🌱 I'm a minimalist in progress and recovering over-collector, 🤷♀️ & my channel focuses on simple living and finding momentum in life. I'm glad you've found this little community, where everyone is welcome :)
A bit more about me: 💡 I'm Elin. I share mostly tips, my own mistakes, and strategies to help you live with less, but my channel is about so much more than that -- it's about self-empowerment and creating a better life. My background is in psychology -- I have a Ph.D. -- so I use what I've learned to try to help others build confidence and a more balanced life.
I also share my own personal journey: health struggles (I am an MS fighter!), fun travel adventures (recent trips include Iceland, Paris, and Denmark!), and personal challenges. I live with my husband, Andy, and my little dog, Ginger. 🐶
Thanks again for all the support and comments -- I learn so much from the people in this community, and I'm thankful to be a part of it. 🌱
Decluttering IS self-care!! And yes - it’s an ongoing process. Thank you for your transparency - we ALL have trouble spots in our homes! Thank you for being REAL!!
I’m so happy you started your channel!! (And I’m so grateful I found it!) Ive decluttered, pondered life/habits, & celebrated simple joys right along with you. You are inspiring & knowledgeable - your psych background is perfect for helping others through their decluttering/ simple living journeys. You are NOT a fraud! Your content is soothing & helpful in an otherwise chaotic world. Thank you!!
I had a pair of earphones in my Amazon cart for two days and left them alone. They had great reviews, and I was thinking of getting them. Just before I ordered, I looked at them closely and realized that they say "do not wear with glasses." If I hadn't let them sit for a few days, I would have been very disappointed and wasted money because my prescription is so bad, I can't get contacts.
For some reason you have been off my notifications. I had to go searching for you lol so glad I found your videos again you so inspired me and I enjoyed the Q&A. Wish I had known in advance what you did a day late ha ha you look amazing.
I love your videos and your 'realness' that you share. I am a mom of a 7-year-old and 10-year-old. Life will change when baby comes but that's okay, embrace it...I struggled with that. You may need change your workflow, but you'll figure that out over time. I went from full-time care to part-time care when I have been self-employed. Then the kids started elementary school and then that changes your strategy. You will be a team with Andy. Life is organic and everything will fall into place with every stage. I am so excited for your baby to arrive and start a new stage in life as a momma.
Finding this in 2024. I’m surprised I have not found you sooner as I love watching all about minimalism and baby things. Currently going through a diagnosis stage but relate to a lot of this. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for sharing ❤
Mine too. I really appreciated having a date for the c-section so I knew what to expect and wasn't waiting for a "going into labor" moment. My advice (that no one asked for) was to add a post-partum doula or support team lined up. Your mobility will take time to heal along with everything else and people short-change the support that mom needs after baby is born. Best of luck!
As first time moms, we all have an ideal birth plan but it seems to rarely go as planned. Wishing you a safe delivery and healthy baby no matter how it happens. Due to safety both my girls were induced and looking back it was perfect and I wouldn’t change a thing about it even though it was a change to my plans.
Thank you so much for this video. I especially appreciated your expanding on the minimalism question. I am struggling with getting started. Commuting to a full time demanding job and caring for aging family members leaves me pretty wiped out at the end of the day/week. I loved your comment about starting to live like you want things to be to give yourself the added confidence that you can do it. Many blessings 🌷
I have my new channel, but no one has seen it yet. I’ve only posted two videos, because I just started this month. I wish I understood better about how to promote it.
Thank you for all your contents, Elin. You and Vera are like my therapists/ best friends. You know what I need and like to hear. You're part of my daily chores (listening while cleaning, cooking, etc). Always learning a lot from your channels! Thank you!
I found you about 2 years ago and have enjoyed your videos...new and older ones hoing back. I missed opportunity for questions. For next time, do you know your Myers Briggs type and enneagram tyoe?
There is a church next to my apartment that has a hair stylist. She only charges $3. for a haircut. I keep my hair cut short. I only get my bangs cut every two months. I only have to get a full haircut twice a year.
Instead of throwing out your odd socks just wear them, so what you wear odd socks, or you can use them for other things, OHHHH MY GODYOU WEAR ODD SOCKS , yea so what,
Wow, I really needed this today, June 13, 2024! This was amazingly helpful to me! Your words resonated with me, immediately. I'm a walking timebomb, with chronic heart failure. Doctor's don't give me much hope. However, I am still here. I explore alternative methods of healing that have me feeling better than doctors said I would. I do feel invisible and feel like I can't be honest with people about what is going on. You have encouraged me greatly ❤
Thank you. I struggle with guilt constantly. I was a competitive gymnast who rode dirt bikes & kept up "with the guys". But now everyone assumes I'm making up symptoms or I couldn't possibly be in as much pain as I say I am or have been. The frustration builds up and causes more physical symptoms. Still working on breaking that cycle.
Thank you, Elin, for your authentic videos. I really appreciate how you share real life experiences and advice/suggestions. I like your formatting and I find inspiration from how you style your home and value experiences over possessions. I also appreciate how you share your experiences with a chronic condition while maintaining a minimalist lifestyle/home. Thank you for sharing here and making yourself vulnerable. You are an inspiration.
Thank you for the tip of the "safe basket" to keep for some time where we can always pick something that threw away. Probably it won't happen, but it is a safe jacket for me that help a lot and lessnen my mental burden and let it go easily
Great video Elin and I'm so excited for you that your channel is thriving (and you're almost at a very special number too 🤗) You're one of the creators that inspires me in many ways, so thank you for making these videos! Have a lovely day
Aw, thank you Vera! It makes my DAY when you comment on one of my videos, because your channel is #goals. I admire your entire outlook and approach. Thank you so much, and I hope you have a lovely day too!!!
Not true. The idea of getting rid of CDs because everything is online is not true. As long as you listen to mainstream music, you can probably find what you want online. However, the music I listen to is not mainstream music or artists so, no, it does not exist online. I recently lost a favorite CD and I cannot find the music anywhere.
Thank you so much Elin for your video ! I'm so glad you started your channel ! I've always found it so calming and informative and peaceful. Thank you for all the tips you gave on staring a channel. I really appreciate it as someone who has thought about the idea for awhile. God's blessings to you and your family.
That is really awesome. Congratulations and keep up the great work!! It is okay to be vulnerable once in a while to show you are a real person going through real things. I had started a YT channel 8-10 years ago about minimalism and my life. I had a few that went big with 10k views but I deleted the whole channel and never saved videos I thought I backed up. If I had kept up with it all, I think I could have made something out of it. I have been doing vlogs and more on my newer channel from the past year and I definitely must have screwed up something in the algorithm, but it is okay. I am doing what I am enjoying doing and connecting to just a few people at a time, and that is okay! I did do live streaming on another platform during covid and had reached 1K viewers with making a monthly income that was helpful for a couple bills, and I stopped that because I had my third baby and have no time to sit in front of people for two hours to give them advice when I have a child needing my attention instead, but it was a fun experience too. I have found that no matter what I do, I am able to have fun and enjoy it while living my life with good intentions. I feel glad about it.
i got my gaming pc for $200 on kijiji and i just upgraded the parts as i needed them, so it taught me a new skill (pc building) and it was wayyy cheaper than getting a new pre-built gaming pc. I mean some of the parts I upgraded costed a lot and overall now i feel like my pc costs way more than a pre-built pc BUT it’s my pc that i made now, and that extra money i ended up investing in it made it more special to me. I didn’t need to upgrade anything at all, i just wanted to. I saved up, and only bought the things when i had the money to. I didn’t need to dip into credit cards or anything. It was just made the whole process mean a lot more to me and now not only do i have an amazing computer, I have the pride and appreciation for it.
My hair stylist suggested getting oil for my hair because of dandruff but it turns out my dandruff isn’t caused by dry scalp but too oily of a scalp so it ended up being completely worthless and instead I needed like a salt shampoo. I spent like 60$ on this hair oil and only used it once or twice so I finally decided to give it to my mom because her hair is always dry. It sucks to waste the money on this product but hopefully she will actually take the time to use it. So far we put it in her hair once together so we will see how many times she does it on her own.
Although my channel didn't really take off yet, I'm still happy sharing our travels and life events here In Switzerland. Gaining organic views no matter how small is so fullfilling. Thanks for this video, Elin. You're always part of my weekly must watch ❤
I’d love to do a RU-vid channel, but I’m embarrassed by my looks, and my voice and can’t imagine seeing myself on camera. And why would anyone want to spend their time and watch me or listen to what I have to say. I’m fairly new here but thanks for sharing. 😊
Please keep your expectations low for after baby comes: feed & change baby, sleep, eat, feed & change baby, eat, shower, and repeat. This will be at least the first two weeks of baby's arrival. We will be waiting for you when you can do videos. You won't lose your followers. Stay encouraged.
I will tell you the biggest work of decluttering is moving. To a smaller space. You will CLEARLY see how much you have not parted with that you did not need or use. Its a tighter squeeze on that wake up call. WE all get comfortable and complacent in our space. Let a change come in and you will be surprised at what you been holding on to. Especially if you move yourself. The burden of all those things, especialky heavy ones is a confrontation into the clutter blindness and what you did not see before. Its a marathon!
Thank you. This was perfect. Also, perfect timing. I just recently gave myself permission to "go for it," for something I've been wanting to do for a long time. I also had the thought, "who knows? This could lead to bigger and better things." So when you said those same words, I felt so encouraged that I almost cried. You are definitely not a fraud. I see you as so down to earth, realistic, and inspiring.
I played around with the idea of starting a RU-vid channel some years ago. I even came up with a name, which is very catchy, and the concept but then life started getting in the way and I never started because I had no idea how TO start. I guess it's time to throw caution to the wind and just do it. And BTW, you are not a fraud but authentic and honest which is something I value with those I subscribe to on RU-vid
I am glad your channel was suggested for me too. I really enjoy watching your videos and find you very inspiring. This was really a beautiful video. Thank you so much for your content and bright outlook on life. I look forward to your videos. 🥰
