I can assemble and hang a lamp. I can talk sensible things in front of a camera. But both at the same time and being so relaxed? No way. You are amazing! Great content, thank you for sharing wisdom and make us smile!

I love how calming and down to earth your videos feel. There's no stress, no looming deadline, no you-have-to-get-this-done-or-you're-not-good-enough. It's just peace, just comforting choice, just..... stupid easy. I love it. Thank you for another de-stressing video.

Hi Rachel! You are totally describing "ask" versus "guess" culture. (Sorry, forgot who coined the phrase.) The idea behind this is that there are people who have grown up (usually ADHD homes) guessing what you are supposed to do before the explosion hits and there are people who grow up in families where people ask, "can I have?", "Would you do ...?". That is a great start for bringing people on bord with any change, especially de-cluttering. Also, I've been meaning to say, I absolutely love the way you bring your viewers into your home and it feels like we're having a cozy chat together. You have not only made your home presentable for company at a moment's notice, but you have the world able to join you and share your warm, kind, and supportive company! As always, THANK YOU!

Love this format. Your hands are busy as you talk to us, the end with sitting casually with a book on your lap. Well done

My husband has the dining room as his craft room. I put some nice curtains between it and the kitchen so I don't have to look at it. When ever some of our kids move out he will use one of their rooms instead. Win win for both of us. By the way I like your sofa

My husband likes the result of decluttering and minimalism, but not the process. He sees money spent in everything and has a "what if" mindset. I like the new sofa. Now your large family can sit together comfortably. And you are looking amazing, younger. Good for you.

A great video Rachel. I was shouting at you to feed the lamp wire down the corner, ha ha! You have a new sofa, it looks so comfy and plenty of room for you all. On the subject of this video, I'm guilty as charged! I agreed with my husband that we would share the spare room, make it a study for us both to enjoy and then promptly started to fill the whole room with my fantasy self craft stash! He mentioned it several times over the following years ( and I mean several years) but I always had a good reason (excuse) why I had all the stuff. About three years ago, the penny dropped, mostly through watching you speak about clutter. So thank you Rachel, we do now share the room. xx

I started decluttering my own stuff before talking to my husband. I would casually ask my husband if he could keep his tools and work things in his truck, his barn, or his closet. He would watch me decluttering and cleaning then without even being asked he would start picking up his things. He's fairly all or nothing with strong OCD tendencies that he'd go buck wild and the process kind of stressed him out. Now, it's just a matter of maintaining and it's much easier on both of us. If I start decluttering clothes, HE starts decluttering clothes. It's amazing!

I love your ASMR lamp shade project while you’re chatting with us haha I wanted to tell you so bad that it was wrong but you can’t hear me 😂

Thanks Rachel. Lovingly displaying minimalism is always good. Temptation is there to nag, but you can attract more bees with honey! Having their own space (even me) takes away from the common space clutter....excellent!

Congrats on the new sofa. I bet your family loves it as their gathering place! You are amazing to assemble and install a hanging lamp and do your video. Sometimes I was so into what you were doing I forgot to listen to your content! 😃But I did appreciate the helpful ideas to get the hubs on board!

You look really pretty, your hair look softer a little longer and are those new glasses? Everything looks softer on you. Love the couch and kudos for putting the lamp together, nice job. My husband is the organized one, I’m the one who needs to declutter, especially clothes, but I’m working on it. Thanks for all the great videos!

Love this video. Listening to your calling voice while you worked on the lamp assembly felt like I could be sitting chatting with a friend in my living room. Great advice! Too bad I didn’t have it when I started decluttering our home about 5 years ago. Lots of arguing 😔 I think things are a bit better now but I could have saved myself and him so much frustration and negative feelings. Oh well. Just keep moving forward

I wondered how long it would take you to realize you had the lamp part upside down. I had a smile on my face the whole time. Had a good laugh. Donna

There are cord/cable cover kits you can buy on Amazon. You can even paint them to match the wall. maybe bring the cord where it runs down the corner, or use a simple plant hanger thing on the wall?

Such a great reminder to look at myself first. That really got me motivated today! My husband gets anxious getting rid of anything. He grew up with a lot if deprivation. We have agreed on spaces for his thing but they always end up overflowing. I don't know where to go from here. Just fill the basement with boxes of his things?

Great video! I am lucky because my hubby and I have our own cottage and so I can have mine as minimal as I want to.I learned about cord covers for the overhaed lamp over at Alexadra Gater's you tube channel. That would look nice and neat. What a cozy reading spot! You and Jennifer L Scott inspired me to start intermittent fasting. I find it so easy to do and I have lost five pounds already...

Rachel, how I love and look forward to each of your new videos. This one was outstanding. Plus, watching you assemble the lamp was fun. You seemed so calm over the whole thing. Scared of you standing on the back of the sofa though. Cheers

My husband gets the spare room for all his stuff like office and even his clothes (xtra ones lol ) and all my stuff is in my room I just love it

Love this video! You know how I’m dealing with my husband and All. His. Things. on his side table, the generator moved from the bedroom to the dining table…. Well when I asked him to please move the generator off the table, so we can eat as a family at the table. Guess where the generator is now! On my kitchen counter!🤦🏻‍♀️ Gggrrrr Men! I don’t think he’ll ever be on the same page as me with minimalism 🙄 Love the new lamp! Looks great there for reading! 🧡💛🤎♥️🍁🍂

Love your new couch! We just got a sectional too and it's so fun having everyone fit on there at once.

I love your new clean living room!

Hi Rachel, although my husband agrees that ME getting rid of stuff is GREAT😂 HE is having trouble of letting go. It's always a work in progress. Our home also has no personal stuff in common areas that has really made a difference for our family. As always great video!

I love how calm and easy you put things into perspective. You are such a dear!

Wow, obviously You finally found a more comfortable sofa. 🦋

Wow - new couch, it looks really nice! Very comfortable, family friendly, I really like it. The lamp cord, they have cord covers to disguise that it's there.

Great video & I love your new sofa. I liked watching you put your lamp together.

You have incredible balance. Lol. Thank you for the chat.

So my husband and I just watched this together (he’s already on board!) and we were curious what lamp that is. We need a lamp for reading in bed and want them above like that. We love how simple that looked! Also... it’s Jan 2024 and we miss your videos!

Great and thoughtful advice!thank you.

I enjoyed your video SOOOOOO MUCH! Thank you. You are such a relaxed person.

Oh Congratulations!beautiful sofa.I love your multitasking. Love you my dearest Rachel

You are so right! I can only fix me! He collects everything! And I had got to the point that I have up trying to keep a neat house! But I'm going to do me and hope by doing this,he will get on board! If not the talk! Lo?

Your doggies ears! As you sat down on your new sofa I literally thought to myself I wonder where her doggie is. And 😃 sure enough there I see the ears pop up ☺️ ❤️ such a cutie 🥰

Looks love you have some new furniture and rug. Nice. Donna

Love the new couch! Perfect size for your big family.

Love the new couch!😊

Awesome new family couch!!

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Your standing on the chair reminds me of me. 💕NonnaGrace

Watching this was great! You're freaking amazing!

Congratulations on the new sofa.

I have exactly those lamps. It’s quite the trick disguising the leads, but worth it.

Great video!

LOVE your hair

Thank you love you and your couch

Excellent video

Can’t wait 😃

The cord has to go along side the window so it doesn’t show

New viewer. I've watched a couple videos and wonder if you are multitasking (filming/talking about your video topic/doing a chore) as a way to justify the time you spend making videos?

How long have you been married? Curious to know if that factors in?

I have no spouse but love your content anyways ❤ beautiful couch 🛋 enjoy using lol ❤️🇮🇱💖

It is really interesting, watching You do something while talking. But there’s still something irritating in it. And I found out, that I am irritated by multitasking. To me ir is much healthier to do one thing at a time. With all my love and all of my attention. Not with half of it, because at the same time I try to do something else. I experience that it doesn’t save time to mix tasks and try to do them at once. And I am interested in why you decided to do it this way. 🦋

Where did you get your couch?

You put the lamp mechanism on the shade upside down.

I am the Neat Freak at Home. 🙂

Thank you Rachel! Is it minimalism to reduced the playback speed?😂

Your husband's beard is a very maximalist beard.

That beard👎🏼🤣😂