A NOTE ON SENTIMENTAL ITEMS — I know there’s a lot of minimalist content out there that tells you to treasure the memory not the item.
A NOTE ON SENTIMENTAL ITEMS — I know there’s a lot of minimalist content out there that tells you to treasure the memory not the item. While there’s some merit to this way of thinking, I will never push anyone to declutter something that they’re not 100% ready to let go of. Some sentimental items that permanently live under my bed are my college sweatshirts, the dress I wore to my bachelorette party, and the dress I wore to a maternity photoshoot when I was pregnant with my son. Maybe one day, I’ll feel okay to let some of these go to another home, but that hasn’t been the case for years, and I refuse to guilt myself into decluttering just for the sake of “doing minimalism correctly".” Go at your own pace. These are your things, no one else gets to decide how much they mean to you.