6 Things Almost Everyone Has Trouble Decluttering

There are ways you can get a handle on your clutter while preserving what you actually want to keep. Stone RF

Somewhere along the way, we all got the impression that decluttering our homes should be easy. If you don’t need something, you simply ... let it go — right? That is much easier said than done, especially when it comes to items that tug at your heartstrings like photographs and letters.

Still, chances are there are at least a few things that you’re looking to streamline at home, and we’re here to help. As it turns out, your options aren’t just to keep or trash something — at least, not that literally. There are tons of ways you can get a handle on your clutter and keep a close hold on your favorite pieces and most sentimental items. We’ve outlined six things people tend to have the hardest time saying goodbye to — plus how to let them go.

1. Study Notes, Schoolwork and Old Notebooks

We get it. You’re really proud of that A you scored in your college lit class — but do you really need to save the paper that got you that grade? Probably not. We all fall into the trap of hanging onto schoolwork and notebooks with the idea that someday, at some point, we may need to have the information held within those pages handy. Well, we’re here to tell you that, spoiler alert: you probably won’t.