Originally Posted by
SallyS
What helped me was to go through magazines and cut out individual patterns/articles I wanted to keep. Those went into notebooks and the rest of the magazine was thrown out. Years later I realized I never looked at the notebooks and got rid of those, too.
This is what I did, but I've actually been making some of the patterns and using some of the techniques I saved.
What really helps me is once I get one area cleared out, I feel a huge weight lifted off, and quite honestly I don't miss anything I tossed out or re-homed. Stuff I liked 5-10 years ago is no longer my style. Just having empty space where there used to be clutter is visually calming and peaceful. Another benefit of this is it helps a LOT with my quilting mojo.