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00:00 - A deep thinking memory box exercise
02:30 - 8 rules for decluttering sentimental clutter
03:11 - 1) go for small wins
04:19 - 2) peel the layers
05:12 - 3) use it or lose it
08:08 - 4) declutter emotional duplicates
09:16 - 5) separate the wheat from the chaff
10:20 - 6) set boundaries
11:24 - 7) categorize
12:35 - 8) let go with gratitude
13:21 - More memory box FAQs
14:16 - DIY memory box for keepsakes
15:57 - What to put in memory boxes
17:56 - Memory box organizing w/small boxes + vertical storage
18:42 - Should you declutter yearbooks?
19:39 - So can a MINIMALIST have a memory box?
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
My teddy bear! š§ø We are 51 years old, Iāll never let him go.
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I've had to evacuate my home several times due to the threat of wildfires. Even though my house has not burned down (yet) I know how fragile stuff is. So I've scanned and photographed all my memories (photos and items) so I can walk away from my home without looking back or risking my life trying to rescue a possession.
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My mom passed away when I was 24 and 17 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I inherited her wedding ring (so gracious of my dad to let me have it) and wear it as my wedding ring.
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I used to keep everything sentimental but lately after decluttering non sentimental items I have managed to dissociate the item from the person and I feel so much lighter having let go of the stuff xx
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I was decluttering my mother's house months after she passed away, and I found a little notebook she kept from when I was a baby. She wrote a lot of things about my birth, about picking my name, my first words, my first birthdays, things I did and loved when I was a toddler, things she loved about me and made her laugh. I cried for hours reading it, and I know I'll never get rid of it.
I'm glad that I decided to declutter, or I would've never found it!
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My most treasured item belonging once to my Mom is her diary from HS when she & my Father were dating. I cherish it tremendously. She passed away summer of 2020, and I do not have a relationship with my Father. This diary is the only real memory that helps me deal with these losses. Itās the only thing that proves my parents once loved one another. Thatās more precious than rubies. ā¤
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My son's hand print & the cards he gave me. Unexpectedly lost Paul October of 2020 and it truly is a life sentence of grieve. It will hit you when you least expect. But slowly the memories make me smile and often laugh ~ hugs sweet Marissa !
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Omg!!!! You are amazing!!! I come from a home where my mom saved every single item that her mother touched. She passed these things on to me and made me feel like I had to keep, save and never use or touch these things because these items belonged to her.
I have kept these things for now almost forty years. Iāve moved it over and over and felt guilty if I even thought about getting rid of these things.
At 56 years old, Iām finally to the place that I can let go of things. After my mom died, two years ago, I know it sounds crazy, but I finally felt free to begin letting these things go.
Thank you for your channel!!!!!
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I forgot to mention my prized item(s): My grandparents were very active family historians, and I have a very un-fancy red binder with all of the photos glued onto paper with their handwritten notes about family history. I also have a Civil War reunion booklet from my great grandfather (who fought and survived a famous battle). As a historian (PhD level), these family history-related items are invaluable and remind me so much of happy hours at my grandparents' house talking about these histories.
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50 years ago, I got the dubious honor of emptying my motherās attic stash of stuff. She filled the attic; my dad filled the basement. He was going to move in with my sister, and I had two months before going back to school. Siblings abdicated any responsibility. My thinking was all-or-nothing. I gave away a lot, and then carted around the rest for years. In retrospect, I think I did a pretty good job. As I was able, I would revisit things and each time I moved there was less. Two years ago, we sold a 6 bedroom 200 year old house AND barn that we had had for 30+ years. And, the previous year I had been hospitalized 4 times for acute depression. So, yes, I get this! I am happy to report that I got good care and am back on my feet. Family and friends in recovery helped enormously. We sold our house and began renting, starting with just the things I would need. As the closing date came, I added things I might need in a future permanent house. I loved the way the place felt in the beginning. Now I feel like Iām living in a sardine can. But I know itās temporary. I am so looking forward to the next big declutter. It feels just like losing a lot of weight. And to answer your question, which started all this, I discovered a black ink blueprint of my grandfatherās summer cottage I had never seen and didnāt know about. This was my safe place as a kid. As a preservationist, I love blueprints! Where this came from I donāt know, but I framed it and it has pride of place here. I will never part with this. Love what you are doing and love the quotes! Hereās one for you from Mark Twain: āLove is knowing how to hurt someone and NOT doing it.ā Thanks for letting me share!
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I have the letters my father wrote to me when I was 7 and he was working overseas for 6 months - they're falling apart from age and frequent reading now, but I'll never get rid of them. I have two memory boxes (both about 1 foot square), one is a wooden one I inherited from my grandmother and the other is a decorative cardboard one given to me by a dear friend. I love that my memories are stored in things that are themselves memories!
If anyone is struggling to let go of items after a bereavement - give yourself time. When my father died 8 years ago, I couldn't even bear to throw out his last shopping list. Now, apart from the letters in my memory box, I just have half a dozen items which belonged to him, all of which are in regular use around the house. Being able to let go of a deceased person's belongings is part of the grieving process and it can't be rushed x
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A gold bracelet that is made from melted down heirloom family jewelry. It also features a ruby (my birthstone). I used to keep it put away for "special occasions" only until I realized I was never wearing it. I put it on one day and haven't taken it off since!
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I love minimalism, but there are 2 categories of things I can not get rid of. One is pictures of my dad. He passed away when I was 30. My older son was 3 years old, and my younger son was 3 months old. I want them to know him, and they love to hear stories about them. The other category is the books I read to my boys when they were little. They are 17 and 14 now, but every time I get the bins out to declutter, I am flooded with memories of reading to them. I remember their favorite pages and the cute things they said every time they saw a certain picture in each book, and I just can't do it! Eventually, I may feel ready to let go of some pictures or books, but I am waiting until I feel it.
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Be careful with throwing out the yearbooks. When I was younger I never looked at them. But now, when I am in my sixties, I go back and look at them , especially if I am trying to remember who someone is.
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I have the school bell that my Mom used to ring for her class to come in from recess back in the 1930s, a pair of leather baby shoes that my Grandmother made for her son (my dad) from my Grandfather's old gloves....these are just two of the treasures that I hope to pass on to one of my seven children.
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Oh, Sweet Marissa! I can tell youāre struggling right now. Big hugs from me! Sentimental stuff is all I have left to declutter. I have it all in about 15 bins, which is wasaayyyy down! Iām working on it bin by bin. Thank you for these ideas on how to deal with it all. Hugs!
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I have a quilt that was made by my great-great grandmother in the 1880's. It's heavy, warm and one of my favourite things.
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This is such important information, and so unique. I donāt see anyone else, taking this deep of dive into emotional hoarding. I was a minimalist for decades, before the was even a word for it, but I have been an emotional hoarder
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I'm the type of person that keeps little memory pieces like tickets to events and hotel cards and sucks. Especially in partner relationships. I recently saw this cool idea of putting these small memory pieces into a binder with clear pockets (specifically those clear pockets that have already been divided smaller). It worked out so well and my partner really loved seeing all our little memories together. ā¤ we plan on putting a few pictures in to go with some of the collected items. You can decorate the outside to make it really pretty to go on a bookshelf so you can easily pull it out and enjoy it. And if the relationship doesn't work out you can always reuse the pockets later haha š
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The tortoise my mother hand-stitched all night on Christmas eve when I randomly said that Santa was bringing me "a little black lamb and a tortoise." This was the first time I'd mentioned anything about a tortoise. So she raided her box of scrap fabric and stayed up all night sewing a tortoise. I will keep it forever.
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