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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 744839" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Lil, I promise you that you will never regret the things you let go. If you aren’t using them and loving them now let them go somsomeone else can use and love them. On papers, make a list of the things you know you must have - wills, birth certificates, mortgage docs, etc - and locate them, or replace them, and put them in a file. Then toss the rest. Trust me. Almost everything is replaceable, paperwork wise. If norhing bad has happened from ignoring them for six months or longer, nothing will. If it was a bill, they’ve dunned you again by now. If it was legal or financial paperwork, it’s filed somewhere else where you can get a copy. If you had a fire, it would all be gone, and you’d have to figure out how to replace the important things somehow. And you would. </p><p></p><p>If anyone questions you on what you are getting rid of, smile and say ‘I’ve loved this so much, but it’s time to downsize, and we are letting this go so someone else can love it.” End of discussion. People will understand - chances are they’ve done the same, or are thinking about it. </p><p></p><p>Flylady is actually geared towards your exact situation. When you are so overwhelmed you don’t know where to start and it feels hopeless. She starts with just one thing - shine your sink - and you go from there. So you have one clean, shiny space in your home to build from. I recommend checking out her website and book. Do her daily missions for three months and see how far you get. You’ll be amazed. </p><p></p><p>I walked away and started my life over with almost nothing. And you know how much I’ve truly missed from what I walked away from? Almost nothing. Most things are replaceable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 744839, member: 23349"] Lil, I promise you that you will never regret the things you let go. If you aren’t using them and loving them now let them go somsomeone else can use and love them. On papers, make a list of the things you know you must have - wills, birth certificates, mortgage docs, etc - and locate them, or replace them, and put them in a file. Then toss the rest. Trust me. Almost everything is replaceable, paperwork wise. If norhing bad has happened from ignoring them for six months or longer, nothing will. If it was a bill, they’ve dunned you again by now. If it was legal or financial paperwork, it’s filed somewhere else where you can get a copy. If you had a fire, it would all be gone, and you’d have to figure out how to replace the important things somehow. And you would. If anyone questions you on what you are getting rid of, smile and say ‘I’ve loved this so much, but it’s time to downsize, and we are letting this go so someone else can love it.” End of discussion. People will understand - chances are they’ve done the same, or are thinking about it. Flylady is actually geared towards your exact situation. When you are so overwhelmed you don’t know where to start and it feels hopeless. She starts with just one thing - shine your sink - and you go from there. So you have one clean, shiny space in your home to build from. I recommend checking out her website and book. Do her daily missions for three months and see how far you get. You’ll be amazed. I walked away and started my life over with almost nothing. And you know how much I’ve truly missed from what I walked away from? Almost nothing. Most things are replaceable. [/QUOTE]
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