That is so true. I downsized and threw away 2 tons of junk accumulated over a quarter century. What a waste of money. Now I still have things to donate and I don't shop for stuff anymore. Only essentials.

46 Janny Lane lol so so true

46 Janny Lane so so true!! I love that quote!

I may accumulate, but I also take very good care of everything I have. I usually pass everything on to neighbors, friends and family.

Diane R same here my neighbours love me lol.

I am very proud of you guys ❤️

So nice!!! I'm attending a convention that speaks about achieving happiness, and that's actually one of the topics that was addressed. www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/2020-convention-video/

Guys this person is a Jehova witness and once you fall into their trap they are very persistent for you to join their cult. Better not get involved in any kind of conventions with these people. I though it’s better you know, Stay safe my loves 💕

Keu to ache Bengali hi I'm also 15yers old❤️❤️❤️

At 15 you are truly blessed to find the minimalist path🙏

Sueanne Sorrentino Isn’t that lovely. You have the secret to living well.

I have so many positive life skills learned from my parents. I see my mother's hands through the activities I now do. I'm so humbled and grateful for what I learned at her side.

How nicely you remarked on this. Kind greetings from Switzerland.

@LJ H my kids think they are doing me a favor if they wash my dishes or do my laundry, bless them, they mean well! I LOVE doing the dishes. Watching my bunnies out the window with their babies is ENDLESS entertainment. I giggle and laugh and its a great blessing. Laundry also. There is just something very soothing about heating the water over firewood, scrubbing the clothes on an ancient plank. Hanging the clothes on the line "just so" so that there are minimal wrinkles or marks. So proud of my bright whites. A sense of accomplishment and graditude . Its my favorite thing to do other than cooking ♡ Cooking makes me so excited. Like I'm a mad scientist lol I'm always laughing and whooping and hollering and thinking up new tweaks. Truly my passion. I have workers who call me Mama and say really I don't need to pay them just PLEASE FEED THEM 😜

Those are the things I try to do. For simple tasks such as folding laundry, washing dishes, such things that you do everyday that allow you to kinda slip away. It's so beautiful. (I know most people have to do it kinda hurried cause we all are busy, but just to pick one thing a day you can focus on and block everything else out can really change your outlook

Or you can move to Ireland or Scotland lmao

yes lets run away to norway

I agree! The concept of this movie is a little intense, but have you watched “The Village” by M. Night Shyamalan? I’ve always told my mom that I would love to live in that situation, haha! 😄

Its called a commune, or Intentional Living Community. There are plenty across the states you can join!

YES!!! 😍

Awesome , the same thing has been happening in the USA to some extent. Where some middle class families have been moving out of cities and into the countryside and/ or wilderness and living more simple and sustainable lifestyles on either small farms or homesteads, just like in the old West and frontier pioneer days of the 19th century. I definitely think that’s really cool how those people are living with nature and in nature, I wish everyone could live more simple and sustainable lives like that. It would be a lot better for the planet and humanity

Phyllis Chaput I like that word.

In Sweden that's called LAGOM...not too much, not too little, just enough ❤

Yes!! That is one reason I love the Lord--one of His names is: El Shaddai--the God who is ENOUGH.

@@karencompton5926 💗✨

Same. Thank you.

@@stylenseason Watching every Sunday is a great way to start your day. Like a mini holiday from our stressful lives.

Watching this kind of video makes me so happy...

FIMEARSCARBA By Lumy Nitsa awh thank you so much. Really lovely to hear that. I’m very glad you stumbled upon my little channel x

She is such a blessing 💖

Amy Louise thanks for noticing and valuing. My hubby does the camera work and we are trying to improve the quality as the weeks go on.

Yes, it felt like a meditation to me. Thanks so much, Niamh, for your warm and lovely voice!

I don't have the fresh Irish air but I agree. I love laundry days. Fresh sheets off the line are such a blessing.

MissSophisticated I remember you said before of your Kenmare time. It really has a special place in your heart. You must have some Irish blood in you for such a strong connection.

Dutchgram ohh I just came back from a holiday in lauragh which is 20 minutes south of Kenmare :)) I loved the nature, sheep everywhere! I can imagine why you loved it there

Agreed

Ellaine Erfe true

Claire Boxwell really well done to you! Inspiring! Make sure to have adequate cups of tea ;-)

Claire Boxwell Well dont Claire , I am the same and 3 years on, I’m still decluttering and reducing . With cosmetics , make sure to use them up. Energy went into producing them, dumping them , just wastes that energy . So while I buy so much less, I still have lots of stuff because I am constantly using up bits around the house . I found pouring a half empty bottle of a cosmetic into another bottle , made me feel at least like I was decluttering and that in time , I’d use up those bottles too. I had some full bottles that I donated to a women’s shelter and gave to friends to use up. I also keep things I know are useful. So for instance I’ll be moving house next year . In work we got a delivery with lots of bubble wrap. I collected it up because I knew I could use it and when I’ve moved . I’ll donate it to someone else to reuse and hopefully it will continue. Use apps like BUNZ or Yahoo groups like Freecycle or websites like Gumtree and Craigslist to get rid of stuff . I donated old linen and towels and blankets to a shelter (Ring them first to ask if they take them) , the ones that were very warn out I gave to a dogs home (again I emailed before dropping them off ). Just some tips

Ah thanks for the appreciation!!

cindy b wow Cindy nice that you learnt that and are able to share the wisdom with others.

Jeanne Bowes that’s lovely Jeanne. X

Good, long may it last for you. There is far too much jetting around getting little glimpses of idealism when the place to really be yourself is home - lovely.

I was born by God's dear grace,in an extra-

Ordinary place... howdy neighbor!

so nice... most of my things are 'hand me downs' from family and friends...so nice to bring the item renewed life...

Same for me.

Season .Appreciation awh that’s a lovely insight you had for your home. Renewed respect. :-)

That is a lovely saying... thank you for sharing ... God bless to you too x

You are a very kind person to say. Thank you my friend. God bless to you too x

I agree....so am writing down ways that I can be more like this. Baby steps but they are very empowering. Good fortune to you on your journey.

세계를 여행하는 '오늘, 우리' ah thanks! You made my day

세계를 여행하는 '오늘, 우리' you should definitely check KZfaqr JONNA JINTON as well. She is out of this world. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y912pryKnJfbqZ8.html

안녕하세요..

Farnaz Liravi all the best things money can’t buy

@@FairylandCottage But first ... I need a cottage...

Noooo! You don't need a cottage, you can 'bloom where you are planted'. The cottage my come one day, but until then there are hundreds of things you can do to live more peacefully and simply.

Madeleine Lawrence I wish... but I live in capital. Where there is cars instead of trees. As soon as my studies are finished i will move somewhere near jungle. I practically cried yesterday when i saw a perfect house near jungle.

@@madeleine7729 thank you so much for your message, it wasn't directed at me, but was so good to hear. I live in the city and this video made me happy and sad at the same time so your words are of great help. I could start with my tiny balcony. "Bloom where you're planted" love it! 🌱

Sounds wonderful!! I am hoping to grow even more veggies next year...

Surely things like these will strenghten you! Nature helps us get better, a simple life can be healing in itself.

Wishing you hope and patience for every step in this journey 💞

Rebecca E. Webber May you feel well and healed and may you see the blessings in everyday life. You are inspirational.

@@FairylandCottage thank you so much! You are so kind and lovely. ✨

Sending you all the best for healing Rebecca. Nurture yourself as you would nurture a precious child. Give yourself care and joy

so true... the pressure has increase so sometimes you feel like you are swimming upstream...

Best way to live 💖

Que bonito mensaje, saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

Oh this sounds wonderful! ❤❤

When I was a child my mother made our clothes, our toys and cooked the food. It was hard work because there were 10 of us and the war had left very little in the shops. We loved our food, I can even remember the taste of some things. Today it is all piled high in the supermarkets but there is no taste to it. It’s time to go back to having less but better food, to having clothes that are of better quality instead of off the peg at low prices. To lead a less consumer life and enjoy to simpler life.

thank you for your kind words Kathy.

Hisham A so true. They own us not the other way around.

Hey! Can you check one of my videos? It' about nature, simplicity with some magic/vintage vibe. I think you'll like it 🧚🏼‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️🌿🍓🍵🐛✨

Junk DNA no truer words said.

Agree😍

Ah thanks Tiina, I like winterizing... good luck with all your renovations... good you get a break and a cuppa every now and again... haha :-)

Olu Wimalasena yep things happen organically is so well said :-)

Fairyland Cottage ❤️

Ellaine Erfe simple all the way my friend!

@@FairylandCottage Yes, indeed. Simple is beautiful. Simple is sustainable. And simple is always the way to go.

Sky Cherubim awh thank you so so much. God bless xxx

Lila Lavendel ah thanks so much. Love and blessings to you in north Germany x

@@FairylandCottage Oh thank you❤

You are so right on with this 💖 Girl in Calico has some nice food vids - but not authentic like this- but still very lovely ! 💖

Girl in Calico's edits are out of this world

Oh Toni. That’s so beautiful. Yes. I follow the girl in calico too. Also for a male version check out my self reliance. Awesome folks. !

thanks you for sharing that lovely dream you had... I am very honoured... I love Girl in Calico... such a gentle channel

Thank you for sharing that. Prairie Girl as archetype intrigues me. What else has she told you? I'd love to see the Nebraska prairie at some point. I grew up in Alberta and I really miss the prairies a lot. Living in a Pacific NW rainforest is so very different. Pleasing in other ways, but often lacking in space: wide open skies and endless horizons. Plus the light. And the way the wind moves the grasses. So precious. Thanks again :)

Sandeep Mukherjee I too would like to see a video on how she started, challenges.

Yeah me too I want to hear them

really nice question and interest... I can see can I put everything together into some type of video.... for me it was a very gradual process... the more I minimised, the more I wanted to minimise... I also left my life behind as a nurse and got rid of my stuff and moved abroad with just two small suitcases and that was in my twenties... from there it has been a slow journey... which included a trip to India...

@@FairylandCottage Thank you so much for sharing 🙏 We will wait for the video. Regards

Ah thanks my friend x

Monika Grein thanks Monika!!

beautifully said x

Doro ah thanks! Yes it looks sturdy but don’t be fooled with heavy sheets the wire pops out over the fence! Haha :-)

Rebecca Oliver ah thanks Rebecca!

Wonderful for you too... hard to get me out of the countryside since I left the city! blissful eh x

Thanks Lynnette, I appreciate that insight.

Dav B ah thanks. Blessings to you too.

minion luv ah thanks!!!

@@FairylandCottage ❤❤

Hey! Can you check one of my videos? It' about nature, simplicity with some magic/vintage vibe. I think you'll like it 🧚🏼‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️🌿🍓🍵🐛✨

beautiful said I must say.... delighted you got your inner smile back ...

Awh thanks Immy for watching :-)

iam artsthetic wow! Such synchronicity!

Romans 1:20

God bless to you x

Amen.

☺☺

gosh thank you for sharing... hug back to you too. May you have calmness all the day long :-)

Darren Parkes I too have been watching bush rafting shows. With a world gone mad it is pushing me to get back to basics. I’m glad you found a sense of peace from the video.

caleidoscope patchamamalove awh thank you for saying. Big hugs to you too ❤️😘🧚‍♀️

Hey! Can you check one of my videos? It's about nature, simplicity with some magic/vintage vibe. I think you'll like it 🧚🏼‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️🌿🍓🍵🐛✨

Awh Francine you have a soft heart, which is very special...

Ah I like to hear that... thanks for watching x

Old Photos thanks for watching!

Justine White bless you too my friend.

Ah Happy Thanksgiving... Im very grateful for you to watch... may you are your family reach your goals easily and at exactly the right time x

haha thanks! I am blessed and very grateful.

Just Call Me Teacup that’s wonderful to hear. We can have a certain perspective and then when we get some extra information it can open up so much for us. Our cost of living has decreased since moving to the country and we moved out to the countryside because the city was too expensive and yet now living here we have more money than before because more opportunities came our way and I believe that is because we had more head space to breath! Good luck with your journey and let me know if I can help in any way xxx

Ah thanks so much! such a rewarding DIY

Yes tecnically should keep growing there..there is moisture from the air and stone to cling to, should work.

mary sibb I must look that up actually. I’m not sure!

Hey! Can you check one of my videos? It's about nature, simplicity with some magic/vintage vibe. I think you'll like it 🧚🏼‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️🌿🍓🍵🐛✨

Yes very true and I only just found that out... this one I use is not for ingesting..

You are so kind and generous with your words... thank you and God bless x

Kristyn Lorraine Hall thank you for watching.

@@FairylandCottage I look forward to your video every weekend ♡

Lovely to hear my friend! hugs from Ireland to you in Sardinia!

JR Pacer me too. Quality over quantity.

keep smiling too!

Auntie M so true! Marathon and daily growing. We will never be perfect but we can perfectly learn and grow. Keep up the good work and don’t be too hard on yourself with spending... marketing is highly powerful and everywhere!

wise one x

...so true. I like the way you say it...