Slow Living in December - Minimal and calm
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Hi there,
My name is Niamh and I have a BSc in Nursing Science. I make videos on simple, low waste, natural healthy living. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching.
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We spend tons of Money to buy stuff... Then throw it away... We often forget how actually simple life is... 🤗🌈
If anything,the stuff just starts to stress us out as time goes by. It creates clutter, makes us clean so much where we just move it around until we finally rid of it. Just to fill the void for a moment
Does anyone feel that Niamh could bring world peace❤?
Yes I do(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
She already has 😊💗
minion luv all you lovely viewers bring the peace worldwide 🙏❤️
Of course❤
Yes!
Hope everyone has a cozy and meaningful December x
Thanks, and you too😊 from Spain
Thanks , from france , Paul !! have a lovely decembre !!
Thank you, hope you can enjoy December too! Love from Germany.
Nature knows it is a time to go slower 💙💙
Yes! Also, there is no waste in nature. She is a divine design for sure.
We all need a little reminder to slow down in this chaotic world we live in, your videos do just that....Beautiful 🌳🌿💕
I love the light and colors of your videos, you've really created your own and unique style...
Moonlight Cottage ASMR thanks! We try our best to create the mood
I taught my flatmate how to make willow wreaths this week. We had a lovely walk to go and gather things, and I dried some orange slices and gathered berries from the garden beforehand. It was a lovely afternoon ^^
Aly Class time well spent. X
Sounds beautiful
Just listening to you makes me calm!
Marcy Mangion awh lovely to hear x
I honestly wish I could wrap your youtube channel and give it as a gift to people haha, it has helped me so so much (especially because I discovered it a few days after my dog passed away in October, felt like it was meant to be !)
olivia1910 awh our little doggie passed during the summer. Gifts come in so many different ways. Thank you for watching. Hugs x
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I used to make these wreaths. Now older and alone, I used dollar store items, a glue gun and made the most exquisite large wreath for my apartment door.
Silver, white and gold..yet with a large burlap bow. Makes me happy. Sometimes changes happen when long walks in the woods aren't possible. But we don't have to give up what we love doing.💕 we just adapt.
Phyllis Chaput adaption is key! I can visualise your beautiful wreath! Wonderful :-)
You voice is what is calming. I find I have too much peace and quiet. I get bored and restless.
Wildflower wind keep creating in those quiet times!
Any winter activity is good with Chopin playing in the background! For me though, I prefer early morning walks in the fridgid yet invigorating cold air. There is nothing like being in the powerful scent of winter to connect you even more deeply to nature and yourself.
Brooder85 nothing like a morning walk!
I just found your channel.....thank you for bringing peace to my erratic mind 💕
loomonda18 how lovely you found the channel. You are very welcome here xxx
You really have found your calling! Thank you so much for this great reminder!💕
Beautiful! You always remind me of the little things to be grateful for. Love and Home.
That is the purpose of her channel. Time to take a step back from chaos in our lives and just breath and enjoy nature and appreciate it.
@@Cindy-bee Yes, thank you. I realize this. I was just expressing my appreciation to her.
Kate the little things are the best x
I love putting on Celtic Christmas music. Festive yet calm and cozy.
I love Celtic Christmas music as well. Do you have a favourite album? The one I am listening to right now is Magical Celtic Christmas, by Greg Joy.
That wreath is gorgeous!❤️
Mel Bonthuys awh thanks :-)
Beautiful wreath and beautiful video as always, Niamh. A blessed Advent season 🕯
I want to live a life just like this just don't know where or how to begin.
Tracee my friend, simplifying life takes time, decluttering is a nice way to start, appreciating quietness for reflection and creativity , getting in touch with who you are and what you wish for yourself 🤗and possibly even a bit of meditation for calmness ,create your home like a bird does its nest☺️ x
Start where you are at. Just find the simple pleasures of life and rid yourself of noise and distractions.
Tracee Leigh lovely advice given by others. Wanting to life more simply is actually the first step. Realising that you have enough is next and then you find you don’t have so much need for other things in your life. Gratitude starts to unfold and you start to rid yourself of what you don’t want in your life from things to people to work etc etc
You just did!
Choose carefully your companions, both animal and human. And not too many. A mistake I’ve made: rescued too many animals and now I have to spend so much time frantically running from one cleaning job to the next until I’m completely exhausted. Don’t fall into that trap and don’t get too embroiled in other people’s drama.
Memo to myself,never watch your videos in the morning, I get to calm, and relaxed, and need to watch before bedtime..
Love your videos ❤️
Christine Doran hehehe free sleeping pill ;-)
Also, thank you to the person behind the camera, who is doing a fantastic job of filming! Peace to them as well. 👏🏽
I keep it simple and avoid the noisy and busy city centre of Dublin. I love candle light and I really have them all year round.
I love the peace and calmness of this winter period, it is a time to look back taking the good things and learning from the "bad things" that might have happened, so that we can start the new year with renovated feelings.
Lidia López Martín yeah nicely said. I do my best too to avoid the city if I can.
I work in retail and seeing the hundreds upon thousands of holiday merchandise we get in weekly stresses me out so much, so thank you for this calming video. Imagine how much more meaningful the holidays could be if more people took the time to make their own decorations instead of buying mass-produced stuff!
and all the money people would save too!
Greetings from Alaska. I really enjoyed you sharing your time with the rest of us. I am 72 years old and when I watch videos like this, it brings back fond memories of when I was a child growing up in very simple time. My mom and dad made and or built things out of natural resources including the cabin I grew up in. I miss those days very very much but, a new time is here and I/we have to do the best we can to keep things simple, like the old days. Thank you for sharing.
You are like a warm cup of herbal tea. Thank you so much for making these videos.
Very beautiful! A tradition I started with my girlfriends is we gather on the solstice for a wrapping party. There is usually three to five of us and we drink wine, have some simple snacks and wrap our gifts. We all look forward to it every year.
Katherine Crerar sounds such fun!!
Hi Niamh! I used to decorate like crazy, but the last couple of years, I have slowed down immensely. Some years I don’t even put up a tree. This year, I am going to be much more selective of what I use. I have decluttered most of the house. But, i still need to declutter my decorations. It’s hard to give away memories, so that will be the last thing I do. We are all blessed in varied ways. You show us all how very blessed we are in ways we don’t always think about. I am very thankful to you for that. I live in a suburban area, but we do have some woods behind us and we have many parks around us to walk in. I see deer and fox every once in a while and an abundance of squirrels to watch run around the trees and yard. I love my Sunday mornings, sipping my tea and listening and watching your videos. Many thanks to you and your husband for them. I wish you and your family a calm and delightful holiday season!
Linda Goode thanks Linda. May this time of year be filled with joy and peace. X
December is my fovourite month. Month to spend more time with myself and people who are closed, cared and loved
My husband and i realized some years ago a simple life is the one for us. Holidays are much easier now.
Amy Jones you are so lucky hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
problems of life seem to be automatically minimized once I hear your voice & such peaceful sounds!
Hi Niamh, what a wonderful wreath you've created!! I've decided I'll do my Christmas tree tomorrow after cleaning the house, I love Christmas decoration even more than the festivity itself 😊 Like you, I love to live slow and take care of the people and pets I live with, in a clean, cozy and warm environment. It's my way to show love to my beloved ones and take care of my wellbeing too. Loads of love from a cold Sardinia ❤❤
Prizzy happy decorating! Xxx
such a lovely wreath
Know Thyself and you'll know the world here here!
I love Christmas songs too!! The old ones are the best!
@@FairylandCottage oh yes ;-)
I'm trying to embrace each season as they come not manmade holidays which can be stressful. I decorated my front covered porch with nature items. Put out lots of candles and a warm blanket to just sit and enjoy with my hot tea.
Rebecca Ulloa that sounds so blissful :-) someday I would like a porch
"There is no really right or wrong when it comes to creativity." you inspire me a lot. I always go to your video if I want to relax. More power!
You’ve inspired me to slow down and take deep breaths during the month of December 🙏💖🌸🌈
Morningstar I have to remind myself too everyday. Let’s remember together x
Nice sis wonderful video thank you so much for sharing love you my angel ❤❤❤❤❤
We used to go all out but recently my parents and I really like the simple Scandinavian style. Yesterday I made a Christmas wreath using an embroider hoop, a few small Christmas tree branches, and a simple Nordic wooden snowflake ornament hanging down the middle. Simple, but beautiful.
Good morning fairyland! This should be a time of peaceful thoughts and calm days. I decorate during the holidays but we have a different approach to the standard chaotic christmas that can exist here in the US. No gifts for each other..we donate to charities instead. For our sons(grown) I fill a stocking with fun treats..they still love that. A nice family meal together. I find myself so calm when I'm out and about and I'm not involved in the Christmas rush. With all our decorations still packed from the move it may be just a wreath I make this year. Keep it simple😊
Lseverett5 sounds like you have simplified this time perfectly. X
Your wreath came out beautifully! Right now I’m knitting and crocheting small gifts for my two children and my niece. I’m almost done with a sweater.
Spiral Breeze ohh lucky family members!
Spiral Breeze how did the children enjoy their handmade gifts?
I am definitely a Christmas person. I decorate the whole house. This year, I decided to do a woodland, natural theme and made most of my decor myself. 99% of my tree baubles are actually pine cones I collected while walking through the woods and glued twine to the top of for string. I find that Christmas and the new year gives me a chance to clean the entire house and I declutter a little bit every year in order to start the new year fresh. As it is summer in Australia for Christmas, the weather is perfect for doing chores around the home. Thank you for uploading such inspirational videos ❤️
lovely weather you have for cleaning!
Thanks for the channel support... I really appreciate it x
Here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont we have plenty of varieties of moss to work with. Yesterday the dog and I went for a lovely walk and I took my gathering basket and gathered berries and branches for decorating. I use a homemade grapevine base and made my wreath and filled a few crocks as well. It is so relaxing to listen to you! Thanks!
Lovely to watch x
thank you for this video. it was the perfect advent gift for me. my girlfriend made me a Christmas wreath last week, all fresh decorations, and I have been a little sad about eventually having to throw it away because all the things on it will die. it hadn't crossed my mind before that the willow base, I can keep, and redecorate every season for years into the future.
Will be living this with my beloved ❤️
Another healing video! Thank you!
Apparently I’m going to binge your videos because they’re very calming. Thank you very much. Truly. This is helping.
Wonderful wreath! Love natural simplicity. We decorate rather simply for the holidays.
I collected greens and pinecones this Sunday to make ornaments this weekend. I do have a ribbon drawer. I've always wanted to do this.
Almost every time I watch your new video, I have to watch TWICE back to back because I don’t want it to end! Thank you for sharing .
Felita Scott awh thanks :-)
A simple boxwood wreath, a Christmas tree and a few lights does it for us!
Please keep doing these videos for as long as you can. I sets me in the right path for the week when I watch it on sundays and sometimes I hear your voice in my mind when I find myself getting too stressed out about material things. All your hard work is greatly appreciated
heartsofromaine awh thanks you for saying that. Really means a lot that you get so much for the videos :-)
My mother had a ribbon box and an enormous button bucket! I still have the bucket with all the different types of buttons and it reminds me of her. (She passed in 2017 from Alzheimer's. I miss her but she's always there). I like simple decorating. Living in the States (NY), people can overkill the whole decorating part of the holidays. Lights, more lights, lawn decor, blow-up yard decorations...it just looks hokey, to me. Simple and natural is nicer and make for more fond memories, in my opinion.
Cheryl Henninger less is more as they say! :-)
I have a willow tree, and a garden full of greenery, a park with cones.thanks for your ideas
weekly moment of relaxation and dream that i m waiting for ... Thank you
I hold a wreath making day or 2 in my art studio every year for our community around a small wooded lake in NC. I’ve. Encouraged them all year to keep their eyes pealed for things in our woods. Leaves, twigs, seed pods, Magnolia leaves are awesome! I discourage them away from plastic or manufactured “Trimmings” and we all are getting very creative with pine ones (you can get a pretty thing when you cut and get the bottom quarter of one, It lies quit flat on the wreath and looks like a wooden flower, we have so many varieties of evergreen here in the south. Even the long needle pine. Wires and a lot of hot glue for adding little leaves and berries, you moss wreath inspired me for my own, which I do after everyone is finished...I use all the left overs. I hang a rescued piece of sleigh bells from the family farm. You had to put bells on the horses for there were no lights to show other sleighs where you were! I condition it abt every other year, smells so....evocative of winter.
Your videos are so very relaxing to watch and to listen to! I’m going through a difficult time with a family problem and I get stressed out, so when I’m stressed I watch your video and you calm me down literally. Thank God for your pleasant personality. Peace to you. 🌺
Delightful wreath and lovely video. Thank you. I must repurpose that willow round that my brother in law made years ago. After a night of flash flooding (central Kentucky, USA), it is a glorious morning here and a good one to look for woodland garnish. Happy Yule! 💕
Ray and Denise McKinney have fun!!
Wow such a pretty creation
Lovely calming video. Thank you.
I keep the decorations simple, but you definitely made me think that I really need to slow down and take it easy...it's a part of nature. I'm taking that with me as my life lesson for today. Much love,xxx
Pleasant memories of Forest Living, Nature Walks, Ferns, Pine Trees, moss, wildflowers🌲🌼🐞🍀🍁🌾
Bears Hibernate!
Pretty Wreaths. Today during the snowstorm in NY I stayed in and cooked. I made sweet potatoes casserole, macaroni and cheese, and brownies. Warm tea all day and a bath. Laundry and wrapping a few presents.
Sarah Hatkoff blissful indeed :-)
Each year less decorations and more meaningful Christmas for us, as the kids getting older there is less need to do everything perfect and this way we can really enjoy it. Fond memories of handmade toffee wrapped in last year’s colourful wrapping paper and my grandparents stories of simple living
Eva Roche Oohh handmade toffee sounds yummy!
Thanks dear for such beautiful and peaceful video lots of respect from India .🙏🏻
Your videos are like warm blanket on my frozen hearth and body. From day to day I am doing the journey to slow, warm world. Thank you :)
Simply beautiful :-)
Another lovely relaxing video! Most of my decorations are hand me downs so I have quite a few that I rotate each year. Also in the middle of the year a friend and I have a little tradition that we've done the last two years, of getting together for a day out and coffee, then getting matching baubles from a Christmas shop that is open all year. They always bring a smile to my face :)
Loved your video! So relaxing with a great message!
When I'm stressed or I have a bad day I've always come to your channel. You are my daily relaxation routine. I hope that everybody can have a beautiful and magical December.
Keren Juan awh you are so sweet. Delighted to hear the videos help. Keep well and smiling :-)
Your videos are a pure joy to watch each week. They honestly feel like a little Irish meditation xx
Melanie Kate Love awh thanks. :-) xxx
Pleasantness is back ❤.. Haven't watched the video yet. But still commenting because can sense how peaceful it would be. Will watch it after downloading. Thank you fairyland cottage. 🙂
Thanks for the relaxing video 🌲
Your videos always bring me peace of mind. Much needed indeed. Thank you love.
That's one beautiful wreath! Amazing work!
That wreath is gorgeous! Thank you!
Soooo beautiful! Reminder: everyone IS creative. EVERYONE!
Cooky Smith so true!
No, sorry, no! Even thinking about crafting something makes me aggressive! I hate crafting so much, even the stupid little projects my elementary school son brings home make me angry. Creative crafts are NOT relaxing to everybody.
Tanja Hermann creativity applies to all aspects of life, not just crafts and arts. Scientists are creative. Engineers are creative. You are creative: you write!
I LOVE this! I do decorate quite a bit, but each year I give more away and only use what I have. I actually really enjoy the exterior decor more than interior because too much just stresses me out. Your wreath is beautiful!
I absolutely love the simplicity in each of your videos which make me happy and calm, you really do not need a lot to feel good and make your life beautiful.
Vanessa Esqueda so true you really don’t need much at all :-)
That’s a very pretty wreath you made. Very calming video.
Oh. My. Goodness. My mom hand made my fall wreath this year and this video melts my heart. I’m so happy to find your channel. 💕
Alondra Jacobo awh that is so nice of your mom!
I’m delighted you found the channel :-)
Nature pantry. I go into the forest myself and pick certain branches.
I am sure the forest is big enough, can handle this, as moss grows etc.
I have a shelf in my living room full of different branches of holly, acorns, etc, autumn leaves, in my pots outside my house.
I have 3 young kids... going slowly doesnt fly 🤣 but once they're asleep I try to be as chill and relaxing as I can. Love December as my tree lights (white) give me a sense of peace.
Rosie Banks with 3 kids all you can do is remember to breath! Sending calm vibes your way. :-)
I don't decorate for Christmas, I gave that up years ago. In New Zealand, Christmas is in Summer, so we celebrate the Summer Solstice instead. We ate from the garden, and spent the day at home relaxing (had planned to go on a picnic but the weather was a tad disagreeable) I refuse to get stressed and spend a fortune at Christmas...I make the majority of gifts (soaps, jams herbal salts etc) and I find those simple gifts are SO much more appreciated than commercially made gimmacks. I used to be a big spender, I was in the mindset that items equaled happiness and success. A change in financial circumstances (husband has finally retired from work, at my insistence) has forced me to take a very hard look at myself and thus, the change was easy. I have even given up coloring my hair - letting my natural grey crown shine. Frankly, I have never felt more contented, grounded or happy in my life. My garden, books, my animals and nature make my now simple life utterly complete.
How beautiful and simple!
I used to go all out when my children were little now is homemade and simple
your videos are helping me to honor my body's preferred pace. slow, easy, calm.
Danille Sindac lovely to hear you are listening to your body. It will thank you everyday :-)
Lovely wreath...thanks as always
I adore your simple style inspired by nature! I often collect treasures on my adventures ; rocks, branches, bark or lichen. I set them out where I can look at them and remember where I was when I found them and how relaxing it is to be in nature. I actually have 4 smooth pebbles from one of the beaches on the Dingle peninsula when I visited Ireland in 2017. I’ve stacked them into a tiny cairn on my makeup desk and I hold them in my palms frequently and remember that beautiful place.
aerialnovice so beautiful. Dingle is a special place.
We are having so many people for Christmas Eve and again on Christmas Day and I started to get anxious the day after Thanksgiving. Today is only DEC. 1 and I’m starting to panic. Then I watched your video. Thank you so much! I should watch this every morning for 25:days!
Mary Leary if you do that. Let me know how it goes for you... I need to remind myself too to breath.
Beautiful video and message. Many thanks to you. 💕
We liked the way your reef turned out.Your videos are always so calming. Thank you
Cathy Lynn Pietranton thanks!! Xxx
I loved the fact that you've kept thing from the past and then reuse them for this wonderful creation. On the other hand other minimalist influencers insist on getting rid of every material possession. Both in ways are appealing to people favouring either. I'm drawn towards the thing you've done. Love. Light.
Payel Bhattachary love and light to you too x
simplistic beauty! thank you and do keep sharing your decorated home with us this Christmas!
Your wreath is so beautiful! Thank you for this lovely video.
God bless you.
Gorgeous wreath! Made with your own two hands out of nature and bits and pieces of things that you had saved. So far, no stress for me. Just enjoying putting up a few decorations in our new, old home, and spending some lovely time with dear friends. Blessings on you and yours during this holiday season! ❤️🎄☃️❄️
Carol Miller blessings to you too!
I love your vedios..so relaxing,calm..thank you so much ..lots of love from INDIA🤗
A lot of the videos I watch are exciting and busy and chock full of information. I love your channel because it it’s still informative and visually very pleasing, but in a calm and almost dreamy way.
Lovely wreath, lovely calming video too.
Always save the ribbon that is in good shape and the wrapping paper. Have made most of the wreaths myself that I hang at the holidays or the kids made them...they are special and treasured.
I love using simple natural pine boughs as decorations this time of year. I have such fond memories of going into the woods with my mom as a kid to find fallen pine branches and pinecones to decorate with inside the house. Also, you have such a calming voice.