My big dream is one day display some of my Care Bears, My Little Ponies and 80s & 90s Toys in a display cabinet! Maybe in the Basement once it’s cleared up and weather proofed better!!! But for now they’ll have to stay in my pretty bins 💗💗💗
You should get a curio cab and display them now. They’re going to sit in the boxes and you’re going to forget about them for another 30 years, when you can be enjoying them now! If they bring you joy, display them now and be happy. 😉😘
Looking at your collection I would think that you are me if I kept my things. I had a lot of the same toys/trinkets. 💗🦄📚 i had that same unicorn @ 5:51
Even though you didn’t declutter, I think this is an important step. You’re showing care towards these items instead of them being “lost” and neglected.
Those little charms were called Charmkins. I'll never forget the name because my daughter stuck one in her nose and we had to go to the ER to get it out! This was her era, same as yours. All the things you have I can remember buying her and her playing with them. She still has her ponies and a pound puppy. I myself loved all The Lisa Frank and Super Shades. I loved all the colors of notebook paper! I enjoyed her things right along with her since I never had much growing up. I really enjoyed going down memory lane with you!
My daughters (born in ''74 and '77) had those charmkins too, but I didn't remember their name! Weren't they sold in plastic capsules in gumball type machines, so you never knew which one you'd get for your quarter?
I call this "treasure boxing". Taking the extra time to clean & store your items in a way that makes opening the box a pleasure is so worthwhile. It's like putting together a present for your future self, using items that you already love! I treasure-box anything from holiday ornaments to cookie cutters to out-of-season clothes, time permitting. When I get the impulse to go shopping for a certain category, I make a point of opening up those treasure boxes before hitting the store. I find that I end up spending less on new things because I take more pleasure in my old things. In terms of displays: Remember that you don't have to display everything at once! I have wa-a-a-ay more decorations than I can display at any point (especially with my current pair of playful kitties) so I rotate things out, often just redecorating a single shelf at a time. The bookshelf that is currently features Harry Potter theme has been up for a while; I may switch to something like Dark Crystal or Labyrinth for a bit. And the Fraggle Rock shelf that's up now was a Sesame Street shelf over the winter, and may become a Muppet Babies shelf later. You can do the same thing with family pictures, rotating out what's in any given frame.
I have kept toys of my grandfathers from the late 1800s, now considered antiques. We put them under the Christmas tree every year. I am regarded as a minimalist by my friends and fam. Of mine, I have a tea set , I keep in the box and bring out on my birthday. We did not have as many toys as kids do now, but we never felt deprived. They were usually passed down, then passed on. I am a senior senior too.
I love the Idea or putting old toys under the Christmas tree. What a lovely way to enjoy them every year! I’m going to steal that idea and get some of my bits out of boxes!
Good! Keep it! People from the 1950s and 1960s started repurchasing things that reminded them of their childhoods! If you love it, it's a definite keep! If it makes you feel guilty for the purchase or a negative emotion or reminds you of bad times, let it go.
My daughter is 45. She has her adorable creatures safely stored away. She got rid of 60 boxes of books, clothing, dishes, and linens when she moved back with us after 20 ( twenty ) years away. Tina
December 2023. I got rid of more stuff. Towels, blankets, books,magazines, rags, art supplies, and more. There's still more stuff I need to get rid of. 25 items each day. My husband even found stuff to get rid of. Tina, Al's wife
I LOVE the nostalgia!! It's good to see that this things make you happy, and not anxious or ashamed, cause that's what this memories are supposed to bring: Joy!!
Awesome...you going threw that stuff I remember all of it cause my daughter had it all...and I'm amazed you've gone from decluttering to organizing...great job
I'm decluttering my childhood things piece by piece. Its at my moms house so I do a small section at a time. But wow, its hard. I see my stuff which was so dear to me and I feel the emotions I felt during this period. I started hoarding then and letting stuff go is quite therapeutic. It hit me that it was kept due to a lot of anxiety and sadness. So I am really happy you are cherishing the little treasures that give you true joy! ❤️ Cant wait for the moment you can display them in the way you would like. 😘
I can relate to this. I’ve slowly been going through stuff when I go back home - it’s hard! I’ve donated a lot, and it feels really good actually. Stuff does hold emotional weight so it’s cathartic and freeing to let it go. I still have a LOT of stuff though 😂
I have the equivalent. I feel exactly the same way about it. When my middle daughter saw all of it, she said, "These are mom's brothers and sisters." I was an only child and spent many happy hours with my toys.
These are so cute and such precious memories, I appreciate that you take such good care of it. I have to admit, that except for a couple of things, I got rid of my childhood things. But with my own kids little memory-things I struggle and I keep more than I should 🤫.
I remember very well. The Super shades stuff was so cool. We sold in our store but I didn't get to use very much of it but I have had a thing for school supplies forever. I have the tiny kitties still
Seeing this made me happy! If you get things in order in your laundry room, maybe you could display a few of those tiny animals or ponies or Cabbage Patch on a little sectioned off shelf. Then you can look at them almost everyday. I enjoyed a lot of the same things although I’m older. I’ve kept them too
Loved seeing all those 80s and 90s things together! I have a lot of the same stuff and it makes me so happy - wish I knew how to display it all. Thanks for sharing! :)
I am so happy to see you are enjoying yourself organizing 😊 And like you said. The things that you love deserves to be taken care of! You are doing very good! ❤️
This is so great! This is why you're decluttering, so you can enjoy these things. It's so good to see you taking better care of your possessions, I hate seeing how sad you get when you find things water damaged so I'm glad you're being proactive
Awe, I just LOVED your message!! Thank you!!! Such a good message that this is my “Why” for decluttering!!! So I can enjoy the things that truly spark joy 💜🦄⭐️
Beautiful episode! I always drool in anticipation whenever a new decluttering video pops up. But this one...this one just had my heart bursting with joy going down your memory lane! 💖 Marie Kondo would be pleased 😊 Thank you for taking us along!
This was a wonderful video to see, I love 80’s nostalgia! The little charm dolls are Charmkins. 😊 I loved the plastic charm necklaces back in the day, Poochie was one of my very favorites, what an amazing bunch of nostalgic childhood treasures you have! I absolutely love all the special toys and stationary from back in the day! Thanks for sharing! 😊❤️
Aw, Lisa Frank, the LA Gear keychain (I found mine when going through bins recently) so many familiar looking items. The Super Shades notebooks - my scrapbook from my Grandma is in one of those notebooks sitting in my bedroom currently. I do hope you’re able to put it out for display sometime, instead of keeping in totes. At some point after you have a little girl (that’s my hope for you 😉) you may end up passing stuff to her. My daughter inherited my home made (huge) Barbie house last year. Dad made it and had to keep going back to the lumber yard for more wood. When my hubby saw it pulled out for the first time he thought our property taxes would go up from the size of it (😂😂). I was just playing Barbies with my daughter. Most of what she’s playing with is around 30 years old. I treated my B and their stuff like royalty. Some day it’ll get broken and I’ll deal with it. My daughter said to me ‘sometimes I feel silly playing Barbies because I’m already 8’ I started laughing and told her that I’m quite sure I played B once or twice when I was 16!! 😂🤦♀️ Have fun with the nostalgia but keep in mind it’s just plastic stuff, it’ll eventually fade/break/whatever and we can never bring back that time in our lives so it is what it is 🤷♀️
God, Family, Craft, Travel Repeat I know right! I still have a scattering of these things and from the other videos at my folks - the grandkids love to play with but it’s amazing how many of the things she pulls out my brain goes “omg! I remember those” lol! Even down to the same sticker album from a few vids ago :D
As a 90s kid myself i smiled the whole video! Memory lane :) you do not need to get rid of a single card from these! Having afew items from childhood is normal for non hoarders too ;)
The nostalgia! 😍😍 This is everything a good memory box should be! All joy! Quick note: elastic will disintegrate over time so I’d put those bracelets in a bag or box so you don’t lose the beads. Or if you have jewelry making supplies, you can restring them.
Oh, my... I just tossy tossy-ed my New kids wrappers a few months ago. 😅 LOVED this one! Thank you SO much for sharing, giving words to my feelings and letting me know I'm not the only weird one out there. 🧡
Omg that was absolutely brilliant. 👏👏👏 I ssssooooooo enjoyed looking and remembering some of that stuff. Great memories. Delighted you sorted them and now they are safe. 👍🦄😻🌈🎠 Take care and stay safe, Mary.
I just found your channel tonight and immediately started binge watching😍! I am 20 and have moved out multiple times, always bringing more stuff with me as I moved from one place to the next. All this early instability in my life fueled my hoarding, but also showed me early on that it's nothing more than a scarcity mindset, like you said. And we have to grab that mindset by the ears and tell it when it's not correct! But seeing this one video in particular, wow, you spoke to my soul! "We all just want to remember being that little girl we once were" yes yes yes! I have been decluttering myself for the past few months and its been quite a struggle , but the best thing is when you allow yourself to be patient and not throw things away just because somebody else might have. I am SO very glad to have kept most of my childhood toys and memories, like you, it provides me with such a deep sense of nostalgia and happiness, unlike anything else. Anyways just wanted to drop in and thank you for your clever videos! Be patient with yourself and keep moving forward!
I’m a child of 80s/90s born in 85... and oh my goodness some of these things brought back memories. Awesome because with trauma I don’t remember much from my childhood. Thank you. There was a pink plastic bow clip in your stash that I remember having but it was red. I used to pin it on my teddies ears ❤️
Its nice to share your memories with you. I had alot of those same things, but I lost mine in a house fire. Its nice to see how well you have taken care of your things it shows they mean alot to you. ❤👍
That took me back. I had a crimper, Joey was my favorite too and Lisa Frank!! So many things I wish I had kept a few of those things. Loved the bins! So cute!
Wow! I totally understand the feels! It was like you opened a box into my childhood!!!! I'm in the UK and had the same toys, comics and stationery! I still have my garbage pail kids cards and 3 boxes of My little Ponys in my loft, sadly my daughter was never interested in them. Maybe in 10 years I can get them out for my Grandkids. Thankyou so much for this, watching it has made my day xxxxxxx
I love it! I'm so glad and so proud of you for doing this episode. A big misconception about Konmari is that it requires getting rid of everything - but it doesn't! Things like this that spark so much joy are definite keeps, and Konmari just means organizing and taking proper care of them if you DO choose to keep things, which you're doing here. Two small bins is not a lot of space for bringing that much joy, and you deserve it! I am not a hoarder, but I have some sentimental items from the 80s and 90s myself. So many memories!
Awe, I’m happy you have your sentimental things from the 80s & 90s too!!! Yes, I remember that part of the KonMari Method too!! She had very sentimental pieces that she kept...I believe in her book it was a T-Shirt she talked about!! I heard that part loud & clear 🤣❤️😅⭐️
this is a really big step that you recognize that some things are the most precious and you're giving them love and attention and SPACE to breathe. when you compare other items to these, it helps you focus on what matters a lot to you and what's just OK. take those store stickers off the bins NOW so they will come off clean and make cute labels for them instead :)
Oh Mrs. McIntyre, how you love your New Kids memorabilia! I was never into them, but I sure did wear the heck out of my L.A. Gear pink hightops back in the day. I had totally forgotten about that. But when I became a minimalist, I was ready to let go of most of the childhood things. I did keep my third grade journal and a few special little trinkets. To me it feels much lighter and more freeing now that I'm not spending time managing all the stuff. Good luck on your journey.
Wow like a time capsule for me too! I remember being into New Kids on the Block I didn't keep any of that stuff I had the lunch box I gave it to an ex i my 20s. I know I had the 1950s style barbie from the 80s my dad kept her 57 chevy. I had one of those care bears it was the purple raccoons.
Amazing! Just two days ago we were looking through my old things and I have the same cardboard Barbie purse from the early 90's- the one with the ice cream sundae on it. We used to have the cardboard jukebox as well but that seems to have disappeared over the years.
I have 1 bin of stuff in storage that has my childhood treasures. Jem and the holograms, She ra, a couple of my little ponies, and 2 carebears. Total nostalgia 💓 this reminds me of my bin of treasures 💓
Awe!!! I had She-ra and Jem too!! I only found Jen’s belt in that collection! My dolls are either in that basement or my parents garage! (Yes there are some things there too 😬)
I had fun! Thank you! I am on my hoarding to minimal lifestyle journey and decluttering is difficult at times. I have come from a storage unit in California to a small efficiency apartment in Ok. 25 years in the making. My dream is to retire in a tiny home.... can't take it with me 😉. You are doing great! 🙂👍
This video was so much fun!! I loved seeing your childhood toys and trinkets. I love mine too. Can't ever see myself parting with mine either. 😄I was amazed at how efficiently you organized everything! 👏Don't know if you realize how far you've come along your organizing journey, but you're becoming a real pro at all of this. Bravo! 👏🥇👍👌
i know its hard to let go of childhood things, but when you speak i noticed some differences between some pieces. For Example, when you talk about the carebears or the new kids on the block binder, there is a lot of joy in your voice, but when you speak about that little "broken" bracelet, you didnt sound excited , or some things, where you couldnt say the exact memory . Might be a sign that you can let go of it without noticing. But all in all you did great organizing in this beautiful tubs. so you just know where your loved things are.
I have the same type of tote with all my memories of notebooks and toys I love going back and remembering all the fun times. I’m so proud of you and how far you’ve come! It really encourages me to clean and get rid of my hoard.
Awe!!! You can totally let go of your hoard!! Little small sections at a time...even if you let go of 1 item today, it’s a victory!!! I’ll be cheering you on 💖💖
You and I are def the same age. I had a lot of that stuff but it’s long gone! I totally forgot about Barbie and the Rockers! I had the same Barbie outfit. Your bedroom must have been busy growing up!
That is such a walk down memory lane :) I actually live in Jamaica Plain, which is a section of Boston, and as a kid I went to acting/drama classes with Joey at the Footlight Theater here. He was younger than me by a few years, but I believe that his mom was our teacher. You must be a little younger than me, but I have a newly minted 12 year old as well. He is my only, and I always understand you desire for another little one. Here's to the 80's and 90's! Fun stuff!
We must be about the same age as I had quite a lot of the same toys (Even though I'm in the UK). I totally understand why you'd never want to let them go, I'm very nostalgic about those kids of things too and it does spark joy to hold them in your hands. Most of my toys got passed down to younger family members so I have very little from my childhood (probably a good thing as it's just more to hoard haha). I remember being about 12 or so and giving all my dolls and barbies to a younger cousin but I kept my favourite one and loads of her clothes hidden under my bed. I still have them now and couldn't possibly part with them :)
Awe 💜🦄⭐️ I love that you still have some of those dolls & clothes!! Those are real treasures to keep!!! Some of my things were given away to younger family members too. I’m glad she only gave half of it away!!! Lol
I know this was last year, but I think you and me must be similar in age! I'm in the UK though, I've been decluttering for years now, I still have all my original My Little Ponies.. i can't give them up! I've been slowly getting rid of Barbie things on ebay and they sell well, but it's nice to see your stash as it's similar to my childhood!
Dress up your bedroom with the nostalgic things with little cute shelves here and there with groups or mixed groups of stuff on them. In my opinion, the bedroom is the best place to put nostalgic childhood stuff because it’s private and out of the way of other people, but you can invite people in to show them, and in your private space, if it gets cluttered or hoarded a little bit, or just busy with alot of fun stuff on the walls, well…it’s your bedroom. And then the posters, notebooks and other stuff not on shelves can go in the closet in your pretty bins, where you can take a look through them easily, or maybe even putting them in a small chest of drawers painted pink specifically for your nostalgic stuff that sits in your bedroom with flower decals or something decorating it for example, with some of the things displayed on top. Then you might cut back to only one pretty bin of stuff in the closet, or maybe you’d free up all the bins for something else, but that’s just my idea. I like my bedroom very girly with stuffed animals and vintage toys and other nostalgic things all over. I never put anything in my basement ever, because my parents basement had a pipe leak and it flooded and destroyed a bunch of my stuff in the bins, filled with water.
So weird to see Dylan ( and knowing he is dead) and Brandon on posters. BH90210 was so famous, it made all the way to Czech Republic in Europe, I was obsessed. I am 85' so we I think we share lot of that 80's and 90's culture.
Yesssss!!! Oh I love that it made it to your home!!!! I did live Brandon & Dylan (do you know my son Brandon is actually named from that!!!! Lol) It was where I fell in love with the name Brandon!!
New kids on the block ! I loved Jordan. Loved looking at all this stuff. I was born 77 so had a lot of this type of stuff. The little charms were called charmkins and my cousin has the house. I forgot all about garbage pale kids! Thanks for sharing. Will be showing this video with my cousin she is a couple of years older them me.
😲 Poochie and Get In Shape Girl!!! 2 things from my childhood that I never hear about anymore. 😢 And I LOVED GPK and NKOTB collector cards! What a collection! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 💖
new subscriber👋i luv how u did this video. ive wanted to start a channel but I too dont want to be recognized in my town lol thanks for showing how u work around that😀
