This Channel is about Minimalism and ADHD. I found that Minimalism helped my son manage his ADHD symptoms, and that was the beginning of our family’s minimalism journey. My husband and I are raising three kids two of which have ADHD. Our son has ADHD predominately hyper and our middle daughter has ADHD predominately inattentive or what used to be called ADD. Minimalism makes everyday life much easier for all of us.
I like to share tips and tricks for living minimally and for living with ADHD. Hopefully, others can learn from our mistakes and discoveries. (I am not giving medial advice)
I have had one of these for about ten years and just invested in a second one. It is great in Europe. I carry it as a backpack on day trips and fold it into the cross body for museums and shopping. It is my everyday bag too.
I liked this bag too. Unfortunately I got one with a faulty zipper. It was a problem from day one, so it must have been a problem with a batch of Zippers they received at their factory. I was hoping they would send me another bag. At first they offered me one in a different color because the color I had wasn’t in production anymore, but after I picked a color they changed their minds and insisted on refunding my money. At least they have been nice about replacing faulty bags.
I sprayed it with waterproofing spray when it was new. I have a sister-in-law that works with textiles and tested fabric in clothes for outdoor use that had been sprayed with a protective spray and those that hadn’t. The ones that were waterproofed lasted longer and were easier to get clean. Anyway every time I wash it I spray it again. Good luck.
😂 i wanted to ask how you keep it so clean 😅 i have it in plum and that color is pretty hard showing dirt but shows those „white marks“. i have a kanken in spicy orange i love but shows dirt so quick.
Your Welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have more than 1 review of this bag on my channel. I recently reviewed it before I sent it in to get fixed.
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If it isn't a clear yes I love it, see if you can declutter it now. My experience is that I saved gifted items for years unused due to guilty feelings or I 'might' use it. Once I took pictures of the items, I could donate them. I also tried the technique to use an item at least once so then I honored the person giving me the gift and was at peace in letting it go. People who love me wouldn't want me to keep items as a burden ❤
Yes it is easy to feel obligated to keep things. I did get rid of some wedding gifts and other gifts pretty quickly after I got them because I knew I wouldn’t use them. It’s those gifts that you sort of like, but don’t need or don’t have space for that are hard to make decisions about. I kept things way too long. It would be great if everyone would look at gifts as someone showing us they care and quit putting so much emphasis on what is done with the gift. Even if the person receiving the gift gives it to a second hand store the gift still did its job and conveyed love or appreciation. It’s that moment in time when the gift is given that is important not the gift itself.
Hi we were left these 3 dressers when we bought our house, and I realised they were all the same width and fit nicely stacked in some dead space. Believe it or not our house didn’t have any closets when we bought it. No storage! It’s a small converted barn. You could stack dressers that get smaller in width and depth but that would probably look better on a wall by itself in a bedroom perhaps. When you have a it slapped up against a chimney like I do a clean line on each side is nice. Place an ad on facebook marketplace asking for dressers with the dimensions you need, and you may get lucky.
Good info, I haven’t thought about the benefits of a monochromatic room and it makes sense that would be so beneficial. You mentioned your son is 10. It would be helpful to know the age of your daughter. And I was really hoping you would show their rooms so we could have a visual
Hi my daughter was 7 and a half at the time when I did the video. There are videos of their rooms. If you go into my channel you can see all 3 of my kids’ rooms and my room. I am not sure what the videos are called, but it’s only our house + guest house and out buildings on the channel. I haven’t filmed anyone else’s home.
You might have a defective zipper as I’ve seen other demos where the zipper seemed to work. Pacsafe from what I’ve read has great customer service; perhaps they’ll help you. Or you could try googling how to fix a sticky zipper. Thanks for your honest review; the sliding strap issue is not for me. Happy travels to you and stay safe.
Finally someone brings up the issue with the sliding backpack mode! If they could just add like a loop button thing or something to just lock it in place. That would’ve been an absolute winner
Hi to be perfectly honest I don’t remember, but I do remember that I looked at practically identical ones on Amazon. I think Amazon was a bit more expensive so that’s why I didn’t buy it there. I believe I googled light, foldable chair.
My son was recently diagnosed. We are very new to this. I saw a video on adhd pproof house and it clicked. I had never imagined. This video also helps a lot.
I just got back from a trip where I kept putting the travel lock by the cashier and leaving it there! It does take extra time to get your wallet out so start taking it off while you’re waiting in line to pay.
Well that is great if the zipper gets easier to open. My daughter is now using this bag for school, but I think she mainly opens the top zipper. I may have to tell her to start sipping the front sipper to see if it gets easier. Thanks for sharing!
HI I caused my bag exactly the same but blue for two years and after using it all the time its my best bag ever. the zip was tuff at first but with more use the better it was. I never feel unsafe at home or on holidays. I have used Pacsafe for over 10 years as the great features I look for is tap can't be cut, docs can't be scammed security on them are the best. This is the best of al their bags as it can be used as a cross body bag, a clutch and a back pac.
Yes, I know that it goes through the tab and it should hang down, but if the thief knows how those bags work it seems too easy to get the zipper open anyway. It seems harder to open on another pacsafe bag I have, but thanks for sharing your description will help others understand the bag.
that front zipper works great - I have the same one - it works by threading the end of the zipper pull through the tab first and then pull down - that way it is harder for a thief to quickly get into your bag. And the shoulder strap that unlocks and locks from the bottom of the bag is designed to be wrapped around a chair/table/bed leg and then clipped back on to the backpack & lock. Then no one can take your bag.
Hi honestly I wore this bag all over the French Riviera for a week and it was comfortable. I filled it really full. My biggest issue was not being able to easily open the front zipper to the pocket designed for your wallet.
You’re Welcome, sometimes I feel that I get stuck on something negative that happened and have a hard time getting unstuck. So this was just a way of helping myself move on from a negative experience. If you’d like me to make a video about something specific let me know.
Lists for my decluttering posts can be found on my blog theADHDMinimalist.com Go to the search bar in the top right corner of the blog and search keywords to find what your looking for. Most of my videos have a written version on the blog. 😊
Lists for my decluttering posts can be found on my blog theADHDMinimalist.com Go to the search bar in the top right corner of the blog and search keywords to find what your looking for. Most of my videos have a written version on the blog. 😊
Lists for my decluttering posts can be found on my blog theADHDMinimalist.com Go to the search bar in the top right corner of the blog and search keywords to find what your looking for. Most of my videos have a written version on the blog. 😊
It seems I need to make a few things clear about this video and my matching blogpost. I am not suggesting you throw out your child’s favourite toys or toys they just got for their birthday. Many toys and games at our house were bought for the whole family and don’t belong to a specific child. Furthermore I suggest you declutter broken toys and games and items that may not work for kids with ADHD. If you have a lot of unused toys that your your kids received as gifts, yet they don’t play with them feel free to pack them up and rotate them! Toy rotation make many toys fun again!
Dear parents! When Your kids are very good behaviour all the time and always taking good care of their things, keeping their rooms very clean, loving their favorite things and want to make nice childhood collections of their things: books, clothes, toys, video games, clothes, DVDs and etc, then donataing is very wrong thing to do. If You have few space then storage boxes and shelves will help You out and Your kids will be very happy and thankful then, if they can keep their favourite things. Childhood things are very valuable and it is very sad, if they won’t see them anymore in their life. Every child should have the right to keep their things, if they can take good care of them all the time!!! Respectfully, Astra Viil ☺️🙏
Did you actually watch the video? I am talking about mostly broken toys and games without all the pieces. My kids don’t miss these. They actually thanked me for getting rid of them.
Is it possible to carry this bag as a purse without folding it down into the actual purse? Like keeping it as a backpack but use the strap as a purse strap instead....? Please let me know
@@elicore.biz81 yes that should work. You can attach the strap to 5 different places on the bag and it doesn’t have to be folder over. You should be able to keep it like a backpack and use the strap like a pure 2 of the 5 attachment points should feel comfortable.
Well sometimes I agree with her and sometimes I don’t. I have 3 kids two with different types of ADHD and I can’t run everything through her filters. Some just don’t work. And if we only had one coat my kids and I would be inside half the year where we live in Sweden!
Thank you so much for sharing this process. I have adhd myself and this is one of the most REAL and helpful videos I’ve ever watched (of many many decluttering videos). I love how it feels like you’re sitting here with me in my cluttered living room and that you’re not doing crazy sped up clips or loud music. Love the simplicity. Thank you.
We call fast video clips and too much happening in films ADHD TV at our house! So glad you liked it let me know if you have a question you would like me to make a video about. I’d love to help.
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I have please loved your tuition with regards to selling, one's home clutter on eBay !! More such lessons if future, if you happen to see it fitting please!
Very good information about selling one's home clutter please. Would you please, make another video, about how much to charge in relationship to the fees/eBay , courier charges, packaging's, such that at the end of the day , one still stays in profit, please?
Hi Sure I can make a new video and address those questions. I started selling on eBay out of necessity but I sort of enjoy it now add there is always something the kids outgrew to sell.
Love the simplicity of your purse 👜💛 I also love how you organize your things using the inside pockets 👍 Thanks for sharing, ENJOYED watching and I am now your new YT sister 😍💗 subbie who loves bags thus the name of my channel. Hope you visit mine as well. I would greatly appreciate and LOVE to support my new sister. Take care 😘
Thanks, I love bags and used to have a lot of them, but I finally realized I didn't want to use old bags that had seen better days! So I try to buy high quality things I love and let worn out things go.
@@theadhdminimalist5060 That is a good point my dear. As a newbie in bag collecting, currently testing and discovering my bag style and needs, I should keep that in mind. Thank you for sharing my friend 💖💖💖
I used to keep old purses, but I never used them again, and usually, they were worn out. So, I get rid of them now and enjoy buying a high-quality purse when my latest favorite finally bites the dust.
