Some things are changing (for the better)

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Sometimes we need to decide that something (or things) have to change. Today's the day!
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@shellyjay8954 26 күн бұрын

I woke up to all of this 5 years ago when I had to retire to take care of my husband who had a stroke. I’m now 70 and regret not living life fuller and more “free” from the things and behaviors that bogged me down and robbed my joy. My advice to everyone is listen to Robyn. She is helping us all to embrace simplicity and self-care that ultimately makes us better daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends etc. Don’t wait. We don’t need to say yes to everyone. We don’t need stuff. Our kids don’t need stuff. Managing stuff steals our time. God bless y’all.

@GrammyAmanda 26 күн бұрын

❤

@susanoline5823 26 күн бұрын

Not to mention the time we spend working to get the money to buy the stuff.

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Thanks SO much! I'm so glad to be of help and it sounds like you're on a roll!

@karenhaire5451 26 күн бұрын

"You can't care more about someone else's problem than they do." You don't know how much I needed to hear that today. Thanks!😊

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@EricaLucasLoves 26 күн бұрын

I quit watching the news 3 years ago. I felt less stressed within days. Now I scan headlines for 5 minutes before bedtime reading.

@MinimalistHome 25 күн бұрын

smart!!

@lennyburdick3192 26 күн бұрын

“Not my circus, Not my monkey.” A favorite reminder for me.

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

haha, totally love that one!

@GrammyAmanda 26 күн бұрын

I say that almost daily! 😂

@kathy5706 26 күн бұрын

Never heard that, but it’s a great saying!

@stacyfausett5436 23 күн бұрын

Yessssss

@juliemoore6957 26 күн бұрын

This is the gift of perimenopause... we are no longer willing to put up with any B.S. It's truly part of this phase of life. I agree with everything you're saying! Now that I'm 65, I'm way more focused on my health, my rest, only making room for the good things. Living life more intentionally.

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Right?? I love it!

@EricaLucasLoves 26 күн бұрын

Yes! I started caring way less about it other people’s opinions when perimenopause started.

@mariahwilson6505 27 күн бұрын

This is a great list!!! I stopped watching the news over ten years ago for my mental health. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made 😂❤

@sonyad7723 26 күн бұрын

I don't even own a TV anymore but I don't watch the news on any other devices either, for probably 20 years!!! Every once in a while I'll get a pop-up for a really big story that I might click on and skim so I know what's happening, but otherwise I don't want to hear all of that negativity every day!!! That's all they ever seemed to put on the news!!! Even when I HAD a TV I didn't watch the news for a good 10ish years bc of that!!! (And I'm only 52! Lol) I'm saddened by my grandmother who watches pretty much ONLY the news all day long "so she knows what's going on in the world" but meanwhile she's taking in all of that negativity all day long and has nightmares Every night!!! :(

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Yes! 😍

@michelegioffredo8811 26 күн бұрын

It's all propaganda anyway. All the fear that has never come. Ridiculous

@joanneconnor4319 26 күн бұрын

I remember going to have some counselling when my children were a bit younger as I was struggling with everything, and the counsellor said "if you don't take care of your health and mental health first, you are unable to take care of your children". I'll always remember that!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

It’s a tricky one to figure out, but it’s so true! 🩵

@rebeccabieri354 27 күн бұрын

The Smiths, The Cure, New Order, Depeche Mode ❤ reason enough for me to follow your awesome channel 😊

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

yessss 🎶

@grinchy56 22 күн бұрын

I'm 56 and decided lately I need to try new things or make plans for myself. If I want a pedicure or nap or try new recipe or whatever I give myself permission. It feels good.

@MinimalistHome 21 күн бұрын

Hallelujah! 🦋💪🏼🩵

@Esti89dec 26 күн бұрын

Totally agree with the news! I stopped watching a few years ago and I’m so much less stressed. When my mom talks about it and what’s going on she’s so anxious about it and I’m always telling her to stop. Like you said, I can stay apprised of the important information without watching it everyday.

@daphblue 27 күн бұрын

This is perfectly timed. We were just asked if we want to go to my father in law’s work party again this year. They do a big German festival with live music, great food, and a car show. It’s a great time, but we’re going to their house 2 weeks later for his birthday, and we really need the time at home. Plus, traveling with our 17 month old is really challenging right now

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Smart!

@JAMtheKnitter 25 күн бұрын

You nailed it with this one, Robin. So many things I have been thinking about or realized with you saying it how much I need to pay attention to it. Not micromanaging, not taking on other people's problems, not neglecting my health are the top three off the top of my head. I think a lot of why we do these things stems from us being women/moms/caretakers (or being brought up to be told we should be) and so we put other people's problems and happiness in front of our own. One thing I still struggle with is if I don't micromanage, and I don't do all the work myself, why should I have to live with the mess or undone things if the others don't do them?

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

I’m glad you can relate! I’m not a parenting expert, so please seek some out who have more step by step advice on this kind of thing, but I will clarify that there’s a difference between leading / managing the home / housework and acting in a micromanaging way about it. Neither needs to mean that you do all or none of it. I do see your point though and it might take a bit of time to shift into a new routine that works for you and your family a this time. 🤞🏼💛

@purpledonkeylover9988 26 күн бұрын

I love the JOMO idea!! What an awesome list, I think we harm ourselves more and the other person is clueless . Grudges and toxic people....ugh! They need to go! We need more positive things. Take care and enjoy your day.

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Thanks a million!

@rachelvidal1053 27 күн бұрын

I remember a mindset change in my 40s. It's a good change for you.

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Yesss, like "hmmm, I am NOT into this anymore"

@rachelvidal1053 26 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHome YES, with age comes wisdom

@susanoline5823 26 күн бұрын

Mindset change in my 40s, 50s, 60s, lol. Gotta change. Life is a series of little adjustments.

@arlineswardson6012 27 күн бұрын

Robyn, you are an inspiration! Lots of great ideas!

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@user-ep6ux6tl8e 25 күн бұрын

We got new flooring in my living room yesterday. My friend could not believe that everything was put back into place within 30 minutes. The reason it was fast was bc of less stuff to put back (thx decluttering) and the TV stand on sliders. My friend said it would have taken her a week 😮

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Awesome! 👏🏼 🩵

@rhondatallent2396 27 күн бұрын

I'm gonna stop making mountains out of molehills! Love ya, Robyn.😇🥰

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

yea!!

@mariahwilson6505 27 күн бұрын

This is a great list!!! All of these are great contributors to mental health! (I stopped watching the news over ten years ago - one of the best decisions I’ve ever made) ❤

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

That's awesome!

@sherrigibbs528 26 күн бұрын

I love your positive energy and enthusiasm.

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Thanks soooo much!

@bettyjo2737 26 күн бұрын

Crumpet 🥰 I agree with your list. I have been doing some of these things myself. When I hit perimenopause it started. It is a wonderful chapter in our lives! I can't remember the last time I watched the news. If anything is important, my husband tells me about it. Thank you Robyn ❤

@mariannedavis9136 26 күн бұрын

Robyn, This is one of your best videos yet! Great advice that I agree with. I like the JOMO idea. That will work for me. Thank you for you! 😊

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

You are sooooo welcome!

@stacyfausett5436 23 күн бұрын

I agree as women we tend to put ourselves last and I’m trying to change that even at 52 but it’s hard! I’m homeschooling my youngest 1 more year and then all my children will be grown. 🎉 I’m looking forward to the next season of life!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Sounds like you’re in a great moment or reflection and preparing for the next chapter of your life! Exciting ! 👏🏼🩵

@M_SC 25 күн бұрын

Definitely I think it’s evolutionary that at perimenopause and above that we stop caring about certain things. And that’s great, for us. It’s not worth hot flashes but it’s great.

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Yes! 💪🏼💕🎶

@Fun-pf9lw 24 күн бұрын

This list applies to us all. Thanks for the reminder!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@donnagrifford7142 26 күн бұрын

Happy Happy Birthday Blessings! 🎂🎉🎈🛍️💐🥳✝️😘💝. Fantastic video! U r so inspiring 4 all of us! Time passes quicker n quicker the older we get! There's No time like the present 2 make healthier changes!!! The earlier the better, tho! I'm 63, raised 5 beautiful kiddos. We have 8 precious Grandbabies! Getting intentional in the "Now" is Loving Urself! 😉💞 U share Great advice n tips! 👏👏👏👍💞😘 Thanks 4 being that Utube Mom, Sister n friend that we ALL cherish! 😘

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks so much! 💐💛

@kristencobb230 25 күн бұрын

Also a RN, and new I liked you! The Cure is my fall vibe music too 💕

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

💛💪🏼👍🏼

@DaysAfterDecluttering 24 күн бұрын

Gosh I loved this video! I've been a practicing cozy minimalist for seven years. I'd like to work more on reducing what I bring home. I have SUCH a hard time feeling like a day wasn't successful if I don't find something. I always part with something else, I do keep things tidy, but I'd like to conquer this.

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Sounds great! Do you mean if you don’t find something to get rid of? 🩵

@DaysAfterDecluttering 20 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHome Yes, or something I don't need. It's still here, it's just hiding. =)

@thebusybees2006 26 күн бұрын

Happy early birthday 🥳

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😍

@thebusybees2006 26 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHome YW

@susanmcdaniel9431 25 күн бұрын

So good to Count Your Blessings!!!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Yes! 💕

@Kate.g. 26 күн бұрын

Toxic person, ohh yes! I don't have to forgive everyone everything. I can forgive someone because deep down I feel that person is sincere, but I can not forgive someone who I don't feel is sincere. We can hear excuses, but not necessarily accept them but that doesn't mean that I have hatred, or anything else, I simply free myself from this person. This was liberating for me!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Yessss! 💪🏼💕

@campingknitter 18 күн бұрын

such a good video - so many good points that i need to remember

@anji5635 22 күн бұрын

Thanks Robyn, I needed this today To reinforce A DecisionThat I pretty much made and Haven't done.

@MinimalistHome 21 күн бұрын

Awesome! 👏🏼

@mrmrlee 27 күн бұрын

When our neighbors moved they tried to give us their gigantic entertainment center for free, I said noooooo! Now that the TVs are wall mounted and you can keep a separate bookshelf somewhere else if needed they're completely unnecessary and they're a giant waste of space.

@sonyad7723 26 күн бұрын

Great job! Good for you!!!

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Yesss! I just need a piece of furniture for under the TV and we are good to go! I totaly agree

@mrmrlee 25 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHome Can you keep that center section piece with the drawers and ditch the rest?

@northstar4851 24 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHomeWhy? If it's not needed, it's not needed.

@dfrost7934 27 күн бұрын

I love this list. Other people's problems. I empathize too much so that it bothers me. Not good for my mental health. I can relate to a lot if these things. I need a printable of this!

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Totally!

@jemellugtu6273 26 күн бұрын

I watched a lot of videos same as like this, but yours is the most relatable! Thank u for sharing this because it made me think to quit a lot of things in life! Keep the videos going❤

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

I'm so so sooooo glad!

@thatswhatisaid8908 12 күн бұрын

Lol. I didn't fold my own laundry last night when I asked. 😮

@smontone 23 күн бұрын

I needed to hear this. My son is 4 and I have very little time for myself. We have also been so sick since he started preschool. I shouldn’t feel bad for the things I can’t do.

@kiwimorado 26 күн бұрын

I loved loved loved this video.

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

You're so so sooooo welcome!

@Amanda-yd2ey 26 күн бұрын

Good news yes!!!

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Yessss!

@joannafoster3423 26 күн бұрын

Love love love this list!

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Gigirl59 26 күн бұрын

Loved this!!! Thx so much!!!❤

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@marshagaravaglia8149 26 күн бұрын

Great video ❤

@SaraShire 26 күн бұрын

YNAB has helped me manage my money so much. In a way it gamifies budgeting. Plus it helps so much in planning. I especially love how it takes the money right away when you use a credit card, so when the bill is due the money is already there. Yay, no more credit card debt!

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Yes! Magic!

@melissataylor8910 27 күн бұрын

Amen!❤

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

😍

@vanessaandreatta9098 27 күн бұрын

...... This is why when we get old young ppl complain 😂 I won't miss out on any party, any free dinner, or fun event... To keep myself funny and relatable. I said no to useless week end trip, to walking pets, to relatives I hate, and travelling for the sake of taking souvenirs and photos. Grudges I will hold on to to bitter end, because it was useful to me to avoid toxic ppl and to level up because I plan my revenge. Revenge first, then grudge can go😅

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

haha!

@frozenjonesfam 25 күн бұрын

These are all so great!

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

Hooray! 😊

@tinayoung2543 27 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness this is good stuff. Just within the last 2 weeks I've taken on problems that aren't mine. On a side note costing me 5k SMH

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Oh man!!

@colleen6921 26 күн бұрын

Great advice, Robyn!

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@winerock 26 күн бұрын

So many gems here. Thanks!

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@extrememinimalism 19 күн бұрын

keep the tv bench underneath, but defo get rid of the bookcases next to it.

@cathypreaster1210 26 күн бұрын

Love this list! I’m also working on all the same things. Isn’t it interesting how each one of these goes hand in hand with all the other ones?

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Yes! Like...um... a chain of events! LOL

@joannafoster3423 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for permission to skip a party I really don't want to go to! Also, not caring more about someone else's problem than they do..... even when it's our kids!!! Man, parenting adult children in many ways is harder.

@susanoline5823 26 күн бұрын

Joanna, I work in a nursing home and a 100 year old lady was complaining about her kids in their 70s! Then a 75 yo told me her kids in their 40s were always arguing.

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Yes! And I'm just getting started with this!

@GumboGirl13 22 күн бұрын

Your video is great! So many good ideas. Love the idea of JOMO. I am an introvert and it’s difficult even to go to parties to begin with even though the people having them are friends. I support stopping many of the things you mentioned. I will have to start with one or two. ♥️ Just a note… I noticed that your kitty has an odd gait. Could you tell me about that? I have a special needs kitty who is paraplegic. 11 years old already and doing great with a lot of support and care by me. I’m a physical therapist and have treated humans with this condition as well. That’s why I’m particularly curious. 😸 Thank you for all your words of wisdom. You are amazing!

@MinimalistHome 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!! My cat has a brain injury that affects balance and general coordination. 💛🦋🌿

@IceBearHalfwayPoint 27 күн бұрын

I'm 42, and I 💯 agree with kicking toxic people and not watching the news anymore! Same here! Unfortunately, I'm so overworked that I'll probably never kick multitasking.

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Ah darn!

@lormor460 26 күн бұрын

I need to let go of my high school bully. I shouldn’t give her that power. Ugh. Right now, the U.S. is on the news daily. It’s like watching a train wreck. I wish I could get that out of my mind. 😢 Can’t help but watch but my heart is breaking for our country. I used to exercise almost daily until a series of injuries which I have had to stop which is frustrating.

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

Oh man, I was bullied too. Definitely helpful to let go. Can you be more intentional about how and when you consume the news?

@lormor460 26 күн бұрын

@@MinimalistHome I need to…I never used to watch anything regarding politics. Things are crazy now. I can give it a try. I recently got back into watching scary movies. I can be scared and safe at the same time. You are such a help and you always respond to me. Thank you 🙏!

@susanoline5823 26 күн бұрын

Lormor460, beleive me I am sure that bully has a harder time than you do forgiving her. I feel horrible for any "bad" things I've done to others when I was younger.

@tressalewis7004 26 күн бұрын

You might want to read the book One Thing…❤😊

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Thanks! This is the second time I've been recommended this book! I'll check it out!

@TheWoodburningWarrior 27 күн бұрын

Are you My sister from another mister LOL you like the same music as me 😂💚

@MinimalistHome 26 күн бұрын

yessss!

@GrammyAmanda 26 күн бұрын

I am such a goofball 😅and not used to saying no. So, I downloaded a list of 100 ways to say no, before declining to head a ministry at my church. But due to physical and emotional stuff I need to say no sometimes in order to function. 🤷🏼‍♀️ The people around me aren’t used to me saying no.

@northstar4851 24 күн бұрын

That's the #1 reason. Like starting a diet, it makes THEM uncomfortable.

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Good for you! They will start to get the picture and respect you for your self-respect in time.

@latoyaangle4568 26 күн бұрын

What are some teenage penalties do you have? I have a teenager as well.

@MinimalistHome 22 күн бұрын

It’s usually something like 2 hours of no screens at all.

@extrememinimalism 19 күн бұрын

im currently trying to quit/reduce my use on technology

@joycampina4133 26 күн бұрын

I get 1440 news email to the point no politics

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

If that works for you, that's great!

@bloodwashednana 26 күн бұрын

It's a shame we can't have another Walter Cronkite to do the national/world news. He told the truth.

@MinimalistHome 23 күн бұрын

Truth or not, sometimes, I really feel I need to take in as little news as possible...

@sandraasandoval9509 26 күн бұрын

Agree totally with needing to put my foot down and quitting certain things, but to be honest I couldn't focus on your comments because of your cat. I felt so strongly concerned about how he/she was walking. Is kitty ok ???

@MinimalistHome 25 күн бұрын

Oh, that’s Crumpet. He has Cerebellar Hypoplasia. It affects his coordination. He is a very happy boy and is in no pain, but he is quite clumsy. Thanks for checking and caring.

@northstar4851 24 күн бұрын

Thank goodness! My dog sometimes does that bc flooring is slick.