Keep the memories, lose the stuff: declutter, downsize, and move forward with your life  by Matt Paxton

This book is an excellent resource for individuals tasked with decluttering and downsizing!  As a new empty nester, we will be moving to a smaller home.  As I started sorting through decades of accumulation of dishware, small appliances, furniture, sports gear, documents and photographs, I was overcome with self-doubt and fear of regret for discarding/donating items that we had held on to for so many years.  In addition, with the recent loss of two elderly relatives, I was tasked with sorting through their belongings.  The book provides a step-by-step process to learn how to comfortably let go of your emotional attachment to material items and prepare a legacy list, and provides a variety of methods to donate, sell or discard your items.  

Cindy Johnston
Senior Accounting Manager
Town of Hopkinton, MA