Don’t let clutter hold you back.
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Somewhere along the way, we all got the impression thatdecluttering our homesshould be easy.
If you don’t need something you simply…let it go, right?

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As it turns out, your options aren’t just to keep or trash somethingat least, notthatliterally.
Study Notes, Schoolwork, and Old Notebooks
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We get it.
Well, I’m here to tell you that, spoiler alert: You probably won’t.

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For any pictures that lay unprotected in a box, there’s EverPresent and ScanMyPhotos.
While I totally appreciated the thoughtful (and exceptionally organized) gesture, thepounds of paperworkquickly became overwhelming.
Anything that I couldn’t find a virtual copy for was scanned and added that way.

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The thought was there, but Hallmark doesn’t need to take up any more room in your home.

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