you've probably heard many people talking about minimalism
and its benefits well I'm here to tell you it works like a charm so watch this
video to see all about it hey you homebody buddies my name is
Robyn and I'm here to tell you all about how we started up minimalism recently so
grab a cup of tea put your feet up maybe grab a piece of paper write it down or
you can click the link below and I'll have a little download all about how we
tackle minimalism now minimalism is not as scary as you might think
it's about simplifying your life and evaluating what is adding to your life
and what isn't and how simple thing can actually make your life better so some
people only want one cup per person or one Bowl or they only wear black like
Steve Jobs there are tons of minimalists who do this I do like a little bit more
variety in my life but I do think I am going to actually start the 333 capsule
wardrobe soon I mean my wardrobe is pretty plain as it is, I think so
but hit subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss that
video so why do people start minimalism well let me tell you a story so I grew
up in the 80s and the 90s and that was a time when people wanted more and more
more it was all about consumerism it was all about getting stuff we saw clutter
everywhere so what do you do what do you learn well then you learn that you need
to buy things to fill up spaces and then what do you end up with even more
clutter so I wanted something more I want a piece I didn't want clutter
everywhere I didn't want to just think I'm just gonna abandon my house pack up
my family and just drive up to live in the woods somewhere I mean I do live in
the woods but but like living in the woods in a house that was like a small
little cabin didn't have much in it so like anyone in 2019 I started Marie
Kondo but her methods really didn't get to the
root of the problem joy or no joy then I bought Joshua Becker's book and
that is when the light bulb went off why are we holding on to so many things what
are we teaching our kids too much consumption and an emphasis on
belongings one example is Christmas now I love
Christmas I've always been like the biggest fan of Christmas and don't even
try to argue me on that I have always been the hugest fan of Christmas and I'm
telling you I even just the other day it's February was thinking I could go
for a Christmas movie so there you go but Christmas has its issues
unfortunately it's like a responsibility and a duty to give things to people
instead of when it used to be like oh I saw this I thought of Robyn I thought
this would be good for her no now people are like I have to give Robyn a present
instead of saying oh maybe I would like to give her these baked goods or this
cheese or whatever I mean I actually really like getting food now and gift
certificates because it's not clutter for my house it's actually things that
you can use regardless this is about you being happier in your home home without
having clutter around all the time driving you crazy and distracting you
from being creative or having fun with your family or your dog or just like
staring at the wall I don't know just having a good time there are no rules to
minimalism but there are some guidelines now we started towards the minimalist
lifestyle about three months ago and I'm gonna tell you the process so I do it in
three ways I start with the easiest rooms and now that is what Joshua
recommends and I think that is perfect advice don't start in the kids room I
know it's super tempting because they've got Lego and all sorts of crazy stuff
all over the place but let me tell you that is me you gotta set the example
here and get rid of some of your own stuff so don't start with the kids stuff
so start with things like your living room your junk drawer your dining room
rooms where you definitely have some stuff that you do not use that you can
get rid of then you move on to some of the harder
rooms like your master bedroom your kitchen and finally the garage so first
what you're gonna do is pick up something and say does this add value to
my life no it does not I don't want it anymore
for things like ornaments I'm even more of a stickler you want to have enjoyed
it and admired it and actually like it in the last like month to three months
so whatever works for you but for me if I pick it up and I'm like this doesn't
add any value to my life I don't like it it doesn't give me happy memories it
doesn't give me any memories it's got to go I also want less stuff on my kitchen
countertops so I only keep out things that we use on a daily basis and we even
use our blender on a daily basis but I still put that away in the drawer
because I still don't need it out we only use it a couple times a day our
tea kettle, well I have a tea addiction so we do leave the tea kettle out because
we boil water constantly and the SodaStream well that's just too bulky to
put away I'm afraid I'm going to like shoot it through the wall or something
now you may come across thousands of things that you may think I can use this
one day but I'm telling you it is sucking your energy and you really need
to think am I going to use this is keeping this going to be good for me and
can maybe I replace it for like $20 then get rid of it because if you don't think
you're using it right now and you probably won't in the near future it's
got to go now I have a just-in-case video coming up shortly so make sure you
hit subscribe and hit the notification bell because you are not going to want
to miss that there are a lot of benefits your cortisol levels will go down you
will be less stressed I have enjoyed being in my house so much more since we
have started minimalism and we are only like halfway coupled with the cleaning
system we just started I honestly feel like I actually don't clean my house I
have so much more time to get stuff I want to done like being creative and
with my kids and going in my garden here is another video on minimalism and here
is the cleaning system that I was talking about have a good day make sure
you drink more tea