# Good Simple Living: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, Good Simple Living has 547,000 subscribers, 145,440,995 total views, and 464 videos. It ranks #139,496 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Good Simple Living](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Good Simple Living is “Honestly We Just Need A Little Privacy Right Now...”, a long-form video published Oct 24, 2026.
- These are Good Simple Living’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 25, 2025 and Oct 24, 2026 (47 long-form videos and 1 Short).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 192,401. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Our Family Is Leaving Idaho - The Long Road Back to Hawaii (It Was His Dream All Along)” (357,596 views, Feb 7, 2026). Least viewed: “Happy First Birthday Micah 🤍” (65,461 views, Apr 21, 2026).
- Median length: 21:01 for 47 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Good Simple Living’s consecutive uploads were a median of 7 days apart (shortest gap 3 days, longest 14 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Honestly We Just Need A Little Privacy Right Now...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/t_1XoNb9VF8/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 221,070 | 22:01 | 1.2x |
| [It’s the Last Day & Our Final Chance! (Behind The Scenes with Good Simple Living)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/7ph5TTrMV0o/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 177,648 | 21:01 | 0.94x |
| [I Just Want My Husband Back! (This Day Has Been Over A Year In the Making!)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/oA9c6f-AULE/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 240,248 | 20:41 | 1.23x |
| [It's All So Overwhelming - But We're Finishing What We Started! (How to Build A Family Compound)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/EC7IawjwxZU/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 202,608 | 20:11 | 1.05x |
| [Installing Plumbing Into Our Existing Slab \| This Is a Total Disaster!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/eEbZwPGaNsg/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 185,275 | 22:01 | 0.97x |
| [We've Got Sad News (So Sorry But We Thought You Should Know)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/0Yg5uH01Pw4/) | 2026-09-19 | Long-form | 353,664 | 22:30 | 1.78x |
| [A Dramatic Floor Plan Change On Our Barndominium Home Build (Framing Interior Walls)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/gWpOb654Rno/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 197,341 | 20:50 | 1x |
| [Work Inside Begins Now! Load Bearing Wall Removal & Beam Install In Our Bandominium Home Conversion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/vYbt_-quhvE/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 214,261 | 21:52 | 1.14x |
| [We’re Officially Dried In! Now the Real Work Begins On Our Barndominium Home Conversion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/DzcsqrZmfec/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 304,475 | 23:24 | 1.64x |
| [The Roof Is Complete & Our Huge Wrap Around Patio Pour Is Done! (But A Nearby Threat Has Us Worried)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/PdfqygMBNiw/) | 2026-08-22 | Long-form | 164,204 | 20:17 | 0.94x |
| [Our New Home Build Starts Now! Concrete Foundation Pour & Huge Exterior Walls Are Complete](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/KJ42LKspcJ4/) | 2026-08-15 | Long-form | 198,841 | 20:47 | 1.14x |
| [We Have to Keep Them Out! Installing a Beautiful & Sturdy Steel Farm Fence](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/Ypt-PPgnd2Y/) | 2026-08-01 | Long-form | 177,419 | 19:43 | 1.04x |
| [Starting On Our New Build as Wildfires Rage as Evacuations Grow...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/yzrwFstFMXY/) | 2026-07-25 | Long-form | 170,900 | 20:41 | 1x |
| [An Emotional Demo: Mold, Injuries + A Fire Breaks Out (A Series of Unfortunate Events)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/rGeSH9eg7M8/) | 2026-07-18 | Long-form | 162,001 | 20:26 | 0.95x |
| [Breaking Ground! Our New Home Build Starts Now!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/C-OrJrOV-FQ/) | 2026-07-11 | Long-form | 209,103 | 19:57 | 1.16x |
| [It’s Time to Address Your Concerns About My Son (the one & only time I’m explaining this)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/jqg-W-5cj1k/) | 2026-06-27 | Long-form | 351,479 | 20:03 | 1.95x |
| [We Did A Stupid Thing... Building Our Home in the Mountains](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/JYFO5BQJ8Xo/) | 2026-06-20 | Long-form | 160,267 | 20:35 | 0.94x |
| [We're Going to Demolish & Rebuild the Home You Watched Us Build Online (Updates & Dumb Mistakes)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/rUFPl0Sz0PA/) | 2026-06-13 | Long-form | 192,934 | 20:41 | 1.07x |
| [The Kid's Area is Complete but Still So Much to Do (It’s A Race to the Finish)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/NkkD0z30WGE/) | 2026-06-06 | Long-form | 171,545 | 22:36 | 1x |
| [We’re Starting A New Build for the Future Generation to Come…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/yqMbfTqc4oc/) | 2026-05-30 | Long-form | 168,048 | 21:49 | 0.98x |
| [THERE’S A MOUNTAIN LION ON OUR PROPERTY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/_VZ9rVGyDVY/) | 2026-05-16 | Long-form | 171,190 | 20:53 | 0.95x |
| [We're Going to Start Over on This - We Can Do It Better](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/m9TcUlahKoI/) | 2026-05-09 | Long-form | 188,202 | 21:20 | 1.01x |
| [We're Back! Celebrating Baby Micah's 1st Birthday & Making Major Progress on Our New Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/MUO-aMQp7wc/) | 2026-05-02 | Long-form | 162,072 | 21:06 | 0.89x |
| [Happy First Birthday Micah 🤍](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/xkyzZfhY0Kk/) | 2026-04-21 | Short | 65,461 | 0:31 | - |
| [A New Chapter for Our Family (This Isn’t Goodbye It’s Just the Start of Something New)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/BBefAFA4v8s/) | 2026-04-18 | Long-form | 193,249 | 20:01 | 1.03x |
| [We've Been Hiding Something BIG From You...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/lYry03Qz4ok/) | 2026-04-11 | Long-form | 197,000 | 22:05 | 1.05x |
| [The Pond Results Are In + Manually Installing Horizontal Beams on Our New Sauna Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/ToZw628lZ9w/) | 2026-04-04 | Long-form | 171,268 | 22:17 | 0.91x |
| [I’m Out of Patience with Our New Pond + HUGE Progress On the Sauna Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/tW862gYmqXM/) | 2026-03-28 | Long-form | 192,130 | 21:44 | 0.98x |
| [Building A Japanese Timber Framed Sauna - Installing Shou Sugi Ban Posts & Natural Wood Preservation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/s0LzxULMeMo/) | 2026-03-21 | Long-form | 146,063 | 19:47 | 0.74x |
| [DIY Timber Framing Our New Sauna Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/ZUHKQBKL7Aw/) | 2026-03-14 | Long-form | 160,885 | 19:27 | 0.79x |
| [Starting A New Build from the Ground Up](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/MziB3LkPY7A/) | 2026-03-07 | Long-form | 208,334 | 21:03 | 1.02x |
| [Stranded In The Storm - We Were Forced to Abandon Everything](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/Rz8NTbVV4ks/) | 2026-02-28 | Long-form | 183,701 | 21:01 | 0.93x |
| [Final Project Complete! (We’ve Decided to Start All Over Again)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/zXGC8s64Tuw/) | 2026-02-21 | Long-form | 181,665 | 20:18 | 0.92x |
| [He's Gone. It's Not What We Wanted but It's What is Best](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/koDcBoT2hmE/) | 2026-02-14 | Long-form | 218,195 | 22:06 | 1.04x |
| [Our Family Is Leaving Idaho - The Long Road Back to Hawaii (It Was His Dream All Along)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/CTP6p2NGsNc/) | 2026-02-07 | Long-form | 357,596 | 48:41 | 1.61x |
| [Family Builds Concrete Log Cabin & Sustainable Homestead from Raw Land - 6 Year Full Build Timelapse](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/QRx7xFgq31o/) | 2026-01-31 | Long-form | 352,178 | 44:53 | 1.79x |
| [We Have Something To Share! Big Changes Coming!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/SlWylhOat34/) | 2026-01-17 | Long-form | 201,371 | 21:17 | 1.05x |
| [First Solar Power Installation On Our Property! Easy & Cheap DIY Option Anyone Can Do](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/UvqI1V1mgOs/) | 2026-01-10 | Long-form | 192,585 | 19:40 | 1x |
| [They’re All Gone! (Predator Attack) We Feel Like Total Failures](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/cBsh2vcP1mo/) | 2025-12-27 | Long-form | 243,509 | 21:04 | 1.21x |
| [Beautiful DIY Transformation Inside Our Home! Easy Airstone Installation Anyone Can Do](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/IDQCMhBTPz0/) | 2025-12-20 | Long-form | 183,393 | 21:52 | 0.91x |
| [Surprising Families Fighting Cancer this Christmas! We Gave Away Over $260k **EMOTIONAL**](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/uve_YOE9_zM/) | 2025-12-13 | Long-form | 125,166 | 18:15 | 0.58x |
| [Winters Arrival Marks the Start of Something New! A Self Sufficient Life In the Northern Rockies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/b6mg7XVBXgY/) | 2025-12-06 | Long-form | 181,709 | 20:33 | 0.82x |
| [My Wife’s Biopsy Result (I Built Her A 12x12 Medicinal Grow Room)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/Z54e_w6hm5U/) | 2025-11-29 | Long-form | 243,629 | 20:59 | 1.09x |
| [My Thyroid Biopsy - This Ending Is Something We Never Could’ve Expected](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/Xl33D_UyMWQ/) | 2025-11-22 | Long-form | 270,893 | 22:00 | 1.22x |
| [We Should Have Done This Years Ago! Finishing Touches On Our Property Development](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/EG5G_J4Qbn0/) | 2025-11-15 | Long-form | 192,217 | 21:09 | 0.9x |
| [The Winter Race Is On! Pond Update, Deck Build & Battling the Mud](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/My2aQ51J1u8/) | 2025-11-08 | Long-form | 189,844 | 22:33 | 0.85x |
| [Making Some Big Life Changes (We've Never Done This Before)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/9wyg2Y2Yjh8/) | 2025-11-01 | Long-form | 209,022 | 20:53 | 0.9x |
| [Not the Update We Were Hoping For (Biopsy & More Tests) but Pushing Through On A Busy Week](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@goodsimpleliving/videos/dgoJxcYxNig/) | 2025-10-25 | Long-form | 275,541 | 23:05 | 1.11x |

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