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[quote=Anonymous]Hi Everyone,

I have lived in the same large apartment for 15 years.  It was not my intention to stay here this long, but for various reasons I have, those being the apartment itself (parquet floors, built in china cabinets and bookshelves, the natural light), the safe and lovely neighborhood (Glover Park, DC), proximity to my daughter's school (a few blocks), and my financial situation.  My apartment is in an old building and it is rent controlled.  Rent has not gone up for the past three years.  Home ownership, at least in this area, is not in the cards for me.

The problem is that I have too much stuff.  Every closet is chock full, there are piles of dusty clutter everywhere, and all this stuff is impeding our ability to live peacefully and gracefully in our home.  I have a paper fetish and my daughter does too, so way too many magazines and catalogues pile up. I'm a teacher, and I have way too many books, as well as boxes and bags of stuff I collect to take to school (egg cartons, paper towel tubes, etc etc).  Don't get me wrong... dishes are done, trash is taken out, bathrooms are scrubbed... we even make our beds.  I'm just facing facts now that I really need to get rid of so much stuff, and I don't know where to start.  I have been sick off and on since the fall.... had an intestinal infection, the flu (even though I had a flu shot), and now am dealing with a torn ligament in my knee.  We don't have a car and take the bus and walk everywhere.  I feel like I don't have the resource or strength to take on this huge project now, even though EVERY DAY this is at the top of my mind and bugging the hell out of me. It's like I'm defeated before I even start.  I have grand plans for this place that includes painting and some new furniture, but I have to get rid of some of this crap first.

Any words of advice or encouragement from someone who's been there?  How did you approach this?

TIA[/quote]

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