I’ve started going through my phone photos and deleting all the bad ones or duplicates. My goal is to only have 300 pictures from the month which is still a lot. Ideally it would be less than 100 but I’ll get there. It’s hard when my kids are young and cute. I make photo books for every year. It takes a lot of time and energy to make it nice. My daughter is 2 1/2 and likes to look through them.
I am in the process of organizing my digital photos now. I work on it little by little every week because it certainly is a lot to go through. I've chosen to go with a hard drive. I know it's not the safest, but I have tried several online options and nothing feels right. I categorize it by person (I have a family of 6). Then year with one folder labeled "Birthday" in each person's folder. Then there is a general "Holidays" Folder and "Misc Family Fun" where I dump the random events we all do together. You look amazing, I love this video. Thank you so much for sharing.
I just did one of the biggest declutters I’ve ever done and it’s really inspired me to make January and February no/low spend months. I hope we get to hear more about your experience with that!
Yeoiiii happy new yearrr Michelle and to ur family n friends as well !!. Hope you have an amazing day, don't overwork yourself, please have a good amount of sleep to you, your friends and family too Michelle ! 😁.
We save our photos onto an external hard drive since our first was born (and our greeting cards too, I take photos of these but keep really special ones to save space). There are some UA-cam videos that show how to organise photos digitally too!
I'm due for our first Baby in July and this is helping me to find the motivation to actually declutter our tiny house after having morning sickness the last 2 months 😆
For Christmas cards - I ended up getting a bulletin board (inspired by you!), so at the end of the Christmas season I cut out the pictures of friends and family and make a collage on the board!
For photos I bought a camera of temu. It is a kids camera but it is instant print. My husband and I have been having so much fun taking random pictures of our days. We write on the back what they are and then store them in a small memory box 😃 I bought the camera because I wanted to get away from always using my phone for everything & I don’t have to go print the photos, they come out instantly!
I keep all my photo Christmas cards in a photo album and I love looking back at them! I also take waaaaay too many photos! And I have a bad habit of taking 2 of the exact same thing! 😫 Thank you for the reminder to just take 1!
I used to be a big scrapbooker but now I throw all the photos into MixBook and call it a day. It’s not perfect but better than not doing anything at all!
Happy New Year Michelle! 🎉 crazy how time flies! Been watching since your channel since you were in high school and now it’s 2025 🙈 Wishing many more blessings in this year for you and your family 💗
For photo storage I leave it all to Google photos, certainly is crazy because who knows what could happen later but there’s not way to keep up with the amount of pictures and videos we take now in comparison with our patents and their family albums! My pastor makes an album per year, per month and per activity, festivity or celebration. He’s 60 now and there’s nothing like sitting on his computer and seeing all those memories. ❤
After I had my first baby, I felt exactly the same way about photo storage! I came up with a system I’m happy with and just like you said, it mostly meant me trying to be more intentional about snapping fewer photos and videos and also trying to watch carefully for the moments I really did want to capture. It’s so hard not to take a million pictures when we’ve got cameras in our hands practically all the time though 😂 I also got in the habit of paring down photos and videos on a weekly basis and then I sit down for a monthly upload where I organize them in folders on my laptop by event (birthdays, holidays, etc). Then I also have one dedicated folder where I collect my favorite photos make a family “yearbook” at the end of each year. I print through Artifact Uprising and I just love their photo book quality. I’ve been able to keep up with it for 4 years so far!
honestly the V8 is really solid! we have the Gen5Outsize from a partnership I did with them- love all the bin space, but I don’t think you need it… it’s $$$
always loved watching your vids, i gotta catch up a lot of vids though bc i been sick the past 2 weeks, I only gotten better like around christmas and after :(
I have too many photos on my phone too so every month I go through them and remove ones that just aren't important/sentimental to my family. I bought a few photo albums and hp photo printer paper, hoping to finish that soon. I got one specifically for my MIL and FIL who live in Korea since they can't physically be with their first and (currently) only grandchild ❤ My MIL got to visit him once in September and my FIL has yet to meet my son 😢
Could you use those shelves by the door for all your shoes and bags and then you wouldnt end up putting clutter on there as much, then you could get rid of the other shoe rack in your front room. X
Hi Michelle! I just wanted to say that you are such an inspiration to me and I am so inspired by you and your content. I can’t wait to see another set of videos this year and what your day to day life looks like. I love how you decorate your house and how you look after it. I hope you’re having an amazing 2025 so far and I feel so blessed to watch you and develop over the year and what you learn and grow. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
Hi Michelle! Just a few mins in to the video so maybe you already made a decision about what to do with your Christmas cards, but I recently saw the idea on social media of keeping them and picking up a card each night to pray for the family or people represented. It was also suggested that you could add wedding/shower invites, etc., throughout the year.
the one garland you made and are planning to make again next year with your son. an idea. have one that you put your sons name/date and have him draw on the inside so you can flatten it and save That as a memory from the Christmas? so even if you get rid of all the big things as you go on you have that.
Just wanted to add after seeing your candle at the end, if you trim your wicks before lighting, you won’t have all that excess smoke and soot…makes for a cleaner healthier burn. 🔥
Happy New Year, Michelle! You may not know it, but you're my cooking buddy! Love having your videos on when I'm in the kitchen. God bless you and your family this 2025. Hope you had a fun Christmas!
Our family takes old Christmas cards and turns them into a paper chain! Everyone loves finding their old cards on the tree!
This is next level creative, I love it!
Baby is taking a nap and I wanted to chill during her nap and I look for your videos. So calming, so relaxing!! Thank you🫶🏽
Right there with ya!
My toddler is down for her nap now as well.😅
I’ve started going through my phone photos and deleting all the bad ones or duplicates. My goal is to only have 300 pictures from the month which is still a lot. Ideally it would be less than 100 but I’ll get there. It’s hard when my kids are young and cute.
I make photo books for every year. It takes a lot of time and energy to make it nice. My daughter is 2 1/2 and likes to look through them.
I am in the process of organizing my digital photos now. I work on it little by little every week because it certainly is a lot to go through. I've chosen to go with a hard drive. I know it's not the safest, but I have tried several online options and nothing feels right. I categorize it by person (I have a family of 6). Then year with one folder labeled "Birthday" in each person's folder. Then there is a general "Holidays" Folder and "Misc Family Fun" where I dump the random events we all do together.
You look amazing, I love this video. Thank you so much for sharing.
I just did one of the biggest declutters I’ve ever done and it’s really inspired me to make January and February no/low spend months. I hope we get to hear more about your experience with that!
definitely will be sharing! ☺️
Yeoiiii happy new yearrr Michelle and to ur family n friends as well !!. Hope you have an amazing day, don't overwork yourself, please have a good amount of sleep to you, your friends and family too Michelle ! 😁.
Out there looking like the IT GIRL with the second outfit and the headphones ❤😍 So cute, Michelle. I love the puffer over the brown set.
shucks thank you! 💕
We save our photos onto an external hard drive since our first was born (and our greeting cards too, I take photos of these but keep really special ones to save space). There are some UA-cam videos that show how to organise photos digitally too!
I'm due for our first Baby in July and this is helping me to find the motivation to actually declutter our tiny house after having morning sickness the last 2 months 😆
this was such a satisfying video to watch and is giving me the inspo i need to declutter my own space!! happy new year michelle
Happy New Year to you and your family and God bless you all ❤️ 🙏
Thanks for the motivation ! Our house is so in need for a big declutter !
Welcome to 2025, Michelle! Happy New Year!🎉🎉🎉🎉
woot woot! 💫
Happy 2025 Michelle ❤ took my decorations down today too and as much as i love them it does feel so nice. The space feels more open and fresh ✨️
For Christmas cards - I ended up getting a bulletin board (inspired by you!), so at the end of the Christmas season I cut out the pictures of friends and family and make a collage on the board!
wait this is super cute I love it!
Happy new year Michelle 🎉✨
I hope your family always full of joy and health. May God bless your little family ❤
For photos I bought a camera of temu. It is a kids camera but it is instant print. My husband and I have been having so much fun taking random pictures of our days. We write on the back what they are and then store them in a small memory box 😃 I bought the camera because I wanted to get away from always using my phone for everything & I don’t have to go print the photos, they come out instantly!
I keep all my photo Christmas cards in a photo album and I love looking back at them! I also take waaaaay too many photos! And I have a bad habit of taking 2 of the exact same thing! 😫 Thank you for the reminder to just take 1!
May I ask what eye shadow you are wearing? And where your overalls are from? 😍
I’m so excited to watch this! I love your videos. Resetting for a new year is the best. Happy New Year! 🤍
Where did you get the paper snowflakes from? They’re so cute! 🥰
I used to be a big scrapbooker but now I throw all the photos into MixBook and call it a day. It’s not perfect but better than not doing anything at all!
Happy New Year Michelle! 🎉 crazy how time flies! Been watching since your channel since you were in high school and now it’s 2025 🙈 Wishing many more blessings in this year for you and your family 💗
Kayla, I recognize your username from all over the years! thank you for sticking around 🥰
For photo storage I leave it all to Google photos, certainly is crazy because who knows what could happen later but there’s not way to keep up with the amount of pictures and videos we take now in comparison with our patents and their family albums! My pastor makes an album per year, per month and per activity, festivity or celebration. He’s 60 now and there’s nothing like sitting on his computer and seeing all those memories. ❤
Good morning Michelle how are you happy new year to you and I hope that 2025 brings you a love and happiness
doing really really well, thank you! 💕
@michellereedg your welcome sending love to you ❤️
After I had my first baby, I felt exactly the same way about photo storage! I came up with a system I’m happy with and just like you said, it mostly meant me trying to be more intentional about snapping fewer photos and videos and also trying to watch carefully for the moments I really did want to capture. It’s so hard not to take a million pictures when we’ve got cameras in our hands practically all the time though 😂 I also got in the habit of paring down photos and videos on a weekly basis and then I sit down for a monthly upload where I organize them in folders on my laptop by event (birthdays, holidays, etc). Then I also have one dedicated folder where I collect my favorite photos make a family “yearbook” at the end of each year. I print through Artifact Uprising and I just love their photo book quality. I’ve been able to keep up with it for 4 years so far!
THIS IS SUPER HELPFUL GIRL! Thank you,
@ I’m glad! 😊
I love your videos--especially new year resets!!! I'm curious what Dyson you recommend with a golden retriever?
honestly the V8 is really solid! we have the Gen5Outsize from a partnership I did with them- love all the bin space, but I don’t think you need it… it’s $$$
I always take down my Xmas stuff 12 days after Christmas.
You look after your Xmas decor so well Michelle, I take mine down on January 6th. The paper chain is a masterpiece😍!
always loved watching your vids, i gotta catch up a lot of vids though bc i been sick the past 2 weeks, I only gotten better like around christmas and after :(
so much is going around right now! ❤️
Happy New Year. Cheers to another year.
New year same favorite content creator 🫶🏻 2025 here we comeee
🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️ yay!
Can you share more about how you put your LO down for naps? There’s so much I want to do around the home too, but I’m currently contact napping :(
he didn’t start taking longer naps in the crib until he was 8 months or so! until then, it was 27 minutes in the crib or hours on me 🥲
😖 it’s nice to know you’ve been in my shoes before! Solidarity! It’s the 34 min nap for me…
I have too many photos on my phone too so every month I go through them and remove ones that just aren't important/sentimental to my family. I bought a few photo albums and hp photo printer paper, hoping to finish that soon. I got one specifically for my MIL and FIL who live in Korea since they can't physically be with their first and (currently) only grandchild ❤ My MIL got to visit him once in September and my FIL has yet to meet my son 😢
I relate to the photo dilemma so much! I really need to declutter my camera roll but I always avoid it😅
Could you use those shelves by the door for all your shoes and bags and then you wouldnt end up putting clutter on there as much, then you could get rid of the other shoe rack in your front room. X
Hi Michelle! Love your videos ❤ quick question, where is your brown set from? Happy new year!
Hi Michelle! I just wanted to say that you are such an inspiration to me and I am so inspired by you and your content. I can’t wait to see another set of videos this year and what your day to day life looks like. I love how you decorate your house and how you look after it. I hope you’re having an amazing 2025 so far and I feel so blessed to watch you and develop over the year and what you learn and grow. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
Hi Michelle! Just a few mins in to the video so maybe you already made a decision about what to do with your Christmas cards, but I recently saw the idea on social media of keeping them and picking up a card each night to pray for the family or people represented. It was also suggested that you could add wedding/shower
invites, etc., throughout the year.
Loving the bare peaceful beginning. Happy new year! I really hope you guys had an extraordinary Holiday season 🎉
Happy New Year to you & your family ❤
thank you so much, Maria ☺️
the one garland you made and are planning to make again next year with your son. an idea. have one that you put your sons name/date and have him draw on the inside so you can flatten it and save That as a memory from the Christmas? so even if you get rid of all the big things as you go on you have that.
this is SUCH a great idea, totally doing this ❤️
Can You Make New Year Rest, Goal Setting, Budget Videos? I know it hard since you are mother I thought I ask if you can do that Michelle
yes! thinking about doing a video of my goals / getting organized for the year with our budget & other things ☺️
Michelle your Vlogs is like a therapy for me Thank you so much. Watching your vlogs makes me so happy.😀 Sending you Love💗✨
Thanks for your Forrest frank & classical hymn music recommendations! Calms my baby down & I love it too😊
our favorites!
Michelle where is your tv stand from please? I’ve been looking for one just like that ❤
Castlery!
Keep the Bible verse on the screen for longer at the end!! I had to rewind twice to read it fully, maybe I’m just a slow reader LOLL🥲
This was the exact motivation I needed!!!
This good video keep doing that nice work
Happy new year! What foundation do you wear?
I’ve used it cosmetics CC cream for years!
@@michellereedgwhat color?
Just wanted to add after seeing your candle at the end, if you trim your wicks before lighting, you won’t have all that excess smoke and soot…makes for a cleaner healthier burn. 🔥
I’m always lazy I need to do this!
Love the fun new music!
oh thanks ☺️
Good morning, Michelle. Happy new year❤I wish you and your family the best
you too, Areli! 💫
Glad to see I not the only one who packs pillows and things to protect thier holiday stuff ❤ Thanks for sharing 😊
What kind of headphones do you have?
I don’t know why but I love all the music you used in this video. So fun! 🤩
I tried to switch it up, glad you enjoyed! ☺️
👏👏
ugh cleaning the dyson :( I have not figured it out
I know! I thought about having it deep cleaned at the store but I guess they don’t offer that service…
Happy New Year, Michelle! You may not know it, but you're my cooking buddy! Love having your videos on when I'm in the kitchen. God bless you and your family this 2025. Hope you had a fun Christmas!
my favorite way to watch UA-cam videos too ☺️
Is Connor sleeping 1 or 2 in the day?
he’s on 2 naps, but moving to 1 🫣
Happy New Year! I apologize but cleaning that vacuum over the stove and kitchen counters 🤢
I was planning on cleaning them after anyways so I didn’t care :)
@ I figured lol I was just messin with ya! Your home is immaculate and beautiful