Comments on: How to Declutter When You’re Sentimental https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/ Making Pretty Practical Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:10:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Susan https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/#comment-230857 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:10:02 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=28762#comment-230857 In reply to Joanna.

I don’t know if this helps, but I didn’t see anything offensive. Your statement reminded me of Marie Kondo. I’m a sentimental person, too. People like to hand down their stuff to me because they know I will keep it and take care of it. But I end up holding on to too many things because it belonged to someone else. I think someone in my life past or present will be mad at me if I give it away or toss it. KonMari’s books gave me new insights, including some tough-love advice to loosen the mental grip I placed on what I thought were important papers, cherished objects, etc.. I am slowly but surely letting go and keeping what I actually enjoy, not what I think I should keep under obligation to someone else.

]]> By: Joanna https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/#comment-230856 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:06:42 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=28762#comment-230856 In reply to Jamie.

I’m sorry if I’ve offended anyone. I’m aware some people are more sentimental, not that I’m not, but I feel it in my heart, not so much with stuff. Feel free to delete my comment.

]]> By: Kelly Fonseca https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/#comment-230854 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:34:36 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=28762#comment-230854 I have decluttered a lot of my sentimental items, but I still find the hardest part now (for me) of getting rid of sentimental items, is because the item “transports” me back in time the way a picture of that item never could. There’s something so special about “wow this is a birthday card made from paper in 2003!!” or knowing I wrote something in that year (whatever year it was) and the ink is still there in my present day is wild to me! Like I said- feels like a time portal! But I also love to be organized and hate having a bunch of stuff (lol- dilemma), so I’ve parted ways with a lot and the rest I’m still working on navigating. (Hence why I read this post lol)
I would say the most compelling inner argument I have that allows me to release those “time portal” memories is knowing that, while yes when I see it it’s a fun trip, but how often do I really see it? And I’m getting to the point now (I’m 29) where I’m realizing that when you have too much stuff (even digital photos!) you won’t see hardly anything, so it’s completely counter-productive to why you’re holding onto it!

]]> By: Bonnie https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/#comment-230472 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:19:06 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=28762#comment-230472 The thing here is I have no storage space.. I live in an older, smaller house. I can’t give things to my daughter because she also has limited space, and when you buy a tote or something to put things in, you have to find room for that. Not an option here..what to do?
Thanks!
Bonnie

]]> By: Jamie https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-declutter-when-you-are-sentimental/#comment-229226 Tue, 05 May 2020 22:03:06 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=28762#comment-229226 In reply to Layla.

haha that’s so true, Layla. There’s a point where it becomes too much. I find the paper stuff most challenging as well!
Hugs, Jamie

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