Keep The Memories, Lose The Stuff

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even your kids’ height charts aren’t just stuff. These items are attached to a lifetime of memories, and letting them go can be scary. The reality is that people don’t miss stuff. They miss the people and memories behind their stuff, and keeping certain items in the right quantities can memorialize our loved ones and their unique life stories. On today’s show I speak with featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the... Read More The post Keep The Memories, Lose The Stuff appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Hello there welcome back my name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to
0:03.4	episode 246 of sustainable minimalist a twice-weekly show about intentional and
0:08.3	eco-minimalist living on today's show we are discussing what we should keep and how we should store it.
0:16.4	I often discuss decluttering on this podcast, letting go of things, getting rid of things,
0:21.1	passing things on.
0:22.8	And only very rarely do we discuss what to keep.
0:26.7	So that's what we're doing today.
0:28.2	I am speaking with author, hoarding expert, and TV personality,
0:32.2	Matt Paxton.
0:33.7	Matt is the author of a new book that's out right now.
0:36.7	It's titled, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff,
0:40.0	declutter, downsides, and move forward with your life.
0:44.2	So today's show is in three parts.
0:45.9	In part one, we are going to discuss old photographs,
0:49.3	how to pair them down, but then more specifically, what to do with the ones we've decided to keep.
0:55.7	In part two we are discussing important papers.
0:59.2	Do we need to keep seven years worth of tax documents and all our receipts.
1:03.8	That's part two and then in part three we are discussing
1:06.6	that's concept of the legacy list.
1:09.6	What are the five to six items in your home that best tell your story. We're going to get into part one of
1:15.2	today's conversation with Matt after a quick word from today's first sponsor.
1:21.2	And we are back with Matt Paxton.
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