Southerners are a nostalgic bunch.
This can sometimes lead to panic, stress, and regret, but it doesnt have to.
We chatted with two of the Souths foremostprofessional organizersabout how to declutter sentimental items guilt-free.
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Doing so ultimately backfires, and makes it more difficult to declutter in the future.
This will force you to repeatedly question what you think is sentimental, she shares.
This also teaches you how you respond to items worthy of keeping versus items that arent.
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Now, however, we can keep tangible reminders without using a single fraction of a square foot.
Keep Whats Special
According to Ellison, if everything is sentimental, nothing is sentimental.
Spoiler alert: Its not everything youve been holding onto.
For others, the incentive to declutter sentimental items is about the effect on loved ones.
You dont get rid of it.
You offer it first to family members.
Then if no one wants it, you’re free to let it go, she explains.
And were not saving it for the next generationI have permission to let it go.
I dont have to save it for our children.
Thoughtful curation creates a whole picture without all of the things.
