No One Wants Your Hummels
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Who's in control of your life - you, or your stuff? Downsizing can be daunting, but three simple steps created by professional move manager Kate Grondin can help ease the process. Start downsizing today and gain control of your life. @NewHampshirePBS
I am 66 years old and have over 300+ Hummels. I collected them when I was young inherited some from my mother, and I have some of the oldest Hummels made. I love them, and even though I’m no longer collecting them for at least the last 15 years I still enjoy looking at them. When I die my children who do not want them, can do whatever they want with them. ❤ I have downsized most of the other items in my home, but the things that give me joy I will hang onto, regardless of how many there are.
@realitycheck723 , You be you. I have one Hummel I inherited from the Grandparents and it is priceless to me.
Collect whatever you want and enjoy it as long as you don't sacrifice a good life for the collection.
What is a Hummel?
@@arlenedaniels8756 google it.
@@arlenedaniels8756 An ugly knick knack that is a dust collector.
Exactly!! It sounds like this lady wants us to stop living before we actually die. Even if I'm 99 years old, I like to have things around me that bring me joy. These "things" are precious to me. My children can do whatever they choose to do with them - after I'm gone. I've told them "don't keep it if you don't want it." It won't hurt my feelings because I'll be in heaven. If its valuable, sell it. If you consider it trash - throw it away. If you know someone that wants it, give it to them. Enjoy every minute of your time that you get to look at your Hummels!
Keep whatever brings you joy while you're here, after you're gone you won't care what happened to it. Hard to accept that your cool stuff won't be around forever...but neither will you ❤
We downsized about six years ago and gave away pickup truck loads of nice things. We have things we USE and appreciate. Life is good and busy.
My stuff keeps me busy, engaged; not just sitting and waiting for whatever. I tried the retire, nice beautiful easy-peasy condo - going to be a lady of leisure. I became mad with boredom, nothing to do, could not putter around, dig a hole, rake some dirt. Sold the easy-peasy condo, purchased a home with a small yard a shop and stuff. Happy as a clam. Dig holes, rake in the dirt. When I go, just open the doors and say free.
What a sweet attitude! Blessings on your journey.
Absolutely, very few people could truly be happy living in these "filing cabinet" condo buildings springing up all over!
@@deletesoon70. Some people have a lot of involvements and home is just where they sleep. I wouldn’t generalize.
@@mellocello187 and some people simply don't like doing yardwork
I could not agree with you more! I did the exact same thing - sold my house full of stuff with a spacious yard and lots of privacy. I make the mistake of moving into a condo thinking it would be easier but found out I'm stuck inside my small condo with basically no privacy and nothing to do. It absolutely sucks! Just like you, my house and stuff kept me busy and moving and that lead to other forms of activities, hobbies and interests. That's all come to an end and ironically it seems that doing anything has become a real pain in the rear. I'm going back to a single family home with a yard and full of stuff.
It isn't true that no one wants your Hummels. Maybe I don't want them, but SOMEONE does. On eBay, I paid $40 for a 1969 Betty Crocker Cookbook because it was exactly like the one my mother used when I was growing up. I paid $152 dollars for a set of 1948 World Book Encyclopedias that were just like the old set my dad brought home when I was a little girl. I paid $10 for a lid to a Tupperware gelatin mold. (All prices paid included shipping.) I've ordered old books from the UK and shipped them to the US. My aunt paid $60 for a mug that was very similar to one she had for 40 years and recently broke. None of these purchases have been high dollar items but the sellers got some cash in their pockets because they had something that someone else wanted. With the internet, it's possible that someone anywhere in the world wants what you have. If someone is sentimental about an item, they will pay more for it.
My stuff is MY STUFF. I get to enjoy it as long as I like and can. When I am gone, then it becomes my beneficiaries’ stuff. Take what you like, and dispose of the rest. If you don’t want to do that, let me know and I will be happy to change my will and give my stuff AND MY HOUSE AND MONEY to someone else!
EXACTLY.
The problem with that is your kids then feel guilty getting rid of it after you’re gone. At least let them know it’s ok with they toss it
@@annm9139 Why do hey need to feel guilty? Your kids are making their own memories with the stuff they love in their homes. Everyone enjoy whatever it is you enjoy and stop worrying about each other. You’ll be happier that way.
@@DottyGale8 well lucky you that you don't have to deal with this but lots of people do
@@annm9139 So you’re fine with not enjoying your own life just on the off chance a future generation has different tastes than you do? Doesn’t that make you sad? 😕
Although, I’m actually glad all of you people are getting rid of your stuff. I’m picking up major bargains on some great stuff!
Yes that’s right, the young don’t want your good, expensive junk, they are happy with their ikea crap. 😂
I want your Hummels! My parents house burned down, and all the reunification hummels that they collected from our time in Berlin were lost.
I got rid of EVERYTHING in New York State 11 years ago and moved to Arizona on a motorcycle. I still have only a bike for wheels, yet I have a 28 foot trailer and two large sheds stuffed with STUFF. I’m 85 and the only way I can be STUFF FREE is to stop being me!
Go into a house today and be bored stiff. Endless white decor without so much as a magazine for which to sit and read. There may be a well-placed art book on a coffee table, angled just so for display, but that's it. Most wouldn't know Duncan Phyfe from Dunkin Donuts.
That's an interesting experience you've shared.
Amen!!!
Not my house! I’m thinking my books hold,up the walls! My only difficulty is with family things I’ve inherited! And please don’t preach to me what I need to do! Sorry I watched!!!
@@sandybruce9092 🤪😄
I don’t have much “stuff”, I do have a large collection of books. They are like close friends. I had a visitor recently, a young guy in his twenties. He came in the door and said: wow, did you really read all these books? Told me he only read the books required for his school reading list. Needless to say, he did not get the job he came for.
I do estate sales. Don’t worry, your stuff will find good will someday. Sell it now and go somewhere and have fun.
My lovely elderly neighbor passed and she had a large (100 or so) Hummel figurines. We fretted about who would want them but two women bought all of them at the estate sale. Estate sale prices, but they definitely wanted them. True story.
I have 300 plus Hummels, which I enjoy, but my kids do not want. I will keep them till I die and then they can sell them. ❤
My “stuff” is mine to enjoy. It irritates me to no end when people say I must think of future generations and how they will deal with my things when I’m gone. 😡 That’s not my problem, and I’m NOT going to downsize things I enjoy NOW to cater to their preferences LATER. Not my problem if they don’t enjoy beauty and want to get rid of it because they have no imagination or class to appreciate something beyond their apparently boring lives.
Mom, is that you?
@@Pubslife So you’re fine with not enjoying your own life just on the off chance a future generation has different tastes than you do? How sad. And also how presumptuous of you to assume you know what they might like or not.
Although, I’m actually glad all of you people are getting rid of your stuff. I’m picking up major bargains on some great stuff!
I mean... I want your Hummels! My mom (in her 70s) really likes them, and always wished for them. But couldn't afford them.
And now that people are selling their Hummels on Facebook marketplace I am buying them as presents for my mom. And she is always delighted! So far she has 5. I'm going to hunt around and see if I can find another one in time for Christmas.
No, I don't want them as an inheritance, nor does my sister. But our mom likes them right now, and that's the point.
I understand that this is probably a little clip with a good message of not being trapped by your things. My mom definitely has downsized a lot, especially after she was the one who cleared out my grandma's house. (She said "I'm not doing that to you girls" which I appreciate) It was needed. She still likes little knickknacks and decorations more than I do. I think it's fine. She decorates differently for each season, and my children think it's fun to see how she's decorated since the last time they were there.
What a lovely way to honour your mum with things that bring her joy!
My mom has dozens of Hummels. I wish I could give you some of hers for your mom. Mine could afford way too many and that is what makes them clutter, IMO.
I have emptied 3 senior relatives homes over the past 10 years and it was arduous, time consuming and expensive. You could give some consideration to your kids, or whoever, when you're thinking about whether or not to start downsizing. Emptying these large crap filled houses sucks.
"The truth, no one wants your Hummels"...........what a snarky condescending unhelpful statement. I do not care if any one wants what I collect, I collect things because IT'S WHAT I ENJOY DOING IN MY LIFE!!!
From the wikipedia article about Hummel figurines: "After the end of World War II, the popularity of Hummel figurines grew as American soldiers stationed in West Germany began sending the figurines home as gifts.[3] Nostalgia associated with the figurines and the U.S. soldiers buying them led to Hummel figurines becoming a popular collector's item. . . . As travel to Europe became more commonplace, the figurines, with their folkloric appearance, were often purchased as souvenirs.[4]." Although I realize that the video isn't just about Hummels, for some people, the figurines are not just about having some kind of knicknack or receiving a gift from someone special. It was tied in with the collective experience of a world-wide war with the concomitant losses of life and limb. It was also more special when travel to Europe was not as common and there was no Amazon global marketplace. The figurines are based on drawings done by a German nun aptly called Sister Maria Innocentia. I don't care for Hummel figurines personally but I'm not going to tchotchke-shame people who do.
Downsizing is difficult and time consuming, start when you’re still fit and clear minded. First figure out what you’re going to do, move or stay put. Make a list and concentrate on what’s important to you and what you haven’t touched in 7 years, like clothing. Old books, figurines, chinaware (never used), old tools, old furniture, old files, computers, desks, bookshelves…out with it! You’ll be amazed how exhilarating it feels to be free of clutter.
I think most older people don't move because it's cheaper to stay where you are. The cost of real estate is ridiculous.
I love the lead. No one wants your hummels. I remember those things. The only thing I miss, but not really, is my garden, though I know I wouldn't want to do all that work anymore. So I'm going to take golf lessons. Dont tell a real golfer but as a kid I loved putt putt. So now I'll try a bigger putter. Downsizing was not hard for me. It was all dead weight, much of it inherited most of it meaningless to me. I buy books occasionally but mostly I use a digital library. I have a different view of things now and I feel lighter...unencumbered.
I once was playing putt-putt golf and yelled out "FORE!!". Never saw people turn around to look so fast!
I remember being drug to antique shops and auctions while my parents searched out Hummels, depression dishes, etc. Never wanted to clutter up my house as an adult.
Yes! Same! My Sis still loves that tho.
I inherited my parents house, and all their "stuff". I had my OWN "stuff"...now I feel like an oreo- "double-stuffed" 😂
Seriously, though? A 3,000 sf. 5 bedroom 2 living room, 2 kitchen, 1 mudroom, 1,000 sf wraparound deck and 2 car garage...filled with "stuff"....for a single guy is WAY too much!
I would nuch prefer a 1,400 sf single car with storage shed. BUT? ...Even those are now going for $$$$$...so Ill stay here.
It’s crazy that it’s now too expensive to downsize!
@lowellirish Sounds familiar. Mr. Rommel refuses to part with his parents' "stuff". There is something wrong if one house has 5 vacuum cleaners...(just one example).
Who says we have to downsize? Who says we have to get rid of our stuff? The “experts”? We are all experts with our own lives because we have lived them, there is no one better versed. I’ve worked hard for my stuff and I treasure them. When I’m dead, I promise I’ll downsize.
When you’re dead you’re not the one with the burden of getting rid of it all. You’re taking the lazy way out and burdening your family with having to deal with your “stuff”. In the middle of this now with my delusional parents who thought they would just drop dead one day in their own home. That’s not reality. They need extensive assistance now and we’re having to pack them and their crap and move them 100 miles. We’ve got our own families and jobs and ZERO time to be driving back and forth to get rid of a lifetime of clutter. PLEASE write me out of the will that will result in money out of my pocket to deal with their lack of planning for reality.
@@thecatniplife I understand what you’re going through. My brother and I took care of our mother the last 10 years of her life as she suffered from dementia. We were forced to place her in a nursing home the last eight months as she became feeble and would easily fall. It was hard work, but in all those years I never once pressured her to downsize or sell her possessions, It was her home and at one time mine. I would do it all over again. As for my “stuff”, I stand by my post.
My mom’s 91 year old friend wants them. She still collects them. But mom and her friend are both ridiculous collectors.
I loved you as Kitty on that 70s show.
Hummels . .haha! That's a crack up! I had relatives who had that stuff and I there was no way I wanted those things! Even though they thought some of them were "collectors" items or valuable.
When my sister would visit our mom she would glean things from her house. Mom had LOTS of hummels and sis would put her name on them so she would inherit them! Well greedy sis had a rude awakening…🤣🤣🤣. They are worth NOTHING!! It’s really something that when death is about to happen or happens GREED sets in. I have enough stuff of my own I don’t need anyone else’s stuff. Greed is so evil but so many people have it and it causes many family feuds. Not worth it in my opinion…let them have it then their kids can fight over it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I agree about Hummels, whoever wants them can keep the ugly things.
But...but... I love my stuff. Not the extra clothes that don't fit, books I've long since read, and so on. I mean my Treasures. I was planning on enjoying them in retirement.
You know something. My house isn't cuttered. I enjoy living in it. I have a beautiful porch. I'm familiar and love everything around me.. My utilities are very low.I fool to move
After 20 years in a house we had to pack everything up for a renovation. We were able to unload about half our junk. Now I just have to keep the little lady from re-accumulating new stuff.
Your stuff is just that: STUFF. When the time comes, donate it, sell it, and by all means, give it to the people who want it BEFORE you go. Let yourself see them enjoying it.
I never knew about hummels and the elderly until I watched a South Park episode 😂
My mother lives in a very large Victorian/antique house…15 rooms, 3 floors, 4 garages…it is a fully furnished very well cared for house…she is 96…there must be over 100 antique Persian carpets, load of Chrystal chandeliers, a house full of very nice antique furniture…We are a Jewish family…that being said I think I have a plan for when the house becomes vacant
What's your plan?
Do tell us your plan!
Arson?
I've had to clean out the homes of my family who've passed. Its a terrible burden, exhausting and emotional. Don't do that to your family.
Omg! My mother in law used to collect hummels.. I always hated them because I’ve collected 18th and 19th century antiques my entire life. When I married her son, she wanted to start me on Hummel collecting and I put a stop to that right quick. No hummels in my house.
It's true that many people do not want Hummel's or other items that were owned by their relatives and the point has already been made below that the current owners want to enjoy their collections, etc. But this video is rude. While it's a good point to not be a prisoner of one's possessions, this approach to getting people to downsize is insensitive because it doesn't take into account that the person's home is where they may have happy memories and their "stuff" also has memories attached, among other reasons for wanting to remain in their homes (such as that ti's their home and they have control, and more). The stairs are a struggle? Someone below mentioned mid and high rise condos. You think one flight of stairs is a problem: wait until there's (heaven forbid) an emergency like a fire and elders or just anyone needs to use the stairs to evacuate. I don't want your Hummels is from the children's point of view, not the elder. The children need to understand the elder's perspective. The advice being given also flies in the face of the guidance for getting hoarders in general to get rid of their things.
Shes right
😂
I never got the "hummel" thing. We love our old big house. My stuff is all junk and doesnt mean much to us. We will decide hen to change anything. No one will tell us when to.
...as many people have found out on "Antiques Roadshow"! 😂😂😂
You'll own nothing and be happy.
At least in Fallout 3, collecting the Hummels (vaultboy figurines) gave a buff to your skills.
In real life, they're useless waste.
I downsized twice. Once I moved from a 2000 square-foot house to a smaller house that was about 900+ square feet. Two people live there. Then I moved to a place similar in size, but where I would be living with three other family members. There isn’t room for stuff that we are not using. Of course we keep sentimental reminders. I still dream that we will have a house someday so my small collection of penguin statues is carefully packed away. I am ready for whatever the next move is. If you’re happy and you’re comfortable in your house then stay there. But stuff that you have piled up and don’t use for decades takes up room that could be used for stuff. You’re interested in now. I think that’s the idea.
There’s stuff and then there is stuff. Hoarders need their stuff to feel secure, it’s a sickness
I love my stuff...just saying .....
Sorry but aren’t you that really funny mom on that 70’s show??
Have worked quite a few estate sales and it’s true. No one wants the hummels, the china sets, the porcelain dolls, the toy cars, the barbies, the fans, etc. They buy what they can use in their day-to-day
Yep. No one is going to buy your clutter. In many cases you can't even give that stuff away.
“-why should your stuff control your life?” This question seems pretty disingenuous in this materialistic society. When people’s status is measured by accumulation (or one’s potential to accumulate), it’s difficult to escape. For me, it comes down to the capacity to accept change, which unfortunately diminishes with age.
We made a successful transition from a full-sized, detached house to a condo @8 years ago. When undergoing this process, we discovered:
1. A 17 yard dumpster will not be too large.
2. When encountering indecision, toss it.
3. Our kids really didn’t want the family credenza.
QED.
Hummels for the silent generation,Precious Moments are the favorite of the Boomers
No and no!
Hard to listen to you with the music
Agreed 😊
What's a hummel
Know when to get out of collecting.
I remember a story of an elder selling a beer can collection before the fad faded.
No idea what hummers are. Had to look it up
Ask your wife....she knows what a hummer is....😂
Hummel figurines, in case your question is real.
@betteurbain7911 yes it's real, and i note they've altered the title, which helps. Is Hummers egional vernacular? Not something I've come across so it's often worth a very quick comment, just to fill in the blanks
@@lowellirish why would I have a wife?
@@cassieoz1702 If you looked up Hummer or hummer, then you must know that it is not regional vernacular for Hummel figurines. If the title said Hummers, then it was a typo.
They gotta go somewhere 👍
Simply a camouflaged & repackaged version of : " You will own Nothing & Be Happy ! " Klaus & WEF approve of this video !!
Loosen your tinfoil hat strap. She is referring to the human emotional attachment to items they no longer need, but cannot seem to part with them.
@@markh.6687 clearly ur a Max Vax 'd triple boosted NPC ... No Doubt you completely support. "the Latest Thing !" Opinion discarded...
Sell there are a lot of people who collect or thrift stores would not be popular..
All the donation places sell the stuff - they do not give anything to the needy.
What’s a hummel?
What's Google?
Hint hint 😜
WTF is a Hummel? I play World of Tanks, to me a Hummel is a self- propelled gun. Do you mean chatchkis or knick-knack dust collectors?
I’m 67. My stuff includes a 2000 BMW Z3, a 2017 Volvo, a motorboat, kayaks, gold coins, silver coins, a vacation home by a lake, and my main home near a lake. I own things with a purpose, not dust collectors.
No need to justify, just enjoy. I like dust collectors.
Good babe I should move I'm 74 I live in a upper flat for 50 years I own the home it's 22 steps to my back door on an average I probably go up and down five times so that's over a hundred steps a day most people don't get that in a month you got to go to the gym and go on the stair stepper and you got to pay I get healthy when I go up the stairs and I carry my groceries when I get to the top I often I puff and I don't have a heart attack so good it's good good exercise and about every two or three years I bring a dumpster and get rid of all my junk so you know I have a big place I have a lot of things but the things I have are valuable even a scrap as far as the Hummels go you're right nobody wants Hummels remember when those were the big deal oh my God you're going to be a millionaire