I asked my adult children to claim anything they wanted from my storage areas by August 31st or it goes to charity. This is what happen

everyday dishes, one blanket, a box of sports memorabilia, and the stuffed dog with one eye.

Together, they claimed far less than I had stored. Out of roughly 33 boxes and bins connected to “kid stuff,” only about 8 left with them intact, plus selected items from another 7 containers. In other words, more than half of what I had been keeping was never important enough to make the cut. That sounds sad written out, but it was actually clarifying.

How much space I got back, and what I did

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