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I saw an Erica Lucas YouTube video and she kind of inspired me to look for things to declutter. But she, like most minimalist videos, seem to be Hoarders into Minimalist type videos. I was never a hoarder. Just had various stuff stashed away for no reason. House was otherwise very minimalist to begin with. I have also watched some Sarah Therese videos which are good as she tells you how to maintain a minimalist lifestyle.
Who are you favorite minimalist Youtubers that I should check out or favorite minimalist websites that will help me continue in this lifestyle?
Mrs. Frugalwoods. She's not always minimal, but she's got more practical advice for how to live the way you want to live (however that might be) than any website I've found. https://www.frugalwoods.com/ (https://www.frugalwoods.com/)
catherine
1-12-20, 12:25pm
Joshua Becker is the best (becoming minimalist). I follow him on Facebook and he always posts great articles.
https://www.becomingminimalist.com
Peter Lawrence is an uber-minimalist if you're looking for what you may or may not REALLY need on a daily basis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw4E8nXcrTk
Those are the two I can think of off-hand, but I know I'll think of others.
ETA: Miss Minimalist http://www.missminimalist.com
The author of this blog used to be an active member on this forum.
Leo Babauta. https://zenhabits.net/ (https://zenhabits.net/)
I also watched a youtube video - it was a movie, actually - about a guy who started from absolute scratch. He actually packed everything he owned into a storage unit, I mean every last thing but an overcoat. His MO was that he could only retrieve one thing a day from the storage unit (in addition to the one item, he was allowed to trade if he selected a possession he later decided wasn't that necessary). IIR a friend helped him for a few days, as he had no shoes or wallet or anything else. He actually considered each and every item - were socks really necessary or just something we assume we need? Were they more important than his cell phone or his toothbrush? As life went on, questions like, what about a fridge? It wasn't the most well made documentary but I found it pretty fascinating, at least in the beginning, to listen to his thought process as he sat there more or less naked, contemplating what item was the most essential or would bring the most happiness, and watch him discover what he really, Really wasn't willing to live without. It was called Tavarataivas, or "My Stuff". This is a link, it's subtitled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uwPiZWWJDA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uwPiZWWJDA)
I also love the blog cheapRVliving - it's a forum but he also interviews people on youtube. This is mostly about people who live in converted vans or even cars. They've found out what their baselines are, for sure!
I will check all of these out. Thanks and keep them coming!!
https://www.theminimalists.com/
Love the miss minimalist! She has one post about the minimalist wardrobe not counting unmentionables and socks. if you had to discard everything but ten essentials, what would they be?
I have to think about that
I prefer navy rather than black as she chose as the base colour. I prefer light colours in tops and navy bottoms. Will post more when I have considered this further.
Love the miss minimalist! She has one post about the minimalist wardrobe not counting unmentionables and socks. if you had to discard everything but ten essentials, what would they be?
I have to think about that
I prefer navy rather than black as she chose as the base colour. I prefer light colours in tops and navy bottoms. Will post more when I have considered this further.
I'm pretty minimalist with my wardrobe but could do better. I like sticking to particular colors, and for a while I was doing the Guinness palette: Black and tan. I loved it. But as I get older, I do like SOME color so I've strayed a bit from that. I've always wondered why I'm such a bland dresser and the only reason I can think of is because I had aspirations in my young life of being a nun and wearing a habit.
I don't have a ton of clothes. I wear a uniform for work so don't need any dress clothes other than a couple for church. I have a couple pairs of jeans, four pairs of shoes, three pajama sets, three hoodies, and about 15 tshirts/comfy shirts. I have a leather coat that could probably be gotten rid of but I do wear it occasionally and a winter coat that definitely needs to be replaced as I noticed yesterday it has a pretty significant rip under the arm/down the side.
I'm aspiring to try the capsule wardrobe this spring - 37 pieces not counting underclothes and workout clothes and pajamas:
https://www.whowhatwear.com/how-to-capsule-wardrobe
It seems doable.
Teacher Terry
1-12-20, 7:36pm
I don’t have a ton of clothes but like not having to wash weekly. All my pants and capris’s are in solid colors. I pick up color in my tops.
Lefie. Only YouTube I subscribe to.the last one was weird, but I like all the others.
happystuff
1-13-20, 8:37am
I forget his name, but he is the guy that lived in the tiny house in a backyard in exchange for planting edible landscape in front yard. Goes barefoot, rides a bike - LOL. There are posts on him elsewhere in these forums. Can't think of his name at the moment.
Thanks for all the links above! I'm thinking this is my project for the coming year - watch, learn and continue decluttering and paring down.
Will have to think about what I "really" need.
Rob Greenfield is another one. He's a bit of a sensationalist but seems to have a good heart. He once rode his bicycle from one side of the US to the other, forcing himself to actually carry any garbage he created with him on his bike. He also lived in a very(very) tiny house, basically a large doghouse, I think it was like ... 5*5*8?, which he eventually donated. As I say, sensationalist, but certainly devoted to making people think about their impacts. https://robgreenfield.tv/
(https://robgreenfield.tv/)
How to GYST (get your shit together) is one I've liked ... the site's run by a funny, chaotic Irish woman, between the accent and the humor, she always made me smile. She's a bit more mainstream, mostly focused on how to control a love of stuff and still have order and organization (now while raising a toddler.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FQfCanvU2M
happystuff, I think you're thinking of kib's guy: Rob Greenfield.
rosarugosa
1-13-20, 3:18pm
Kib: As a random aside, my MIL used to have a license plate that was "GYST."
Love the miss minimalist! She has one post about the minimalist wardrobe not counting unmentionables and socks. if you had to discard everything but ten essentials, what would they be?
I have to think about that
I prefer navy rather than black as she chose as the base colour. I prefer light colours in tops and navy bottoms. Will post more when I have considered this further.
After mulling this over for a few days, I realized that I cannot reduce down to 10 items. Between dog-walking shoes, dress shoes and casual shoes plus winter boots, rain boots and ice walking boots, add the clothes that need to go along with each of these and I am way beyond that minimalist number.
First time I have ever really considered all the factors so found the results interesting.
I remember the 100 things craze - was it Francine who started it? What got a bit disappointing after a while was that people started madly focusing on the 'rules', and putting things into 100 categories. "Shirts" counted as one item, for example. Which started to make the whole thing an exercise in semantics, at least for me. Top, bottom, footwear and accessories. 4! :cool:
I've been doing something admittedly weird since New Years. I've recorded every item I've actually used - not including the infrastructure of my house, unless I get wildly radical I'm probably never going to get rid of plumbing or electricity. I don't know if I really have a reason other than I like counting and making lists, but I'm seeing two things: as Razz says, even living somewhat minimally I'm way, way over my "limit", it's amazing how many things I touch in a day, but it's also making me much more aware of the stuff that I never use and really should either let go of or bring into the forefront.
I think the brown bear is my favorite youtube minimalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ASIV2TvOg
I think the brown bear is my favorite youtube minimalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ASIV2TvOg
That is funny, jpl
happystuff
1-14-20, 8:41am
Rob Greenfield is another one. He's a bit of a sensationalist but seems to have a good heart. He once rode his bicycle from one side of the US to the other, forcing himself to actually carry any garbage he created with him on his bike. He also lived in a very(very) tiny house, basically a large doghouse, I think it was like ... 5*5*8?, which he eventually donated. As I say, sensationalist, but certainly devoted to making people think about their impacts. https://robgreenfield.tv/
(https://robgreenfield.tv/)
How to GYST (get your shit together) is one I've liked ... the site's run by a funny, chaotic Irish woman, between the accent and the humor, she always made me smile. She's a bit more mainstream, mostly focused on how to control a love of stuff and still have order and organization (now while raising a toddler.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FQfCanvU2M
That's the guy! lol.
happystuff
1-14-20, 8:42am
happystuff, I think you're thinking of kib's guy: Rob Greenfield.
You are right! That's the one I was thinking of.
happystuff
1-14-20, 8:49am
I think the brown bear is my favorite youtube minimalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ASIV2TvOg
LOL - cute.
Now I have a definitive direction to work towards in my quest to be a minimalist!!! :D
dado potato
7-29-22, 11:13am
Today I made a first visit to Joshua Becker's website.
I was impressed by the Archives, which contain 1-24 articles per month, going back to 2008.
A random example from the Archives: http://www.becomingminimalist.com/delight
I noticed that they present an on-line "Uncluttered" course, 12-weeks long, 3x per year, using a private Facebook group for participants. The course aims to guide decluttering of every living area of a home.
I wouldn't say she's my favorite because she gets a bit preachy, but Courtney Carver does offer a minimalist wardrobe (Project 333--cut down to 33 pieces of clothing and accessories) plan that is intriguing to me. Now that I don't need a work wardrobe, I may work on it further.
https://courses.bemorewithless.com/dress-with-less/ (https://courses.bemorewithless.com/dress-with-less/)
I have to say, my biggest minimalist inspiration are the Nearings! They had one bowl and one pair of chopsticks each. When people visited, Scott and Helen asked them to bring a stone, which they used to build their houses and patios. They are my aspirational minimalist heroes, and they remind me that of all the stuff we think we need, we REALLY need very, very, little.
Moneyless man Mark Boyle is another inspiration.
And of course, Peace Pilgrim, who carried nothing but a toothbrush, stamps, a pencil and notepaper in her tunic. You can't get more minimalist than that.
I don't watch a lot of minimalist YouTubers because I feel like my life is at the point where I am content with what I have and don't have. I will watch several YouTubers who are going through their own minimalism journeys which I do like watching. I also like watching cleaning videos but not those who have disaster messes to clean up. Those stress me out. More of the ones whose homes just need some tidying up and more akin to my house.
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