Hi! I’m Robyn Buchanan
Youtube creator — I love helping women tame the chaos so they can thrive in a simplified life a home.
After 23 years as an emergency nurse, 911 dispatcher, and waitress (thankfully not all at the same time), I knew two things about myself:
First, I’m a natural helper (the kind who was always the first stop for friends seeking advice – especially in our angsty teenage years.)
Second, I thrive in a go-go-go setting where nothing is the same from minute to minute.
ANYHOO
One of the biggest revelations in my life was when I noticed just HOW much my own home was dragging me down. It stressed me out.
So, I started decluttering, and the more I decluttered, the less stressed, anxious and unfocused I felt.
We embraced (reasonable) minimalism, only keeping what we needed, used or truly loved (like artwork).
OMiGosh, life is SO much better now!
I have peace, I don’t feel the pressure to clean CONSTANTLY. I can drink a cup of tea and just enjoy a quiet moment. I can spend the day in the garden and come into a (relatively) tidy home (I mean, I have 3 teen boys). I can RELAX!
When I’m not working, here’s what I’m hyperfocusing on
❄️ Cold plunging for mental health and longevity
🥬 Veggie gardening (flowers are okay too, but fresh carrots and potatoes always blow my mind)
☕️ Tea – In my world pumpkin chai is a year-round drink!
🏔 Mountains – I live on Vancouver Island and swoon over the Vancouver Island Ranges
📺 The BBC historic farm series (Historians recreating bygone eras? I’m obsessed!)
☔️ Rain and snow – both so cozy
🥞 Cooking and baking – Making pancakes relaxes me and I bake a mean blueberry pie
Let’s do the time warp
🧹 Childhood playtime: making houses in the forest and sweeping the forest floor with branches
🚶🏻♀️ I used to walk uphill to and from school – both ways! (through a valley 😜)
🎸 My first concert: the Canadian rock festival Edgefest (iykyk)
👨🏼🎤 First celebrity crushes: Christian Slater, Kurt Cobain, and Matthew Good
🛹 High-school hobby: skateboarding (I could do three tricks – and trust me: they were all killer)
🐶 First (and only) dog: a funny, chunky Yorkshire terrier I named Betty (after girl skateboarders)… and since then it’s been 100% cats