BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣 Getting husband on board for minimalism, Leaving Hawaii homeschool get to know me
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Heart for UA-cam
01:24 Questions
01:48 Gardening
02:45 Minimalism
10:34 Homeschooling & Childhood
14:04 Leaving Hawaii
17:22 More Homeschooling
19:05 Getting my husband on board for minimalism
21:27 Big Announcement
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣 Getting husband on board for minimalism, Leaving Hawaii homeschool get to know me
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What topics would you want to hear more about on my NEW PODCAST?
Will you please pray for me
My hearts desire is what you are describing
Gentle parenting
How to take the overwhelm out of cooking and simplify it. PS I love your videos 🥰 God bless
Sentimental items ie where to draw the line between sentimental & preserving family history so to speak (I struggle bc I lost both my parents in my early 20s, I've lost all my grandparents already, and husband lost his dad when he was 16 and only has one living grandparent)
Minimalism vs frugality.. wanting to declutter things not often used or extras but know will have to spend the money again at some point down the road etc or bulk buying but not much storage.. handmedowns.. things like that..
Specific cleaning products & routines
Umm idk but I know you'll have great ideas
Simple living ideas and things to do/how to spend your days with littles during winter months when ur kinda stuck indoors for several months on end
I found your channel last week & it has changed my life. when I was newly married & pregnant with my first, I got lost in the world of youtube mommy vloggers- the ones with mcmansions who decorate every inch of their 4000 sq ft homes for each holiday. because of them, I legitimately believed my baby wouldn't have a good life unless we had ALL the toys & home decor & a Pinterest worthy playroom.
after moving into a 3800 sq ft home and having my second baby in February, I have felt the weight of all our useless purchases sitting heavily on me & stealing my time from my children. since finding you, i've spent everyday decluttering, and it's honestly saving me from what was I think was postpartum depression. I feel like I can breathe again! thank you Madisun, you are an actual angel! I can't wait for the podcast!
Yes! I did the same thing! Even though I’ve been pursuing minimalism for years, I still got caught up in all the cute outfits and excess. I have realized that clutter stresses me out and that my family does not need all these things!
Hallie, this is the sweetest comment and really hit home for me. I got lost in the same content when I was a new mom and I’m so glad that I have found another way. Thank you for watching, commenting, and for all your support! ❤️
This is so wonderful! I have been down that same rabbithole of the youtube mamas who sell us this perfect lifestyle. I also found Madi and it has truly changed my mindset. It's been a year. How are you?
@@conscioushomestead wow thank you for checking in! I'm doing great. still decluttering, that will probably never end lol, but my house now feels like a haven instead of a mess. and I can honestly say this summer with my 2 kids has been slow & beautiful, we've enjoyed every moment ❤I'm so happy these videos have helped you too. how's life? ☺
You inspire me to get rid of all the clutter in my life to focus more on what really matters💕🙏🏼
That is the best compliment ever. ✨
I am really enjoying your videos. When my children were born back in 1993-1997 I found simple living. At the age of 34, in 2004 I started facilitating Voluntary Simplicity courses at libraries, churches, volunteer centers & yoga studios. I am so glad that I raised my children this way. They are now grown and have a pretty realistic grasp on what it means to live simply. I’m 52 now and still live this way, it’s allowed me so much freedom in my life.
It is always a joy to find other like-minded people. It can feel so counterculture to live this way. We are so fortunate to have the Internet to be able to connect with others when society as a whole doesn’t seem to be living simply.
Thank you for watching Courtney!
I can relate so much to feeling discontent with where we live and if only we could live somewhere else… life would be that much better. It’s a struggle that I have to continuously give to the Lord and remember that he has our family exactly where he wants us for this time, and for us not to waste it, but to be rooted and present where we are. I appreciate your honesty!
Yes. Love this.
Wow! What a nice way to look at it!
I relate to this so much as well! I have really had to work through why God has kept us where we are despite the many attempts to move somewhere else. I'm working toward contentment, and it is a journey for sure.
@@kathrynnielson5689 I want to be honest, because I'm taking this comment as another sign...
Now, we've had our cottage for sale for the past 5 months, 4 sales falling through... and just nothing...during this time, I've been learning to accept without complaining about my circumstances... one of the most eye opening experience!
@@HerCupOfSIMPLE Oh wow. Thanks for sharing. Contentment is hard for humans in general. Add in the culture and all the things that we are told we need for happiness, and it can seem like an impossible feat. I've found in my life that if I die to what I think I must have for happiness, contentment follows and sometimes what I want actually happens. I think the Lord just wants to know if we are able to rest in Him and trust that He has the absolute best in mind for us.
I’m in my 60s and have always been a minimalist. I definitely get anxious with clutter and don’t like dusting. Fortunately my husband was also on board. However, I’m warning those of you with young kids the clutter comes when your kids become teenagers and get their first job and money to spend on stuff… maybe it’s a rebound effect.
This is so true! I’m currently walking through this with mine.
Since I have slowed down I can feel my anxiety and stress melting away. I am more patient and calm. I finally have time to get down on the floor and play with my baby or 3 year old. Before they would ask me all day to play and I kept saying later but then bed time would come. I felt like a defeated parent. I love my kids and the whole reason I started homeschooling my 5 and 8 year olds and being a stay at home mom was so we could have more time as a family. I lost my mom at 21 and i remember her working 2 jobs and going to school, I would give anything to go back and just enjoy the moments we did have together. Time is precious ✨️
So good! Thanks Amy! ❤️
I moved several times in 2 years and a friend told me "No matter where you go... there YOU are." Now I have lived happily in one place many years on two acres with a well and a small house. I keep planting pine trees and it feels like i live in a forest but I'm on the edge of town.
Sounds amazing ❤️
toootally understand the desire to move all the time, that’s definitely something I’m always working through. we live in a suburban town but I’m always dreaming of the future living somewhere more “unique” or “interesting.” 😅 I’ve found each time I move though that every town is just another place with people, buildings, houses, restaurants, etc., and soon it becomes familiar and you desire somewhere new. for me I think it’s that “newness” feeling I want to last. our environment can totally influence our behavior and mood but the lasting change comes from within for sure. still working on this! just nice to hear someone else acknowledge!!
Our three daughters unschooled. They are now 31, 29, and 26 and successfully themselves. It's a beautiful way to raise people.
I love that 👏🏻
I also unschool and I wanted to ask if you had any helpful info you could share? ☺️
Just pulled my kids out of public school and one of the things that I worry about the most is how they will survive and thrive with the rest of the world when they become old enough to branch out on their own. So for example - if one of my kids wants to go college but the college they want to go to expects them to know algebra because public high schools require students to take algebra... but I homeschool and I didn't teach them algebra... that will be a big struggle for them, right? And then I would feel like it's my fault that I didn't prepare them. How do you reconcile yourself with those kinds of thoughts? Do you address them? Do you change your routines to try to fix that situation, or do you just go on faith that it will all work out in the end? I don't know what to think or do but I'm really curious how ither homeschooling parents address these kinds of issues.
@@Nicole-vh8xf two of our unschooled daughters went to college graduating suma cum laude and now have jobs that are flexible and interesting. Our third daughter simply segued into being a librarian at our local library- also flexible and interesting! We found that homeschooling grew People who really know that their life is Theirs. It's something you take ahold of and live, that you can make choices for yourself about where you want to be and what you want to do, how you want to contribute, and who you want to build family with. They know that the timetables for being a "success" and the judgements of what it means to thrive are just human made ideas and differ all across the globe.
We found that the expectation of where students are academically when they enter college is pretty basic at most colleges. The freshman year is often a catch-up year for many, so courses will be available for whatever is needed. The best part was that our college-daughters weren't burned out on formal education, it was all interesting and new, and they had enthusiasm to learn in that setting. They weren't jaded and the profs loved helping them because their interest was genuine.
Also, people can attend college at any time, and if they need algebra they can learn algebra at any time. Sometimes the motivation for learning a thing isn't present until there is a goal that requires it. Humans are learners, makers, and doers - it's in our DNA and it's the very reason we sometimes have trouble sleeping (lol) because we ruminate, think, figure, trouble-shoot life! That inbred skill is available when it hasn't been squelched by poor educational settings.
One thing, though - your children will probably go in their own direction at their own pace, which is beautiful, but will also possibly make You uncomfortable because you and I have the indoctrination of our society imbedded in our psychys! And even if we are brave outside-the-box types, we are nothing compared to these people we raised who got to actually Live being really outside the box! Our daughters attended college all on their own, paying their way with grants and loans and scholarships, at the ages of 21&19, and one went for 5 years instead of pushing for 4 because pushing made the experience really awful.
It will all work out fine, but not as some accidental occurrence. It will work out because you'll be doing things all along the way together, introducing them to real life. There is so much time when you homeschool to be actual participants in the real society around you... visiting and volunteering at the library, going to museums, waterfalls, events, delivering meals to seniors, playing in a bell choir, cleaning trash at the park, going to city council meetings..so many things people do in the real world!
Best of all, homeschoolers get to spend huge amounts of time on their own, too - daydreaming, building stuff, cooking, baking, sewing, fishing, coloring, drawing, getting enough sleep, reading algebra (!) Whatever interests them! One of our daughters studied herbalism around age 13, another had a pet-sitting business at age 14 (she works at a vets and a private kennel now - after studying Japanese and living there for a year in college) There is time to learn about themselves, what they like, who they are, and where they want to go. So it does all work out because you and your children are engaged in real life, real living.
Keep getting connected to homeschoolers and borrow the confidence until one day you are sharing your own confidence with the next homeschoolers coming along!💖
@@TheAlaskanHomemakersame if you have found any yet!! My baby is 2 so just getting started!!
Would you give a current house tour/yard/setting tour? I totally assumed you lived in this quite dreamy neighborhood 🤪. Love knowing we live in similar settings (except I'm in the North East) and yet you still pursue slow living. I totally felt like I need to move to the country in order to slow down. I want to learn to slow down right where I am at.
Yes! We will definitely share that. ❤️ Thanks for watching!
thank you for speaking on your motivation to honor God. in this environment it takes courage to speak his name, and yes you are salt and light!
I am SO excited for the podcast!! & thank youuu for answering my questions 🫶🏼
Loved this. Thank you.
Great video! Love your approach to homeschooling! That is how we have done ours as well.
Thank you i needed that today
💛💛💛 love the intro
Yaaassss girl ! Thank you for being a blessing to your family and to the world .
Gardening is God
Glad to find an example & even a guidance to a more beautiful world with Family Focus at the core❣️
That is so exciting about the new podcast-I will definitely listen! Also, I would love to see a video about gardening like you mentioned. I’m hoping to get some raised beds ready so that next spring I am all set to start a little garden!
Not narcissistic, we all feel the same way about you!! Sometimes it's hard in the world finding common ground with people. I know there are obvious cons to social media, but finding community is definitely a pro! Thanks for sharing your life with us
We lived in Hawaii for 12 years. I was single and engaged when I moved there. We had our two kids there and left when they were 6 and 9. I am 50 now, so I know I’m of a different generation. But, I noticed that most military families were extremely unsettled or even miserable the first year they were there, but by the time their rotation came up at 2.5 to 3 years, they were so sad to leave. The hardest part for me was being so far from family while raising my kids. Now, my husband and daughter really want to move back, and I think I would love it. Just the cost to live there is crazy. My dream is to by an RV and travel for a year, but I find myself wanting to escape my current life and start fresh. I could be content if I knew I was never going to leave here (Wisconsin), but my husband is tired of the winters, so I never feel settled. I did homeschool for 15 years and would not trade that for anything. Loved the hundreds of hours of reading to them! Now, to deciliter 30 years of stuff, lol.
Thank you for 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS! What topics would you love to hear more about on my NEW podcast?
So so so cool! I would love to hear about faith, minimalism, simplicity, slow living, gardening, etc.✨
@@Mjys-nw6lx Yay! Can't wait to talk more about all that stuff. ✨🌿
How you transitioned to plant based eating, also your favourite recipes, stocking your freezer. Also what your wardrobe was like before your 10 item wardrobe, shoes etc. Also did you donate it, sell etc. thanks love your channel and new podcast.
love this and you! I still get so excited everytime I see you post a new video 💓
Thanks Desiree! ❤️
I am completely off of all social medial and haven't had internet or email access on my phone for over a month now. Life changing! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Super stoked about the podcast! 😍
Thanks Nea! Me too!
Yes please, I love gardening!
Yay! Congrats on 10,000!!! And so excited about your new podcast!! Can’t wait!
Thank you Kriss! ❤️
I definitely feel like it's so easy to compare ourselves and want what might look and sound better. It's a lot harder to be content with what we have or where we live. Last March I was constantly looking at Zillow to see what houses were around because I really wanted to be in a more rural area with a bigger yard for my kids to be able to run around in as they grew up. One day as I was looking at houses I felt convicted to stop looking at what i felt would be "better" and look at all the positives of where I was and actually enjoy being in a more urban neighborhood. We were within walking distance to a library, a park, and a coffee shop. I had a little raised garden that my daughter loved helping me with. I am so thankful I stopped looking at what I felt was better because I was able to actually enjoy what would turn out to be the last year I would live there. At the end of September we found out we would be moving to a new state by December for my husband's job. Now we live in a more rural area and have our bigger yard but there's other challenges. Our library in our new location is closed from weather damage for the foreseeable future and now we live 45 minutes from the closest Amazon return location. 🤦♀️ No matter where you live there's going to be things you love and don't like, but it's up to you to decide which you want to focus on. I would rather enjoy where God has me because you don't know when that might change. ❤
I think we are kindred spirits! Really enjoying your videos and your approach to living. Totally agree.
I've been waiting for you to start a podcast, so excited!!
Me too! Thanks!
So excited for your podcast! Congratulations on hitting the 10k mark. :)
Thank you so much! Me too! ❤️
I just love your philosophy on simple living, especially with young children! Yes, please make some videos on gardening. I would definitely watch and appreciate those. :)
I just love your channel. Love your heart and love everything you teach. So refreshing.
So sweet. Thank you Bethany! ❤️
You are giving God glory by making these videos! ❤
Yes! The garden. Please!
Blessings from TX
Yes absolutely would love to hear more about gardening! And CONGRATULATIONS on the podcast. My jaw dropped!! Im so excited to listen in!!!
Thank you Kayleigh!
I’m so glad you started this channel! It has been so amazing and helpful on my journey. I don’t have a lot of like minded people and you have been such a blessing
Thanks for coming along Melissa! So glad we found each other ❤️
Thank you for your videos!
Thank you for watching!
I’m so happy I’ve found your channel 😄 thank you! We are a homeschooling family with 2 young children. In a village just outside of a town in the UK. I relate and agree with the way you are choosing to homeschool also :-)
Just starting on our minimalist journey (coming to the end of a 2 year project - complete renovation / reconfiguration and large extension of a large house) and realising what is truly important and how less stuff really does create less stress 🙌🏼!! I imagine downsizing will be on the cards at some point. Thanks again! Looking forward to the podcast x
Thank you Milly!
Lovely video. Fantastic your kids are play-base learning. Amazing.
Thanks Blanca!
You go, girl! I wish I could be your best friend. You seem so chill. Keep up the good work! I’m becoming a minimalist, and I’ve never felt so happy and content. It’s so hard to go against the natural urges to buy or move or whatever just to fill a void. Well said.
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
Just discovered you! Happy I found your Chanel✨💫
Thank you so much!
I can't believe you're going to create your own podcast! I thought I'd suggest this as I love your youtube channel. I'm so happy with this news, Madisun! :) I wish you all the best.
Thanks so much Mariana!
Go Madi!! I've been homeschooling my kids for the past 12 years and I've learnt so much myself!
I have so much fun with them!!
I'm so excited for you guys!! Congratulations on this journey, sweet girl!
We've been living minimal for so many years due to my husband's job, traveling alot but in the past couple of years we had to settle and we started to accumulate stuff...
I'm ready to let go of things again!
Keep encouraging and inspiring us!
Thank you for the continual support!!! ✨ Love how much you love homeschooling and all the same stuff I do!
@@MadisunGray you got my heart!!
Love this video, I can relate to the feeling of wanting to move or feeling that life could be better somewhere else…it really is something in our culture. I feel like I don’t have this figured out either, and maybe it’ll always be a struggle in my mind. But I try to remember advice I found from Rhonda Hetzel (an Australian blogger and author of some great books on simple living) to “bloom where you are planted” while not giving up on longer term dreams. I love that you aim to be present and not live too far into the future. Can’t wait for the podcast xox
Thank you Simone! ❤️
I get the whole never feeling right where you live. I moved away from my home state when I was 11 only to spend the next 13 years dreaming of how perfect my life would be when I moved back. We'll, we've lived here for 4 years now and I haven't been happy. It's such a strange thing. But I'm excited for the next move and it gives me a feeling of hope and what will be best for our daughter and us as a family. LOVE your channel!
Thank you for watching Aubrey! ❤️
I’ve been a new subscriber and have loved watching your videos one by one. Then just got really excited you have a podcast 🤩 crazy you made this video one month ago and went from just under 10,000 to 36,000 subscribers!
I’m so grateful for this community ❤️. Thank you for your support!
I am so thankful I found your channel. You are what I have been needing to spur me on to declutter and reprioritize my values. I love all your very real heart-to-heart talks. Btw you look very wholesome and I love the natural and minimalist Maddie more than the Maddie who lived and looked like everyone else. Please keep up the good work. I love watching and learning from you. Thanks for being so open and forthright.
Thanks for watching ❤️
As a fellow millennial I felt totally heard by the moving thing. We moved from Colorado which I loved so so much, back to my hometown and I can never come up with a good reason why other then it’s expensive to live out there and my family is here. I hope I can look with as much grace as you, to find the purpose. My heart misses the mountains and my friends. I keep telling myself I can go visit someday.
Yay! Super excited about your podcast 🤍. New here and love your content (yep I have proudly binged all your videos) Sending love from the UK x
Thanks Helen! ❤️ so grateful for your support!
I have finally let go of multiples, & what if items thanks to you & I've found so much space in my small studio apt thx to you.
Wonderful!
Yes, gardening please! Love everything you do. ❤️
Thanks Joy!
You are so right. I’ve recently decluttered my entire house. Especially so products I use like shampoo and cleaning products. Have gone organic for it all. I gave all my stockpile of other stuff to the local food bank. I had a chat with friends and family and just explained that I’ve gone organic to help my daughter’s skin and health. Have stopped using candles etc. people have been so kind and have asked what would be nice for Christmas. We’re getting organic bath bombs and lovely body oils etc. Everyone’s been so kind. I’ve also explained that we are very blessed and don’t want for anything really. ❤
Would love to hear about the products you use. Laundry detergent , household, kid products etc.
You are not alone. I have always loved the outdoors and my alone time. When I was young I always felt like a outsider even when I was part of "it"? I more than ever have had a strong desire to travel and rv or buy land just to be open. Not limited in my thinking. I am recently saved and I believe that drives me even more to want to live a more peaceful life. To trust in him for my needs and wants. Also this year I will be homeschooling our four children. I am very grateful to have found your channel.
Grateful you are here!
Love your channel 🥳
Thank you so much! ❤️
Yes please to the full gardening vid! Would love to start growing our own food but feels overwhelming and expensive to start :/
Madison! Yes to the gardening video! I’m so excited about your podcast. Just the other day I was thinking I wished you had one because I relate to you soooo much! I love topics like minimalism and homeschooling( daughter will be 4 soon), slow living and gardening (looking to start) I can’t wait to meet your husband officially soon. Love from the East Coast
Oh and RIE parenting! Have read Janet Lansbury and many others. I wish you lived closer so we could hang out.
I love Janet! ❤️
Can you do a video about what you give your kids for holidays? Xmas and Easter, etc. thanks!
Beginner videos about gardening, looking after soil and about house plants (eg which are safe to have around kids) would be most welcome! Most things I grow die before ready. I really look forward to the podcast and the book!
Thank you!
Watching this 6 months later when you now have over 50,000 subscribers! You went from 10,000 to 50,000 in 6 months! You're killin' it! 👏👏👏
Thank you for the support ❤️
SO excited about you starting a podcast!! My husband always tells me to start listening to podcasts, but I haven't found any I've liked, but I know I will be hanging on to your every word 🤣
Thank you so much! That means so much to me ❤️
Hi Maddie,
I love all your videos!! You always inspire me to remove all the clutter, both physical, mental, and on my phone to focus on what really matters. This is not only opening up space to be more present with my daughters, but is also removing distractions that are keeping me from doing what God is calling me to do, and spending time in His Presence. I also love your parenting style, respecting your children and just following their interests instead of always doing more. ❤️
Stacey - thank you so much for the kind words. ❤️
I choose carefully what I watch. Knowing you are a woman of faith made me decide to subscribe your channel. Thank you for the inspiration
So glad you are here Ena ❤️
I'm not sure how I stumbled across your channel, a few of your videos popped up on my feed. Which I have been watching enough to be a new subscriber 💕. Your personality, tone of voice is very relaxing. I have been on a serious declutter journey for 2 months. Decluttering in a way that I'm listing everything on Poshmark which I'm enjoying this as passive income. I admittedly was a shopaholic but as I get older 'less is definitely more'. My parents live with me and my mom is definitely a pack rat, I'm secretly getting rid of old books, clothes etc. 😅 it's so freeing and I feel lighter day by day. So thank you for all the content you're putting out.
So glad you are enjoying it ❤️
Really insightful
Thank you
Thank you Elizabeth! ❤️
just found your channel and feel so much peace watching your videos and truly inspired to live a different way especially as a new mom! THANK YOU! idk if you’ve heard of the book “the power of place” but i think you’d really like it based on what you shared about leaving hawaii! i feel that same way with wanting to move and this book addresses that and talks about the power of just being wherever you are.
Thank you for watching. I’m so glad the videos resonate with you ❤️ I’ll have to check that book out. Thanks for the recommendation!
I’ve been decluttering like crazy since I found your videos a few days ago (mother in law told me about you). I don’t know if you’ve seen Harbor+Sprout unit study’s, but it seems like something you’d love!
Ooo thanks for the recommendation! I'll check that out! ✨
Great minimalist gifts are experiences. Cinema/museum tickets etc. Vouchers for spas etc. Even just a gift card for the local supermarket are great non consumerism presents.
Thanks for watching ❤️
I hope you don't mind me commenting on each area...if I annoy you, just let me know. haha.
1. I love gardening. I had one for a few years at my parents' house when I asked for a small plot of their huge backyard. However, when COVID hit, we hadn't been there for eight months and they took the whole thing down and I worked so hard on building it when I did. I hope next year I can rebuild it again (can't this year since I am 5 months pregnant right now. We rent a two family house apt. and our landlord has a garden here but won't let us have one too (and the yard is really tiny so I understand). He does let us have a compost bin in the back yard though.
2. Love how you had to learn how to fill the void you had with the right things such as with God. Beautiful. I totally have been there and felt similar. Jesus having pretty much nothing and no place to rest his head truly was part of the inspiration for me.
3. I love how you suggested to the person to set aside a timer to declutter a little per day. My mom often complains she has no time to declutter (she's retired), so I literally went with her to her bathroom, went through the area under her sink, decluttered and asked what she needed most, used, or maybe didn't need at all. It took us 5-8 minutes. I said, "That's all it takes. A few minutes a day." She is a bit of a hoarder and cluttered person, but was so grateful to me.
4. You are so right. . .people who get to know you will know what your kids want or not. My parents/in-laws/siblings were upset for a couple years with gifting issues, but now they say, "Do you need clothes? Do you want money?" to my kids. . or something like that.
I've been making my own cleaning supplies for over a decade and usually vinegar and water with essential oils and baking soda are all I use. Saved me so much money.
5. I homeschooled for a long long time until financial issues hit us after COVID lockdown and I got a job a year and a half ago (that I am leaving soon). My oldest was entering high school at that time which we always talked about possibly homeschooling until then. I totally used so much variety in homeschooling, was in 3 co-ops, and made up my own curriculum for certain subjects. I can't wait to homeschool again in a few years. Love seeing what new resources are like.
6. Move where your family feels is best together. :) Which state are you in now?
7. We are all early birds here too. Love that you take walks and allow independent play and outdoor play. I did that for a long time and now my kids seem glued to the computer like my husband has always been (though my younger son is very productive and does graphic design constantly), so it is a hard thing to learn to balance because I am an outdoors person. We find ways to do it though.
8. I love how you said there is a saver and a spender. I am the saver and my husband is the spender. It is nice that you went to counseling together to work things out.
I was a minimalist for several years alone. . maybe 6 or 7 years before my husband got on board. That's a huge story in itself. It wasn't easy.
Do you still have your podcast?
I am sorry I wrote a book here. . . .
Wow thanks for watching all my videos. So glad you are enjoying ❤️
Hey! Just found your channel and love it! Can you do a video about involving kids in the house? I have a 14 month old and struggle to slow down and let him help. Would love to hear your strategies!
Thanks for watching Emma! Good idea!
Variety and living life with many experiences, life is a journey I think those reasons could explain why you like to move. It helps you to stay unattached which I think is beautiful. You are living in the moment and enjoying every new adventure ♥️
Thanks for watching and commenting Joann! ❤️
@@MadisunGray You’re welcome and thank you! I’m glad I found your channel.
Can u pleaseeee make the gardening video 🙌
I just found your channel and I love your content! I would love to see more recipes, cooking, and self-care (skin/hair care routine videos! I am trying to stray away from toxic products and go more natural :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! ❤️
New sub! Be happy that you know this now! I'm 55, ang I wish .... hug your kids. ❤️ love Jannike from Sweden 🌸
Thanks for supporting my channel!
Have you read the 5 lenguaje of love ?
Gifting is one of the lenguajes some people express love this way 💝
Just found your channel. Awesome. Can you tell me where I can get a purse/backpack like yours. Its beautiful.
I am obsessed. Love to watch you.
So glad you are here Patti ❤️
Thanks!
Thanks Julie! ✨ Your support means so much to me!
Have you looked at The Good and The Beautiful? It's a good one that aligns with things I think you'd like whenever the kids feel like they want to do something like that. We do child led learning as well. Thank you for answering my question about gardening!
I’ll have to check that out. Thanks Aleshia!
That's what we use ❤️
Yay for a podcast! Well let me know if you have any questions. I may know a thing or two lol
Thanks! I continue to watch and rewatch your videos over the month of discovering you and other minimal, slow living moms and absorb the energy and information. I struggle still with comparing and figuring out what things to take to be my vision of good life from all your good talks and advice and definitely know my life has been better with yall in it. Im coming off my medications and doing more therapy to heal deeper so i can learn to be happy and stop surviving. Do you have any advice on mom life and how to help with development more? My toddler is pretty behind in all areas even with therapies and im trying to cut back on tv and store trips and stimulating toys but its hard habits to break. I stuggle to stay present. Also advice for connecting with husbands more, i have no sex drive and him upset about all my decluttering and negative thinking doesnt help lol ❤
Thank you! I did a podcast episode with my husband might help ❤️❤️ ua-cam.com/video/FH67_rdOeAk/v-deo.htmlsi=v-Lm7S_k5Ve9Pivf
“Minerals, baby!” That’s right. Love my herbal infusions too.
Yes! 👍🏻
I just discovered your UA-cam channel today, I had felt like you are a believer but I didn’t know till now! Thank you for being such a blessing. Can’t wait to binge-watch all your videos tomorrow when the baby takes his nap 😁😁
Yes 🙌🏻. We love Jesus! Thanks for watching!
Wow I haven’t found another UA-camr who believes in so much of the same stuff as me; minimalism, healthy eating, unschooling, a fellow Christian…..so many things in common!!
I just found your channel and it’s by far my favorite channel to watch and find some peace. The one thing I would suggest is to stock up your pantry. Our country will be facing a food shortage in the near future. Also, as crazy as it sounds we are headed into a depression. If you can please take a moment and check out Appalachian Homestead with Patara on UA-cam. I believe God is using her to reach as many people as possible to warn them of what is coming.
I’m so sorry for the long post, again I LOOOVE your channel! Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for watching Angela ❤️
Dude got to get the podcast. Yeah yeah yeah that’s what I’m thinkin.
Wherever you go, there you are. -Goethe
Can you do a homeschool day in the life?
I definitely will be taking more about homeschooling. That could be a great video!
@@MadisunGray thank you!
Are you still plant based?
I love your videos! Thanks for sharing 💕
Yes we are! Thanks Taylor! ❤️
How old were your kids when you started homeschooling? We have 2 little girls that were planning on homeschooling
What was that children’s book you mentioned in another video that was a favorite of your children? I looked on your amazon storefront but I don’t think you listed it.
Hi Heather- was it Slow Down? Kids love this one! amzn.to/3PY06pr
Man, I felt like the location/where to live dissatisfaction was just us....is that a feature of our whole generation? You're the first I've heard to talk about it so forthrightly.
Where did you get your ring?
They are both hammered stainless steel from etsy.
Have you ever read; Ten ways to destroy the imagination of your child by Esolen? I think you’d like it.
Where will you live next?
Check out Roots and Refuge for an amazing Jesus loving lady gardening!!
Thanks, I’ll check that out. ❤️
Do you have tv and if so , do your kids watch
We don’t have a TV.
@@MadisunGray I love that
What was the name of the podcast again :)
It’s still in the works, but Slow + Simple Life 👍🏻
open.spotify.com/show/4ACbxyxZqYbxFmplyKq0Di?si=RkBi4y3KSLKD4U4q99Gxfg
Thank you!
Is it better to sell stuff or donate?
I donate most.
Oh man, that noisy toy "disappeared"...what a shame lol
Hahah