tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041759186628582026.post3695669477725932402..comments2014-11-17T14:42:30.922-05:00Comments on Mom can't think of anything right now: Quick Take #3 2-25Becky D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04221459621218600505noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041759186628582026.post-84247762290033046382011-02-27T10:51:15.720-05:002011-02-27T10:51:15.720-05:00A lot of the garage stuff could be trashed easily ...A lot of the garage stuff could be trashed easily with that criteria. These boxes (about 6) have never been unpacked since our move from Texas in 1988. Unfortunately mixed in there might be some important things like our military records. It's definitely an area for improvement. <br />Both my parents have passed away so I understand the massive decluttering. Mine downsized to small apartments while they were still alive so at least it was less after they died. The last time with my dad was so painful. He didn't want to part with his old tools but he was in no condition to even lift some of them. My brothers and I gained a lot of stuff from those moves too.Becky D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04221459621218600505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041759186628582026.post-51740527788205658522011-02-25T10:06:39.739-05:002011-02-25T10:06:39.739-05:00The items are up to you, but I have benefited from...The items are up to you, but I have benefited from this advice (from Don Aslett) -- If you are dejunking and come across those "oh, gosh" items, put them in a box labeled "Emotional Withdrawal." Seal the box. Write on the box a date at least six months in the future. When the date passes (or the next time after that you see the box) take it to the trash UNOPENED. If you haven't touched or though about the contents in more than six months, they are not things you need to live your life.<br /><br />A side note: I wish my mother had done this. After she died, I was cleaning out the house I grew up in (about 500 miles away) and had to, in essence, throw away "my whole life" at one time. I hadn't seen or thought of my high school report cards in decades, but it was surprisingly hard to put them in the trash.Salome Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13207028136419419757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041759186628582026.post-66720909580395407812011-02-25T09:01:16.877-05:002011-02-25T09:01:16.877-05:00I don't think any of you have baby books. Thos...I don't think any of you have baby books. Those 2 old photo albums were about the closest thing. I get asked questions like when you started walking and I have no clue. Some of Andrea's milestones I can remember just because it was in Texas or in Ohio so I know it's before 10 months or after.Becky D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04221459621218600505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041759186628582026.post-37979642404696078332011-02-25T08:54:16.717-05:002011-02-25T08:54:16.717-05:00Re Take #3: I TOLD you, you need to keep those and...Re Take #3: I TOLD you, you need to keep those and put them in Andrea's baby book. Seriously, think like a scrapbooker.The Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559244806125834569noreply@blogger.com