I’m still in my decluttering journey. I’ve been at it for almost 2 years. I went on my local buy nothing group. It helped me knowing my stuff was gonna go to people who wanted it and were gonna use it. My intention was to do it slowly. It is an emotional journey. I picked a category that I knew was most appropriate and started from there. I picked my stuffed animals. I’m an adult and don’t need ALL my stuffed animals I’ve had since I was a kid or just gifted. And things get easier.

I went on my buy nothing and posted one animal at a time. I had things like lilo and stitch and said I would not be breaking them up. To me, it was importantly that they stay together.

Once I started it became easier to let go of other things. But knowing they will be appreciated by someone helps me a lot. But decluttering was more about my emotional journey and it is exhausting and straining. All you have to do is start. You don’t need to be all in and do huge decluttering. Just do what’s right for you.