When Decluttering Gets Sentimental
Are you ready to shed some belongings, but are hitting a roadblock with the sentimental ones? Recently I spoke to a group on this topic. Here are a few ideas…
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Memorabilia
Acquirers & Keepers
Working as a professional organizer has taught me a lot about possessions. I’ve learned that physical belongings serve a variety of purposes, including: Connecting us to our past (e.g. a varsity sport jacket) Embodying dreams for the future (e.g. a book on how to buy a boat) Keeping us healthy in the present (e.g. workout
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Memorabilia and Diminishing Returns
Have you ever heard of the law of diminishing returns? I heard about it back in my Introduction to Economics class in college. In simple terms, it means that the incremental output/benefit you get from an incremental increase in the amount of input/work tapers off over time (holding all other variables constant). For example, imagine
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30 Things to Store Day 30: Memorabilia
Everyone has memorabilia. Keeping some is a great way to preserve memories. Keeping too much can lead to a cluttered mess. Here are my tips on the last day of our video series. * * * * * Do you have a box or container dedicated to memorabilia? When’s the
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Shedding Sentimental Possessions
Sorting and culling our sentimental belongings is worthy of the emotional roller coaster it entails.
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