Homemaking Vlog : How much stuff do we have? : Minimalist Family Home

[@AMcDub0708]

I learned from my grandmother (born in the 1930s) that you don’t need to sift flour with anything except either a fork or a large balloon whisk. She said to just get in there and scratch around real good and be done with it 😆 I donated my sifter, did it her way, and have never ever had a problem with it 😊

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you for the tip! 👩🏻‍🍳

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

Yes, thank you! I’d been debating if I needed a sifter or not and you just helped me decide! 😀

[@Zuzu-72]

My husband is a kiwi but we live in Melbourne. I going to surprise him withthe lolly cake for Christmas. Thank you for the recipe.

[@nicoleziegler1486]

I love the neutral kitchen wares! I always admire how calm and soothing your home environment is 🏠 thank you for another video!

[@fwebster6226]

I agree with the sheet numbers. We take it one step further, if we are staying at someone else’s place, we take a clean set with us and put them on our bed when we get home. People never mind because it means they don’t have to wash them.

[@inspiringsimple]

I’m in the middle of a home edit and I was feeling a bit down on the amount of stuff we have. I realised that with a family of 12, it makes logical sense that I might have 2 baking trays where you only have 1. Watching this have me renewed strength to keep editing. I hope you have a great day

[@Lovey101Dovey]

We are a family of 10 and I do the same. Get hard on myself over those things, but I have to remind myself our minimalism is just going to look a bit different than a smaller family. Because like you, I absolutely need 2 baking trays as well😊

[@hannaakesson8478]

I love your videos! They make me calm and happy!

[@JuliaK-H]

I enjoy your videos - you deserve more subscribers! 😀 Looking forward to your summer capsule wardrobe video! 🌞

[@mrvy]

Gosh Bailey, you spoil us with your videos lately, I wish you could do another week of dinners , some of your recipes are staples at our house now:)

[@MoonFlowerAlchemy]

Your dress that you made looks so pretty on you👗✨. Thank you for sharing how many of each item you have. I now only have 2 sets of sheets-a fleece set for cold weather and a cotton set for warm weather-which seems to work well for us. I was thinking we didn’t have enough bath towels but now I think we’re actually ok. And I think I can part with 2 pans and some measuring cups and spoons too. I used to feel like I needed to keep certain things or extra amounts of things “just in case”, of what I am not sure. Lol! Thanks for inspiring me to let go and create more breathing room in my home and life 🙏💕✨.

[@Amandahugginkizz]

Having 5 kids we deff need extra sheets and towels.

[@sarahterrell1586]

Your house looks lovely and well organized, I agree with you about not having extra sets of things for just in case. if you can get by without the item-that is money saved and puts less strain on the environment. Also you can always ask around or borrow items for those special occasions that only occur a few times per year. We are having family stay with us for Christmas, and my guests have always brought their own pillows from home. I might need to have someone bring an extra comforter but I know they won’t be offended that I don’t have complete bedding sets for 5 extra people.

[@kathyw9256]

Hi Bayley! I love your channel. You are a true minimalist. So many folks may look like their minimal; but the have their basements and outdoor sheds full of stuff. 😉 Thank you for this video. It’s so interesting to see what you have and how you manage. Your dress looks really nice! Have a great week. 🙋🏼‍♀️🌸💖

[@sarahwhitt83]

That lolly cake looks amazing. Never heard of it (in UK). Your dress fits you so well and looks great 👍

[@rebekahmccaul]

Here in South Australia I am wondering why we know nothing about this ere Lolly Cake !! Thanks 🙏🏻 Bailey 🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆

[@misslovekismet]

Love this video!! Could you please talk about personal care items? Like lotion, shampoo/body wash etc?

[@thesimplesaguaro]

The dress you made looks excellent on you, can’t wait to see the rest. This is a great video, I also wish I had something like this to help at the beginning of our family’s minimalist journey in keeping only what truly serves us. Thanks Baylee ♥️

[@linneaandthecoffee]

We are a swedish family of four and I think we have fairly the same amount of things :)

[@annmartin5347]

I have a second set of bedding for myself and my two sons. My bedding set, I've had around 9 years. We do have a sleeping bag if needed.

[@mirelaxo]

The mixing bowls would also work well to hold a garden salad too if you find yourself having to use those bowl/plates for guests

[@annahalverson1132]

I love your dress! Can't wait for the capsule wardrobe video! Also, your ramen lunch looks so yummy. I might have to make something like that this week! 😋

[@yuliyavandenheuvel8196]

Do appliances please, as well! :) My struggle is still serving dishes, occasional wine glasses and we also have visitors regularly, so figuring out how much bedding to keep.... Urghhh, I don't like to keep stuff just in case! Could you please talk more about cosy minimalism? I love your style, it is not cold at all!

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you Yuliya, I have added everything you mentioned to my list of things to talk about 😊

[@melodyguy4252]

One of my hardest minimises was giving away my wine glasses. My husband never drinks and I hardly do so I was just keeping them for guests. You can drink wine just as well from a water glass so it was really just for appearances. I try to remind myself that if someone would judge me for something like that they then probably aren't someone I want to have over anyway!

[@Woeschhuesli]

What a great video to make! I also enjoy Miss Minimalist‘s 1 of each thing concept. With a family I think I did ok reducing what we had re bedding and towels, similar to you thanks to a washing machine in the house. Some things are going to depend on how you live, eg now we are only 2 ppl in the house but my mom often stays with us for a few days, or my grandkids stay over, sometimes one but sometimes 2, my daughter who lives further away visits and now has a baby plus sometimes it‘s with hubby or not, and then I have more formal friends staying 1-2 wks from abroad so it took me a while to get sorted with beds and bedding… since I may have up to 6 beds (single/double) in use at one time and need to be flexible. I have 6 duvet/pillow sets plus a couple of blankets, that‘s for us and visitors, all single size so interchangeable. It‘s common here for double beds to be made of 2 single mattresses and for each person to have their own duvet (I know English-speakers find that unusual but it‘s very practical!) and that is the sweet spot for our current situation. We also use the good silver and dishes every day.

[@HowdyHandbags]

I love your dishes. Dishes are my weakness when I go to Target. I had to stop walking down the dish isle. Your ramen lunch looked good with the egg on top.

[@ANNtique]

Your dress looks great! So interesting seeing what you own. We have one spare set of bedding intended for guests, but could also be used for any of our beds should some strange situation arise where we needed a new set of bedding instantly. Looking forward to the capsule wardrobe video!

[@mandihardin6803]

I would love a toy tour? This is the area I struggle with the most. Also I love your videos about what you get your boys for Christmas, it had really helped me realize we don't need to go crazy on the toy giving.

[@bayleymadeit]

Thanks Mandi, I have added toy tour to my videos list 😊

[@andreagorham1985]

This was super helpful to have something to compare to. Our three kids are grown and live on their own now but they come home often to visit and we have a grandson so I feel like even though we are empty-nesters now the family is growing! They aren’t here all the time but enough that I still feel like there are things I need to keep in my kitchen so that I have plenty for everyone. However, I am going to pare down again. I love that you said minimalism has taught you to work things out and make do. Thanks for another great video! I’m so glad you’re back💕

[@Amandahugginkizz]

Try top ramen with cheese. It sounds weird but is so good. I love it with egg. Shakshuka is my next fav meal

[@deannadickerson9505]

I love that dress! ❤️

[@kironsusanjosephsebastine2031]

Hi Bailey! You are looking just great in the new dress that you have made on your own! 👍😊 Must be feeling so happy and proud to wear it…. Thank you for all that you have shared in this video…😊 Feeling more inspired in my Minimalism journey…

[@shanwilson2655]

We have breakfast for dinner 1x a week too! Pizza Thursdays and breakfast Sundays so it's two less decisions I have to make each week. After this I feel like I need to go have a clean out of some of my kitchen drawers..I have some bakewear that just doesn't get used, so this was a good reminder! This afternoons job now! :)

[@jowatson2607]

I’ve never heard of Lolly cake & I looked at the recipe & I don’t know what a fruit puff style lolly is either 😂 x

[@bayleymadeit]

Haha 🤣 I would have no idea how to explain them either - they are kind of like a hard dense marshmallow 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@salp7426]

@@bayleymadeit I’ve never heard of Lolly cake, but is this fruit puff lolly like a Clinker? So funny. Thanks for another excellent video. You are so on top of everything. I love it.

[@salp7426]

Actually I was having a Tim Tam the other day, and wondered if you eat the ends and suck your tea through it? Or if you just eat them like a normal person 😝

[@vikkibendle1749]

Are bananas fruit puff lollies?

[@salp7426]

@@vikkibendle1749 oooh yeah possibly!

[@sarahedgar8812]

This was an interesting video, thanks for sharing! In some categories of have the same amount of things and for others I have a little more, but it's useful to reflect on how much we need.

[@EzAnderson]

Lollie cake, Sally lun bun and lamington with cream and jam 🤤 it’s not the same here in Australia

[@--2110]

Where do you store food, beverages and snacks? Except in the fridge?

[@JacquelineWolven]

😂 Ha! I only know what the condensed milk is in the Lilly cake recipe. I’ve never heard of any of the rest of it. Definitely a New Zealand thing. So fun to learn about. Dress looks great btw!

[@robinpresley8922]

I love your bowl!!

[@michelleb6395]

I love your sensible approach!

[@greekxstitcher5379]

Never heard of Lollycake before !

[@larissabess7617]

That first 2 minutes got me salivating. I use to just have the noodles as they came but after visiting a friend in Malaysia he insisted on trying it with the runny egg, once you start there's no going back!! So so good.

[@bayleymadeit]

Your right Larissa, Adding an egg makes them so much better! 😊

[@EGONOID088]

Really curious how you call the cake-thingy at 4:40 because in German it’s called Gugelhupf 😄 (like Google hoop f )

[@bayleymadeit]

I think they are called a Bundt cake pan 😊

[@daniellebijen8882]

Another great video :) I'm interested to know how many utensils you have and if you have any wine glasses? Also keen for a video on what cleaning products you use! There are so many but I'm trying to scale down to vinegar, bi-carb, bleach and an soap/water all purpose spray.

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you Danielle, I have added those things to my list of things to talk about 😊

[@jessieelliott3157]

I'm in australia. The only reason I know what lollie cake is.. is because I work with kiwis and they have brought some in for us to try.

[@GardenFairy709]

This is so very helpful , I can’t wait for more. How many washing baskets do you have? For clean and items to be washed?

[@AWanderingEye]

When I saw the "lolly" cake I thought it was stained glass cookies made with colored mini marchmallows.Here's a recipe I found for it. Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or 12 ounces best quality dark chocolate, finely chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 bag (10.5 ounces) colored mini marshmallows Directions In a large bowl combine butter and chocolate. Microwave on high for approximately 45 seconds. Stir then repeat at 20-second intervals until the mixture is fully melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla until thoroughly combined. Let chocolate cool for a few minutes until it is cool to the touch, but hasn't hardened. Fold in marshmallows and stir to completely coat marshmallows in chocolate. Spoon mixture in shape of a log down the center of a sheet of wax paper about 24 inches in length. Roll up sides of waxed paper and twist the ends to seal. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set. Cut in 1/3 inch slices and serve. Keep in the refrigerator, covered. This topic of "How Many Things" is a very helpful one. I love stainless steel for the kitchen and now have way more measuring cups and spoons than I likely will ever use during a cooking session. So found another thing to reconsider. I notice as time goes by you switch out things. Do you have a budget you like to stick to? Maybe another video topic? I think minimalism seems so austere but with you incorporating new things regularly, it doesn't feel that way. I like how you haven't decided you've arrived at nirvana but keep your eye open for improvements!

[@bearchild4352]

Thank you so much, Bailey. Very helpful! 💕

[@margieanne9328]

I think you should be very proud of yourself.The dress you made is so nice.Have a great day.

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you Margie 😊❤️

[@margieanne9328]

@@bayleymadeit Your welcome

[@lieslschick2450]

I'm thinking a lolly cake is similar to a marshmallow yule log or stained glass windows here in the states. But ours has a chocolate base instead of a crushed cookie one? I'm not sure, but they look very similar.

[@Helikins15]

Thank you for another great video Bailey. ☺️ I would love to know how many toys, books and games you keep for your two boys please. I have 3 kids 5 and under and I find it a challenge knowing what to keep because of my kids range of abilities and interests. If you could please share your thoughts on this matter it would be much appreciated. ☺️

[@bayleymadeit]

I have added this to my list of things to talk about 😊

[@allisonc9645]

What do you use for napkins? Like at the table for messy faces? I don't see you / can't see you using throw-away napkins or paper towels. Like you with your knitted cloths, I have sewed my own napkins and just love them so much. I could see you doing something like that too.

[@bayleymadeit]

Hi Allison, I usually just use a dishcloth. The boys can wash their own faces in the bathroom if needed so they only use them for their hands if we are having something like pizza for dinner 😊

[@cathardyman4472]

Thank you for sharing 🥰

[@marylynsheldon8389]

Hi Bayley, another interesting and well Put together video thank you for sharing. I’m guessing lolly is sweets? as I follow an Australian family & heard them call sweets “lolly”. Here in U.K. we call candy( sweets ) and lollies mean lollipops 🍭 or ice cold lollies. ( popstickles). I imagine your family here in U.K. would call lolly... sweets by now. It’s interesting all the diff meanings pending which country you live. I’m wondering about all your cleaning products do you have a one purpose duel cleaner or a few separate products? I’m still trying to eliminate my cleaning stash but working my way through it all instead of being wasteful & throwing it all. I know you have minimal cleaning supplies under your sink I’d be interested in seeing this again. Also maybe coat bags and shoes as I have a cupboard full but not as many as some ppl have a mud or boot rooms/ utility room. I have limited space in my cupboard under my stairs to store coats shoes and cleaning supplies but I would love to make it even more minimal and use it for a quiet nook for my cats to enjoy. Have a great week Happy Halloween 🎃. Also are you using the cloth sacks again for your boys Christmas gifts? I love this idea xx

[@bayleymadeit]

Hi Marylyn, I have added everything you mentioned to my list of things to talk about. Yes I do plan to use the Xmas sacks again for the boys this year 😊xx

[@mandihardin6803]

I have never heard of young children swimming at school, that's so interesting!! Is that the norm in NZ?

[@bayleymadeit]

Yes! most schools have a swimming programme here in NZ 😊

[@melanievaccaro6944]

The dress looks lovely, looking forward to seeing your summer capsule wardrobe. What is the brand of your Dutch Oven?

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you Melanie, This is the one I have www.stevens.co.nz/kitchen/cookware/cast-iron-cookware/capital-kitchen-element-cast-iron-casserole-black-24cm-4l-6503659😊

[@melanievaccaro6944]

@@bayleymadeit thank you

[@elizabethbell1789]

I've been wondering how much medicine you keep in the house? Thank you!! 🤗

[@bayleymadeit]

Thank you Elizabeth, I have added medicine to my list of things to talk about 😊

[@joanrevell5767]

My biggest downfall is buying too many different cleaning products. How may do you use.?.

[@bayleymadeit]

I have added to cleaning products to my list of things to talk about in a upcoming vlog 😊

[@Renske545]

Love the video! A question: where can i find your pizza recipe again? Couldn’t find it last night 😃

[@bayleymadeit]

Hi, I can’t remember which video it was in but here is the recipe 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 tsp yeast 1 tsp sugar 1/4 cup oil 4 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup of seeds (I usually use chia, pumpkin seeds, Linseeds. Mix water, yeast and sugar together and leave for 5 mins. Then add all of the other ingredients and knead until it makes a soft ball. You might need to add more flour - you don’t want it to be sticky. Leave to rise for at least 2 hours 😊🍕

[@Renske545]

Thank you so much!!

[@Renske545]

@@bayleymadeit one more question, how long in advance do you think I can make this? Is 24 hours too long? 😊

[@loraraicheva3644]

I have no idea what lolly cake is 😆

[@susancook3360]

It’s a Bundt cake

[@LivetolearnMama]

From the USA, and I've never heard of lolly cake. We actually don't really use the word lolly here. I know they are some sort of candies, but how would you describe the candies? Are they soft or hard? It looks hard.

[@karenbuchanan9420]

In nz we use Eskimos or fruit puffs generally for lollie cake, they have a very soft consistency

[@karenbuchanan9420]

I see now that eskimo lollies are now called explorer lollies

[@AMcDub0708]

I’m from the states too but I thought lollies were just short for Lollypop. In the Midwest we say “sucker” for lollypop.

[@karenbuchanan9420]

@@AMcDub0708 very interesting, anyhow lollie cake is so yummy

[@bayleymadeit]

Hi Kimbra, They are hard to describe - they are like a harder denser marshmallow. And yes we call candies lollies here in NZ 😊