My wife see how I did that there? thinks I throw things away too easily. Fact is, I don’t have emotional attachment to many things; I think that has a lot to do with the “pack rat syndrome” (unless of course someone has severe OCD). But, I’ve had to learn to curb my instinct to get rid of the clutter, because my other half likes to hold onto stuff. We’ve come to a compromise:
1. Heirlooms, and other items with a great deal of emotion tied to them, we keep.
This is a fixed amount of stuff, and it only expands for very important stuff.
2. If its something that you hang on to because you might need it some day, toss
it. If you haven’t used it in six months, you probably never will.
3. If you bring something new in the house, you really should take something out.
Otherwise, you’ll end up needing a bigger house.
I’m very organized; really, people laugh at me. An easy way is to give everything a home. Everything in your house should have a place where it belongs: a drawer for pens, a place where you always put your keys, a table for your remote controls, etc. If you can’t find a place for it, ask yourself if you really need it. This will not only keep your living space tidy, but you’ll never have problem finding things.
And when I say toss it, of course I mean donate it, relocate it, etc.