Because they mean something to you. I am 72 years old and just emptied a storage unit full of 72 years of "keeping" that which I thought meant something to me. When my significant other passed away seven years ago, I thought I wanted to keep his recliner. Nope, but I do have pictures of him napping in it with our dog. Still makes my heart smile and always will. I am now getting rid of more stuff that I don't use. My closet is the biggest challenge. The clothes are still good so they will be donated. Three pairs of jeans and a couple of shirts suffice for my retirement years with a couple of good pairs of shoes. We can get by on much less than we think we can. Think of those who follow you and the job they will have going through your stuff. That kind of mindset helps me every time.
Yes, we definitely can get by fine with less stuff! For me many items are memories…if I get rid of the seemingly insignificant item I’ve most likely lost a memory that makes me smile. My mom used to tell me she was getting rid of stuff to make it easier on me later. She did get rid of many things and she of course was correct, but I convinced her to save more than she might have and told her I’d be happy going through those items & I was glad to come across “memories” in the form of items when she passed onto heaven a few years ago.
That being said…I do have to organize my “memories” 😆
Because they mean something to you. I am 72 years old and just emptied a storage unit full of 72 years of "keeping" that which I thought meant something to me. When my significant other passed away seven years ago, I thought I wanted to keep his recliner. Nope, but I do have pictures of him napping in it with our dog. Still makes my heart smile and always will. I am now getting rid of more stuff that I don't use. My closet is the biggest challenge. The clothes are still good so they will be donated. Three pairs of jeans and a couple of shirts suffice for my retirement years with a couple of good pairs of shoes. We can get by on much less than we think we can. Think of those who follow you and the job they will have going through your stuff. That kind of mindset helps me every time.
Yes, we definitely can get by fine with less stuff! For me many items are memories…if I get rid of the seemingly insignificant item I’ve most likely lost a memory that makes me smile. My mom used to tell me she was getting rid of stuff to make it easier on me later. She did get rid of many things and she of course was correct, but I convinced her to save more than she might have and told her I’d be happy going through those items & I was glad to come across “memories” in the form of items when she passed onto heaven a few years ago.
That being said…I do have to organize my “memories” 😆