First, let me explain. I am not a hoarder, however I do keep an awful lot of stuff, just in case. I have emotional attachments to things – I think because as a child, things (all things) were so very transient. I also harbor fear that the GOVERNMENT will want proof of something someday I I will have to produce it! Consequently, I keep a lot of papers – old tax returns, sales receipts, you get my drift – and I have piles of the stuff. Now I am aware that there is a way to manage this kind of issues – scan into a computer, file, know how long you need to keep things, and lastly, keep what I need and shred the ret – now you tell me! I am pretty far down the rabbit hole if you want to know the truth, but I am working hard at breaking that habit. Today, I threw away schoolwork papers my husband Bill did in elementary school. I am proud of me! It melted my heart aa bit – but since it was an echo from his past, not his past with me, it wasn’t as hard as I expected it to be. Needless to say, that is just a grain of sand in the beach I have to deal with. But, I have a plan. I have it mapped out, and today is the downstairs guest room (also known as the storage room), and I have gotten through about half of the closet. I have a pile of purses to go to the goodwill, nice, expensive purses, but not purses I will use ever again in my retired state. I am currently taking a break to rest my back before I tackle the BIG pile.. that will be the next entry from me.