How to be miserable in 2025

[@JM_Architecture]

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about”

[@donaldauguston9740]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do NOT sandblast the doors inside the apartment. If you sandblast them, do them OUTSIDE. I am the voice of greatly dissatisfied experience on this matter. The dust will remain in the air for a couple of weeks (as you breath in the particles), and it will land in/on the interstice in everything in your home. Try a paint remover that you paint on, cover with strips, and the paint will dissolve and peal off the next day. PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU.

[@danijandi]

Just use a chemical stripper

[@michellem3879]

I was waiting for Mom to show up and get you on the right track. 😂

[@dianegriffith3006]

Hey Mom!! 👩😁

[@key-tg1ih]

Thank you but I don’t need lecture on this topic, I’m already pretty miserable myself, no need for help

[@TheHadMatters]

Never hurts to have another piece of advice to reject and not try out. Plus, then you can simultaneously fault them for exhausting you by asking too much, and yourself for not making an effort. Twice the criticism, double the misery!

[@key-tg1ih]

@@TheHadMatters you, my friend, are a visionary

[@TheHadMatters]

@@key-tg1ih No compliments please, we all have our own hopeless self-hatred to preserve here. 🫣

[@lynntfuzz]

Yes I am an expert in this area too.

[@stdamonsbeard]

Or you could do the opposite like George Constanza.

[@louispaine5307]

Something so cathartic about releasing your internal negative thought systems and at the same time combining it into KZbin content. I think this is a new era of creativity.😅

[@ArielBissett]

IT LOOKS GORG, NATHANIEL! And you did it! With your family. And so it's perfect.

[@nataliasouza6444]

"Everything you do should be seen as an opportunity to mess up." I like this! Pessimist but make me feel more optimistic

[@sarahricci4940]

oh how I have missed your videos, you always manage to leave me with a huge smile on my face and hoping and KNOWING I'll be fine. all the love from Italy

[@millie-oliveiras]

Man, in these last few years being a huge fan of your work, I've the lost the count of how many times you posted a video that shared the exact same reflection I was having that week specifically. As someone who cant always express herself fully, it's so refreshing for me to come here and see you putting it perfectly into words and film. Ugh, thank you, man! That's why I love your work so much. It's just such a cool thing. I feel like we could be friends with how much we share of the same thoughts. (By the way: This is already one of my favorite videos you've posted. So good)

[@healingbeyondpersonal]

You are so good at content creation, its crazy. Every video is like a short movie

[@charlesdalle1351]

J'ai adoré la video jusqu'au sol en blanc, aaaaaa. Enfin les gouts et les couleurs comme on dit ! Bravo d'avoir réussi à terminer comme tu l'entendais :)

[@poojitachand2811]

Finally a motivation video that works! Thanks I’m miserable now

[@mand1960]

I am in this exact headspace. My procrastination levels are epic!!!

[@zoww13]

Beautiful editing and I felt every word. I've been renovating my house in SW France for the last 5 years. I had a 3 year plan, nothing has gone to plan. Now I realise I have to enjoy every day for what is is - the life I chose even if its not quite how I envisioned it by now...hosting friends and parties, floating around my grand house and immaculate gardens in floaty dresses. It's all preferable to going back to sitting in an office every day which would fill me with true anxiety. Now back to the dust, brambles and dungarees.

[@Pihlaremes]

Loving the sarcasm 😂👏🏼

[@sarank4ur]

Thank you for your honesty

[@PedroPevide]

Terrific video! It's always a nice and welcome twist to discuss the DON'Ts (in this case do's...?) that we oftentimes are so prone to running away from. I also love the honesty and transparency with which you show your difficult moments and how you face each one of them. All of this topped with amazing editing, as usual.

[@sarahrose9944]

Thank you for sharing your stories and struggles with us, genuinely.

[@lunapavlovic5994]

You managed to make me cry with this video. It truly gives a much needed perspective on how hamster wheel like mindset is sometimes overlooked but dictates how we end up feeling if we do not actively work on it. I am pregnant with my first baby (this probably had to do something with the tears after watching this) and I will definitely remember what not to do while tackling this great project ahead of me. I love your work. The guest room looks amazing, just missing some plants. :)

[@avonleaellio-i3v]

This was great! and so relatable! Thank you for sharing the reality of what so many stumble through daily and what (and who) helps to get through the difficult times.

[@amyspeers8012]

First of all, your room is light and bright. Love it. I also love the quote. I am coming to terms with my new normal after medical treatments. I’m not the same person that started melanoma care and I wonder if it is truly over. I started the year with giving myself grace and embracing what is my new normal. Bonne année and all the best in 2025. Love from Gensac.

[@missglenellen]

Ages ago I studied Provocative Therapy by Frank Farrelly, a very uncommon and creative way to help people who are stuck in traumas, self doubt or whatever life threw at them. Your first part reminds me of this way of helping people. Your videographed piece of art is thought provoking, entertaining, serious, shocking, amusing, awesome. It’s like the internal chatter most of us have to endure, if we embarked on a giant project. Your room turned out so beautiful! And I you don’t need a super even floor, the stunning patina of old real wood floors is amazing, at least for my taste.

[@elgringoperdido.]

Wonderful work and lovely result! It looks so cosy now! 💛

[@gemmavandenberg3379]

I think you're a true artist making these videos! Thank you! ❤

[@olenadidkivska2751]

I am sorry but i am beyond impressed on how this situation perfectly matches the steps of my recovery after I broke my leg and ended up having multiple fractures, an operation and very long recovery. Still going through it and can confirm that it definitely takes a village to get through it. Wouldn’t have made it without my friends. Thanks for the video, it made me laugh so much I had to watch it twice :)

[@paulachacon2708]

I absolutely love you sharing a real experience about this! and not just a timelapse of how everything went great. Especially this time of the year when most videos are purely positive thoughts and ideals. (which nothing wrong with that, I also enjoy them) This was very refreshing.

[@JoshMetcalfe]

I’ve been mastering these steps since 2018!

[@estalonso]

Thanks for your videos, you helped a lot of people just being you and experiencing through life.

[@andreasecin7709]

Laughed soooooo hard watching this one 🤣🤣🤣🤣 taking life less seriously does pay off 😅 (Love the room btw Nathan!)

[@mary-annv2140]

This is definitely what I needed to start my day!! It looks so good so far.

[@casanafranca]

It DOES take a village Nate!!! Such cool video and thoughts. And the room looks AMAZING. Looking forward to the next!!!

[@maeganmurray741]

Great video. Valuable lessons on persevering and not needing to be the expert before going on a grand adventure 👌

[@annafeshchenko8499]

The timing to watch this video is perfect! So happy I clicked on it today. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Nathaniel

[@karina.rimkuse]

So dynamic and creative, I love it, as always, and I can see the creative differences 😍

[@ettorecerchi6671]

Great storytelling. Great filmimg. Great editing. Great message.

[@katiemisk]

Thanks Nathaniel, I needed this reset of my perspective this year!

[@jennyoung586]

Loved everything about this well-crafted video! The room looks very inviting.

[@catbeingcurious]

I really enjoyed this video and found it unintentionally (?) funny. I think part of my enjoyment came from how different you are from me. The interpretive dance with a paintbrush and disdain for picking a colour for your own house stood out to me as entertaining. It's nice you're so supported 😊

[@sanskritibisht5033]

Love you Nathaniel!

[@shdw_co]

I'm British, came out the womb complaining about life and how bleak it is. New Year Still Sad

[@pambetts7140]

❤❤❤ your content! I felt every thing you said! I am going through a renovation too and it’s a constant struggle.

[@Elisinspirationacademy]

wooww. it turned out SO great! You should be proud of yourself!🥰 Love how light the sarcasm makes this video.. and how you desided to approach to talk about your difficulties! So funny!

[@SaraServan]

So so impressive Nathaniel! Not just the fact that you dived into painting and did a great job, but you also filmed the whole process, adding more work into it haha! It looks amazing, pat yourself in the back! And great to see your process in such a vulnerable, humble way, it makes us all relate, and not creating this idea of "renovating a house is fun and easy!" because it's hard and not fun! hahaha but looking back at the start after the "storm" is so precious! Keep up the hard work, you're doing amazing! x

[@amandarey1902]

Visually and intellectually striking!!

[@VacationMind]

So relatable!! Thank you for sharing and for not sugar-coating things along the way! The fact that the room looks beautiful is such an added bonus, great job to you and your village!

[@markiejjjj7184]

The room became wonderful! Very cozy and bright! This video was a pleasure to watch :)

[@jennyjackm]

Nathaniel, your videos are fantastic: the production excellence (cinematography, sound, editing, music); the writing; the whole presentation & delivery...super. I teach film and have been incredibly impressed with your being able to meld the craft of the personal essay with the art of cinema in such an engaging and resonant way. So while I'm truly sorry about all the ways you can be miserable in 2025, you're being miserable in such a truly beautifully filmic way. Thanks for all the posts :)

[@elisarosaUA]

Hello Nathaniel. Just stoped to say i loved the outcome, even the decor, minimal is enough. Congrats on you and your loving team 🙂

[@deepal3721]

Great job, both with the house and the video 🌻

[@johannahoevenaar]

It is sooo so beautiful! Great job with such beautiful help!

[@wendylinsen3900]

This made me so happy! Great job. Prep is everything.

[@sandyyy_xo]

awwwww i love your videos so much they’re always so so heart warming 💕💕💕💕 the room looks magical✨

[@callmeacab]

This is my favorite video of yours in a long time. You were talking directly to me! I loved it. Guest room looks cozy. Don’t beat yourself up on that too. 👍

[@mauralima5357]

"Everything you do should be perceived as an opportunity to mess up." Loved it!

[@yessiegranda9983]

Wes Anderson vibes!!! great job!

[@roger_n_d]

Sick video. Great topic. I laughed so hard when you started sanding the floor dude. Thanks for making it

[@saschab4736]

Such a lovely video Nathaniel, thanks for the humility, it's been a trip :D

[@TasmimX]

I’m really looking forward to this series and you’re progress ❤

[@developingtank]

Nice, I'm currently trying to get back in the swing of vlogging and keep procrastinating about every aspect of my videos, so this really hit the nail on the head for what is currently circling around in my head. Thanks.

[@timm9631]

I knew where you were going with this. I had the same experience when I renovated two rooms in my house. Between primer and paint, it was FIVE coats!! But the way I felt after 19 months of renovation, I was beyond thrilled about how it turned out but also that I was not afraid to learn and ask for help. It gives you the confidence to try anything. It takes away fears of failure when you push yourself through those times where you wonder, "What in the world was I thinking????" LOL. Looks amazing my friend!

[@carolynnmccannon6435]

You’re doing a great job! Very zen.

[@aimiliina]

ABSOLUTE king 😂🤣👑 only honest-feeling content i've consumed in january 2025 :) thank you remember, whenever you feel like you are constantly messing up, you are making thousands feel better watching you and relating to you

[@mastandstars]

You’re really good at this KZbin thing man.

[@katybuilds]

Welcome to my every waking moment! I inflict constant DIY self doubt on myself even three years into a cabin build where it mostly turned out great, so I chuckled quite a bit during your process...at least I'm not the only procrastinator around, you can really beat yourself up about ALL of it if you want. Good job though it looks clean and fresh and calm now 🤗 If you are looking for help I can swing by in the spring and help a couple of days with a project, am not so far away in France and have lots of tools and staying power.

[@Maxance24]

Wonderfull Nathaniel, beautiful testimony, Though we don't know each other, I am very happy for you. Good luck with the rest !

[@deborahlarsson3431]

Genious koncept! *Chefs kiss*

[@Maylinn_D]

Whoops, I guess this video called me out.. Great video and the end result of the room looks amazing! :)

[@nachomasari]

Beautiful results!

[@sanlorende]

This Is epic!! Bravooo ❤

[@joycelatham6974]

Your films are amazing. Well done as always. I always look forward to your posts. Thanks for sharing.

[@SzymonKorzeniowski]

This film not only taught me how to paint my bedroom but also how to create a fresh, better year for myself. Thanks Nathaniel🙏

[@riderhomeco]

Amazing video! This is exactly how I feel trying to make videos, having no idea what I'm doing lol. The room looks great, I think sandblasting the door would tie things together incredibly! There is just something so satisfying about getting to be in a space you created yourself :)

[@LolaNeverLeaves]

More vids with your parents please! They are super interesting!

[@Joakimcomicscenter]

So many great laughs through out this video, gonna have to get back to this one once I get the chance to renovate a house of my own😊

[@LordDenning01]

your existence is a blessing nathaniel!!

[@seaofsolace]

They say misery loves company... Fancy seeing you here in this pit of despair. I never thought I’d find such great company! Thank you for sharing and for the laughs. It wasn’t all in vain. Great video, as always. ❤

[@mohsenashouri7533]

Thanks, Nathaniel. As ironic as hearing the steps was, it reminded me to be more gentle with myself.

[@amanaahphotos]

Thanks for this, I laughed even though I recognized myself through almost every single step! J'emménage dans mon premier appartement bientôt & it's been overwhelming af.

[@rizfree]

I love this type of unconventional wisdom 😆

[@annavinther3297]

Thank you for this, I really needed this right now

[@lindagowing4933]

GET YOUR GRATEFUL SPEEDOS ON AND LET YOUR SOUL AWAKE !

[@debbievermilyea4037]

Woo! Hoo! I loved this video! YES, we need our friends and family to save us when it comes to huge projects like this and NO they may not be as meticulous as we are BUT isn't get the project DONE then main goal. I love the clean, bright look though some will call it institutional. Mom is sooo right; COLOR affects your mood. Your approach for this video was hysterically funny but you woke up! Thank you family and friends. Good job, Nathaniel. ENJOY your new home!!!!

[@simq54892]

Take it from a mid 40's person, who has been a DIY'r with our old house in our mid twenties and 30's. In our 40's we have given up and started hiring professionals (as in floor sanding experts, painters and builder). They are like preventatives to having to get mental therapy.

[@Ryan-dy2gh]

I've been enjoying your videos for about 5 years now and i love the content. The quality of your editing skills are looking amazing these days. Keep up the great work! Btw, that bedroom looks fantastic too - it was worth the blood, sweat and tears. 😂

[@lemonage]

Oh My God this is hilarious. I’ve been meaning to do the same to the entrance floor of my place and I decided it wasn’t that urgent after watching some tutorials. After this video it’s gone even lower on my to-do list 😂 The intro cracked me up too, I know too many people exactly like that… Anyways, I’m glad you got through the storm ☀️ and shoutout to your mum. Colours do matter, I’m an absolute fan.

[@tracyoniya9618]

That is what the first few hours, days... maybe weeks of using that stick tool, looks like. I've been more decades than I care to admit, in the building trades. I do all of them - Jill of ALL trades. That stick sander tool is cantankerous at best. (not fun or easy to learn) I found it easier to sand w/o the stick, from a ladder, rather than fight that thing. I'm sure there are people who harmonize with that monster, beautifully. I am not one of them. There is NO shame in that. Always feel free to remember the end-goal and invent your own way to get there.

[@GoingSolo-sfs]

As someone who is doing what you are doing, you'll learn to enjoy the struggle.. By the way, if you think you are busy now, just wait until the garden starts growing in the next couple of months.... Gardens grow like crazy here in France ... Enjoy the ride 🙂

[@carolinefiller3745]

This video was helpful and funny. Room looks good.

[@n8sterling727]

love this!

[@ArtChickTV]

so much fun to watch!

[@otroalienpromedio]

great quality mate

[@garamvolgyiandi]

Okay, I love it after the first half sentence! I never loved philosophy, but listening to you kinda feels like modern, relatable philosophy.

[@anata.one.1967]

Excellent ad for better help, I do it all the time.

[@Matt-es1wn]

God ive been so tired of being happy, thanks for this

[@AndrewBarrick-pv6df]

This was funny but also very useful. Great vid dude!

[@marksaleski9890]

I love the decision to paint the floor. Floor sanding is a frigging black art and I’ve never attempted it myself. We live in a house built in 1827 and most of the floors are done this way. And yeah, it’s funny how people don’t agree about technique. Cutting in, for example. Lots of people will use tape. I hate doing that. I just go to the store and buy the most expensive sash brush I can find. Its works for me.

[@micheleberto1846]

despite all the challenges, I say you look more happy and confident than ever have you been

[@unclassedmedia]

great job, all too familiar with this nightmare.

[@vicihuizinga8157]

Very very good video- funny yet quite deep.

[@ahermitslife3684]

I bought the house that I live in 13 years ago as a fixer upper and it still is. I decided last year that I will not put another dime into it. It's like putting lipstick on a PIG. It will never be "that" house.

[@aniazurek7258]

🙌🏻 congrats on recognizing this! I've had a similar experience and nothing feels as good as saying "no more"...