YES! I an the second too. I sort of packratted a little towards the end of high school because I was in the same place for 3 years, but during college - it all HAD TO GO.
When my mom said we needed more space, I threw out almost all of our baby clothes and toys she had saved. Instant space. I have reorganized countless closets and such (even my friend's) with giant trash bags being thrown out.
I tend towards paper clutter. Unopened mail or coupons, etc. I have a drawer where I keep my cards and such - blank ones my grandmother gave me to mail out and cards I receive. When that drawer is full, all the cards I received get chucked to the bin. And I tend to go on a mad card mailing spree :D
I've even donated books and sold them to used bookstores for more room. I lived in Korea with nothing except my star trek books (stupid movers mixed up my boxes). I have since gotten rid of all my star treks, but still. I REFUSE to get rid of "The Texas-Israeli War of 1999" though because it is an absolutely awful book, but the title is amazing. The Texans kidnap the American president so they Americans hire the Israeli's to get him back in a post-apocalyptic future.
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When my mom said we needed more space, I threw out almost all of our baby clothes and toys she had saved. Instant space. I have reorganized countless closets and such (even my friend's) with giant trash bags being thrown out.
I tend towards paper clutter. Unopened mail or coupons, etc. I have a drawer where I keep my cards and such - blank ones my grandmother gave me to mail out and cards I receive. When that drawer is full, all the cards I received get chucked to the bin. And I tend to go on a mad card mailing spree :D
I've even donated books and sold them to used bookstores for more room. I lived in Korea with nothing except my star trek books (stupid movers mixed up my boxes). I have since gotten rid of all my star treks, but still. I REFUSE to get rid of "The Texas-Israeli War of 1999" though because it is an absolutely awful book, but the title is amazing. The Texans kidnap the American president so they Americans hire the Israeli's to get him back in a post-apocalyptic future.