Why you should use your nicest things, every day! 

As a young child, my sister coined a phrase my family still uses to this day: “it’s better to be worn from wear, than worn from dust”. If I recall correctly, it was said in response to my mother telling her she couldn’t wear a special outfit on an ‘unimportant’ day. I say it to myself often 😂

As a child I was always afraid to commit to using a sticker because I worried it was the wrong spot and time, so I am now buying lots of silly stickers to put in my journals. Maybe not “nice” things but I’m working my way there!

I’m old, weathered and worn, too. I hope it makes me beautiful. 😄

This is everything i believe in. I'm a soapmaker and hear often that the soaps are too pretty to use. I use natural colors and essential oils that do fade after they are about a year old so not using them is sad because they are meant to be enjoyed while they are pretty and fragrant. Life is too short to just put things we love on shelves. ❤

I love how this demonstrates being materialistic in the true sense of the word: caring about the actual materials that things are made of. Taking good care of your things, intentionally curating them, and appreciating their quality and beauty can add such a richness to everyday life.

When I retired after 40 years working in a factory, I changed a couple of things. I had a hot shower when I got up, I sat outside with a coffee, and I got into good clothes, not work clothes. Oh, and I slowed right down. Simple things which have made a big difference to me.

I used to keep things 'for best'. Craft stuff for when I got better, notebooks & pens that were too nice to use. Books that couldn't be opened & LP's that remained in their cellophane. Then last summer we lost everything in a fire. A rather extreme awakening to realise what you actually had, what is important and a lesson to make the most of all the beautiful things in your life, because it could all be gone an hour from now x

Whenever I watch Rajiv's videos I also read mostly every comment to them, because people appreciating him feel like family and friends and often offer additional great thoughts and ideas, so thank you all, and special thanks and kudos to Rajiv. 🙏

What a lot of people also miss, is that they feel they can't afford much for nice things. But when you shift your mindset to saving up to buy ONE of something you really want, and use only that, you really do end up spending less over time. My example is, three years ago, I decided to buy an American Leather Company Purse that I LOVED (paid over $100, worth probably $200), which was the most I had ever spent on a purse. But I use it EVERY day, and if I'm ever tempted to buy another cheap purse on sale, it's easy to say no, because I already have my favourite purse. And I'm sure that I've actually saved money by not buying multiple, cheap things. Thanks for a great video.

his energy is so pure. its 2am where i live, i was just endlessly doom scrolling as always, feeling anxious about life, and then i see this guy talking about how much he loves these simplistic, yet worn and loved items. i dont feel so bad now

I work with antiques and nothing is more delightful than seeing the evidence of some long ago person who used and enjoyed their item. Especially kids drawings in old books! It is so strange to me that people don't realize that our things will often outlive us, maybe by hundreds of years! Use them and enjoy them!

Sprezzatura! I have not heard that word in 5 years since my husband passed. He had such a wonderful balance of elegance and casualness in his style and any art, craft or writing he touched. He loved working with leather and metals too. You remind me a lot of him. He trully valued beautiful craftsmanship of days gone by and learn how to create, used and care for the things he loved, but he USED them. He rarely wore blue jeans and loved his tweeds and of course a silk or cotton pocket square. He was from another lifetime! An old soul like you! I am going to post that word in prominence as a reminder. Today I am putting on my favorite tweed skirt just to walk about with my pup!

When Rajiv says, about the shoes, "you can have them resoled" I thought to myself: No, he's going to learn how to resole leather shoes and do them himself. What a beautiful essay. Thankyou.

This made me think of how much joy children get from their favorite stuffed animals. To be the person who gives a child that special toy is the most rewarding feeling; much better than the toy that sits unloved.

"Facing the reality of your time here being limited, helps you to understand what's important for your every day." Now THOSE are words to live by! 🙂

although sometimes “just saving an item” is part of the beauty… looking at it on a shelf, on a rack… admiring it for years to come!

When my mother passed and we cleaned out her house I found all the linen table cloths and napkins I sent her to use still in the brand new condition. Wish she would have used them to enjoy. And that I gave them to remind her of me.

I heartily endorse this life ethos! Being someone who was widowed fairly young and works from home, I pretty quickly realized it was a little sad to save my favorite 'nice' things for some unspecified future event/occasion. I love my nice things!

This is why I love buying secondhand things. It makes it easier to "let go" of the ideal of pristine condition right away, and you get to enjoy the "patina" of love and use from day one.

Everyone around me is so sick of hearing about you, Rajiv. You are truly the best part of Internet, and I look forward to each of your videos (and revisit them often).

I’ve actually just done this myself without thinking about it, I usually only get clothes that are super cool and that I KNOW I’m gonna wear the hell out of but I’m still poor. I’ve never liked when clothes or homes looked too clean and slick, like it just feels too artificial and like you said- it takes life away. Always always wear your best, and learn how to sew! I’m gonna start soon because I just love the idea of seeing all the little spots that got patched up (plus it just saves you money in the long run. Consumerism only stops when you stop buying so much crap)

Is it just me or do Rajiv's things look happy? I'm learning that objects that are used and taken care of seem to give off a radiance :) thanks Rajiv!

This is such a good complementary sentiment to marie kondo’s “does this spark joy?”

Thank You Rajiv! I've got my Mom's silverware, and I shall be getting it out to be used. I have so many things 'set away' that need to come out and get used! I am not getting any younger, in fact I remember my Mom telling me when I was a young girl and a day lasted forever, that, "The older you get, the faster time goes." She was soo right!

Our wedding dishes came out of the boxes, got washed and used every day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, indoors and out. When my friends came over for lunch, the dishes went out to the picnic table. It gives me joy to use my dishes. My husband has passed away, but I still use those "fancy" dishes, and remember all the wonderful times that were spent with them gracing our table. Thank you and God Bless 🙏👑✝

I am unashamedly by far not a minimalist. Nor a Marie Kondo fan. I love my 'stuff'. It is all the 'good stuff' I chersh that can't easily be found, fixed or re created these days. However, I have always been one of those people to see the beauty in quality things. This is definitely from my grandparents influence. My particular love is the 40's and 50s. I am 50 and it has taken about 34 years of carefully finding beautiful and useful objects to create a homely and unique vintage style life. My dinner set is 65 years old. I use my harlequin glass and crystal glasses, 'fancy' cutlery and serving ware, and good napery. I must say I still cringe a bit when red lipstick is about to be embedded into a fine cloth napkin, but then the satisfaction of the laundry ritual can be enjoyed! I smile to myself when I see you use laundry blue and do many of the things I have done for years. We live in a world where quality and craftspersonship is diminishing or lost. Not valued or viable. People love and admire it but often can't afford it. Or even 'vintage' things in thrift stores now being out of the price range for many people. Some things are just not able to be sourced or repaired anymore. Old bikes, cars, sewing machines etc. There is either no one left who can or wants to do it. Even finding a decent cobbler to properly repair my 25 year old leather penny loafers is not easy. Clothes are thankfully easy. I knit and sew my own re creations in my style from quality vintage patterns, fabrics and yarns. Consumerism and social brainwashing to have the next new thing is a real problem. It's not about getting rid of everything. It's about preserving and enjoying the essence and processes and rituals of good living and living well. It is also about creating every day joy in how you choose to live in the now. Love your channel. And the comments! What you are presenting resonates positively with many. And not just nostalgic boomers and gen x's!

Such a moving video, thank you so much! My wedding outfit was something my Mum and I went shopping for together three weeks before my wedding. I wanted something not-white, richly coloured (because I am a messy person) and that embodied my Chinese heritage and western upbringing (I was born in Tasmania). It’s a richly and heavily embroidered ankle length skirt with deep vermillion and deep gold peonies; a fine knit long sleeve printed skinny top; a boxy, cropped roughly dropped-shoulder knit burgundy and burnished gold knit pullover-vest that came from a non-wedding shop. Twenty five years later, I still wear the skirt but now with a leather jacket and old T-shirt and combat boots; the knit long sleeve under slip dresses; and the cropped knit over a vintage T with baggy jeans or baggy leather pants. And each time I wear these items, over and over and over again, I am reminded of that special time with my mother, our intimate and thoroughly fun wedding, and the day I began the rest of my life with my One.

I love that, "It's beautiful because it's loved."

Love the song, quaint. I totally agree, use your things, don't be afraid to just let go and enjoy them. I wouldn't say, don't care. Just don't think about it because this will make you too careful, spoiling your fun. Be childlike, not childish, with their use ,allow yourself to have that freedom and really see the latent Beauty Within that which most would see as mundane. Explore your true excitement. Using those things you love as an expression of your true self and your creativity will allow to vibrate at a higher frequency of peace , joy, and love ❤️. It works for me. Don't be so serious all of the time, you don't need a reason or permission to just have fun. Great video you're spot on.👍 Groove on ✌️

You're wise and have an old soul! Just like your old things, you're a keeper!

I love using my nice things. When I first moved out on my own I was a "saver." After about ten years and a big move across country, I realized I was packing stuff that I never really ever used... At that point I had a mindset shift. I started using the fine china a few times a week, started wearing my nicer clothes a lot more often, wear the red lipstick just because... and fresh flowers whenever possible are in the house. I've taught my daughter, life's too short for crappy coffee, sad tea and cheap chocolate. So when those things are in the house, they are enjoyed. It feels like I'm giving all those "once saved for special occasions" items a lot more love and attention now that they're being used on a more frequent basis.

All of these incredible fibres look magical the more you use them.💖Top stuff!

Yes I definitely follow this philosophy of using your nicest things everyday; by doing this you are subconsciously telling yourself that you are ‘worth the best’, so when those great opportunities arise you will be ready to allow them into your life. Just by using your best stuff you will attract the ‘best stuff’.

We all prepare for a magical day that never comes, because we’re always preparing for it. I started using a beautiful end-grain cutting board that was too nice to use. An important point here, is the cutting board doesn’t get better with use. But it’s such a pleasure to cut on a well crafted board. The knife stays sharp due to the grain orientation. The physical feedback from the heavy mass is just right. It doesn’t slide around randomly. And it’s pleasing to look at. The quality of life while using it is easily 10x. Things that are actually nice and well designed, and not just expensive, actually make your life better, while you’re using them. If you’re using well designed things all day, your entire life becomes better. What the hell are we saving it for?

I completely agree. I started going to estate sales a couple years ago, and just walking through the belongings of the dead really gives a perspective on life that I don't think I could have gotten any place else. I see their best china in pristine condition. They've rarely, if ever, eaten on it. I see beautiful furniture they've never sat on, and books they've never read. Rooms filled with sentimental objects that they must have had stuffed there for fifty years. Curio cabinets keeping glass and pottery away from the very people that should be filling them with flowers and knickknacks. The houses are sometimes bizarre in ways I can't fully explain. The dead have strange sentiments and the survivors have learned their own odd lessons in their passing; none of which are the lesson I learn from them both. The dead made a choice, and I feel like they chose not to live a part of their life, but keep it to show to me, at that oddest of times. I know what something looks like that has been so loved and cherished that the owner was afraid to touch it. As if it were a butterfly's wings. But butterflies are beautiful because they're fleeting, and these people have taught me things they never learned themselves. I'm glad to see someone else's life written in scuffs on the things I now own, and can't wait to see when my own will join them. I use fine china like it's a paper plate. I wonder what someone is going to learn from me one day.

I give people I love quilts I’ve made and I always tell them they’re for use, they’re not keepsakes, please use it… it’s been made for you with love.

Such a breath of fresh air in this overwhelming world. You are inspiring and interesting, an old soul. I love that you seek meaning and look for character even in simple everyday things. Thank you.

it's good to see a young lad using old thing mate not only that but having good knowledge about them brilliant

Rajiv consider yourself hugged! You bring joy to my life! Thank you!

So here’s my thing about using your nice stuff. I completely agree with the idea of using your nice things often. However, I do think that when you use your nice things you may have to accept that your time with those things may be fleeting. I have a set of ceramic handmade bowls that I would never normally be able to afford but my friend made them. I’ve already broken 2/6. And I think when having nice things like expensive linens is a serious financial investment, that can be a hard thing to accept so it makes sense to have a set of “nice” napkins and inexpensive napkins. Some things it makes sense and others it doesn’t. Sometimes the only reason people have nice china or heirlooms is because they inherited them from people who rarely used them and now they’re in incredible condition. If you’re going to invest in a leather bag, that’s an item that’s made from a material that’s going to get better over time. Ceramics or linens, once they’re broken or have stains that’s kind it, which I think is a harder pill to swallow for people who struggle to afford those things. I love using my nice ceramic bowls but I have to accept that I won’t have them forever but I love using the nice things I have and it brings me a lot of joy. Love these videos!

Rajiv..I admire how you revere life and all things that make this earth life so meaningful and beautiful! You are a gem.🙂🧡

You're a Mr Rogers for adults. Thank you 🙏

I admire how you seem to live your life with intention and attention. So many of us tend to just live life on the surface and not truly engage. So inspiring.

Dear Rajiv, I have a small number of items that I call "special". Most are something given to me by family or friends, which I hardly used because "they" considered them to be used on special occasions. With that in mind, I sort of respected their wishes but hated that I could only see and use them during special times. Well, I don't think that way any longer. So much joy Is how I feel now using them every day as long as I live. Cherishing them even more and loving them, I'm just taking care of them for a short time but knowing that they bring a smile to my face in remembrance of those loving people who entrusted me in taking care of them for as long as I can. Thank you for reminding us also that, "time is fleeting". Keep on videoing. Sincerely, Jersey Ann from NJ 🥰

I love this video. I’m very fond of old things that show their life story in the form of marks, scratches, worn out spots. They often last because their quality is high. New, untouched things have no soul. Rajiv, thanks for the reminder. I’ll try to use my nicest things - the things I am scared to use - more often. I’m terrified to use my late grandmother’s blue and white porcelain but maybe I shouldn’t be. What you said about your jacket reminded me of my favourite coat. It cost a lot of money but has kept me warm through my entire career. Its sleeves are now the shape of my arms. I love it so much.

It's beautiful because it's loved-that's wonderful and so true. Thanks for all your lovely videos!

Oh man. My mom and I were just talking about this. She bought me really nice new sheets and I've still been using the old ones that have a hole in them and are stretched out. She talked about how she had this beautiful china and barely used it and we should use the things that make us feel good.

I once read a very sad story told by the sister of the deceased lady, how, when she had to pack up her beloved sister's clothing, she found beautiful French Lingerie stacked away for a special day. It broke her heart. So yeah, I agree with you totally. I think that when we store up these earthly treasures for some special future day, we are really saying "I am not worthy of treating myself as #1" . However there is also that time factor where we don't have the time to enjoy what we have because it takes time to set an elegant table for a simple meal, so we stick with the every day common crockery. At least I love my porcelain coffee mugs which I do put to every day use. We must learn to slow down a little and practise elegance in every aspect of life the way that you do. Appreciate your thoughts and just love the way you have set a standard of living for yourself and teaching others to do likewise in this fast lane on which we are all racing. Thanks for this special channel Rajiv. I enjoy it every time !!!

That's so sweet. I recommend to mend the holes tea towels. Repairing things makes them more special and you can make fun designs to cover up the hole.

This is an important thing to consider, and one well worth the effort if one's never given it the chance. To use the nice, the precious, the handmade, they're not given in the hopes that they'll be kept pristine and in perfect condition, to be treated like they're too important to be used. Use the gifts given, enjoy and treasure them by--and in--their use. Gifts are rarely given in the hopes that they'll be kept forever, but to be enjoyed by the one receiving.

You are so right! Thank you again for your great advices!

This is some Konmari stuff right here! Use your nice things all the time so you enjoy them and look after them!

Knowing you only learned that song recently, made it all the more special. Then I watched a RU-vid vid on Martin guitars. Then I listened to the Zac Brown Band song Martin. It all tied in. I have a collection of Spode blue and white china in various pieces. I love using it everyday and feel that my food looks lovely when photographed on it and that makes me happy. 😊

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to see the value in the wear and tear that comes with using someone’s favorite guitars shoes clothes etc. there’s nothing quite like the character given to something that’s well used and taken care of.

This video is brilliant. Thank you so much for making such high quality content! I absolutely agree, use the stuff, don't save it for later, life is too short, life is difficult, but small things like your favorite cup or a really nice pair of shoes can make it so much better even on the rainy days.

What I love about this video is that it asks us to approach things with a new angle and attitude: something everyone generally has the power to do. In a time where rampant overconsumption seems to be getting more intense every day, this reminder to get a good use out of the things we have is so refreshing and comforting. ❤

I love this philosophy of using and enjoying your good stuff every day. I try to do this and I always use linen napkins in silver napkin rings at all meals. I have quite a collection of rings and napkins for my guests as well. The best way to get any yellow stain such as lily pollen, turmeric, or curry out of my napkins or indeed any surface is to use lavender oil. It instantly removes those yellow stains from linen, marble, wood, carpets, and clothes.

Love this! I have a couple of handwoven items that I made in art school that are some of my most prized possessions. I often feel guilty for how sun-faded and sweat-stained they have become over the years, but instead I can reframe it and think of all the places I’ve taken the bag or worn the top. Thank you for the inspiration!

12:21 I will add to the "Where is this all going to go when I'm gone" that this is a great question to ask even from an environmentally conscious perspective. Natural materials, even if all don't have a higher longevity are currently more expensive than plastic alternatives, from polyesters and acrylics in clothing to laminates, glued scraps, rubbers and other toxic stuff used in construction, insulation, interior pieces, carpets etc. Natural materials with use just slowly shed away microscopic pieces of them that are processed by nature and at the end of their lifespan they can become one with it. Unlike the plastic alternatives that will create pollution in both cases - them being used daily or them being unused and discarded. So many things turn "bad" before even reaching the customers and end in landfills. If they were natural materials with no additions, this wouldn't be such a worrisome issue, even if it were a shame of the work that went into their creation.

i made a quilt last year and after a little while of having it on my couch to see every day i put it away in the closet to protect it from the sun and the cats and it's only rarely come out since. i'm bringing it back out now to see it every day again.

I agree that we should use what we have and not acquire more things. I love what you showed today and need to follow that mindset. I tend to have the mindset that certain things are my "good" things and used on special occasions that never happen! I'm getting better at it though!

Of course, thumbs up! Excellent video, Rajiv. Thank you for reminding us that our time here is limited. Enjoy it while you can. Appreciate nice things, be grateful for what you have, for people who love and support you, and don’t forget to look up in the sky rather than keeping your head down.

Almost everything I own is second hand, thrifted, estate sale find, off the street find…. The point is, they are all the riches of another that either outgrew, or no longer around to enjoy, I never mind using real silver for everyday dinner or real linen table cloth, Real crystal glasses I drink water out of, and we have guests sometimes things get broken and I don’t care, I would if I paid the price I’m sure half of the stuff in my home cost originally. I love that everything I own has a story to it, has a past, I also love that I don’t have an attachment to items, I feel like no one should and coveting items and keeping them safe seems weird to me I believe all items should be used and I specifically believe that all really cool shit should be used first.

just like what i've been hearing "To be loved, is to be changed"

I read somewhere that you spent 6 years preparing for the ‘life of pi’ movie, and you didn’t get that role. I’m so glad to see you showcasing your talent on this RU-vid channel. Beautifully crafted video dude, keep up the good work. I’m really happy for you…❤

I like nice old stuff myself and using my things. I baulk at towels with holes, but everything else is amazing! Thank you for the video!

There is so much truth in this video. I am so keen to wear my incredible collection of suits that I got a couple years ago - and wore all the time - until I broke my foot and ballooned to almost 200lbs. I am slowly, slowly getting back to the right size to wear those suits again. Ideally, I want to be there at the end of September. My suits have been collecting dust for too long.

I love looking at well-loved and well-used things. ❤

Ive seen this in myself, but also in my approach to motherhood. Sometimes I have cute, slightly ornamental outfits I 'save' for a special occasion for my daughter. She's 14 months old and I've realized that by saving it, she quickly grows out of it, and I regret not dressing her in her pretty clothes even for a mundane day, getting them dirty or doing nothing special but to take a photo and remember when she was that small and wearing it. We are always waiting for 'the right moment' and never consider it might just be now.

I absolutely love your videos and it encourages me everyday to try new things and love my beautiful home amd the things I have collected.

well made things get better with every use! and when they stop getting better with every use, repair them!! it really fills me with hope to see videos like these in a world where most things are made to break and to be thrown away. we are able to have much more fulfilling lives when we feel a true connection with the objects that we use and by using your nicest things everyday and seeing the wear and tear that they go though you are filling them with life and growing a connection with them. i bet that you feel such a connection with that tweed jacket that you've worn a hundred times and when the elbow gets a hole you'll add a patch, not throw the jacket away. my point is well illustrated by that leather bag, it genuinely brought a tear to my eye seeing written down every place it has been in the world, these objects carry their history in the marks that are left on them. i just know that you'll never forget that bag, you have a connection to it and maybe even your potential children and grandchildren will love that bag too (or maybe some lucky stranger who finds it in a second hand store!). things that are made to last are so important :)

Yes! Use and wear it - appreciate its making and history - and MAINTAIN it. But above all: Soli Deo Gloria.

What a beautiful soul you are indeed!

I bullet journal with A6 size. Seeing my journals filled and beaten makes them so precious. It feels like I have a relationship with them.

Hi Rajiv, I have no idea how I stumbled upon your channel, but I just wanted to say how much I love watching your videos. You have a such a beautiful personality. Watching you is like watching Bob Ross. Like a therapy session. I needed to see this video to stop saving the nice things for a better day.

I have a lovely japanese tea set that my brother in law and sister got me a few years ago. I love it to pieces. Every time I use my tea set, I am reminded of their love for me and my niece, as she was born around the time they got it for me.

this philosophy extends beyond material things too. thank you for sharing!

This kid has magic about him. He walks around our world with agency.

I have long admired your cutting board! You bring me joy in so many ways❤ Would you please share where I may find your pots/pottery available for purchase?

Lovely bluegrass waltz played on a lovely Martin guitar, prelude to another lovely video.

The best of what we have to be used , loved, and worn every day of our life that makes us happy , super video ....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The patina of use and love! I have always felt that things that are touched and handled have a resonance, children appreciate touch as well, cuddle them, wrap them in aprons, cuddle them in towels. Then read to them, goodness I miss my Mum.

Love this. Don't in every case live by it, but will certainly consider that now. Saving the "good stuff" for some future. undefined someday, is a bit like failing to live today on the presumption that a promised afterlife will be better for doing so. Thanks for this perspective!

This is such a beautiful philosophy and I think ultimately it is a mindset that is more sustainable. You don't need to own a ton of things for both nice and not-nice occasions. Just have only the nice things and treasure & love them.

I don't even know how I happened on this video, but God, did I love watching it! And it really helped to put things into perspective for me. The approach of not saving good things for later is not new to me, but for some reason it was this video that made me sit and ponder. Thank you! ❤

My father in law passed his Rolex to my wife. By no means are her parents well off. But her dad bought this watch 30 years ago in his 20s. He built houses in it, framed, built and sold cabinets, and took it everywhere wearing it every day. It’s so cool to see it with all its wear today.

Rajiv, I agree with you. Using the things you love. I use my copper pots every day. The beautiful tapestry handbags I own I use them everyday, not only for Sunday church. I also where lovely hats everyday, and to my surprise always getting lots of compliments because people don't see women wearing many hats these days.

Been enjoying you for quite a while but this episode was especially meaningful and valuable. Thank you. And, is the “naughty dog” yours?

"Sprezzatura", what a great word. Love everything that you do.

Thank you, Rajiv. I'm a big ‘special occasion’ saver I’ve been working on changing this for a year or two now. My rock bottom was wearing a lipstick from CVS every day instead of the tube of Chanel I was saving. You’re right. Life is short. We should enjoy every minute of it! This video helped Ty!!🙏🏼

i adore you rjiv surenra! i recently bought my first handmade ceramic bowl from a local artist. it was way more than any dishware i've ever spent but i thought of how you invest in your belongings and love them so dearly. i am hoping to create a collection of things i love and use everyday!

I’ve been very nostalgic about my grandma who passed in 2020. Before she died she said this was one of her favorite songs to listen to and play in a little when she was young. I clicked on your video randomly and heard you playing it! Really enjoyed that and the video thank you!

I'm getting strong Mr. Rogers vibes. Thank you for the video. I agree that people should focus a bit more on our limited time here and live fully now, instead of waiting for "someday," as someday may never come.

Rajiv, this was such a beautiful and thoughtful way to think about our “nice things.” I share the same sentiment as you: use our pretty things now, for tomorrow is promised to none of us. Like you said, it sounds a bit morbid, but it’s actually a reflective and purposeful way to live.

Use everything you own. Saving things for best is crazy, often for reasons beyond our control those things never get used and end up being thrown away.

Most beautiful message and I agree wholeheartedly ❤

I "was" a 1920s clothing collector. Over the year i have collected many special clothes from that era, but I have never worn them in public. After a really depressing period I have decided to try and wear them, and it fill me with joy. And now I go to work and mop the floor while wearing a tail coat and a wing starched collar shirt. I have ruined almost every suit I own but when i return home I like to rub my fingers on the repairs I've made over the years. To the bad people that always ask me "why do you dress like that?!", I say "everyone have some clothing for a special day, why can't be every day a special day".

Another lovely video Rajiv…….I use my mother’s Royal Albert tea set every morning for breakfast. It makes me smile, and there’s a beautiful pottery jug that I use at supper time and yes, I use all the “good bed linen and white towels” every day.

Just came to comment that coming from an asian heritage, we're always keeping the nicest plates and cutlery for guests and I realised this very early on as a kid. I told my mom literally what you said, and she agreed, threw out all the free cutlery and cheapo plates from gift boxes, mall promos, and used the best shit for ourselves.

You're a wonderful person to make a video like this, remind me to slow down and appreciate my nicer things. Thank you & you just earned yourself a new subscriber, my friend. :)