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| QUOTE (Mrs. Bean @ 12/13/2019, 12:51 AM) Those room are filled to bursting with decorations, she's got more boxes full of decorations... And then she goes to Michaels and buys MORE decorations??? I give up.
Too much decor! Not every available space needs to be stuffed with reindeer, birds, trees, fake greenery, etc!!!
Less is more.
In my house, just the garland on the mantle would have been enough for me...LOL Christmas isn't really my favorite holiday, but I do put up a tree for the grandbabies.
QUOTE (Chalky @ 12/13/2019, 05:36 AM) She should take the picture down and put up a wreath over the fireplace - that would look so much better.
She cannot stop shopping - she has plenty of stuff already in all those boxes she could have used or else out with the old and in the with the new.
She can clutter up a space in no time. That garland is all wrong. Too skmpy. Those Madonna's look all wrong on the mantle to me...she wants to collect all 22 - where will they go????
The fake stuff looks tacky in those Madonna's. I think red poinsettia's would have looked better.
It's all a mishmash of stuff - it's just too much stuff all over.
I was thinking about red poinsettias as well...wondering if I might like that better than the mis-matched glittery greenery? All that fake greenery is just not my cup of tea. |
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| QUOTE (VintageSize12onTinder @ 12/12/2019, 11:53 PM) I find it interesting how Kimmy has "FTC Disclaimer: This video is not directed for children" in her description but no other channel I subscribe to and watch has that.
About half my channels have put that on there - and Brandon Farris said he's going to start using cuss words LOL |
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| I was sorta likeing the mantle....the garland and the handmade houses, while not my thing have a quality about them....but then...then the glitter floral pics in the madonna vases?
But her enthusiasm and joy makes me almost wish I felt like decorating for the holidays. |
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| Well....I've certainly used YouTube a lot over the years for inspiration, motivation and education.
I see the entire landscape of YT changing, and while the intent is to make it safe for kids (that's the FCC intent) I think it's just going to end up making YT void of all educational content.
Something else Kimmy said was unclear to me....that if you loose your YT channel (as in YT deletes your channel) then you maybe can't have a Patreon? |
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| My take away was that she really doesn't really know what's going to happen, but she's at least aware. She/her and Derek are exploring other options to keep the channel going and still be able to be monetized. She said they are working on a website, talking about a podcast and speculating that she will use her FB page more to make sure people know how/where to find her.
Just reading the comments it's clear that people really don't understand the difference in "made for" and "appeal to". Most of them just think this FCC/YT won't affect anyone. LOL
Kimmy seems adequately concerned and seems as if they are working on the back end to have another platform. She also vagued that there are other family/kid issues going on right now that she has not shared, but perhaps would share it on a different platform in the format of "parenting advice" ???? Or maybe I'm just reading too much between the lines of what she was saying about parenting drama? |
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| | She is on live IG right now, talking about what the new YT changes might mean for her channel |
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| | I fear the lure of wedding planning thumbnails/clickbait will take over and we'll have endless cheap crafts done to "save money" |
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| That's weird...there was another post on this thread last night that I wanted to reply to, but it's gone today?
Wasn'tme...I'm not saying being "of a certain age" means you collect certain things - I'm just saying Sophie (and my mother's) choice of collectibles seemed to be things they thought had a certain kind of prestige or status symbol value. I see this particularly with the porcelain figurines...that music box bird that Sophie repaired? My mother would have loved that bird...and she would have gushed over it and said things like..."do you know how much this cost new???" And it's mostly things that were originally collected in the 1970's/80's.
I must not be using the right words to describe the giddiness they shared, when they saw something they thought was at one time, an expensive item....and they were finding it at a junk store for $4. LOL |
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| Resting Bitchface
Were our mothers actually sisters?
Depression glass? 100's and 100's of pieces, pink, green, clear, uranium. Bone china, depression era porcelin, USA pottery and only original red Fiesta Wear...since it was rare. Hummle figurines, Pinky and Blue Boy sets, Capodemonte'....and the antique furniture! When mother passed my father had a 3-day garage sale, just so he could park in the garage. Then after father died, all us kids had a 2-day auction to finish clearing the house.
I have a few special pieces, things that we actually used when I was growing up but I think all the "it's too good to use" stuff was sold at auction. It had no meaning for us kids.
But so much of what Sophie gets excited about, and let's face it....she light up like a Christmas tree when she sees some of this stuff....it's mostly stuff that my mother would have collected. Sophie's taste in collectibles makes her seem like she is about 75-80 years old???
So while most of the younger people here on this site just really hate everything Sophie loves....I don't hate all of it, because it reminds me of my mom.
To be honest, I think if the Santa painting were cleaned it would be much better. Mother loved those "point of light" paintings like that. For the most part, they are not my cup of tea, because they are usually cabins in the woods, or religious themed, but I think that lit pipe in that painting might be cool if it were cleaned. Reminds me of Strider's lit pipe in LOTR...LOL |
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| QUOTE (Resting Bitchface @ 12/9/2019, 10:36 AM) Some people just have a "collector gene" and Sofia is one of those people. I think her intentions are good, but she just can't help herself from falling in love with things. The trash picking business was probably the worst idea for someone like her because it obviously just feeds her addiction to "stuff." I don't think she will ever change nor do I think she really wants to. She really enjoys her mismatched "eclectic" collection of treasures and can't bear to part with things she saves but are not perfect enough to sell or even perfect things she adores too much to sell. It is what it is. So be it. I am still in awe at some of the nice things people throw out. I have never seen anything like that anywhere I have ever lived.
I think her Radko tree was pretty if you're into that kind of thing, but I will say I cannot stand that Victorian dresser in the dining room. It just takes over the room, looks so out of place and clearly belongs in a bedroom. So why doesn't she move it into her bedroom? It's a really nice piece if you like antique Victorian furniture, but not in the DR, puleeeze.
Her type of "collecting" reminds me of my mother (who would be over 90 now, if she were still living). There is this little PING in their brains and if they think something is "valuable" or "high class" they want it, even if it doesn't match anything in their house. The common theme of the collecting is "status". Sophia is knowledgeable about classic china, pottery, and some arts...she has an eye for picking out certain brands when she's thrifting.
The trouble is, that sort of collecting of status symbol item went out when popped-collar IZOD shirts and ribbon belts in the 1980's preppy fad went out of style. Sure, there are still status symbols for some people ie: real LV luggage, or Birken bags, but the things she collects will only appeal to someone "of a certain age" that still equates that type of stuff with "wealth".
Seriously....I looked up to see how old she is, just to be sure she wasn't my mother reincarnated. They love all the same things. And when mother died almost 30 years ago, it took us weeks to clean out her lifetime of hoarded "it's gonna be worth something" stuff. All carefully wrapped in newspapers, stored in boxes, tubs, cabinets, shelves, closets...etc..etc. |
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| Why just throw all that shit into the hallway while cleaning the bathroom, only to have a 2nd mess? Why not put the trash in the trashcan?
And showing Kally's tampons etc on YouTube? BOUNDARIES PLEASE?
Is this just another hint that Shaylee is favored? She gets ready with mom to cut down on fighting?
Kimmy is obviously suffering from some sort of depression, it is showing on her face, her body language, the clutter and built up dirt in her home.
I can say that, because all those signs show up in my life when my depression gets worse.
I can't afford my therapy anymore, but obviously they can afford it. Please Kimmy, get some help. |
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| QUOTE (VintageSize12onTinder @ 12/8/2019, 10:28 PM) Is comments off for anyone else???
I just went to the vlog and scrolled down to read comments and they are off again.
They are also off for Clutterbug, Marriage and Motherhood and a few other vlogs I went to.
They are going to be off for anyone that indicates they make family friendly content. Seriously people...YT just paid $170 million dollar fine. Everythig is changing. |
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| QUOTE (AUNT B @ 12/5/2019, 03:21 PM) Crankypants, I wonder how how Meg's channel will be affected, lol! They might regret selling that trailer
I think they are all in for a rude awakening - but hopefully with all the petitions and testimony being given in Washington this week at the FCC hearings, they will at least neaten up the wording of the law so everyone doesn't just pull down all their videos. |
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| QUOTE (Georgieporgie @ 12/5/2019, 06:58 AM) I think she wont be impacted much at all by COPPA. Her videos are not made for kids....too boring 😂
Oh I think every single "family friendly" channel is going to take a huge hit. And some of them have started putting a line in the description "not for kids" but that won't matter...it doesn't matter what they say - the law says if it "appeals" to kids. So...you have a cute dog in your video? BOOM - it might appeal to kids.
Look, i'm all for keeping kids safe online, but all this vague new law will do is empty YT of any family friendly content. |
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| QUOTE (Chalky @ 12/4/2019, 04:42 PM) What does that even mean??? Why would anyone be looking for this? I don't even know what it is...
Of course she is shopping!
She's writing in telegram style. I don't know how many people would even recognize that anymore? |
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