Thank you for sharing your journey. Our family is just beginning ours.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

That’s great!! Good luck friend!

@HissNHer 3 ай бұрын

Love these videos. ❤ What works for you is a lesson in itself. I’ve made the mistake of switching storage around and buying new storage solutions only for them to be more of a hinderance than not having them at all. It’s okay to try something and for it to not work out. It’s definitely a journey not a destination.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thank’s so much for sharing and watching friend ❤️❤️

@OurPerez 3 ай бұрын

You are hear you! You definitely are not talking to yourself. We appreciate U!

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much!!

@lindabourketempleton4040 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the scissors question. I live in a motor home and have three pairs of scissors, one in kitchen and two for my doggy food bags . Separate areas in my motor home. I will evaluate them today. Thanks. Also my stationary container. I’m glad I’m watching this

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww that’s great to hear ❤️❤️ thanks for sharing ❤️

@lindabourketempleton4040 3 ай бұрын

@@minimalease just emptied all four drawers and actually got them out completely of the cupboard and wiped inside the cupboard Vacuumed the drawers and wiped out and reorganised it and it’s no longer sticking or sticky 🤣

@Auden73 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the helpful tips and the encouragement to keep going on this decluttering journey.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing! Keep it up friend ❤️

@Shiryone 3 ай бұрын

I totally get you. I need to be in a community that is passionate about minimalism too. You want everyone you know to "get it" and try it, but alas, I feel we are only a remnant of the population.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Totally relate ❤️❤️❤️

@TraceyDoull 3 ай бұрын

I am going through a phase of buy, buy, buying again. I have an ongoing struggle filling up spaces I have just decluttered and then the guilt that follows. Thank you for your videos. You really inspire me to do better ❤

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

You will ❤️ I did the same thing and it’s been a learning process! Good luck friend ❤️❤️

@kimmyers9170 3 ай бұрын

"Emergency stapling situation." LOL. I've never had an emergency stapling situation but I do like to staple things together, so I've kept my stapler. Thanks for this inspirational video!

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Hahah first thing that came to mind! We keep my old teaching one because my daughter loves to make books ❤️❤️

@JohannaEllberg 3 ай бұрын

❤ Five years in to minimalism! Still find great value, inspiration and community on your channel. It is a journey and reevaluation is so important.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much for being here with us ❤️❤️

@jennyjenkins877 3 ай бұрын

♥ That's so interesting how your graph resembles a mountain. Decluttering is so hard, like climbing a mountain, but once you finally reach the summit, the descent is much easier. There are still peaks and valleys along the way but it's definitely worth the journey.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Love it! Yes haha I didn’t even think about that 👏😍

@NancyTawil-c3h 3 ай бұрын

So true, Becky 🩷

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing ❤️

@anjastarker-kaiser8338 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ Thank you, Becky, for your fresh motivation! ❤❤❤ I'm back from vacation and I must confess I had a relapse seeing all the nice things in South France. Being at a brocante / fleemarket with these beautiful things of the Provence is really rough. Maybe a special video how to behave on vacation, would help. 😂 Just kidding! Have a nice week! ❤❤❤

@minimalease 2 ай бұрын

hahaha I get it! We went to Paris and Nice about 10 years ago and it was amazing!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@lorettagoldyn5918 3 ай бұрын

Becky I really appreciate your videos.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww I thanks so much friend ❤️❤️ it’s always great to hear from you

@MyCozyLife-Lisa 3 ай бұрын

I can relate so much to this video…especially the questioning process. I’ve been doing this as I go through my things and I’ve asked myself several times “why in the world have I been saving this” and “do I really need X amount of this item?” I completely agree with buying quality over quantity. Also, I always only allowed my kids to do 1 extra curricular activity as well. When I was teaching it was always shocking to me the amount of after school activities kids had. So many children don’t really get any downtime to just relax and recharge and just be kids. And, so many have lost the ability to entertain themselves because they never have the opportunity to be bored. It’s sad. Just my 2 cents lol. Thanks for always inspiring me on my journey.❤❤❤

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Wow yes! I love it when my daughter says she’s bored because it’s usually the beginning of her best ideas! Like the time we made a snake out of rocks and painted it 😍 our kids need down time, alone time, calm time just like we do ❤️❤️ love it!!

@lorireeve2322 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for these reminders. Today, I was working on setting up a new garden bed and I thought it would be nice to have a pair of scissors ✂️ in the garage to use for cutting cardboard and opening bags of garden supplies... but after listening to your video, I realised that I can make due with the Exacto blades that my husband has in his tool kit. It's a learning process for me. I thought I needed the scissors, but because I'm not going to be setting up beds every day, I can just make due with what I already have. If I really want/need a pair, then I can pop off my muddy boots and grab the kitchen scissors.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Girl! I am so proud of you!! I have had the exact same talks with myself hahah it feels so good sometimes when we overcome our initial instinct to buy something for the immediate convenience and we look outside the box! What a great accomplishment 😍👏👏 thanks so much for sharing!

@lorireeve2322 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Becky @@minimalease 😊

@kellyraiford3707 3 ай бұрын

Changing careers from teaching in the school setting and moving into something unknown but I have years of "school stuff". Because I don't know what's next I do find myself holding on to stuff but I'm moving forward slowly and thats okay! Since I am in that space between working and retirement years close, I find myself saying I don't want to invest financially into stuff if I should need it BUT cognitively I know that I don't want to invest time in keeping stuff either. So yesterday I started with pens, pencils, markers, highlighters and SCISSORS. I cleaned out a bunch and for now kept the best of the best with little duplicates. Sounds silly but as teachers know you put back a lot of money into the classroom. Thank you for these videos and helping us to see the layers of this process in real ways ❤

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️ I totally relate quitting teaching last year was a big roller coaster for me emotionally and mentally ❤️❤️ I think so many of us can relate to what you said! Thanks so much for sharing!

@berlettetumbali3615 3 ай бұрын

I’ve just decided to embrace minimalism. Thanks for this! 😘

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@kbetz1978 3 ай бұрын

I always look forward to your videos 💗 You’re definitely not just talking to yourself

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Hahah thanks so much friend!! ❤️

@bumblebee_ms 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤💋My journey has been the same, not linear at all. Less is best!!!

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

@lindabourketempleton4040 3 ай бұрын

Decluttered a colouring book , textas and pencils

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Love it 😍

@lindabourketempleton4040 3 ай бұрын

@@minimalease giving to my grandson for his first birthday with his own cutlery i purchased

@lawrencelam6719 3 ай бұрын

Great videos.

@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much ❤️❤️❤️

@susannee.colella6109 3 ай бұрын

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@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️

@elizabethlangheim7214 3 ай бұрын

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@minimalease 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️

@MichelleKonig-o9u 2 ай бұрын

My goal is to have at least four scissors lol but always know exactly where they are. Because if I have to go into another room to get the scissors for my task, I will get distracted with other tasks.

@minimalease 2 ай бұрын

Haha I totally understand the getting distracted! Same thing happens to me! 💕 thanks for sharing 😍