Having a ‘quit’ time applies to retired old people too. I schedule activities for myself such as going to the gym, cleaning my shutters, lunch dates, etc. but every afternoon after I have done what I set out to do I sit with a cup of tea and read for an hour or so, then make supper.
#10 - YES! I have an alarm set on my phone for 7:00pm that announces, "Close up the house I'm done adulting." If there are wet clothes in the washer they stay there until morning. Same with dishes in the dry rack. The blinds come down, the lights go dim, and relax time begins. It's made a huge difference in increased productivity and decreased stress levels. 10/10 highly recommend!
A long time ago,when I was a homemaker, i would sometimes stay in my nightclothe most of the day i got little done, plus I felt like a slob. Now i get dressed in actual clothes and feel better and more productive
I am no foodologist, but I’m convinced that preservatives are making us not digest food well - that they are not allowing the food to break down normally. So we are bloated and retaining water, and feeling bad! Thank you for this great list! Number 7 really is an amazing one, that will make me, and my kids and husband, feel so much better. I’ve always said “chores”, dangit.
I agree about the food! I am not a food expert either but I feel so much better after cutting out a lot of the packaged stuff. =) I hope you have a nice day =)
Yes, get rid of the processed food! Seriously I have lost 68 lbs. avoiding the processed food and reading about the new way I can make what I do like a better way. The brain clarity is also amazing! Yes to walking 😊.
I like the way you think. I do wish you wrote the 10 habits in your intro so we aren't having to write everything down. I would rather listen with the list in front of me and later write the 10 things you are talking about. Does that make sense to you?
I agree, change your mindset from I have to do it to I get to do it. A lot of people don’t have a bathroom to clean or a fridge full of food that needs to be cleaned etc.
As a former English teacher & avid reader, I’m tickled you’ve regained your love for reading! We all need relaxing hobbies! I spent a delightful afternoon yesterday lying on my porch swing reading. But I read every day.
How do you recommend getting better at reading. I love the idea of it but when I do I struggle to not have my mind wandering or falling asleep. I also read slow.
@@chuckD87 this may sound crazy, but try to read faster, your brain can take in the info. quickly. Try to move your eyes quicker so your brain doesn’t get bored & start wandering.
All great tips! You always seem to come up with good suggestions to better spend your time and enjoy your fanily. I'm guilty of spending too much time scrolling social media and making a conscious effort to limit the time. Having specific time to watch subscribed channels instead of mindless scrolling. Also started coloring, a calm activity. Bought a nice set of colored pencils and an adult coloring book.
Hi Linda, Coloring is so much fun! I love doing that with my kids, but I also have adult coloring books for when I feel like getting creative in a very relaxed way. =)
Just discovering your channel. Needed this today. New to decluttering & am making progress & maintaining organized areas. Luv your advice about getting outside! I have major depression. Sunshine helps & is essential for us all. Also luv seeing another gardener! This vid really helped me today. U are someone i can relate to. Subbed & looking forward to more. In the meantime I'll chk out your older vids. Thanx again for the inspiration on a gray, rainy day. Take care ✌🏽❤️
Getting ready and dressed properly plus getting outside is so important, and such a great tip! Ever since Im in Homeoffice (since Covid) i make sure to go for a walk in the morning. I realize that I need this to get not only ready but also to "wake up" (since I did not have go walk to the office anymore). It also helps me to get into the "working"-headspace :-) After a parrticuar straining day I also do it a second time after walk. It really promotes winding down and the "outside-exposure" also helps with sleep, i think.
I really enjoy your vlogs Shannon. So professional & a joy to watch. I so agree with getting ready properly in the morning. I’ve worked from home for 10 years & definitely have a more productive day when I start it by getting properly dressed and ready - not that I always do!
So happy you are enjoying reading again. I have always been a bookworm; and still have a book going all the time. The biggest drain for me has always been overscheduling activities or social invites. Even thtough no children anymore; I found it hard to say no. It has taking me years to be careful what I say yes too and how much. I used to always say yes, then dread going when it was time. thanks for saring your tips.
These are excellent habits to implement. I am going to reset my home and get dressed each morning this week. I have just gotten lazy. Thank Shannon, so appreciate this video and the habits
Great list! I especially relate to the last one. There's always more to do and it is important to let ourselves relax and have that down time. Enjoy your week! 🧡
Another great video! I wanted to get back into reading, so I reached out to friends and we have started a casual book club! I look the paradigm shift in number 7!!!! Thank you!
Excellent as always love seeing your everyday family life and choices ❤️I definitely agree with your outlook looking back not regretting just reflecting on how I raised my boys ! My mom always said you can be doing to many activities with children they need to learn to be them and live a little ❤️
Great tips! Thank you so much! I always love the opportunity to reevaluate my habits and learn new ways of how or even just when to do things! Great time of year for a cosy reset 🍁🌼☀️
This was a great video! I liked what you said about not being on your phone unless there's a purpose., You are one of the youtubers on the list of people I purposely watch, I'll probably think of you noe everytime I catch myself mindlessly watching shorts or random videos! I'd love to start reading fiction again but I don't even know where to start! All I read now are parenting books!
I hate starting smth... especially in the morning. But I think I developed a solution. I wake up, do my morning routine, dress in outdoor clothes and go for a walk. By any pretext: taking out trash, buy bread, milk, get a package from deliveries or nothing, just walk. About two kilometers (sometimes even more) by different routes, in fast, but not wearing tempo, like actually going to the office. And when I come back home, my brain and muscles feel fresh and ready. Even if I change back into my home clothes, which is neither fancy nor decent, even if I don't have any makeup on or even hadn't brushed my hair, I'm at work and I'm ready for work. P.S. I'm one of those "tilted necks" but mostly I read books on my phone. Of course, I do have and treasure paper ones, but I cannot carry and read them anywhere anytime and cannot have all I want to read in paper (I'll need a castle for that).
Great tips Shannon! I was wondering if you might recommend a good book or two as the type of books that you described sound like something I would enjoy. 😊
Hello, I really like the author Elin Hilderbrand and I recently read the whole Bridgerton series (romance novels). These are just lighthearted books, nothing too deep, LOL. Right now, I am enjoying a way to escape reality into a more romanticized world, hahaha.
I just finished The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. This is the summary from the book jacket: "historical novel, a series of thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-will women to pick up the pieces." It has two story lines, one that starts in 1913 and one in 1993. I borrowed it from the library and plan to read the author's other books.
I kill two birds with one stone. I get on my Treadmill and do my walk and watch TH-cams. That is where I was just now watching your video. I love my Sundays - after church, then I have my regular videos to watch. Thanks for the hints - a lot of them I have already incorporated myself (great a video, even without your mom - only kidding).
Thank you Shannon for the information and encouragement you have given! 🙂 👍 ❤ There's things I want to improve on and you have nailed it. One is not eating processed foods and getting back to a better mindset concerning the work/chores I need to get done. 🧺 🍳👗 P.S. My husband and I are needing to buy a dining room table and chairs and would like to know where would we be able to purchase the set like yours? 😊
Hello, thank you so much for being here! I found that table and chairs from Ikea and we have had it for around 7 years now. What I love is it extends to be very long and the additional pieces are stored in the table. The chairs are nice too and very sturdy. I am not sure if they still sell it, but it was affordable. The only thing I did that changed the chairs is I covered the seats with a water proof plastic type fabric and I am happy I did. There have been some major spills on these chairs. =)
I'm confused about Craftsy. I clicked the link and it says that it will be $123.00. How does this work? It sounds fun and I'd love to take classes. Also, what TH-cam channels do you enjoy?
Hello, I just heard back about what could be going on. Make sure that the cart only has one subscription in it. I guess if you clicked the link more than once, it could have accidentally added it to the cart twice. I hope this works.
They are similar learning platforms, but Craftsy focuses on crafting education, with over 2000 classes in categories like sewing, quilting, crochet, knitting, cake decorating, baking and more.
Fun vlog, but No. I work outside the home.. and I prefer to be a "weekend warrior" with cleaning the house from top to bottom in one go (at weekend, when home). I do daily evening routine with kitchen and living room tidy/clean. I have a running shopping list on the go, and when i have enough for a certain shop.. I go do the shop and buy enough for 3-6mths. I hate shopping, so keep the number of times I have to go to a minimum.
@@shannontorrens1 yes I know... but you said for "stay home-working mums".. I was just saying I do the same as a "out of the house working mum"... I think its down to what fits personally. I tried to get into the areas each day clean, but hated it because i felt like all i did when i got home from work was clean.. I rather do 2hrs on one weekend day and nothing the rest of the week. Your way you discussed in your video totally spoke to me because I do exactly the same!
@@rebeccarendle3706 Yay! I feel the same. When I worked (outside of our home) I also did all the laundry on one day and it felt good to have it all done for the week. =) Now that I am home all the time lol the laundry is this never-ending cycle lol
@@shannontorrens1 I can totally relate.... I usually do all the washing on the weekends (bedding, towel, blankets, my clothes) .. but sometimes I now do the odd wash in the week because I have teenage boys now and they produce a LOT of sweaty sport wear 🤢😷😭🤣
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When I think about the people who have lost their homes to the hurricane it makes me thankful for dishes and laundry to do.
Having a ‘quit’ time applies to retired old people too. I schedule activities for myself such as going to the gym, cleaning my shutters, lunch dates, etc. but every afternoon after I have done what I set out to do I sit with a cup of tea and read for an hour or so, then make supper.
Love that! Thank you for being here, and I hope you have a nice weekend.
Yep I am retired to and have created a routine for myself that definitely includes relaxation 🩷
Please share your recipe of tea
#10 - YES! I have an alarm set on my phone for 7:00pm that announces, "Close up the house I'm done adulting." If there are wet clothes in the washer they stay there until morning. Same with dishes in the dry rack. The blinds come down, the lights go dim, and relax time begins. It's made a huge difference in increased productivity and decreased stress levels. 10/10 highly recommend!
I love the idea of adding the alarm! I need to do that. Thank you
A long time ago,when I was a homemaker, i would sometimes stay in my nightclothe most of the day i got little done, plus I felt like a slob. Now i get dressed in actual clothes and feel better and more productive
Music makes the “chores”” get done quickly and cheerfully. Also gets me dancing and moving!
I am no foodologist, but I’m convinced that preservatives are making us not digest food well - that they are not allowing the food to break down normally. So we are bloated and retaining water, and feeling bad!
Thank you for this great list! Number 7 really is an amazing one, that will make me, and my kids and husband, feel so much better. I’ve always said “chores”, dangit.
I agree about the food! I am not a food expert either but I feel so much better after cutting out a lot of the packaged stuff. =) I hope you have a nice day =)
Yes, get rid of the processed food! Seriously I have lost 68 lbs. avoiding the processed food and reading about the new way I can make what I do like a better way. The brain clarity is also amazing! Yes to walking 😊.
Yay! I hope you are doing well.
I like the way you think. I do wish you wrote the 10 habits in your intro so we aren't having to write everything down. I would rather listen with the list in front of me and later write the 10 things you are talking about. Does that make sense to you?
I always look forward to your simple living tips 😊❤
Simple and functional. Extremely relatable and real.
@@naraiyer3688 I agree ❤
Thank you! I hope you have a nice weekend.
I agree, change your mindset from I have to do it to I get to do it. A lot of people don’t have a bathroom to clean or a fridge full of food that needs to be cleaned etc.
Yes! Being grateful changes everything =)
Ahhh…reading …my library card gets quite the workout😂
My mom made home made potato chips from potatoes we grew ourselves. So much fun and delicious!
Clean once a week a stop homemaking at a certain time. This really resonates with me, thanks .-)
Happy Sunday, Shannon! This is the perfect time of year for new good habits. Love reset day❤ Love your videos!
Yay! Thank you!
Great video!
Wow, these are all very good habits to incorporate!
As a former English teacher & avid reader, I’m tickled you’ve regained your love for reading! We all need relaxing hobbies! I spent a delightful afternoon yesterday lying on my porch swing reading. But I read every day.
I love it so much! Sometimes, throughout the day, I think I wish I was reading right now, haha.
How do you recommend getting better at reading. I love the idea of it but when I do I struggle to not have my mind wandering or falling asleep. I also read slow.
@@chuckD87 this may sound crazy, but try to read faster, your brain can take in the info. quickly. Try to move your eyes quicker so your brain doesn’t get bored & start wandering.
Great tips Shannon!
This is such a great list ! Very important ideas and reminders ! 🌿👏
As always, I enjoy seeing your beautiful face, hearing your voice and absorbing your helpful tips❣️
Love these❤
Wow, Shannon, no 7 is so cool! I'm in! 😁
I LOVE your idea of disconnecting from your phone.
You’re so real. Thanks.
Shannon,this has been such a good video and so helpful. Your home is so beautiful and the outside is so peaceful. 💕🤗
Thank you so much!
Great tips! Thank you.
All great tips! You always seem to come up with good suggestions to better spend your time and enjoy your fanily. I'm guilty of spending too much time scrolling social media and making a conscious effort to limit the time. Having specific time to watch subscribed channels instead of mindless scrolling. Also started coloring, a calm activity. Bought a nice set of colored pencils and an adult coloring book.
Hi Linda, Coloring is so much fun! I love doing that with my kids, but I also have adult coloring books for when I feel like getting creative in a very relaxed way. =)
We cut out the packaged and processed foods too!
Hii shanon... Unlike any other TH-camr you r a true minimalist. Always like your tips on minimalism and on simplifying life .
This is a great list. Thank you!
Awesome advice!❤❤😊
Just discovering your channel. Needed this today. New to decluttering & am making progress & maintaining organized areas. Luv your advice about getting outside! I have major depression. Sunshine helps & is essential for us all. Also luv seeing another gardener! This vid really helped me today. U are someone i can relate to. Subbed & looking forward to more. In the meantime I'll chk out your older vids. Thanx again for the inspiration on a gray, rainy day. Take care ✌🏽❤️
Thank you so much for being here! I hope some of my videos will inspire you on your decluttering journey =)
Great tips! 👏👏👏👍💞😃
Getting ready and dressed properly plus getting outside is so important, and such a great tip! Ever since Im in Homeoffice (since Covid) i make sure to go for a walk in the morning. I realize that I need this to get not only ready but also to "wake up" (since I did not have go walk to the office anymore). It also helps me to get into the "working"-headspace :-) After a parrticuar straining day I also do it a second time after walk. It really promotes winding down and the "outside-exposure" also helps with sleep, i think.
It can be hard to work from home. I agree that walking and taking outside breaks help a lot!
My son is almost 17 and does not want a phone. My daughter has one but no wifi at school so I am happy about that.
The 3 boys are as adorable as their parents
I really enjoy your vlogs Shannon. So professional & a joy to watch. I so agree with getting ready properly in the morning. I’ve worked from home for 10 years & definitely have a more productive day when I start it by getting properly dressed and ready - not that I always do!
Happy Sunday.
Thanks for great tips and great list.
Take care🧡
Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful Sunday =)
So happy you are enjoying reading again. I have always been a bookworm; and still have a book going all the time. The biggest drain for me has always been overscheduling activities or social invites. Even thtough no children anymore; I found it hard to say no. It has taking me years to be careful what I say yes too and how much. I used to always say yes, then dread going when it was time. thanks for saring your tips.
These are excellent habits to implement. I am going to reset my home and get dressed each morning this week. I have just gotten lazy. Thank Shannon, so appreciate this video and the habits
Jou are the best
Thank you Shannon for helping us make our life easier
Love your channel ❤
Such great advice. 🥰❤️👋
Thank you for watching, Kathleen. I hope you are having a nice weekend.
Great list! I especially relate to the last one. There's always more to do and it is important to let ourselves relax and have that down time. Enjoy your week! 🧡
I day gathering my thoughts sounds great perfect idea brain dump always healthy ❤❤❤
Great idea for a brain dump! I love doing this when I feel overwhelmed. =)
Sound advice!
This was great! I still have 1 more room to go thru in my home and after that will do like you said to always be decluttering! Thanks
Love to read ❤
Really great tips/advice!
Glad it was helpful!
I love these tips! #1 is one I want to be more intentional about & #10 I need to do for sure! Ty!
Yay! I hope you have a nice Sunday.
Another great video!
I wanted to get back into reading, so I reached out to friends and we have started a casual book club!
I look the paradigm shift in number 7!!!!
Thank you!
All excellent ideas!❤
Thank you! 😊 I hope you are doing well.
@@shannontorrens1 I am, thank you Shannon! I look forward to your videos so much!❤️
Excellent as always love seeing your everyday family life and choices ❤️I definitely agree with your outlook looking back not regretting just reflecting on how I raised my boys ! My mom always said you can be doing to many activities with children they need to learn to be them and live a little ❤️
Love that!
Thanks for sharing you thoughts ❤
Good ideas! Thank you for sharing!
Great tips! Thank you so much! I always love the opportunity to reevaluate my habits and learn new ways of how or even just when to do things! Great time of year for a cosy reset 🍁🌼☀️
Love these tips! ❤ I need to work on 2 & 5. I will be definitely implementing some new ones on the list. Thank you 😊
All great habits, especially #3. So many packaged foods are full of salt, sugar, artificial colors, preservatives, etc.
Yes! I am trying so hard to make my own snacks instead of the packaged stuff.
@@shannontorrens1 And who doesn't love a slice of banana bread or an applesauce muffin!😊
Loved your list of habits! I wrote them down and plan to implement most of them. And I also love your weekly videos! Virtual Hugs from NM
Awesome videos and ideas!!!
I definitely need to cut out the snacks in between meals. My husband would never go for it so hard to pass up when they are in the house.
Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well I love your videos love from Eugenie your friend xxx 🍁🍃💓
Great list!
Your simplified, healthy lifestyle seems pretty much ideal. Cereal would be the hardest for me to give up.
Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
This was a great video! I liked what you said about not being on your phone unless there's a purpose., You are one of the youtubers on the list of people I purposely watch, I'll probably think of you noe everytime I catch myself mindlessly watching shorts or random videos!
I'd love to start reading fiction again but I don't even know where to start! All I read now are parenting books!
Put those parenting books down LOL. I am sure you are a wonderful parent ❤ It's so important to read something for yourself too =)
I hate starting smth... especially in the morning. But I think I developed a solution. I wake up, do my morning routine, dress in outdoor clothes and go for a walk. By any pretext: taking out trash, buy bread, milk, get a package from deliveries or nothing, just walk. About two kilometers (sometimes even more) by different routes, in fast, but not wearing tempo, like actually going to the office. And when I come back home, my brain and muscles feel fresh and ready. Even if I change back into my home clothes, which is neither fancy nor decent, even if I don't have any makeup on or even hadn't brushed my hair, I'm at work and I'm ready for work.
P.S. I'm one of those "tilted necks" but mostly I read books on my phone. Of course, I do have and treasure paper ones, but I cannot carry and read them anywhere anytime and cannot have all I want to read in paper (I'll need a castle for that).
❤ Great!!
Great tips Shannon! I was wondering if you might recommend a good book or two as the type of books that you described sound like something I would enjoy. 😊
Hello, I really like the author Elin Hilderbrand and I recently read the whole Bridgerton series (romance novels). These are just lighthearted books, nothing too deep, LOL. Right now, I am enjoying a way to escape reality into a more romanticized world, hahaha.
I just finished The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. This is the summary from the book jacket: "historical novel, a series of thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-will women to pick up the pieces." It has two story lines, one that starts in 1913 and one in 1993. I borrowed it from the library and plan to read the author's other books.
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I kill two birds with one stone. I get on my Treadmill and do my walk and watch TH-cams. That is where I was just now watching your video. I love my Sundays - after church, then I have my regular videos to watch. Thanks for the hints - a lot of them I have already incorporated myself (great a video, even without your mom - only kidding).
Thank you Shannon for the information and encouragement you have given! 🙂 👍 ❤
There's things I want to improve on
and you have nailed it.
One is not eating processed foods and getting back to a better mindset concerning the work/chores I need to get done. 🧺 🍳👗
P.S. My husband and I are needing to buy a dining room table and chairs and would like to know
where would we be able to purchase the set like yours? 😊
Hello, thank you so much for being here! I found that table and chairs from Ikea and we have had it for around 7 years now. What I love is it extends to be very long and the additional pieces are stored in the table. The chairs are nice too and very sturdy. I am not sure if they still sell it, but it was affordable. The only thing I did that changed the chairs is I covered the seats with a water proof plastic type fabric and I am happy I did. There have been some major spills on these chairs. =)
I'm confused about Craftsy. I clicked the link and it says that it will be $123.00. How does this work? It sounds fun and I'd love to take classes. Also, what TH-cam channels do you enjoy?
Hello, I just heard back about what could be going on. Make sure that the cart only has one subscription in it. I guess if you clicked the link more than once, it could have accidentally added it to the cart twice. I hope this works.
Can you or any of your followers explain the difference between crafty and skillshare? Thanks!
They are similar learning platforms, but Craftsy focuses on crafting education, with over 2000 classes in categories like sewing, quilting, crochet, knitting, cake decorating, baking and more.
You're looking very happy and extra feminine! After all the decluttering you are now reaping the benefits of Minimalism.
Fun vlog, but No. I work outside the home.. and I prefer to be a "weekend warrior" with cleaning the house from top to bottom in one go (at weekend, when home). I do daily evening routine with kitchen and living room tidy/clean. I have a running shopping list on the go, and when i have enough for a certain shop.. I go do the shop and buy enough for 3-6mths. I hate shopping, so keep the number of times I have to go to a minimum.
That is pretty much what the reset day is for me =)
@@shannontorrens1 yes I know... but you said for "stay home-working mums".. I was just saying I do the same as a "out of the house working mum"... I think its down to what fits personally. I tried to get into the areas each day clean, but hated it because i felt like all i did when i got home from work was clean.. I rather do 2hrs on one weekend day and nothing the rest of the week. Your way you discussed in your video totally spoke to me because I do exactly the same!
@@rebeccarendle3706 Yay! I feel the same. When I worked (outside of our home) I also did all the laundry on one day and it felt good to have it all done for the week. =) Now that I am home all the time lol the laundry is this never-ending cycle lol
@@shannontorrens1 I can totally relate.... I usually do all the washing on the weekends (bedding, towel, blankets, my clothes) .. but sometimes I now do the odd wash in the week because I have teenage boys now and they produce a LOT of sweaty sport wear 🤢😷😭🤣
I call wasting time either doom scrolling or procrastascrolling. 😂
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