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Hi everyone! Just wanted to say you don’t need to comment on my mattress... I know there is info out there that says it could mold, it hasn’t. I would appreciate slowing down the unsolicited advice. As I said in the beginning, this is just me sharing what I do and you are free to do the same 👍
I never even heard of that. As a teenager, I slept on a mattress on the floor for 5 years. When I got married, we slept on a mattress for 4-5 years. Never had mold, never had bugs. In fact, my partner never had a back problem until we got a bed frame.
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"I don't own a mixer"
"I have mixed feelings about this"
girl how did those feelings get mixed
Probably by hand
sheer will power
"I have no bleach in my house" why is my first thought, damn she better not murder anyone then 🤦♀️😂. I should take a break from the true crime docs
How do you keep your whites bright if you don’t have bleach?
Casey meyers you can use Mexican soap jabón zote. It’s a huge bar of soap, biodegradable. Also use hot water when washing.
Casey meyers just don't wear white problem solved
Abigail Myers I don’t except for socks.
LoL You might not be wrong about that true crime break.
The ‘instruction’ trinkets as I call them. In the bathroom, there is a ‘relax’ trinket above the bath. In the living room ‘family’ on the fireplace. In the kitchen... ‘cook’.... I know what each of these rooms are for. I don’t need instructions on what to do 😂
As someone else mentioned, keeping your bed on the ground can invite mold, but equally important for where you live, it can trap bugs/pests. I kept my mattress on the floor in college then when I moved and lifted it up found a whole menagerie of dead bugs. For long term bed directly on floor usage you should treat it like an actual futon (not the folding bed, the actual kind) and air it out regularly. If it's a more stiff mattress, just lifting it up and tipping it against the wall for a few hours should suffice. If it's really soft you may want to drape it over a chair.
Also, foodsafe diatomaceous earth is a life saver. It's death on contact to anything with an exoskeleton and is harmless otherwise! Easy to vacumn up too.
@@Kiterpuss you have to be careful with diatomaceous earth when you have pets because they can curiously sniff at it and get it up their nose/inhale it which is not a good time.
What about using a bunk bed for more than one person or using a hammock?
@@shipuku0305 hammocks don't really support your back... bunk beds are cool!
@@vii6429 ooo, i didn't really think about that. But there are some air suspended beds or sitting beds. I think sleeping bags would maybe be good too. Your'e right, bunk beds are so cool
I think it’s so important that we continue to talk about how expensive and wasteful performative femininity is and how forcing it on people is harmful. I’m so happy you are comfortable being yourself!
Hear, hear! I almost never wear makeup anymore, not even to work (I am an accountant), only for special occasions. I also chopped my hair and have a faux-hawk now, easier for upkeep. I virtually never buy jewelry, clothes, or shoes unless somethings breaks and I need to replace it. I am the happiest I have ever been in terms of self-value and it's very inexpensive to live this way.
Forcing it on people and societal standards are awful but there are people that just enjoy it. I went through a time when I did my nails all the time because to me it was an artistic expression.
@@ashleynoble2880 I support that of course, and I’m glad you are able to do something you enjoy
I agree. I used to think I *had* to wear makeup to appear professional. It was almost exclusively the only times I would wear makeup. Thankfully, someone corrected my misperception and now I rarely wear makeup at all.
*I don’t use conditioner*
*laughs in 4c curly hair while living in Arizona *
*cries in 3B in Washington*
I did switch from shampoo to cleansing oil tho
I think the conditioner is the one thing on this list I can't live without..... I am not even high maintenance hair and rarely use heat or hairspray..... but my hair is unruly and angry without conditioner....
Yeah I wish I could get away with not using conditioner with my curls. My hair would just poof into a lions mane.
I have shampoo, #1 conditioner, #2 conditioner, deep conditioner, hair gel and a diffuser. Belive it or not, thats minimal lol
Yup, 2C here & I can’t go without conditioner! My hair is healthy but mainstream people wouldn’t count it as such because it’s wavy and wurly, and doesn’t lay smooth like 1A & 1B hair types do.
Ok I have a theory- I've heard from several minimalists that they grew up in households that maximalist. My theory is that growing up in that environment and not being able to control the clutter produces more minimalists. Thoughts?
I think that's true for some. If you checkout r/minimalism on reddit you'll see that in some posts.
I can attest to that 🙋♀️ I wouldn't call myself a minimalist, but I do try to not keep so many things around. Growing up, my mom liked to keep many unnecessary items. She did it to send stuff to her family in Mexico, but I still felt cluttered often.
I think my dad is a hoarder so u might be right
I think it also works in the reverse, minimalists/frugal produce more minimalists: my parents had a lot of kids to buy for so we always got one quality coat/pair of shoes/bathing suit/special occasion outfit and it needed to last until we grew out of it and hopefully after so it could be handed down.
I grew up in a maximalist type of home. We had a huugggeee house with a pool and I was definitely spoiled with getting anything I wanted basically. My dad has also always been a bit of a hoarder so my parents have always had to have large homes to keep all their shit. Now I never want to live in a large space and I am always trying to simplify my life. I currently live in a 1.5 bedroom apartment and it feels like way too much space so now I’m trying to move to a studio. Me and my brother talk about how we grow up and neither one of us wants to live in a huge house or have so much stuff so I definitely think that made us more “minimalist” even though I don’t call myself that.
People who live in four season and the weather goes from -20 to 40 Celsius. Hmmm yeah I have a lot of clothes but need them🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂
I’m lucky ... I live in New Orleans. Very tropical with blips of fall or spring “weather”. Only gets “cold” here & there. So, same clothes all year - keep a sweater, jacket s& a coat in the closet! Some days you’ll go through all 3 in one day 😂😂
Yup, like, winter on a dress? Tights are not enough 😭 summer on pants? Impossible.
Oof yeah, Coastal states in the US are the worst. We range from -10 F to 100+ F and get everything from two day ice sheets to heatwave hell to standing water from rain. Tack on the ridiculous expectations put on the professional woman and her appearance and the amount of clothing gets absurd.
And it goes +30 to +8 IN ONE WEEK (: Teljesen átérzem! 😂😂
+ Daniella I feel you, I live in Finland and the weather goes - 25 to +30 °c
The wall of crosses, a staple in every Texas mother’s home.
It's disgusting.
Hee hee. Not this Texas mother. ;)
Nope
We love our stand mixer! Makes it 1000x easier for our house to be lower waste. We make our own sandwich bread weekly, as well as whipped cream, other pastries, and we use it to shred/spiralize veggies, I'm also looking forward to trying to make our own butter with it!
I was gifted a second hand one and I like it a lot.
Yes! I think some kitchen appliances totally help lowering waste like a coffee maker for people who drink lots of coffee..
I was dying for a kitchen aid but after doing a lot of research I went with a brahn food processor that came with all of the attachments you'd have to buy in addition to the mixer. It mixes, whips, chops, dices, spirals, everything.
Don’t forget to tell people about the census as well! Everyone needs to count so that we are properly represented and funded.
“Very basic fall Shelbi” I felt that. Also I really love the term eco-minimalism, it’s exactly the way I want to live. Feels so stress-free!!!
On the mixer: finding a hand crank mixer might fit your lifestyle.
Home gym?? Lol... I lived for my hand-mixed everything! Then, news flash, I have fibromyalgia & RA. Needing more power for my dough recipes, I splurged for a mixer that was bulletproof! Game changer!!!
@@XOJOjenio Cool, would u mind sharing which HCM you purchased?:-)
Eletric handmixers are easy to find second hand and actually better for baking than kitchen aids etc
Yaas. You can find sturdy ones second hand.
@@carlatoppins8567 Kitchen-Aid Professional 600. I truly love it!!! I make iced cream, sausages, milk my own grains, grind our meats - I have every attachment except pasta making ones.
I miss the old-fashioned ways. My weak-azz body won’t let me do it 🥴 My mom’s family is Amish & we were taught amazing skills.
I only like fake plants in terms of holiday decorations. For example, fake poinsettias that you reuse every Christmas or a fake Christmas tree that you reuse every Christmas, etc.
Fake poinsettias are good for folk w animals like my family and I. We’ve always had cats so my mom would decorate w fake poinsettias so the cats wouldn’t chew them. They need to be cleaned tho cause they get dusty after a few years lol 😂
@@HighsideOfJupiter True, I think the ones my family has are over 10 years old but we still use them
Same, I have pets and having a fake tree is way better for us since real pine trees are toxic to cats
I definitely prefer real plants but there are some areas that get NO sun and aesthetically look way better with one. There def are plants that tolerate no light but they aren’t living their best life lol
And older people with asthma or lung disease my grandma always had so many fake plants all around her apartment because she had asthma and all these long diseases but she loved plants so she would always have all these fake plants
I have never owned, and will never own, a rolling pin. I use a chilled wine bottle instead, which works really well for pie crust. I learned recently that my great grandmother also rolled her dough with a wine bottle. ❤
ah same! I use a water bottle!
I do own one, but almost ALL of my kitchen utensils are purchased from either thrift or antique stores-the old stuff is dirt cheap and lasts so much longer than new stuff.
@@spingirl8240 same, I JUST bought a vintage Pyrex glass rolling pin for £2. It should have been at least 15 if not more. I love second hand shops
@@Shelbizleee haha. Don't Imagine you can live where I live without it. We honestly use it at least 2 times a day
I really love the term "eco-minimalism" , it is much more stress free
The second you said no paper towels I was like "WHAT ABOUT CAT PUKE?" Napkins, got it! Ever since I started using sweedish dish cloths I stopped buying paper towels. I'm still using a 3-pack I got in the beginning of the year (for cat barf.) Absolute game changer, those cloths!!
I need to hear more about swedish dish cloths apparently. What do you do with the cat puke that gets stuck to the towel? Does it just go in with the rest of your laundry??
I use dedicated cleaning wash cloths & just wash them.
I would be real concerned if a guest asked me for bleach...
Hahaha, same
I pretty much only bust out the bleach if by baby had pooped in the bath tub. He’s 2 and potty trained now so thankfully that hasn’t happened in a while! Comes in handy for disinfecting cloth diapers if you get yeast or buy used ones.
might be for cleaning out a period oopsie -- ie one of those days you wear nice, white underwear and aunt flo comes over unexpectedly ;)
@@cynoglav9665 that's what hydrogen peroxide is for. Gets those stains out stat
I can’t even imagine combing my hair after showering if I didn’t use conditioner. I’d just rip half of it out lol
I have curly hair that needs extra love, but I found that olive oil works perfectly for me, it's even better than conditioner. (Of course there is a specific method to apply it properly)
I hate hair conditioner, but I do use Garnier anti Friz serum it makes it so easy to comb through
Not sure if you will see my message after all this time. I just found your channel, and have been binging on it. I am a 50 yr old female, and I am happy to see youth such as yourself advocate for the environment and minimalism. It is really important so I hope you keep it up. 12 years ago I decided to purchase titanium rimless glasses and have had the same ones now for 3 prescription updates. I got tired of throwing away dozens and dozens of plastic and wired glasses. They typically crack and break when new lenses are required. Like you, only real live plants, no figurines, holiday decor, throw pillows, nail polish. Purchases are almost always a regret I have found over the years.
I love the cat just chilling in the background peeking around the plant hahaha
Between your "She's on another level" face and "she has hella chickens," this video brought me so much joy 😂
I have bras but I literally never wear them anymore. Time to declutter! Free the girls 😅
I have to admit, I feel uncomfortable wearing nothing (like, I don't like the way my shirts feel on my bare chest), but I mostly wear wireless or bralettes now! It's wonderful
If they're not too worn out, I would suggest donating them to organizations that provide bras to women in shelters! If they're a bit too worn, there are companies that accept donations for fabric recycling!
@@erikafernandez2499 great idea! thanks!
@@giishaw92 yess!!
@@giishaw92 same, wearing nothing tends to invite chafing for me and my girls feel better supported with bras since I have a mid-sized chest (getting to be a bit too big for a C cup). I can imagine some girls with more massive boobs feeling like they need them too. Also, sports bras are a godsend given that I do a lot of high-impact activities like running and HIIT as it is quite uncomfortable without one lol. So I do wear bras. Maybe I'll switch to bralettes too, I have come to notice how uncomfortable underwire bras are!!!!
Shelbi has mixed feelings about mixers lol
I was very hesitant about having a mixer- space, cost, also not sure if i would use it a lot.I received one as a gift and now I use it all the time. Pizza pasta dough, bread, mashed potatoes! Love it!
I have swapped most of my beauty products for ones that do not contain any plastic! I use reusable cotton wipes, solid shampoo, solid showergel, solid make up remover and solid shaving cream! Works perfectly and a lot less waste! I also use an organicup (which I can really recommend!).
I also like to use a cotton reusable bag to take my bread to school instead of using a plastic one.
Baby steps but I try my best :)
For people wanting to cut down on furniture clutter in the bedroom: Instead of a bed frame, which is entirely useless, you can instead get a captain's bed. It's basically a long, wide dresser that your mattress sits on. I have a foam mattress so no box spring needed Mine is twin-sized with six very large drawers. The drawers don't go all the way to the back of the frame, leaving about a 9-inch gap where I can put things behind the drawers. This space is where I store all my sentimental or rarely used items, and also where I put dry goods for long-term prepper storage. This type of bed made it possible for me to get rid of a dresser, a chest, and two plastic bins. Each drawer has a purpose and the amount of items I own of that type are not allowed to exceed what I can fit in the drawers. I feel that this is a wonderful system for children, especially, but adults can certainly pretty much clear their rooms of everything but a desk, reading chair, and bed.
I don’t know what it is but fake plants get me so heated lol 😩
Why? I think they’re a great option to decorate a space for people who can’t or don’t have time to take care of plants. Obviously don’t buy more than you need, but we shouldn’t shame people for doing things that make them happy.
mlynn998 I just really don’t understand why something that is so natural and pure is getting made into something plastic and toxic for the environment just because people don’t have a green thumb I don’t think that’s a very good excuse to buy something plastic that’s meant to be good for the planet. There’s many ways to decorate that don’t involve plastic but I definitely don’t go around shaming people for buying them I just really do not like the whole “fake plants thing” it just kind of makes me sad
Kay Kay honestly, if you have an air purifier or a good air filter, you don’t get much dust. Dusting is also only a once a month type thing as opposed to taking care of a plant which is a significantly greater time commitment.
Jasmin Castillo some people also don’t have any light in places but still want the look of plants to liven up the space. Fake plants aren’t the reason the planet is being destroyed anyway. It’s the big corporations.
As someone who is living in Middle-Eastern-Europe in a 5,5 squaremeter room which used to be an outer toilet back in the soviet years before the apartments in our building had bathrooms, in the daytime I only have enough light to not fall from the stairs when I’m going down, It can be very useful. I always hated that there was no green in my room bc the lack of natural light, but now i have a few fake plants and feel so much better.
Hi Shelbi! Book recommendation: I just read this great book on holiday 'The Great Derangement' (Ghosh, 2016) which is kind of a philosophers stance on how literature/arts/media needs to stop writing climate change as accusatory/uncanny and focus more on collective action and climate justice. Messages like eco-minimalism, that living more sustainably is not about guilt and sacrifice but actually makes your life better: "how inseparable is the bond between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace."
no cook books? no hair dryer? no coffee maker? we can't be friends anymore.. haha.
i air dry my hair...was at night and it drys as i sleep...you literally do not need a hair dryer.
Ella 123 her comment was a joke. Check out her channel. She and Shelby are two peas in a pod.
@@EllaMitsch123 I wish my hair dried that fast. I have curly hair as long as Shelby's. It takes days to fully dry if i air dry it
@@EllaMitsch123 I do because I have thick hair that takes 4 hours to air dry andwith -20F winters it's a must!
Wait but if you have a friend who has all of them...free real estate :D
The funny thing is is that having grown up poor, I've already been doing everything you've listed XD
Yess 😅
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Wait....you have THREE cats?! Why have we never seen the other cats?!
that's exactly what I was thinking!
The other cats are her sisters.:)
Curious about your stance on Rent the Runway or Nuuly where you rent clothes? Obviously not financially the smartest thing but renting could definitely be more sustainable for occasions where you need something different than what is normally in your wardrobe!
It's good for special occasions but any frequent delivery service it is not going for the environment
I want to know her stance as well.
They don't really work from my body shape because I'm so short. It's hard to buy clothes at 4'10.
I might argue that renting clothing has far less impact than purchasing and disposing it; especially for people who would only wear an item once or twice anyway (which sadly is most people). Nuuly was hugely helpful for my transition to a more minimalist wardrobe... as I was massively downsizing the clothes I own I still had a few pieces that were new to me each month that scratched the itch of novelty. Once I fine-tuned my wardrobe, I loved wearing everything I had enough that I didn't feel the need for that novelty anymore so I canceled the service. Really helped me break the habit of purchasing that I was in before, plus helped reinforce the lesson that the rush I feel from getting something new wears of super fast.
@@morganellabean but my question is shipping and handling. Those are very helpful points and I agree with what your saying but what exactly is their carbon foot print? What is their packaging like?
Even if we take out the fact that fake plants are made of crappy materials, they are just dust collectors and not fun for allergies. They are so tacky.
I have some fake plants because the kinds I like are toxic to my cats. I was lucky to find ones which look great, don´t look tacky and as for dust - you need to clean the real ones as well as the plastic ones.
@@TristessaEm you make a fair point. I don't get some plants that I love either for my allergies.
The faux plants have gotten much more real looking. I only use faux foliage for fall and Christmas because real leaves crunch.
Exactly!! I'd rather buy real plants
My bathroom has no window so I have a fake plant there. Lol
I just had a mattress on the floor but once I hit 6 months pregnant my body just couldnt do it anymore so we got a box spring nd metal bed frame from goodwill and I can actually sleep comfortably and get up easier now at 7 months
I had my mattress of the floor for over a year and was just gifted a frame. I swear I sleep so much better now even though intuitively that’s doesn’t make much sense. I won’t go back to a floor mattress!
YEEEESS i missed you!!!! :-)) not that you left, it was just a long week
The same hire
Haha I felt this
Hey girl ✌🏼 BUY A MIXER!! I got the “pro” series for the horsepower... I make a lot of doughs. And, it’ll last forever with care 😁 we all fought over who gets my Grandma’s mixer from the late 40s/early 50s 😂😂😂 my Cousin still uses it, DAILY!! I use mine all of the time!!! I own every attachment except the pasta ones. I just don’t eat a lot of pasta 🍝 But, I mill my own flours & grains; grind spices; grind meats & make sausages; juice fresh fruits; make ice creams, sorbets & sherbets; make breads, cookies, pizza doughs any “dough” based items; mix or mashed roots veggies... and, so much more!!! GET A POWERFUL MIXER & YOU WILL BE ADDICTED!!!
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Thank you! For the not buying canvas art, I’m an artist and it upsets me, I don’t have a single canvas that has words on it, a could cross stitches I’ve made but they are Christmas themes.
I currently work in a bakery and, as a result, am saving up for a mixer. It's one of those kitchen appliances that you COULD get by without, but it's so nice to have and genuinely makes cooking/baking a lot easier. I'm a very slapdash cook and will make do without a lot of appliances, but a stand mixer has been a target item of mine for a reason.
I have never understood decorative pillows. They seem so pointless to me.
I already received my absentee ballot and turned it back in! I voted more than a month early!
I know right!!! I just went and ordered new furniture at the store and I'm getting a couch and chair and it comes with 5 throw pillows 😲. Why???? 🤷 and......if I don't won't them it still cost the same 🤔🤯
My grandma found my Kitchen Aid stand mixer at a garage sale for $30 😍 Her best garage sale find to date!
I've always thought seasonal decor was so strange. I hear people in the States saying they're going to decorate for fall or spring and I just get so confused ahahahaha
i get holidays but not seasons
As someone who lives in the US, I also think it is strange when people decorate for each season. My mom did this growing up and I know a lot of peers who do too (all of them are women).
It mostly stems from agrarian traditions is my understanding, and it's like inviting in the new season. It makes less sense with our modern lives, since we are generally less beholden to the seasons for food and stuff, but it's kind of like a hold over from by gone times where you needed to prepare for each season. Such traditions like spring cleaning or fall canning are examples. Even though we don't shut up our homes in the winter and we don't lack food in the winter.
I think it's a nice way to keep oneself more tied to the seasons, but it does invite a lot of clutter. So to each their own.
@@JadeIsChronicallyTired thats something that i actually love, it makes the passing of time exciting, reassuring, comforting, gives me smth to look forward to and celebrate. its such an old tradition afterall
yesss someone else who just doesnt care about nail polish enough to use it! I've always been terrible at painting my nails, so I just stopped doing them ever... i do still have some old polishes at home, but i only ever use them for like craft projects and stuff like that
I have a handbag because it's useful. I need it to keep things like my phone and purse easily accessible.
Also bras. I have big boobs and I need my bras. My boobs are really painful and make my back hurt if they're not supported.
They don't make sustainable bras in my size though. I need a 32FF. I have no interest in anything non wired (including Lara Intimates. I've tried one of their bras and they do not work for me) and sister sizing is a myth. Sustainable bras are usually tiny bralettes in S/M/L sizing. They're rarely in bra sizing, almost never in a FF and never both wired and unlined.
Oh wow, that sounds terrible... 😵😩
I have to wear a bra or I have terrible pain between my shoulder blades. I feel your pain.
This is my favorite kind of video. I just downloaded Instagram just so I can follow you. You’re the best!
OMG thank you so much 🙈
When I want my hair wavy I put my hair into two braids once it's mostly dry and sleep on it. Super easy.
I also own just a few nail polishes. I feel like my hands are my worst feature so nail polish makes me feel so much better about their appearance. I use a skin toned color on my finger nails & a "fun" color on my toes when I'm up to it. I agree it's a waste of time to do all the time but when I'm wanting a boost in confidence I'll slap on some nail polish.
I sleep in 2 braids every night and then i either put it down curled. Or most of the time leave them all the next day cause im way lazy and dont like to do my hair in the morning
Pin curles and rag curles are also amazing!
Thanks for the video - I know this sounds weird but it’s very calming hanging out with you on here. It’s been a long day.
not weird at all! I totally get it and am glad I could be here for you (:
I agree!!!! My hubby is now hooked on her videos - he’s slowly changing his “convenient store” lifestyle & thinking long term about so much!!!! His mom & I tried; but, it’s more productive coming from a fresh source. Shelbi has MADE A DIFFERENCE in my home & our lives
Awesomeness! So I found you on an episode of 'The Minimalists' and dig your EM game. I am looking into paper towel alternatives, as I use a ton of em on a regular. Since COVID though I have not purchased bottled water, instead have invested in a water filter (kitchen faucet). I saw a documentary on NF regarding the impact it has on the environment. In any case Ty for sharing. Btw, you have an absolutely beautiful, gorgeous, and tranquil abode. Do share how you decorated it.😉:)
For cleaning, a rag bag of cut up old tshirts is so handy. Wash on hot water with vinegar and reuse a thousand times 🙌🏽
@@MNeathway Thanx A Bunch will do.👍:-)
I have my grandma's handheld mixer from the 70s and it's still working great!
I have my great grandmas, I had to rewire it a couple of years ago, but it's still going strong.
@@danielaharrison4601 Fantastic!
I had no idea how much hair products I used until I cut my hair reaaaaal short. Now shampoos and conditioners last
SO much more. Also I started using cloth napkins because I’m a really a messy eater, and keep old paper ones for guests and parties.
Heres something weird i do. Not only do i not use conditior i use a shower bar called hope that is both body soap and shampoo. My hair has honestly never been better. And its so cheap compared to having shampoo, conditioner, face soap, and body soap.
I am so glad you put a link to register to vote! I have had no idea where or how to register to vote, but I went on that website and have submitted my application! Shelby you can count on me to vote!
Can’t wait for my first eco-fall! 🍂
I'm really interested in how you keep your hair soft and healthy if you don't use conditioner. Can you do a hair video?
I absolutely love nail polish! However, I only buy vegan, cruelty-free and toxin-free ones, which makes me feel a lot better.
About the mixer; do most Americans only have a mixer machine? In Europe, the most common thing is simply to have a hand-held mixer.
About the work-out accessories; if you really need weight for a specific exercise, you can use water bottles, a yoga mat can be substituted by towels on the floor and they are so many videos about bodyweight exercises, which does not require any tools at all!
I second the handheld mixer thing! Theyre also pretty easy to find secondhand.
I'm from the U.S. I actually just use a wooden spoon to mix everything, even icing!
(Speaking as an American with a stand mixer) I think the main draw of having a "mixer" is less that it can make icing or whipped cream or whatever, but more because of the versatility of the product, as most mixers can mix, whisk, knead dough, make pasta shapes etc. Also, they're real lifesavers when a recipe is like "knead for 15 minutes" or "mix (super difficult to mix thing)" and you've been carrying heavy stuff around your minimum-wage job all day and can't be bothered
What brand of nail polish do you use? 😊
I love nail polish too! It brings me joy and is relaxing to do my nails.
Putting your mattress on the ground, without space for it to breathe, is actually really bad for your mattress. You have a chance of getting mold.
I’ve heard about this so I keep checking but no issues. I feel this is probably very rare and if not I’ll just keep an eye on it
I was thinking exactly the same! Matress needs some air circulation. In the worst case, put some wooden pallets underneath your matress. If the mold starts showing on the outside, the inside is already full of it!
@@Shelbizleee futons have a special moisture wicking under sheet that helps repel mold. Worth looking into to put under your mattress :)
Many people outside the US don’t use bed frames and nothing happens...
Depends of climates you living in and if you air your bed and bedding as well you should flops them every few months
I don't own any sponges! It's a huge change for me bc my parents always had them. Purposefully got a scrub brush, castille soap, and had a friend to crochet some rags. Also no dryer sheets or liquid detergent. Not
huge things for most, but big for my life and creating my new home.
What a great video! I've just wanted to say one thing: if you have a good materace, a bed frame is really useful, because it allows the materace to breathe properly and to work a lot better in general. By buying a bedftraame, you're making your materace last you way longer :)
Mattress *
I want to do a capsule wardrobe so badly, but with Florida weather it doesn't make sense to me. I keep my tank tops in my closet year round because sometimes I will wear them in January. Especially over a cardigan. The "it's 50 degrees in the morning but then goes up to 80 degrees in the afternoon" weather makes it so difficult. And I wear cardigans year round since I'm always cold. But honestly pairing my fall colored cardigans over my neutral tank tops truly makes everything feel like a new wardrobe.
LOL same honestly. My capsule just has layering pieces for Fall & Winter but my tops stay in the rotation year round
Hi Shelbi!!!! I would love to see a sustainable hair care video. Your hair is so beautiful, and I would love to find out how you do it!! love your channel.
I'm also basically in the no-conditioner camp. About once a week I do an oil mask I make myself (made of coconut oil, avocado oil, cocoa powder, and rosemary oil) and let it sit for half a day, and then shampoo. For times when I'm traveling, I have a bar conditioner that I buy locally which I really enjoy. I found my hair started looking and feeling much better after I stopped using traditional conditioners.
I love your approach to minimalism. sustainability is definitely a part of my journey as well ❤
kitchenaid is the only mixer that I know of that can be multipurpose. It can ground meat and create sheets from veggies.
Lots of great advice . Love your kitty playing. Good job.
I love what you said about dry shampoo!! I totally agree it doesn’t work and why do I keep buying it and using It. It’s just a waste!! I think hearing you say it hopefully means I’m done.
My mixer was actually passed down to me from my grandma and I’m obsessed. I use it all the time!!
Cosplay has been my new excuse for buying things for "special occasions" 😂 and I make sure I can make multiple looks with them if I can.
It's the slightly panicked "Tippy could go under there and I couldn't get to him" for me. 😹
Loooove our stand mixer so much!! Could not live without it. We have a nice quality one that should last a lifetime
Be careful not having ventilation under your bed. Lift up you mattress in the morning and it will probably be wet underneath. Over time that moisture can turn to mold. Id suggest putting your mattress on a box spring on the floor. Loved all the other tips though!!
No autumn decoration, no nails polished no, little figures,
And I reusing gift bags and wrapping paper to pack other gifts and afterwards asking them if they planing do with it if they do not reusing it I'm thinking it back my in-laws looked at my like I'm crazy on being now they started doing it as well after a few years saying I'm cheap
Anyone else out here naming their plants?
I keep getting weird looks from friends when I talk about my babies Planthony and Fern
Tatty v that’s me I always name my plants! My calathea is named Calliope
Of course! I am a houseplant newbie... as old as I am 😂😂😂 SHELBBBBZZZ! Please make a beginner plant care video series!
My plant's name is Al 😄
Oh gosh, I name everything.
Mona, is my Monsterra :)
When she says she doesn't own a bra
👁👄👁
me a breastfeeding mom wishing I could go bra-less
Totally not trying to be creepy, but how long have you been breastfeeding? I’m 18 months in and I don’t leak at all anymore!
@@kristinavee1012 13 months, and you didn't sound creepy at all 🥰
@@notbeingsarcastic5947 Do it anyway. It's all about loving how you look and feel because comfort matters too. My daughter is still nursing at 32 months so you better believe my 👀 are some of the most deflated sandbags out there, and I enjoy going braless as much as I can. As long as it's not a see-through shirt or something I could flop out of, then who's to say I can't.
@@hopestafford3250 my problem is I will be soaked and so would my shirt 🥴if I finally stop leaking then YES I will throw my bras away LOL
I feel you.
I stopped using a bed frame back in high school (about 10 years ago) and honestly best choice. Under the bed was where all things would get shoved and lost, and now I can utilize it as a couch space basically
I literally shouted YASSSSS on the plastic plants part!! Preach, you goddess!
Exactly for the plastic plants! Its truly the exact opposite. Thanks for the register to vote message. I sooo support everything u said in this video.
Not saying you have to use it, but if anyone wants to get dry shampoo to work, the best way to use it is at night. Spray a generous amount on roots and then just leave it, dont brush or touch it. When you wake up the ashiness is gone and theres no dirty feeling because its been absorbing the oil as it comes up all night, which is better than spraying it over top of oiliness in the morning.
Used to have bed on the floor, it was just fine. But now I live in Arizona, and SCORPIONS. So yeah, bed off floor is a must. And I'm cool now with the cats hiding under it, I rarely need to coax them out for anything.
Abouy seasonal decor: I do not own any. But what I do is have a different scented candle for every season. Magnolia for spring, berries for summer, old wood for fall and apple cinnamon for winter😍 such a scent changes the whole atmosphere in you room and I don't feel the need for any other decorations
Very cool tips!! I don't label myself as a "minimalist" but I live off-grid in Hawaii with my husband and 2 dogs in a 500 sf house. So a lot of things people own we don't! Things with heating elements, toasters, microwaves, or clothes dryer. (I do own a hair dryer and flat iron - I have thick unruly hair and on sunny days I have enough solar to use them). We don't own any holiday decor, any fake plants, and only one of whatever is functional, we make most of our own cleaning products, use reusable rags, for kitchen we have minimal cooking utensils, no dish washer. Basically it's the nature of living a small space off of the land, there is just no room for things that aren't useful. 🙏🙏
I used to not have a mixer, then I was given a Kitchen Aid stand mixer by a family friend that was older. It was a wedding present when she was young. When she moved into a retirement home she gave it to me. It has lasted decades. She said she replaced the motor (or something like that) and the bowl once. It has been a game-changer.
I use a backpack, too. Bras though, I have to have to use or things would be disastrous, lol.
I'm here for the plants
Okay so. I was given my kitchenaid mixer as a Christmas gift literally eight years ago. It still works like it is BRAND new. When it popped up on my memories on facebook I was shocked at how long I have owned it. I also use it for more than just baking! We have the grinder attachment which we use to make our own sausage, and the pasta extruder to make our own short pasta. If you really want it, I think it is worth taking the plunge.
You have to be careful when you put a mattress on the floor. We did that too, and it started to mould.
youve taught me so much in the few years ive been watching you and i just wanted to say i appreciate you and your content so so much!
A bed frame creates circulation which is good for your respiratory health. If you don't have one, make sure you clean very well under the mattress regularly :)
Been binging your videos the past few days and was running out of ones I haven't seen! Perfect timing 🤗
I binge watched all of your videos during lockdown earlier this year. Learned so much❤️, new subscriber here🤗
7:00 there are some sustainable nail polish brands. When I was younger, painting my nails was sooooo therapeutic! That’s why I loved painting my nails!
I use baby powder in my hair when I need to help reduce the oil in it, I also have naturally oily curly hair, I only wash it 2-3 times a week, since the more I wash it, the oily it becomes. I have accepted that it will look dirty either by the end of that day or the next day after it has been washed. I have a stand mixer I got when I turned 16 and will be 30 in May. It was refurbished and has been one of the better birthday presents I have gotten by far.
I actually highly reccomend a mixer! I used to mix everything by hand which works for a lot of stuff but to get a consistent smooth consistency fast a mixer has made a huge difference
I stopped buying paper towels back in the '00s, I'm surprised how many of my friends have never considered this as an option. I stopped using bleach then too, but since I started fostering cats, bleach is back in my life. It is better to bleach all the toys and bedding between cats than the throw it all away with every litter of kittens that comes in my house.
I do have a ridiculous number of small kitchen appliances, but my philosophy is if it gets me eating more fresh food at home then that is a win. When things break I try to fix them, even/especially electronics.
I’m so appreciative of your videos, advice and sharing your journey.
I am new to researching ways to be more eco friendly and living a more sustainable lifestyle.
What I’ve quickly learned is everyone is different and we need to respect that. Just like every other aspect of each other’s lives. You can share your thoughts but if it’s not for us we move on to the next one.
For me personally I love having my nails done and I love purses. This is not something I would give up. But that doesn’t minimize your opinion nor does it make me a bad person who doesn’t care about our world.
Thanks again for sharing. I am really looking forward to making steps for myself and my family to improve how we treat our planet day to day.
No iron or ironing board here! We got rid of ours over 2 years ago and have never missed it!
I'm new to your content, and I'm trying my best to reduce the amount of waste that my house puts out...
Totally with you on the plastic plants, but unless you grow all of your houseplants from seeds, then how they get to your home isn't as "green" as people think. They're mass grown in huge greenhouses with massive heaters that rely on electricity to keep them on for a lot of the year, a lot of them are imported, and use harmful pesticides to keep them looking their best when they get to their respective sellers. Not a judgment at all, just food for though. Love your channel! ❤️
Excellent, practical advice. Thank you.
The figurine thing is so funny because after I started decluttering I decluttered half of my snowman collection. When you collect things people always by them for you but I just kept my favorite most special ones. In hindsight it makes no sense to have a bookshelf full of things that weren’t special/favorites.
I love this, so much. People think I’m strange for not owning so many things listed in this video! Random example, I don’t own a tv. I don’t care for tv, if I want to watch something(I live in an apartment on my own) I’ll use my phone. 🤷🏻♀️
I totally agree on the wall canvas! What I'm working on now instead for wall decoration is buying frames at thrift stores and printing out photos from my travels. That way I get both wall art and something to remember my travels from instead of souvenirs.
You can easily find stand mixers second hand out if you do eventually decide to make the leap! Especially around Christmas when everyone is either upgrading their or have received new ones as gifts