Decluttering
Explore the emotions and realities behind decluttering—one box at a time.
Decluttering allows us to simplify our lives.
But without a way to preserve what we choose to discard, letting go can feel like losing something that mattered.
Piles
Over time, things accumulate. The older we get, the more we have.
Drawers, closets, and boxes begin to fill—often with the intention of going through them someday.
Emotional Resistance
Faced with the sheer volume of a lifetime of belongings, it can be difficult to know where to begin.
The difficulty lies in separating the memories attached to the objects
from the feeling that letting go might mean losing a little part of yourself—
or a little part of your past.
Taking Control
Decluttering is often approached as a question of what to keep—from asking whether something sparks joy to considering what we leave behind for others.
It also offers the opportunity to make choices about our belongings while we still can.
Letting Go
Honoring the memory an object holds in our lives makes it easier to let it go.
One Story at a Time
Memoir of Things™ offers a simple way to preserve the memory behind an object before letting it go.
In doing so, the story and photograph remain—even if the object does not.