Why am I so bad at throwing things out?

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?????. I can't through away baby clothes though I am not having anymore. Or I think I might need that if I through it away. aaaaah I want to be less cluttered and not find trying to be so stressful.

Do you know anyone who could really use the clothes, someone with an unplanned 4th child, maybe? Perhaps giving to someone in need would help.

I feel better giving them to charity or freinds, charity shop will help 2 fold as people who can't afford new get nice clothes and the charity the shop supports benifits. Or selling them yourself if good brands, buy something nice witht the cash.

Perhaps keep 1 special item or somebody suggested taking a few pics.

I've heard good reports of freecycle - less hassle than all the other options because someone comes to your house to pick it up

I got a decorated shoebox and only kept a selection of items I could fit in there.

Then I put everything else in a bag and took it to charity shop.

Just had big clear out of house over summer. Was very strict and just got rid of everything without thinking about it. Put all cleared out stuff in car overnight and then took it to charity shop in morning. Knew if I kept it for someone to collect it or to sell then it would eventually get put in attic or cupboard and whole thing would start again.

Was hard and still have some crap, but nowhere near as much as I did before.

I still have my big silver cross as I haven't got round to selling it (DD is 7 now). Had a buggy too I was going to sell, but decided for all I would get for it i gave it to charity shop, same day I got offered a heavy garden table and bench I was really needing, what goes around comes around .

I am a great beliver in E-bay as you can sell what you dont want/need and make money to buy stuff you do.

I have to say i am also addicted to the liverating feeling of seeing boxes and bags leave the house enroute to the Charity shop or tip

DH and I have been systematically chucking stuff out for about 6 months. Despite still having a very little storage space etc we've never had less stuff lingering around the house.