Except for a handful of items, I got rid of my daughters’ baby clothes long ago. As we’ve been clearing out Laura’s room in preparation for her big move later this year, I found a couple of interesting items. It’s time for another Clutter Tale!
Old bridesmaid dresses take me back in time
As I go deeper into my decluttering journey, I’m finally ready to say goodbye to some items that survived my earlier decluttering efforts. When I recently went through a box of dress-up clothes and Halloween costumes, I discovered three old bridesmaid dresses from the 80s. It’s time for another Clutter Tale!
Rediscovering handwritten performance appraisals from the 90s
Lurking at the back of the filing cabinet in our home office, I recently discovered a folder of handwritten performance appraisals from the early 1990s. Finding and reading through them inspired me to dust off the Clutter Tales series.
Clutter Tales – An ode to my beloved mix tape collection
Music is like a magical time machine. Just hearing an old song can transport us back to another place and time. Today’s post is a “reverse Clutter Tale”—a story of items I carelessly discarded years ago, but a little part of me wishes I’d kept them. I’m talking about my collection of mix tapes!
Clutter Tales – Home office treasures bring back fond memories
When I cleared out my home office after I retired at the end of June, several treasures I found stashed away reminded me of the wide-reaching impact of technology on our workplaces. In today’s Clutter Tale, I share the story of three items that reminded me of how we found jobs, networked, and collaborated in the days before the Internet.
Clutter Tales – The podcast edition
I recently had the opportunity to record an episode of the Sharing the Heart of the Matter with the wonderul Wynne Leon and Vicki Atkinson. In the episode, I shared some of the fun stories from my Clutter Tales series.
Clutter Tales – Don’t step on my blue suede bowling shoes!
When I decided to revisit my 52-Week Decluttering Challenge this year, I knew it was just a matter of time before I’d find something that would inspire me to reprise the Clutter Tales series. It took a few weeks into the year, but then I discovered my old blue suede bowling shoes. They brought back a lot of memories, but it was time to let them go.
Clutter Tales – Being fab at 50 and super at 60
Welcome to Volume 23 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today’s post was inspired by something I got on my 50th birthday, so it’s a more recent memory than previous tales. Finding it made me reflect on being “fab at 50” now that I’m getting closer to being super at 60.
Clutter Tales – 10 things I love about Canada
July 1 is Canada Day. Our country’s 155th birthday is the perfect day to share a Clutter Tale that celebrates my love of my adopted homeland. This tale was inspired by something I found in my night table drawers. Seeing the Bible from my Canadian citizenship ceremony in 1985 made me pause and reflect on things I love about Canada.
Clutter Tales – A life-changing summer in France
Welcome to Volume 21 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.
Today’s tale was inspired by an old trip diary I found when decluttering my bookshelves. When I opened it, I was transported back to a life-changing summer in France, and treated to a view of the world through the eyes of 18-year-old me.