I have succesfully removed three black garbage bags of trash and taken four big boxes to the DI. It is a liberating feeling being able to free yourself from the past.
I came across a box of old childhood memories that I have been hauling around with me for years. I haven't looked in this box for at least 10 years.
I finally opened the box and went through everything inside. There were old school assignments from kindergarten, birthday cards, stories I had written as a child, even news paper clippings from our local newspaper from events I was a part of.
Most of this box was junk. There were piles of birthday cards from when I was born from people I had never heard of. Copies of newsletters from school. School assignments I completed that mean nothing to me now.
I did, however, come across things that did mean a lot to me still. One thing specifically that I loved reading was my mom's maternity journal she wrote in while she was pregnant with me. There were only a few entries but it was fascinating to read how she was feeling and what she was thinking while she was pregnant with me.
Long story short, if I enjoyed looking at the item from the box, I would hold onto it. If not, it went in the trash. I only saved about 25% of that box.
I know making exceptions to my 100 items goal kind of defeats the purpose, but I feel I need to make this exception:
Memories box only counts as one item.
I came across a box of old childhood memories that I have been hauling around with me for years. I haven't looked in this box for at least 10 years.
I finally opened the box and went through everything inside. There were old school assignments from kindergarten, birthday cards, stories I had written as a child, even news paper clippings from our local newspaper from events I was a part of.
Most of this box was junk. There were piles of birthday cards from when I was born from people I had never heard of. Copies of newsletters from school. School assignments I completed that mean nothing to me now.
I did, however, come across things that did mean a lot to me still. One thing specifically that I loved reading was my mom's maternity journal she wrote in while she was pregnant with me. There were only a few entries but it was fascinating to read how she was feeling and what she was thinking while she was pregnant with me.
Long story short, if I enjoyed looking at the item from the box, I would hold onto it. If not, it went in the trash. I only saved about 25% of that box.
I know making exceptions to my 100 items goal kind of defeats the purpose, but I feel I need to make this exception:
Memories box only counts as one item.
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