And people say stay at home moms have nothing to do!!!! I was a SAHM and I was super busy. Love to see you working on your "nest" and making a wonderful home for your family.
Isn't ((that)) the truth!?! I'll always remember when our son started kindergarten. I was visiting with his teacher one day (bc I'd go once a week to volunteer my help in the classroom) & she looked at me quizzically & asked, "Whatever do you DO all day?" She thought I volunteered bc I was "bored" at home with nothing to do🏡 😅. Our daughter was 2 at the time but irrelevant bc there is ALWAYS something that needs to be done. I'll always remember that comment. It does make me sad when so many are unaware of what homemaking entails.
Beautiful. I just made banana pumpkin bread and set up our fall decor. My kids really like art. And my 5yr old is in kindergarten and the teacher says he has advanced art.
Yes, on revisiting the clothes. I know exactly what you mean.. When I saw you trying on the different items, I remembered that there's a blouse that I have that fits more tightly than I like. I kept justifying thinking, I'll just wear a jean jacket over it. But then when I would take the jacket off, I would always feel self conscious and have to go change the blouse. I now know that if I change out of something one time, even one time, it needs to be donated! Today I decided to donate a plant as well. It was getting too big for the table it sat on and I decided to repurpose the metal table to the front porch where I was needing something when I read. Faded 6 yr old placemats, time to refresh, going! The plant is healthy but i'm telling myself it's o k. Our daughter is going to a swap for the first time at a friend's house & you can bring anything so she's going to take some of my things. Again, you are my favorite content creator. All of this is so completely relevant to my journey. Hardback kids books were revisited from my sentimental bin...9 going! DD23 looked through them and didn't even like or remember most of them... And it could be years before grand kids arrive on the scene 😅l o l The reminders to revisit blessed me today! Ty Shannon😊 Have awesome week!
So happy for you about the wood mantel. I look forward to seeing those videos. I had a brick fireplace in my last house with 3 little brick shelves. I tried decorating them for the first few years. Then I stopped putting anything on them. It was natural brick and they kind of faded into the overall design and weren’t noticeable. That was my favorite.
Shannon, Fall Reset turned out really well. How fun that you'll be teaching Grant how to edit. The fireplace project sounds like it will be a winner. Cheers
Thank you for a fun video! I really enjoy your channel showing real life chores and how you stay on top of keeping your home looking fresh! With cooking/baking- I have found over the years unless I dedicate a time slot I think about all of the clean up and then do something else. A trick for the hungry boys is if they are into a certain food like waffles you can make a bunch that aren’t totally cooked then freeze them to toast. Breakfast burritos are another one. Sounds like your Costco card is going to come in handy! Have a happy birthday!
I have a 15 yr old boy, and for several years now, it's been difficult keeping up with food. He eats everything in the house. I have to hide anything I want 😂
Changing pillow covers for the seasons is the main minimal decor I now use. I like it because it's both form and functional and easy to store. Your home is very cozy and inviting. I bake a lot but I haven't been successful with keeping sourdough starters going. Levi is going to out grow his highchair soon, he's getting so big. Loved this video!
Happy Fall! We have some similar candles on our mantle and enjoy them so much! The only real candle I burn is bee's wax that we light at dinnertime. Reading (books from the library) at bedtime helps me sleep so much better! Have a happy birthday!
Thank you! The plant in the brown wicker basket is a fiddle leaf fig and the plant at the 5 min mark is a snake plant. I have had both of those for at least 5 years now. =)
Florida here, still hot, low 90's but a little cooler at night. Spring is my favorite season when everything gets green after our brown winter. The mantle will be a nice addition, it will look good. I've used flameless candles for years, because I have cats, it's so much safer; no burned whiskers, tales or knocked over. Your little guy is getting so big.
Hi Linda, I agree the flameless candles are so much safer with pets and kids around. I think Spring is my second favorite season because like you said its still cooler and so beautiful! I hope you are doing well.
I've organized all my recipes. I bought a 3-ring binder & page protectors. I typed up my recipes on regular typing paper & inserted them into the page protectors. Then I put index tabs on page protectors to make recipe categories. It's very easy to add new recipes to the binder.
I really like those flickering candles. I enjoy just a few simple fall decor also. Im excited to see what you do for your fireplace. Have a wonderful Sunday, Shannon. I always love your videos. ❤
Lovely vlog. Love your tiny touches of Fall. Very cosy. It's nice to have a few things changed each season to change things up for the season and/or make things cosy, even as a minimalist. In Scandinavian "Hygge" is really important, especially in the dark, cold Autumn/Winter months. Ps. If you buy REAL bees wax candles or bees wax mats to roll your own candles there are NO toxic fumes. My kids love making/rolling candles. They also make them for their grandparents as gifts. Pps. After first 20mins of baking, cover the banana bread loosely with tin foil to cook it. It will rise more and cook in the center, then take the tin foil off for the last 15mins.. then the top won't burn.
I love the simple fall touches, like the battery operated candles and fall wreath. I think adding a wood mantle over your fireplace will look amazing and can't wait to see that! I enjoy Elin Hilderbrand books, too. Thanks for another inspiring video!
Shannon, You are one busy and productive Mom!! As a mother of now grown up boys, I can say for certain that you will be going through more and more food as they get older!!! ( As in eating you out of house and home!😉)
Thank you Beth, I think that is what is happening! I keep opening the fridge and asking where did all the food go? I can't imagine when they are teenagers!
This was a wonderful video. I am going to Costco tomorrow; we buy some of the same things and I made smoothies with bananas too. Looking forward to all the new upcoming things. You are an inspiration. I watch these kinds of videos after I've cleaned and /or decluttered, then I get new ideas. Have a super day and week.
I love pillow covers. They're so much easier to store than extra pillows. My sourdough starter also grew mold🤔. Right now, I'm into muffins. Fall baking is the best!
I tried to Order a money tree through Amazon in February. They just will not deliver these plants to AZ. I just looked at Home Depot too. Pickup not available for any of them. 🥺😭 It was calling my name too!!! One day I’ll drive to CA and get one. They probably won’t let me back over the line with it. 🥴😞
Hey Shannon, I enjoyed seeing your simple fall decor! Your fireplace will look so nice with a mantel! Look forward to seeing that! Your office space is coming together nicely! It will be nice to have a space dedicated to doing your art. I love baking and cooking! When my kids were little I made a lot more from scratch. You inspired me to get back to that and try out some of the recipes I used to make but make them gluten free since I have to eat gf now. Thanks for sharing!💗
Your office & the rest of the house looks wonderful! In your last video you mentioned about not keeping much paper but where do you keep your recipe book? Love that you are an artist. I have a degree in Visual Arts too.
What do you suggest for someone like me in a tiny private rented house who only plans to be here another year? Im in the uk and if you could put my 3 bed house in yx2 of your living room that’s it.. plus 1 small under the stairs cupboard and a tiny concrete garden. Hard I know but I was curious on your thoughts on tiny temporary houses x
I LOVE your couch! We had one just like that but in the camel color. Where did you purchase yours from? I really want one again, I dislike our couch we have now.❤
This couch is from Mathis Brothers, we like it because the cushions can't come off and get all messed up. We have had it for about 3 years and it's still holding up. =)
We are removing the door because the bathroom it leads to is super small and it has another door as well. I can touch both doors at the same time LOL. By having both doors it makes the bathroom even smaller (when they are both open). Another reason is I want that bathroom for guests since it's at the front of our home and having that extra door adds to so much confusion. haha
I've been looking for a lamp like your round one in your living room. Do you remember where you bought it from. Ty. You've inspired me to minimize my "stuff" Ty.
Here’s the bad news about boys and groceries…it will get worse until they are at least 20! My son drank a gallon of milk per day during his teens. And a box of cereal. Plus double-triple portions of food. He ended up being 6 ft 6 inches tall.
Elin Hildebrandt, that sounds like a Norwegian name. Oh, how funny, we share the same surname (different spelling)and my husband is also 6'5, I'm much smaller at my 5'4, lol. Love from Scotland ❤
I know so many people who have had it flood. =) One of our friends had it flood and they were out of town and they had to get all their wood floors replaced.
It's good to see someone that knows how to fold a fitted sheet.
I really like the fall wreath and the fall decor on the shelves. It’s homey comfy and warm. 💕
Thank you! 🤗
And people say stay at home moms have nothing to do!!!! I was a SAHM and I was super busy. Love to see you working on your "nest" and making a wonderful home for your family.
Haha! I always have something to do. Everyday I actually wish I had more time for all the things I want to do LOL. I hope you are doing well.
Isn't ((that)) the truth!?!
I'll always remember when our son started kindergarten. I was visiting with his teacher one day (bc I'd go once a week to volunteer my help in the classroom) & she looked at me quizzically & asked, "Whatever do you DO all day?" She thought I volunteered bc I was "bored" at home with nothing to do🏡 😅. Our daughter was 2 at the time but irrelevant bc there is ALWAYS something that needs to be done.
I'll always remember that comment. It does make me sad when so many are unaware of what homemaking entails.
Shoot!! I'd rather work. I've done both, and I worked much harder at being a mom than I did going to a job. Work ends!! 😂
Beautiful. I just made banana pumpkin bread and set up our fall decor. My kids really like art. And my 5yr old is in kindergarten and the teacher says he has advanced art.
Yes, on revisiting the clothes. I know exactly what you mean.. When I saw you trying on the different items, I remembered that there's a blouse that I have that fits more tightly than I like. I kept justifying thinking, I'll just wear a jean jacket over it. But then when I would take the jacket off, I would always feel self conscious and have to go change the blouse. I now know that if I change out of something one time, even one time, it needs to be donated!
Today I decided to donate a plant as well. It was getting too big for the table it sat on and I decided to repurpose the metal table to the front porch where I was needing something when I read.
Faded 6 yr old placemats, time to refresh, going!
The plant is healthy but i'm telling myself it's o k. Our daughter is going to a swap for the first time at a friend's house & you can bring anything so she's going to take some of my things.
Again, you are my favorite content creator. All of this is so completely relevant to my journey. Hardback kids books were revisited from my sentimental bin...9 going! DD23 looked through them and didn't even like or remember most of them... And it could be years before grand kids arrive on the scene 😅l o l
The reminders to revisit blessed me today! Ty Shannon😊 Have awesome week!
Hi Julia, I always enjoy reading what you are decluttering and all the progress you are making! I hope you have a nice week too.
So happy for you about the wood mantel. I look forward to seeing those videos. I had a brick fireplace in my last house with 3 little brick shelves. I tried decorating them for the first few years. Then I stopped putting anything on them. It was natural brick and they kind of faded into the overall design and weren’t noticeable. That was my favorite.
I have a ba in art also. Must be the October babies. I love visual beauty.
I’m tired just watching you go 🌺❤️
Am so glad that you have made time for reading....xxx
I use my dryer all the time! I don't like stiff, wrinkly clothes!
I’m glad you’re redoing the fireplace mantel. A proper symmetrical shelf will look much better than the two tiny shelves
Shannon, Fall Reset turned out really well.
How fun that you'll be teaching Grant how to edit.
The fireplace project sounds like it will be a winner.
Cheers
Hooray🎉 Shannon’s going to resume her artwork and share her creativity with us🥰
Thank you for the encouragement. I will be sure to share my process =)
Great job 😊❤️. Fall is my favorite too
Thank you for a fun video! I really enjoy your channel showing real life chores and how you stay on top of keeping your home looking fresh! With cooking/baking- I have found over the years unless I dedicate a time slot I think about all of the clean up and then do something else. A trick for the hungry boys is if they are into a certain food like waffles you can make a bunch that aren’t totally cooked then freeze them to toast. Breakfast burritos are another one. Sounds like your Costco card is going to come in handy! Have a happy birthday!
I love your home how bright and fresh it looks. ❤
I have 3 children and the 2 boys are 13 and 15, the amount of food they go through shocks me! As always your home is looking beautiful ❤
I am scared how much more food we will need as they become teenagers! Thank you for being here I hope you are having a nice weekend.
I have a 15 yr old boy, and for several years now, it's been difficult keeping up with food. He eats everything in the house. I have to hide anything I want 😂
Love your channel, Shannon. 🥰
Thank you so much!!
Levi is adorable ❤
Changing pillow covers for the seasons is the main minimal decor I now use. I like it because it's both form and functional and easy to store. Your home is very cozy and inviting. I bake a lot but I haven't been successful with keeping sourdough starters going. Levi is going to out grow his highchair soon, he's getting so big. Loved this video!
I agree pillow covers are the best! Levi is getting huge, it's hard to believe how fast its going this time around. =) I hope you have a good week.
Happy Fall! We have some similar candles on our mantle and enjoy them so much! The only real candle I burn is bee's wax that we light at dinnertime. Reading (books from the library) at bedtime helps me sleep so much better! Have a happy birthday!
Thank you! Reading at night is such a wonderful was to relax =)
Shannon what is the plant on the foot 5:21? Ooo and 4:36 in the brown wicker basket?
I love your plants…You legit have the best plants! 😂💕
Thank you! The plant in the brown wicker basket is a fiddle leaf fig and the plant at the 5 min mark is a snake plant. I have had both of those for at least 5 years now. =)
Shannon, you are just the inspiration I need. While resetting, I'm also trying to declutter 60 items. I'm working on it! 😅❤
Yay! You can do it!
Florida here, still hot, low 90's but a little cooler at night. Spring is my favorite season when everything gets green after our brown winter.
The mantle will be a nice addition, it will look good.
I've used flameless candles for years, because I have cats, it's so much safer; no burned whiskers, tales or knocked over.
Your little guy is getting so big.
Hi Linda, I agree the flameless candles are so much safer with pets and kids around. I think Spring is my second favorite season because like you said its still cooler and so beautiful! I hope you are doing well.
I've organized all my recipes. I bought a 3-ring binder & page protectors. I typed up my recipes on regular typing paper & inserted them into the page protectors. Then I put index tabs on page protectors to make recipe categories. It's very easy to add new recipes to the binder.
I need a bigger binder, that little one can't fit the bigger paper. You have inspired me to work on that project, Thank you!
Would you do that for someone for pay...or no...? 😅😊
I really like those flickering candles. I enjoy just a few simple fall decor also. Im excited to see what you do for your fireplace. Have a wonderful Sunday, Shannon. I always love your videos. ❤
Thank you! 🤗 I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
Lovely vlog. Love your tiny touches of Fall. Very cosy. It's nice to have a few things changed each season to change things up for the season and/or make things cosy, even as a minimalist. In Scandinavian "Hygge" is really important, especially in the dark, cold Autumn/Winter months.
Ps. If you buy REAL bees wax candles or bees wax mats to roll your own candles there are NO toxic fumes. My kids love making/rolling candles. They also make them for their grandparents as gifts.
Pps. After first 20mins of baking, cover the banana bread loosely with tin foil to cook it. It will rise more and cook in the center, then take the tin foil off for the last 15mins.. then the top won't burn.
Looking forward to seeing your new fireplace mantel. Your reset is inspiring to invite Fall. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!
I love your dresses! I have bought two. Thank you!!
Those dresses are so comfortable and I always get compliments that I look dressed up. I hope you are doing well.
I already love cooking, but I always get extra energized to cook in fall and winter.
Same here! I am trying to love cooking =)
Oh! I have always loved your 2 little mantle shelves!
Have you tried using the bananas for a banana oatmeal bake? Makes breakfast for the whole week!
I love the simple fall touches, like the battery operated candles and fall wreath. I think adding a wood mantle over your fireplace will look amazing and can't wait to see that! I enjoy Elin Hilderbrand books, too. Thanks for another inspiring video!
Thank you! I love Elin Hilderbrand books, I am pretty sure I have read everything she has ever written. I imagine myself living in Nantucket LOL
Shannon, You are one busy and productive Mom!! As a mother of now grown up boys, I can say for certain that you will be going through more and more food as they get older!!! ( As in eating you out of house and home!😉)
Thank you Beth, I think that is what is happening! I keep opening the fridge and asking where did all the food go? I can't imagine when they are teenagers!
This was a wonderful video. I am going to Costco tomorrow; we buy some of the same things and I made smoothies with bananas too. Looking forward to all the new upcoming things. You are an inspiration. I watch these kinds of videos after I've cleaned and /or decluttered, then I get new ideas. Have a super day and week.
Thank you! I hope your trip to Costco was fun. =)
I love pillow covers. They're so much easier to store than extra pillows. My sourdough starter also grew mold🤔. Right now, I'm into muffins. Fall baking is the best!
I have never had it grow mold for years! I was shocked to see mold. I read up on it and thought it was best to try again instead of continue with it.
All very very pretty Shannon!!! Very nice!!!
Thank you for sharing, Your home is so beautiful. You reminded me to get fall pillowcases for my pillows on the couch. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
I love the videos where you are cleaning and decorating your house ❤
Yay! Thank you!
Hi Shannon😍 I love how you reset it always gives me inspiration ❤ have a lovely day 💐🌸🌺
Thank you Sharon! I hope you have a nice weekend.
Can I just say that I love that beaded plant hanger, and also as your money tree. It adds so much to your living room. Another great video! ❤
Thank you so much!
So inspiring
The hanging plants look so calming. Great video. I look forward to your videos every Sunday. ❤
Thank you for being here ! =) I hope you have a great Sunday.
Shannon, your home always looks beautiful. Looking foreword to the wall unit updates. Happy fall!💕💕💕
Oh my, just got the same wreath 2 days ago. Great minds.
I really like it so far. It looks really natural =)
Watch another simple home reset here: th-cam.com/video/9hA08CW9Dio/w-d-xo.html
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Great video. Love all the simple decor. Enjoy
Thanks so much! 😊
your home is so beautiful....and I love watching all the changes you are both making. Happy Sunday!
Thank you so much!
I tried to
Order a money tree through Amazon in February. They just will not deliver these plants to AZ. I just looked at Home Depot too. Pickup not available for any of them. 🥺😭
It was calling my name too!!! One day I’ll drive to CA and get one. They probably won’t let me back over the line with it. 🥴😞
My birthday is Oct. 22nd. I love the fall too❤
I am Oct 27 =)
Happy upcoming birthday!!!!! My mom would do Halloween themes for my parties. Pin the tail on the skeleton!!!
Loved this!
Enjoyed !! Thanks
So glad!
Hey Shannon, I enjoyed seeing your simple fall decor! Your fireplace will look so nice with a mantel! Look forward to seeing that! Your office space is coming together nicely! It will be nice to have a space dedicated to doing your art. I love baking and cooking! When my kids were little I made a lot more from scratch. You inspired me to get back to that and try out some of the recipes I used to make but make them gluten free since I have to eat gf now. Thanks for sharing!💗
Thank you Joy! I am so looking forward to baking more as it gets cooler outside. I hope you are doing well.
Your office & the rest of the house looks wonderful! In your last video you mentioned about not keeping much paper but where do you keep your recipe book? Love that you are an artist. I have a degree in Visual Arts too.
I keep that recipe book (which I need to redo because it's not the right size) on my kitchen shelf where I can grab it really easily.
I am also an October baby.
Love your videos...my fav minalist to follow
Wow, thank you!
What do you suggest for someone like me in a tiny private rented house who only plans to be here another year? Im in the uk and if you could put my 3 bed house in yx2 of your living room that’s it.. plus 1 small under the stairs cupboard and a tiny concrete garden. Hard I know but I was curious on your thoughts on tiny temporary houses x
I LOVE your couch! We had one just like that but in the camel color. Where did you purchase yours from? I really want one again, I dislike our couch we have now.❤
This couch is from Mathis Brothers, we like it because the cushions can't come off and get all messed up. We have had it for about 3 years and it's still holding up. =)
As usual, everything looks wonderful!
I'm curious. Why are you removing the door in your office?
We are removing the door because the bathroom it leads to is super small and it has another door as well. I can touch both doors at the same time LOL. By having both doors it makes the bathroom even smaller (when they are both open). Another reason is I want that bathroom for guests since it's at the front of our home and having that extra door adds to so much confusion. haha
Thank makes sense. You're lucky to have a husband that can do those projects so easily!@@shannontorrens1
I've been looking for a lamp like your round one in your living room. Do you remember where you bought it from. Ty. You've inspired me to minimize my "stuff" Ty.
The light colored lamp is from Home Goods and the Darker colored lamp is from Lamps Plus. =)
@@shannontorrens1 Thank you!!
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Here’s the bad news about boys and groceries…it will get worse until they are at least 20! My son drank a gallon of milk per day during his teens. And a box of cereal. Plus double-triple portions of food. He ended up being 6 ft 6 inches tall.
I am afraid we are headed down the same path LOL! My husband is 6ft 5in.
Elin Hildebrandt, that sounds like a Norwegian name. Oh, how funny, we share the same surname (different spelling)and my husband is also 6'5, I'm much smaller at my 5'4, lol. Love from Scotland ❤
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Does your no soliciting sign work? We get bombarded with realtors
It has really worked, we have cameras outside and I actually see people walk up read the sign and walk away.
Thank you I think I will put one up@@shannontorrens1
Does the door lead to some where?
It leads to our front (very small ) bathroom that has another door on the other side =). Lots of doors LOL
Can I ask if you know where you got the blinds for the window on your door?
Those blinds are built in the door =)
Darn!
What books do you like to read.
I really enjoy lighthearted reading lol. One of my favorite authors is Elin Hilderbrand, but I am always open to suggestions. =)
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My 10 year old eats like a high school boy so I get it😊
50 years I have never had an ice machine flood
I know so many people who have had it flood. =) One of our friends had it flood and they were out of town and they had to get all their wood floors replaced.
I really enjoy the videos with your mom, does she have a TH-cam channel?
No she doesn't have her own channel but she is often on my channel. =)
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