no buy tips, minimalism, and realistic lifestyle vlogs! 💗
there are lots of ups and downs in life and I share how I try to get through it all in one piece. life is messy and unpredictable, and learning how to manage these hurdles is the first step to leading a happier and more intentional life. I just wanted to create a safe space for us to figure it out together because we're all just trying our best out here!
when I'm not at work or making videos, I love to read and snuggle my dog, Flip. some of my favorite things are drinking tea, sitting in the sunshine, and spending time outdoors. my dream is to live on a little homestead in NZ with a huge garden, chickens, sheep, and some dogs💗
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Just found your channel & im planning on staring a no-buy August 1st !
My heart is so happy 🥰 I'm so, so glad you loved The Night Circus! I was a little scared after you saying our reading tastes match so well, and I'm glad it still holds true❤
And now ofc I have to read the other two books as well! 👀 Also Flip at the beach is the cutest 🥺
I loved Violeta so much. I cried as well, which is not normal for me. That says a lot. I gifted my reader friend a copy.
the no dish washer + eats 99% of meals at home combo will be the death of me :')
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The music you chose for your little interludes on each book were spot on! I adore The Night Circus but you really need to like atmospheric books where the setting is almost a character to like it. If you want a real treat, try the audiobook, it's read by Jim Dale. You'll probably like The Starless Sea by the same author. Adding the two others to my TBR. Thanks so much for doing these reviews, they're so fun.
I will definitely check out the starless sea! and thanks for the compliment on the music! I always try to match the vibes of each book :)
As a native Spanish speaker I want to let you know that I judged your pronunciation, just kidding, your pronunciation is great 😊. I missed editing Grace 😂😂 always making fun of recording Grace 😅. And yes, we are here for the chaotic vibes ❤.
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I do all of the laundry as well due to everyone’s various neurodivergences. For some reason I am the person who can remember that laundry needs to be switched over. It’s fine, though. There are other things that I have noped out of that other people cover. I live in a house with 4 people with a combination of autism and ADHD, so it is a challenge over here at times. I really enjoy your low key videos like this, by the way. They are super realistic and don’t make me feel bad about preferring to stay in and get things done. Congrats on your baby tomatoes!
I listen to audiobooks at 2.3 speed! I just gradually went up a speed till I got to where I am now!
by the end of me listening to violeta I think I was up to like 1.75! I also kind of have to work my speed up as I go lol
These are not my books at all but I enjoyed hearing your thoughts! Excited for more Grace Reads yt
fair enough LOL and I'm psyched to keep making these videos!!
Aww loved this video Grace! So chill snd wholesome. I was watching while I work and actually stopped what I was doing to grab my water cup and take a big drink when you said you’d wait 😂💙 I love pickles but never made them myself, definitely going to have a go now 😋😋
the night circus is on my tbr! and I love reading too, so bookish videos = the limit does not exist 😂
that is music to my ears!!!
I just have to say personally I did not enjoy the Night Circus at all.
yeah see! I feel like people's thoughts are totally split down the middle with it. they either loved it or did not enjoy it at all.
What version is your kindle?
it's the paperwhite 11th generation!
FIIRST! Grace don't stop being you!! Sending lots of love for your little family <3 <3 Can't wait for another long and cozy "spend a day or a week with me" <3
Great sharing. It's helpful. Thanks.
you kept me company while i was crocheting! your excitement over the tomatoes and the pickles was felt in my soul!! keep living your joy <3
Came back to take notes on the limoncello recipe! I just got soooo many lemons from my boyfriend's house tree, we will be absolutely trying this!! :)
This “no buy” year sounds like a normal year for me :p guess it’s time to ask for a raise
I had a moment when a neighbor who is 6 months ahead of me on the widow’s journey advised me of a couple of things that made her life easier so I bought them. 1. A small rice cooker and 2. An egg cooker. I love poached eggs but never get them right. I even bought a little scoops devise to start them in and it was a complete fail. The cooker makes poached eggs too. Anywho, I spent under $50 for both of them together. Very cheap. Now I have to find a space for them in my cupboards. Am getting rid of my magic bullet set - makes small smoothies and salad dressings, etc. I have never used it in over 20 years. There are 6 containers so it takes up a lot of room.. although I did not spend a lot of money, I am determined to make these purchases worthwhile. Since my life situation has changed, I have to change systems too. I have had to change everything about my life. Lots to think about all the time. Oh, and 2 most excellent news items: first, my friend loves to sell stuff online and he has just retired and is looking for something to occupy his time. I have about 6 cartons marked for Craif’s list or marketplace”ace that have been untouched for 13 years since we moved here. He is going to take them and see if he can sell them and I am giving him 50% of the profits. Hopefully so much will be gone at the end of this. Second, my former DIL is an interior designer and she and my granddaughter are going to come over in 2 weeks and get my craft room organized. May be looking at destashing some yarn on Ravelry but I do love my stash a lot. We’ll see how good I am at letting go. I am just so thankful for the help.
you got this!! hope it all goes well! and I'm glad you've got some help too :)
@@gracenevitt thanks!
Thanks for keeping me company while I prepare supper. It's been a salad heavy week and prepping in the morning when it's cooler as it's also hot (heat wave) where I live.
aw hope the weather cools down soon!!
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Had to jump in right at the start of the video as I have been making homemade pickles for the majority of my married life - which was 57 years. I used to make homemade dill pickles with my mother-in-law for many years. So delicious! There is nothing like them. We opened our first jar on Thanksgiving after making them in the summer. I also used to make my own sweet pickle relish - once again - nothing else tastes life it. And in later years my friend and I have made refrigerator pickles, which are kind of a bread and butter pickle. I have all of the recipes. Fair warning - you will have to invest in some equipment to make them but because they are pickled, they do not require a big canner. They do require the right kind of jars, lids and seals as well as the ingredients to make them. I am almost positive that it is much cheaper to buy them at the store but the taste just can't compare. If you want any or all of the recipes, please let me know by reply and I will look them up for you. My MIL's dill pickle recipe pre-dates 1900. You will get mighty hot doing it but so worth the effort.
eventually I would love to try doing it the proper way, but currently, with no equipment, I'm very happy to just be making my refrigerator pickles for now :) if you'd like to share the dill pickle recipe I'll gladly save it for down the road
Try quickles I haven't quite gotten around to them my self, but if you have a whiped cream canister you can apparently make pickles inside of it that are called quickles.
I'd consider these "quickles" because they're pretty much perfect and ready to go in 24 hours. I'd maybe just suggest eating them in about a week or two because they're not properly sanitized and sealed and all that jazz and idk how long they'd last.
Hey girl did you do the candida supplements that Michelle recommends, or did you just use diet to kill it off naturally
I just used my diet and some of the other supplements she recommended! the candida pills made me nervous because obviously it's hard to know 1000% if you had candida and I got scared LOL
Ray is so cute, you two (three, with Flip) are the cutest 🥰
Recipe tip. I have a notebook/journal that I use to copy down recipes we like. I number the pages and made an index bullet journal style. Also write the date I put the recipe in. Then I can find them again. I also write the website or wherever it came from. Then I have all the go to recipes together and don’t lose them. Also fun to revisit old things we’re were obsessed with but then forgot all about. Fellow ADHD person here who can forget what we made for dinner last week. It’s like I’ve been having dinner my whole life but can’t remember what we like to eat. 🤷🏻♀️
I've been meaning to do something along this lines !! I have a notion page that I just need to fill in😭
@@gracenevitt I keep hearing about notion but have not done a deep dive on what exactly it is or what it could do for me. I’m a chronic try something new, think it’s great, forget about it 2 days later person!
If I had to hand wash all my dishes I would just use one plate and one cup all day and just keep washing it after each use. 😂 Might suck in the moment to put forth the effort to wash it right after eating but at least it would keep the sink from piling up. But that wouldn’t really solve the problem of the amount of dishes used from actually cooking the meals 🤔
yeah I feel like the pans and things are really where the issue lies 😭 I really need to try and get better as washing as I go or doing a dish here or there in between doing things
I failed in the first part of the year, I sold a lot of clothes and did spend the money earned from it buying new clothes to make my capsule wardrobe more complete. I’ve emigrated to another country with another climate and complete different lifestyle, not the best excuse. I’m living on a homestead, not working and taking care of my kids. My husband is working part time. The reason I’m doing a no buy is to afford this kind of lifestyle. I’m totally ready for my no buy year started 1st July 🔥 Thanks for your inspiring videos 💕
you got this !!!!
Love all your videos.. and completely unrelated but we have such similar voice cadences it sounds like I’m listening to myself talk which is trippy at times 😆
omg that's so wild LOL
This vlog was like a chill voicecall - loved it!! also like, wow the glass jars really had a moment 😆
lol it was a jar modeling video in disguise
Girl you’re going to love pickled red onions, just water vinegar salt boil and add to a PACKED Jar of sliced onions in the fridge it’s my favorite home pickling thing ❤❤
Oh also I cleaned up the kitchen and packed lunches and started putting away laundry! I love these videos for hanging out and getting chores done!
omg I gotta try this!!
@@gracenevitt you’ll LOVE it
Thanks for another super cozy video! I didn’t do anything productive but watched it to wind down my brain before bed. Might watch it again sometime soon when I have chores to do if I remember:) Really wanna try the pickle recipe! Looks absolutely delicious. And a friend of my mom’s gave me some cucumbers from his greenhouse so this was great timing!
Setting a laundry timer is really helpful 😊
I'm washing my bedding while watching this video 😊
nice!!
@@gracenevitt 😊
Grace, I highly recommend you look into a countertop dishwasher. It can drain into the sink! Some things are worth spending money on for quality of life and we would NEVER GO BACK <3
we already have such limited counter space already I know it would drive me crazy 😭 maybe we could put it on top of the washing machine though???? idk
Girl is on a no buy
Ray and I were talking about getting a dishwasher of some sort eventually but yeah it would likely be next year at some point haha
@@gracenevittlol I was joking - obviously get a dishwasher if you need one but my 2 cents is that it might make more sense to get a full sized one that you'll need to run less often, especially if you're planning live in that apartment for up to 5 years. I feel like a countertop one would fill up too quickly
@freshfreshfreshfresh I agree!!
This was nice to watch, your excitement for the tomatoes, the pickles and the limoncello. I felt a little bit bad for you two, both of you feeling guilty for something that has to do ADHD, I loved your reply to Ray's, his face suddenly turned sad about the dishes but you reassured him that was ok. Hope you gave yourselves more grace, you're doing great ❤.
that's so sweet <3 and yes! we just have to work with each other and our strengths and weaknesses!
I know I kind of talked through the changes that I made to the pickle recipe I found, but currently, what we're working with so far is: ¾ cup vinegar ¾ cup water 2 tbs sugar 1 tbs salt (boil this to dissolve salt + sugar) put in a jar: as much dill as makes you happy a dash of red pepper flakes 2-4 cloves of fresh garlic as many cucumber spears as you can fit and then pour the water on top and refrigerate for 24 hours ideally!
Thanks for the recipe, I like cucumber in salads but I'm bored so I need a new way to consume them.
You should try pickling other things as well! My favorite is pickled red onions! Great on salads and tacos!
Currently knitting a patchwork blanket for my friend's birthday. I love these vlogstyle videos and even more so the homestead videos! 😊
this + actual outdoor gardening (and some book videos + intentional spending videos) is essentially my dream for this channel in the future 💗
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All this homemaking is so fun!
I had a great time doing it hahah can't wait to finish up the limoncello in a few weeks!!
I just watched Conscious Consumerism's video on things she was influenced to buy as part of her No Buy series and wow so thought provoking. I wonder if you be interested in doing your version of that? I'm surprised I haven't seen more of these types of videos as part of peoples no buy years.
I can't lie, I've either decluttered or forgotten a lot of things that I've been "influenced" to buy (and that's just via trends, not specific influencers) because I've been mindful of sustainability for a while, so I genuinely think the only things on that list would be a hydroflask and some shoes maybe lol
I'm still watching but your excitement over the tomatoes is FABULOUS!!
truly has been the highlight of my summer tbh
Why would you not want to be a plant chanel? Plants are awesome! 😍🌱 Congrats on the tomatoes!
I just didn't want to start out being an ONLY plants channel .. plus there's literally only so much you can say about how to take care of a plant and there's plenty of fabulously informative channels out there!
This is so inspiring and simplifies the whole process! I wish we could declutter together! Thanks for the decluttering ideas. I’m going to get started today. I’m 37 and I love your videos so I think your audience is broader than you think xx
that's so sweet!! I'm glad it's been helpful 🥰
@@gracenevitt you’ve actually saved me from what could have become a shopping spree lol. I feel like I’m detoxing as I’m decluttering and simplifying with you!
Flip's little dog towel 🥹🥹🥹
I knowwww isn't he just so frickin cute 😭
KZread algorithm is reading my mind. This is scary. I’m not going to go fully no buy but I’m significantly decreasing my spending.
even a low buy is better than business as usual !