Peaceful + Productive Week In The Life of an Artist · Painting, Packing Orders, Life Admin + More

[@minniesmall]

Currently halfway through the kitchen declutter and... It's a struggle! 😅😅 Think that'll be a project I spread over a few weeks! Don't forget you can use my link; bit.ly/MINNIES to get 60% off your 1st box + 20% off the next 2 months + free gifts! Thanks to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video.

[@kenkenichi7461]

Mini where did you go for so long I'm glad you're back though? 🙂

[@winona418]

I am so so happy that you are posting again. Your channel has been my comfort place on youtube for so many years now :) And congrats on the baby

[@minniesmall]

Thank you!! 💛💛

[@redaleta]

Nothing is better than a working washing machine in the house, except for having a working dryer as well. Your mom is awesome!!!

[@minniesmall]

So true! 💛

[@FatBubble.]

I would definitely recommend an Ikea trolley for all the immediate baby/mum stuff you need to be in reach of (e.g some nappies, change of clothes, pump etc). It's so handy to have those stuff easily be moved around the house or even just the room.

[@minniesmall]

Great idea!! thank you 😊

[@Jindarella_]

Minnie, you should look into narrating books, specifically childrens books. Your voice is so lovely and I could listen to you all day ❤

[@CleverButClueless]

I've been subscribed to your channel for years, but somehow my yt algorithm stopped suggesting me your videos so i kinda fell out. YT recommended me this video and I feel like I've had a coffee with an old friend I haven't seen in ages but still somehow feel a connection with. I'm so glad you're doing well, you're crushing it! and I'm so happy for the baby! wish you all the best!

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

It wasn't the YT algorithm. She's only been back with two previous videos after taking off 2-3 months. There really wasn't new content for the algorithm to recommend. She's back now -until the baby. 👶🏾 comes.

[@CleverButClueless]

It might not have been the algorithm, but honestly I haven't watched Minnies content for a while, much much longer than 3 months. Will be back on it tho! @@tiwantiwaabibiman2603

[@minniesmall]

ah it's lovely to have you back! hope you get a chance to catch up on my latest videos 😊 and I'm working a lot at the moment to make sure I have more going up even while I'm on maternity leave 👍🏽

[@ChantelleArts]

it's amazing that you've managed to get so many baby things on a budget! lovely to see how you're getting on 🥰

[@minniesmall]

Thank you!! 😊

[@hughiegamps]

Yeah, watching you reorganizing your life is really relaxing and inspiring for me! Wishing the best for your family!!😍😍

[@elijahmight]

I love the transparency in this video - the washing machine fail, the wallpaper drooping off, the working in bed, everything! I often see creators just like you making art, prints, orders, videos, and somehow managing life and everything on top and wonder how on earth everyone else can seem to do it but not me. I have ADHD, so all of this can be very hard to manage, but seeing that somebody else is living amazingly and imperfectly is really inspiring - just the everyday existing :) Love you Minnie, and everything you do. 🥰🥰

[@KrisRipper]

Also loved my yoga ball after my tiny human was born! Got loads of work done with the kiddo in a carrier on my chest and me on the yoga ball! Thanks for another admin day video!

[@kitanna1133]

Can't wait to relax to this while I crochet my mom a vest. Just finished watching your 30 ways to fill a sketchbook again for ideas on how to fill my sketchbook. ❤❤❤ Thank you for uploading such beautiful and educational videos. Also congratulations on your baby you are going to be the best mom❤

[@minniesmall]

Thank you 😊😊

[@KayBethBookish]

Probably a random thing to pick up from the vido but the penguin teddy and story is so cute! I loved this and you've given me some inspiration for how to improve my own vlogs! I always feel so inspired to do stuff after watching your content- thank you!

[@minniesmall]

haha I'm glad you liked that!

[@TheDawdlingWriter]

Yay!! I'm always happy to see a video from you. You always have lots of good vibes!

[@minniesmall]

Thanks! 😊💛

[@velvet021]

This was just the perfect video for me to have on while I was tending to my own chores❤ so serene to watch

[@minniesmall]

yay! thanks for watching!

[@lorettajennings1063]

Goodness! Rest girl! You did so much! And the beautiful painting!♡ both inspiring!🎉

[@minniesmall]

Thank you so much!

[@Themeadowlarke]

this video was so motivating! I've had about as much on my plate as you Minnie! But watching this made me realize I am capable to get all the things done. Also I'm so happy for you! Congrats!

[@xJacquelineBx]

your approach to life-admin days has been inspiring me for YEARS and i still think of you everytime i do one myself... just the BEST feeling ever! xx

[@crispypasta]

the life admin day is my favorite bcos i love those days as well!! you just feel so accomplished and lighter and the house a little neater!

[@UniqueTrash]

I’m sort of in a rut with work recently- I live with my grandma and have my own room in the house (used to be my mom’s room). But because I work so much, my room usually piles up with mess and never feel like it’s truly my own space. Your vids inspire me to try and set tasks to slowly build it up to feel more ‘me’ over time. But I feel I go out a lot to avoid being in my room since it seems rather boring and dull

[@ashleyrainbow8888]

Congratulations to you and your partner 💚💚

[@minniesmall]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rhonda6834]

Nice video, it reminded me of your old videos. Very relaxing to watch.

[@minniesmall]

Glad to hear that!

[@gemsxgabby2534]

Thanks for this great video! I did a little workout during it. Watching you do the everyday stuff helps me do the everyday stuff😊

[@jessgulwell1274]

love this style of day-in-the-life style content!

[@evelynart]

Ahhh! Thank you for the mention, you are so sweet and you didn’t have to do that. Congratulations on your baby ❤❤❤ so excited for you! Love the video, as always.

[@minniesmall]

You are so welcome!

[@a.richards3]

I love watching your videos.

[@Justme_247]

Thank you Minnie!❤

[@minniesmall]

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[@SeonasStudio]

You’re so cute looking at your small, neat storage cupboard and saying how chaotic it is! You don’t want to see mine! I have to get out the spelunking kit to retrieve a cat carrier or a roll of loo paper 😂 so happy to see you uploading again, love having my morning coffee with you as company 😊

[@allgirlreview433]

Congratulations Minnie and family!

[@minniesmall]

thank you!! 💛💛

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

I enjoy your videos ❤❤❤

[@debbieblack4216]

Watching you paint Easy winter painting for beginners. you used baking soda was it just for texture or was there another reason

[@keshnadonia]

Can you link that shredder? I love your productive videos. Makes me wonder if as you document does it make your tasks longer?

[@minniesmall]

Ahhh it's decades old I think, my mum gave it to me years ago. If you search 'shredder without basket' you can find similar. glad you enjoyed the video! it definitely takes longer to film as I go 😅

[@fuzzydragons]

we had nothing but problems with our hot point washing machine, 3 machines later we said nope, take it away and give us a refund! 😛looks like a very very productive day 😀

[@lauraaa6095]

Ooh, le tapis depliant sous le bureau pour marcher et peut être courir mais c'est génial 😮. J'adore !

[@minniesmall]

It's been a game-changer for helping me stay active every day!

[@charleen_miguel]

I’m so excited for you and mini Minnie! 😭🥰 hope you are getting lots of rest and that damn dryer has been delivered already LOL

[@minniesmall]

Thanks so much 😊😊😊

[@Dawnfelicis]

@25:16 How long will you be on mat leave? 😅 7 months pp here and of the list of projects I had pended for when I was on leave, exactly zero got completed lol.

[@minniesmall]

haha I imagine it will be the same for me too. planning on a month completely off work and then 2-3 months part-time after that 🤞🏽

[@stetsonstarkey]

Loving the content, as always! Interesting that other people are making videos about your work. Would you ever consider doing some kind of collaboration content with other channels like this?

[@minniesmall]

Thank you! Maybe one day when my schedule evens out 😊

[@Phianett]

❤That marriage certificate will probably show up as soon as the new one arrives, at least that's what would happen to me. Twice now I've 'lost' and cancelled credit cards only to find the card a few minutes later. I wish I had your energy, I have so much cleaning and decluttering to do myself.

[@minniesmall]

Haha that's what I was thinking! I'm sure it will (and I'd love to still have the original copy for sentimental reasons) but I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this 😅 My biggest advice for the cleaning and decluttering is actually to not start out by doing it all at once. Tackle one small area at a time, and even spread that over a few days. It can get really overwhelming otherwise!

[@BuShkaBa]

Will there be coming any drawing and painting tutorials in the future still ? They seem rare now for a while... or am I mistaking..

[@CharleRaeCafe]

I'm the same way with not wanting all the life admin things to pile up too high, You are killing saving money on those baby items ..^_^..

[@minniesmall]

It's always such a relief to tick things off the ever-growing list 🙌🏽

[@jennifersjunkmail5935]

During your Hello Fresh ad, I kept thinking “Isn’t your husband a professional chef?” 🤣

[@minniesmall]

Lol yep! And he spends most evenings at work cooking for other people 😅

[@bizzybee852]

I had to laugh watching you spending the day organizing and doing laundry, it reminded of how the "nesting" instinct always kicks in right before you are about to give birth. I am a Mother of three and a grandmother of five. It reminded me of when I was pregnant with my last child, my youngest son Bryce, who is 28 years old now. The day I went into labor with Bryce, I woke up early in the morning and started cleaning and organizing my entire house from top to bottom. I began having labor pains around 11 am, and I called my Mom and told her I thought I might be starting to have labor pains. My Mom (who died several years ago and whom I miss every day), kept calling me back all throughout the day to see if my labor pains were getting any worse, and they were, and she kept begging me to call the doctor or the hospital to see if I should come in and let them check me. But I kept putting it off, promising her I would call them just as soon as I finished scrubbing the bathroom floor, or organizing the last kitchen cupboard, etc. She was so concerned she kept calling every hour, so I finally promised her I would call the doctor or go to the hospital if the pains got any worse or closer together. So I keep cleaning and organizing until finally it was 5:30 pm and time for me to take my oldest son Brandon, who was 10yrs old, to his baseball championship play-off game that he was the starting pitcher in. This was his most important game being the star pitcher, and it was the game that would make them the regional champions if they won, and they would advance to the state championship playoff games. So there I was sitting in the bleachers cheering for my son as he pitched an amazing game, when at around 8pm with my five yr old daughter Brianna by my side, and having sat through almost the entire game having awful labor pains, when suddenly my water broke right there on the bleachers! And even I could not put off the trip to the hospital any longer. LOL! Watching you kick into full on nesting mode brought back that funny and amazing memory for me. How I almost gave birth to my last child at a baseball game because I couldn't stop the nesting instinct that was driving me to clean and prepare for the birth of my new baby. Sometimes the nesting instinct can kick in weeks, or even a month or two before the birth, but usually it kicks as your body gets closer to, or right before, giving birth. The whole Mothering instinct is one of God's most precious gifts of life. And to prove that point, just three days later I was in Peachtree City, Georgia about 3 hrs from where we lived, sitting under a shade tree with my 5yr old daughter, and my newborn 3 day old baby son, watching my oldest son pitch at his State Championship playoff games. Only a mother would do such things with no thought for herself, but only for her children. Not trying to "toot my own horn", because all good Mothers are the same, there is nothing we would not do for our children, and you are about to blessed to find that out. The Bible says "Children are a blessing" from God. And nothing could be more true. And God in His infinite love and mercy, divinely equipped Mothers for the job. And the nesting instinct that overtakes all Mothers just prior to giving birth is evidence of that divinely instinctive equipping that prompts all Mothers to prepare for the arrival of their new born child.

[@MaryAliceWise]

First ❤

[@noahremm]

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[@Vineethajojo]

You got the baby already or did you record it some other time because I'm so confused

[@minniesmall]

I filmed this last week 😅 baby is due in a couple of months

[@JaneTheBrain.]

if your paint smells bad, it's definitely gone bad

[@annclyde]

Girl do you ever rest?😊 sounds like you’re nesting❤

[@minniesmall]

Haha it's been a busy few weeks! Got a lot to do and prepare before I can take some time off 😅