How To!: Let Go of Kid Clutter

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Kids generate so…much…stuff. A lot of it is memorable. Videos of their first words? So cute. Colorful drawings that progressively get better? Masterpieces. Trophies, stuffies, books? All valuable. The problem: There’s no way to keep everything. So how do you figure out what to cherish and what to toss? On this episode of How To!, co-hosts Carvell Wallace and Courtney Martin bring in Nonnahs Driskill, professional organizer and founder of Get Organized Already. She has lots of insight into why we value certain items, what it means to have an organizing mindset, and how to archive your child’s life in a way that works for you. If you liked this episode, check out: How To Be a Lazy Genius and How To Style Your Home Like a Pro. Do you have a question we can help you solve? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001. We might invite you on the show! Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Podcast production by Derek John, Joel Meyer, and Rosemary Belson. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I lost all my photos in 2017 which was absolutely horrific it was like a
0:05.0	iPhone new iPhone transfer tragedy yes I had no backup and so I lost all the photos of
0:11.2	everything all the kids of everything, all the kids, everything.
0:12.8	Oh no.
0:14.6	It was heartbreaking and I was like sick to my stomach for like three days and then I sort
0:17.9	I got over it and now I have a camera roll that has you know 7,000 freaking photos in it and I cannot let go of any of them and some of it is like
0:29.2	not having the tools but a lot of it is emotional. Like I'm just...
0:33.0	You need to talk to your therapist about that one.
0:37.0	Welcome to how to how to, I'm Courtney Martin Martin and I'm Carvel Wallace now Carvel before we start the show today
0:47.6	There's something I want to play for you. Okay. I love Polaroid cameras because they put memories into little piece of paper.
0:57.0	I'm sorry. you raising like a 16th century poet like what is happening right there
1:08.9	okay so that is my older daughter Maya who is nine and then I've got Stella who is an exuberant seven and I
1:16.5	asked them for some advice about our topic today.
1:19.8	Oh my goodness.
1:20.8	What a great idea.
1:21.8	Today we were talking on the podcast
1:23.7	about how you decide what to keep from your kid's stuff
1:27.0	or give away.
1:28.7	And how hard it is for grownups
1:31.4	to know what to keep.
1:32.4	Do you have any advice for people?
1:33.6	So think of what your kids playing with most and then when they're not playing with
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