I love the term "essentialist" !! Minimalist can sometimes evoke preconceived judgement from people, as this can be an aesthetic or a lifestyle or even an ideal that can be "preached" to others - but "Essentialist" immediately gives that background that I am not wasteful, or frivolously consumerist, but I don't have to live in a stark white empty home. Essentialism feels like it would allow for a perfect union of Kondo "joy" items, essential for your soul, and minimalism, essential for a functioning home and budget 😁

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

I love this. 🌟

Great baby. I didn't even notice him at first. And he was so content to sit there with his mom.

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

He's so cute! Actually, she did go and get him a one point ☺️

As a Minimalist Lite, I too have hobbies like home canning, gardening, crochet and embroidery. I do not take on new hobbies without great thought because I need to know what I am willing to give my most precious commodity-time too.

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Yessss!

Lisa is great. She is so wise.

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! 🌟

I’m so happy to see Lisa! I could have sworn she stopped making content! I’m going over to resubscribe immediately after watching this video!

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Yes! 🌷✌🏼

My husband's mother would not buy her kids anything new whatsoever, he said she made him wear used shoes and it ruined his feet. If you think about it, the way someone walks, makes the shoes wear in a certain way and someone else wearing them afterwards, makes them wear walk in a way that isn't natural to them. When he was a teenager, he worked and saved his money, he was obligated to pay utilities and pay for food, he spent 40$ on a new pair of shoes and his mother had the biggest fit you ever saw. She acted as if he had spent her money, so wrong!!!

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Aw, that's a shame

@Joce123

4 ай бұрын

This is a really important comment because some of the people who are able to read your comments will have good information about the importance of good shoes that are new. It is equally important to not buy shoes/boots that are too big knowing that kids grow so fast. Footware that is too big adversely affects children's hips..

@Joce123

4 ай бұрын

Requiring that he contribute to the household bills seems out of place. But. Is it any different than young children being required to daily work on a family farm or any business like a hardware store or bakery? We do not know enough. How does it affect his choices now? People say to "live below your means" have enough means to live below!

@tammyc1812

4 ай бұрын

@@Joce123 my husband worked as a child, sorting and burning metal, he mowed lawns, had a newspaper route, and all the money went to bills and groceries, his stepdad was an alcoholic, so he would get drunk, buy things that weren't needed, the money wouldn't be there for bills, hence, they would go for months with no heat hot water. He had no childhood

@Magdalena287

3 ай бұрын

My kids have used shoes and their feet are just fine, my kids wear used clothes and they look just fine. No offense but don’t take the extreme and blow it out of proportion

I really appreciated that "would you buy this at a thrift store" insight. With that in mind, have piles of craft projects and supplies that I'm finally going to give the boot!

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

That's a good one!

I am shooting to be Minimalist-Lite. That seems a reasonable and doable goal for me.

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Yess! You can do it!

I use my notes app for shopping lists, or Christmas lists, anything I need to refer to later and in the moment of action (i.e. purchasing)…..so WHY did I never think to use it for a daily/weekly to-do task list?!?! Brilliant. I’m literally pausing the video and setting it up now!

@trinaroe5132

4 ай бұрын

I set two alarms on my phone - one before I sit down to watch local news and one an hour or so before bed. The alarms remind me to check my notes and I have routine lists for both times. Really helpful for me to stay on track.

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Wow - this is great!

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Hooray for simple systems that work for people! 🎉

Wow. Eight kids and everything else. Just wow.

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

She does good and no extra nonsense!

@eliza-uh1sk

3 ай бұрын

Great help around the house..8 kids are better than 1..I have 8 siblings and my parents don't have to do anything. They have a great life thanks to all the help 😊..its a good Insurance policy for old age😅

Omg this was the most natural conversation and it was informative and calm and relaxing and very very interesting and so chill. Well done both. Love this ❤

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏼🌷

Ooooh, Two of my favorite youtubers in one episode!!! Yay ❤️

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Aww

Fantastic interview!

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

This was fantastic! 🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🌷☀️🌷☀️🌷

Yes. People are too child activity driven these days. Our age group was never like that lol. Gen x

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

✌🏼👍🏼

I actually tried patching some jeans -had it done. But not long and there was another hole. So I just threw them /jeans away too

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

👍🏼✅

New shoes are important, or I should say shoes that haven’t been worn in by others. Having shoes that have the inside imprinted with someone else’s wearing just is not good for you. It is similar to wearing someone else’s prescription glasses, unless you miraculously have the same prescription (or foot and walking pattern) it can permanently hurt your health. I believe that new shoes is one of those things that should be put in the more important column.

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Usually yes! Also, when you have 8 kids and you’re looking for ones that look pretty new, it seems like there’s some wiggle room needed.

So annoyed, KZread is putting ads 30-60 seconds to start before video then 30 , not even 9 minutes in…

@MinimalistHome

3 ай бұрын

Ouf! I can’t make sense of the adds thing these days… 🥴

Nagging unfinished tasks!!!

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Those darn NUTs!

Great Video Robyn and Lisa, love both your content!

@MinimalistHome

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!