15 Simple-Living Habits That Are Life-Changing!
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Retired here, raised 3 kids and lots of critters. This tip may not be for everyone, but it continues to work for me. I keep a running list of what I want/need to accomplish, so if I have a few minutes I can get a small job done(and cross it off-so satisfying), and nothing falls through the cracks. Thank you for your tips, it adds to making our life simpler and helps our kids /grandkids too. Life changes and the tips do too.
Yes, I'm also a "list person", keeps you accountable and feels good to cross it off when completed.
Thanks for sharing! That is an excellent tip. =)
I am a list person, too. It feels great to check things off the list.
I do the same thing because i have a back injury. I can only do so much until my back is on fire but I eventually get it done! So satisfying to cross those jobs off my list!
My mother pinned a long sheet of paper onto the back door filled with jobs for my father to do as he was a carpenter & was working for others 5 1/2 days per week. So she got all the jobs done she wanted & were crossed off the list one by one. At the end, we went on a road trip.
The BIGGEST helpful tip I ever got was putting a hamper (or two) in every family member's room. I went from sorting 7 people's clothes to not sorting but directly doing a load and bringing the whole basket of clean clothes back to the room I got it from. Now as the kids are older, they all do their own laundry! Huge blessing.
Great tip!
You have been a kind presence for years now. Thank you for making such a wonderful difference in my life. Your content does matter. 🙂
Wow thank you so much! I hope you are having a good day. =)
The key to a well run house seems to be developing good habits. Watching you has helped me see how to simplify and maintain a household. Thanks
Thank you! For me it really is about the habits I have set up. =) I hope you are having a good day.
I simplified when I started working full time by having each family member do their own laundry. My kids were in highschool at the time but I think they could have done this even younger.
I use the solid towels and my husband uses the stripes. Yes, just keeps things simpler 😊
Love that!
My kids started doing their own laundry at 9- by the time they left for college they hd learned it’s better to do smaller loads, it’s better to actually fold it and put it away, etc. 😂 It helped a lot for me to give them that responsibility. We use towels several times and dry them in a rack behind the bathroom door.
Americans seem to be obsessed with little kids doing their own laundry. I see that all over the place in the internet - with Americans. And Americans only. I never saw that from any other country. To me it seems to make no sense at all. So how long does it take for a 9 year old with their teeny tiny little clothes to fill up the washing machine? Three weeks? More? Or do they run the machine with two T-Shirts, two pants and four of their little socks every other day? That's something you would NEVER see in Europe. Ever. I mean this honestly with all respect. Seriously. But overall I don't think - and I'm not the only one to say so, even Americans who've been in any European country for a while say so - there is any other country in the world as wasteful and thoroughless with the ressources as America. No offense intended and with all due respect. But letting the water run endlessly in the sink, using the dryer constantly, eating from plastic plates or paper plates on a daily basis, using food where every bite is wrapped individually or drinks in the tiniest bottles - no other country does that.
Your home is so pretty. Having less definitely leads to being able to be organized much more easily. When we moved abroad, we got rid of a lot of "stuff." Shedding the excess has made our lives so enjoyable. Yes, we kept what was most precious, but I never ever want to get back to the excess we had before. It made it hard to stay organized. Thank you for this video. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. :)
Keeping counter tops both bathroom and kitchen are a game changer! 😊
It really is!
These habits just become second nature. You are teaching the boys by example, and someday they will thank you. Love, MOM
I have been disciplining myself to finish a task like cleaning up after dinner, before watching TV, UA-cam or being on social media. I feel accomplished and I can enjoy something without the guilt. I know those things had become a big distraction from doing what should be done, first!
We all have our own towels and we use them twice before washing and it makes a big difference ❤
Yay! Same in our house =)
Your kitchen is so pretty. Say hi to your mom. I really enjoy seeing her in your videos.
Thank you, I will
I like the watercolor transition pictures. Are they your creations? So pretty
Yes, I agree they are very pretty. I wondered if they were Shannon's own paintings too?🤔
I think the things you do lead to an unstressed household for everyone.
A lot of the things you do have fallen by the wayside or haven’t been taught to people these days. I am much like you with how I take care of our home but I am 63 years old and watched my mother do them. It’s a good feeling when things are taken care of. Love your videos. Say hi to your Mom.
Thank you Judy! I learned so much of this from my mom especially the part about the dishes. My mom won't leave a dish in the sink LOL. I hope you are doing well.
Today one of your tips came in handy! I was at a thrift store and picked up a pretty basket. Normally I would have purchased it at such a good price. But I remember from one of your videos you ask “where would this go in our home?” I asked myself this question and then put it down. Thanks for the great strategy!!🎉🎉🎉
I naturally gravitate toward your clean and declutter regularly advice as well as cleaning the kitchen while cooking. I always keep a donation box so I can drop off no longer wanted items at the thrift shop when I'm shopping there. I keep a shopping list in my phone. It's organized by store. When I need or want to purchase something, I add it to the list immediately when I think of it. If I'm shopping for curtains or something to fit a specific space, I include the measurements on my list. I keep a tape measure in my purse because I often shop 2nd hand and I can make sure the item fits when I'm considering a purchase. If the item is something I might find a several stores, it goes on the shopping list under each of the stores. My grocery list is organized based on the store layout, meaning the produce section is the first section I encounter when I enter the store, so produce items go at the top of my list. Next is bulk, then general merchandise, etc.
I like your idea of cleaning the fridge before shopping - I usually clean mine when I'm putting my groceries away. I'm not a minimalist nor someone with a tendency to impulse buy. It really helps to have a general idea of what I'm looking for. I'm also not a "schedule" type person and absolutely couldn't eat the same thing for breakfast every day. Stuff gets cleaned when I notice that it needs to be cleaned. My art studio is a WIP mess. The rest of the house is relatively clean and organized using many of your techniques. People laugh when they're looking for something and I say "it's on the right hand side of the bottom drawer next to the stove". Knowing where things are definitely gives me peace of mind.
I love that towel idea! We just have two towels per person, and we use them each a couple of times before washing. We have 3 full bathrooms, so each bathroom has their own different towels.
Great advice…I clean my fridge every week before I shop….and my pantry also ….and I’ve learned to to stock up on to much cause it winds up going bad or expiring 😊❤️
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Thank you! Hopefully soon =)
Your home looks wonderful, I'm quite envious!!! Thanks for sharing!
My wife hosted Bunco last week and I spent the four or five days before it, cleaning, moving clutter from the main floor to a pile in an unused bedroom. I'd like to get rid of all of the stuff I moved, but she's not having any of it. I try to set a good example with my personal stuff, but I'm not having much luck encouraging her to follow my lead.
The main floor still looks pretty good, but I know that it won't last long...
bb, I know what you're experiencing as I also have a wife not on board with minimalism. As much as I have decluttered and slowed the influx of new items, she has added exponentially with Amazon and Kohl's etc. boxes arriving regularly. It can be frustrating, but I try to focus on my sphere of influence in the home. Best of everything to us both in leading by example!
Container concept might help. Have a boundaries were you can have things to store at and places that is always off limit from yours and hers things
She might appreciate Dana K White's method for giving items a home
Funny, I eat the same breakfast as you. Lately, the push for protein in the am, has me adding Chia seeds (overnight in water) and a few almonds or walnuts to that oatmeal!
Your hints are great! What I need is a bit more energy to accomplish more. LOL
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I also eat the same thing for breakfast every day, for about six years now. I'm still not tired of it! Thanks for this video!
I have to say as I've been decluttering and letting things go its been an amazing feeling and I feel our house can breath. We've let go of so much its kind of shocking really. I still need to do the basement and attic but I'm having surgery next monday so they will have to wait til I'm better or fall time when it's cooler in the attic. But overall having less makes dealing with what we do have and cleaning so much easier.
At 6:18 A mini Grant!! lol the kiddos are growing so fast!❤
Hi Shannon I wanted to tell you even though we’re at different times in our lives I’ve been watching my grandchildren 4 and fifteen months and wow the helpful tips you have given me just amazing ! Watching you and your mom as I’m trying to declutter all my treasures and now almost like a mom clearing counters and things that make those little eyes magnetize to and those little fingers touch ,has made my life much more relaxed and as you say simplified ❤️I’ve missed a few videos and have some life changes in the last bit so I’m going to watch the vids i missed 😔you have helped me so much ❤️Thanks so much ,love and great vibes to your lovely family esp Mom 🩷✌🏻
Hello Hellen, I am happy to have you here! That is awesome you are able to keep everything simplified with your grandchildren I am sure it makes it easier. Life changes can be hard! I am sending you lots of positive thoughts =)
I always get so confused when people talk about spouses "helping" with the household. They are not 'helping'. It's not your household, your dirt, your laundry... It's the families. So it's up to everyone to do their part about it. And that is not "helping" (which suggests that it is your job, really, and they are just being nice), it's just doing their jobs as well. *shrug*
Other than that - keep it going, you rock!
Well, that is why I said everyone chips in and helps out. That meant including me. I don't really know any other way to word it except we all work together. =) To clarify I just meant we all help to keep the house going not that they help me and it's my job. But I know a LOT of people where the mom is the only one doing everything and that is why I mentioned this. I hope you have a great week.
As a stay at home mom I am comfortable with my role as a homemaker. My husband works very hard to earn a living. So when he helps me I do appreciate it. It’s okay for spouses to have different roles. God created all of us with equal value but that doesn’t mean that we are exactly the same. Just like he is the one who cleans the gutters out. I appreciate that he takes care of heavy lifting outside. It’s not a competition. Moms can create a soft place to fall for their families and husbands appreciate that.
Good point!
Wonderful tips... it's all about being consistent and keeping the wheels turning.
If you want to change your laundry life, keep your socks pinned together. Ours are safety-pinned together in the drawer and get repinned as soon as they come off our feet to get tossed in the laundry. No hunting for socks to match up when putting away fresh laundry, no lost singles, and no shade mismatches from dark colored socks,like navy, because a newer and older version of the same sock have been paired up during laundry folding. The socks are monogamously married from the day of purchase 😂.
I love this! I have an even easier hack! I replaced all our socks with the same type- men’s ankle socks… half are black and half are grey! It’s my mate and I plus teen girls, if there is a holiday or special set they keep in the underwear drawer but the rest go in a sock basket! Easy
I only buy one kind of socks so they all match.
All great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! I do something similar, but I just use a small delicate/lingerie bag for socks. I don't use the safety pins, and obviously, you would need to separate lights/darks if you have them. I do this with bras and underwear as well (in a separate bag), and it really does simplify laundry. I hang to dry, so having like-items already sorted saves a LOT of time! Just toss the socks into the bag as you remove them for the day, and you're set! It comes in handy, too, because you never know when you might need just a bit more laundry to have a full load...so just toss one of those delicates bags already pre-sorted into the load. Now, you're ahead...it's great!
The junk drawer is now called the valet drawer. 😉 I have a small kitchen so i dont have one at all. Those supplies are in the hall closet. All of these are good tips. 🎉🎉
Thanks Shannon. I have 2 towels per person in a certain colour in my home too! 💡
I've been watching for your Sunday morning video! Part of my routine 😍💖
Thank you so much for watching! I hope you are having a nice Sunday =)
I like these tips! Over the years I’ve seen that you run your house on routines. Is that how you run your business? I bet consistency has been key to your success. Thank you for your videos.
Hello, yes I do run my business on routines also. Mostly I have found batch working on a single task seems to work the best for my business. If I do too many things at once in one day I get completely overwhelmed and nothing gets completed lol.
This is a welcome video and i think it will help me a lot. Thanks!
Thanks Shannon!
Loved watching this! Thank you
Great video & tips! Thanks for sharing! ❤
You always inspire me to do better I just need to put routines in place. 😊
You can do it!
Very helpful!
Thank you 😊
Great video Shannon, thank you. I love these kinds of inspiring videos.
Shannon, you are so inspiring! Your videos have helped me to be more organized and let go of stuff! I am your moms age and she gives me courage to let go and move forward! God bless you and your family! ❤️🤗
Feels great crossing it off
This was like watching my life..main parts :) I go to work everyday and homeschool my kids but the tips I do everyday in our home! Awesome video.
You are so right it really helps to keep things tidy. I don’t always manage it but you have to try 😅
Yes i do my bath towels just like your system been doing this for about 3 years what a game changer🙂
Great video. Good information. I've been trying to get organized my whole life it seems. Maybe one day. Nice to see kids helping. Teaches them how to live responsibly.
Happy Simple Sunday, everyone!❤ Shannon's tips are the best
Thank you Toni! I hope you are doing well =)
I prefer the term utility drawer. No junk drawer!
My family does the same thing with the towels. It really does help!!!!!! I also know who left their towel on the floor and who put their towel away 😆😆😆😆 No more blaming or I don't know who's towel it is
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Shannon, I just love your channel and all of your ideas!
Thank you so much!
Been watching you for a bit. I love your energy. YES!
Yay! Thank you!
I love your Yellow and Green kitchen decor! I have a few new videos. Watching from Australia 🇦🇺
I've been following you for years!
I always appreciate your helpful and intentional advice
Thank you!
I appreciate that! Thank you so much for being here =)
Congratulations on reaching 100K! I enjoy your videos and suggestions.
Thank you so much!
Hey Shannon, you nearly hit the 100K Follower. You are doing a Great Job with your Videos
Sending love from Germany 💕
Yay! Thank you!
Shannon, Great tips. I saw Gardein in your freezer. That is the best vegetarian food. We love it. Yum! 😊
Thank you for sharing these tips! I like the way you played clips while teaching. Very motivating. I like the one about thinking a moment before buying new things. That is so true and also letting go of books sooner. Great ideas!!Also you have such a pretty and welcoming home. God Bless. 😊
Thank you so much for being here! I hope you have a nice day.
I just want a video like this, but from a mom that is also working a full-time job. These are all wonderful tips I get form these videos and they help, but it is really hard to relate...
I do work full time. I just work from home. I work 40 hours a week and I still do all these things. In my experience it was actually easier to do all this when I used to work away from home because no one was at home causing a huge mess. It's harder with everyone here all the time LOL.
I'm gonna get each person in our home their own color towels and get rid of all the old ragged looking ones.
I hope it works for you! We love this for so many reasons. I like to know that it's only me using my towel too LOL.
Great inspiring list! Did you do the watercolors that begin each section of the video? They are wonderful.❤
Hi Shannon, Nice video, Waiting for 100 k❤
Shannon!! You are so close to 100k!!
Thank you! Slowly working my way up. =) I hope you are doing well.
New subscriber. Love your videos Shannon. Have a great day! 💛🌼💚
Thank you for joining my channel! I hope you have a nice day too.
Just found you and realized you're almost at 100k. I've subscribed; let's get these numbers up! Thanks for sharing your tips.
Awesome! Thank you!
I subscribed. Great ideas!
Awesome! Thank you!
We have our own towels too. We've got two sets each. When one's in the washing the other one is out. It's nice not to be the last one and have to dry oneself with a wet towel 😂😂. Are those paintings you've inserted yours? I love them ! ❤❤
All great tips as usual. Especially like the towel tip for multiple people households, I do not jot want to share a towel. I only grocery shop once a month; but I'm retired, live alone, vegetarian and dont cook traditional meals, it works for me. I group errands, take care of a few while out vs separate trips.
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I live alone so there is no one to blame messes on. I am amazed at the amount of dishes I get dirty. I know part of the problem is my water glasses ,I get a new glass each time I get a drink of water. I always seem to have a sink full of dishes . I wash dishes once a day sometimes twice but still wind up with a lot of dishes.
We also struggle with the cups. Now that my boys are old enough to help themselves it seems like we are using a lot of cups.
You could have a large reusable water bottle for the day and use that throughout the day and then at the end of the day wash it for the next day. In my home each child has their colored cup for water. They have a “staton” for water and they leave their cups there and they use them throughout the day and at the end of the day I just throw them in the dishwasher for the next morning.
@@shannontorrens1 I recently ordered the Tervis cups with the names of each person so we can keep track of our drinking cups throughout the day. They can be used for cold or hot beverages, also lids can be ordered for each if wanted so they are great for car trips too, not to mention Dishwasher safe!!
I'm looking at your restful cleared countertops and thinking how nice that looks. I can't put away everything but I can sure cut back. Not just for simplicity, but it looks so restful. I'm keeping my junk drawer though ;-) I know if something doesn't have its designated spot, that's where it is (velcro cord ties, e.g.) and once in a while it's fun to dig thru and discard.
Thank you! I hope you have nice Sunday =)
Shannon, you're at 99k subs!!! ;) -Lety from Chicago
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100k soon! 😀
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The paintings you use in this video is soo lovely❤ have you made them Shannon?
Hello, I didn't paint these paintings. But I do paint watercolors =) I am hoping in the near future to do a whole series of fruit paintings.
Routines I’m not good at, but they really are important!
I should get rid of the bathrooms and the floors so that I don’t have to clean those! Brilliant idea! Thanks for the advice! I’m kidding but in all seriousness, yes this video is great advice, I’m always looking for things to simplify my life but i seems I’ve been able to apply most things and there isn’t much more to do, you can only do so much to simplify our lives without getting rid of people and actual rooms like the bathroom (my least favorite chore) lol Here’s my motto, the less stuff the better./the less on your schedule the more time.
Yes I completely agree bathrooms are the worst! I do not like cleaning tubs or toilets hahaha.
@@shannontorrens1 haha I keep telling my husband we should build an all cement bathroom outside and then I can just hose it down with the water hose every now and then lol
@@InterwebUser-ps7ju I think that is what they do with the beach bathrooms here in CA lol. Sometimes you go into the bathroom at the beach and they whole thing is wet. It's a good idea haha
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Curious, did Birch have the bed frame and "box spring"? My bed is the old kind but I might be ready for a new one.
We only got our mattress from Birch. We already had the box spring and we ordered our bed frame online from a different place. =)
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Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well just take one day at time love your videos love from Eugenie your friend xxx 🏡💖🌻
I would eat oatmeal everyday if my husband and elder daughter agreed! I love eating oats!
I clean as i go when im cooking, but i dont wash dishes until im all done so i dont waste water....
Great tip!
I've noticed that in America you always put washing straight into the tumble dryer, can I ask why Americans don't line dry outside?
Where we live we have a gas dryer so it's practically free to use the dryer. So I guess it's just a convenience kinda like using a dishwasher, clothes washer, or any other appliance. Our gas bill for the whole month is usually around 15 to 20 dollars and that includes gas dryer, stove/oven, and heating our water for a family of 5.
@@shannontorrens1 😲 a lot more expensive in UK but even so love the smell of line dryed clothes and sheets.
@@shannontorrens1Hi! Just found you and I'm enjoying your ideas. 20 a month? 😮 That's unheard of to me. What state is this. Just couldn't believe, wondering
@@Nini-ze2jk We live in southern Ca. The only time it costs more is during the winter months when we use the heater which is also gas. =) But it doesn't get super cold here so we don't have to use the heater that much.
Believe it or not there are some communities where clothes lines are deemed unsightly and aren’t allowed.
“If you find yourself overwhelmed and stressed out at home.” (It’s not for lack of simplicity for some of us. Meh).
For me it’s rather complicated. I have found that I prob need a diff home. This is just some house I live in. It’s not “home.” There are times when you discover that that you just can’t polish a turd no matter how much you do to personalize it, push away the riff raff and pare it down
All of this really DOES help tho. It at least keeps me sane until I can finally get out of here. And that will be very soon. Can’t wait! Lol.
Hahaha I had to laugh at "polish a turd" Believe me when I say I have also lived in places like that and I can relate to what you are talking about. When we lived in NZ we couldn't afford a good place. We had to live in a cold damp moldy place and it wasn't fun. That is great you will be able to move to a better place and I hope you love it. =)
@@shannontorrens1 lol. Aw shucks thanks! Def sense of humor helps a LOT also. 😅😅 In my case it’s other stuff too besides the dump setup (lol) but it will be good to nix it all in one swoop. Moving is going to solve a LOT of unnecessary problems.
Or as the minimalist mantra goes….I don’t need all this in my life. Understatement of the century. Lol. Sometimes that’s your zip code and entire current surroundings. 😬
Whatever “new” problems it may bring….I’d rather have those…or just take my chances with any new randomness. Lol. Roll the dice…not polish the turd. 🤣🤣
Probably get me trolled these days, but Icall the 'junk' drawer the man drawer! It seems to have a lot of stuff that relates to traditionally male activities in it....
Haha =)
Are you raising your two boys vegan? Are you vegan?😊
Never understood how americans who cook so little have such a problem with washing -up! Don't they have dishwashers?I know they do! What's their problem?
I don’t have a dishwasher 😊 but I don’t have a problem either I just do my dishes after each meal. It’s easy
Don't appreciate a long ad re mattresses.. so sneaky.. get enough ads already.. wull NEVER SUBSCRIBE. BYE
Do you work for free?
It's not sneaky at the beginning of the video it is marked that the video includes paid promotion. It's a one-minute ad in a 17-minute-long video that is completely FREE for you to watch LOL. BYE BYE
Yes, have a designated place for everything, and for most items, you only need that item in one location. You may want to have a pair of scissors in the kitchen and a pair in the office. Or you might keep some batteries in your kitchen and some in the garage, but you do not need them in more than one or two spaces in your house. Otherwise, you just lose track.
Very true!
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