The tyranny of the heirloom
There was a fascinating article in the New York Times last week about how difficult it is for people to part with furniture (or art or other artifacts) that had belonged to relatives. Even if the furniture did not fit in their home, physically, or clashed with their other furnishings, the people interviewed for the article still hung on to it.
Filed under: Organizing Sharing || Tagged with: antiques, clutter, family, heirlooms
Talk about your cash in the attic
When I work with chronically disorganized clients they sometimes want to have a garage sale to get rid of some of their excess stuff and minimize the financial impact of buying things they ended up not wanting.
Filed under: Organizing Sharing || Tagged with: antiques, garage sale, yard sale
