How Many Towels Do You Need? | Rose Lounsbury | TEDxDayton
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- Rose Lounsbury shares how to move towards a minimalist lifestyle and how it has improved her life. Rose Lounsbury is a minimalism coach, speaker, and author of the Amazon bestseller Less: Minimalism for Real. After blogging about her personal journey toward a minimalist lifestyle, Rose, a former middle school teacher, was inspired to help others live better lives with less stuff. Rose spends her days writing, coaching her clients and online students to stuff-free freedom, and soaking up the moments with her husband and their wild triplets. Rose is a regular guest on
Fox News' Good Day Columbus and has been featured on National Public Radio, Good Morning Cincinnati, and Living Dayton. She calls lovely Dayton home. You can connect with her online at roselounsbury.com or @roselounsbury on Instagram and Facebook. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I've always told people not to give me stuff. Buy me lunch, take me to dinner. I don't want things, I never have.
I'm the same. I tell my friends what I really want most for birthday or Christmas is to spend time with the people I love. Let's just play games or watch a movie or heck, just hang out. Especially my friends who do not have much money. They always give me stuff every year though...
I don't do the usual holiday and gift giving occasions and neither do my friends, but whenever someone asks me what they should bring when we invite them over, I've learned that saying, 'nothing' or 'just yourself' will lead to flowers, chocolates, sugary drinks, ornaments etc, so I now always make a point of saying, 'some fruit would be lovely, thanks.' That we can use. :)
I've had the same problem with people still giving me stuff , I will have to use this line ! Just some __certian type of foood_ thanks.
I like receiving things because Its an opportunity to sell or regift lol
I say that to my kids too!!
Give your extra towels, sheets, throws, blankets to your local animal shelter. They need them👍🏻
Carolyn Everett YES! Great point
Carolyn Everett. Or to organizations that give clothing to low-income families in need.
Or homeless shelter
Or put them into a fire and use mirrors to direct the light into a sort of virtue signal.
You don’t know how that blessed me! I just cleaned the linen closet and there were so many towels and sheets I could barely close the door. I will take them to the animal shelter today!
When someone gives you a gift say, “thank you.” Once you have done that your obligation to the gift and gift-giver is done..... these words have changed my life
Awesome, Emma! So glad this helped you! How are you incorporating it into your life?
Rose Lounsbury I have already donate a handful of gifts I’ve held on for months or years only because they were gifts. I needed someone to say out loud that doing that is okay. So thank you!
@Simply Mindfulness so glad this phrase is helpful to you! :)
My gift mantra is this: Is given to me to make me happy. In any way the giver wanted me to experience burden. So if it happens to be one im giving a gift to giver by letting it go and remain as they wish me to be-Happy
If I don't like a gift, I will let the gift giver know.
Not to be rude, but so they won't give me something I don't like again.
Because why would I let them waste their money like that?
I went shopping with my Mother once and saw some beautiful lingerie I thought she might like for Mother's Day. I asked what she thought of them and she said: I already have one. ONE, she had one nightgown. Her entire life she owned two nightgowns at a time, one for winter and one for summer, well one for the warmer 6 months and one for the colder 6 months. She washed it on Mondays. I had a drawer full of nightgowns, but she had one and she felt that that was enough. That's a great word - ENOUGH - don't you think?
I sweat at night so I like to wear a different one (clean) every night. I have a drawer full of them depending on the weather and/or if I have guests. To me they are useful and necessary.
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@@lisa9867 i'm a sweater. it's obnoxiously bad! But I've found that not wearing anything to bed helps immensely.
I own a week supply of undershirts because when I wear them just once they stink to high heaven. Some folks aren't cut out for minimalism lol
This is so interesting! It just shows that people are so different in terms of what we consider ENOUGH. Thanks for sharing this!
My Grandma always said ‘One on, one off and one in the wash’. This allows for emergencies and the times you can’t get the washing dry quickly (I live in the Uk where we don’t all use driers). Works for me with bedding and towels.
Linda Tait: If you and your Grandmother want to do laundry to wash those three towels at least twice a week, that's your business. Who are you to tell me how to live?
@@robinlillian9471she specifically said "it works for me" she wasn't telling anyone what to do...
@@robinlillian9471 wow. You're such a troll moving from one commenter to the next trying to rile people up. Good job by you.
My mum says the same!!! 8D
Clarice where r u from? (Im in Santiago Spain n here it happens the same).
I firmly believe that overwhelming kids with a lot of "stuff" contributes to attention disorders. Kids with less stuff tend to engage more deeply with items, to exercise more imagination, and to cherish their belongings rather than casting them off in search of the next "thrill." I sure wish someone would undertake a study on this topic.
Prickly Pear I understand What you mean and somewhat agree, but most attention *disorders* You’re Born with. I have ADHD, and only had a few toys growing up, I was an only child and often just sat out in the grass. I really don’t think They Can be connected. But i do belive that, for exsample, constantly having a phone in your face, Will decrease your attention span. Because you’ll be uset to being constantly stimmulated. (Proberbly a lot of spelling errors, Danish autocorrect fucks it up)
There are studies done with rats that show that a more enriched environment with more things developed the rats' brains more than a impoverished environment
Gardner, E. B., Boitano, J. J., Mancino, N. S., D'Amico, D. P., & Gardner, E. L. (1975). Environmental enrichment and deprivation: effects on learning, memory and exploration. Physiology & Behavior, 14(3), 321-327.
There has been several studies on this. That's why quarterly I ask my son if he wants to keep the toys he hasn't played with in a while.
@@majakofoed3721 My fault, I should have been more precise. I DO believe that ADHD (and other conditions) can occur spontaneously, so I should have said that "overwhelming kids with a lot of 'stuff' contributes" to the PREVALENCE of it. And, by the way, your English is, yes, full of errors but commendable nonetheless, as long as you know that "fucks it up" is maybe not advisable in many situations (even though it's a phrase I often use).
Just depends on the child. I have always had everything I wanted tons of toys growing up and everything I needed. I don't have ADHD or learning disorders. I don't feel sorry for what I did get as a child but I do feel sorry for those who have nothing. They have a more poverty striken life.
Both my husband and myself grew up with parents that loved to hoard things. Now that we are married and have a home of our own, it is so liberating to live with just the essentials. It even helped to cut down anxiety!
I wouldn't say my mom hoards things but she def has way more stuff than she needs or even use. Things that haven't been used in over 10 years. Which is okay that's her decision however it stresses her out that her house is a mess because there's nowhere to put anything cuz space is being taken up by things she doesn't need or use..... I feel bad for her and it stresses me out that she's stressed out but she doesn't let me help her throw stuff away or donate
Minimalism + Marie Kondo method = peace of mind and less stress.
yesss
She's wrong about half the time, tho. Folding all your clothes normally just gives you clothes you forgot about/wrinkled stuff. And we have several seasons where i live. About 2 months of perfect weather where you are neither sweating or freezing all day.
marie is overrated and very shallow
I am so so glad that the tide is finally turning to the way I have been living. Seems the first 48 years I was the “frugal one” but I just preferred to spend my money or other useful ways.........good food, travel and investments.....YAY!
Isn't her motto "does this thing sparkle joy?"
Let's be honest, most everyday things are just things, they're necessary, not more not less. Nowadays before buying something new (clothes or bags etc.) I ask myself
"do I really want it" or " would I miss it not having it". Or being a huge Amazon fan: put it in your card, d o n ' t buy it, leave it for the next day and then you' ll realize, you don't want it anymore (because you didn't need it in the first place).
One of the best minimalist/decluttering talks ever. "Keep nothing that isn't useful or beautiful." Easier said than done, but very well said.
Let's be clear - the standard for what is 'needed' is determined by the individual. My husband and I are pretty minimalist, but to be happy, I NEED 9 towels for the 2 of us. Why? Because I like to have 2 just for me (body towel and hair towel), and my husband has one. So, we have 3 towels on the go at any one time. But, I also like to be clean and fresh, so we swap those out regularly. Since I don't want to be constantly rushing to get laundry done, I like to have a buffer, so-to-speak, where I can have towels in laundry but still be safe with the number of towels available. That makes me happy. I define my minimalism.
My point here is that you do not have to prescribe to someone else's rules about what qualifies as minimalism. Just because she thinks 2 towels per person is good enough doesn't mean it is the law of minimalism. Live minimally on your own terms, and with the things that you really want.
I agree. It's all about being mindful of what serves you!
I agree, see my comment above. We have 16 for 2 people because we don't have a dryer. we each need a couple of towels for the beach, and we regularly have guests who also take towels to the beach. And we're two women who both want a hair towel.
If ur clean and fresh when you come out of the shower, ur towel will stay clean and fresh also for at least a week. It only ever dried off something clean and fresh. Simple logic.
Rachel, I use a sponge to shower so I get most dead skin off there. Way more comes off while you sleep anyway. The Kirby demo always wowwed ppl becuz it sucked out all the dead skin from the mattress. Unless you change your sheets daily too? Lol
@Trickius That is a great comment, thank you
A few months ago, a gipsy came to my house looking for scrap metal. The guy was making a living for him, his wife, & his young child, by collecting iron to be sold by the weight. In addition, he was a christian & a sympathic man. So, i decided to give him every metalic things that could be found in my workshop ( tools included). I kept the minimun things necessary to do my daily maintenance of my property, and gave him all the rest: washing machine, drillers, hammer, saws, engines, nails, lader, iron bars, metal chains, cables, car engine pieces, old cast-iron radiators... he got about 600 kgs of metallic objects, that he could sell for around 100 €. So quite a good day for him and for me : exactly what i wanted. I told him : " Is it God who sent you ?" Thanx. And nothing of the given things have been missing.
"If our homes are full of things we don't need, use or love, our minds are full of them too".
living a vanlife exsisitance makes you realise exactly how much you NEED! never been happier ever
Whenever shopping & you pick up an item , ask yourself......do I NEED this or do I just WANT it! It has helped me time & time again!
Pay cash, that's the other half. Only bring enough to get the things you need.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Absolutely! Got rid of credit cards years ago.
It works wonders! I always do it. Other thing I do is take a picture of it, walk a little around, and then see if the momentary emotion of buying it is gone.
You can still have things you want, as long as they bring you joy. That’s where the “beautiful” comes in.
Allison Allison 💁🏽♀️It REALLY does work!👍🏽
I like her intonation and everything
Thank you!
... what's 'everything'? :D
My towel wasn't washed often enough and I got MRSA--antibiotic resistant bacteria. So I researched and found in my very humid area that no more than three uses and then our towels are washed, then hung out to dry. And we use hand towels frequently. They work well. And we love thin towels, but quality thin towels are hard to fine. I must have the right number because occasionally I run out. I can't imagine getting rid of Christmas ornaments. Almost all were hand made or gifted by those we love so dearly. Hot cocoa and little hands and such precious memories are shared every year. The best advice I've ever heard was "Do you own your possessions or do they own you?" It's all about the deliberate--and connection.
Do you know you got MRSA from a towel?
Please look up Japanese Tenugui towels, they dry incredibly quickly and are often very beautiful
Jane Crowe, my mother had MRSA. Her doctor told her that she should use a clean towel every time she bathed. Doesn’t matter it was contracted; clean towels should be used every time.
It goes either way where i live. Winter, you can dry stuff on the radiator. Summer can be a bit humid. I give it the sniff test, hang outside and wash once a week unless something doesn't look, feel or smell right.
Ok I'm sorry , did your Doctor explain what MRSA is and how you could get it? You could indeed get it from a (contaminated) towel! Meaning one of you was already infected with it and contaminated the towel...
The book ‘Goodbye, Things’ is great for changing your mindset about ‘stuff’.
Love that book!
A great read
I quit giving holiday gifts a good 20 years ago.
Never regretted it once.
I can relate so much to the Christmas bit. I used to almost dread Christmas because our family would open gifts until 11pm! There would be Ikea sized bags of stuff sitting around our house that we had to go through and sent a majority of it to charity. Thankfully we have minimalized.
I'm in the middle of it, decluttering. This talk is very encouraging! I can see how my clutter has weighed me down. Thank you!
I always am getting rid of things. It feels great.
Agree, I also developed a pleasure through donating, selling and throwing out stuff from home. Every time I empty a space, drawer or shelf it feels great to look at it each time so empty and clean mostly after being used to it crowded.
@@AnnakiVEVO I love you!
I love her style of speaking! Two towels for everyone unless you have your own personal infrared sauna.
Obviously the whole point here is to figure out what works for you but also to be really honest with yourself.
Here's an exercise: Try and pack away things as if to say you're going to throw them away. Then, once you really need something, go and grab it from the box/bag you put it in.
By the end of 3 months you truly get rid of everything that hasn't been taken out and used.
I did this with our plates and mugs and it surprisingly worked really well!
Closets in old houses are small for a reason.
Because they are pre over-consumerist ..Not for the reason of minimalism.
Not all old house a have small closets, just to point that out, I live in an 1810 colonial, and we have rather large closets both in our bedrooms and then in the adjoining closets to two bedrooms on either side of the house, on both floors.
My wife and I just bought a cape cod style home from 1925. Very limited closet space, indeed. In fact, the previous owners had turned part of the upstairs hallway into an additional closet, but we're going to knock it down. We have no need for it, so we'd rather have the extra space in the hallway!
@@zacpohlenz5252 have you made your hallway bigger yet? If you knock the other wall down won't the room be bigger
My grand-daughter painted me a picture. When she comes to visit, she is proud and happy to see it displayed. I don't like the picture, but I love her, so...
when my grandson died, the daughter of a dear friend painted a lovely picture and they had it custom framed. I don't care for the painting, I can't find a place to put it, and I am not sure how to deal with this. They keep asking when I am going to hang it. It is VERY large, it cost them a small fortune to frame it and it does not work into my color scheme (pink and red roses). What to do....what to do
Judith Stuart sounds to me like that picture brings you joy. By the guidelines given, keep it.
@@gailgrooms997 Maybe you could say, 'I really appreciate your kindness in giving it me, but I'm afraid it really doesn't work for us/me. Is there someone else who would be able to give it the love it deserves?'
gail grooms - I think you’re going to have to just hang it. Knowing as much as you do about it (effort, cost etc) it would be a very hard heart that could get rid of it. Meanwhile, if you have somewhere such as “on the stairs” where you see it once or twice a day, but it doesn’t take over a room, that would be ideal. Then in due course, you could say that much as you love the thought behind it, the reminder is just too constant, would they mind if you gave it to a local .... hospital, hospice, somewhere where it can go on the wall and someone will love to see it? I’m terribly sorry to hear about your grandson, and wish you peace.
@@gailgrooms997 donate it to something your grandson would have appreciated? Action it and give it to a cause that related to your grandson? Put it up for a year then take it down?
With some exceptions, I expect that 2 towels and 2 washcloths per week per person should be enough. Unfortunately, when American friends come to visit longer than just a few days, I gently have to initiate them into this habit. Most are used to just dumping their wet but still clean towels on the floor and expect to be given fresh ones every day, not out of malice but just out of unconscious habit from living in a wasteful, convenience-filled society. I live in Europe, energy is expensive, I don´t have a dryer nor do I enjoy being anyone´s maid or having racks of laundry cluttering up our living space for days on end. As much as I love my friends and we get along very well, I have weeded out the persistent clueless ones and suggest they stay in a hotel during our next wonderful, planned visit together.
Beatrice Karbaumer-Jones you're right..we have become too spoiled and wasteful out of habit....one that I have now broken out of.
They are not really good people if they are throwing their towels on the floor and expecting you to pick up after them. I don't even do this when I stay in a hotel. But I do prefer to stay in hotels than with friends and/or family.
My stepdaughter does this. We've been known to find 5 towels in her room even though she only stays with us every other weekend. If we only had 2 towels each myself and my husband would find no towels to use. Yes, she does have her own, personal pink towels to use but she'll still use fresh ones every time and not put hers in the wash.
I am American Hispanic. We’ve never used a towel a day. 1-2 washes in the winter per week, 2-3 in humid summer weather. Always hung to dry and we shower twice a day quick.
Beatrice Karbaumer-Jones wow; I live in Australia where the sun is free and I can dry my towels every day on the washing line.. but even I don’t get new towels each day.. 3 days usually and then they get washed.
People are making this too much about towels. Everyone’s going to want to keep more of this or that and that’s okay. As long as your cutting back on others items...
Rose is right about the benefits of letting go of things: free time, peace of mind and clarity. But also: knowing where things are!! Not rebuying what you can't find and wasting precious time looking, looking, looking!! ;-)
This talk is both very useful and very beautiful! Lady, well done!
Thanks! :)
She nailed it!
Reducing and donating so much of our stuff in the last year. I imagine that someone will love it more than me. It makes it much easier.
Cindy-lou Hi love you from morocco my dream to meet you
Where's the super like button? XD
I have always believed that our surroundings mirror our internal state of being. The stuff you have, the friends you keep, the places you go.
Amazing Talk
The answer is 2 per person! Great lady and very nice talk!
A very good, short explanation of minimalism.
LOVED THIS! One of the most amusing talks on minimalism I’ve ever heard
Great talk infused with the right amount of humor and candor to get me thinking about nooks and crannies to clean out around the house (and thus inside my head)!
Fantastic talk, Rose! Thank you! My wife and I are in the middle of doing just what you wisely offer. We know we’ll feel so much freer when we’ve decluttered and purged the unnecessary and the non-beautiful. Very daunting but I know it will be very worth it.
Tip #1: get rid of belongings you don’t need before you move to reduce packing. If you never move, then declutter in the spring.
Tip #2: inventory your children’s clothing and shoes at each growth spurt. Sell or Donate.
Tip #3: donate old towels to local animal shelters, or use them as cleaning rags.
Very inspiring! You've caused me to stop and think about the steady stream of stuff coming into our home and how much of it we really don't use or need. The quote about having nothing in your home that isn't useful or beautiful is a great rule to live by. I'm going to start using that.
Awesome, Karen! So glad you found this helpful! :)
is it so nice to live with a simple home with nothing but beautiful and useful things sorrounding you?
I'm a fan of borrowing and using it once and sending it back like brand new. Haven't bought a book. Cd or dvd in a queen's age (library).
Great presentation! When people take the time to get to know your likes, i.e., favorite restaurants, jewelry, etc, then giving a gift they will appreciate, and use won't be hit or miss. If baking is your talent, a cake, pie or cookies that you know someone really enjoys will be even more meaningful to them. Giving "vouchers" for baby-sitting so a friend can have a date night can be an inexpensive gift from you, but priceless to them. There are countless ways to give gifts that mean so much, and most of all, the recipient knows you took the time to put thought into what they like before you gifted them.
Go long distance backpacking -- I cut my toothbrush handle in half on the PCT to save space and weight.
I asked the same question of socks. How many pairs of socks do you really need. I’m pretty sure the answer isn’t 48!!
It really surprised me when she was shocked that you only needed two towels per person.
I own two towels and a hand towel, why would I need more????
How many towels do you need? It depends. If you live alone you probably need more than 2 towels if you don't want to run frequent small loads in your washer and dryer which are costlier. Same for dishware and cookware if you ever want to invite guests to dinners that aren't limited to a one-pot meal served on paper plates. Minimalism carried too far can really hurt the lifestyle you might want to lead that doesn't happen on a daily or even weekly basis. It takes a lot of thought and foresight and planning to do it well for each person or family's lifestyle. It's best done in stages, discarding things only as they turn out not to be needed or wanted over time. Eliminating too much too fast can end up costing you if you have to replace things.
I honestly watched this and chucked a tonne of towels
I recently lost a dear friend who was a truely free spirit who refused to bend to government or religious rule! A brilliant, world class artist who was my dear friend - Frank Harrod - and his motto was - one pot, one bowl, one spoon!!! I miss him so!!
What a gifted speaker you are! Loved your talk. Thank you.
I have just cleaned up my office and organised everything. It felt great to only keep what I needed.
Pauline Follett I did that last month and it’s the best thing ever!!
I'm doing it now. Lol
I've been a minimalist for a while, but I certainly enjoyed her delivery of this subject. It's an excellent reminder to re-visit my closets and make sure all the old towels left when the new ones arrived!
I need to watch this every week until I’m done clearing stuff out of my space.
Love love love this! Amazing presentation and message that literally everyone can apply to their own lives. Great job Rose!
Well done, Rose!!! Such good and thoughtful food for thought here! And I enjoy your wit, humour, and lightness you bring to the subject.
What a great talk! It’s about so much more than towels. Now to go take a look in my linen closet...
Thank you for this important message. Loved the talk and am thrilled to have great resources like this, your book, emails, and talks to push me along. You’re awesome and doing incredible work!
Great talk Rose! You've helped us so much to think better about how we treat our stuff...and more importantly how we treat stuff we receive from others. Good luck to you and all the best!
Towels count changes if you live near water.... but she has a good point to apply to other items!
Fantastic! It was inspiring, thoughtful, and entertaining! Thank you Rose!
Loved this!!!
lol 😆 I HAD a 1250 Sq ft home with a 800 ft back porch plus a 200sq ft shed. (I went from husband and wife and 3 sons to being a widow alone.) A place for everything and everything in its place. (My son sold or gave away 90% of my stuff.) Now I live in a 420sq ft apartment (no porch or storage unit)!!!!! In 5 years of apartment living and others giving to me and my yard sale purchases, I am overwhelmed with things !!!! Stress,embarrassment !!!! Another widow and I are planning to do a yard sale or two in the fall (99+ for past 90 days in TX) but lately I have been just ENJOYING JUST GIVING THINGS TO OTHERS at church !!!!!
As someone that lives close to a beach and has a pool, I definitely need more than 2 towels. I use 2 for a shower as I have a lot of hair. I think I could live with 3 if I did laundry more often but I don't. So I'm going to see if I could live with 9-10 for both my husband and myself. Sometimes towels won't dry for the next day's swim so we'd need 4 beach towels and 6 bath to cycle and wash properly. We regularly have guests visit as all of our family lives out of state, we have a guest room and...we live near a stunning beach. Lol. So when my sister, her husband and their 10 year old daughter come to visit and swim, they'd probably need an additional 5 bath towels and 6 beach towels. Okay, I need a lot of towels. 🤷♀️
My husband and I have four towels. I wash them on the weekends and put fresh ones out half way thru the week. We hang them up after using them every night. All are white, fluffy and big (making them feel good but are washed & bleached all together). 👍
Oh my. I really needed to hear this today. Thank you, Rose Lounsbury.
LOVE THIS!! Well said.
I *love* this. Such great insight to minimalism.
Great talk! Agreed 100%
Brilliant talk. Thank you!
love, love, love this presentation.
Very well said. I agree very much
Thank you! I’ve been on a tossing bing this year and needed this clarity for some items I feel obligated to keep🌈🍭💖🌸
We have one and a half towels each for the tow of us now as I never got around to replacing the one the neighbour's dog decided was her chew toy.
My word of the year for 2017 and 2018 was Declutter.
I have been decluttering for twenty plus years...well I was probably just playing tetris with my stuff for half of that time. Karen Kingston's Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui set me in motion, Peter Walsh's Enough Already refocused me, Marie Kondo telling me to ask if it sparks joy was a game changer and Margareta Magnusson's Swedish Death Cleaning has got me closer to Minimalism. But each spring clean and declutter session is getting me closer to the Essentialism that I aspire to.
I like to remember the Pareto Principle where it is said we use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time so in effect we can get rid of 50% and still have more than enough. I guesstimate that 80% of what we have is for guests, and the remaining 20% is 20% Sweeties and 80% mine. I have decided I prefer not to have anything too precious so I can use 80% of my stuff 80% of the time.
My word for this year is Enough.
Aaaahhhh loved this so much!!!
Aw...this was really well written. Loved the ending. Good job lady! :)
Great talk! Thank you💗
She was soooo good! Thanks!
THIS WAS AMAZING. Life changing and mind blowing for me.
Beautiful talk.... could relate to every thing what you said,Rose.
Okay, I have 4 towels in use at any given time: bath towel, hand towel, wash cloth for face, and a second wash cloth for my coochie. Then when those are in the wash, I need 4 more clean, dry towels.
I love this talk. For sure, minimalism is about how you feel.
This has been such a funny and entertaining speech, yet did clearly outline the benefits of living simply /minimally. Thank you for that great inspiration!
But what about all my boxes with "when I get slimmer-clothes"?
Toss them and when you do get slimmer purchase a few "fill in" items for the rest of your wardrobe.
No, I love my vintage clothes ;)
Thats when i do the 6 months method. If i havent used or needed it in the next 6. I have to deep 6 it. Lol
@@KarineTKnudsen Vintage won't work. Most of it is very hot, very flammable and very out of style. It changes when it comes back. It will last, God knows, but it looks obviously dated. And if you were there the 1st time it was a fad, it's a no-go because it shows your exact age. :) What you could use now is REAL limited. Jmo
I don't care about trends. I have never done that. I don't wear "trendy vintage", because I think it's so unflattering (like pushing a big woolen sweater inside a blue jean - ouch! my eyes hurt!) , but one of my favorite vintage jeans is the Levis Sailor pant, which is impossible to get hold of now. I cherish it, really love it. It has a very special seam line that flatters my body.
And I have a very beautiful dress in purple satin which is a classic. I would never part with that one as well. Perhaps when I'm finish detoxing I will naturally go back to my normal weight, so I'll hang on to them a little longer.
Thanks for your input, though. :)
Amazing speech, loved it!
I'm all for minimalism and I agree with everything she said, but I disagree with the part about the towels. If you're like me and you go to the gym, swimming pool and sauna plus you also don't own a tumble dryer, good luck with having only two towels!
I would count 2 big towels per person, plus 2-4 extra towels in total for all to use in gym, when having guests over, or when the wash machine breaks, etc. :)
That wasn’t her point. Minimalism is different for everyone. It’s all about having what works for YOU
@@daniellemadison4225 I agree, but my comment was coming from my point of view and my lifestyle ;) I know minimalism isn't having x amount of items, every (aspiring) minimalist has his/her own definition of minimalism.
Jelena Brozovic you have my permission to own 3 towels per person.
@@shelton126 That's very generous of you, thank you 😂😂
I like towels and sheets and clean ones BUT definitely the point is having what you need and living more simply. Well done!
Loved how she focused on the essence of her talk. so minimalist indeed
what a great speaker! and yes, she is so right.
Great message
Fantastic, I've always been this way... wonderful
Thank you, Rose...As I am cleaning out my linen closet
powerful words.
Really great talk Rose, funny and sensible. Thanks very much. David 😎 xxx
Things that bring you joy!! After usefulness of course!!
Fun and inspiring talk. I know the clutter in our boat is messing with my head. Thanks for giving me a push to fix it!!!
I actually liked this talk
I wrote a book even with all of my stuff.
But I would love to try being a minimalist.
Great tips!!! And very entertaining as well!
very good and humorous!!! Great lesson
After losing a lot of my belongings due to Hurricane Katrina, I felt remarkably light. Unfortunately, well meaning friends and family members gave me many of the things I’d lost. I appreciated their need to do something in the face of such loss.
@Monique Lehnhardt I have heard that from many people when 'nature' decluttered for them. I believe fire, air and water are great cleansers and if we don't voluntary declutter nature will do it for us.
So true. The thing most people don’t understand who know me is that despite all the pain, Katrina moved me to live where I wanted to live and how I wanted to live. I left the city for a small college town I love. I would not wish that heartache on anyone. I lost one cousin in the aftermath of the storm. But some good did come from it for me because I chose to not look back.
@@nikkil764 I'm sorry for the loss of your loved one but I totally get what you are saying about the feeling of lightness when something like that happens.
Monique Lehnhardt hi BOH
This woman is an awesome speaker. Wow
I had fun listening to this talk 😊
Great, great video. Thank you.
Excellent talk. So many valuable takeaway lessons. - if it's not beautiful or useful let - it- go.