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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, it's clear you're overwhelmed. Here's what I'd do - tackle one part of one room at a time. Start with any item that holds storage - drawers, cabinets, dressers, desks, bookcases, whatever.

You can't do the touch once theory right now because there's too much stuff. Get two bags - one for trash and one for donate. So open one drawer or tackle one shelf and toss anything that is broken or missing pieces. Put in donate anything your kids have grown out of or your family won't realistically use. Don't ask your kids if they want to keep things. Make decisions for them. Don't be aspirational - you're never going to actually decorate for July 4th or Valentine's Day, so donate all those decorations. Toss all the artwork from when your kids were little. Take a picture of one thing from each kid. Donate all clothes and shoes people have grown out of or aren't wearing anymore. You won't mend anything so just donate it. Don't be aspirational. Don't make several donate piles for various people - it all goes to ONE place.

Check back in and we can give you next steps after this. [/quote]

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