There seems to be no end in sight.
Over the past couple months, I’ve purged quite a lot of things from the apartment, including a 42″ LCD, a whole dinnerware set, a crap-ton of other kitchen stuff, several big bags of clothes, a zillion little “memories” (ticket stubs, postcards, even receipts), all my DVDs, most of my books, and I don’t even remember what else. The apartment still feels cluttered. I want to get to the part where the place looks like it jumped out of a furniture catalog already.
By the way, since pretty much every single person I’ve talked to in recent months has expressed a desire to get rid of things but harbors an inability to let go of sentimental items, here is a little tip I picked up somewhere (if I remembered where I’d definitely tell you, because this is the best idea ever): Take a photo of the item, then get rid of it. That way the memory of it still lives on but it doesn’t take up space in your house.
Such a simple but astonishingly awesome idea, no? I wish I could remember where I read it so I could give credit accordingly. It’s the best decluttering method I’ve found so far, because I have way too much attachment to a lot of things. I’ve been passing the tip on to as many people as possible because the overwhelming feeling I’m getting lately is that absolutely everyone is tired of having so much stuff.
but they were always immediately followed by a 
moment so it never got too heavy. It’s only running until 23 Dec so get yer tickets now!
