Some of our most complicated clutter isn’t junk.
It’s not the stuff taking over your kitchen counter or hiding in the back of your closet.
It’s memorabilia—the things that feel important… but don’t have a place.
The concert tickets from a night you’ll never forget.
The photos you don’t want to frame, but can’t let go of.
The dried flowers, the t-shirt, the note from someone who isn’t here anymore.
Sometimes these things make us feel warm and connected.
Sometimes they feel heavy, tangled with grief or regret.
And sometimes… we don’t even know what we feel. We just know it matters.
But here’s the hard truth:
When you don’t have a home for something, it becomes clutter.
Even if it’s sacred.
Most people either overcomplicate their memorabilia… or under complicate it.
They tuck everything into one box and promise they’ll deal with it later.
Or they try to scrapbook their entire life and then burn out halfway through.
Here’s a gentler, kinder way to start…
Give yourself a single memorabilia box for this season of life. Label it clearly (on all four sides) with your name and the word “memorabilia” or “memory.”
If you want to go deeper, you can create themed boxes for:
📦 Your childhood
📦 Specific chapters of your life
📦 Loved ones who have passed away
When I work with clients, I’m always looking for patterns—the themes inside their clutter. That’s where the real stories live. That’s how we build a system that reflects who you are and what actually matters.
Most organizing projects are approached from a place of panic:
“This is too much.”
“I just need it out of my face.”
“I don’t want to deal with it anymore.”
But rushing to hide things or shove them away only sets you up for more stress later.
Real organizing is about your future self.
It’s about making it easy to revisit the people and places you’ve been—without the overwhelm.
I call it visiting other chapters of your life.
Your memorabilia boxes shouldn’t just be storage.
They should be invitations.
To remember. To feel. To reconnect. To smile.
To actually enjoy the things you’ve saved.
So, if you’ve been feeling stuck around what to do with sentimental items…
Start with one box. 📦
Name it. 🖊️
Fill it with care. ❤️
Your future self will thank you.
