Not quite a horder - decluttering

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Hi Ladies,

I just came across this thread also. Just finished rads and am looking at this house. OMG!!! I inherited my family home when both parents died in 2008 & 2010. It is an older home with a lot of work needed to be great again. I started to de-clutter my parents stuff when they got sick...while they were in the nursing home. Donated a ton of little old Liberace looking furniture. There is still more to do and then I have my stuff. I have an enormous cookbook and magazine collection. Too many unused clothes and old furniture mixed in with my own. 2 freezers and an old fridge with the icebox thing in it. Where do I start?

My plan is to downsize and get a 2 bedroom condo in a couple of years after some repairs are made to the house and I can sell it. This is too much house for me alone. I just started cookbook de-clutter during rads, I am down to 160. I think I love them all and never use them. I also have 45 Southwest style cookie jars. Am I a hoarder? Not sure.

Thank you Teka, that is good advice.

My husband says my worst issue is that everything is sentimental to me regardless of what it is. Another problem is always thinking that loose weight and wear something again or if its not clothes I say I might need it again. LOL I'm working on redefining what's sentimental and working towards the old rule if you haven't worn or used it in a year throw it out but I may have to make it 2 years for now to avoid giving up on it all. lol

i'm so happy, we got the villa we were tryiing for.. mtg approved, and unit is being sold with the furniture it has!!!

 Now, the hard part.. figuring out what "goes" with whats' there.. not really hard, our drm is old 2 peices staying table and chairs already set to go to Goodwill!

  a trillion boxes gone, one whole closet gone.. i've been sick but 2 boxes a day thru the week, and a big sat with hubs we're doing good...

  the hard part is going to be the christmas decorations.. every year old stuff goes, but im hoping with the move from house to house we can cut it way down...

  since the le is truncal im wearing really loose clothes so i tried everything on and anything tight went.. who knew bc was good for anything!!!

  catch up with you ladies later.happy decluttering.....3jays

Wedding is today and I am biding my time as everyone is asleep and I dont' want to wake anyone, including the groom who chose my sofa as his sleep location on his last night single.

DS and his bride have started the paperwork on a house.  DH says our housewarming gift will be the boxes of "stuff" we've been storing in closets and our garage for the dear young man.

After the house clears, I am going to clear our the guestroom closet where some stuff is stored.  I am only going to put stuff we really need to store back into it.

Thanks.  The lump in my throat is ever present and I know I am going to be a mushy mess this afternoon.  The end of an era...My baby is getting married.

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Started a closet yesterday. Got 2 big bags to donate. Who really needs 23 pairs of jeans? Down to 10 now. Tried them all on. Heavy denim, saggy butt, too big, too small etc....gone. I felt good. Found out my moms church she belonged to is taking homeless donations. Going to try for several bags.

You have all motivated me.

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congrats, Meece.. only one of the jays is married, but i WELL remember the bittersweet day of..

 It's ok for the mother of the groom to cry, as im sure you found out (by now) Hugz.3jays

  not much decluttering done this week. had two biopsies of squemouse cell carcinoma taken last week. can't put weight on my legs, yet.. but did manange to get 2 boxes done in 3 days, with hubs bringing me stuff; stay, throw donate.. its the mantra round here, right now........3jays