I began my declutterring project around the time of the invasion of Ukraine. I thought: if I had to make run for it with only what I could carry, what would I take with me? If my home were destroyed, what would I miss? Photos, my son’s best childhood drawings. A few books and mementos. My mother’s jewelry, but only because it was my mother’s. Nothing else matters. Decluttering became very easy.
Thinking about it that way definitely puts things in a different perspective. This also reminds me of the Oregon Trail and how people would end up leaving things on the side of the trail because they became too difficult to transport (like a feather mattress).
I began my declutterring project around the time of the invasion of Ukraine. I thought: if I had to make run for it with only what I could carry, what would I take with me? If my home were destroyed, what would I miss? Photos, my son’s best childhood drawings. A few books and mementos. My mother’s jewelry, but only because it was my mother’s. Nothing else matters. Decluttering became very easy.
Thinking about it that way definitely puts things in a different perspective. This also reminds me of the Oregon Trail and how people would end up leaving things on the side of the trail because they became too difficult to transport (like a feather mattress).