Welcome to Volume 3 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I’m excited to share the first guest post in the series. This post comes from the wonderful Olivia who shares the memories and life lessons that a simple sticker pad rekindled for her.

About today’s guest blogger

If you’re not familiar with Olivia’s blog, you can find it at Olivia Lucie Blake. She posts regular content on blogging tips, lifestyle and self-care. Her blog is “a safe space where people can come to talk about real-life things we all go through”. I always appreciate her genuine and authentic style and she’s been a great support for me in my blogging journey. Please drop by and visit her blog.

Olivia’s Clutter Tale – Sticker pad

As a child I often found myself saving important things for a later date. Only now, as an adult, I realised this when I found an old sticker pad I got when I was a child. I can’t quite remember how and when I found it, but when I did it brought back a very specific memory for me.

I remember the day I received this pad of stickers. They were pink, with bears on them and they had my name on them. I remember this so clearly because I was so excited. I knew I had to cherish them. I was so careful with not using too many or wasting them. So careful that I must have hidden a page of them for later. And that’s when I found them, over 10 years later.

Seeing this sticker page brought back so many memories for me. Not only did I remember the day I got them, but I remember how important they were to me. And even today, it’s nearly a whole sticker page with only 2 stickers missing, ones that I must have used.

It sounds silly, but finding this sticker page really helped to put things into perspective.

If you look after the things you care about, they will last. And I apply this to life today. If you look after your friendships, your home, your body, your mind and soul, then they will last too. They’ll still be there 10 years later, because you cherished them and made sure they were safe.

Whilst I was shopping recently, I noticed a sticker book with my nephew’s name on it. I decided to buy it. In hopes my little sweet nephew learns the same lesson I did.

Thanks again to Olivia for sharing her story with us. Please drop by Olivia Lucie Blake and check out her blog.

I hope you enjoyed this installment of Clutter Tales. If you’d like to write a guest post for Clutter Tales, please get in touch. I’d love to give you the opportunity to properly thank your clutter by sharing its story too!

Is there an item from your childhood that brings back life lessons or precious memories? Tell us about it below.