Simplify Your WHOLE Life | 10 Minimalist Habits for Simple + Slow Living

Here are 10 minimalist habits for simplifying your whole life, from discovering what matters most to you to creating a more functional living space.

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👋 New around here? I'm Meghan! I'm all about living intentionally by aligning ourselves with our values, relishing in the simple things that bring us joy, and finding our own meaning of wellbeing. Thanks for being here!

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[Theamateurecologist]

Yes, I really love having a clean space to come down to in the morning. I call it "resetting the space." We reset every room before bed and it really helps us to maintain the house clean without having to do this big cleanup on this one day.

[PrincessofErised]

I love plants but I hate caring for them. Watering, pruning, replanting, and it goes on and on. So I gave myself permission to stop. Once my plants were past their prime, I replaced them with modern realistic substitutes (so real-looking that a bee tried to pollinate them lol) and have never looked back. I realized the emotional bandwidth of being responsible for too many living things (even if it is just a plant) was stressing me out. Now I have beautiful "plants" that ask nothing of me. But don't worry, we live in a forest, and nature and high-quality O2 literally flow through my windows.

[Shasta]

Something to keep in mind, not all spouses or partners feel the same way you do about minimalism so do what you can and try and compromise. It's not just your house, but your family's home.

[lidijazivanovic]

I am not a morning person, so every night I reset my home for the next day. That helps me get ready for work and nothing is in my way 😊

[aubreytoms]

One lesson I’ve learned this year actually has come from organic gardening in my backyard and seeing the simple pleasures of plants taking shape or bearing fruit over time as a lesson of patience and all things develop in their own time. It’s a gentle reminder for me to slow down each day in little ways and to fully appreciate the present moment. Not only is gardening, I find, therapeutic, inexpensive, and teaches about unprocessed foods, but deleting cards off Amazon or focused on small wins, like tomatoes growing ripe for summer salads, has truly been rewarding. I love learning about natural foods now and feeling proud of growing a small humble garden of my own. My goal over time is to learn more about healthy foods and wellness, the larger and healthier the garden grows. It makes me excited now to try new vegetables for a planting season, or harvesting fresh fruit. I had a bad accident a while back with cooking and hot boiling water which made me scared to cook on a stove, so hoping these plants give courage to try cooking more again too.

[cf]

I resonate with all of your simple living strategies. For myself, learning to be content with what I have and who I am has been the most useful for simple living. Thank you for another great video 😊

[karasanderson]

Your account brings me so much peace! Loved this video. ❤

[hbfzqls]

This was so on time Megan. I am feeling so overwhelmed the last few days i felt like crying today but could not even cry cuz it pulls my face and it hurt from dental surgery stitches. 🙈 this helped a lot thank you again. After watching your video i relaxed and meditated and went to sleep. The next was way more refreshing. ❤

[JMcYrk]

I adore your content. The older I get, the more I cherish peace, so your ideas and reflections always hit home with me. 🙂❤

[sl]

So well articulated, practical, and serene. I really enjoyed it every way ❤

[cath]

Reading more simplified my life because it significantly reduced my screen time!

[cynthiacontreras]

I love your content! So peaceful and helpful❤

[tinalee]

Really appreciate this video! I am taking to heart simplifying my schedule and not have such a “do it all” mentality. I do not need to jam pack my nor my children’s schedules with things to do every second. I also appreciate how you started the video with evaluating what matters the most to us! It’s easy to become a busy body and lose sight of what is most important and what we’d like to focus on/invest in regarding time and energy. Thank you!

[sarge]

Omg… your sneeze was so natural 😂😂😂…. I love that you didn’t edit that sneeze out!!

Just because you did that… you ma’am have gotten a new subscriber 😊😊😊

[weipingchang]

Can I say that I love the sneeze in the end? Hahaha, so cute! Thank you for your sharing which reminds me to slow down and think again. I’m a minimalist for 6 years now. It’s just a great way to keep my life together whenever it feels a little bit “much” to me. ❤

[MargueriteAtHome]

Excellent video! I also keep my ringer off and have very select notifications--banners only, no sounds. Thank you for these tips. 😊

[anuraelle]

this was a beautifully crafted and really helpful video, thanks

[uninico]

A timely reminder, year four of parenthood and we are struggling through the clutter, the busyness and the overwhelm. Simple living slipped away from us, I think I'll write your dot points down and find our way back to it.

[TheMennomilist]

Loved your list. I love waking and sleeping to a tidy house too :)

[nataliasjoy]

These videos of yours help me so much in recentering and setting my priorities straight. Lovely video as always ❤