Minimalism | I decluttered all of my Jewelry
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2020
- in today's video I want to talk about the reasons I don't wear any jewelry anymore and why minimalism made me declutter all of it. I strongly believe in only keeping things in our lives that add value and jewelry didn't do that for my anymore. Also decluttering it helped me become more myself and more naked in the sense of truly just wearing what I need and not adding anything else to my apperance.
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I love the way you explained why you dont wear jewelry. This 62 year old woman, who has been a minimalist for years, loves the differences that every one brings to the table. Bravo to your authenticity.
@rowan orre Its just such a freeing and meaningful lifestyle.
I am really glad you see it that way! I think this is the beauty of it that everybody can think about these things and add something to the conversation! I have learned so much form the comments on my channel and other UA-cam videos ☺
I agree with you. The older I get, the less energy I want to waste on makeup, jewellery, purchasing the latest fashion. I'm in the process of removing 95% of my makeup, jewellery, clothing etc.. I have a need to live simple and free Xx
I love how you always validate other perspectives about the things you're talking about. I think it is very welcoming and gives people permission to not be defensive and therefore to think about what you're saying. You do such a good job!
@Mary Doyle :-)
Yes, that is absolutely why I do it and I am so happy to see that that is also what comes across! I really think it wouldn't make sense to claim that my way is the best and I always love why you do things similarly or very differently ☺
I do wear a lot of silver jewelry every single day: I have realized I don't do it to give other people a specific impression of what I am, not even to express my style or look cute. It's like an armor to me, it makes me feel protected against the world, it gives me the strength to smile and be tough. I have health issues, and there are so many things I had to give up to in my life, but my when I polish my silver and take care of it I feel like a little child playing with the most beautiful toys in the world. I love how every person is different, thank you so much for sharing your point of view!
that is beautiful ✨
Oh, that really sounds amazing! That for me would be a good example of jewelry adding value to your life which means it is so good you have it and keep it ☺
Yes!! Your doing it for you and not because of what someone else might think about it!! Celebrate that
i'd be interested in seeing you "style evolution", or "self-expression through time". show us the dreadlocks!
Beauty of impermanence and non-attachment 💎
"because they think they have to" this is where I'm at with earrings. My preference is to wear one ring (wedding) and one necklace (has sentimental meaning to me) and no other jewelry. But there is this kind of image that one doesn't look put together without earrings, so sometimes I end up wearing them even though they annoy me. I would like to be not wearing them anymore!
You know what I really appreciate about the way you frame your points is you always say something like "this is what I do and why, but you should apply minimalism in the way that makes sense in your own life" and you don't try to pressure people who watch to have the exact same lifestyle as you. That I think is a very kind and rational way to put things.
100% agree. Watching from London UK.❤
I do not stop to wear jewelry but your wise video has certainly made me consider keeping only the jewelry that is really important to me. You are expressing the core of minimalism so clearly - that it is not just about stuff. Thank you!
Bravo! I admire this choice. You are moving the world toward a non-consumptive lifestyle. You are rejecting cultural pressure to present as beautiful in proscribed ways.
I find your reflection about jewelry, makeup and appearance in general to be really liberating for me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this.
I stopped wearing most jewelry a while ago. I cant wear most jewelry for long times I am very sensitive to metals. I do however have 4 plain earrings on my ears because it rarely affects me in my life. And I enjoy the look of those earrings.
Lia, Your channel is a breath of fresh air. You have an authentic, real energy! Thank you for being you!
Very interesting video. I don't wear jewelry either, except for my wedding ring. 👍
I loved your take on why you don't wear jewelry. I also feel that we pay too much attention to the relationship we have with superficial externals that in the end reveal nothing of our authentic selves, and that attention detracts from our real relationship with ourselves and others (and I don't think you sound new age-y at all!)
Thank you for your comment! I am glad you see it that way too ☺
This video and the “l Quit” video are my favorites. You do a fabulous job being so natural and confident in yourself. I wish the whole world could see this video and learn from it. You are so knowledgeable beyond you years about life. ❤️
Oh, thank you so much! I am glad you like them and I hope to do more videos like them in the future... Just not sure about the topics... Is there something you would like to see on this channel that is maybe similar or gas that same feel? ☺
Thank you. I deeply admire your honest and authentic expression.
I am glad you do! Thank you for watching and commenting ☺
Oh girl, you are so inspiring. I feel very accompanied in this minimalist journey, thank you!
Okay, are you me? Promise to tell me if you're actually me. I won't tell, I promise. So I have all my life tried to figure myself out. I had a goth area, I pierced my ears, my face, i wore cool uncomfortable clothes, I dyed my hair and wore jewelry and makeup. But with time, it got less and less. I think I just wanted something to express a picture of myself, that i wasn't just like everyone else. But now I have realized that I am not like everyone else, I'm just me. Most of my life, I have used my hair to express myself, because my long, curly locks was the thing that everyone knew me as. So I shaved it off, and I still do. I only wear makeup for special occasions, never in a regular day. And I have struggled with jewelry addiction, it gave me such joy buying something to change my appearance. but since I started working at a restaurant where I am not allowed to wear jewelry, it has gotten me thinking that i don't need jewelry. And after I watched your video, I actually decluttered my jewelry box and gave most of it to my sister. i still have some, but most of them are gifts that means a lot to me or things that just are pretty new and it feels like a waste to throw them out already. And now i try to avoid wearing jewelry, it's hard, but I'm managing. Baby steps. Thank you.
I very much admire your strong sense of identity and self-worth, and your openness to people's individual choices.
I love this! I have been practicing minimalism for about 4 years now and I love challenging myself to let go of things for periods of time to see what I personally like for myself and not society driven. I have done jewlery and it is freeing to not have to put it on everyday. Lol the one thing I keep going back to is nail polish!🙃 I keep decluttering and then buy more later! I think it really is the act of painting them that I like. But someday I would love for it to be a phase of the past.
I used to love nailpolish, but at one point I realized it's plastic which you apply to your fingers. But I thought it would be beautiful acrylic paint, so I added it to my art supplies.
@@raapyna8544 that is a good Idea! So I'm not giving it where it won't be used, or just tossing it out😶
@@joielives1131 Yeah, kinda similar thoughts. And I could still do them if I wanted, it's low commitment.
Hello! I’m into minimalistic life as you are, but I really enjoy your videos, and it inspired me to gave away some stuff I didn’t enjoy or used.
Nice channel! Hugs from Mexico 🇲🇽
Oh, that makes me happy! Greeting back from Germany! ☺
I told my mother in law not to bring presents when she comes for visiting. She came and brought me jewelry. Beautiful jewelry I have to admit. But i told her then that i don't wear earrings anymore. She asked me why that is. I couldn't really tell her why not. It's more the unanswered question why should I in the first place.
I used to wear earrings in the past. But after giving birth to two kids and not wearing jewelry for some time, i started to wonder why i still kept some, even though I'm not really interested in wearing them. Such a stupid little question, but i couldn't tell whether i stopped it because i got annoyed that women wear it to look 'nice', but men don't have to; or whether I actually liked it, but didn't want to be seen as 'nice'. I then asked myself the question: would i wear jewelry if i was alone on this planet? The answer was clear, i wouldn't. And that was it then. Other people like jewelry, but I'm not one of them. I think it's weird that I used to put stuff through my ears. If i didn't have holes already, i would never think of punching holes into my ears now. It's a weird thing to do...
I am the opposite. growing up jewelry wasn't allowed, makeup wasn't acceptable and clothing was forced feminine ( turns out I like femme clothes but only if i get to CHOSE it). My style has evolved and the majority of my jewelry pieces are recycled or thrift-ed and I love each piece pretty dearly. When I quit fast fashion I also vowed to quit fast jewelry as those claire's and forever 21 things just FALL apart. I declutter my jewlery every year and rarely buy new (to me) peices. However fashion and clothes has become a BIG part of how I express myself and I have even taken to turning thrifted cloth into clothes to get the EXACT looks I want without....you know slave labor and environmental ruin.... I'm happy that you've found what works for you!
I wear two jewelery or something like that. These are a watch what I got for my 18th birthday from my family, and a necklace what makes me remember of my confirmation.
I completely agree! My experience has been similar. I don’t wear any makeup except my lip balm which is tinted red/pink and can go on lips and cheeks if I want. I found that every time I would try to put makeup on I just felt not myself, and I would take it immediately off again. The feeling on having bare skin makes me feel like not only can my skin breathe, but I can breathe too! I do have a pair of earrings from my mom. I wear them 24/7 for a few months, then take them off for a few months so I really don’t have to think about them at all. Thank you so much for your UA-cam channel! I find it very refreshing and it’s one of the only that I watch :)
How you handle your earrings sounds great! Because then you can really appreciate them each time you wear them and don't just go it without any thought... I am glad you liked the video ☺
Maybe the most IMPORTANT video you've shared with us!! Thank you very much for being yourself! Just.. thank you!! Love from Greece!!
It's very refreshing to see that you have truly found the freedom to just be yourself. And I love that you also state that everyone has their own style and beliefs and that it's OK. . It keeps people from misunderstanding and being defensive. Can't wait for your next video.
I want so badly to see a photo of yours as a teen
Ok, maybe I will show you one 😉
You have a beautiful soul
I appreciate your videos
Thanks for another great video! I do enjoy wearing some jewellery, but in the last year I ended up not wearing any, or hardly ever. I would normally wear my wedding rings all the time, without taking them off, but they were damaged when I injured my hand a couple of years ago and I still haven’t repaired them. I enjoy earrings, too, but I’ve not been wearing any since the pandemic and our house move as it’s just one less thing to think about every day. It’s been the same with make up actually, I used to wear mascara every day for example and always struggling to find zero waste options for it, now I’ve not used it in months and I’m not missing it! I think I will not give up my jewellery completely, and I will definitely have my rings repaired soon, but it’s been liberating to be able to skip these things to simplify my life in these weird times!
Haha, cool! You should elaborate on your obsession with authenticity. Wouldn't be too bad of a topic as well...
I think, mininalism and authenticity are very much related. But I can't really put a finger on it.... I find that I am "myself" with AND without my makeup and/or styles. I prefer the simple styles as well. But I've recently rediscovered individual makeup ideas, and I love it. I suppressed my need to express being different for so long, it's actually quite liberating to do so through such a simple ritual as putting on makeup or jewelry. Sounds cheesy, I know. It's weirdly true though 😅
Yes, maybe that would be a good topic!! ☺
You absolutely right 🙂🙏
Thanks for sharing, lovely to see how you came to your personal decisions about jewelry. My piercings (the only jewelry I have) also act as stim toys, so they actually are really valuable for me! I only have a few pieces, and they always stay on my body, so I feel comfortable with the fact that they don't take up any external space in my life.
You are an awesome person and I love your channel!
Awesome lia
I enjoy watching your videos for me im working on this month and so on buying less things and focus on my health more. Which i understand u want people to know the inside of u instead of the outside which is understandable. Because the inside is more important then just looking on the outside
So wise 🤗🤗🤗🤗. I think it's ridiculous that you need to dress in a certain way or look a certain way to be perceived as some type of person. We are what we are inside and if you are interested in knowing me that's great but I don't want my clothes to speak for me. I hope you understood what I meant 🤗🤗
I like your point! You are soo real. 😍 I never liked earings. I had a thin, silver neckles from my boyfriend with his first letter of name but when I started a job I was not allowed to have . I wear only engage ring.
Wow I never understood it like that before... really appreciate your honesty and authenticity about a meaningful subject such as the value for jewelry, makes me want to keep my special pieces and discard the rest and wear and enjoy for me.. I understand why you don’t need it your very intelligent and beautiful w out needing the outward things... you go girl!
Thank you for your kind comment! I am glad you liked the video and I can totally understand that it is amazing to have nice and valuable jewelry ☺
That’s awesome! I on the other hand love jewelry - both body jewelry for my 40 piercings and regular steel jewelry to contrast my simple black clothing. I used to have a lot more but only keep the best now. It definitely makes me happy!! :)
When it makes you happy it is a good idea to keep it ☺
I totally get what you are saying
I own 4 rings only and a fitness tracker. the rings are ones that I feel that my husband would not be happy with me if I got rid of them. I only wear my tracker though.
Jewelry used to be kind of like decoration... But I never cared to spend time in the morning for it. So I ended up having a lot of options, but I used very little. I decluttered my jewelry last year and most of the things I kept meant something for me. I don't wear makeup either, sometimes I may wear lipstick to a party or something like that. I've come to the conclusion as well that makeup or other decorations don't make me look prettier. Just different, and I'm not quite used to how they make me look.
The jewelry I kept has some other meaning besides how it looks; my confirmation crosses, a silver necklace I bought from a Peruvian artisan, a lucky elephant I got from my sister, a bead neck piece my Greenlandic friend gave me to remember her from. I wear them when it feels like the right moment.
But like with other things, with minimalism kind of comes the desire to strip decorations.
Interesting subject!
I have no ambition not to have jewellery though my own choices are few and almost always sentimental. I wear my wedding ring and I had my grandmother's wedding ring made into a bracelet which I also usually wear, plus some freshwater pearl earrings my husband bought me many years ago (maybe 25 or so) and another ring he bought me more recently. He likes to buy me jewellery and because he enjoys getting it for me, I like wearing it - of course, I also like the pieces!! There are limits, though, and I just have one small box to keep it in and don't want it to be too full. The amazing thing about the two necklaces I wear most is that the simple polished sapphires are millions of years old, it's fascinating. So I own a bit more jewellery myself, I guess, but my dilemma now is that I have inherited a lot of very high end jewellery that isn't my style, nor really that of my daughters, so I have to figure out what to do with it if I'm not going to enjoy wearing it!! The resale value is very bad, unfortunately, but older generations used to think it was a sort of "insurance" they could sell if they fell upon hard times... times change :o
I was a jewellery junkie for most of my life. I sold a lot of it (and donated some), but still have a crazy amount that I no longer wear. The amount of money I have spent over decades is pretty shocking. Once you own it, it is really tough to sell plus it takes a lot of time and energy. Now in my 60s, I love the 'naked look too'. I do wear a bit of make up but wearing no jewellery is very liberating!
Oh yes... It is so hard decluttering and selling things because you realize that you won't get a lot of money back... But I think it is good to just appreciate the change we go through... ☺
@@ecofriendlia - I agree, but in my case, when looking back at the amount of jewellery (and other things) that were mainly bought on impulse, I realise that I wasted probably who knows, 100,000 on things that were really not necessary, and I could have easily lived without. Very wasteful on my part. On the bright side, I have eliminated about 90% of my possessions over the last years and am now down to a minimal amount. The trunk of my car has 3 large boxes of books/buddha's which will be sent next week to an animal charity in France. I just put all of my favourite books on Amazon Kindle. Having a lot of possessions is a complete nightmare and the terrible mental torture one continuously goes through to let them go. "Possessions are in the saddle, and ride mankind" !!!
I am at a point where minimalism is hard. I only started truly reflecting on my possessions this summer as a result of the lockdown. I have makeup that I am not using but don't want to part with because it has not expired yet and with Covid, I don't feel comfortable giving them to anyone. I have decluttered a lot of my jewelry. A lot of costume pieces I was holding onto because they were given to me as gifts. I am trying to be patient and. use what I have and in most cases realizing I do not need to repurchase the item if it breaks or expires. I enjoy your videos, Lia because they keep me motivated and your perspective helps me detach slowly from the things I am having a hard time getting rid of.
I can totally understand that! I often felt this way, not wanting to part with some things and patiently waiting for other things to be used up so I can declutter them. But ut is definitely a good thing that you try to use things up since it is so much more sustainable! ☺ I which you strength and patience and I am confident you will get there ☺
I find that minimalism gets easier if you think of what you're adding to you life by letting go of what you don't love or need.
I still own a few pieces of silver jewelry which I wear sometimes (sold all the rest) and some gold family jewelry which holds a sentimental value to me, but the whole amount is so small, it perfectly fits a very small box that I keep on my chest of drawers. I never was very fond of real or costume jewelry anyway, since college I've been even more basic in my style and jewelry wouldn't fit with jeans and sweaters in my opinion.
I've always had that kind of perspective. But women around me would encourage me to wear earrings, so I wear it and I kinda like it sometimes. Definitely it doesn't add value to my life. I also 100% agree with the bare look and just being yourself, it's such a beautiful notion of beauty. I don't wear make up, I just try to take care of my skin :) Great video as usual !
I am glad you liked it! Yes, it has been similar for me... I often felt like I should wear jewelry because I am a woman and it is normal to do so...
I hear you. I have tattoo and I had 5 piercings but i do need that anymore to define me neither do I want to convey any message that way. Obviously, tattoo will stay, but i do not give it importance anymore. I don't have any jewelry either.
I’m pretty much the opposite, I’m an aesthetic minimalist where minimalism is for the purpose of being surrounded by beautiful things, rather than for ecology, ethics, or utility. They often intersect, but my tie-breaker is always whether I find something comely or not.
That is interesting! I also really appreciate a beautiful surrounding but for me, it is more about my house or preferring to be in nature over the city... ☺
True! 👍
I have mixed feelings about jewelry. I wear my wedding ring and small silver earrings with infinity symbol. Just that most of the time. But I still enjoy all the rest of my jewelry and I like to wear something very occasionally. I do not buy any new jewelry and haven’t for many years.... and do not intend to or feel that need. But can’t let go of the one I have even though I’m not sure about the value it brings to my life. Thanks for the video.
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I don’t thin they are necessary ..... I love a couple of lipsticks and I like using them once a day for myself.... i like wearing them not other make up because I am a painter and like colors in expressive forms. Regardless I feel the same for all other stuff.... life feels much lighter without things things.......
I was just wondering. How do you celebrate christmas? We try do do it a bit minimal. So we have 4 presents each ( moslty neccesary things/ something we wanted for a long time. Our 4 year old gets a book, a pyjama, a toy and a warm jeans with fluffy fabric inside. ) With grandparants we work with a list of things we need so we don't get a bunch of stuff . The first year they got us sooooooooooooo much.. So we talked to them about why we wanted a bit less and don't always need brand new stuff. Now they understand. They even look for second hand toys instead of everything brand new :)
I wear jewellery occasionally mostly silver jewellery and I have a few sentimental pieces I inherited from my Mum, I don't think I could ever declutter my jewellery as most of it is all sentimental or given as special occasion gifts, I think thats the one section I have trouble practising minimalism with. The jewellery is something that I'll pass down to my nieces eventually as a lot of it is special pieces that are from there Nana :) :) I don't tend to buy new jewellery or custome jewellery and I have put a temporary ban on receiving any new jewellery as gifts, but I love what I have and use what I have which is the important bit :) :)
That sounds wonderful! And it is amazing that you have sentimental things you can actually use and wear! I mostly have sentimental items in a box because they are all paper and pictures ☺
@@ecofriendlia Thanks, at least they are safety stored which is the main thing and in a place you can get to :) :)
I find myself feeling artificial if I wear jewelry ( except simple wedding ring) or nail polish, it's just not me. I do like other women with beautiful femininr hands with nice nail polishes or jewelry, i recognize how it's beautiful, but my hands are just different, and I have light hairs on my arms and fingers .. jewelry suffocates me
The right gift may keep you holding it, until then, it's good to let things keep moving.
Yes so true! I really want to have space in my life for things I find important and letting go of the rest helps me ☺
Would you wear a wedding ring?
Why do people love art, music, gardens, flowers, sculptures, paintings, nice clothes, well arranged meals...? Because BEAUTY makes us HAPPY. Jewelry is not neccessary but is beautiful. Humans can and do appreciate beautiful things and that's one of the things that makes us human. Furthermore, extremes of any kind are often signs of imbalance and are not very healthy. I like the idea of living with less, purchasing purposefully, avoiding wastefulness but all those "minimalists' who only wear one gray T shirt, count their socks and underwear, and make weekly long lists of things they 'declutter' make me wonder if they are obsessed with 'stuff' even more than an average person.
that is so true! But I think we are all different when it comes to our perception of beauty. I really love the beauty in nature and I think I am more beautiful without jewelry or makeup or things like that.