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Decluttering My Life as a Toy Collector and Navigating Overconsumption

Here is my Mercari page where you can purchase my collection: https://www.mercari.com/u/digidatadoll/ More items will be added throughout the next few months! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ 00:00 Introduction 15:30 Art Studio Work Space 41:31 Home PC Set Up 49:24 Plushie Keychains from Claw Machines 52:16 Toys in Storage Bins 1:19:38 Impromptu Garage Sale in the Art Studio for Friends Hi Everyone, So with this video… it is meant to symbolize the work I am putting into myself to change and become a new person. I genuinely feel stuck… as if I have been living the same life and doing the same things for the last several years. And with toy collecting, I feel like this part of me was apart of a previous chapter of my life. I got into toy collecting when I initially got the keys to my art studio, as I was trying to assess how I wanted to go about furnishing all of the empty space. I felt like toys were the perfect way to make the space very personable, but also look cute. From there, I started dating my ex, and one of the many things we had done together when it came to spending quality time was going to toy shows, flea markets, and thrift stores to search for collectibles to add to our collections. However, now that we’re separated, I feel like a good amount of my collection is associated with that period we were together… and I am gradually working towards moving on to the next chapter of my life. Throughout the video, I mention my ex a handful of times, so as you can tell, several parts of my collection hold a lot of sentimental meaning to me… These toys… brought me so much joy and happy memories though… and I had made so many wonderful friends and had great experiences as a result of this hobby. But as a result of my lack of self-control, the hobby took over my life. I believe this video alone is a very clear indicator of my lack of financial literacy… and the first steps to working towards being more self-aware and cognizant of my spending habits. I had never anticipated being a victim of overconsumption… and yet here I am. However, the toys were also very much so a form of escapism for me as well. Buying toys, opening blindboxes, playing claw machines, and purchasing stuff for low prices were all quick hits of dopamine for me that brought my serotonin up. I had been struggling with my mental health and depression for so long… and toys became a coping mechanism and a form of comfort for me… but now that it doesn’t provide those feelings for me any longer, I feel like I am ready to move on. I believe moving on for me does mean downsizing my collection tremendously and selling and gifting things away. At this point, I know what I want to keep in my permanent collection, and a lot of that is the loose mini figures. Collecting sealed stuff doesn’t make sense when there isn’t much space available in my life to display them… and those things end up gathering dust in storage bins. Most of my plushies and DVDs need to go as well as many other things. But also like… I have been collecting for four years now, so it makes complete sense that I have accumulated stuff that over time no longer resonates with me. There were so many times where I bought something because it was such a cheap price, or like it was a nostalgic character from my childhood that I could vaguely recall… but it wasn’t something I loved. I had sold stuff in the past and detached myself from some of my old collectibles, but I was also adamant about just having a huge collection despite that. I believe that having a dedicated Instagram page for toy collecting didn’t help much either with my poor habits with hoarding… maybe that is the right word to describe the word I am at… I am no longer collecting but rather hoarding. The main theme from all of this would just be to declutter my life… and reset my mental habits… to reevaluate and reassess... Through all of this, I had learned a lot about myself. From the negative facets of who I am, but I am glad that I was eventually able to be self-aware of all of this. It would honestly be crazy if I continued living and collecting like this for another four years… and I believe that had my long-term relationship not ended in separation, I wouldn’t have been able to learn this lesson that I needed to experience. I probably wouldn’t change… All of this is meant to grow and change and not to be complacent... ૮ ˆﻌˆ ა Best, Steve H. Vu Social Media Art •   / digitallydecay   Toy Collection •   / digidatadoll   Personal •   / stevehvu   Music • From Creator Mix 1 Hour Of Sleepy Lofi Music For Streaming, Chilling, or Studying    • 1 Hour Of Sleepy Lofi Music For Streaming,...   Relaxing Lofi beats for gaming, studying, and streaming (1 hour mix)    • Relaxing Lofi beats for gaming, studying, ...   #collection #decluttering #overconsumption #toycollector #toys