Seniors
It is very common to become so overwhelmed by the move process - the deadlines, the pressure to "just get rid of it", the physical exhaustion - that you hit what we call "move fatigue". This is when you feel you just cannot do it anymore - it's just too much, and you can't possibly make another decision about another item. This is the point when most folks throw up their hands and say, "Just throw it all away! I don't care anymore!" And this is the point when things get overlooked. Did you hide money at some point in the binding of that book that you just donated to the library? Was that item that looked like a rusty [whatever] that just went into the dumpster have value as an antique? Even though it may not be feasible to keep every single item, consider making a digital diary of special items. Take pictures, jot down a narrative about the item and the sentiment attached to it. Usually it is not the ownership of the item itself that brings joy, but the memory of the special circumstances that surrounded it. As they say: A picture is worth a thousand words! Document the item and let it go; quite possibly you will be responsible for the creation of exquisite memories in another family.
