with it
When it was over, I freed up about two-thirds of one basement wall, nearly all of the garage loft, and the entire top shelf of the linen closet. In practical terms, that meant room for things we actually use: bulk paper towels, coolers, holiday serving trays, and my slow cooker collection, which yes, maybe could also stand a future audit.
But the bigger change was visual. The basement looked lighter. The garage felt easier to walk through. I stopped getting that tiny pulse of stress every time I
