How to declutter SENTIMENTAL items | Konmari method

I have been on my personal minimalism journey for a bit over five years now. During that time, I have worked through various categories (such as clothing, books, etc), and decluttered many items. I am now at the point where I feel ready to begin going through my sentimental items.
In today's video, I implement the Konmari method of decluttering to guide my process while sorting through these special things.
Most people have their own way of holding onto sentimental items. For me, the storage system of choice has been a series of three boxes. Whenever a photo was printed out, or we were given a newspaper clipping - they would be tucked away into these boxes. These boxes are like a time capsule for my family, holding over fifteen years of memories!
I am beginning to realize though, that having these things stuffed into boxes, and placed on a shelf in my closet, does not allow me or my family members to enjoy them at all. In fact, in the past fifteen years I have probably opened these boxes a handful of times TOTAL!
Feeling ready to finally tackle this difficult category, I am excited to use the Konmari method. The process is simple, and involves only 4 easy steps!
In this video, I also share some of the different ways I plan to store and display these sentimental items moving forward.
xo
Angela
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[@ArrowHillCottage]

Have you started looking through your sentimental items? Do you have a unique idea on how to store/display them? Let's chat!

[@anniecochrane3359]

Thank you. This was very helpful

[@ArrowHillCottage]

I’m glad it was a good resource for you! ❤️

[@LorreneRomanic]

I love the idea of using an apothecary cabinet for your pictures!!!

[@ArrowHillCottage]

I’m so excited for when we finally get around to making that! ❤️

[@crystalfolse3208]

Thanks

[@ArrowHillCottage]

You’re welcome! ❤️

[@billstrasser3520]

What are your thoughts on taking pictures or videos of some of these sentimental items that you will probably remove from your inventory? Do you trust flash drives, cds or the cloud for saving ?

[@ArrowHillCottage]

I have a whole lot of digital organizing that needs to be done! We have a little personal server here, which is where we safe all of our digital files and photos. 🙂

[@lindaroyal8161]

I've also been on the hunt for a cabinet, more toward an apothecary type, narrow enough to go behind my desk. I also have the vision of each drawer being it's own topic and labels on all the drawers. Was going to assign each drawer a different family member to keep photos, invitations, etc. for that person. I've found the perfect one I want on Pinterest but have yet to find it real life or on Market Place.

[@ArrowHillCottage]

Oh I know! They seem to be so rare to find (especially at a reasonable price)! If I can convince Craig to try building me a mock version I will be sure to post a video about the process!

[@lindaroyal8161]

@@ArrowHillCottage -The card catalogs on Market Place in my area of Florida are in the upwards of 650.00 and up for a decent sized one. You're lucky you have someone to build one for you; you'll end up with the exact measurements you want

[@samanthas3909]

Could you link the storage boxes you feature here please? Thanks

[@ArrowHillCottage]

I’m sorry, those were purchased such a long time ago (maybe 20 years!)…so I don’t have a link. I think I got them at a craft store - like hobby lobby or Michaels. I would recommend you do a search online for Kraft photo memory boxes or something like that…

[@bluehorizon9435]

Hi, thank you for your helpful video! I would welcome advice, please (from you, or anyone)... how to dispose of old College A4 printed paper notes, handouts & slide presentations from when I was a student? The notes are not books that I can give to charity but the data they contain would still be useful for other students and seems a waste to destroy all that knowledge! Any ideas, please? Thanks

[@ArrowHillCottage]

For me, personally…I would toss them. Probably recycle if possible. The notes you took in class were your interpretation of the information. Someone else listening to the exact same presentation will likely glean different things. I do understand your hesitations - especially since hours and hours of work went into creating the notes (I get it! I was a front of the class, detailed note-taker myself!)…but unless you plan to go back and reference them, they likely don’t have a lot of use. ❤️

[@refinedsimplicity8420]

I would suggest uploading to an artificial intelligence website like copilot or ChatGPT