We’ve talked about sentimental clutter here before, and I think the general consensus is that memory clutter is by far the toughest clutter to declutter. People want to keep their memories.  One way to figure out what you’re willing to part with is to play games:
This game means you ask yourself silly questions, but silly or not, it helps you to focus.
You can ask yourself…
“In case of a world disaster, which memorabilia will I run to save?”
“If I was stuck on a desert island, which memorabilia would I want to have with me?”
And so on.
Silly stuff that works. For me …read more

“Deep storage” is a common term found in many an organizational book or article. If there’s no room, if you want to clear clutter, you move to the whole “deep storage” scenario. Deep storage means you put the stuff away where you can’t see it – an attic, under the bed, in the garage, at an actual storage center, and so on. Many organizing books I’ve read, and plenty of folks I know are totally obsessed with the deep storage method of clutter problem solving.
I’m not so much for deep storage. Basically because I can’t figure out why you’d deep …read more

When we last revisited “What if” items I said we’d look at getting rid of sentimental items – a decidedly difficult task.
Sentimental ideas include things like; greeting cards, baby clothing, items given to you by someone important, such as your grandmother’s china, old notes from all your high school friends, and most items that have been a part of your child’s life such as school work, art projects, and birthday party items. Of course there are others.
Most everyone has sentimental items that they’d like to keep, but like all items many of these sentimental items take up space, especially if …read more