I decluttered a handmade dress of mine the other day, I sold it on Depop and the girl who bought it from me messaged me to say how beautiful it was and that she loved it. It was hard to let go but it made me so happy to know that the dress was going to live on!
That is a beautiful story! Something similar happened to me a few months ago too! I gave away some upcycled jeans thing, like a pocket collage that you can hand on walls and put small things in. I thought it was not so well done and I just hoped somebody maybe wants it to prevent it from going to the trash. But the person loved it and wrote me a very sweet message later about how happy she is and so something that was not very important to me anymore became something somebody really loves ☺
Enjoyed this Lia. I regularly declutter and never have regretted things going out of my life. Socks always wear out - well at least that is what happens to mine. In life we change as we get older, but best to keep only what we really love and use. Never regret letting things go. Some people keep things as one day they may need it. Yet the day never comes.
Love that! It is so true for my short life so far at least... Sometimes I have thought about things I decluttered before but I never regretted something. And decluttering also always means making space for whatever might come into our lifes that we maybe don't even know about yet :)
@@ecofriendlia Lia things will always come into your life. Whether you want them or not. I find the worst is getting rid of presents that I would never use. Then the giver may ask if you like it and are using it. But it is best to say no. But perhaps not safe to say you got rid of it. Tell them next time to just give you a book voucher. Then if you do not want to use it, maybe your dear son or boyfriend will. Such is life.
This is the YES , do it ! no matter how crazy you go or feel of a lifetime ! So difficult sometimes to just sit there with so many psychological things trying to attack you keep this, you might need that ( jealousy of having things) you never know when you need this, all these thoughts keeping you disorganized almost like a hidden enemy. Telling you your no good, your a mess, you dont know how to live, someone has to tell you how to live! the best video ever and a true struggle of letting go of what you ""might need" ....challenge through your enemy of disorganization and their intent...thanks so much for making this video it must have taken a lot of hard work to stay thinking ! against those who oppose
I was so sad when I saw that sweater in the declutter pile. I loved it so much in your videos, especially because of its story. But if it doesn't serve you anymore, it's not worth keeping it. Love your videos.
I can totally understand your feeling, I love that sweater too... but as you say and as I stated in the video, if I don't wear it and don't need it in my belongings I think it is better to let it go. But I am still deciding how to get rid of it or who would enjoy it... And I am so glad you like my content even after I declutter that sweater :)
@@ecofriendlia I never watched you just for the sweater, but it did make me a little bit happy every time I saw it. :) Maybe donate it to a homeless shelter? That way whoever gets it will really appreciate it.
I have made many handknit sweaters and it is has taken me quite a while to get used to letting them go when the times comes. However, I now feel good about turning them over to thrift shops or clothing drives for someone else to wear or upcycle. Also, you could consider turning it into a gift. Sweaters can be recrafted and you can turn yours into a cozy throw pillow for you or someone in your life. And if it happens to be all knit from 100% wool that is feltable (not superwash) you can felt the sweater and cut it up to make all kinds of things. Anyway, you will figure it out!. Or recraft it for yourself! Cut off the sleeves partway and hem them. Cut the front in half, crochet on an edging and add buttons or ties and you have a cardi. Ok I'll stop now...
I always admire you as a modern minimalist who incorporate sustainability in your life might not be in every aspect or situation but at least you try thats very realistic and I also like the idea that you do not force other people do what you do “you do you”!
You are a marvel, Lia! I'm on my way to some level of minimalism and it helps to see how you are thinking about it and what decisions you make. I've reached the point now that since I'm not ready to let go of a whole lot more, even though I think I want to and I'm not sure, I'm going to put all of those items away for a while and see how it feels.
That lovely cup you painted is perfect for charity bazaars with handmade stuff :) I also LOVE that sweater! If it still does not have a loving home I can buy it!
I would be very interested in a video about the kitchen, how you manage cooking (pots, pans and utensils) and food storage, also cleaning products for the household.
It’s amazing to see how you can still declutter with the little that you have now. It’s very inspirational. I did a 30 day declutter challenge last year when we moved from San Francisco ca to a smaller space and storage unit. We’re about to move into a house in the valley of Ca and I’m preparing to get rid of a bunch of stuff when we move things from storage. So many hard choices to make.
Just wanted to jump in messages to say that I enjoy you and your channel so much. You have such a great way of explaining things that just make them click in my brain. I also appreciate how respectful you are of keeping your boyfriend's and son's lives and possessions private. :)
Oh, thank you! I am glad you enjoy the videos and yes, I leave their private things out of the videos as long as they don't come and want to be in the videos ☺
The "toothbrush" holder you painted you could sell for just a small amount or give away. I'm sure someone will find joy in using it, for example as a plant pot. 🌿😊
Maybe the jumper just needs an update. You could redo the sleeves to make them narrower, and steek the front. The extra sleeve yarn could be enough to make a button band, or you could easily find enough yarn of a coordinating color.
I use a box for that. Donation box under the couch. Every month stuff goes in there. If I've just decluttered something, it goes in there. Because sometimes, I do regret getting rid of these things, so I re-evaluate it after one month then.
Hi Lia!I love your strenght of declutter 💪! I personally think that you have got the right choice with the old cardigan...sometimes i keep too much ‘’important stuff’’ too...The waiting before declutter, is for me point of focus , i look the items to let go and i think at the exactly moment that i’ve buy it, why it still in to my life , what represent for me...i love that feeling...know your belongs to accept myself..thank’s for your life-sharing!! Keep going on!😘
Thank you! I think how you describe the moment of thinking about decluttering something is really accurate. These are very helpful thoughts and questions ☺
Would you consider filming an apartment tour of your home? I'd be really interested to see how minimalist your home is generally when it isn't exclusively your possessions.
Hi Lia, I really liked this video because it focusses on decluttering your things, which is really helpful for me. Like you I live with a partner and children so most of the items in my house are not mine to declutter without their agreement. This video made me realise I have more personal things than I thought! When I have time I will put everything on the bed too (also excluding my bike :).
Glad it was helpful! And yes, that is abslutely true. We sometimes forget what we can do and where all of our things are and therefore I like having my personal items in one place to actually be responsible for them. :)
I’ve been following for a bit, but haven’t posted before. Just wanted to offer my support to your decluttering. I consider myself a minimalist and even 6 years in, I still make passes through my apartment to check what I might be ready to let go of. I also had Pandora jewelry (and other pieces) that I’d decluttered, but hadn’t gotten around to selling. I finally made an appointment for an evaluation in December and felt such relief once it was done. I even got more money than I’d expected. So I encourage you to move ahead with letting it go. Also, as for the “paper” photos, I have also made digital all of my photos and only kept a few “old” photos. They degrade over time so I support digitizing them. I have had too many family members pass who kept photos that were in various stages of degradation and also didn’t identify who was in the photos making them meaningless to those of us left behind. I haven’t regretted anything I’Ve let go of. I think we often make it harder on ourselves than we need to. Once I let something go it’s gone and I don’t dwell on it. For me, if it’s not an absolute “yes” with keeping, it’s gone. On a separate note, I lived in Sweden as an exchange student in high school and consider it a second home (Bankeryd-Jönköping-Huskvarna area). 🙂 Take care.
Something you can do with crockery you no longer want is to smash it into smaller pieces and use it in the bottom of houseplants to prevent root rot instead of stones!
I wish I lived close to you because I’d buy that beautiful sweater you made. (I live in the US). I really admire how you get rid of things you don’t need!
I recently got all my clothes together, it helped so much. Normally do my drawers ,then my wardrobe, then my seasonal. I know I could rid of more but I love whats left now ,would wear any of it . Pretty sure less than 50 items excluding under garments .
I love this! It is so fulfilling to get rid of things that do not serve a purpose anymore. You mentioned you have a son so it would be really interesting to see how you do minimalism as a family or how you approach things like that :)
I am glad you liked it! I have a video on my channel, uploaded in August where I talk about minimalism with kids. My son is definitely not a minimalist 😂 he has a minimalist wardrobe and we all pack very minimally when we go traveling but he has so many things in his room. He finds things in the forest has a big family so many people want to give him things... I try to teach him the mindset that he is always allowed to declutter things that don't serve him but also that it is his decision as long as I can walk through his room and he has a place for everything. Sometimes I wish he was more minimalist but I think it is more important that he can make these decisions for himself ☺
I struggle so bad getting rid of items with sentimental value. I also attach sentiments to things that I probably don't need to 😂😩 I've definitely been getting better and I've been able to clear out alot of items in our home, but it's still a struggle haha!! Thank you for your video, it's given me that extra motivational boost! ☺️
I am glad you liked it! It helped me with sentimental items to not just dump then the day I think about decluttering but to consider them decluttered and store them somewhere else to make sure I don't miss them...☺
Yes, totally, that is the case for me. decluttering gets easier but since my life will never completely stay the same my possessions won't either so decluttering never stops completely ☺
Maybe on your RUclips community page you could offer the sweater you made as a giveaway to one of your subscribers? Maybe someone who is the right size would love to win that from you! I don't know... Just a thought that popped into my head. Great video!
That is a good idea, I have thought about it before because I kniw somebody once commented that she really wanted to have it if I ever decluttered it ☺️
I did the same with my low socks, decluttered all but one pair thinking that I would use it in the summer. But I was also always to cold. But my daughters enjoy them.
Could you use the toothbrush holder as a planter for herbs or a succulent? I had a sweater that had sentimental value but it got a hole that could not be repaired as the wool was too old and soft, so my mom cut the sleeves off and turned it into a pillow for me.
You could turn that sweater into a pillow case, or frame it as a wall decoration piece or maybe your son might want it? Way too nice and sentimental to get rid of!
Liebe Lia, ich habs geahnt: Der tolle Pulli ist raus... 😭 Unglaublich, was du noch alles so findest! 😳 Wieder mal ein sehr inspirierendes Video. :-) Was ist eigentlich bei dir mit Jogginghose und Schlafanzughose? Wie kommst du ohne aus? Ich trage momentan kaum was anderes. 😂 Ich hoffe sehr, dass der schöne Pulli und gute Hände kommt! Ich habe ihn so gerne in Videos an dir gesehen... Aber ich werde mich damit abfinden, deine Entscheidung. Ich kann das gut verstehen. Die Zeit ist halt vorbei... LG Andrea
Ich habe eine leinenhose und eine Jogginghose die beide sehr bequem sind. Die trage ich gerade abwechselnd wenn ich was bequemes will, sonst trag ich auch die jeans. Und Schlafanzüge benutze ich nicht (ich schlafe einfach in Unterhosen) deswegen habe ich davon keine ☺️ ich habe tatsächlich jetzt schon mehrere anfragen von zuschauern bekommen die den Pulli gerne hätten, also mal sehen ☺️
@@ecofriendlia Prima, dann bin ich bezüglich des Pullis sehr beruhigt. 😊 Die Jogginghose hatte ich nicht mehr auf dem Schirm.... Ich brauche selbst im Hochsommer ein bisschen Hose zum Schlafen, mag es nicht, wenn die Beine ohne Stoff aufeinander liegen, aber das ist Geschmackssache....Weiter so tolle Videos bitte! Genau wie du habe ich auch noch eine uralte Skihose, die hat mir in letzter Zeit enorme Dienstag geleistet: Perfekte Ergänzung zu Jogging- und Schlafanzughose.... 😂 Sie darf bleiben!
I really liked this video because it's interesting to see around your place and your things. I appreciate all the work you do for this channel! As you said, everyone has to decide what works for them, but after my mother passed away last year, I would give anything to have kept a few more things of hers to actually hold in my hands, not just in memories. I think about that with relation to my kids now and wonder what they might want, letters and such. Do you ever think of things you might want to have kept that your son would cherish, not now, but when he's an adult? Just curious about that.
I am glad you enjoyed the video! I totally understand that feeling of having some things to actually touch and feel. I have kept a few things for my son and for myself (a few photos, drawings, the knitted newborn outfit of my son) to have that little something that is not digital. But I think the hard thing is that my son is just seven so it is hard to guess what he might want to have when he is grown up. So I try to keep a balance, not store everything for him but a few things (he already has a lot more "sentimental items" than I have) and when he is older he can still decide to declutter some of them ☺
Do you have a perceived vision of things that you would move to another country (or state here in the US) and things you would not? That's how I look at my possessions, things I would move and things I wouldn't. I live alone and in the country so have more possessions but have been mostly minimalist for 7 years.
Yes, I do think about that. Especially since we moved to Sweden for six months in 2018. It was an incredible feeling to just move with one backpack each. And I think if I moved again without leaving anything behind I would take most of my personal belongings (the things I went through in this video) and nothing more. No furniture or kitchen things... Only if there was an easy way and if it was a short distance maybe I would take more things out of sustainability reasons and so I don't have to replace everything ☺ but I don't have an attachment to other things than my personal things ao I wouldn't feel bad leaving them behind☺
@@ecofriendlia I would take my kitchen items if I could (one box) and I definitely have too many electronics (another box). Otherwise, one backpack for me too. I remember your video about moving to Sweden.
Hi Lia, I didn't want to interrupt your Vlog while it was playing. You had two links that flashed up on the screen during your post: one was about digitising material things like drawings or photographs etc. I don't remember what the other subject was that you mentioned but both topics interested me. Could you please reply with those links? Thank you for everything you do. Best wishes from the UK {｡^◕‿◕^｡} {｡스 ‿ 스｡} 🤍
Liebe Lia, falls du nicht schon selbst darüber gestolpert bist: Es gibt mittlerweile für viele Städte in Telegram sogenannte "Natürliche Ressourcen" Gruppen, in denen man zu verschenkende Sachen reinstellen kann. Ich finde es sehr schön, darüber etwas zu verschenken, da ich die Personen direkt kennenlernen kann und dann sehe, dass meine Sachen in nette Hände kommen. Vielleicht wäre das ja etwas für das bunte Gefäß und den Pulli. Gruß, Miriam
In Germany the trash that is not collected at our house, we have to bring to different places. I will take the fabric to a recycling place because the pieces are so small. But if they were bigger (I have decluttered bigger pieces in the past I didn't want to use anymore) I would give them away for free over an online marketplace so somebody could come to pick them up at my house ☺
Break the cup then throw it away. If it is chipping at all that means it is not safe for use: 1, the shards are practically glass and if swallowed can cause internal bleeding 2, if fired so low temp that it’s chipping it is not food safe. Unsafe pottery should be destroyed not donated for these reasons. 🤗 Otherwise cool design on outside!
I wouldn't donate it! But I have thought about using it as a planter or breaking it and using it in a pot without a draining hole (or how these are called) to give the water a place to go and bit rot the plant ☺
I am glad you enjoy the videos! I studied social work and graduated in October 2020. Now with my son being at home, I decided to not apply for a job just now. So I am a full-time RUclipsr at the moment but since ad sense revenue is really bad at the beginning of the year I am struggling a bit. So we will see how it goes in the next few months ☺
Tolles Video! :) Ich möchte meinen Abi-Pullover aussortieren, weil ich ihn nicht mehr anziehe (mein Abi ist fast 8 Jahre her. Eine Zeit lang habe ich ihn zu Hause getragen). Aber spenden ist vielleicht etwas schlecht, weil die ganzen Namen meiner früheren Mitschüler hinten drauf stehen. Weiß nicht so ganz, was ich damit machen soll. Vielleicht hast du einen Tipp?
Ja das stimmt... Wenn du ihn noch irgendwie cool findest entweder was drauf nähen/bügeln/sticken oder zb aus dem bauch teil einen kissenbezug machen. Ich habe auch schon pullies zerschnitten und dann als füllung für topflappen, ein kuscheltier für meine nichte oder so benutzt. Ansonsten halt zum wertstoffhof zum recyceln oder welche von den ehemaligen mitschülern fragen falls die ihren irgendwie verloren haben ☺️ sonst weiss ich auch gerade nichts. Manchmal gibt es leider auch keine gute nachhaltige lösung irgendwie...
Probably one of the biggest mistake to declutter paper photos, just to save a small and invisible space in a drawer, and also in your mind. It's belongs not only to you, but it's could be the only physical memories for your son and grandson, especially after your death. These type of pictures would never exist in the digital age. May these things are no longer serve you at this point of life, but your decision is final and irreversibile, you can't get these again.
I understand your concern. But I don't know if the paper version is really that much better than the digital one. Since digitizing them I was already able to send them to my family (my parents and sisters) since they only have different ones or non at all) so I see a lot of advantages in the digital version. But I will ask them if they also want the paper ones before dumping them, they still sit in my apartment at the moment.
I ordered photo boxes compact havent gotten them yet but they hold alot of photos finally going to organize my photos after years of being in boxes hope it works
Hi there, I don't know if this is weird, but I have been searching the second hand world for a handknit wool sweater similar to the one you are decluttering. If you are willing to sell it, I would happily buy it.
A few people have already asked but I am not entirely sure what I want to do yet.. Maybe I'll do a giveaway everybody wanting the sweater could enter ☺
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I decluttered a handmade dress of mine the other day, I sold it on Depop and the girl who bought it from me messaged me to say how beautiful it was and that she loved it. It was hard to let go but it made me so happy to know that the dress was going to live on!
That is a beautiful story! Something similar happened to me a few months ago too! I gave away some upcycled jeans thing, like a pocket collage that you can hand on walls and put small things in. I thought it was not so well done and I just hoped somebody maybe wants it to prevent it from going to the trash. But the person loved it and wrote me a very sweet message later about how happy she is and so something that was not very important to me anymore became something somebody really loves ☺
In the spring you can put a plant in that colourful jar and give it as a gift to somebody.
Yes, that is such a good idea ☺
Enjoyed this Lia. I regularly declutter
and never have regretted things
going out of my life. Socks always
wear out - well at least that is what
happens to mine. In life we change
as we get older, but best to keep
only what we really love and use.
Never regret letting things go.
Some people keep things as one
day they may need it. Yet the day
never comes.
Love that! It is so true for my short life so far at least... Sometimes I have thought about things I decluttered before but I never regretted something. And decluttering also always means making space for whatever might come into our lifes that we maybe don't even know about yet :)
@@ecofriendlia Lia things will
always come into your life.
Whether you want them or
not. I find the worst is getting
rid of presents that I would never
use. Then the giver may ask if
you like it and are using it. But
it is best to say no. But perhaps
not safe to say you got rid of it.
Tell them next time to just give
you a book voucher. Then if
you do not want to use it, maybe
your dear son or boyfriend will.
Such is life.
So true i have done that myself save something for one day and that day never comes so now i just donate it
This is the YES , do it ! no matter how crazy you go or feel of a lifetime ! So difficult sometimes to just sit there with so many psychological things trying to attack you keep this, you might need that ( jealousy of having things) you never know when you need this, all these thoughts keeping you disorganized almost like a hidden enemy. Telling you your no good, your a mess, you dont know how to live, someone has to tell you how to live! the best video ever and a true struggle of letting go of what you ""might need" ....challenge through your enemy of disorganization and their intent...thanks so much for making this video it must have taken a lot of hard work to stay thinking ! against those who oppose
I was so sad when I saw that sweater in the declutter pile. I loved it so much in your videos, especially because of its story. But if it doesn't serve you anymore, it's not worth keeping it. Love your videos.
I can totally understand your feeling, I love that sweater too... but as you say and as I stated in the video, if I don't wear it and don't need it in my belongings I think it is better to let it go. But I am still deciding how to get rid of it or who would enjoy it... And I am so glad you like my content even after I declutter that sweater :)
@@ecofriendlia I never watched you just for the sweater, but it did make me a little bit happy every time I saw it. :) Maybe donate it to a homeless shelter? That way whoever gets it will really appreciate it.
I have made many handknit sweaters and it is has taken me quite a while to get used to letting them go when the times comes. However, I now feel good about turning them over to thrift shops or clothing drives for someone else to wear or upcycle. Also, you could consider turning it into a gift. Sweaters can be recrafted and you can turn yours into a cozy throw pillow for you or someone in your life. And if it happens to be all knit from 100% wool that is feltable (not superwash) you can felt the sweater and cut it up to make all kinds of things. Anyway, you will figure it out!. Or recraft it for yourself! Cut off the sleeves partway and hem them. Cut the front in half, crochet on an edging and add buttons or ties and you have a cardi. Ok I'll stop now...
I always admire you as a modern minimalist who incorporate sustainability in your life might not be in every aspect or situation but at least you try thats very realistic and I also like the idea that you do not force other people do what you do “you do you”!
You are a marvel, Lia! I'm on my way to some level of minimalism and it helps to see how you are thinking about it and what decisions you make. I've reached the point now that since I'm not ready to let go of a whole lot more, even though I think I want to and I'm not sure, I'm going to put all of those items away for a while and see how it feels.
That lovely cup you painted is perfect for charity bazaars with handmade stuff :) I also LOVE that sweater! If it still does not have a loving home I can buy it!
wow! I was excited for this video were you would show us all the things together😄❤
I hope it doesn't disappoint 😉
@@ecofriendlia It certainly did not! Great job :)
I would be very interested in a video about the kitchen, how you manage cooking (pots, pans and utensils) and food storage, also cleaning products for the household.
It’s amazing to see how you can still declutter with the little that you have now. It’s very inspirational.
I did a 30 day declutter challenge last year when we moved from San Francisco ca to a smaller space and storage unit. We’re about to move into a house in the valley of Ca and I’m preparing to get rid of a bunch of stuff when we move things from storage. So many hard choices to make.
Yes, I think so too... Oh, I wish you a successful decluttering for your move! ☺
@@ecofriendlia thank you 😊
Just wanted to jump in messages to say that I enjoy you and your channel so much. You have such a great way of explaining things that just make them click in my brain. I also appreciate how respectful you are of keeping your boyfriend's and son's lives and possessions private. :)
Oh, thank you! I am glad you enjoy the videos and yes, I leave their private things out of the videos as long as they don't come and want to be in the videos ☺
What a fun and satisfying video!😀
The "toothbrush" holder you painted you could sell for just a small amount or give away. I'm sure someone will find joy in using it, for example as a plant pot. 🌿😊
I have thought about using the toothbrush holder as a planter myself ☺ we will see I haven't decided yet ☺
@@ecofriendlia make sure to use a lil plastic pot inside tho! or a non-plastic one, the main thing is that water can pass through it.
Maybe you can turn your rainbow mug into a small planter?
Yes, I had that idea too, I think I a going to do that, thank you for the suggestion :)
Maybe the jumper just needs an update. You could redo the sleeves to make them narrower, and steek the front. The extra sleeve yarn could be enough to make a button band, or you could easily find enough yarn of a coordinating color.
I use a box for that. Donation box under the couch. Every month stuff goes in there. If I've just decluttered something, it goes in there. Because sometimes, I do regret getting rid of these things, so I re-evaluate it after one month then.
I do that too especially for things I am not sure about. ☺
Love this video, I slowly started minimalism last year and your content is definitely helpful! Thank you Lia for your work :)
Oh, that makes me happy! I wish you luck and success in your minimalism journey ☺
Hi Lia!I love your strenght of declutter 💪! I personally think that you have got the right choice with the old cardigan...sometimes i keep too much ‘’important stuff’’ too...The waiting before declutter, is for me point of focus , i look the items to let go and i think at the exactly moment that i’ve buy it, why it still in to my life , what represent for me...i love that feeling...know your belongs to accept myself..thank’s for your life-sharing!! Keep going on!😘
Thank you! I think how you describe the moment of thinking about decluttering something is really accurate. These are very helpful thoughts and questions ☺
Would you consider filming an apartment tour of your home? I'd be really interested to see how minimalist your home is generally when it isn't exclusively your possessions.
For now, I decided to not film a hometour, but we will see, maybe in the future ☺
Hi Lia, I really liked this video because it focusses on decluttering your things, which is really helpful for me. Like you I live with a partner and children so most of the items in my house are not mine to declutter without their agreement. This video made me realise I have more personal things than I thought! When I have time I will put everything on the bed too (also excluding my bike :).
Glad it was helpful! And yes, that is abslutely true. We sometimes forget what we can do and where all of our things are and therefore I like having my personal items in one place to actually be responsible for them. :)
I’ve been following for a bit, but haven’t posted before. Just wanted to offer my support to your decluttering. I consider myself a minimalist and even 6 years in, I still make passes through my apartment to check what I might be ready to let go of. I also had Pandora jewelry (and other pieces) that I’d decluttered, but hadn’t gotten around to selling. I finally made an appointment for an evaluation in December and felt such relief once it was done. I even got more money than I’d expected. So I encourage you to move ahead with letting it go. Also, as for the “paper” photos, I have also made digital all of my photos and only kept a few “old” photos. They degrade over time so I support digitizing them. I have had too many family members pass who kept photos that were in various stages of degradation and also didn’t identify who was in the photos making them meaningless to those of us left behind. I haven’t regretted anything I’Ve let go of. I think we often make it harder on ourselves than we need to. Once I let something go it’s gone and I don’t dwell on it. For me, if it’s not an absolute “yes” with keeping, it’s gone. On a separate note, I lived in Sweden as an exchange student in high school and consider it a second home (Bankeryd-Jönköping-Huskvarna area). 🙂 Take care.
Thank you for your comment and the encouragement! ☺
Something you can do with crockery you no longer want is to smash it into smaller pieces and use it in the bottom of houseplants to prevent root rot instead of stones!
use that rainbow cup as a pot for a plant! a small cactus would be perfect
I wish I lived close to you because I’d buy that beautiful sweater you made. (I live in the US). I really admire how you get rid of things you don’t need!
Maybe I will host a giveaway ir something, since a few people have asked already ☺
Oh that sweater! So beautiful! I would gladly have it! 😀 thanks for the video!
I recently got all my clothes together, it helped so much.
Normally do my drawers ,then my wardrobe, then my seasonal.
I know I could rid of more but I love whats left now ,would wear any of it .
Pretty sure less than 50 items excluding under garments .
That sounds great! ☺
I love this! A video I think would be so enjoyable would be a full home tour, or a room tour!💕 love your channel
I love this! It is so fulfilling to get rid of things that do not serve a purpose anymore. You mentioned you have a son so it would be really interesting to see how you do minimalism as a family or how you approach things like that :)
I am glad you liked it! I have a video on my channel, uploaded in August where I talk about minimalism with kids. My son is definitely not a minimalist 😂 he has a minimalist wardrobe and we all pack very minimally when we go traveling but he has so many things in his room. He finds things in the forest has a big family so many people want to give him things... I try to teach him the mindset that he is always allowed to declutter things that don't serve him but also that it is his decision as long as I can walk through his room and he has a place for everything. Sometimes I wish he was more minimalist but I think it is more important that he can make these decisions for himself ☺
I struggle so bad getting rid of items with sentimental value. I also attach sentiments to things that I probably don't need to 😂😩 I've definitely been getting better and I've been able to clear out alot of items in our home, but it's still a struggle haha!! Thank you for your video, it's given me that extra motivational boost! ☺️
I am glad you liked it! It helped me with sentimental items to not just dump then the day I think about decluttering but to consider them decluttered and store them somewhere else to make sure I don't miss them...☺
Thank you for decluttering inspiration! Can you take apart the jumper and make more socks with the yarn?
I find being a minimalist is a continuous journey. It doesn't matter how many times you declutter you always find something else to declutter 🙂
Yes, totally, that is the case for me. decluttering gets easier but since my life will never completely stay the same my possessions won't either so decluttering never stops completely ☺
Maybe on your RUclips community page you could offer the sweater you made as a giveaway to one of your subscribers? Maybe someone who is the right size would love to win that from you! I don't know... Just a thought that popped into my head. Great video!
That is a good idea, I have thought about it before because I kniw somebody once commented that she really wanted to have it if I ever decluttered it ☺️
@@ecofriendlia i would love that ☺! I really like the sweater! (the pink one i loved even more! Can't stop thinking about it 😅)
You are so inspiring! ☺️
Thank you! I am glad you think so ☺️
You can paint the cup and you can use as a flower pot.
I did the same with my low socks, decluttered all but one pair thinking that I would use it in the summer. But I was also always to cold. But my daughters enjoy them.
Enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing. I am just getting started in de cluttering me stuff.
Thank you! I wish you luck with your minimalist journey ☺
Could you use the toothbrush holder as a planter for herbs or a succulent? I had a sweater that had sentimental value but it got a hole that could not be repaired as the wool was too old and soft, so my mom cut the sleeves off and turned it into a pillow for me.
These are really good ideas. I am actually thinking about using the toothbrush holder as a planter☺
Great video and I love your choice of music. Thank you!
I am glad you liked it! And thanks for letting me know, I feel like fining music for videos is so hard ☺
You could turn that sweater into a pillow case, or frame it as a wall decoration piece or maybe your son might want it? Way too nice and sentimental to get rid of!
Liebe Lia,
ich habs geahnt: Der tolle Pulli ist raus... 😭 Unglaublich, was du noch alles so findest! 😳 Wieder mal ein sehr inspirierendes Video. :-) Was ist eigentlich bei dir mit Jogginghose und Schlafanzughose? Wie kommst du ohne aus? Ich trage momentan kaum was anderes. 😂 Ich hoffe sehr, dass der schöne Pulli und gute Hände kommt! Ich habe ihn so gerne in Videos an dir gesehen... Aber ich werde mich damit abfinden, deine Entscheidung. Ich kann das gut verstehen. Die Zeit ist halt vorbei... LG Andrea
Ich habe eine leinenhose und eine Jogginghose die beide sehr bequem sind. Die trage ich gerade abwechselnd wenn ich was bequemes will, sonst trag ich auch die jeans. Und Schlafanzüge benutze ich nicht (ich schlafe einfach in Unterhosen) deswegen habe ich davon keine ☺️ ich habe tatsächlich jetzt schon mehrere anfragen von zuschauern bekommen die den Pulli gerne hätten, also mal sehen ☺️
@@ecofriendlia Prima, dann bin ich bezüglich des Pullis sehr beruhigt. 😊 Die Jogginghose hatte ich nicht mehr auf dem Schirm.... Ich brauche selbst im Hochsommer ein bisschen Hose zum Schlafen, mag es nicht, wenn die Beine ohne Stoff aufeinander liegen, aber das ist Geschmackssache....Weiter so tolle Videos bitte! Genau wie du habe ich auch noch eine uralte Skihose, die hat mir in letzter Zeit enorme Dienstag geleistet: Perfekte Ergänzung zu Jogging- und Schlafanzughose.... 😂 Sie darf bleiben!
Dienste 😜
I really liked this video because it's interesting to see around your place and your things. I appreciate all the work you do for this channel! As you said, everyone has to decide what works for them, but after my mother passed away last year, I would give anything to have kept a few more things of hers to actually hold in my hands, not just in memories. I think about that with relation to my kids now and wonder what they might want, letters and such. Do you ever think of things you might want to have kept that your son would cherish, not now, but when he's an adult? Just curious about that.
I am glad you enjoyed the video! I totally understand that feeling of having some things to actually touch and feel. I have kept a few things for my son and for myself (a few photos, drawings, the knitted newborn outfit of my son) to have that little something that is not digital. But I think the hard thing is that my son is just seven so it is hard to guess what he might want to have when he is grown up. So I try to keep a balance, not store everything for him but a few things (he already has a lot more "sentimental items" than I have) and when he is older he can still decide to declutter some of them ☺
@@ecofriendlia that makes sense :)
I love the sweater. I'd take it if you don't know what to do with it :D
Excited!
Do you have a perceived vision of things that you would move to another country (or state here in the US) and things you would not? That's how I look at my possessions, things I would move and things I wouldn't. I live alone and in the country so have more possessions but have been mostly minimalist for 7 years.
Yes, I do think about that. Especially since we moved to Sweden for six months in 2018. It was an incredible feeling to just move with one backpack each. And I think if I moved again without leaving anything behind I would take most of my personal belongings (the things I went through in this video) and nothing more. No furniture or kitchen things... Only if there was an easy way and if it was a short distance maybe I would take more things out of sustainability reasons and so I don't have to replace everything ☺ but I don't have an attachment to other things than my personal things ao I wouldn't feel bad leaving them behind☺
@@ecofriendlia I would take my kitchen items if I could (one box) and I definitely have too many electronics (another box). Otherwise, one backpack for me too. I remember your video about moving to Sweden.
Very exciting video! I really loved it. ❤
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it ☺️
I adore that sweater.
Don't throw away that rainbow mug. 🌈 Use it as a beautiful planter
Hi Lia, I didn't want to interrupt your Vlog while it was playing. You had two links that flashed up on the screen during your post: one was about digitising material things like drawings or photographs etc. I don't remember what the other subject was that you mentioned but both topics interested me. Could you please reply with those links? Thank you for everything you do. Best wishes from the UK {｡^◕‿◕^｡} {｡스 ‿ 스｡} 🤍
Well, last night i decluttered my clothes ahaha! Love your videos 💕
😹 I am literally decluttering my whole closet then this video pops up.
😅 same!
If you ever have this dilemma with a handmade jumper, maybe you could sell it to a subscriber!!
it is always interesting when you look and find items you did not know you had :) i always wonder "how did that get here"?
Yes! The one last thing for the backpack straps.... I wonder why I kept only one? Such a stupid idea 😂 but yes, that apparently also happens to me ☺
Exciting that you just need two drawers:) Once i will get there also.
Yes, I love that too ☺️
Thx you! Dini videos si so inspirierend!
Danke viel mau! Es fröit mi wenn si dir gfalle ☺️
I would put flowers in that lovely colourful tumbler.
Yes, that is such a good idea! ☺
Liebe Lia, falls du nicht schon selbst darüber gestolpert bist: Es gibt mittlerweile für viele Städte in Telegram sogenannte "Natürliche Ressourcen" Gruppen, in denen man zu verschenkende Sachen reinstellen kann. Ich finde es sehr schön, darüber etwas zu verschenken, da ich die Personen direkt kennenlernen kann und dann sehe, dass meine Sachen in nette Hände kommen. Vielleicht wäre das ja etwas für das bunte Gefäß und den Pulli. Gruß, Miriam
can you do an updated everything i own
Where do you take the fabrics you don't use anymore? I have a few fabric pieces as well but I don't want to throw them into the trash
In Germany the trash that is not collected at our house, we have to bring to different places. I will take the fabric to a recycling place because the pieces are so small. But if they were bigger (I have decluttered bigger pieces in the past I didn't want to use anymore) I would give them away for free over an online marketplace so somebody could come to pick them up at my house ☺
@@ecofriendlia Thank you:)
Break the cup then throw it away. If it is chipping at all that means it is not safe for use: 1, the shards are practically glass and if swallowed can cause internal bleeding 2, if fired so low temp that it’s chipping it is not food safe. Unsafe pottery should be destroyed not donated for these reasons. 🤗 Otherwise cool design on outside!
I wouldn't donate it! But I have thought about using it as a planter or breaking it and using it in a pot without a draining hole (or how these are called) to give the water a place to go and bit rot the plant ☺
Really liked this video. Is RUclips your main job or are you doing it alongside something else? I’m a sahm in the Uk. :)
I am glad you enjoy the videos! I studied social work and graduated in October 2020. Now with my son being at home, I decided to not apply for a job just now. So I am a full-time RUclipsr at the moment but since ad sense revenue is really bad at the beginning of the year I am struggling a bit. So we will see how it goes in the next few months ☺
I would put a plant in the painted cup and gift it!
That is such a good idea! ☺
Tolles Video! :)
Ich möchte meinen Abi-Pullover aussortieren, weil ich ihn nicht mehr anziehe (mein Abi ist fast 8 Jahre her. Eine Zeit lang habe ich ihn zu Hause getragen). Aber spenden ist vielleicht etwas schlecht, weil die ganzen Namen meiner früheren Mitschüler hinten drauf stehen. Weiß nicht so ganz, was ich damit machen soll. Vielleicht hast du einen Tipp?
Ja das stimmt... Wenn du ihn noch irgendwie cool findest entweder was drauf nähen/bügeln/sticken oder zb aus dem bauch teil einen kissenbezug machen. Ich habe auch schon pullies zerschnitten und dann als füllung für topflappen, ein kuscheltier für meine nichte oder so benutzt. Ansonsten halt zum wertstoffhof zum recyceln oder welche von den ehemaligen mitschülern fragen falls die ihren irgendwie verloren haben ☺️ sonst weiss ich auch gerade nichts. Manchmal gibt es leider auch keine gute nachhaltige lösung irgendwie...
@@ecofriendlia Okay, dankeschön! Mal gucken, vllt mache ich was anderes draus. :)
You could paint the toothbrush pot in a single colour that you like and put a flower in it ?
I can’t believe your getting rid of the beautiful jumper. 😢
Nooooo!! Not the sweater!!!!! 😭😭😭😭
Loa what are you doing to the Pandora jewellery??? Please please reach me for that. Thanks 🤗🤗
I want to sell it because I think it is worth a bit of money. Do you want it?
If you want it you can dm me on Instagram, which is linked in the video description ☺️
Sehr minimalistisch. Respekt!
Ja das hat sich nach und nach so ergeben und bisher bin ich am zufriedensten so ☺️
@@ecofriendlia mein Vorbild
Do you mabee want to sell the sweder? Il love to buy it from you..
Yes...I´m sorry about your sweater.., but it´s your decision. 👍
I totally understand. I love it too but I think letting it go is the better decision for me...
I have about 200 possesions excluding clothes
Goodbye to the most beautiful jumper I’ve ever seen 😢
can i have the beeswax wraps haha
Could you gift the sweater to someone who will really appreciate it and value it?
Probably one of the biggest mistake to declutter paper photos, just to save a small and invisible space in a drawer, and also in your mind. It's belongs not only to you, but it's could be the only physical memories for your son and grandson, especially after your death. These type of pictures would never exist in the digital age. May these things are no longer serve you at this point of life, but your decision is final and irreversibile, you can't get these again.
I understand your concern. But I don't know if the paper version is really that much better than the digital one. Since digitizing them I was already able to send them to my family (my parents and sisters) since they only have different ones or non at all) so I see a lot of advantages in the digital version. But I will ask them if they also want the paper ones before dumping them, they still sit in my apartment at the moment.
I ordered photo boxes compact havent gotten them yet but they hold alot of photos finally going to organize my photos after years of being in boxes hope it works
Hi there, I don't know if this is weird, but I have been searching the second hand world for a handknit wool sweater similar to the one you are decluttering. If you are willing to sell it, I would happily buy it.
A few people have already asked but I am not entirely sure what I want to do yet.. Maybe I'll do a giveaway everybody wanting the sweater could enter ☺
For the fabric, you can make a mask out of that
🖐🏼🙂
I don’t think you need socks or even shoes
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