To trash it- or to keep it?

[BlueFox181]

So- I am packing and getting ready for the big move. I was cleaning out one of the storage closets and I found a box that contains nothing but memories from the past. Prom pics, old boyfriend stuff and all my trophies for sports and stuff. So the point is- while it is nice to look back upon this stuff every once in a while- what's the point in keeping it around? So I can look at it once every few years? I hate to throw away stuff that had meant so much to me- but really- do I have any use for it now? It takes up too much room.

What have you done with your old stuff?

 

[seagrovelover]

This is easy for me to answer, I love to look at stuff like that.......I say condense it and keep it

 

[Smiling JOe]

Easy answer for me too. Since mothers are usually very sentimental, I say, give it to your mom, if she wants it, and let her figure out what to do with it.

 

[Rudyjohn]

I say keep it too. You may have children one day and they'll think it's pretty cool. My son thinks his dad's old HS baseball trophies are the best & has them lined up on some of his shelves. Plus our old prom pix with our dates.

 

[Franny]

Keep them all! You will love looking back through them, trust me!

 

[dunelover]

keep it...... I trashed it, and sometimes wish I had something to refer to or look at. You never know......condense and keep.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Keep them all! You will love looking back through them, trust me!

I see mine every time i visit my mom.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I had this conversation the other day, and I thought of an idea. Line up all your memorable stuff, take digital photos of each item, upload them onto an online storage (private) site, like photobucket.com (for back up), as well as on your own computer, and you will have images for easily accessible memories and photos to show children, etc. but without any of the clutter.

 

[Mermaid]

Weed it down.

and

Toss what doesn't make the cut out, preferably right as the garbage person is doing a pick-up, so you don't get cold feet. ;-) !

I'm all about the future. You don't need a lot of past dragging you down.

 

[Kimmifunn]

I see mine every time i visit my mom.

Uh...Drex trashed ALL my swimming trophies. ALL 100 thousand of them. I broke records in the state of Alabama, and now I have no proof.

over it.

Trash the crap.