2 most important things I’ve learned from living full-time vanlife
2 most important things I’ve learned from living full-time vanlife
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🎥 FILMED + EDITED 🎞
iPhone 12 Pro Max
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🎶 MUSIC 🎶
"Way Beyond Seeking (Instrumental Version)" - Bluma Petersen
"Can’t Take My Eyes Off You" - Frankie Valli
"L-O-V-E" - Nat King Cole
"La vie en rose" - Louis Armstrong
"Waking Up To Another Day (Instrumental Version)" - Ten Towers
"Geronimo (Instrumental Version)" - Ten Towers
"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" - Kevin MacLeod
📚 CHAPTERS 📚
00:00 - when I had nothing figured out
00:50 - typical Anna singing montage
01:11 - quantum physics and parallel universes
01:35 - what I was really after…
02:35 - I wasted so much damn time…
03:45 - downsizing and decluttering my van/life
07:02 - we’re back together @maddietaylor
07:55 - there’s so much out there waiting…
08:16 - the only two things I’m sure of in life…
08:57 - this is what really matters / simple living
09:42 - bloops
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There are only two things I’m quite sure of in life…and luckily these two things are what really matter most!
Hope you enjoy! Thanks for being here.
Thanks for watching :) I'll catch you in the next one ;)
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My son, who is autistic, loves your voice and keeps mimicking what you say. "Some day, but not today" he said several times. He doesn't do that for many people and it helps him learn to talk. It's so sweet. Thank you for your calming videos. You help others in more ways then you know ❤🥰
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this 💛🥰✨ It means more to me than you know ❤️
@lunaraynwolf7036
2 жыл бұрын
@@annauncharted ❤🥰🥰
@alholds
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful thing ❤️
@lunaraynwolf7036
2 жыл бұрын
@@alholds I thought so too. You never know all the good you do for others, things you never even knew to think of. That's why I wanted to share this snippet of our day. ❤
@kianaraynee
2 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO SWEET OMG
“…my time is far more valuable than anything I could ever buy.” That is so BRILLIANT, if only more people realized that, life would be so much less complicated. Unfortunately we are taught from a very early age, especially in America, that to have a fulfilled, successful, enjoyable long life, we must fill it with stuff.
I've been living in my van for 2 months, and my mindset is that of yours today. I totally agree with you ! I'm almost 62. I suppose there's no age limit, it's when the time is right for each individual. You're so wise already at your young age. Thanks for sharing your valuable experience. Love stay with you 🙌💛🙌
@TheNotMeTube
2 жыл бұрын
No age limits and no regrets. Do it while you’re still able to.
I think the unknown is just as fascinating as the known. You have to chart your own life. It is. So keep on going.....your stories are encouraging others to tell theirs. Thank You.
Good to be a minimalist. Travel light to travel far.
I love this video. It speaks such simplicity and peace and joy. You've also given me motivation to remove what is no longer necessary or useful in my space. I wish I had the fortitude to follow my heart at your age. I'm now 33 and wish to have a life with more freedom. I spend the majority of my days at work in a stuffy office without windows. It's horrifically depressing--but I have student debt and medical debt, so I'm a bit stuck. I do dream of getting a van and setting off. Adventuring into the wilds. For now, I live vicariously through your videos and the videos of other van-lifers. Stay safe, stay Happy!
If feels so good to get rid of the STUFF we don't need! So happy that you have a great friend!☮️
I can't get over how much Maddie & your voices & way of speaking are so similar. Sometimes I swear that Maddie is doing the voice overs on parts of your video.
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Haha we definitely get that a lot! Sometimes we use walkie talkies and our voices cannot be told apart 😝 lol
Anna, you are so young but so grounded and wise. Your vlogs are like my journal entries from so many years ago. Keep evolving beautifully 😍.
This is my favorite episode of yours so far ☺️
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
awe thank you! 🥰 hope your European travels are treating you well!
We all need to pause and take stock of our lives every now and again. Inventory, sell, or give away the excess in our lives. Its always good to see you and Maddie together. Both of you are so joyful. 🦊🚗
“Is the people in my life that make moments, that turn into memories, worth remembering” 💜
I have been saying for many times, That the most important “things” in life, are not really “things” at all, but they are TRULY the Special Moments the life has to offer, and the Special Person that we share those moments with. Best of luck to you, and be safe.
Anna, you are beautiful and genuine! A true breath of fresh air✨ I arore your videos and bloops~
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Awe thank you ☺️✨💕
Less is definitely more and I too need to get rid of stuff. Great job on the pottery!
Try reading or listening to The Minimalists. I began this journey about 6 months ago and I love it! I have more money in the bank, no debt, a few clothes for each season that I dramatically got rid of and I love to see all the space. Less to clean. Less to dust. Less to stress, it is a beautiful life!
This video was a divine parable... We will never get what is coming into our life till we shed somethings to make room... A full cup cannot take on any more water 🙏🤲🌅♾️
Whenever I watch your videos and Maddie's it feels like coming home. 💝
At the centre of life, it is to be happy. But, what does that mean? It means to enjoy life and let everything come to you (you already have everything you desire). You are exactly where you need to be, and everything is so well, so good, so perfect. Life is beautiful. Life is joy.
I admire your storytelling gift. Your so inspiring to me. Thank You for sharing 💜
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
thank you! 💜☺️✨
Your video inspired me to have a huge declutter session Anna ... room by room. Sunday is the perfect day for that, so your video came at the most opportune time. You seem to have found your vanlife soul sister in Maddie. You seem to have so much fun together. 💕
I 100 percent agree. Lived in a tiny camper for 1 yr and this video resonated so much with me!! I am a whole different person now and I love who I’ve become! Thanks for sharing :)
As someone who enjoys yours & Maddie’s videos this one was an extra nice treat. It really is what matters. ♥️
"... these two things..." Right on!
You are so inspiring. What really matters is the experience and the good memories we make along. I’m in a process of decluttering right now and moving on as well.. take care and God bless! Loving your channel so much ❤️❤️
That's my hometown at the end, I hope you enjoyed it there.
The joy i feel in my van is that I am not surrounded by stuff. I am happy and content with the necessities. I feel free, happy, and content. When I go back to my house I feel overwhelmed with everything I have collected in my life. Why do I have three sewing machines, three bathrooms, 3 sets of dishes and on top of that fancy China I have used once in 40 odd years? Enjoy your carefree time while you are young. I am only now realizing that my stuff isn’t what I needed.
Brilliant episode. It's good to get rid of excess baggage, materially and psychologically. I used to have entire library (one wall), but now I'm in a van I cycle through four books, tops.
U R looking great today. It is amazing to clean and always find more space ... U R Amazing person!
What a wonderful life , carefree and happy, travel that is life , everywhere where you go is a new adventure maybe a fur baby to enjoy
Have fun and take care and take it easy and enjoy it
You,Maddie and Mariah have moved to the top of my favorites. 👍✌
@UntetheredBanshee
2 жыл бұрын
100%
can i just say how inspiring and meaningful your words are for my 16 year old self. and btw i followed maddie first and after watching some vid of you i understand why you get along so well. you both seem to think kinda the same haha.
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
awee thank you so much! ☺️💛
You have such an amazing speaking voice Anna! Love this video! I wish you a happy day.
This brought tears to my eyes! Beautiful friendship and your thoughts on life!
A most excellent video. You and Maddie are wiser than people three times your age.
Oooo, I recognize that Audible book! Green lights by Matthew McConaughey. Great book.
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thoroughly enjoyed it! ☺️
Been binging your videos lately. Love them and your attitude towards life. And, I gotta say, I'm impressed by the classic rock that shows up so frequently! lol!
ANNA ERES UN AMOOOOR!!!!
Beautiful life
I adore you and love your music and reading choices!! Everyone your singing along to Sinatra I smile. 🤩
You are wise beyond your years! Loved this video!
WOW! Just wow! This was an amazing episode. Thank you for being so genuine and real. THANK YOU! You have just inspired in more ways than I can verbalize. Ahhh!!! 💟
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 💜☺️
Love the bloopers.
The way you speak and how you carry yourself in you videos remind me of my mother. She sadly had cancer and passed away, I was also her care taker and you had mentioned how hard it was for you and I can really understand that. Your videos are very comforting and makes me feel at ease. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Beautiful Joy! It Brings A Smile To My Face.
Love your videos! Thanks a lot!
Love the connection you and Matti have
Hello Anna it is so great to see you live and laugh.
Super friendly reminder to write (& illustrate?) that cookbook. P.S. loved seeing Good Earth's sweet & spicy tea, it is so good.
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
it’s been an absolute favorite tea of mine for years 😋 🫖🥰
Don't worry about the simulation of reality Anna, enjoy the reality you have,if you have what you need and know where can get it this is enough, everything else is contemporary fashion,in the future this will seem irrelevant. We will wander into a reality of fused with quantum physics via a download, immortality shared. Have fun in your van while evolution happens in 3 years!👍💗🇬🇧
Super cool attitude and perspective especially from someone so young .
Keep up the good work 👍
Gosh i miss watching your videos and seeing the beautiful views
You doing great Anna keep it up.
just found your channel. love it!
Wow no words!!
This video was amazing
I like her van arrangement. Comfortable 😛
Awesome music!
🤣 gotta love it with you and Maddie together is more fun than a barrel of monkeys lol and you are pretty smart at your age. Keep on singing and the organization looks awesome Anna ! Love your van, love yourself =happy life. Step to the side and be in another dimension yes! You are gonna be just fine, so happy to be here 😊 Much love from Texas 💜
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you so much Debbe 🐒💛😋🐒
Live it. You live the life i always wanted. I hope oneday i could do this.
You are awesome. I love your videos. Pls keep making them! 💓
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
💗🙂💕
Thanks Anna! Have a great week! 🥑🌮
Yes Anna like you I did an inventory of what I owned, used and never use in life and know what now I have cupboards that lie empty, wardrobes I have no use for - so dismantled back down to flat packs. And to me Life feels much less cluttered - still to do my DVD and CD collections but like you say that is for another day. Oh and incidentally I'm in Scotland where already Snow has fallen on the upper peaks.
I liked how you went through your belongings, I do it every few weeks. And down size. Less junk more jounery.haha
Wonderful video. I really need to reduce my clothes too. I've been carrying jerseys and Hawaiian shirts that I never wear in this lifestyle. Love your smile and laughter!
i love you guys
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
i love you
I feel a kindred spirit. 🙃
Ms. Anna your music selection is always on point.... You're a very wise soul.... Life and how we view it is what makes us who we are today...... We all have to grow but we all have to go through things to shape us into who we are meant to be..... Its easy to look at what we don't have over what we do have..... We struggle to see blessing cause we are constantly looking for a curse so we can curse..... But when we are able to see our blessing we are able to grow and bless others..... I'm sorry i haven't commented much on your channel please forgive me but I'll be commenting more if that's ok with you...... And thank you for being you..... There is a thin line between genius and insanity...... So in your crazy moments of thoughts is it really crazy or is it a spark of genius lol..... Take it one day at a time and look at where you need to be over where you want to be...... Even tho you're still growing physically you're mentality is more than those twice your age.... Keep searching and seeking your meaning to life and never forget to laugh or smile..... Stay awesome and God bless...... Thank you for sharing your thoughts and wisdom be safe and careful out there and know that you're awesome
Thank you again....t
Matthew is inspiring. I listen to him aslo.
Once you realize that you are much more, than the sum of your parts, you are gonna be even more awesome, than you already are…Cheers 👍🏼👏🏼
I would love to meet you Anna!! Your soul is aligned with your spirit
I love downsizing! Funny how "stuff" accumulates so fast! I am going to be traveling the U.S. in a van in 2 years. Love your inspirational videos!
Love our van. You are a great cook (I’m vegan). Your friends are awesome (I follow them). And your head is in a beautiful place
Anna, you are pure of heart, you are kind, you are wise beyond your years, you are intelligent, and profound, you are an inspiration for many. Always a pleasure to view your videos.....
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Awe thank you! 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend! 💛
@RodRuth
2 жыл бұрын
You as well.........
Road Life is all about what is important. Just got done with 5 months solid camping. Now doing a work gig for a few months. I took early retirement and left it all. But we can still work and do stuff. Make money for vehicle repairs is a top one.
Girl, you have an old soul 🙏🏻
"I went to the woods, because I wished to live deliberately." Thoreau? (That made a big impression on me...in High School)
☕🎶🎵 Good morning Anna and Maddie☕ You are an old soul at the tender age of mid twenty. You are strong, wise and beautiful❣ I will be looking forward to see how you say farewell to your books (?). It looked very much like you and Maddie visited our precious Santa Barbara. The beach looked so much like near Santa Barbara harbor along Cabrillo boulevard. We have a pottery store too in downtown. Did you stop by Goleta beach near the University, UCSB? Peace, love and smiles are in your weekly videos. Keep posting the bloopers. 👌Thank You Anna ☘ I keep you in my prayers for safety and health 🙏 🙏 "Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our hearts, we still cling to anything-anger, anxiety or possessions- we cannot be free." ~ Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
So funny, my son is 15 and wants to go to FIT and live in new York. I am much older and I do tell him that its a long life. I will tell you the same thing. And. I think I will go through my closet today. My wife will thank you. Time to remove a few things.
I clean out the van of stuff about this time every year. Stuff I'm considering dumping goes into sealed boxes, then into the storage unit. Next year, all unopened boxes go to the landfill. No opening, no peeking. Just gone.
The problem with this idea of parallel universes and infinite Anna's making different choices and living different lives is that it's an entirely human centered view of the universe.
Im in vancouver canada and trying to acomplish this, i want to travel with you guys so bad you are my energy
hi Anna, you are going on the right path keep on going girl, do not let anyone change your mind, the world at this time is very mix up at the moment. till next time like I all ways say ( live free of die trying ) go with god and let him guide you on your way, your friend from Canada do visit us one day ;)
The food you make looks so yummy 🤤
Hey Anna ❤️✌🏻, hope you enjoy halloween 👻!!
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥰 You too! 🎃
Hi! So fun to see you back with Maddie! Once I'm all caught up with you I'll check her channel as well. Would you mind checking you deep play bowls on the brand or do they have a name maybe? I can't seem to find them here in The Netherlands 😣 Much love❤️ You videos keep me calm during yet another lock down..
@Hadasee
2 жыл бұрын
Plate/bowls * Sorry, I don't know how to call them haha
That is I15 driving to or from Utah to Nevada. That’s a white knuckled at night.
Anna, if you truly want to open up some space in your clothes cabinet, start Ranger Rolling your clothes. It’s meditative to do it and you will more than DOUBLE the space where you keep your clothes. Lots of diy vids-try it!🌿
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
I will definitely give ranger rolling my clothes a try! 😋
Fantastic vid as always. BUT I need to know about your boots lol. They are awesome, and seem to be really holding up! I assume for that reason they're maybe pricier than, say, Rocket Dogs, which are cute AF but I have to treat as disposable every year.
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! I absolutely LOVE my boots! I’ve had them for nearly a decade now! They’ve been to a shoe cobbler maybe 3-4 times already now. I wear them everywhere until the sole runs out and get them repaired the old fashioned way! 😂💛
@UntetheredBanshee
2 жыл бұрын
@@annauncharted nice! What brand?
Do you have a booklist or a way to post what you're reading or a Goodreads. I keep trying to catch the titles so I can look them up!!
I did pottery for years, it's so fun! Haven't been able to do it for a couple years due to circumstances, and I miss it and the people I met doing it. Looks like you're picking up centering faster than I did! Show us some of your pieces when you finish firing them. Also if you get the chance to do raku pottery give it a try, it's awesome
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
I definitely will share some finished pieces! And omg I would love to find a way to do raku pottery/firing! Some day! One day I will! 🥰
Anna I'm 42 I still haven't figured out my life yet but I'm hoping I get my disability soon I've been fighting for, for almost ten years but when I do I'm going to get something and I'm going to be out there traveling.
Do you have footage of your van tour?
❤️❤️
@annauncharted
2 жыл бұрын
hope you and Scout are livin’ it up in Utah and staying cozy in the van 🥰
You know, you might have to watch this video when you can’t find something just to see where you put it!!!
I bet you are a starseed dear ;) Welcome to the club
Nice voice..