a *realistic* slow living day in my life (is solar worth it? anxiety/introvert & thrift finds)

a realistic slow living day in my life (is solar worth it? anxiety/introvert & thrift finds)

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@celinepope 4 күн бұрын

I sent my MORMON dad your video about grass lawns and he actually quoted it to me. Thanks for that!

@Shelbizleee 4 күн бұрын

OMG I can’t tell you how much I love to hear that 🥲❤️

@fannygroleau928 4 күн бұрын

Watching you cut that watermelon was painful 😂🤣 1. Cut it up in half 2. Take one half and put it flat side down on the cutting board 3. Cut it all up in slices like an inch thick with the rind 4. Take each piece and very easily slide your knife to take the rind off. I hope this is clear 😅 Felt like I had to help a sister out

@lperry3349 4 күн бұрын

Same! I was really enjoying hearing about community but I was also thinking, “Shelby you’re going to slice a finger off.”

@missfroghophophop6953 4 күн бұрын

Very helpful 😅 thank you

@Shelbizleee 4 күн бұрын

LOLOLOL I told you I’m terrible at it 😭

@kadyolson1184 3 күн бұрын

I worked in a kitchen and the chefs would: cut off one little end cut off the other little end stand it up vertically ↕️ run the knife down from top to bottom and cut off the rind that way then cut in half, cubes, etc etc

@FennecTheRabbit 3 күн бұрын

Glad it wasn’t just me. As someone who has seen many a kitchen mishap.

@alyssalee6455 3 күн бұрын

My biggest issue is neighbors that don’t care… put non-recyclables in their recycle bin, trash from trash bin blows into the street and they don’t pick it up. The worst yet is they hire someone to spray pesticides and we then find dead rats in our yard, and they don’t take care of any of the yard. It’s over grown and unkept (and not in a “intentional native habitat way” in a “we are too lazy our yard is full of invasive weeds” way). It’s so frustrating!

@LittleJoe6 3 күн бұрын

Your wifes stoic nature cracks me up

@mariadesantiago8696 3 күн бұрын

Currently converting our lawn to all native plants here in North Texas☺️.

@cheynic1828 3 күн бұрын

I love your videos so much but you are STRESSING me out with the way you were cutting your watermelon and talking with your hands 😂😂

@Shelbizleee 3 күн бұрын

I’m so sorry 😭

@cheynic1828 3 күн бұрын

@@Shelbizleee Always forgiven 😂😂

@CrankyMama44 4 күн бұрын

The moment I hit 30...I'm gardening and geeking out about every new bug and bird that I attract. Creating amazing wildlife habitats and beautifying my home AND growing organic food! 🤌💋 Another lovely video. Love ya ladies! 🥰

@JourneytoSustainableLiving 2 күн бұрын

I love gardening and I still can't help but get a little shook every time I see a new bug pop out of nowhere, even though I love seeing that they're enjoying the garden! The birds are absolutely amazing in the garden too - their songs really soothe me.

@StephieOmbre 3 күн бұрын

Shelbis internal screaming at the cups is a side of her I think thats adorable bc I do that to my special someone

@oliv3691 3 күн бұрын

Your focus on community, as well as other people who are trying to prioritize community in my own sphere, definitely inspired me to take the chance to get more involved with my local library foundation and their library advocacy work. I am now signed up to be a library advocacy volunteer. 😊

@lisapoulsen5452 4 күн бұрын

Joined our local wildflower seed library in the fall. It is so fun discovering all of our native plants and the beauty of them. Slowly transitioning my garden to natives and getting rid of the grass. Found out this winter how problematic grass/lawns are and it made my decision to transition to a native garden all the more solidified in my mind. This was such a fun video… reminded me of the vlog channel🥰🥰🥰

@tahraperry6718 4 күн бұрын

You can freeze the fruit pulp with cut up rinds in a jello mold or dish and feed it to your girls.

@stephenminor4757 3 күн бұрын

I absolutely LOVE seeing the updates on your yard transformation into a native habitat! I think this is so inspiring to see and would love to do something similar to this one day (when I have a yard to transform LOL)!

@cookwithdrbrooke Күн бұрын

Some unsolicited advice: If you’re going to blend-up the watermelon anyway, cut in half like you did then just SCOOP OUT THE RED FRUIT PART WITH A BIG SPOON! 🍉 can scoop it into the blender.

@thebackpackingbookwyrm 4 күн бұрын

I also became a birder in my 30s. Really relate 😂 I started doing seasonal bucket lists too after seeing how it helped you embrace the seasons.

@HipsterSpinster_ Күн бұрын

Same. I have a bird guide that my parents have had since the 80s and I saw a cedar wax wing the other day at work for the first time. I called my mom on my lunch break and she IDed it. It's such fun seeing new birds.

@janekatzer1199 2 күн бұрын

Me and my wife had a huge tree fall down in our yard last summer during a tornado. We did what we could to protect our house from the damage BUT I was steadfast in leaving the majority of it though for the animals to use. One year later the mother tree is SPROUTING FROM HER “ dead,” TRUNK! We have seen a woodchuck yesterday too! We live in a city so this means there’s to me.

@thelullinthestorm 2 күн бұрын

Your watermelon slicing is terrifying. 100% here for the estate sale finds and HOA bashing though 😂

@the_gaiaphage 3 күн бұрын

I also suck at cutting watermelon, but watching you do it stressed me out lol. You have way more patience than me though

@Shelbizleee 3 күн бұрын

Hahaha I’m so sorry 😭

@katp4782 4 күн бұрын

Omg, one of the photos from your trip that you showed in this video is so very near my house it spooked me out!

@Shelbizleee 4 күн бұрын

OMG 👀

@Reiko29DBS 3 күн бұрын

Why don't we just make a neighborhood that has an HOA that mandates native plants/no lawns/grow your own food/have solar 😂

@anahidkassabian4471 4 күн бұрын

I have been wanting solar panels for ages, but here in NW England, and more particularly how our house is oriented and where the neighborhood trees are, there isn’t enough sun to make it worthwhile. My science partner runs the numbers every few years, but not yet. 🥺

@briyonce777 2 күн бұрын

26 and the birds speak to me too, definitely adding learning bird songs to my life long bucket list

@xerrias 4 күн бұрын

hey on watermelon rind whites i know u give it to the girls but its *really* delicious cooked until tender as a vegetable. It soaks up whatever you cook it in, so just an idea!

@Ad-Infinitum 3 күн бұрын

Wow, did not know that! 👍

@missfroghophophop6953 3 күн бұрын

Just looked this up it’s popular in Indian and Mexican cooking. Thanks I’m gonna try this tonight!

@briarpeterson6938 3 күн бұрын

Uhgg you are truly such an inspiration to me when it comes to building community. Ditto on introversion and feeling like nobody likes me. My husband is also introverted and not super socially motivated, so we're too content at home to push each other to get out there and meet new people. My social anxiety has gotten so much better after having kids (no idea what that's about, maybe hormonal, but I am truly so much less anxious since about halfway through my pregnancy 2.5 years ago. It's like magic) I live in a small town and it seems like the only community available is through church groups, and that is not me. Period. I would love to be a part of a nature / environmental group but it feels like I would have to start it myself, and that just feels completely impossible, not only because then I would have to speak and lead (I have never had a desire to be a leader) but because I'm a working mom of three and just don't have the time. I'm not sure what my point is overall, I guess I'm just putting a wish out into the universe that an environmental activism / nature and family centric group would start up in Spooner Wisconsin without me having to be the one to start it..... 🙏🤞

@dcowan4705 18 сағат бұрын

Love your content, but just had to mention apparently Tippy is an influencer too. My cat heard Tippy meow and immediately ran over to my computer!

@Shelbizleee 13 сағат бұрын

OMG I love it 😭❤️

@jessicahelene23 3 күн бұрын

I love your pollinator yard. I would love to do the same with our yard but even if I pushed past our HOA (first time homeowner mistake 😝) I have analysis paralysis and wouldn’t even know how to lay it out, where to start, etc.

@anahidkassabian4471 3 күн бұрын

I love your yard! Mine looks very similar, with the single caveat that it’s focused on Food plants. Most berries that you can imagine, a few fruit trees and then raised beds for lettuce and herbs and tomatoes and all that kind of stuff. But more and more perennial overtime. And I have had no lawn for some years now we’ve done the same in previous houses. Wouldn’t go back for love nor money!

@gillianbutler7986 Күн бұрын

I'm Irish. Hope you enjoyed your time here. 🇮🇪

@CitrusAndCinnamon 3 күн бұрын

I love your front yard! It’s so pretty. 😍

@meetkass 4 күн бұрын

I must apologize, I wasn’t subscribed 🤯 But thankfully my home page helped me! 😅

@Shelbizleee 4 күн бұрын

OMG so happy to have you!!

@debbiemckeown7626 3 күн бұрын

I’m from Scotland hope you enjoyed travelling there and the other places you went to.

@romaeraegan 3 күн бұрын

was hoping you were going to say you went to wales as well haha - so glad you enjoyed your anniversary trip! :)

@KowaiZuzu Күн бұрын

I always cut a watermelon by cutting the ends off, putting one of the new flat sides down, and cutting the rind off top to bottom. Or if you can't get a clean cut all the way to the bottom, you can stop where it starts rounding out the other way. Then flip it back over and trim the rind you missed, also cutting top to bottom. Boom, you've got a naked melon! Then you can slice it however you like. Also I can't imagine cutting sitting down. Especially something so big. I feel like you need the leverage of height to properly cut it. But maybe that's just because I've worked in kitchens so much, it's hard to image sitting down and working lol

@sueanngardiner6161 23 сағат бұрын

One thing I really wanted to try, and it will tick two things off your list is Botanical sun printing on Linen! It looks amazing when done. I've seen some YT videos of people doing prints on dresses and scarves.

@nikaylapangburn104 3 күн бұрын

LOVE SEEING YOU POST !😍

@raedaze 3 күн бұрын

Super proud of you for your yard!!! Amazing !!!

@Shelbizleee 3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 🥹❤️

@jackrose7977 2 күн бұрын

Love the butterfly decorations!

@girlwithagarden 3 күн бұрын

thanks for answering my questions hehe

@reclaimedwoodsource1910 3 күн бұрын

The shelf looks great! Nice styling 🎉

@BlackBlood74 2 күн бұрын

Absolutely love your vlogs. I always learn so much. I have a very small patio and wanted some darker flowers and plant but I really feel like I should incorporate some native stuff because I never see any butterflies or birds. i hear those birds in the trees around but never in my patio. I have to deal with HOA so hopefully they don't get annoying because they have some pretty dumb rules around here. Prior in my patio they have just mulch so I consider any plant a win.

@kylieschmidt2986 19 сағат бұрын

With any pulp I always make it into an applesauce. Sometimes not even adding apples and only using the pulp fruit and adding sugar, honey or agave to flavor it if it’s not as sweet as you’d like it to be and then I keep it refrigerated. It usually doesn’t last very long in my home as my husband eats it all in one day. 😂🍉

@donnaadkins2429 2 күн бұрын

Make watermelon ice cubes with the pulp

@anabatinic2876 2 күн бұрын

My favorite type of videos you post! ❤️🎉 I miss your other channel with Madison.

@pialupa 3 күн бұрын

I see you visited Hamburg, my home town! I hope you liked it :) (even if it was probably a rainy mess...)

@Shelbizleee 2 күн бұрын

It wasn’t rainy! We were really just there over night but did a little walking tour in the morning and it was so nice!!

@fashionableswan Күн бұрын

listing brussels as a country in the beginning is hilarious hahahaha

@Shelbizleee Күн бұрын

I’m so sorry I realized in editing hut it was too late 😭

@missloly824 3 күн бұрын

I love a good mocktail - it never occurred to me to make watermelon syrup. Also, does anyone still say "teetotal", or has "sober" replaced it in the lexicon?

@r3615 4 күн бұрын

the butterfly ornaments are so cute ❤❤❤

@nataliawineland34 3 күн бұрын

I for one adore a very talky vlog

@michellesc0711 4 күн бұрын

you got a like from me within the first 9 seconds for Tibby

@karinarey6488 3 күн бұрын

Cutting 🍉 *without* the rind: 1. Cut it in half (hamburger style) on a stable surface 2. Cut the end off one of the halves (about an inch or until you can see color) 3. Place it with the end side up so it has a stable base 4. Cut slowly down rotating the knife to follow the watermelon’s curve (you will get better with practice) 5. Keep rotating the watermelon so that you get the whole rind off, then cut it as you like. Repeat with second half. 6. If you want cubes, have a bowl/platter ready before you cube. Then cut down into flat sections, place any excess into the bowl if you need space to cube each section. *I gave you super detailed directions because I had to pause the video when I saw you struggling. I hope it helps please make a stable base before chopping round things that can slip and hurt you. 😮‍💨 I’m glad you did it! And p.s. you definitely don’t talk too much!

@karinarey6488 3 күн бұрын

I use up not so good watermelon by cubing it and freezing them for margaritas. You can use the pulp for slushies and make either non-alcoholic. It’s such a great ice replacement! Also works with pineapples 🍍! You can make piña coladas with its juice instead of rum, btw. Highly recommend! 💗

@cecilia5246 2 күн бұрын

Try freezing the watermelon pulp for sorbet 🤤

@ema-b1h 3 күн бұрын

not that you owe them anything- but caN YOU PLANT NATIVE BUSHES AND TREES AROUND THE LINES OF Your property so your neighbours are not up in your yard can be a nice peaceful private garden too, it can look amazing , and give you a foresti protective vibe , of course conculate the sun and research

@marzettik 3 күн бұрын

Fun video. ❤

@midwestbramble6435 2 күн бұрын

If you anyone is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the Indian Creek Nature Center gives away free native pollinators (perennial) during their Monarch Festival every year in July

@onelovegirly 14 сағат бұрын

Maybe i missed it 😅 but is the wildlife habitat sign a country wide thing? I know you said the monarch butterfly one is specific to austin and werent sure if it was statewide but i dont think you said if the wildlife one is??

@missfroghophophop6953 4 күн бұрын

Watermelon fruit leather . With the pulp . Ps watermelon vinaigrette dressing

@Shelbizleee 4 күн бұрын

Love this idea!!

@missfroghophophop6953 3 күн бұрын

@@Shelbizleee i really liked @Xerrias comment . They said you could cook the watermelon skin like a veggie. They said it soaks up any marinade you use with it. I’ve been looking up recipes and apparently it’s popular in Indian and Mexican cooking.

@reissval 4 күн бұрын

You only need to volunteer 25 hours for your MN certification? Our chapter is 40 VH and 8 AT to certify. I just certified early and am trying to double certify to get the 2024 rattlesnake pin.