Showing and Decluttering Everything I Own | Extreme Minimalism | Declutter with Me
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2021
- Getting rid of almost all of my personal belongings, showing and explaining everything. I don't really have a lot of things because I've already decluttered them some time ago, but I decided that I can live even more simple and minimal lifestyle. I like an extreme minimalism lifestyle and I understand that it is definetely not for everybody but I'm very comfortable with the amount of things I own. I'm not very attached to my stuff exept for sentimental items and gifts from friends and relatives but I'll declutter them also. Watch till the end to see the final result!📚
Hope you like this video! Leave a comment down below if you are struggling with sentimental items too!💛
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Loved that you can actually count what you own. Wise young girl. I am just sixty and heavily into decluttering but will never be a minimalist. I am not that strong. So I admire people like you, making our planet lighter and happier and more meaningful. Seeing your videos makes me a vicarious minimalist! I do watch other content like yours, but I am enjoying your very confident early steps, and your philosophy, a happier philosophy full of love and caring rather than selfish close-mindedness.
Thank you for kind words!💛
Amen. You sweet girl has it time. Over-consurmerism is out of control.
Most of those products and be with healthy products can either made at home as I do or be bought
@@willettmary889 Oh yes. We are fats, everybody eat much, but in Land of Third World people are hungries
If my 'after' will be like yours 'before' that will be a succes
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Keep the HP books for your daughter! You should allow yourself to keep anything that means a lot to you ❤️
I was thinking this. My grandmother gave me the first book in the series many years ago. She passed 10 years ago and I found the book. It was nice to hold. I am now reading it to my son :)
@@rugbyreferee-smb that’s great!
Yes! Keep them for your daughter! And if she doesn’t care for them then donate 😆
Me and my husband had to start minimalism. There was one time he was like I DONT HAVE SHIRTS TO WEAR! I counted all his shirts that night and counted 74 shirts and 8 pants. I told him afterwards, he was very disappointed with himself. We started to sort out his clothes, sold some and then donated most. Now he has 15 shirts and is very happy with it. He gets to wear all of them in 2 weeks (just in time for laundry) and we have so much closet space! IT is the way to go
Wow 74 shirts sounds like the full clothing store😅 I’m glad that he’s happy now after decluttering, it’s great!☺️
That's great!
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well done :)
I couldn't be a minimalist. But I did decide to declutter makeup and skincare and hygiene products because I over buy it and it expires and goes to waste. Now I only buy what i will use everyday
I like that you are committed to using things up, even if you won't replace it.
Thank you☺️
I came to your channel when you gave your home tour. I am not a minimalist I must have plants and herbs in my kitchen I love books but have donated many and I read mostly from the library I love art and color and I have a sentimental attachment to things that are given to me. I am impressed with your ability to be so disciplined mostly I enjoy learning about your culture. Thanks
Welcome! I’m glad to see you here☺️
I dont usually throw gifts away especially from special people in my life. Cant get rid of souvenirs also bec they have such different cool stories to tell. I think i could never be a minimalist! 😂😂😂 i hold on to things alot hahaha
You are literally the sweetest person ever! I feel like I know you. Would love to see more of your life in general
Aww thank you!😍🥰
Keep your dads Bible. 😻
Your Bible and Faith just had us subscribe from USA :-) hugs to our Protestant Christian sister in Christ :-):-):-)
I was thinking the same. 🙏
When you find your forever or dream home it would be cute to frame and hang up the pretty old postcards
I also thought about that!😍
I just found your chanel and subscribed. I think its so awesome how connected we all are thanks to the internet and RUclips. I love hearing stories and see how people live all over the world. It helps to get a better picture of the world for myself instead of listening what goverments and media have to say about other countries.
Also I really admire your minimal lifestyle. I'm not quite ready to live minimal myself but I totally get it and I think its really freeing.
Greetings from germany :)
Thank you! I’m very glad to see you here!💛🥰
Ahhh I would've kept your Harry Potter books for your daughter to read - I loved reading my mom's book series when I was a child!
Same!
Me too!! I still have children books from my grandmother, who was born in 1913!
@@mathildewesendonck7225 that's amazing.
Harry Potter books should be burnt not in any Christian home. They are witchcraft
@@helenakurcewiczowna6695 they are imaginary books for anyone with good sense of humor! My mother read many of them for my son when he was about 10, theyboth loved them! I only liked the two first ones, after that I fed up. Don't take life so serious please, there is room for Harry Potter in anyones home😍
I think good gifts for minimalist are consumable like food and beverage gifts. You can try out things & even share them with others.
I really enjoy gifts like that!☺️
I loved you showing your dads’ Bible.
Agreed. Maybe keep that one.
I would never get rid of that.
love your practice of gratitude and remembrance with all the items. it does make me sad that some of the things you see as clutter now could be family heirlooms for your children and grandchildren such as the books from your mother. but maybe i’m just not made to be a minimalist lol
Yea, that also made me sad. Hurt my heart when she was going to give away her dad's Bible filled with his personal notes
I know. I admire her, but I will never be a minimalist
I appreciate that you acknowledge each piece and the people who gave it to you. Good lesson.
You can frame the postcards and make a wall art galley using the same size frame. The book binder your husband gifted you your daughter will love to play with when she’s 4-5-6 yrs old.
I frame my very best photos and painted a few canvases to add a splash of color to my home
That is so true that our mind keeps our memories. I usually don't keep souvenirs or a lot of sentimental items because I don't need the objects to have the memory; sometimes I take a picture of the object before giving it away, but I don't really look at those pictures anyway. My memories are in my mind and I am happy with that.
I love these decluttering videos, I don't consider myself a minimalist of any kind but decluttering is a good practice I adopted a while back.
Vika, thank you for sharing this video! You are such an inspiration! I appreciate your honesty about having some difficulty letting go of sentimental items. I am a very sentimental person, but recently I have been trying to declutter and let go of things that I do not use. Your video is a helpful reminder of how freeing it can be to live a minimalist lifestyle! I especially like how you said you are holding onto the memories that are in your mind instead of holding onto souvenirs. That is definitely the most meaningful way to remember a place or a trip. :)
Hi Vika. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. You gave me motivation to declutter and sell some of my stuff. It's really nice to see you and your family. Thank you for all positive energy you give us, greetings from Poland
What about keeping your books for your daughter? The classics may be harder to find as time goes on.
I thought about this but I decided to keep only ones that mean something to me also. And that are already rare and valuable. I think she’ll appreciate them more in the future☺️ Also I think keeping some books as a home library would make more sense when we’ll have our own full time home. Because moving with all of the books from place to place is too annoying for me😅 There are a lot of my husband’s books and children books already so I try to keep at least mine at a minimal amount.
I’d keep the Harry Potter books to read to your daughter.
@@Cheezclown You can borrow Harry Potter books from any library.😉
@@sonia1082 not the first editions, I'm going through hell trying to find those here as I didn't purchase them at the time of publication! First edition Harry Potter books are gold, keep them!
I do this.
I am amazed, you went through everything in 23 minutes, it would take at the very minimum 2 months full time to go through everything I own
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Thanks for being so insightful & REAL♥ Me, my husband, & baby live in rural America where expenses are medium-high. Also everybody here is always buying unnecessary items all the time. (Most homes here especially rural are cluttered.) Now I am inspired to declutter my unused/unnecessary items AND save money. Also it will keep cleaning light and leave my house feeling better. Thank you!
You definitely have a keeper of a husband lol. A man asking his wife to minimalize his closet is a very rare breed.
Why was this so relaxing
I admire your attitude. I have the biggest problem with sentimental items, I used to keep cinema or theater tickets, souvenirs etc. I still keep letters and post card from friends and family.
OMG!!! Why a sentimental feeling for something like a theater ticket or a handwritten postcard should be called a problem? Why must I live with the pain of the lost? There is a big difference between living buried by unusefull untidy shit and living surrounded by your beloved memories organized with beautiful storage stuff wich warm your heart.
I truly hope she won' t regret in the future 😰. Why should you "admire" a lifestyle/practice that does not make you happy?
I have never ever heard a minimalist admire us for keeping, organizing, labelling, ordering and rewatching our things with nostalgy and LOVE. 🤷🏻♀️
Good for her if she "needs" to get rid of her wedding earrings. Good for you if you keep the words of the postcards and the ticket from an opera or a ballet. You don' t have a problem, Mina.
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@@sebumpostmortem yeah i like this attitude very much. I prefer living only with things i like, but that means that i do want to keep things that i could live without, because they make me happy.
You speak very good English! Those mini binoculars are called opera glasses in English, that woman would use at the opera or theater to see the performers up close!
Thanks you!☺️ In Russian it’s called exactly like that, so I should’ve guessed the English name😅
Thank you, Dana. I was going to say the same thing but read through the comments first in case someone had already mentioned it. Glad I did.
I started to declutter at home thanks to your videos! I feel so overwhelmed of everything I own. Its time to have less ! And also I have to learn to not keep buying more things. I would love some more tips on decluttering from you 😇
I have been so inspired by you and your mindset since I started watching your videos and finally I am starting to downsize my things!
You are so wonderful and genuine. At the very least you help people appreciate what they have and at the most you teach people what is important in life! When you visit the US please come and say hi
I just found your channel and absolutely love it. I just went through all of my stuff today and got rid of a lot of clothing and things I don't use and I feel so much better after decluttering. I even threw away 90% of my makeup.
I love this so much! I am such a sentimental hoarder, so entering my home may be overwhelming, but I am learning so much from watching you!
Hello from New York/America! Your videos were suggested to me and I watched your ‘what I eat in a day’ one and loved it! I’ve always wanted to try Russian food. I also have realized I have a lot of stuff I do not use and I am currently in the process of trying to sell A LOT of it. This video was another sign to just get rid of my stuff. 😂 Thank you!
I love the red jewelry from your mom that you kept, good choice. 🪆😍
Now I feel inspired to downsize my books. I read about 40 books per year but most are from the library. I never reread the books I own. Time to let go.
That’s great! 40 books per year is a decent number actually!👏🏻
I sell them. I keep only books from my boyfriend and Stephen King. All I buy or get from friends I sell them less than half price so other people can enjoy them and because Iive in one room apartment I can't aford to keep everything.
What I didn't sell, I make a package with a note and let them random on the town, to catch the eye, I donate at library from town or to friends...😁
And I read 35-60 books in a year.
So glad to see your video on my feed! Thanks for sharing! 🌞
Thank you for such a sweet comment!💛🥺
I always take pictures of things I sort out, especially when it comes to gifts or crafted things. It's like: keeping the items without them collecting dust and taking space.
Wow is all I can say. You're adorable. It would take me a week to go through my stuff like that! Awesome!
I loved when you pulled the chair closer haha. Your face is cute ☺️ I also wanted to edit to say your English is very very good and it’s very easy to listen to you. I’m glad you’re so open about your possessions and life. Thank you for sharing.
I think its very interesting to see how you live and i get inspired by it. Now I also want to get rid of things that I don't use. And lovely to see the souvenirs! Greetings from Holland ☺️🇳🇱
Oh! A good "souvenir" from your travels might be a reusable shopping bag. My husband and I do this, and I love the French grocery store bags because they are large and strong, and hilariously have a special loop for your wine (in Alberta Canada where I live you cannot buy wine at the grocer). They also remind me of the 2009 family trip for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary to France (my mother's home country) with my parents, two brothers, our spouses and my nephews. I met all my relatives and got to see the house my great uncle built and the canal where my mother did the family's washing.
I honestly want to be a minimalist too. My parents are hoarders. My mom doesn't even remember buying certain items but its all over the house. In the future, if I have my own house, I'll declutter a lot too and be a minimalist.
I’m sure you’ll be able to purchase your own home and set everything there the way you like!☺️
Every couple years I'll donate items- no 40 years of clutter here lol
This is very inspiring! Thank you!
You are so cute!! Thank you for your content! You teach us to live simple. We can be happy with few things. God bless you and your family@
Love how you minimalise everything .. We don t really need a lot of stuff to survive ❤❤ But some people need their comfort zone xxx
I like your style of life and the way you talk and share abt your life. It is so simple and inspiring. Thank you very much! It is your 3rd video that I'm watching one by one. Still wanna watch more of them. Please keep sharing.
Thank you! I’m glad that you like my content!🥰
You will probably do this a few times as you get older.
About 30 years ago I did the same thing, I had over 5500 books in a spare bedroom, I donated all the good ones to my local library.
Three years ago we moved house, I had over 150 hand saws in my shed, I had that many tools it took me about two years to donate them to various sources.
I am still slowly getting rid of stuff, clothes are the things I tend to struggle with, I had over 200 ties, I have got them down to 80 and my wife still wants me to get rid of more of them.
I had drawers full of new shirts I had never worn, 58 shirts still in their packaging went to the charity shop.
My wife is doing great, she rarely buys handbags anymore, she had hundreds of bags and purses, hundreds of shoes, yet she only ever uses the same three or four.
We are slowly changing the way we live, trying to be more organised.
Wow!
Our family lost my dads bible and it’s heartbreaking ❤️🩹 I have really old pictures on -postcards, some are way over a 100 years…I love them.
It’s sad you do get rid of gifts from friends. I Love Kiel’s products! Thanks for sharing all your things☺️
You’re beautiful! Natural beauty!!
You're so cute! You remind me of myself a bit. I'm always trying to organize and getting rid of things. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates over time. Good for you! You're a natural "Marie Kondo."
You really are such a sweet family and I look forward to every one of your vloggs ❤❤❤
Parting with books is so sad for me ahaha I love them so much. You’re strong 😂🤗
Love the honesty and so much of the stuff I adored but I'm a minimalist like you. And after half a year, I dispose of the gifts and cards and whatnot. But I always keep what is important to me. Two pointers; 1. Keep coins that are rare and will be even rarer in the future. I collect them too, so I know. 2. That scarf your husband gifted can be turned into a cool bandana!
-Much Love, from Pakistan
I Just wanted to thank you. I found your channel on Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon I made some wardrobe decluttering, a real declutter. I used to do it sometimes but never that deep. (I didn't own that much stuff but still too much as I always wear the same things). And now, i feel soooooo free. I must admit that i ordered few items online but just after the declutter realizing what I really need. And now all my clothes are on one little shelf (winter,summer, stay at home). I tried to do it with my boyfriend but he has emotional attachment to everything 🤣 I donated to local Caritas 4 big bags! Spasibo very much for being so inspiring!
Wow you did a great job!👏🏻
New subscriber here. I found your channel from your apartment tour, and I LOVE your videos and your personality! Thank you for sharing your life with us. Much love from a fellow minimalist in northeast US 🤍
I hope you feel good about your choices. I find the smallest little odds and ends and trinkets are the most annoying to weed through. But I like how my place feels more neat afterwards.
Hello for New Zealand! Love the graphic novels! Your content is so genuine and interesting!
I would’ve framed the wedding earrings (because if sentimental value) on either black, navy or white velvet and put it in a small shadow box frame or regular frame and hang in my bedroom in a small area. I’m like you because I like to discard what I’m not using. You’re so young that you’ll find one day that you’ll regret getting rid of some of the things. I would’ve put Grandpa’s camera and the NY lucite cube and books on a shelf for decoration in your living room. That’s just an example. These are things I wouldn’t have thought of when I was your age but now that I’m much older, the ideas come to me more easily.
Good afternoon, Vika. Excellent job decluttering. Not sure I could let go of family things, books, souvenirs and gifts as well as you are, but at this point, I don't have many of those kinds of things left, either. Fifteen years ago, I went from a 1400 sq ft house in town to a 32x8 travel trailer rv in the country. Since then, I've downsized more to a bedroom size space, but I still have some things to go through and decide on. Thanks for your wonderful videos. They're very inspiring. Blessed be.
She is growing up and is beginning to understand what is important in her world, so awesome of her. I can't seen to get rid of my books. Books are sarcreligoius. I have let go of many books but I read many and they creep up.
Your decluttering video has made me want to minimize significantly! I'd love to get rid of more than half of the things I have in my home! You're an inspiration!
I loved your book collection. Also Agatha Christie is my favourite detective novel author. I highly recommend reading her books 😃 Loved the fact you own an art book with a painting by Salvador Dali on the cover (he’s my favourite painter) 🥰 Wish you all the best, thank you for this video!
Thank you! I’m very glad that you liked the video☺️
I found you when you have your home your and really enjoy your shopping, and cooking.Your English is perfect.Keep your books, especially your Dad's Bible.You may not be able to get it on line some day.I think you are a very wise young lady.Blessings🙏😊
You are very inspiring! I'm going to go through my books now. I have so many that I know I'll never read again, so I will give them away :)
Thank you for this video! :)
Love from Australia!
Thank you! I’m glad that I could inspire you a little bit!☺️🥰
I would love to see the kinfolk recepies that are your favorite .. Thank you for the videos please keep safe and healthy with your family🙏
Thanks for sharing, it was really cool! I loved those matrjoska jewelry, and the blue ones as well (that you put in the give-away pile). Those orange binoculars are great, I think they are used in theatres so you can see the stage if you sit in a higher seat!
Thank you! Yes, it’s my grandma’s theater binoculars☺️
I have a piece those binoculars in black. Here in Budapest from OFOTERT store.
You are beautiful and have beautiful skin..no need for makeup 👍😊
You are such an inspiration!🥰💖💖 I have lots of stuff and I’m planning to declutter soon🥰
Thank you! That’s great, wish you good luck with decluttering!
Вы такая искрящаяся, милая и естественная) очень интересно на вас смотреть. Также очень здорово что вы так просто и без стеснения говорите на английском и рассказываете о своей повседневной жизни.
Hi nice to see something from Holland. Love to see your videos.
Greetings from Holland 🤓
Just dropping by to say that I'm loving your videos! I only met your channel yesterday, but I’ve already watched practically all of your content. Your determination and simplicity motivate me and I already have plans to get rid of some things around here! I loved the vintage postcards and I would like to have the sign of the Soviet Union for me haha.
Much health to you and your family, especially your daughter so beautiful and blessed.
With affection, directly from Brazil.
Thank you so much!💛😍
Books are great to keep and read to your daughter.
HELLO Vika,
Nice to see you. Hope everyone is well
Love the video very interesting ☺️😘.
It's great you can declutter some books, etc. you don't need or want
I wish I could do this. Had my garage painted lately, threw out all the junk that was in it ( wood, old paint ). I have too many shoes (35 + prs, clothes, purses, candles, etc to throw out 😆 LOL!!!!!
You are so organized 🐱. Thanks for sharing. Take care ❤️ Lyn.
Vika you make me feel ashamed for having so much stuff! You love so many different things. It’s really fun to see how other people live and thrive in other countries. Your English is so good! You say everything very well. Maybe make some videos about life in the Soviet Union. Show us how you shop for clothes for you and Ágata, and how you grocery shop. Did you have Ágata in hospital? I’ve subscribed. Can’t wait to see more! Take care.
Thank you a lot! I didn’t want you to feel bad about having a lot of things☺️ I’ll definitely do some videos like that.
Yes, I’ve had Agatha in the hospital. It’s extremely rare for people here to give birth at home😅 But I have one friend who did it like that.
For your shower scrubbing thing you could change it to a natural loofah that is more eco friendly. I use one and really like it :)
Thank you for the advice!☺️
yes I use the natural loofah too! also good for scrubbing the dishes
You have such a lovely, calm aura 😊Interesting to hear your thoughts on each item too. Tfs & hi from London! 🙋🏾
Hi, Angel, I visited your beautiful country some years ago. Very nice people and delicious food especially Shepard’s Pie. God bless you and your country. 🙏 🎚 💕 🦋
@@Germany-qo6ko that's so nice! Blessings to you too! 😊
Love your videos!! And your english is amazing!
Thank you🥰
Beautiful zenit camera! Just thought I’d mention if you get a digital camera you can buy and adapter and attach the camera lens from the zenit to that. It’s one of the most sought after lenses to use because of its beautiful character that you can’t achieve with modern camera lenses.
You are very good at this!
Вчера попался в ленте ваш канал, обычно смотрю русскоязычных и англоязычных ютюберов. А тут два в одном 😊😂 Вы очень приятный человек, вас приятно слушать, у вас очень мудрый подход к жизни и обстоятельствам в ней. Спасибо большое за вашу доброжелательность и чистоту. Подписалась ❤
P.S. Вот чем мне нравятся англоязычные подписчики и зрители, редко, когда увидишь злые комментарии от них, в любой ситуации стараются найти положительную сторону. Приятно читать комментарии.
Спасибо большое! Если честно, то, что англоязычные зрители намного более добрые, было одной из основных причин вести канал на английском😂 Русские даже боялась бы читать😂😂
Binoculars is the thing you look out of that helps you see things far away. Awesome 😎 video
Thank you☺️ Yes, theatrical binoculars🌼
You’re husband is a good gift giver!
Interesting that you have the book about Голиаф (Goliath). I was only reading the story today. I've read it many, many times over the years but (as so often with Scripture) something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. "When the Philistine got up and came closer to meet David ..." If Goliath "got up" he obviously must have been sitting down, and that's what I'd missed all these years. And there on the cover of your book Goliath is sitting down!
I love your content, you make me feel motivated to get rid of my books. I hope to see more of your videos.
I send you grettings from Mexico c:
Thank you!☺️
Hi Pomme, I have visited Mexico several times. Beautiful country, very nice people and delicious food. God bless you and your country. 🙏 ✝️ 📖 🦋
Love your videos. Love hearing how you live in Russia. Please keep making more. 😘
That Tolstoy 💜
You are inspiring me to do some Spring cleaning.
I just found your channel and I love it.
Keep your dad’s Bible. I told my son recently that once I’m gone the one thing that I would like for him to keep of mine is my Bible.
I Really need to be more of a minimalist! 😁😄 God bless! 💖
I LOVE Agatha Christie! I've read all of her books, most several times.
"On Walden Pond" - I've started it several times, never finished it, but when I lived in Boston I swam in Walden Pond once!
this was fun to watch! inspires me to get rid of some things I have been holding on too long. Should I film a declutter video? Also I think everyone feels so strongly about the Harry Potter books being given away hehe.. but you need to do what is best for you :)
Hellooooo from Greece.just subscribed.you are really cute and i like the way you talk! I cant imagine living with so little belongings..congratulations!! I wish i could follow that but i have sooooo many things and i always find it very difficult to give something...i will try althought...because its so much stuff and our home so small🤗🤗🤗❤
Thank you! You should definitely try, I hope you’ll enjoy the process!☺️
You are such an intelligent young woman. Your English is fantastic, you would fit in to life in any California college town and be very happy, hope you can at least visit the US some day. We have quite a few Russians. Immigrants, you would not feel alone, at all!
I have to get ready and go to college but I can’t stop watching your videos, I guess skipping a day won’t hurt 😂
Wow that’s so sweet!😻Thank you💛 That’s probably good that I don’t have a lot of videos on my channel yet😂
@@littleleafy oh that’s bad!
I remember still 20 years ago getting rid of my books .... I had sooooo many... hard at the time, but worth it!
Please make videos with your morning and evening routine