However, now I've moved into my own office space, this weekend (when I wasn't feeling so hungover from my World Gin Day experience!!) I managed to get up to the attic to bring down my CD collection that had been kept in storage.
It was a fabulous feeling to be able to finally touch the CDs that had memories of my youth and Uni days - and music that I still listen to today. However the most exciting part of this declutter and organise session was the fact I came across some of my old tapes with stories I listened to when I was really young. The exciting bit was that my son, who’s 4, sat and listened to those stories whilst I was sorting through which CDs to keep and which to let go of. It really took me back to a time when I was a little girl, sitting and listening whilst my mum pottered about doing things.
I only let go of a few CDs that I’d never really listened to or liked.
There are some things that can easily be given or thrown away and some things that can’t.
When you’re deciding what to keep and what to let go of – think of how it makes you feel to have that item in your life. What’s its history? Can that lovely warm feeling still be had just from a memory if you don’t have it physically in your hands?
If you don’t have the space for everything then perhaps keep the best items and let the rest go. You can always take a picture of them first and put them into an album of your memories.
Stereo for CD, LP & Tape
First single CD's I ever bought - what were yours?