Please read: If you have these items and USE them, don't declutter them! Never declutter items you use and love, I put together this list because these are common items people have and no longer use. Again, if you use these things, that's awesome! Never declutter items you use!
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@@Clutterbug I learned to think about my "used clutter" differently and I totally agree❣ If you actually use objects on any list, then just occasionally reevaluate your relationship with them. Make sure you still use them, value them, then organize around them, instead of because of them. I treat your suggestion of 20% of free storage space in closets as a re-evaluation indicator. If I have less than 20%, what did I pick up and do I really love it or was it just an impulse purchase. Do I love it more than something else. If so donate the one so someone else can love it. If not, I need to reorganize to find space for both. And shuffle to regain my 20%.😉👍
absolutely not 😮 i’m not going throw away my beautiful china or crystal i’m using them all the time especially around holidays and i’m hosting a lot so after i m gone if my children want to throw away that’s okay i’m not here to see lol but i don’t think they will do it 😊
@@sandravanvliet8478 same! I needed permission from someone to get rid of the expensive outdated tech and some of the kitchen items. I never host parties. And if I go to one Ill take items on cheap things not my good China or crystal because I don't want to risk them not being returned. I do have tights in every colour. They're a good, low space alternative to mix up a minimalist wardrobe if your fashion sense is a bit kooky like mine, but I'm happy to give or take things I see on lists like these. I know where they're relevant to me.
Prettyifying the Holidays is STILL big . My family still has the cute dishes, nut crackers and so forth. Pretty soon it's going to be "why get out of bed and see people?"
I love my carefully collected and cherished antique china, crystal stemware, silver and linens AND I love to decorate my table for holidays and seasons. I've been told by others that my children won't want it, but I didn't buy it for them, I bought it for me to enjoy and I do.
That's great. I inherited silvercuttlery from my parents and didn't use that for years. Now I use it every day. It's a bit more work to ceep them shiny, but I don't mind. I love that bit of bling.
I’m tired of hearing “ your kids don’t want it” as much as it may be true. Yes, there is some nostalgia attached to items used in the past. Enjoy it while you are still here. They can do what they want later! I just went through the purging process by my daughter in order to move into a condo apartment. I’m still traumatized. (So is she! ) So many things left this house that were treasures. I’m sad because I let go of my past and all the memories attached, as well as all the money spent. No one cares!
@@monikabirk6194 Do not fret yourself with the money. It is not lost; it was spent so it was used, not lost. People most likely care about you more than the things. They want you to be content and place your happiness in people and not things. Remember, the memories are not lost in your head just bc the physical item is no longer with you. Take heart in that. As well as..the peace of mind that your loved ones will not be burdened with too many physical things someday. real joy is on that :D
This is hilarious to me as a 25 year old with a dedicated drawer for pantyhose ( which I wear about tons. Weekly basis ), who only eats on formal China ( got rid of the plain stuff because I didn’t use it), with a lace tablecloth on my dining table right now. You’re right, most people don’t use those things. I do, so I got rid of the plain things instead 😂
Are pantyhose tights (in British English)? Cause I wear those suckers everyday and now I’m questioning reality. Does everyone not do that? I’m panicked now about my own observation skills 😂
@@rebelnrocker When she said that I was like - huh? I'm not gonna wear a winter dress without these. I would freeze my ass of then, and my legs would look really ...not good. Frozen red and blue with frost boils all over. No.
it is the wiser more intelligent thing to do *suluxy* , buy replicas and the money saved you can invest it in a business or keep it... at the end of the day, it is just a bag after all, a thing to put stuff in. And in this times of inflation and uncertainty it is always better to have money on hand.
Yes, but some things you don't use every day, or even hope to never have to use, but their practical value is in having them in that one situation when you will wish you could.
After going through Hurricane Helene recently, cell service was completely gone at first, even when it started to come back, it was not strong enough to connect to the internet for many days. A phone book would have been very useful to contact some tree companies and get on their lists sooner, for example. I keep paper maps for emergency situations with no cell service as well. Technology is great, but it’s good to have an analog backup.
And there are places where Google Maps just gets it completely wrong - NE corner of WY is just one such place - or where there is zero data service and because of it Google Maps stops working, even if it was already running (some of the Great Plains and Rockies, easily enough).
Agreed! N people who live in the country or the mountains you have a lot of these things for emergencies lol i get whats she saying - dont keep excess w/o a plan how u would use
I bought an expensive Lenox 84pc silverware set, and everyone thought I was only going to use it for holidays and special occasions. Nope, I use them each and every day because they should be used and used often. I’ll never have to buy anything else, and I’m happy with that. If y’all have some nice sets, USE THEM!!! Have something pretty and formal each day. 😊
Spot on! I have used my set of beautiful, good quality (and pricy at the time of purchase) silverware set every day for soon 20 years. The design is "clean", by Swedish designer, and they feel so good in your hands; they are "balanced" and have a nice weight to them, which makes me enjoy my meals even more. I run them in the dishwasher and they still look new. I have some vintage pieces (e.g. Danish teak silver salad forks from the 60s or 70s, hand wash needed) that I use for more special occasions, but still quite frequently. Keeping your precious belongings stored away doesn't serve anyone.
My mother bought me a beautiful set of Reed & Barton flatware in a beautiful wooden box. I use it for special occasions & my mother just passed in May. This gift is even more special & no way I'm throwing it out!!❤
I feel like this video is for reference and to give ideas to all of us. I use tea cups, watch DVD’s regularly, and my gift wrapping supplies are well organized in one container. I also send greeting cards regularly. ❤
You don't need to rationalize why you keep things, or that you keep them well organized and in only one container. You are allowed to do that or have 5 containers if you want. She does not control our lives. No one died and left her boss. She is way out of control in this video.
I have been wanting a teacup and saucer for forever! I hate the thought of breaking up large sets of beautiful china to eliminate the teacups and saucers.
Love this Cas, thought provoking info for sure. At 60, I'm somewhere in the middle. I actually shed a few tears yesterday because of my love/hate relationship with technology. I will keep my paper calendar, books and handwritten notes. Let's not lose the art of writing.
I recently had a new thought of my paper books that I was keeping because 'I might want to read again' I realized that, I looked them up on my Amazon unlimited Kindle app, downloaded a sample of them, and then I was easily able to let them go!!! Because now I had the 'book available if I wanted to re-read it!' But: 1) these were for those books that what if I wanted to re-read, but probably not because I'm not really interested in this particular genre anymore 2) there were 5 or 6 that had no available samples or unlimited Kindle that I either decided to keep or decided to get rid or anyway 3) I was able to get rid of well over 150 books this way!!!! That's almost 2 very large drawers of my bedframe!!!! Now I'm using them for a filing cabinet instead that I no longer have to find a place for in my closet!!!! Whoopee!!!! 4) I still have a bunch of paperbacks that are either my favs or I haven't read yet 5) I have over 1,000 books and samples in my Kindle app now!!! I can't even imagine if I had to store all of those in my small-ish 1-bedroom apartment!!! 6) I was able to give them all to my sister as a library for the elderly residential facility that she's going to open in a couple of years! So they'll have a new life!!! Instead of just sitting in my drawers wasting my space, other people can enjoy reading them!!! (I would have seen if the library or goodwill wanted them if she didn't want them;)
I still write hand written letters and the recipients tell me that they love that feeling of being special. I still hand write thank you cards for gifts received and I'll do that until I can no longer pick up a pen.
I use the tea cups as a bowl. If you put one or two scoops of ice cream in a bowl, it looks sad, but if you put one or two in a tea cup, it looks perfect and even overflowing. It's a mind game to help me eat less. And I use the saucer as a dessert plate for a few cookies. Probably shouldn't be eating the ice cream and cookies to being with, but we all need a treat now and then! :)
Same! I always use a 'coffee mug' for my ice cream - the handle is nice and I don't have to hold a cold cup or bowl, plus it just makes it more fancy IMO.
Me too!! Especially my “Taste of Home” ones or “Quick Cooking” (by Taste of Home). It’s so fun to look through them and pick new ones I want to try or write a little note right in the cookbook by the recipe- if I liked it, what I’d change, etc.
Many kids today are depressed and have nothing to look forward to. I change the tablecloth for every holiday to show them I appreciate our meals at home together. I feel good when I sit down at an elegant, casual table, too. Plus, the pictures taken around the table look fantastic. So easy to do. Keep them all in a poof. No one will know they are in there. I hope when I go, my children have the theme table as part of their core memories. Love your videos! 🎉❤☘🧺🍁🍂🎄
My stepmother changed decor for every holiday. We loved it. She was a refugee camp survivor from WWII. She knew the kind of poverty few of us will ever imagine. She could keep a Hershey bar in our (alphabetized) pantry for 2 years. Because it made her feel rich! Our kitchen in my teens was the size of a postage stamp, where she would put on restaurant quality meals for us 5 kids. She was amazing.
As for the manuals, maybe it's just me, but I say it's easier to keep them than to find the exact model online. Especially for an older model. Not to mention you have to crawl around with a flashlight and magnifying glass to find the model number, write it down and then go searching for it online. After you've downloaded it, you have to remember which one of your devices you downloaded it to - phone? tablet? laptop? Easier to just keep the manual in a binder.
I think the important thing is just to only keeping the ones you actually have the items for, and get rid of the ones that go to things you no longer have. All manuals available online go on my computer, in one folder labeled "Owner's Manuals" - the files themselves are tiny, so I can fit a ton without them taking up much space. Easy to find every single time. I download them as soon as I get the item, so no need to crawl around trying to find the model number. The only paper ones I keep are ones that aren't available online, and if it has multiple languages included, I tear out/get rid of all but the English - those all go in a folder (theoretically to get scanned into my computer, but that hasn't happened yet).
I agree! Just went through all of that. I keep all my manuals in a small bin in a a convenient location. Works well for me! Unfortunately I missed one!
@@alisonarthurs4317 same here! We decluttered some DVDs because we could simply watch them on Netflix, a few years ago. Now they've all moved things around and some of those movies we can't find anywhere. To replace one of them that we had purchased for $5 is now $25! 😢 I'm happy to keep my DVD collection! 😊
As much as I embrace the “less is more” mantra pertaining to things, I’ll never underestimate the beauty and warmth of sending and receiving cards and letters in the post. I indulge in beautiful stationery to send out cards, notes, letters. My daughter, who is in her 20s and also enjoys social media and technology, has adopted the same hobby. She loves the joy it brings those who receive them. In this world of tech and digital aloofness, a little warmth goes a long way to those who appreciate it.
My 22 year old daughter too! She is at university but has started writing letters once a week to us (even though she calls most days)! Those letters are precious! My husband who is a tech lover and hates writing by hand, has been bowled over by his daughter's handwritten letters arriving in the post! I used to write tons of letters when I was young and want to get back into the habit again.
@@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen My 8 year old grandchildren are THRILLED to get a handwritten note from Nana and send me their practice cursive writing back by mail. We also Facetime. Keeping up with them best I can in technology isn't easy but it's good to do, and them learning cursive writing is great so we don't lose a beautiful art form. Good for you raising such a thoughtful daughter! Some day she will read those letters and remember her college days while the emails will be long ago deleted.
Oh Cass. I'm 55. And I'm here to tell you WEAR WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. Period. If you like the fit, the color, etc who cares what other people think? When they're financing your wardrobe, they get a say. Otherwise they can keep their little fingers off the keyboard, their little tongues can stay behind their lips or they can be ignored. I liked those outfits b/c i could tell you liked them and you felt pretty. Focus on that. ❤
This was hilarious!! As a 70 year old grandma, I’m embarrassed to say, I could relate to almost all of these items!!! So funny! Thank you for making my day!!!
I decluttered a china set full set with all the extras. 50+ pieces from 1910. I gave them to a young Amish man to give to his bride. He was so excited. As a groom he must purchase a list of items and china is expensive. Beautiful set but I was tired of moving them around. And the new bride will love them
I gave my grandmother's set to a couple from Sudan that were getting married. They had nothing. They were the "lost children" of Sudan and were thrilled. I also gave them her dining room table and chairs as well as flatware. It was great knowing it was going to people who would love it. Win win situation.
Hi Cass - As a gal who is "way over the hill," wear what you like, what you think looks good on you" and to heck with what other people think. We old gals don't know how much time we have left, so we do what we want - freedom. Great video and keep them coming. Have a great week. Love PegEgg
This is true. I’m way over the hill.🎉🎉😊 CAs is not 50 yet, so I understand her need to keep up with styles. She’s already shown she can tell what’s not for her--rejecting heels.
Hi Cass, I watch a range of fashion influencers and the older ladies really have a refined style. And refined in the sense that they wear what looks best on them and lean into that. If its quirky, classic, bold colors they seem to own it and careless what tik tok thinks. Plus with the trends changing faster than you can swipe up for your next video, i think you’ll be fine. But as someone who shops secondhand. Sometimes i do wonder in a store and purchase the cute top or those new jeans. It’s nice, i usually then I see like items at a thrift store near me. -best from Texas
My kids and I started buying dvds again, because we got tired of our streaming apps deleting movies we watched or we couldn't find certain movies. They love the physical disk and we live cds too. I guess it feels kinda fun
So true. It’s good to have hard copies of your favorites, and also the streaming services often don’t work in rural areas, so it’s good to have dvd’s.😄
I still use my Foreman grill often. Paper maps for sure on a road trip. I also use my handheld calculator. I am not surgically attached to my phone like a lot of people, and I prefer the buttons on a calculator. I still watch my DVDs and listen to CDs too. I already paid for these movies and tunes - Why should I have to pay for them again to watch or listen online? I save space by having them in one large case instead of individual cases, so they don't take up much space at all. Technology is just NOT the be all and end all for some of us. Still love you, though, Cas
Haha, loved most of these “reminders“ but be careful young lady, don’t insult the Beatles lovin’ old gals. We watch you too. In fact, it’s likely we are your biggest audience because we need the inspiration to help us move on and are also possibly needing to downsize so we need help with the sorting process. We like to feel hip too. You are so fun to watch.
💯‼️ I was 9 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan; didn’t care much then, but I love the music now. I also like my mom’s Fostoria candy dish, actual paper cards, tablecloths and cloth napkins, and we often play Blu-ray and DVDs!
Doilies on couches, I was told, were useful when men used lots of pomade /grease in their hair and it trashed the couches. Women were left scrubbing that mess and started putting things there to protect the couches. Much easier to wash a doily. Smart ladies.
Thus, furniture doilies were often called "anti-macassars" after the various forms of macassar oil used in men's hair, soiling upholstered furniture wherever they went.
My grandfather had awesome, thick hair that was constantly styled and my nan cursed the stains left from the products so the furniture backs and arms were always covered but with a panel of the same fabric she upholstered the furniture with.
I use a throw blanket that matches my decor. My hubby knows to leave it there! Body oils can create unsightly stains!! Much easier to gather the throw blankets once a week and wash them!!
Was just going to say that. You should keep one atlas and maybe local big city near you. Remember when all of Verizon or T-Mobile went out for a day. There were many drivers who were completely lost.
And they are great if you have small children or grandchildren because with a map they get an idea about the world and the area where they live much better than with google maps. My kids used to look at maps and the atlas and their globe all the time and now they really know what continent is where and where is which ocean. Same with encyclopedias. We have one with 24 volumes in our hallway. When my kids ask me a question like: "What is the capital of Uruguay?" I say: "Ask the atlas or the encyclopedia!" They know how to spell things and how to look them up. Did I mention that they are top of their classes in school...
I'm confused. What's wrong with being a grandma? (It can happen in your 40s.) Or having been a teen when the Beetles were popular? Can't everyone's style be okay, even mixing generations' items? Couldn't this be more about decluttering than a whole age group's taste being undesirable? Fashions come and go, and besides, many young embrace the styles of many ages. If you say, "keep it if you love it," after making it sound awful, that isn't exactly reassuring. A lot of your viewers are over 50. A lot of our country is. This just made me sad.
One person's clutter is another person's joy. I understand the intention of this video, but it would be boring if everybody's style & home looked the same. I don't have lot of stuff in my house, but I love seeing what is important when at other people's. It makes us each more interesting.
Pinterest is my cookbook~❤. But we use table clothes (to protect the table) and placemats (to protect the tablecloth) because we really like the set we got off Marketplace and we all seem to be terribly messy eaters!
Cas, as long as you're comfortable, who cares if it's " on trend". You be you. The thing with on trend styles, they are almost always a repeat of what we already worn... flare jeans, cozy sweaters, etc. And shopping goodwill and thrift keeps it out of the landfil. You're great as you are....🎉
Me too! I am 33 also, and I use a lot of these regularly. But not pantyhose!! 🙅🏻♀️Those went in the trash as soon as college was done! We had to wear them in college.
@@joyfulpianomelodies3853 I use pantyhose for tying plants like tomato plants to garden stakes. Lol. A thing my grandmother did with her worn/snagged pantyhose. 😊
Hi! Love this channel! Please Donate your blankets to your local animal shelter and donate your books and complete puzzles/ board games to your local nursing home! Love from Cleveland, Ohio!
We use a punch bowl every Christmas Eve. The recipe passed down through our family calls for sherbet that floats on top and adds a creamy zip. Everyone loves it.
I think Cas is projecting her lifestyle and subculture into "for everyone," and while I adore both her and her decluttering tips, I think this video has some huge misses. Maybe "Nobody" in her circles may use DVDs, keep an emergency map in case the grid is down, or uses china or punch bowls, but I really don't think these things are only limited to grannies and hoarders. DVDs are safer to turn the kids loose with than the internet, too.
I was so excited to introduce your channel to my 83 year old mom today and this was the episode we listened to - or at least started to. The negative comments about old folks hurt her feelings so we didn’t watch the whole thing.😢
Yes, this was remarkably bad for an older person to hear. I hope your mom listens to some of Cas’s other videos but she may be so turned off she won’t. 😔 I probably would be.
@@namename6459 yeah, I love Cas and brag on her to everyone, but stopped watching this video after the first four things to declutter didn’t apply to me, I want to hang onto them. I’m an old lady too!
@SheilaEnglish2 it is hard for a middle age person to hear. At 51, she made me feel old! Not everybody loves all the new technology or can afford to buy it. I'm not spending money to UPGRADE dishes, travel mugs, or anything else I don't need when what I have functions just FINE. I JUST got wifi this year. And that's cuz my phone service was so crappy because of networks being attacked and down. I have used my phone for everything in the past. I love my China, teacups, knickknacks, doilies, vintage furniture, vintage clothes, and many other things. I try to reuse and repurpose as much as possible vs. Just THROW IT AWAY! Oh yeah and during the pandemic I had people coming to me for supplies because I am old fashioned and like to be prepared. I had all the supplies on hand to MAKE masks when they were in short supply and so was elastic to even make them. I had a couple ROLLS of elastic. Yes, my grandmothers survived the depression. And I watched them. I wished they were still alive so many times to teach me MORE. Or answer questions I had. I am not a modernistic woman. I like my "stuff". Even if I don't have anybody to pass it down to. I guess I came here to learn how to clean and organize. And we get a bit of snarky fun poked at us too. Not sure I like this anymore. 😕
I'm regretting putting this channel on a list for my mom to check out, b/c she truly needs to declutter. If she starts w/this video, I'm afraid she'll ditch my whole list. Yikes.
I’m 37 and I thrift all my clothes. An oversize men’s button down is your best friend. Tons at Goodwill etc. tucked in, tied up or left open over a tank as a kind of jacket. So chic and on trend. Also you don’t need to ditch skinnies but just get a pair that leaves a little room at the ankle and not suctioned to your leg. Hope that helps!
I want to start using my tea cups! It seems like much more of an "experience" to sip from a tea cup than a mug. I just need to order some of those spout attachments because my teapot drips, annoyingly, so i currently heat my tea water in tbe microwave (sacrilege?). 😅 🫖 ❤
PEOPLE! Watch and listen with an ear for things YOU can use! OF COURSE everything isn’t going to pertain to your life! Listen and use with common sense, and how YOU do things! Geez… THANK YOU, Cass!! Yes I’m definitely adjusting to every chapter of my life as I see fit. For me, I’m keeping my combo dvd/vcr player because I have stuff I haven’t transferred yet, plus sometimes wifi is out. But so much of your ideas are excellent points!
@@SheilaEnglish2 it’s all about how you hear it. No need to take offense. If you know her by now, you know she’s well intentioned and only trying to HELP. I look at it as “giving myself permission”, like she says. If her tone doesn’t help you, well- I guess just move on. It’s not the first time she’s used this tone and it really helps many of us that need to hear it.
@@SheilaEnglish2 again, your perspective. That’s how you’re hearing it. If it doesn’t apply to the chapter of life you’re in currently, then ignore the advice. But there’s no need to make it sound personal. It’s what SHE has done, and she’s showing by example that we can “give ourselves permission” to do the same. If you still can’t “hear” the message or it doesn’t pertain to you in this chapter of your life, there is still no need to brow beat. However, this IS the internet and a public forum, so you are entitled just as anyone else to state your opinion, as am I.
But, But, But I LOVE doilies!!! We DO have a home phone and my cell phone is not on all the time (and I don't want it to be!), so I DO need a calculator - and my husband LOVES paper maps. Also, our stereo is in the living room and we have speakers in 2 different rooms. We have a VHS player and a CD player and we use both. And darlin'...I'm not that old!!!! However, if we have these things and don't use/enjoy them then they DO need to go!
This! My favorite movies either aren't on streaming services, or I don't want to have to wait til a certain time of year when they might come back to a service I subscribe to 🤷♀️
@@outofmyelement932 we still have an 8 track player, and still listen to it from time to time. We also have a reel-to-reel player and tapes of myself as a very small girl doing commercials that my doting grandparents recorded - ancient! Very entertaining to MY grandchildren now!
My Mom & Mother-in-law gave us fancy china & crystal for wedding gifts 39 years ago. I don't use them anymore but felt a sentimental attachment. What to do? Instead of keeping service for 10, I kept just service for 4. This takes up very little space in my cupboard & I donated all the rest :) I treasure these special dishes and glasses now more than I ever did!
Hi Cas! I hope you're having a great day. I've loved watching your videos for years and have never disagreed with you until now. I have and have used every single item you mentioned. Some people like me are not rich enough to buy a computer and get the Internet for all the items you mentioned and we need to be old school due to financial situations and we also simply do enjoy using what has worked. I know you said keep it if you use it but you also kept saying nobody uses these things anymore and it made me feel bad about myself. I don't want a modern, minimalist looking home. I want a cherished lived in look with memories like photos, precious items around me. I truly don't mean to offend you in any way but the video made me feel bad about how I live my life and being older and how I can't afford a computer and I'm doing the best I can. Again, I love your channel and support you and your creativity. Sorry about the pity party. Just needed to blither, I guess, excuse me. Have a wonderful day, my friend.
I felt like that too in a way but I don't think she is saying get rid of these things because they are old fashioned, she is just saying don't hold onto them if you don't really want them but feel bad getting rid of them. If you want them and love them then by all means keep them.
Omg, my favorite kitchen appliance. If loving my George Foreman grill is wrong, I don't wanna be right. I use it all the time. Great alternative to an outdoor grill.
My boyfriend uses ours ALL of the time, but mostly the griddle for pancakes. It is usually sitting on the counter and doesn't get put away..."away" means on top of the kitchen cabinets that we are WAY too short to reach!!
Don't let it make you feel old just bc you let antiques!!! I started (and LOVED) listening to the '50s music was some of my favorite music since I was a kid!!! (Even though I was born in the '70s!!!! Lol) And I remember going to an auction with my dad when I was a little kid and I even bid on an antique chest (got outbid:( and bid & won an antique tiny vase (sadly eventually broke during a move many years later:( And we still have historians & history teachers being born, and archeologists, etc Just bc we might like older things doesn't mean that we're old... Historians and archeologists aren't 200 or 2,000 years old respectively! Lol But the take home point of her video should be "Use it, or lose it" And I think if we "Keep it and don't use it mentality" did tend to be the older generation's mentality, when they would store their 'best china' in the china cabinet and only take it out for special occasions periodically and not very often at that :( Instead of enjoying these kinds of things on a daily basis Like we tend to think about life now "life is too precious to save things only for special occasions" I can't remember where I heard this, but it might have been a comment on another of cas's videos where an adult daughter gave her 70-something mother an expensive bottle of wine. Then a few weeks later she saw the bottle displayed somewhere and now empty, so she asked her mother "What special occasion did you drink it for?" Her mother answered "I'm 70/80 years old. Everyday that I wake up is a special occasion." 😊
@@sonyad7723Also another saying I heard is “special dishes (and silverware) aren’t for special occasions. They’re for SPECIAL PEOPLE.” So use them as often as you’d like to. Even if that’s every day. 😊
I said it for so many years - and then I turned 50 and my eyesight started to fail! Age related presbyopia! Enter the Kindle, which makes every book a large-print book! I embrace it now. 😅
I LOVE my Kindle, but I have to pick up a paper copy from my huge library/living room when my son calls my hubby on MY phone and then proceeds to talk for an hour, lol. (Hubby doesn't have a cell) (That's another story for another day)
I and my daughter collect all the classics every chance we get and although i have bifocals and love my kindle with all the free books I’d rather have real books any day! And nothing is prettier in home decor than beautiful books!! Ouch! Not sure i can finish the video after reading the comments!
So many good purge ideas, thank you ❤ A few years ago instead of getting rid of my fine china and cutlery I started using it for everyday. It’s been working great.
Lol! I needed this, as I was watching it, the drawer full of stationary I havent used for months was right in my eyeline 😂. But the Doilies is what cracked me up! I have a drawer full of them, not because I like them but because grandma made one every Christmas for a gift.I know she put alot if work & love in them but Talk about guilty clutter. I finally found a way to honor & enjoy that work. , On pinterest I saw a pin where they had taken doilies & stretched them on embroidery hoops & installed led tape lights behind them, then arranged 3 different size ones on a wall...it made a beautiful & more contemporary fiber art light. So thats what I plan to do, pick my favorites & have them on display yet also as a useful light, & set the rest free.
"Nobody uses..." Guess I'm nobody, LOL. I enjoy using some of these things and have purged many of the others. Still have a ways to go though. Thanks for encouraging us to reconsider why we keep things. Our kids will thank you some day. :)
Yes they will, good thinking they will definitely be so happy to have less things to go throughthidont even want to think of the day that comes when my parents are no longer here the last thingni want to.do is gonthrough their items. So sad. Don't want that for my kids.
Love ya Cass, but I think you needed to start with, if you are using it great, keep it. As far platters, etc..I created a ‘Party Box’- a storage container filled with party supplies, punch bowl, glassware, etc that I can store out of the prime real estate areas of my kitchen and can easily pull out or share with other family members who are having a party and need items. I have learned through your videos to let go of unused items, so thank you. I now try to surround myself with the things I actually enjoy- some of those are picture frames of loved ones and Knick knacks💕it doesn’t ‘date’ me, it just makes me happy
My grandmother's punch bowl is proudly on the modern counter of my kitchen because it sparkles and makes a gorgeous fruit bowl. :) I've had it since my wedding day.. She got it on her wedding day in the 1940s.
ILOVE the party box idea!!! Especially sharing it when needed!!! 😊 And the sparkle-y fruit bowl must be BEAUTIFUL!!!! And so family-history special to you!!! 😊
I throw parties several times during the year and sometimes I just have friends over for a last minute get together. Those platters, punch bowls etc all come in handy. And sometimes they are the conversation starter that get things flowing.
I will say this loud and clear: I do NOT give a flibberdyflip what is in style. I dress classic, minimal, and what is soft and comfortable. One of the perks of aging is not caring what other people think. Dressing for the occasion is really the only rule. But you have still young-ish kids, so they might make you let them off a block away if you get it wrong. lol
😂 So true. And makeup! I woke up at 60, went to put on makeup for an event, and suddenly realized I was just over it. I kept an eyebrow pencil and one moisturizing lipstick of neutral color just in case I ever feel like it again. Used them twice in three years.
As a single 30-something guy in a smallish apartment, most of these didn't apply to me. But I appreciate the time and thoughtfulness that went into the video!
I always love your videos and your great information. However, this is really the first one that made me think, if i were to get rid of all those things house would be almost empty. Those things are what makes a house YOUR home !
Im not gunna get rid of my mothers and grandmothers nice dishes and even the punch bowl. It brings me joy. I will agree that they never really even got much use when my mom had them but i strive to change that in my life. Ive already used the punch bowl a few times for parties we’ve hosted. I dont care if its “dated”. Cuz idk if youve been paying attention but “dated” things are actually more trendy than they seem. It often falls under the category of nostalgic or even camp… but the more the new stuff is poorly made mass produced things from asia, the more those old things are valuable and recognized for their worth. So no way. I am not stupid enough to throw away priceless heirlooms and antiques that literally will never be made again…
I've been picking up gorgeous sparkling crystal bowls with lids for a few dollars at Goodwill and using them to deliver treats to friends and neighbors at the holidays. You're right; these timeless, beautiful, well-made items will always be wonderful!
I think young people are realizing more and more that you can't keep going faster and faster and live your life on the screen only. Just last month we had a potluck with friends ranging 25-40. We were drinking cider that we made from scratch at home the month before, we collected apples and other fruits from our families and friends who had them in their gardens and had no intentions of processing them. We made everything from scratch and used some fancy dinnerware and had fun, no tech used. Honestly - I am glad that there are people who donate them - that way actually some of us younger gals who did not inherit such stuff can go and get it for cheap and give it new appreciation. Like I got my punch bowl for 15€ in charity store. It was hand polished crystal glass with a set of matching glass cups. And for the last 8 years me and my ex BF have had punch from end of nowember till february, just refilled the thing every week :D :D And I mean no matter if people go to thrift store and themselves punch bowl and cookie cutters or if they pull out some family heirlooms and enjoy them, in the end some friends and family will join at some point, see it used and may be inspired to do the same and that is much more sustainable lifestlyle than trying to keep up and buying new cheaply produced stuff.
Good food for thought...I'd argue back about the paper maps. I think it's smart to keep an updated road map for your area or travel for when GPS leads you astray or just doesn't work. Don't get rid of your vcrs, etc until you have finished the project of transferring all your family videos
@@pammcguffey626 I’m definitely a paper map advocate. I was stunned this past summer when I stopped in the NJ state welcome center for a map and was told they don’t print them anymore. Route planning on imaps or Google maps really doesn’t work for me. Sure, if you have to get to one specific place, it will probably work (though not necessarily on the roads you’d prefer), but by relying on a route a machine chooses, we are likely missing interesting places in or near other routes just because the technology says we save two minutes on the other route - places you’d easily see on the broader view of a paper map.
Yes to this! We camp and many times the phones don't work that great - we keep an Atlas in our camper. Finding one was an issue, but Wal-Mart to the rescue!
As 4WDers in Australia, we'll use paper maps for mountainous terrain/ remote trips, where you might not have cell service. Means you can explore every nook and cranny of a place because you can mark where youve been, highlights etc just with a pen.
Cass, this is by far the best list of items to declutter!! Very practical yet beyond the typical "socks & undies with holes" type obvious items. As always, the warmth in your voice & your sense of humor is so comforting ❤
You are of a different generation. I’ll stay in my lane enjoying my trappings. It’s always good to take inventory and yes clean house. I am old school and need not apologize . I am a time capsule curator, librarian and don’t need to play keep up. Classic styles are timeless. Don’t get hung up in your closet wear yourself out. Book shelves on outside walls are good insulation. 😊love my photo frames as well as scrap books. I feel the current pushing hard and fast into dependency on ever upgrading tech devices. I appreciate the written word penned in connecting letters. I will fade away soon enough but intend to maintain the olde world charms . You have good motivation to examine our habits and the why to what and how. Thanks. I will pick what feels right for me today. Just spent a year helping 99 year old with most all things you named . The spinning wheel is more than a conversation starter. Kids can craft brilliantly given used household items. Have a session I call *ARTIFACTS* Let it be a history lesson as well as creative recycling. Take pictures and share. It’s still cool to stay warm so scarves are not going away. Vintage is a style for many reasons. Panty hose or tights make sense and can legitimize wearing shorter skirts or long shirts. Think of the Beatnik generation then hippies. The artistic types. Multicultural costume integration. ‘Made you look!’ Plaids and paisleys. 😮
Collecting is perfectly fine if you have the space. Her advice is aimed at people drowning and don't know where to start. I'm keeping my grandma's china because I have a place for it, but her 80's lamp that I have no memories tying it to her can go. I'm keeping the crystal that was my husband's great grandma's but most of my cheap souvenirs from old trips can go-they don't mean much to me. A lot of the other things gotta go out of my house, I'm saving room for the things I really want and use. (I'm 53 and definitely grew up with collectables and make my own doilies, though none are on display).
I make my Christmas cards every year. But, I am 68, I'm not going to be here too much longer and I'm using up all of my scrapbook paper!! I feel that this is something that I am sharing with my friends and granted over the years my list is getting shorter as people die. My friends and an Aunt had a stack of cards I had made and sent to them every year. They were keepsakes!
I love it when I walk into a friend's home and see a greeting card I made them displayed on the mantel. Especially if it's a Christmas card and today is August 17th! ❤❤❤
I hope you have many, MANY more years. I don’t care what other people think is clutter. I send people handwritten cards and every one of them say how special it was. One told me she cried and told me how I sent her exactly what she needed to hear exactly when she needed to hear it. You never know how such a small thing can affect someone. Keep on, as long as you can. ❤🙏🏻
Fellow Professional Organizer and long time subscriber here. We have a family of 6. I have been consistently eliminating clutter from our home for years. You have inspired me to get rid of so much more! Your podcasts are incredible! Thank you! ❤️
Girl, you motivate me so much! I have been decluttering and doing the 30 day challenge. Binge watching a Videos at a time! I saw this one that you just posted so excited it made me get up and go to my craft room and fill up one trash bag of trash, empty one drawer And made a zone of all of my flower foam.. :)) I am so proud of myself! Thank you again for all the inspiration and motivation. I am finally taking my house back.😂❤😊
I recently moved, and was really glad to have all the newspapers I'd saved for a project a few years ago, because I was able to wrap all my beautiful china and pretty things to keep them safe.
Lol. You are so young with your opinion that pretty china, etc., isn't necessary. Even if I no longer have family or friends who visit me, I love the beauty of everything in my china cabinet. It makes me happy to look at it.
My mom had six China cabinets full of fine antique dishes etc... She Loved looking at them till the day she died and then we got rid of 90% of it but they brought her much joy so served a great purpose. 🙂 I have a few pieces now in my cabinet and I will look at them and think of her till the day I die.
That’s how I feel too. Looking at my china cabinet ( which is curated and not full) is like looking at a painting on the wall. It’s beautiful and gives me a lot of pleasure.
I consider myself a minimalist and am a cricket organizer. My home looks like a model home for the most part with some exceptions of cherished pictures of loved ones. Everything else is nicely put in their place, including my beautiful tea cups and saucers from England. I also love my panini makers. In the end, we should do what works for us and it’s not a carbon copy of the next person. As the saying goes you do you. I do love your encouragement to get rid of unnecessary stuff and appreciate you!
I just turned 74 the other day and have outlived classmates, friends, ex friends, ex boyfriends, etc. My son and I discussed letting go of stuff and non selling ebay inventory. i have a closet FULL of clothes when I worked in the office. I plan to work on that. I remember my dad got rid of things he no longer needed when he got older. I am hoping I live long enough to get rid of stuff so my family doesn't have to deal with it. Thanks for the video. Have a nice day.
Cass, this video is pure gold. How did you ever get all these ideas rolled into one video? Pure genius. Love it so much that I am headed off to start getting rid of these now useless things I’ve been hanging onto 😂. Well at least some of the ideas mentioned 😅
Cas, you're stomping on a lot of toes with this video. Most of your fan base is probably over 50 and we love a lot of those things you are telling us are "has been items". I love my teacups for when I have formal teas for my friends a few times a year. They enjoy the tablecloths, the fine china, the silverware or goldware that matches the rim of my china and the crystal glassware they drink their wine from. I'm keeping my landline too because the internet/wifi isn't as reliable as my landline is.
I'd never give up my landline phone...I've had 2 expensive cell phones and neither one will consistently send or receive calls or texts. For some reason, my energy kills electronics. So I need a dependable phone...with wires. And I make cards and send them. But I don't have doilies, lol.
Girl I ain’t gonna lie one of those legs popcorn tins is AWESOME for storing my recycled gift bows from Christmas presents! I’ve had the same one for years lol 😆
There are areas in Texas that have no internet service and many more no cell phone service! Sad. But true. That’s why we keep landlines, takeout menus, cookbooks, and many more of the items mentioned!
I love this. My godparents, and my parents are hoarders. It taught me to only keep the practical stuff, and give away/throw away anything that hasn’t been used in a year. My guy Dan, and I just got rid of a window air conditioner that was broken, and sitting in our garage. For the last 10 years. I paid someone to dispose of it properly. It made me feel good to do so. Our garage was really cluttered when the second bedroom in our house. Was gutted out, and rebuilt into a brand new addition. We had most of the stuff from the second bedroom stored in the garage. We have just a couple of things in there now. That was from the second bedroom. But, it can’t work in our new space. I really love your organization videos. They really help a lot. -Samantha
I mailed 80 cards to my Dad for his 80th and he LOVED it! Birthday cards still matter! My daughter, age 28, lines them up on her kitchen counter the week of. Emails and online posts are last second- oh I forgot until FB told me- rubish.
Forget what's cool Cas! Wear what YOU think looks good on you, what YOU feel comfortable in and what YOU like! I shop at Goodwill and consignment stores because I'm not willing to pay outrageous prices. Just be YOU!!
Yup- You're in trouble for many of these. I can handle more inventory than you say. I'm keeping my Lenox fancy dishes. My kids can send them away after I'm dead!
My 16 year old daughter uses tea cups for her tea every time. She never uses the big coffee mugs, lol. And we still have a landline. We use it regularly.
Started to watch but became irritated by the constant framing of 'old' being the worst possible thing. This is decluttering - it's about whether you use and love something, or whether you have too much even if you do use it. Ageism is not required. A better framing would be 'overlooked items you may have kept because you've always had them when you decluttered'. Stuff that grandparents had are being reused and repurposed by the really young generations, so you're dating yourself by rejecting all your parents stuff in that grey kitchen.
I just used my George Foreman 2 days ago to batch cook burger patties. I also love dishes and use them along with table cloths to decorate seasonally and I have both my grandmothers' sets. I also crochet as a craft hobby, and have several blankets/throws that I have made and made for others. Im not "grandmacore" but I do love a big streak of cottage core. Its cozy!
I finally had to say goodbye to my 20 year old car. Two years later I still miss the CD player! I no longer have music in my car - I listen to classical music, but the car refuses to play the movements in order. It’s unsafe and inconvenient to scroll through the list to find and select each movement. CDs just worked, no fuss, no eyes off the road.
LOL it's funny that you mention cookie tins because growing up in a Filipino household, you could never tell if there really were cookies inside of them or sewing supplies 🤣
This post will be long, so I won't blame you for passing over this comment.😂 (Just for context, I'm 80... that's age in years, not my birth year!) ~Manuals: The internet does not always work, and sometimes it's near impossible to find online what you need right this minute. You do not want to be stuck in a power outage without the manual for the generator you haven't started up in 5 years. ~Encyclopedia: Altering or eliminating historical events on the internet is not only possible, it is being done. Unless someone sneaks into your home with White-out (Remember that stuff?) and changes the text in your books, they will contain the same information that they had when you bought them a half century ago. (Confession: I don't currently own an encyclopedia.) ~Tablecloths: I have a good tablecloth for when company is over for dinner. It keeps the dishes and utensils from clattering on the bare wood. When it's just the two of us that's no big deal. ~Doilies: Those needlework pieces on the backs and arms of furniture are called antimacassars and serve to protect the upholstery from body and hair oils. I have one on my sofa crocheted by the grandmother I never knew. It's special to me and I will probably have it framed one day, since it really isn't necessary. (Who uses hair oil these days?) ~Pantyhose: After my mom passed I found a drawer full of not only pantyhose, but stockings---you know, the ones that required garters to keep them up. Some of them were so old (and in remarkably good condition) that they actually had a seam on the back! I have no idea what she was planning to do with them because by the late 50's nobody was wearing any hosiery that needed garters.🙄 ~Fashion statement: You look great in those outfits you modeled. Who cares what is in fashion, especially the weird outfits you see models sporting on the runway and the mistakes celebrities wear at the Oscars. Wear what makes you feel and look good.💖
I'e been casually watching your videos for years because I've imagined myself as being more minimal. I've recently discovered that I'm just NOT a minimal person! And this is by far my favorite video because I have a small collection of at least half of the things in this video! Watching you try to convince me that I don't need all these trickets has me giggling so hard! You're the best! Also, Loft. We're all shopping at Loft.
The pantyhose can stay dead, but I just purchased my first placemats, cloth napkins, and napkin rings; and I’m really excited. I’m actually a little sad that I gave away my Nanny’s china years ago, but I’m awaiting my own dishwashable pfaltzgraf pattern (on sale) for everyday use… it’s late and I really want it to be here. Oy. But you know the most interesting thing is that I’ve been searching for all this because my husband actually cares. This is what he’s getting for Christmas. We’re both in our 30’s, and he actually wants dishes that match. I know! I know! .. It’s wild, but I’m excited about cultivating a nice home that feels lavish to us; but I have no idea what to do with the tea cups. lol
There was a pfaltzgraf outlet store near where I grew up, so my mom bought EVERYTHING for the kitchen from there. I now see both patterns we had in my local thrift store all the time. I hope you enjoy everything you are buying for your home. It sounds lovely.
I have china that was gifted to me from Singapore in the 80s. I use it for holidays and put it in the dishwasher, because i doubt that my kids will keep it and it helps me enjoy it now.
If Melania can still wear high heels, so can I, I decided back in 2016. I'm now 55 and still wearing them, and I'm literally still using almost everything you mentioned except the phone book. Still have a landline, too. It works better than a cel phone. Use my china, silverware, platters, salad spinner, placemats EVERY DAY. I love the artistry of beautifully crocheted flower doilies, I sleep on pillowcases embroidered by someone's gma, I use silver polish, I have knickknacks in china cabinets, framed photos in every room... and when people enter my house they say, "I love how cozy and homey your house is! Everyone else's is so sterile, like a hotel." You've inspired me, Cas, to get rid of the things I didn't really like that belonged to my DHs grandma, and worn out items, and excess, and paper. Except wrapping paper. I wrap everything! For every holiday! Unwrapping is so much more fun than gift bags! And btw I never shop at dollar stores anymore. I found that that was the stuff that I tired of quickly. Hugs to you, Cas! 💕
I have learnt a ton from you and have decluttered a lot, and have a lot more to declutter even though my home is pretty simple. I got rid of my kitchen dishes and use my good china everyday. I have platters and serving dishes and crystal bowls because I use them and love them. I collect pillow cases, because I love the delicately embroidery on them and iron them lovingly. But I don’t collect throw pillows, blankets, framed photos , seasonal decor etc. I have downsized so many things with your help and I appreciate your suggestions, and I don’t follow the ones that don’t speak to me. Like DYI seasonal decor that is you, but not me. Love you and I am not mad.🥰
There's only one thing on this list that I won't let go of, the Egg Cooker. Seriously, it changed my egg cooking life, the shells practically fall off. ❤
I have to use one because I would forget my eggs on the stove. The second time I let my eggs boil dry and explode (I had to clean egg off of my ceiling) I bought my egg cooker and never looked back 🙃 😂
If you have an instant pot, you won't need an egg cooker (or a slow cooker or a rice cooker or a yogurt maker). Easy-peel perfect hard boiled eggs -- 4 minutes at high pressure, release pressure, pop right into the fridge. (Everybody seems to use this "5-5-5" method of 5 minutes high pressure, wait 5 minutes then release pressure 5 minutes in an ice bath -- unnecessarily complicated!)
I realized that every item you mentioned, I had! I have been trying to declutter because I am 77 and know I have too much stuff. Thank you for giving me rational to get rid of these items. You're right, I never use them. They are only taking up space. However, you can never have enough books. Just kidding, I'm weeding them out also.
I have LOTS of books. They line my walls and I have piles on coffee tables etc. I may not read them all the time (many I haven't read yet) but they are there and they give me comfort. Some are like old friends and some are over 100 years old and they don't write like that anymore! Inside the front leafs of the books, people long since gone have written their names and a message to loved ones etc. They are pieces of history. Somehow, reading a kindle is not the same.
@@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen I was a bookseller and know many authors personally. I say, "I only buy my friends' books, unfortunately I have too many friends!
Cass, I stayed to the end and don’t hate you 😂. You keep doing what you’re doing and don’t go clothes shopping, there’s nothing wrong with what you have and I believe you would say that to me if I was in your situation. Didn’t someone get asked if they were single recently! 😉❤
I love my paper maps… I hate the electronic ones… I like the big picture… I like choosing another road… I like to see where I’m going & get a sense of the places I’m passing….. not getting rid!
When you got to pantyhose, it unlocked a memory that my mom used to restock “L’eggs” pantyhose in the grocery stores, there used to be full sections in most stores of those pantyhose in every color and style. This was the late 90’s. She would take us to the store with her before school, restock her orders and then take us to school. Those were the days!
I literally went to the supermarket the other day to buy stockings for work and they had about two pairs to choose from! I guess they’re not a staple anymore!
@alesiahbolton3132 As kids, we used to play with the eggs. I still have a little Easter Bunny that my Great Grandma crocheted around one. He has a little pom pom tail and button eyes. No way am I decluttering him! He comes out every Easter!
Okay, after reading the comments and stopping at 3:24 to comment myself, I decided NOT to finish watching because I don’t want to be completely angry with Cas.
Admit it! You love getting a hand-written card in the actual mail. It says “I thought enough of you to buy a card, put pen to paper, pay for a stamp, and mail this card.” Sending a text or an email requires no thought or real effort, and says as much !
Just for your information, the doilies on the back and arms of upholstered furniture had a distinct purpose. Back in the day, men would slick down their hair with an Oil. Those doilies were used to prevent the oil from damaging the furniture. They could be washed or replaced and women could show off their creative needlework skills. I do use some of my crystal and porcelain dishes every day. Thank you for all these suggestions.
I use modern fabric place mats on my arm chairs and couch to protect the arms and head rest from body oils. Keeps my couches and chairs looking good with no stains. 👍
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Please read: If you have these items and USE them, don't declutter them! Never declutter items you use and love, I put together this list because these are common items people have and no longer use. Again, if you use these things, that's awesome! Never declutter items you use!
Hello I am new to your channel & already you have helped me greatly!!
I would like to know if you will be doing the Declutter Boot Camp again this year??
If so SIGN ME UP!!! I AM VERY INTERESTED in doing this!!!
@@Clutterbug I learned to think about my "used clutter" differently and I totally agree❣ If you actually use objects on any list, then just occasionally reevaluate your relationship with them. Make sure you still use them, value them, then organize around them, instead of because of them. I treat your suggestion of 20% of free storage space in closets as a re-evaluation indicator. If I have less than 20%, what did I pick up and do I really love it or was it just an impulse purchase. Do I love it more than something else. If so donate the one so someone else can love it. If not, I need to reorganize to find space for both. And shuffle to regain my 20%.😉👍
absolutely not 😮
i’m not going throw away my beautiful china or crystal
i’m using them all the time especially around holidays and i’m hosting a lot so after i m gone if my children want to throw away that’s okay i’m not here to see lol
but i don’t think they will do it 😊
@@Clutterbug I loved this! I felt trapped by some of the items you shared and I am ready to donate them! 🤩
@@sandravanvliet8478 same! I needed permission from someone to get rid of the expensive outdated tech and some of the kitchen items. I never host parties. And if I go to one Ill take items on cheap things not my good China or crystal because I don't want to risk them not being returned. I do have tights in every colour. They're a good, low space alternative to mix up a minimalist wardrobe if your fashion sense is a bit kooky like mine, but I'm happy to give or take things I see on lists like these. I know where they're relevant to me.
This video doesn’t make me necessarily want to get rid of anything, but it surely does make me miss the old days!!
Wow it did the same to me. A little nostalgic time. 😢
Seems living graciously is just sooo very antiquated!! Better glue your eyes onto the screen?
Prettyifying the Holidays is STILL big . My family still has the cute dishes, nut crackers and so forth. Pretty soon it's going to be "why get out of bed and see people?"
Me too actually.
This video itself will seem so dated someday. I see it already, the sweater can go with it!
Lol, I feel old (I'm 38 btw) I use formal china, teacups, table clothes and I mail birthday and Christmas cards ;)
U aren’t by yourself!! I do the same. Maybe I should let some of this go…
I’m 39 and I was literally going to write the same thing!
ME TOO😅
As long as you use those things that's great!
@susanlawson5926 why?
I love my carefully collected and cherished antique china, crystal stemware, silver and linens AND I love to decorate my table for holidays and seasons. I've been told by others that my children won't want it, but I didn't buy it for them, I bought it for me to enjoy and I do.
Yesss!!! Same! 💯 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
If you use it that’s great!
That's great. I inherited silvercuttlery from my parents and didn't use that for years. Now I use it every day. It's a bit more work to ceep them shiny, but I don't mind. I love that bit of bling.
I’m tired of hearing “ your kids don’t want it” as much as it may be true. Yes, there is some nostalgia attached to items used in the past. Enjoy it while you are still here. They can do what they want later! I just went through the purging process by my daughter in order to move into a condo apartment. I’m still traumatized. (So is she! ) So many things left this house that were treasures. I’m sad because I let go of my past and all the memories attached, as well as all the money spent. No one cares!
@@monikabirk6194 Do not fret yourself with the money. It is not lost; it was spent so it was used, not lost. People most likely care about you more than the things. They want you to be content and place your happiness in people and not things. Remember, the memories are not lost in your head just bc the physical item is no longer with you. Take heart in that. As well as..the peace of mind that your loved ones will not be burdened with too many physical things someday. real joy is on that :D
Senior woman here...only keep what you use...but use it a lot! Or get rid of it without regret. I need to hear this consistently!
Me too 😅
This is hilarious to me as a 25 year old with a dedicated drawer for pantyhose ( which I wear about tons. Weekly basis ), who only eats on formal China ( got rid of the plain stuff because I didn’t use it), with a lace tablecloth on my dining table right now.
You’re right, most people don’t use those things. I do, so I got rid of the plain things instead 😂
Are pantyhose tights (in British English)? Cause I wear those suckers everyday and now I’m questioning reality. Does everyone not do that? I’m panicked now about my own observation skills 😂
I heard they were making a comeback
@@rebelnrockerI call them stockings or tights in the US. Pantyhose sounds outdated to me
@@rebelnrocker When she said that I was like - huh? I'm not gonna wear a winter dress without these. I would freeze my ass of then, and my legs would look really ...not good. Frozen red and blue with frost boils all over. No.
Can we be best friends? Lol
I think it comes down to, "If you use it, keep it. If you don't, let it go."
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Love it
it is the wiser more intelligent thing to do *suluxy* , buy replicas and the money saved you can invest it in a business or keep it... at the end of the day, it is just a bag after all, a thing to put stuff in. And in this times of inflation and uncertainty it is always better to have money on hand.
Yes, but some things you don't use every day, or even hope to never have to use, but their practical value is in having them in that one situation when you will wish you could.
@@Cationna can you give examples of that? Not arguing, I just can't think of anything myself haha and I am curious if I am missing something.
After going through Hurricane Helene recently, cell service was completely gone at first, even when it started to come back, it was not strong enough to connect to the internet for many days. A phone book would have been very useful to contact some tree companies and get on their lists sooner, for example. I keep paper maps for emergency situations with no cell service as well. Technology is great, but it’s good to have an analog backup.
Also, could really have used a paper version of my mother’s generator manual when it started acting up!
You said it!!!
And there are places where Google Maps just gets it completely wrong - NE corner of WY is just one such place - or where there is zero data service and because of it Google Maps stops working, even if it was already running (some of the Great Plains and Rockies, easily enough).
@ Back roads in south same way
Agreed! N people who live in the country or the mountains you have a lot of these things for emergencies lol i get whats she saying - dont keep excess w/o a plan how u would use
I bought an expensive Lenox 84pc silverware set, and everyone thought I was only going to use it for holidays and special occasions. Nope, I use them each and every day because they should be used and used often. I’ll never have to buy anything else, and I’m happy with that. If y’all have some nice sets, USE THEM!!! Have something pretty and formal each day. 😊
Don’t have to polish it other than with your lips.
Spot on! I have used my set of beautiful, good quality (and pricy at the time of purchase) silverware set every day for soon 20 years. The design is "clean", by Swedish designer, and they feel so good in your hands; they are "balanced" and have a nice weight to them, which makes me enjoy my meals even more. I run them in the dishwasher and they still look new. I have some vintage pieces (e.g. Danish teak silver salad forks from the 60s or 70s, hand wash needed) that I use for more special occasions, but still quite frequently. Keeping your precious belongings stored away doesn't serve anyone.
I’m currently waiting on my own Pfaltzgraf set for 8! I’m so excited!! It will make every day feel a little special. Plus, it’s dishwasher safe! 🎉
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH u!!!
Exactly! Special dishes are for special people 😊 and no one is more special than your family
And then there’s me, early 30’s, writing letters to my friends using a feather quill and wax sealing them 😅😂
And using words like, whilst and fortnight and beloved ❤
Love sealing wax!
That's awesome
My mother bought me a beautiful set of Reed & Barton flatware in a beautiful wooden box. I use it for special occasions & my mother just passed in May. This gift is even more special & no way I'm throwing it out!!❤
I feel like this video is for reference and to give ideas to all of us. I use tea cups, watch DVD’s regularly, and my gift wrapping supplies are well organized in one container. I also send greeting cards regularly. ❤
You don't need to rationalize why you keep things, or that you keep them well organized and in only one container. You are allowed to do that or have 5 containers if you want. She does not control our lives. No one died and left her boss. She is way out of control in this video.
I have been wanting a teacup and saucer for forever! I hate the thought of breaking up large sets of beautiful china to eliminate the teacups and saucers.
Love this Cas, thought provoking info for sure. At 60, I'm somewhere in the middle. I actually shed a few tears yesterday because of my love/hate relationship with technology. I will keep my paper calendar, books and handwritten notes. Let's not lose the art of writing.
Yes, I totally agree and I'm the same way!!
I recently had a new thought of my paper books that I was keeping because 'I might want to read again'
I realized that, I looked them up on my Amazon unlimited Kindle app, downloaded a sample of them, and then I was easily able to let them go!!! Because now I had the 'book available if I wanted to re-read it!'
But:
1) these were for those books that what if I wanted to re-read, but probably not because I'm not really interested in this particular genre anymore
2) there were 5 or 6 that had no available samples or unlimited Kindle that I either decided to keep or decided to get rid or anyway
3) I was able to get rid of well over 150 books this way!!!! That's almost 2 very large drawers of my bedframe!!!! Now I'm using them for a filing cabinet instead that I no longer have to find a place for in my closet!!!! Whoopee!!!!
4) I still have a bunch of paperbacks that are either my favs or I haven't read yet
5) I have over 1,000 books and samples in my Kindle app now!!! I can't even imagine if I had to store all of those in my small-ish 1-bedroom apartment!!!
6) I was able to give them all to my sister as a library for the elderly residential facility that she's going to open in a couple of years! So they'll have a new life!!! Instead of just sitting in my drawers wasting my space, other people can enjoy reading them!!! (I would have seen if the library or goodwill wanted them if she didn't want them;)
Same here. Some people just find paper calendars better.
I still write hand written letters and the recipients tell me that they love that feeling of being special. I still hand write thank you cards for gifts received and I'll do that until I can no longer pick up a pen.
Well said. I fear the skill of handwriting will go soon.
I use the tea cups as a bowl. If you put one or two scoops of ice cream in a bowl, it looks sad, but if you put one or two in a tea cup, it looks perfect and even overflowing. It's a mind game to help me eat less. And I use the saucer as a dessert plate for a few cookies. Probably shouldn't be eating the ice cream and cookies to being with, but we all need a treat now and then! :)
Same!
Brilliant!!
That is precious! Love this idea
🙊 has anyone told you lately that you’re amazing? Because you’re amazing. ☕️🫖❤
Same! I always use a 'coffee mug' for my ice cream - the handle is nice and I don't have to hold a cold cup or bowl, plus it just makes it more fancy IMO.
I LOVE pulling out my cookbooks and reading them.
Me too!! Especially my “Taste of Home” ones or “Quick Cooking” (by Taste of Home). It’s so fun to look through them and pick new ones I want to try or write a little note right in the cookbook by the recipe- if I liked it, what I’d change, etc.
It's relaxing just to pull out cookbooks and look at them. This is how I find meals to get out of a rut.
I am collecting Southern Living annuals and have about 15 so far! The recipes are priceless and the covers are beautiful!
Many kids today are depressed and have nothing to look forward to. I change the tablecloth for every holiday to show them I appreciate our meals at home together. I feel good when I sit down at an elegant, casual table, too. Plus, the pictures taken around the table look fantastic. So easy to do. Keep them all in a poof. No one will know they are in there.
I hope when I go, my children have the theme table as part of their core memories.
Love your videos!
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My stepmother changed decor for every holiday. We loved it.
She was a refugee camp survivor from WWII. She knew the kind of poverty few of us will ever imagine. She could keep a Hershey bar in our (alphabetized) pantry for 2 years. Because it made her feel rich!
Our kitchen in my teens was the size of a postage stamp, where she would put on restaurant quality meals for us 5 kids.
She was amazing.
I love that. Thanks for sharing your memories. ❤
As for the manuals, maybe it's just me, but I say it's easier to keep them than to find the exact model online. Especially for an older model. Not to mention you have to crawl around with a flashlight and magnifying glass to find the model number, write it down and then go searching for it online. After you've downloaded it, you have to remember which one of your devices you downloaded it to - phone? tablet? laptop? Easier to just keep the manual in a binder.
Agree 100%
I agree!
I have binders for my small appliance manuals and one for my large major appliances. They’re so handy.
I think the important thing is just to only keeping the ones you actually have the items for, and get rid of the ones that go to things you no longer have.
All manuals available online go on my computer, in one folder labeled "Owner's Manuals" - the files themselves are tiny, so I can fit a ton without them taking up much space. Easy to find every single time. I download them as soon as I get the item, so no need to crawl around trying to find the model number. The only paper ones I keep are ones that aren't available online, and if it has multiple languages included, I tear out/get rid of all but the English - those all go in a folder (theoretically to get scanned into my computer, but that hasn't happened yet).
I agree! Just went through all of that. I keep all my manuals in a small bin in a a convenient location. Works well for me! Unfortunately I missed one!
I would agree with most of these tips. However, relying on the internet for EVERYTHING can be a dangerous decision.
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Yeah. I’m holding on to the DVD’s of my favorite movies. I can’t stand the idea of being beholden to a streaming service or having no movies! 😆
A few days without electricity or internet will make you want to keep all your cookbooks and reference items for sure.
@@alisonarthurs4317 same here! We decluttered some DVDs because we could simply watch them on Netflix, a few years ago. Now they've all moved things around and some of those movies we can't find anywhere. To replace one of them that we had purchased for $5 is now $25! 😢 I'm happy to keep my DVD collection! 😊
Yeah, I disagreed with a lot of what she said today. I don't throw away useful things; there's nothing wrong with having reference materials.
As much as I embrace the “less is more” mantra pertaining to things, I’ll never underestimate the beauty and warmth of sending and receiving cards and letters in the post. I indulge in beautiful stationery to send out cards, notes, letters. My daughter, who is in her 20s and also enjoys social media and technology, has adopted the same hobby. She loves the joy it brings those who receive them. In this world of tech and digital aloofness, a little warmth goes a long way to those who appreciate it.
My 22 year old daughter too! She is at university but has started writing letters once a week to us (even though she calls most days)! Those letters are precious! My husband who is a tech lover and hates writing by hand, has been bowled over by his daughter's handwritten letters arriving in the post! I used to write tons of letters when I was young and want to get back into the habit again.
@@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen My 8 year old grandchildren are THRILLED to get a handwritten note from Nana and send me their practice cursive writing back by mail. We also Facetime. Keeping up with them best I can in technology isn't easy but it's good to do, and them learning cursive writing is great so we don't lose a beautiful art form. Good for you raising such a thoughtful daughter! Some day she will read those letters and remember her college days while the emails will be long ago deleted.
@@annweaver1619 This is so beautiful. These little acts will leave a lasting impact and make for fond memories. 🤗🩷 🖊️ 📝
@@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen How beautiful! My daughter is also 22 and overseas at university, and her letters are a welcome treat. Thanks for sharing 🤗
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Oh Cass. I'm 55. And I'm here to tell you WEAR WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. Period. If you like the fit, the color, etc who cares what other people think? When they're financing your wardrobe, they get a say. Otherwise they can keep their little fingers off the keyboard, their little tongues can stay behind their lips or they can be ignored. I liked those outfits b/c i could tell you liked them and you felt pretty. Focus on that. ❤
This was hilarious!! As a 70 year old grandma, I’m embarrassed to say, I could relate to almost all of these items!!! So funny! Thank you for making my day!!!
Don't worry hon, in my 40's and so relating!!! Hahaha
Keep it all
I decluttered a china set full set with all the extras. 50+ pieces from 1910. I gave them to a young Amish man to give to his bride. He was so excited. As a groom he must purchase a list of items and china is expensive. Beautiful set but I was tired of moving them around. And the new bride will love them
I gave my grandmother's set to a couple from Sudan that were getting married. They had nothing. They were the "lost children" of Sudan and were thrilled. I also gave them her dining room table and chairs as well as flatware. It was great knowing it was going to people who would love it. Win win situation.
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Wonderful ideas!
That's super sweet, It warms my heart to think about it 🤗
Hi Cass - As a gal who is "way over the hill," wear what you like, what you think looks good on you" and to heck with what other people think. We old gals don't know how much time we have left, so we do what we want - freedom. Great video and keep them coming. Have a great week. Love PegEgg
Absolutely!!! We've earned the right to be, and dress, how we want to. Although, I DO like to at least have an idea of what's "cool" 😂
This is true. I’m way over the hill.🎉🎉😊
CAs is not 50 yet, so I understand her need to keep up with styles. She’s already shown she can tell what’s not for her--rejecting heels.
Hi Cass, I watch a range of fashion influencers and the older ladies really have a refined style. And refined in the sense that they wear what looks best on them and lean into that. If its quirky, classic, bold colors they seem to own it and careless what tik tok thinks.
Plus with the trends changing faster than you can swipe up for your next video, i think you’ll be fine.
But as someone who shops secondhand. Sometimes i do wonder in a store and purchase the cute top or those new jeans. It’s nice, i usually then I see like items at a thrift store near me.
-best from Texas
My kids and I started buying dvds again, because we got tired of our streaming apps deleting movies we watched or we couldn't find certain movies. They love the physical disk and we live cds too. I guess it feels kinda fun
I’m only 30, but my husband and I have never hopped on the streaming app train. Definitely still have and watch our DVDs 😂
@hollypepen4012 it definitely saves monthly fees too
Buy the DVD's. They are yours forever. Streaming services are fine but I'd rather own my favorite movies.
@@christinequintana881 Same! Honestly you can get a lot of them pretty cheaply at thrift stores at this point 🙂
So true. It’s good to have hard copies of your favorites, and also the streaming services often don’t work in rural areas, so it’s good to have dvd’s.😄
I still use my Foreman grill often. Paper maps for sure on a road trip. I also use my handheld calculator. I am not surgically attached to my phone like a lot of people, and I prefer the buttons on a calculator. I still watch my DVDs and listen to CDs too. I already paid for these movies and tunes - Why should I have to pay for them again to watch or listen online? I save space by having them in one large case instead of individual cases, so they don't take up much space at all. Technology is just NOT the be all and end all for some of us. Still love you, though, Cas
Haha, loved most of these “reminders“ but be careful young lady, don’t insult the Beatles lovin’ old gals. We watch you too. In fact, it’s likely we are your biggest audience because we need the inspiration to help us move on and are also possibly needing to downsize so we need help with the sorting process. We like to feel hip too. You are so fun to watch.
Yes! Don’t insult us Beatlemaniacs! 😂
Beatles for life!! 😊❤❤❤
Agree!
💯‼️ I was 9 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan; didn’t care much then, but I love the music now. I also like my mom’s Fostoria candy dish, actual paper cards, tablecloths and cloth napkins, and we often play Blu-ray and DVDs!
@TrumblebeeMom Same same same! I got a record player for Christmas last year. Some "old" stuff will never get old. 😊❤️
Doilies on couches, I was told, were useful when men used lots of pomade /grease in their hair and it trashed the couches. Women were left scrubbing that mess and started putting things there to protect the couches. Much easier to wash a doily. Smart ladies.
Thus, furniture doilies were often called "anti-macassars" after the various forms of macassar oil used in men's hair, soiling upholstered furniture wherever they went.
@@sgallant2107 Very true - I forgot about that word "antimacassars" yet I grew up hearing it.
So neat to know where that came from - thanks for sharing!
My grandfather had awesome, thick hair that was constantly styled and my nan cursed the stains left from the products so the furniture backs and arms were always covered but with a panel of the same fabric she upholstered the furniture with.
I use a throw blanket that matches my decor. My hubby knows to leave it there! Body oils can create unsightly stains!! Much easier to gather the throw blankets once a week and wash them!!
Paper maps work when and where the internet doesn't- and they still work when the electricity is off. Still invaluable round here:)
Great for crafts, too!
Was just going to say that. You should keep one atlas and maybe local big city near you. Remember when all of Verizon or T-Mobile went out for a day. There were many drivers who were completely lost.
And they are great if you have small children or grandchildren because with a map they get an idea about the world and the area where they live much better than with google maps. My kids used to look at maps and the atlas and their globe all the time and now they really know what continent is where and where is which ocean.
Same with encyclopedias. We have one with 24 volumes in our hallway. When my kids ask me a question like: "What is the capital of Uruguay?" I say: "Ask the atlas or the encyclopedia!" They know how to spell things and how to look them up. Did I mention that they are top of their classes in school...
You are in soooo much trouble for this video, Cas! 😂
Have you ever been traveling where you get no phone signal? You would love to have a map at that time.
I'm confused. What's wrong with being a grandma? (It can happen in your 40s.) Or having been a teen when the Beetles were popular? Can't everyone's style be okay, even mixing generations' items? Couldn't this be more about decluttering than a whole age group's taste being undesirable? Fashions come and go, and besides, many young embrace the styles of many ages. If you say, "keep it if you love it," after making it sound awful, that isn't exactly reassuring. A lot of your viewers are over 50. A lot of our country is. This just made me sad.
One person's clutter is another person's joy. I understand the intention of this video, but it would be boring if everybody's style & home looked the same. I don't have lot of stuff in my house, but I love seeing what is important when at other people's. It makes us each more interesting.
I love my placemats and I enjoy looking through my cookbooks. Sometimes it's just nice to use nice things.
I will never get rid of my cookbooks. I enjoy looking through them and I do use them.
@@sherrymcguire3638 same here! My best ones belonged to my mother and the old recipes are so good 😊
I got rid of all of my cookbooks except for one that I use. I can't live without my recipe box though. I use it constantly.
Pinterest is my cookbook~❤. But we use table clothes (to protect the table) and placemats (to protect the tablecloth) because we really like the set we got off Marketplace and we all seem to be terribly messy eaters!
I change up placemats for the seasons! Makes me happy. I agree with some of the suggestions and have decluttered quite a few things on the list.
Cas, as long as you're comfortable, who cares if it's " on trend". You be you.
The thing with on trend styles, they are almost always a repeat of what we already worn... flare jeans, cozy sweaters, etc.
And shopping goodwill and thrift keeps it out of the landfil. You're great as you are....🎉
I think this is the first video where I've disagreed with half of what you said to get rid of 😂 I'm 33 and I do actually use some of these things.
Me too! I am 33 also, and I use a lot of these regularly. But not pantyhose!! 🙅🏻♀️Those went in the trash as soon as college was done! We had to wear them in college.
Me too! If you like and use things keep them.
@@joyfulpianomelodies3853 I use pantyhose for tying plants like tomato plants to garden stakes. Lol. A thing my grandmother did with her worn/snagged pantyhose. 😊
@ Wow I've never heard of that! That's interesting!
More than half for me!
Hi! Love this channel! Please Donate your blankets to your local animal shelter and donate your books and complete puzzles/ board games to your local nursing home! Love from Cleveland, Ohio!
We use a punch bowl every Christmas Eve. The recipe passed down through our family calls for sherbet that floats on top and adds a creamy zip. Everyone loves it.
Martha Stewart has whole articles on using punch bowls for other things, too.
Oh, and they're online, not just in magazines. Lol
Me too! Punch bowl = party time, still 🥰
I have that receipe and also a huge silver punch bowl from Japan in the 1950's. It's okay. I'm keeping it.
I think Cas is projecting her lifestyle and subculture into "for everyone," and while I adore both her and her decluttering tips, I think this video has some huge misses. Maybe "Nobody" in her circles may use DVDs, keep an emergency map in case the grid is down, or uses china or punch bowls, but I really don't think these things are only limited to grannies and hoarders. DVDs are safer to turn the kids loose with than the internet, too.
This video was SO entertaining! I’m a 39 year old single woman, and actually use teacups and fancy dishes all the time.
Paper maps and knowing how to use them is important for emergency preparedness
And for places where Google Maps' directions are just plain wrong.
Also, I much prefer to use one when I'm on a city break. You can mark things down and it's much easier to get the bigger picture.
I was so excited to introduce your channel to my 83 year old mom today and this was the episode we listened to - or at least started to. The negative comments about old folks hurt her feelings so we didn’t watch the whole thing.😢
Yes, this was remarkably bad for an older person to hear. I hope your mom listens to some of Cas’s other videos but she may be so turned off she won’t. 😔 I probably would be.
@@namename6459 yeah, I love Cas and brag on her to everyone, but stopped watching this video after the first four things to declutter didn’t apply to me, I want to hang onto them. I’m an old lady too!
@SheilaEnglish2 it is hard for a middle age person to hear. At 51, she made me feel old! Not everybody loves all the new technology or can afford to buy it. I'm not spending money to UPGRADE dishes, travel mugs, or anything else I don't need when what I have functions just FINE. I JUST got wifi this year. And that's cuz my phone service was so crappy because of networks being attacked and down. I have used my phone for everything in the past. I love my China, teacups, knickknacks, doilies, vintage furniture, vintage clothes, and many other things. I try to reuse and repurpose as much as possible vs. Just THROW IT AWAY! Oh yeah and during the pandemic I had people coming to me for supplies because I am old fashioned and like to be prepared. I had all the supplies on hand to MAKE masks when they were in short supply and so was elastic to even make them. I had a couple ROLLS of elastic. Yes, my grandmothers survived the depression. And I watched them. I wished they were still alive so many times to teach me MORE. Or answer questions I had. I am not a modernistic woman. I like my "stuff". Even if I don't have anybody to pass it down to. I guess I came here to learn how to clean and organize. And we get a bit of snarky fun poked at us too. Not sure I like this anymore. 😕
@namename6459 sorry that this was her first experience. I know I'm 51 and wasn't happy to hear it either. I just wanna hug 🫂 your mom.
I'm regretting putting this channel on a list for my mom to check out, b/c she truly needs to declutter. If she starts w/this video, I'm afraid she'll ditch my whole list. Yikes.
I’m 37 and I thrift all my clothes. An oversize men’s button down is your best friend. Tons at Goodwill etc. tucked in, tied up or left open over a tank as a kind of jacket. So chic and on trend. Also you don’t need to ditch skinnies but just get a pair that leaves a little room at the ankle and not suctioned to your leg. Hope that helps!
8:05 Teacups. Just right now I am watching this video while sipping my coffee from a little tea cup. 😉 That's my lifestyle 😄 Am I the only one?
No, of course not :-)
No I am with you! ❤️
No you are not the only one!
Nope. I’m english. We use teacups and saucers and larger mugs with saucers.
I want to start using my tea cups! It seems like much more of an "experience" to sip from a tea cup than a mug. I just need to order some of those spout attachments because my teapot drips, annoyingly, so i currently heat my tea water in tbe microwave (sacrilege?). 😅 🫖 ❤
PEOPLE! Watch and listen with an ear for things YOU can use! OF COURSE everything isn’t going to pertain to your life! Listen and use with common sense, and how YOU do things! Geez…
THANK YOU, Cass!! Yes I’m definitely adjusting to every chapter of my life as I see fit. For me, I’m keeping my combo dvd/vcr player because I have stuff I haven’t transferred yet, plus sometimes wifi is out. But so much of your ideas are excellent points!
Glad you think so!
It isn’t so much the information she is imparting, it’s the tone. She could have relayed the same information in a less insulting way.
@@SheilaEnglish2 it’s all about how you hear it. No need to take offense. If you know her by now, you know she’s well intentioned and only trying to HELP. I look at it as “giving myself permission”, like she says. If her tone doesn’t help you, well- I guess just move on. It’s not the first time she’s used this tone and it really helps many of us that need to hear it.
@ I am a fan of Cas and have made dozens of comments of appreciation but this time her ageist comments were wrong and deserved to be called out.
@@SheilaEnglish2 again, your perspective. That’s how you’re hearing it. If it doesn’t apply to the chapter of life you’re in currently, then ignore the advice. But there’s no need to make it sound personal. It’s what SHE has done, and she’s showing by example that we can “give ourselves permission” to do the same. If you still can’t “hear” the message or it doesn’t pertain to you in this chapter of your life, there is still no need to brow beat. However, this IS the internet and a public forum, so you are entitled just as anyone else to state your opinion, as am I.
But, But, But I LOVE doilies!!! We DO have a home phone and my cell phone is not on all the time (and I don't want it to be!), so I DO need a calculator - and my husband LOVES paper maps. Also, our stereo is in the living room and we have speakers in 2 different rooms. We have a VHS player and a CD player and we use both. And darlin'...I'm not that old!!!! However, if we have these things and don't use/enjoy them then they DO need to go!
This! My favorite movies either aren't on streaming services, or I don't want to have to wait til a certain time of year when they might come back to a service I subscribe to 🤷♀️
@@outofmyelement932 I love Doilies also ! I have quite a few that my grandmother made. Could never part with them!
@@outofmyelement932 we still have an 8 track player, and still listen to it from time to time. We also have a reel-to-reel player and tapes of myself as a very small girl doing commercials that my doting grandparents recorded - ancient! Very entertaining to MY grandchildren now!
AMEN!!
My Mom & Mother-in-law gave us fancy china & crystal for wedding gifts 39 years ago. I don't use them anymore but felt a sentimental attachment. What to do? Instead of keeping service for 10, I kept just service for 4. This takes up very little space in my cupboard & I donated all the rest :) I treasure these special dishes and glasses now more than I ever did!
Hi Cas! I hope you're having a great day. I've loved watching your videos for years and have never disagreed with you until now. I have and have used every single item you mentioned. Some people like me are not rich enough to buy a computer and get the Internet for all the items you mentioned and we need to be old school due to financial situations and we also simply do enjoy using what has worked. I know you said keep it if you use it but you also kept saying nobody uses these things anymore and it made me feel bad about myself. I don't want a modern, minimalist looking home. I want a cherished lived in look with memories like photos, precious items around me. I truly don't mean to offend you in any way but the video made me feel bad about how I live my life and being older and how I can't afford a computer and I'm doing the best I can. Again, I love your channel and support you and your creativity. Sorry about the pity party. Just needed to blither, I guess, excuse me. Have a wonderful day, my friend.
Well said
I felt like that too in a way but I don't think she is saying get rid of these things because they are old fashioned, she is just saying don't hold onto them if you don't really want them but feel bad getting rid of them. If you want them and love them then by all means keep them.
Omg, my favorite kitchen appliance. If loving my George Foreman grill is wrong, I don't wanna be right. I use it all the time. Great alternative to an outdoor grill.
You said it!!!
I use mine regularly also. So much easier than using the outdoor gas grill.
lol
I use mine 2 or 3 times per week.
My boyfriend uses ours ALL of the time, but mostly the griddle for pancakes. It is usually sitting on the counter and doesn't get put away..."away" means on top of the kitchen cabinets that we are WAY too short to reach!!
I'm feeling old, because I love this stuff!! 😂
Don't let it make you feel old just bc you let antiques!!!
I started (and LOVED) listening to the '50s music was some of my favorite music since I was a kid!!! (Even though I was born in the '70s!!!! Lol)
And I remember going to an auction with my dad when I was a little kid and I even bid on an antique chest (got outbid:( and bid & won an antique tiny vase (sadly eventually broke during a move many years later:(
And we still have historians & history teachers being born, and archeologists, etc
Just bc we might like older things doesn't mean that we're old... Historians and archeologists aren't 200 or 2,000 years old respectively! Lol
But the take home point of her video should be
"Use it, or lose it"
And I think if we
"Keep it and don't use it mentality" did tend to be the older generation's mentality, when they would store their 'best china' in the china cabinet and only take it out for special occasions periodically and not very often at that :(
Instead of enjoying these kinds of things on a daily basis
Like we tend to think about life now "life is too precious to save things only for special occasions"
I can't remember where I heard this, but it might have been a comment on another of cas's videos where an adult daughter gave her 70-something mother an expensive bottle of wine. Then a few weeks later she saw the bottle displayed somewhere and now empty, so she asked her mother
"What special occasion did you drink it for?"
Her mother answered
"I'm 70/80 years old. Everyday that I wake up is a special occasion."
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@@sonyad7723Also another saying I heard is “special dishes (and silverware) aren’t for special occasions. They’re for SPECIAL PEOPLE.”
So use them as often as you’d like to. Even if that’s every day. 😊
Nothing beats a real book
I said it for so many years - and then I turned 50 and my eyesight started to fail! Age related presbyopia! Enter the Kindle, which makes every book a large-print book! I embrace it now. 😅
@@kellipatton1163yes, I love my Kindle. 😁
@@kellipatton1163 , I have learned to embrace audio books!!!
I LOVE my Kindle, but I have to pick up a paper copy from my huge library/living room when my son calls my hubby on MY phone and then proceeds to talk for an hour, lol.
(Hubby doesn't have a cell)
(That's another story for another day)
I and my daughter collect all the classics every chance we get and although i have bifocals and love my kindle with all the free books I’d rather have real books any day! And nothing is prettier in home decor than beautiful books!! Ouch! Not sure i can finish the video after reading the comments!
So many good purge ideas, thank you ❤ A few years ago instead of getting rid of my fine china and cutlery I started using it for everyday. It’s been working great.
Lol! I needed this, as I was watching it, the drawer full of stationary I havent used for months was right in my eyeline 😂. But the Doilies is what cracked me up! I have a drawer full of them, not because I like them but because grandma made one every Christmas for a gift.I know she put alot if work & love in them but Talk about guilty clutter. I finally found a way to honor & enjoy that work. , On pinterest I saw a pin where they had taken doilies & stretched them on embroidery hoops & installed led tape lights behind them, then arranged 3 different size ones on a wall...it made a beautiful & more contemporary fiber art light. So thats what I plan to do, pick my favorites & have them on display yet also as a useful light, & set the rest free.
"Nobody uses..." Guess I'm nobody, LOL. I enjoy using some of these things and have purged many of the others. Still have a ways to go though. Thanks for encouraging us to reconsider why we keep things. Our kids will thank you some day. :)
Yes they will, good thinking they will definitely be so happy to have less things to go throughthidont even want to think of the day that comes when my parents are no longer here the last thingni want to.do is gonthrough their items. So sad. Don't want that for my kids.
"Dont be mad im coming for your pantyhose" lmao love this.
Love ya Cass, but I think you needed to start with, if you are using it great, keep it. As far platters, etc..I created a ‘Party Box’- a storage container filled with party supplies, punch bowl, glassware, etc that I can store out of the prime real estate areas of my kitchen and can easily pull out or share with other family members who are having a party and need items. I have learned through your videos to let go of unused items, so thank you. I now try to surround myself with the things I actually enjoy- some of those are picture frames of loved ones and Knick knacks💕it doesn’t ‘date’ me, it just makes me happy
I entertain a lot so I keep things on hand. Love the idea of storing items in a Party Box
My grandmother's punch bowl is proudly on the modern counter of my kitchen because it sparkles and makes a gorgeous fruit bowl. :) I've had it since my wedding day.. She got it on her wedding day in the 1940s.
I have a party box as well with my punch bowl, serving platters, etc. I use them all the time for wedding and baby showers.
ILOVE the party box idea!!! Especially sharing it when needed!!! 😊
And the sparkle-y fruit bowl must be BEAUTIFUL!!!! And so family-history special to you!!! 😊
I throw parties several times during the year and sometimes I just have friends over for a last minute get together. Those platters, punch bowls etc all come in handy. And sometimes they are the conversation starter that get things flowing.
I will say this loud and clear: I do NOT give a flibberdyflip what is in style. I dress classic, minimal, and what is soft and comfortable. One of the perks of aging is not caring what other people think. Dressing for the occasion is really the only rule. But you have still young-ish kids, so they might make you let them off a block away if you get it wrong. lol
😂 So true. And makeup! I woke up at 60, went to put on makeup for an event, and suddenly realized I was just over it. I kept an eyebrow pencil and one moisturizing lipstick of neutral color just in case I ever feel like it again. Used them twice in three years.
I’ve never had and never will have style 😢
I still have an egg cooker. It sings a little happy song when my eggs are done. I love it 😊
If you use it that's great!
As a single 30-something guy in a smallish apartment, most of these didn't apply to me. But I appreciate the time and thoughtfulness that went into the video!
I always love your videos and your great information. However, this is really the first one that made me think, if i were to get rid of all those things house would be almost empty. Those things are what makes a house YOUR home !
Im not gunna get rid of my mothers and grandmothers nice dishes and even the punch bowl. It brings me joy. I will agree that they never really even got much use when my mom had them but i strive to change that in my life. Ive already used the punch bowl a few times for parties we’ve hosted. I dont care if its “dated”. Cuz idk if youve been paying attention but “dated” things are actually more trendy than they seem. It often falls under the category of nostalgic or even camp… but the more the new stuff is poorly made mass produced things from asia, the more those old things are valuable and recognized for their worth. So no way. I am not stupid enough to throw away priceless heirlooms and antiques that literally will never be made again…
I've been picking up gorgeous sparkling crystal bowls with lids for a few dollars at Goodwill and using them to deliver treats to friends and neighbors at the holidays. You're right; these timeless, beautiful, well-made items will always be wonderful!
@@Allthecrazythings87 I’m with you!!!
She's recommending this for the majority. Just use what helps YOU and ignore the rest.
I declutterred my grandma’s punch bowl a few years ago and have regretted it 😢
I think young people are realizing more and more that you can't keep going faster and faster and live your life on the screen only. Just last month we had a potluck with friends ranging 25-40. We were drinking cider that we made from scratch at home the month before, we collected apples and other fruits from our families and friends who had them in their gardens and had no intentions of processing them. We made everything from scratch and used some fancy dinnerware and had fun, no tech used. Honestly - I am glad that there are people who donate them - that way actually some of us younger gals who did not inherit such stuff can go and get it for cheap and give it new appreciation. Like I got my punch bowl for 15€ in charity store. It was hand polished crystal glass with a set of matching glass cups. And for the last 8 years me and my ex BF have had punch from end of nowember till february, just refilled the thing every week :D :D
And I mean no matter if people go to thrift store and themselves punch bowl and cookie cutters or if they pull out some family heirlooms and enjoy them, in the end some friends and family will join at some point, see it used and may be inspired to do the same and that is much more sustainable lifestlyle than trying to keep up and buying new cheaply produced stuff.
Good food for thought...I'd argue back about the paper maps. I think it's smart to keep an updated road map for your area or travel for when GPS leads you astray or just doesn't work. Don't get rid of your vcrs, etc until you have finished the project of transferring all your family videos
I just donated my little Boombox which played tapes and then found some audio tapes I meant to transfer to a CD.......
@@pammcguffey626 I’m definitely a paper map advocate. I was stunned this past summer when I stopped in the NJ state welcome center for a map and was told they don’t print them anymore. Route planning on imaps or Google maps really doesn’t work for me. Sure, if you have to get to one specific place, it will probably work (though not necessarily on the roads you’d prefer), but by relying on a route a machine chooses, we are likely missing interesting places in or near other routes just because the technology says we save two minutes on the other route - places you’d easily see on the broader view of a paper map.
Absolutely! Paper map for backup is a must.
Yes to this! We camp and many times the phones don't work that great - we keep an Atlas in our camper. Finding one was an issue, but Wal-Mart to the rescue!
As 4WDers in Australia, we'll use paper maps for mountainous terrain/ remote trips, where you might not have cell service. Means you can explore every nook and cranny of a place because you can mark where youve been, highlights etc just with a pen.
Cass, this is by far the best list of items to declutter!! Very practical yet beyond the typical "socks & undies with holes" type obvious items.
As always, the warmth in your voice & your sense of humor is so comforting ❤
Thanks so much - I'm glad you found the list helpful!
You are of a different generation. I’ll stay in my lane enjoying my trappings. It’s always good to take inventory and yes clean house. I am old school and need not apologize . I am a time capsule curator, librarian and don’t need to play keep up. Classic styles are timeless. Don’t get hung up in your closet wear yourself out. Book shelves on outside walls are good insulation. 😊love my photo frames as well as scrap books. I feel the current pushing hard and fast into dependency on ever upgrading tech devices. I appreciate the written word penned in connecting letters. I will fade away soon enough but intend to maintain the olde world charms . You have good motivation to examine our habits and the why to what and how. Thanks. I will pick what feels right for me today. Just spent a year helping 99 year old with most all things you named . The spinning wheel is more than a conversation starter. Kids can craft brilliantly given used household items. Have a session I call *ARTIFACTS* Let it be a history lesson as well as creative recycling. Take pictures and share. It’s still cool to stay warm so scarves are not going away. Vintage is a style for many reasons. Panty hose or tights make sense and can legitimize wearing shorter skirts or long shirts. Think of the Beatnik generation then hippies. The artistic types. Multicultural costume integration. ‘Made you look!’ Plaids and paisleys. 😮
I'm 36 and I'm right there with you!
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Collecting is perfectly fine if you have the space. Her advice is aimed at people drowning and don't know where to start. I'm keeping my grandma's china because I have a place for it, but her 80's lamp that I have no memories tying it to her can go. I'm keeping the crystal that was my husband's great grandma's but most of my cheap souvenirs from old trips can go-they don't mean much to me. A lot of the other things gotta go out of my house, I'm saving room for the things I really want and use. (I'm 53 and definitely grew up with collectables and make my own doilies, though none are on display).
@@eleanorcramer7986 You are a woman after my own heart!
True! Old vintage items are not replaceable and much better looking and much more sturdy than the useless, cheap crap they sell nowadays.
I make my Christmas cards every year. But, I am 68, I'm not going to be here too much longer and I'm using up all of my scrapbook paper!! I feel that this is something that I am sharing with my friends and granted over the years my list is getting shorter as people die. My friends and an Aunt had a stack of cards I had made and sent to them every year. They were keepsakes!
You aren't old at 68! Don't wish your life away.
You could have another 30 years. My dad lived to 97 and my aunt lived to 100. Comparatively 68 is midlife.
I love it when I walk into a friend's home and see a greeting card I made them displayed on the mantel. Especially if it's a Christmas card and today is August 17th! ❤❤❤
I agree with the other people. You likely have another 30 years so enjoy your cards!
I hope you have many, MANY more years. I don’t care what other people think is clutter. I send people handwritten cards and every one of them say how special it was. One told me she cried and told me how I sent her exactly what she needed to hear exactly when she needed to hear it. You never know how such a small thing can affect someone. Keep on, as long as you can. ❤🙏🏻
Fellow Professional Organizer and long time subscriber here. We have a family of 6. I have been consistently eliminating clutter from our home for years. You have inspired me to get rid of so much more! Your podcasts are incredible! Thank you! ❤️
How awesome! Thanks so much for being here!❤️
Girl, you motivate me so much! I have been decluttering and doing the 30 day challenge. Binge watching a Videos at a time! I saw this one that you just posted so excited it made me get up and go to my craft room and fill up one trash bag of trash, empty one drawer And made a zone of all of my flower foam.. :))
I am so proud of myself! Thank you again for all the inspiration and motivation. I am finally taking my house back.😂❤😊
I recently moved, and was really glad to have all the newspapers I'd saved for a project a few years ago, because I was able to wrap all my beautiful china and pretty things to keep them safe.
Lol. You are so young with your opinion that pretty china, etc., isn't necessary. Even if I no longer have family or friends who visit me, I love the beauty of everything in my china cabinet. It makes me happy to look at it.
My mom had six China cabinets full of fine antique dishes etc... She Loved looking at them till the day she died and then we got rid of 90% of it but they brought her much joy so served a great purpose. 🙂 I have a few pieces now in my cabinet and I will look at them and think of her till the day I die.
@@maryellenyork2819 I feel the same way.
That’s how I feel too. Looking at my china cabinet ( which is curated and not full) is like looking at a painting on the wall. It’s beautiful and gives me a lot of pleasure.
@ yes, indeed.
I consider myself a minimalist and am a cricket organizer. My home looks like a model home for the most part with some exceptions of cherished pictures of loved ones. Everything else is nicely put in their place, including my beautiful tea cups and saucers from England. I also love my panini makers. In the end, we should do what works for us and it’s not a carbon copy of the next person. As the saying goes you do you. I do love your encouragement to get rid of unnecessary stuff and appreciate you!
I just turned 74 the other day and have outlived classmates, friends, ex friends, ex boyfriends, etc. My son and I discussed letting go of stuff and non selling ebay inventory. i have a closet FULL of clothes when I worked in the office. I plan to work on that. I remember my dad got rid of things he no longer needed when he got older. I am hoping I live long enough to get rid of stuff so my family doesn't have to deal with it. Thanks for the video. Have a nice day.
Cass, this video is pure gold. How did you ever get all these ideas rolled into one video? Pure genius. Love it so much that I am headed off to start getting rid of these now useless things I’ve been hanging onto 😂. Well at least some of the ideas mentioned 😅
Cas, you're stomping on a lot of toes with this video. Most of your fan base is probably over 50 and we love a lot of those things you are telling us are "has been items". I love my teacups for when I have formal teas for my friends a few times a year. They enjoy the tablecloths, the fine china, the silverware or goldware that matches the rim of my china and the crystal glassware they drink their wine from. I'm keeping my landline too because the internet/wifi isn't as reliable as my landline is.
Some of us live where the signal doesn’t reach and we need our landlines.
Glad you mentioned that because I still have a landlines phone
Me too@@robertadunn1572
I just can't get rid of mine yet. I don't use it, but I know it's there.😅
I'd never give up my landline phone...I've had 2 expensive cell phones and neither one will consistently send or receive calls or texts. For some reason, my energy kills electronics. So I need a dependable phone...with wires. And I make cards and send them. But I don't have doilies, lol.
And a 20 something child that has a cellphone that’s always flat!
Girl I ain’t gonna lie one of those legs popcorn tins is AWESOME for storing my recycled gift bows from Christmas presents! I’ve had the same one for years lol 😆
I used to visit the recycle center just to pick up the large popcorn tins dropped off there - they have made fantastic storage for me for many years!
And napkins, cards and envelopes, pens and pencils, even flower sugar, pasta, just add little sticker labels
There are areas in Texas that have no internet service and many more no cell phone service! Sad. But true. That’s why we keep landlines, takeout menus, cookbooks, and many more of the items mentioned!
Same in Australia
Same is true in Washington state. And if an area is covered, it is often unreliable.
I love this. My godparents, and my parents are hoarders. It taught me to only keep the practical stuff, and give away/throw away anything that hasn’t been used in a year.
My guy Dan, and I just got rid of a window air conditioner that was broken, and sitting in our garage. For the last 10 years.
I paid someone to dispose of it properly. It made me feel good to do so. Our garage was really cluttered when the second bedroom in our house. Was gutted out, and rebuilt into a brand new addition.
We had most of the stuff from the second bedroom stored in the garage. We have just a couple of things in there now. That was from the second bedroom. But, it can’t work in our new space.
I really love your organization videos. They really help a lot.
-Samantha
I mailed 80 cards to my Dad for his 80th and he LOVED it! Birthday cards still matter! My daughter, age 28, lines them up on her kitchen counter the week of. Emails and online posts are last second- oh I forgot until FB told me- rubish.
Hey! Don’t knock the egg cooker! It’s so handy and we use it all the time!
Forget what's cool Cas! Wear what YOU think looks good on you, what YOU feel comfortable in and what YOU like! I shop at Goodwill and consignment stores because I'm not willing to pay outrageous prices. Just be YOU!!
I love my teapot and teacups, tablecloths, etc. But I love your video anyway! ❤️
Yup- You're in trouble for many of these. I can handle more inventory than you say. I'm keeping my Lenox fancy dishes. My kids can send them away after I'm dead!
My 16 year old daughter uses tea cups for her tea every time. She never uses the big coffee mugs, lol.
And we still have a landline. We use it regularly.
Started to watch but became irritated by the constant framing of 'old' being the worst possible thing. This is decluttering - it's about whether you use and love something, or whether you have too much even if you do use it. Ageism is not required. A better framing would be 'overlooked items you may have kept because you've always had them when you decluttered'. Stuff that grandparents had are being reused and repurposed by the really young generations, so you're dating yourself by rejecting all your parents stuff in that grey kitchen.
I just used my George Foreman 2 days ago to batch cook burger patties. I also love dishes and use them along with table cloths to decorate seasonally and I have both my grandmothers' sets. I also crochet as a craft hobby, and have several blankets/throws that I have made and made for others. Im not "grandmacore" but I do love a big streak of cottage core. Its cozy!
It is great for small chicken breasts.
I use our grill weekly. 😊
I miss our GF Grill - it was quite useful!
I use my George Foreman all winter, can’t grill burgers outside in NY in winter.
I use my George foreman 2 to 3 times a week.
I still send cards and I love to wrap presents. My car- a 2013- still has a CD player. I keep my favorite CDs in my car.
Me too. Mine’s a 2011. It’s not easy to find cd players anymore! 😢
I finally had to say goodbye to my 20 year old car. Two years later I still miss the CD player! I no longer have music in my car - I listen to classical music, but the car refuses to play the movements in order. It’s unsafe and inconvenient to scroll through the list to find and select each movement. CDs just worked, no fuss, no eyes off the road.
mine too, though it broke recently so will need to take it to garage for repair!
LOL it's funny that you mention cookie tins because growing up in a Filipino household, you could never tell if there really were cookies inside of them or sewing supplies 🤣
I painted mine white and use it to keep my Washi Tape. LOL
This post will be long, so I won't blame you for passing over this comment.😂 (Just for context, I'm 80... that's age in years, not my birth year!)
~Manuals: The internet does not always work, and sometimes it's near impossible to find online what you need right this minute. You do not want to be stuck in a power outage without the manual for the generator you haven't started up in 5 years.
~Encyclopedia: Altering or eliminating historical events on the internet is not only possible, it is being done. Unless someone sneaks into your home with White-out (Remember that stuff?) and changes the text in your books, they will contain the same information that they had when you bought them a half century ago. (Confession: I don't currently own an encyclopedia.)
~Tablecloths: I have a good tablecloth for when company is over for dinner. It keeps the dishes and utensils from clattering on the bare wood. When it's just the two of us that's no big deal.
~Doilies: Those needlework pieces on the backs and arms of furniture are called antimacassars and serve to protect the upholstery from body and hair oils. I have one on my sofa crocheted by the grandmother I never knew. It's special to me and I will probably have it framed one day, since it really isn't necessary. (Who uses hair oil these days?)
~Pantyhose: After my mom passed I found a drawer full of not only pantyhose, but stockings---you know, the ones that required garters to keep them up. Some of them were so old (and in remarkably good condition) that they actually had a seam on the back! I have no idea what she was planning to do with them because by the late 50's nobody was wearing any hosiery that needed garters.🙄
~Fashion statement: You look great in those outfits you modeled. Who cares what is in fashion, especially the weird outfits you see models sporting on the runway and the mistakes celebrities wear at the Oscars. Wear what makes you feel and look good.💖
I'e been casually watching your videos for years because I've imagined myself as being more minimal. I've recently discovered that I'm just NOT a minimal person! And this is by far my favorite video because I have a small collection of at least half of the things in this video! Watching you try to convince me that I don't need all these trickets has me giggling so hard! You're the best!
Also, Loft. We're all shopping at Loft.
There are some shut-ins that really appreciate a card in the mail. Especially if they are homemade.
I would rather declutter my computer and cell phone and go back to table cloths, sending cards/letters and watching movies.😊
The pantyhose can stay dead, but I just purchased my first placemats, cloth napkins, and napkin rings; and I’m really excited. I’m actually a little sad that I gave away my Nanny’s china years ago, but I’m awaiting my own dishwashable pfaltzgraf pattern (on sale) for everyday use… it’s late and I really want it to be here. Oy. But you know the most interesting thing is that I’ve been searching for all this because my husband actually cares. This is what he’s getting for Christmas. We’re both in our 30’s, and he actually wants dishes that match. I know! I know! .. It’s wild, but I’m excited about cultivating a nice home that feels lavish to us; but I have no idea what to do with the tea cups. lol
Yes cultivating a home that YOU feel good in is so important and if matching dishes, placemats and napkin rings is part of that then 100% go for it!!🩵
There was a pfaltzgraf outlet store near where I grew up, so my mom bought EVERYTHING for the kitchen from there. I now see both patterns we had in my local thrift store all the time. I hope you enjoy everything you are buying for your home. It sounds lovely.
I have china that was gifted to me from Singapore in the 80s. I use it for holidays and put it in the dishwasher, because i doubt that my kids will keep it and it helps me enjoy it now.
If Melania can still wear high heels, so can I, I decided back in 2016. I'm now 55 and still wearing them, and I'm literally still using almost everything you mentioned except the phone book. Still have a landline, too. It works better than a cel phone.
Use my china, silverware, platters, salad spinner, placemats EVERY DAY. I love the artistry of beautifully crocheted flower doilies, I sleep on pillowcases embroidered by someone's gma, I use silver polish, I have knickknacks in china cabinets, framed photos in every room... and when people enter my house they say, "I love how cozy and homey your house is! Everyone else's is so sterile, like a hotel."
You've inspired me, Cas, to get rid of the things I didn't really like that belonged to my DHs grandma, and worn out items, and excess, and paper. Except wrapping paper. I wrap everything! For every holiday! Unwrapping is so much more fun than gift bags!
And btw I never shop at dollar stores anymore. I found that that was the stuff that I tired of quickly.
Hugs to you, Cas! 💕
I have learnt a ton from you and have decluttered a lot, and have a lot more to declutter even though my home is pretty simple. I got rid of my kitchen dishes and use my good china everyday. I have platters and serving dishes and crystal bowls because I use them and love them. I collect pillow cases, because I love the delicately embroidery on them and iron them lovingly. But I don’t collect throw pillows, blankets, framed photos , seasonal decor etc. I have downsized so many things with your help and I appreciate your suggestions, and I don’t follow the ones that don’t speak to me. Like DYI seasonal decor that is you, but not me. Love you and I am not mad.🥰
There's only one thing on this list that I won't let go of, the Egg Cooker. Seriously, it changed my egg cooking life, the shells practically fall off. ❤
Salt in the water. Shake the eggs in a cup or bowl with a lid when they're done. Same thing. The shells will fall off.
Totally agree!! I use my egg cooker every week. Everything else I can get rid of. But I'm keeping my egg cooker!!
I have to use one because I would forget my eggs on the stove. The second time I let my eggs boil dry and explode (I had to clean egg off of my ceiling) I bought my egg cooker and never looked back 🙃 😂
Same here, the egg cooker greatly reduced the stress in my life for something I enjoy eating in various ways.
If you have an instant pot, you won't need an egg cooker (or a slow cooker or a rice cooker or a yogurt maker). Easy-peel perfect hard boiled eggs -- 4 minutes at high pressure, release pressure, pop right into the fridge. (Everybody seems to use this "5-5-5" method of 5 minutes high pressure, wait 5 minutes then release pressure 5 minutes in an ice bath -- unnecessarily complicated!)
I realized that every item you mentioned, I had! I have been trying to declutter because I am 77 and know I have too much stuff. Thank you for giving me rational to get rid of these items. You're right, I never use them. They are only taking up space. However, you can never have enough books. Just kidding, I'm weeding them out also.
That's great!
I have LOTS of books. They line my walls and I have piles on coffee tables etc. I may not read them all the time (many I haven't read yet) but they are there and they give me comfort. Some are like old friends and some are over 100 years old and they don't write like that anymore! Inside the front leafs of the books, people long since gone have written their names and a message to loved ones etc. They are pieces of history. Somehow, reading a kindle is not the same.
@@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen I was a bookseller and know many authors personally. I say, "I only buy my friends' books, unfortunately I have too many friends!
Cass, I stayed to the end and don’t hate you 😂. You keep doing what you’re doing and don’t go clothes shopping, there’s nothing wrong with what you have and I believe you would say that to me if I was in your situation. Didn’t someone get asked if they were single recently! 😉❤
It's nice to get something in the mail
I love my paper maps… I hate the electronic ones… I like the big picture… I like choosing another road… I like to see where I’m going & get a sense of the places I’m passing….. not getting rid!
When you got to pantyhose, it unlocked a memory that my mom used to restock “L’eggs” pantyhose in the grocery stores, there used to be full sections in most stores of those pantyhose in every color and style. This was the late 90’s. She would take us to the store with her before school, restock her orders and then take us to school. Those were the days!
I literally went to the supermarket the other day to buy stockings for work and they had about two pairs to choose from! I guess they’re not a staple anymore!
@alesiahbolton3132 As kids, we used to play with the eggs. I still have a little Easter Bunny that my Great Grandma crocheted around one. He has a little pom pom tail and button eyes. No way am I decluttering him! He comes out every Easter!
Cookie tin - line with waxed paper - the best thing to keep your Christmas cookies fresh and crisp!! And I shop at Old Navy!!
YES! Thank you. They are better than any glass or plastic container or even cling wrap. They last forever and end waste. :)
Okay, after reading the comments and stopping at 3:24 to comment myself, I decided NOT to finish watching because I don’t want to be completely angry with Cas.
Admit it! You love getting a hand-written card in the actual mail. It says “I thought enough of you to buy a card, put pen to paper, pay for a stamp, and mail this card.” Sending a text or an email requires no thought or real effort, and says as much !
Just for your information, the doilies on the back and arms of upholstered furniture had a distinct purpose. Back in the day, men would slick down their hair with an Oil. Those doilies were used to prevent the oil from damaging the furniture. They could be washed or replaced and women could show off their creative needlework skills.
I do use some of my crystal and porcelain dishes every day. Thank you for all these suggestions.
I use modern fabric place mats on my arm chairs and couch to protect the arms and head rest from body oils. Keeps my couches and chairs looking good with no stains. 👍