I’m so glad I worked through the post yesterday about the voices of my clutter before starting a week of sentimental items today.
I’ve been holding off on sentimental items until I worked up some of my decluttering muscles and had started to become stronger in my decision making. I knew I’d start drowning if I jumped right in to the quicksand of sentimental clutter the first week.
I know some people say not to worry about getting rid of sentimental items because it’s not getting rid of the memory, you still have the memory, even if you don’t have the item.
BUT….
I have an AWFUL memory and I love going through the various mementos I’ve saved and remembering things I’ve forgotten.
We tend to think of sentimental things as the happy memories we want to go back to. Our photo albums are filled with smiling faces, mostly because we only take pictures of the smiling moments.
However, the memories I was confronted with as I went through the boxes in my room had a lot of voices and they were not all smiling, happy, or even kind.
It was an emotional day as I went through each item. It was a lot to process, and I’m not ready to write about all of it.
For today, just a little encouragement:
Take the time to send a note to someone you’re thinking of.
They may just keep it for 30 years in a drawer in their bedroom and get a little smile when they find it.
Uncovering Real 