Lady, you have helped me to overcome some difficult times. And hopefully will continue to do so, just by making your videos, bring us back to earth and live...simple. My life is hectic, with 2 boys, single mum, depression always around the corner. But I'm healing, slowly. Thank you. Sincerely. Katje, from Belgium.
Hope this year is better for you I've struggled a lot with depression and anxiety thankfully things do get better especially with self care. Wishing u health and happiness
Happy New Year! Concerning productivity, my father would say "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." I have found this to be so true; the more I rush, the less I accomplish.
I'm from rural Ireland also, and growing up all I ever wanted to do was to leave. I did, and returned home last year. Your videos have really helped me to settle back in, notice all the positives that are around, and inspire me to stay. Thanks so much for your work.
Roisin Burns ah thanks nice to hear Róisín. I too always wanted to leave and did for years and then found everything I needed was here. Such beautiful nature we have. Sometimes we have to leave to appreciate the beauty.
Your videos are so soothing to the soul, I suffer with depression and anxiety and when I am having a bad day I click on one of your videos and within minutes I can feel myself starting to calm down. Your amazing videos are better than any antidepressant 💕 xx
you can create the life you want outside of the U.S., millions do, if and when you are ready. Maybe start with an exploratory vacation, or simply create the life you want in the U.S. working bit by bit at your own pace to incorporate more kids nonessential for yourself and patience with yourself, and making new friendships with people with shared values. Wishing you a wonderful year. Linda living la vía loca y buena in MExico.
You can find peace like this in the U.S. too. It might be a tad bit harder to find, but those sleepy "drive by" rural towns are lovely places to live. I live in such a place here in the South, and it is great, even though only about an hour over is the bustling city life.
I had an awful day today where I was so stressed about doing everything that I did nothing and literally couldn't get out of bed. This video has made me so much calmer and helped me to remember that I don't have to do everything at once and that things will get done when it is their time. Thank you.
Sometimes when we don’t know where to start the best thing to do is just start moving slowly, picking things up, getting out of bed, but just keep moving as it gets the momentum happening and before you know it you have achieved something, no matter how small it is.
sims2lovealot sometimes we can put so much on our plate it can be overwhelming. I like to write 3 main things I need to get done and start the ball rolling slow and steady. Helps to stop me getting overwhelmed in my head. Meditating also helps first thing. I do I bed sometimes!
Im a 35 years old, mom of a wonderful girl 3 year, diagnosed with MS 13 year ago living in alot of pain and depression which im fighting all day.. And today was one of those days as i couldn't sleep last night because of my pain.. But really this video made my day, u changed my mood and maid my heart smile... Thank you sending you so much regards all the way from Turkey 🤗
Hey there, I don't know anything about your personal situation and I don't mean to intrude, but out of curiosity: have you tried a Keto diet to battle the MS? I have come across a lot of research saying that carbs (and especially sugars) may be the bad guys with such neurological illnesses. But I am by no means an expert!! I was just wondering if something like that could be of any help for your situation. Anyways, good luck, I really mean it. Greetings, an internet stranger.
I'm so sorry to hear of your difficulty. I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy and often have pain and sleepless nights too. I know some days can be so very challenging but please know that there are people out in the world who do understand and send you healing energy and comforting thoughts. I hope 2020 brings you some physical relief but most especially I hope you have a year filled with love, joy and peace. Stay strong ......
My daughter 37 single mom working a very stressful job with a 2 and 4 yr old girls also has ms. I pray things get better for you. I hope you have good help. Many people don't understand ms. I also have 2 nieces both have MS. All 3 are very different have very different treatments. Good luck to you dear one.
Hello there! Woke up at 5 am to welcome the day. Said my prayers and watched your video watching you make bread. Remembering its 3 Kings Day I decided I'd make blueberry muffins. The sky is blue and weather crispy cool. My gift on this 12th day of Christmas is puchasing a new lock for front door, and a friend to help me install it. We will tea and muffins together. What a blessed day. May everyone today be especially blessed. Happy Three Kings Day!
“Where ever you go, there you are.” A much as I want to visit Ireland, I realize that wherever I am it’s important to create a simpler, healthier, more balanced life. It doesn’t just magically exist elsewhere. Thank you, Niamh, for encouraging us and sharing with us.
I’m 47 years old. I’m a big Winnie the Pooh fan!! I love this video. I have watched this like 10 times. It relaxes me!! It calms me in my busy day. I’m a teacher, a mother 2 daughters older ones. I divorce women. I forget 2 just sit and listen 2 the birds, the cars and the wind!! I live in United States. Phoenix Arizona.
This January, Im trying to rest, relax and learn a few new things. Its been a hard year, my third since my husband passed and getting used to doing things alone is hard. But Ive also found solace in being alone and sometimes, when I sit on the porch, I truly believe I hear his voice in the wind telling me Ill be alright. Blessings to you for beautiful videos.
Lovely words and images. Winter is meant to be a time for reflection, and a quiet mind can help with that. It is always best to embrace winter, find beauty in its starkness, and give ourselves time to listen to our thoughts, rather than to resist this time of year. I am still learning to do so! Journaling, walks, lots of tea and reading! Cozy blankets and sweaters and “time for yourself”. Thanks for your videos, they are inspiring!
An increasing number of youtube sites are appearing made by women who obviously have sufficient income, no children, and who enjoy abundant numbers of hours under their personal control. I used to be a social worker for 350 families living in poverty in the midst of a wealthy American city, and during my marriage, lived for 30 years below poverty line. My food budget for my husband and four children was $50 per month. It is understandable, given my history, that I sometimes think 'fairyland' as 'fairytale.' Thank you for your clever ways of using simple homemade cleaning products, and your lovely photography. Since I am now a widow with grown children, I too live a lifestyle similar to yours, in a cottage in the woods, but I still remember what it was like to struggle to survive on practically nothing except trust and a positive attitude.
Sarah Winfield Thank you Sarah 💕 Yes there is a sense that this is the life accessible only to those with wealth and white privilege and few responsibilities. We do need examples that help us all, rich and poor, live with more contentment and peace. Where is beauty in the inner city? How can people with two jobs find soothing rituals? Channels like this could provide practical solutions for more people instead of creating envy and a sense of “that will never be me”
@@ChristianYogaTeacher Thank you for your thought provoking response. My oldest daughter contributed her own beauty to the inner city by offering a free afterschool Montessouri class in our garage. The children grew flower seeds in overturned cement blocks, and gathered weed bouquets from the nearby alley for their mothers. Materials were made from pine cones and boxes, etc, and when someone donated a large box of paper, the students learned how to do Japanese paper folding. Her class was integrated, every student poor, and all learned to respect not only the materials, but each other. She realized that not everyone has a degree of wealth and not everyone has access to the soothing presence of nature. In the often treeless inner city, it is attitude, smiles, and mutual respect and compassion which would offer her students encouragement to continue on their journey through life.
@@ChristianYogaTeacher Thank you for your thought-provoking response. My oldest daughter added her own beauty to life in the inner city by creating a free afterschool Montessouri class in our garage. The students grew flower seeds in overturned cement blocks, and gathered weed bouquets in the nearby alley for their mothers. Materials were made of pine cones, leaves, and boxes, etc, and when someone donated a large box of paper, the students learned how to do Japanese paper folding. Her class was integrated, every student poor, and all learned how to appreciate the simple things of life. The soothing aspects of Nature are not always available in the slums of the inner city, so smiles, a friendly comment, and mutual respect and compassion are the essentials which enable all to survive a life of poverty in the USA.
I was totally broke last year and I'm still struggling until this time. Coincidentally found this video, your voice is really soothing, makes my mind calmer and makes me realized that I can't hold everything if I wanna be free, I have to let go yesterday for my own peace. "Everything in our life will be done when it is meant to be done." Thanks a lot! :)
Because of you my life has changed, i am 16 rn , and i am working for minimalism, i am so happy that i watch your video and i am so inspired by it ...😊😊 i showed your video to my mother and she is obsessed with your video , she is suffering from depression and now she is feeling better while she is seeing your video...🙏🙏thanku
It was reported on the news tonight that a cyclone is slowly moving across north west Western Australia. Put simply, you know times are tough when people are looking forward to seeing any rain, even if it arrives in a cyclone! It will help some of the badly affected areas. Greetings from a dry and weary Australia. A nice cup of tea after surveying the green fields.. It just feels like another planet. Thank you for praying for us.
Your videos are so soothing, I want to live the way you live, so simple. Life isn't about "stuff" and I'm trying to learn that I don't need to buy something new all the time to be happy. We have everything we need, but most of us neglect to see that. You truly inspire me to just slow down and enjoy the little things.
Welcome back! We missed you. My January as this last December has been spent in a hospital with my beloved husband. And there I’ve been watching an enormous amount of paper and plastic used and discarded, and used and discarded, tons of it in a few minutes, every day. Yet, I don’t know that they could do the amazing job they do in any other way. Lessons of life...
I adore Winnie the Pooh with all my heart, it's such a pure and wholesome set of stories that were massively important to me on my childhood 💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️
Ahh Sunday morning here , and here you are, beautiful as always. I am now finally living fully, this life you describe for almost a year and a half. I'm 62, it's been a long road. Gratitude is spot on. It is the key to peace, joy, enoughness. I find I'm in this state of gratitude continuously. It's January now, I am learning to paint. Use tutorials from TH-cam, no expensive classes.. Have a beautiful New Year. This video is filled with nuggets of wisdom.❤
Happy New Year! I pray to God to bless every being with peace, calmness and love. May we have better understanding with mother nature and we act respectful towards her. Amen.
this was deliciously a.s.m.r.-ish , for the eyes , as well as the ears . like a childhood afternoon at my grannys house. envelopingly sensual in it's atmosphere of calm . thankyou for the gentle nostalgia .
My grandma didn’t make bread but she made biscuits every morning. Watching you sift that flour brought tears to my eyes. Such a simple thing but so beautiful!
Spring comes early here in southern USA so I spend a lot of rainy days dreaming and planning my garden. Every year I try to provide more of my own food. Thank you for sharing your lovely sustainable sane lifestyle. Peace and Blessings
Jam can be made pretty easily by stewing a bunch of fruit and adding 1.5-2x the weight in sugar (this will depend on personal preference and how sweet you like your jam, and how sharp your fruit is). Leave it stew and simmer for ages, skimming air bubbles and scum off the top. To test if it's done, take a spoonful onto a saucer or a small place, and tilt the plate. If the jam is so thick that it wrinkles a little when moved by the tilted plate, it's done 😊 happy jam making!
I want to thank you for making the background music perceivable but not so loud where it becomes a distraction. I enjoy your content and the messages you convey so well.
I'll admit that once I found your channel, I've not only found that learning how to use the resources I have to make things instead of buying them to be useful, but that your voice is just so calming. If I'm feeling like life is too noisy, I play these videos and just sit back and breathe. Today, while listening, I watched my cat groom himself in the sunny window in the reflection of the computer screen.
Everything about these voiceover videos is so soothing to all of my senses. It is truly a joy to just listen and take my time figuring out what soothes my soul in my own home, in my own actions, and in my own outlook on life. Thank you.
Thanks for the video! I get through January by reading a good book, knitting, walking my dog, cooking comfort food and making the house cozy. I enjoy different things of each season. Thank you for reminding us to stay grateful and enjoy today.
I just got "Winnie the Pooh" as a Christmas present from my boyfriend and since he's been reading it to me and we've been enjoying it a lot and laughing so much. So it was a nice coincidence that you mentioned it in this video. Well done. Very beautiful thoughts you shared!
"There's always enough time, and we are always doing our best with what we know and what we have." No one has ever told me this before. I'm honestly tearing up. Thank you Niamh. If you published a book with all your wisdom I would read it :')
January to me means we are getting closer to Spring. When I was growing up my grandmother always had the kettle on. Tea is a cure all for everything. Happy New Year!
I've been feeling abit down lately...anxious about a health related diagnosis that I'm waiting for, missing my husband who is overseas due to his father's demise, and feeling low about the state of the world. But then I watch your videos. And I smile again. I feel deep gratitude again. I remind myself about my purpose. Thank you. Your videos are part of my selfcare. May you forever be blessed with love, light, peace and joy.
I was recently unemployed and felt lost with all the extra time. I was so used to living life in overdrive feeling every minute had to be spent doing something productive. You have taught me that true happiness can come from life's moments when they are savored and we slow down to see and appreciate them. Thank you for sharing your experiences which has helped me find a very happy place in life.
You are such a peaceful, lovely and humble person, you are such an inspiration!❤️ Your videos help me calm my anxiety when it gets too much, thank you.🙏🏻
Ahhhh....the wisdom on Pooh and the peacefulness of your life, what a wonderful combination. Thanks for sharing, I plan to have a slower year this year and take more time ...for everything. I love your quote..."there is always enough time....". I need to stop hurrying!
You are so lucky to have green in Jan. Here we have snow storms, a consistent blanket of white. In these quiet snowy days past the holiday, I take stock and go inward also. I journal and do all the little things that were put off. I pour through garden catalogs and dream of my garden.
When January rolls around I am outside about as much as I am inside. I love the cold weather! I find that I enjoy a fire in the fireplace, a hot beverage and some warm pie so much more after having been out in the snow and cold for 2 or 3 hours.
Hi Niamh! I deeply enjoy your videos. Everything you look at and share with us is what I am trying to do with my life, in all areas. I also feel my Irish roots connecting to your food, home and scenery around your home. Thank you for being the place that is a retreat for me, and a place that quietly encourages me to keep going in simplifying and cultivating my life to be simpler.
Lovely video. Very thoughtful. I loved hearing your insight! I have always lived fast until now I feel a bit like I have burnt out...and yet...I feel so unaccomplished. Now I feel I need to trust my mind and body to slow down and live more healthily and I have been very excited about gardening and living sustainably. Many thanks for your videos! They have definitely helped in forging this excitement and desire to do my best to be grateful, respectful and live sustainably.
Thank you, Niamh, for those lovely moments of peace and quiet. As for me, I like lying on the grass and watch the stars of the January sky which is so clear. I like feeling the gentle breeze on my face while the crickets sing their song. It's summer here and the weather 's great at night.
Welcome to the new year Fairyland! As always your videos are so calming. I left the old year behind with the passing of my father in Dec. My heart has been heavy with grief but I will look to this new year for healing and remembering what a lovely life my father had. Reminds me to cherish every day. As pooh says "sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart"
Lseverett5 so sorry to hear of your fathers passing. He will remain in your heart forever because of your love. May your be filled with joy and health.
Happy New Year Niamh, happy to see another relaxing grounding video. Always a wonderful way to start my Sunday morning. So much appreciate your channel. Thank you for sharing the little things.
How I get through January is that I planted snowdrop bulbs a couple years ago and I enjoy going out and looking for them. It brings me so much joy when I find them. January is my birthday month and my mum always told me that snowdrops are my birthday flower - so that is why they are so special to me. They provide a good reason for me to get outside and love around!
Hello Niamh, wish you and your loved ones a very happy new year. Thanking you for working hard on these videos and letting us have a lovely time. Have a nice life...☺️
Well I was watching this after having Sunday dinner..so I paused and took a walk..thanks for the reminder that is all it takes to bring in fresh air and relaxation
wonderfully made video, I love the simplicity and serenity of it I go through January remembering the One that has given us all things - the real bread of life, Jesus
I have to say... After all these days full of stress and anxiety which I were fighting with and trying to accept and let go, this video was the final cherry on the cake that made me to breath out and really let go. Thank you very much for bringing the last piece of inner peace. I wish you the best for the new year :)
Wishing you a peaceful New Year, great to see you again. Just makes me realise how much I want to leave my stressful job and just 'be', enjoying my garden, growing more, having less. X
MsScotlyn growing more and having less! Sounds good. I hope you can leave your stressful job this year. I left mine years ago and took a simple job growing vegetables close to my home. Best thing I ever did.
A wonderful thought "Im walking away from what has been and towards whats coming". The last decade is gone and a new is begining. I will try to live a bit slower, stress lesser, take care of my self, my loved ones and the earth. Consume less and live more. And Fairyland cottage videos help me to remember that the small and slove things are the important ones.💕
I needed this. Living in a city often times rushes me. On the weekends, I remind myself to move slower by letting myself sleep until I feel it was a sufficient rest
I get through January by pouring over seed catalogs and planning my gardens, starting some early seedlings ( like leeks). I also use this quieter month to plan spring farm projects from my rocker by the fire. I have a Waterford Stanley- love it!!
Pooh bear is so wise. Love your quotes. Only those who slow down can actually understand them. Enjoying a slow summer where I am. Reading walking swimming pottering around the house with small to do lists and the cricket on in the background.
The last scene reminded me of my Irish grandmother from County Cork. She lived upstairs from us and I used to run upstairs as a little kid to see her. She loved to have tea and toast.
Happy New Year. I love to meditate on things I enjoy reading and then journal. I have a reminder board too of where I want to head mentally and emotionally.
This made me cry (obv the good cry). It was so calming, deep, and meaningful. I came across your channel today and have already watched 6 or 7 of your videos. Please never stop creating.
I didn’t want this to end. Thank you for another wonderful video, and the great lessons you shared, including those from Pooh. He is one smart bear! I now on the path of learning to put into practice much of what you shared, and most of all, patience, as I learn to enjoy the journey toward getting to where I want to be, instead of focusing solely on the destination. Much love, and I wish you a peaceful and mindful 2020. xoxo
Thank you so very much. January's been a struggle to me so far. I've been setting goals and trying to get my head together to no avail. I feel that maybe if I push myself more, I can achieve better than last year. But none of that is happening, and now I'm at a loss. Thanks to this, I'm getting a new perspective. I'll take things slow. Much love x Dawn
Today I made oat flour muffins and clean out the fridge veggie soup, watched your new video and relaxing now doing my sudokus. People rush around trying to be busy and saying they have no time, I make time and relax. Love your channel reminds me of the good old days in Yorkshire England.
If I was lost in the world and I needed the guidance of feminine wisdom to help me find my way, I would journey to Fairyland Cottage.
Me too!
I think the people from the "Calm" App should most definitely contact you. Your voice is sooooooo soothing. You'd do amazing reading audiobooks!
hehe thanks so much!!
absolutely agree ))
Yes that’s soo true.
Aphrodite1985007 I agree!
I agree
Lady, you have helped me to overcome some difficult times. And hopefully will continue to do so, just by making your videos, bring us back to earth and live...simple. My life is hectic, with 2 boys, single mum, depression always around the corner. But I'm healing, slowly. Thank you. Sincerely. Katje, from Belgium.
Fourty Plus it does get better, from one single mom of two to another. These videos are a great way to start the day, week and year.
Hope this year is better for you
I've struggled a lot with depression and anxiety thankfully things do get better especially with self care.
Wishing u health and happiness
Je vous souhaite Bonne sante, la joie et beaucoup d'argent. 😁
Je vous souhaite bonne sante, la joie, et beaucoup d'argent.
Happy New Year! Concerning productivity, my father would say "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." I have found this to be so true; the more I rush, the less I accomplish.
So true
Laurie Rogers so so true. Wise father.
Laurie Rogers , I love that! Thank you for sharing 💜
I'm from rural Ireland also, and growing up all I ever wanted to do was to leave. I did, and returned home last year. Your videos have really helped me to settle back in, notice all the positives that are around, and inspire me to stay. Thanks so much for your work.
Roisin Burns ah thanks nice to hear Róisín. I too always wanted to leave and did for years and then found everything I needed was here. Such beautiful nature we have. Sometimes we have to leave to appreciate the beauty.
@@FairylandCottage yes that is very true. Thanks again ❤️
I have a question if u lived over h the ere like that how would 911 work like cause u far form hospital and cop
Your videos are so soothing to the soul, I suffer with depression and anxiety and when I am having a bad day I click on one of your videos and within minutes I can feel myself starting to calm down. Your amazing videos are better than any antidepressant 💕 xx
You are living my dream life. Life is so fast paced in the USA.
you can create the life you want outside of the U.S., millions do, if and when you are ready. Maybe start with an exploratory vacation, or simply create the life you want in the U.S. working bit by bit at your own pace to incorporate more kids nonessential for yourself and patience with yourself, and making new friendships with people with shared values. Wishing you a wonderful year. Linda living la vía loca y buena in MExico.
It sure is.
Sweta Vyas it can be fast here too but the countryside is slower paced than the city for sure.
You can find peace like this in the U.S. too. It might be a tad bit harder to find, but those sleepy "drive by" rural towns are lovely places to live. I live in such a place here in the South, and it is great, even though only about an hour over is the bustling city life.
@@lindas.martin2806 the only reason I am in US is because of my BF if we break up then I will move to some place like this
I had an awful day today where I was so stressed about doing everything that I did nothing and literally couldn't get out of bed. This video has made me so much calmer and helped me to remember that I don't have to do everything at once and that things will get done when it is their time. Thank you.
Wow sounds very much like me hpe u hav a better day tomorrow
Sometimes when we don’t know where to start the best thing to do is just start moving slowly, picking things up, getting out of bed, but just keep moving as it gets the momentum happening and before you know it you have achieved something, no matter how small it is.
sims2lovealot sometimes we can put so much on our plate it can be overwhelming. I like to write 3 main things I need to get done and start the ball rolling slow and steady. Helps to stop me getting overwhelmed in my head. Meditating also helps first thing. I do I bed sometimes!
May you find comfort and peace, dear stranger. You are loved. 🖤
Thank you for all your kind words and encouragement everyone
Im a 35 years old, mom of a wonderful girl 3 year, diagnosed with MS 13 year ago living in alot of pain and depression which im fighting all day.. And today was one of those days as i couldn't sleep last night because of my pain.. But really this video made my day, u changed my mood and maid my heart smile... Thank you sending you so much regards all the way from Turkey 🤗
Hey there, I don't know anything about your personal situation and I don't mean to intrude, but out of curiosity: have you tried a Keto diet to battle the MS? I have come across a lot of research saying that carbs (and especially sugars) may be the bad guys with such neurological illnesses.
But I am by no means an expert!! I was just wondering if something like that could be of any help for your situation. Anyways, good luck, I really mean it. Greetings, an internet stranger.
I'm so sorry to hear of your difficulty. I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy and often have pain and sleepless nights too. I know some days can be so very challenging but please know that there are people out in the world who do understand and send you healing energy and comforting thoughts. I hope 2020 brings you some physical relief but most especially I hope you have a year filled with love, joy and peace. Stay strong ......
My daughter 37 single mom working a very stressful job with a 2 and 4 yr old girls also has ms. I pray things get better for you. I hope you have good help. Many people don't understand ms. I also have 2 nieces both have MS. All 3 are very different have very different treatments. Good luck to you dear one.
Lamya Barghouh I’m really sorry to hear of your hardships and pain in life. Sending you loads of love today and everyday.
Hello there! Woke up at 5 am to welcome the day. Said my prayers and watched your video watching you make bread. Remembering its 3 Kings Day I decided I'd make blueberry muffins. The sky is blue and weather crispy cool. My gift on this 12th day of Christmas is puchasing a new lock for front door, and a friend to help me install it. We will tea and muffins together. What a blessed day. May everyone today be especially blessed.
Happy Three Kings Day!
Have a great Sunday!!
“Where ever you go, there you are.” A much as I want to visit Ireland, I realize that wherever I am it’s important to create a simpler, healthier, more balanced life. It doesn’t just magically exist elsewhere. Thank you, Niamh, for encouraging us and sharing with us.
@Tamara, I try to apply to my life in Poland and share it on my channel. Good luck and all the best in the New Year!
I’m 47 years old. I’m a big Winnie the Pooh fan!! I love this video. I have watched this like 10 times. It relaxes me!! It calms me in my busy day. I’m a teacher, a mother 2 daughters older ones. I divorce women. I forget 2 just sit and listen 2 the birds, the cars and the wind!! I live in United States. Phoenix Arizona.
The world often feels like a scary and lonely place. Thank you for helping me believe all will be OK
This January, Im trying to rest, relax and learn a few new things. Its been a hard year, my third since my husband passed and getting used to doing things alone is hard. But Ive also found solace in being alone and sometimes, when I sit on the porch, I truly believe I hear his voice in the wind telling me Ill be alright. Blessings to you for beautiful videos.
LadyDewinter I’m sorry for your loss, hugs 😕
@@macylouwho1187 Thank you so much.
Lovely words and images. Winter is meant to be a time for reflection, and a quiet mind can help with that. It is always best to embrace winter, find beauty in its starkness, and give ourselves time to listen to our thoughts, rather than to resist this time of year. I am still learning to do so! Journaling, walks, lots of tea and reading! Cozy blankets and sweaters and “time for yourself”. Thanks for your videos, they are inspiring!
An increasing number of youtube sites are appearing made by women who obviously have sufficient income, no children, and who enjoy abundant numbers of hours under their personal control. I used to be a social worker for 350 families living in poverty in the midst of a wealthy American city, and during my marriage, lived for 30 years below poverty line. My food budget for my husband and four children was $50 per month. It is understandable, given my history, that I sometimes think 'fairyland' as 'fairytale.' Thank you for your clever ways of using simple homemade cleaning products, and your lovely photography. Since I am now a widow with grown children, I too live a lifestyle similar to yours, in a cottage in the woods, but I still remember what it was like to struggle to survive on practically nothing except trust and a positive attitude.
Sarah Winfield
Thank you Sarah 💕
Yes there is a sense that this is the life accessible only to those with wealth and white privilege and few responsibilities. We do need examples that help us all, rich and poor, live with more contentment and peace. Where is beauty in the inner city? How can people with two jobs find soothing rituals? Channels like this could provide practical solutions for more people instead of creating envy and a sense of “that will never be me”
@@ChristianYogaTeacher Thank you for your thought provoking response. My oldest daughter contributed her own beauty to the inner city by offering a free afterschool Montessouri class in our garage. The children grew flower seeds in overturned cement blocks, and gathered weed bouquets from the nearby alley for their mothers. Materials were made from pine cones and boxes, etc, and when someone donated a large box of paper, the students learned how to do Japanese paper folding. Her class was integrated, every student poor, and all learned to respect not only the materials, but each other. She realized that not everyone has a degree of wealth and not everyone has access to the soothing presence of nature. In the often treeless inner city, it is attitude, smiles, and mutual respect and compassion which would offer her students encouragement to continue on their journey through life.
@@ChristianYogaTeacher Thank you for your thought-provoking response. My oldest daughter added her own beauty to life in the inner city by creating a free afterschool Montessouri class in our garage. The students grew flower seeds in overturned cement blocks, and gathered weed bouquets in the nearby alley for their mothers. Materials were made of pine cones, leaves, and boxes, etc, and when someone donated a large box of paper, the students learned how to do Japanese paper folding. Her class was integrated, every student poor, and all learned how to appreciate the simple things of life. The soothing aspects of Nature are not always available in the slums of the inner city, so smiles, a friendly comment, and mutual respect and compassion are the essentials which enable all to survive a life of poverty in the USA.
This was one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen. It gave warmth to my heart. Thank you
balptekin delighted to hear! Thank you x
I was totally broke last year and I'm still struggling until this time. Coincidentally found this video, your voice is really soothing, makes my mind calmer and makes me realized that I can't hold everything if I wanna be free, I have to let go yesterday for my own peace. "Everything in our life will be done when it is meant to be done." Thanks a lot! :)
Because of you my life has changed, i am 16 rn , and i am working for minimalism, i am so happy that i watch your video and i am so inspired by it ...😊😊 i showed your video to my mother and she is obsessed with your video , she is suffering from depression and now she is feeling better while she is seeing your video...🙏🙏thanku
So happy to see you back
I will do that. I was praying for Australia last night and will conitnue to do so every night.
roberta mil my thoughts & prays are with everybody affected by this! ❤️🙏💫
I will be praying as well. 🙏
I will pray 9 Pacific time
It was reported on the news tonight that a cyclone is slowly moving across north west Western Australia.
Put simply, you know times are tough when people are looking forward to seeing any rain, even if it arrives in a cyclone!
It will help some of the badly affected areas.
Greetings from a dry and weary Australia.
A nice cup of tea after surveying the green fields.. It just feels like another planet.
Thank you for praying for us.
Your videos are so soothing, I want to live the way you live, so simple. Life isn't about "stuff" and I'm trying to learn that I don't need to buy something new all the time to be happy. We have everything we need, but most of us neglect to see that. You truly inspire me to just slow down and enjoy the little things.
Welcome back! We missed you. My January as this last December has been spent in a hospital with my beloved husband. And there I’ve been watching an enormous amount of paper and plastic used and discarded, and used and discarded, tons of it in a few minutes, every day. Yet, I don’t know that they could do the amazing job they do in any other way. Lessons of life...
Cooky Smith I wish your husband well ❤️🙏💫
All prayers are welcomed! Thank you! ❤️
Cooky Smith your very welcome! ❤️
I adore Winnie the Pooh with all my heart, it's such a pure and wholesome set of stories that were massively important to me on my childhood 💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️
@Joy, what about Astrid Lindgren. I love her books!!
Ahh Sunday morning here , and here you are, beautiful as always.
I am now finally living fully, this life you describe for almost a year and a half. I'm 62, it's been a long road. Gratitude is spot on. It is the key to peace, joy, enoughness.
I find I'm in this state of gratitude continuously. It's January now, I am learning to paint. Use tutorials from TH-cam, no expensive classes.. Have a beautiful New Year. This video is filled with nuggets of wisdom.❤
Happy New Year!
I pray to God to bless every being with peace, calmness and love. May we have better understanding with mother nature and we act respectful towards her.
Amen.
Sandeep Mukherjee thank you! ❤️ I wish the same for you! Amen 🙏💫👼
Same to you!
Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated.
♥💐
Moira
From England.
I love those wooly Irish sheep and all the fine wool and Irish knit sweaters they give us from their haircuts!
this was deliciously a.s.m.r.-ish , for the eyes , as well as the ears . like a childhood afternoon at my grannys house. envelopingly sensual in it's atmosphere of calm . thankyou for the gentle nostalgia .
@Clair :-))) I have some asmr on my channel
My grandma didn’t make bread but she made biscuits every morning. Watching you sift that flour brought tears to my eyes. Such a simple thing but so beautiful!
Spring comes early here in southern USA so I spend a lot of rainy days dreaming and planning my garden. Every year I try to provide more of my own food. Thank you for sharing your lovely sustainable sane lifestyle. Peace and Blessings
Pooh 🐻 was always a genius, happy childhood memories, a jam recipe to go with the bread would be great, if you have one.
ah I wish.... my neighbour makes all the jam I get.... I can try get recipe from him :-)
@@FairylandCottage that would be great if he was happy to share it. Thanks for the reply as well.
Jam can be made pretty easily by stewing a bunch of fruit and adding 1.5-2x the weight in sugar (this will depend on personal preference and how sweet you like your jam, and how sharp your fruit is). Leave it stew and simmer for ages, skimming air bubbles and scum off the top. To test if it's done, take a spoonful onto a saucer or a small place, and tilt the plate. If the jam is so thick that it wrinkles a little when moved by the tilted plate, it's done 😊 happy jam making!
I want to thank you for making the background music perceivable but not so loud where it becomes a distraction. I enjoy your content and the messages you convey so well.
I'll admit that once I found your channel, I've not only found that learning how to use the resources I have to make things instead of buying them to be useful, but that your voice is just so calming. If I'm feeling like life is too noisy, I play these videos and just sit back and breathe. Today, while listening, I watched my cat groom himself in the sunny window in the reflection of the computer screen.
I really love how slow, peaceful and detailed this video is!
Please don’t ever stop making videos ! They literally are so calm , peaceful and soothing
Everything about these voiceover videos is so soothing to all of my senses. It is truly a joy to just listen and take my time figuring out what soothes my soul in my own home, in my own actions, and in my own outlook on life. Thank you.
Thanks for the video! I get through January by reading a good book, knitting, walking my dog, cooking comfort food and making the house cozy. I enjoy different things of each season. Thank you for reminding us to stay grateful and enjoy today.
annette tice lovely activities for January.
Calming my nerves makes me for so good and the sound of the rain while in the dark is cooking.
What lol I feel like your words are out order. The sound of the rain and cooking in the dark calms you?
you may want to check your own words...
Mila and Botanica, perhaps English is not her native language. I understood what she was saying. There is no need to correct her.
when i cant sleep' i come here...soothing sounds :love the cracking sound of dry twigs u stepped on & Pooh's simple wisdom.
I just got "Winnie the Pooh" as a Christmas present from my boyfriend and since he's been reading it to me and we've been enjoying it a lot and laughing so much. So it was a nice coincidence that you mentioned it in this video. Well done. Very beautiful thoughts you shared!
Butterbrumme26 awh your boyfriend is a keeper! So nice you read together.
"There's always enough time, and we are always doing our best with what we know and what we have." No one has ever told me this before. I'm honestly tearing up. Thank you Niamh. If you published a book with all your wisdom I would read it :')
Pippin Poppov the author William Glasser has wonderful things to say in his books. One is called Choice Theory. I learn so much from him.
@@FairylandCottage You're an angel~ Thank you so much! Truthfully I'm starstruck right now and wish I could meet you. Hope you have a lovely week
January to me means we are getting closer to Spring. When I was growing up my grandmother always had the kettle on. Tea is a cure all for everything. Happy New Year!
kathleen lankford it definitely is the cure for everything here in Ireland.
Thanks again for showing us the way Niamh.... we need your guidance.
This video is such a blessing to all who come across it. Thank you!
I've been feeling abit down lately...anxious about a health related diagnosis that I'm waiting for, missing my husband who is overseas due to his father's demise, and feeling low about the state of the world. But then I watch your videos. And I smile again. I feel deep gratitude again. I remind myself about my purpose. Thank you. Your videos are part of my selfcare. May you forever be blessed with love, light, peace and joy.
I was recently unemployed and felt lost with all the extra time. I was so used to living life in overdrive feeling every minute had to be spent doing something productive. You have taught me that true happiness can come from life's moments when they are savored and we slow down to see and appreciate them. Thank you for sharing your experiences which has helped me find a very happy place in life.
Debbie Achatz Debbie thank you for sharing that. You are wise to be able to see that. Most of us don’t see it until it’s too late. x
Those views of the hills, the sea, the sheep were AMAZING!!
You are such a peaceful, lovely and humble person, you are such an inspiration!❤️ Your videos help me calm my anxiety when it gets too much, thank you.🙏🏻
The addition of Winnie the Pooh was perfect, I could hear his voice in my head. Thank you for making my day and a happy new year!
I love these chill videos. "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast."
Your videos are incredible! I could watch them all day. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom
Awh thanks! That's what I love to hear :-) Thank you for your support and for watching :-)
Ahhhh....the wisdom on Pooh and the peacefulness of your life, what a wonderful combination. Thanks for sharing, I plan to have a slower year this year and take more time ...for everything. I love your quote..."there is always enough time....". I need to stop hurrying!
Adie Transom we all could do with a little bit of slow down. I remind myself daily too!
You are so lucky to have green in Jan. Here we have snow storms, a consistent blanket of white. In these quiet snowy days past the holiday, I take stock and go inward also. I journal and do all the little things that were put off. I pour through garden catalogs and dream of my garden.
Great mindset to start the week and the year with. Heading to our library tomorrow to borrow Winnie the Pooh. Have a lovely week!
When January rolls around I am outside about as much as I am inside. I love the cold weather! I find that I enjoy a fire in the fireplace, a hot beverage and some warm pie so much more after having been out in the snow and cold for 2 or 3 hours.
A new decade , a new year a new moment! I love that!
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Hi Niamh! I deeply enjoy your videos. Everything you look at and share with us is what I am trying to do with my life, in all areas. I also feel my Irish roots connecting to your food, home and scenery around your home. Thank you for being the place that is a retreat for me, and a place that quietly encourages me to keep going in simplifying and cultivating my life to be simpler.
Also, I am delighted that you quoted the wise words of Winnie the Pooh!
Katherine Villa Solis thanks Katherine for saying those words. Your heart will always have a little piece connected to Ireland.
Oh! How I would like to go to a cozy house with my family, in the place where the lambs walk 💗
Some day I'm sure you will!
Lovely video. Very thoughtful. I loved hearing your insight! I have always lived fast until now I feel a bit like I have burnt out...and yet...I feel so unaccomplished. Now I feel I need to trust my mind and body to slow down and live more healthily and I have been very excited about gardening and living sustainably. Many thanks for your videos! They have definitely helped in forging this excitement and desire to do my best to be grateful, respectful and live sustainably.
The sweet smell of blooming witch hazel in January really lifts me up. Love from The Netherlands.
That was just beautiful. A reset button for the time ahead.
Thank you, Niamh, for those lovely moments of peace and quiet. As for me, I like lying on the grass and watch the stars of the January sky which is so clear. I like feeling the gentle breeze on my face while the crickets sing their song. It's summer here and the weather 's great at night.
Welcome to the new year Fairyland! As always your videos are so calming. I left the old year behind with the passing of my father in Dec. My heart has been heavy with grief but I will look to this new year for healing and remembering what a lovely life my father had. Reminds me to cherish every day. As pooh says "sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart"
Lseverett5 so sorry to hear of your fathers passing. He will remain in your heart forever because of your love.
May your be filled with joy and health.
Happy New Year Niamh, happy to see another relaxing grounding video. Always a wonderful way to start my Sunday morning. So much appreciate your channel. Thank you for sharing the little things.
I live very similar to you. Early morning walks taking in the soft beauty that is perfectly free yet the absolute best to breath in and focus on .
How I get through January is that I planted snowdrop bulbs a couple years ago and I enjoy going out and looking for them. It brings me so much joy when I find them. January is my birthday month and my mum always told me that snowdrops are my birthday flower - so that is why they are so special to me. They provide a good reason for me to get outside and love around!
Love Winne the Pooh stories.
Visited her house in Sawry near
Ambleside. What a beautiful area
of UK. Greetings from Switzerland.
Hello Niamh, wish you and your loved ones a very happy new year. Thanking you for working hard on these videos and letting us have a lovely time. Have a nice life...☺️
It's surprisingly odd...this video made me warmer.. literally
Ah interesting :-) free heating service I see :-)
@@FairylandCottage 😂😂😂😂
Your videos are so hypnotic, so peaceful , so needed , they bring calm to my life. Thank you.
Well I was watching this after having Sunday dinner..so I paused and took a walk..thanks for the reminder that is all it takes to bring in fresh air and relaxation
Watching your videos and listening to your messages are spiritually medicinal. Thank you - kindness & blessings.🙏🏻
I love bread . This is a good start.
wonderfully made video, I love the simplicity and serenity of it
I go through January remembering the One that has given us all things - the real bread of life, Jesus
What an absolutely calming, and inspiring, way to begin my day as well as the new decade.
Thank you 💕
I have to say... After all these days full of stress and anxiety which I were fighting with and trying to accept and let go, this video was the final cherry on the cake that made me to breath out and really let go. Thank you very much for bringing the last piece of inner peace. I wish you the best for the new year :)
You’re really starting off this decade with a (calm, slow) bang! This video is amazing!
M Kidd hehehe slow and steady wins the race for sure :-)
Wishing you a peaceful New Year, great to see you again. Just makes me realise how much I want to leave my stressful job and just 'be', enjoying my garden, growing more, having less. X
MsScotlyn growing more and having less! Sounds good. I hope you can leave your stressful job this year. I left mine years ago and took a simple job growing vegetables close to my home. Best thing I ever did.
Ooh the sound of the stream over the rocks and pebbles. Kept rewinding that part..couldn't get enough. Thanks for your lovely videos 🙏
I am doing dry January for the first time and your approach is exactly what is required.
Another stunning video all the way around, the cinematography, the words of wisdom, the audio, the lighting, everything! Thank you!
I love your energy. Its so mellow and your message is so basic yet so powerful. Thank you for always sharing.
A wonderful thought "Im walking away from what has been and towards whats coming". The last decade is gone and a new is begining. I will try to live a bit slower, stress lesser, take care of my self, my loved ones and the earth. Consume less and live more. And Fairyland cottage videos help me to remember that the small and slove things are the important ones.💕
I needed this. Living in a city often times rushes me. On the weekends, I remind myself to move slower by letting myself sleep until I feel it was a sufficient rest
I get through January by pouring over seed catalogs and planning my gardens, starting some early seedlings ( like leeks). I also use this quieter month to plan spring farm projects from my rocker by the fire. I have a Waterford Stanley- love it!!
Thank you for all the love you put in your videos ❤️
This was lovely. I especially appreciate the reference to Pooh's teachings. How wonderful and true!
No word to describe how calm I feel right now, thank you so much
Pooh bear is so wise. Love your quotes. Only those who slow down can actually understand them. Enjoying a slow summer where I am. Reading walking swimming pottering around the house with small to do lists and the cricket on in the background.
I swear, I was able to smell the fresh baked bread and the fresh brewed tea. Thank you Niamh. ❤
The last scene reminded me of my Irish grandmother from County Cork. She lived upstairs from us and I used to run upstairs as a little kid to see her. She loved to have tea and toast.
Happy New Year. I love to meditate on things I enjoy reading and then journal. I have a reminder board too of where I want to head mentally and emotionally.
This made me cry (obv the good cry). It was so calming, deep, and meaningful. I came across your channel today and have already watched 6 or 7 of your videos. Please never stop creating.
I most appreciate that you narrate montages, and do not speak directly into the camera like many vloggers. It’s more inviting.
I didn’t want this to end. Thank you for another wonderful video, and the great lessons you shared, including those from Pooh. He is one smart bear! I now on the path of learning to put into practice much of what you shared, and most of all, patience, as I learn to enjoy the journey toward getting to where I want to be, instead of focusing solely on the destination. Much love, and I wish you a peaceful and mindful 2020. xoxo
Lady, your videos are amazing! Greetings from Serbia. 👍
thank you for sharing your bread making, a beautiful walk on the land, simple tea and Pooh. Very sweet video. Happy New Year
I truly love your content and I am looking forward to all of your upcoming creations for 2020!
Ah thank you! it's my joy to create.
Thank you so very much. January's been a struggle to me so far. I've been setting goals and trying to get my head together to no avail. I feel that maybe if I push myself more, I can achieve better than last year. But none of that is happening, and now I'm at a loss. Thanks to this, I'm getting a new perspective. I'll take things slow. Much love x Dawn
Today I made oat flour muffins and clean out the fridge veggie soup, watched your new video and relaxing now doing my sudokus. People rush around trying to be busy and saying they have no time, I make time and relax. Love your channel reminds me of the good old days in Yorkshire England.
Really needed to hear 2:30, your words of moving on/letting go help soothe me