tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post5243879922839667780..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: House Cleaning to Dredge Up MemoriesArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-37740146954764783312013-09-13T07:09:07.970-07:002013-09-13T07:09:07.970-07:00I was always the family historian, but the memorab...I was always the family historian, but the memorabilia has even more meaning now that my husband has died. Sometimes I need to reach out to him, so I look for letters that he wrote me, or Valentine's day cards, or photos. And while looking for one thing, of course, sometimes i get on a tangent in another direction.<br /><a href="http://mimitabby.com" rel="nofollow">Mimi's Paintings</a>Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062266088887216663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-52518142834606222212013-09-02T04:02:30.631-07:002013-09-02T04:02:30.631-07:00Its simple solution is to make up a cleaning sched...Its simple solution is to make up a cleaning schedule. If you have a perfect cleaning schedule then you will never forget your activities.<br /><a href="http://brightservicesaus.com.au/commercial-cleaning-sydney" rel="nofollow">Commercial Cleaning Sydney</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843348522483102821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-32513308822502369172013-08-28T17:58:50.774-07:002013-08-28T17:58:50.774-07:00JoJo -- I do have kids but I don't know how mu...JoJo -- I do have kids but I don't know how much of my stuff they would want.<br /><br />DG -- Decluttering and organizing gives us something to do. Like a hobby. It can be kind of fun sometimes.<br /><br />Kelly-- I guess it depends on what the items are. For some things a photograph just won't do. Can you imagine going to a museum that only had photographs of artifacts that had been discarded because they were taking too much room?<br /><br />Melissa --Scrapbooking is something I've often thought of doing. Ah, the time.<br /><br />Wanda -- I think most of us have de-cluttering mission on our minds for someday.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-70591080501394215322013-08-28T17:32:25.552-07:002013-08-28T17:32:25.552-07:00I have lots of things I'm holding onto for fea...I have lots of things I'm holding onto for fear I just might need it one day. Decluttering has been on my to-do list for a while now. Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438544740170524813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-88133207099343281812013-08-28T09:26:13.198-07:002013-08-28T09:26:13.198-07:00Obviously there are things we should keep, but one...Obviously there are things we should keep, but one suggestion I heard was to photograph things, then scrapbook about them. It helps de-clutter while still preserving the memory. <br /><br />(Well, it does if you don't go overboard buying scrapbooking supplies. :P)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-82296736618770295512013-08-24T09:08:32.670-07:002013-08-24T09:08:32.670-07:00My mother gave me a good tip once. She told me tha...My mother gave me a good tip once. She told me that if I'm holding on to an object solely because of the memory it evokes, to write down the memory. (You can also photograph the item.) Our fear of letting go of the thing is really our fear of forgetting the associated memory, and writing it down prevents that from happening. <br /><br />I haven't been THAT successful at implementing it, but I did finally discard some old non-fitting clothes after writing stuff down. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-30428726157797461322013-08-24T07:54:50.301-07:002013-08-24T07:54:50.301-07:00This is a common dilemma for us who like to preser...This is a common dilemma for us who like to preserve the past. At what point is it too much? Good question. <br /><br />I tend to look at these things in bunches (or in your case in stacks). One at a time isn't too much to go through - when I'm in the mood. I make three sorting piles: keep, discard, and think about (hesitation isn't necessarily a bad thing).<br /><br />Think of all the good memories you'll stir up Lee!D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-82537879000074815892013-08-24T07:06:59.489-07:002013-08-24T07:06:59.489-07:00I have tons of memorabilia and I can't seem to...I have tons of memorabilia and I can't seem to get rid of it. I lost a lot of it in my divorce b/c I was trading for things I really wanted. Sad thing is, I have no children to pass it onto but I can't bring myself to toss it either. Everything has a memory attached to it.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com