Too much stuff!

I'm the type of person who feels like a cluttered living space leads to a cluttered mind.  This would explain why I feel so overwhelmed lately -- my apartment has too much stuff in it!  My landlord did give me to okay to have a yard sale, but I think I wasted the perfect opportunity for it last weekend, when it was sunny and gorgeous.  I told myself that a yard sale would take more planning than I had the energy or time to invest, and I kind of threw it on the back burner...

So, what to do?  I love the idea of a minimalist space, but that just wouldn't work with my hodge-podge of furniture, picked up at thrift stores, from free Craigslist ads, and "curated" from the giveaway pile in my apartment building's basement.  I fear that minimalist would quickly turn into student dorm room in no time, and that's definitely not the look I'm going for!

The first step I'm taking today is at least putting in storage things I haven't used in the last few months.  I have a lot of pots for plants (the plants are long-dead) that can go away... okay, that's a start...

How in the world do people DO this??  Am I just too attached to these things that don't matter?  Do I think I need more things than I actually do?  Am I some kind of hoarder, just waiting for the next great tragedy of my life to send me into full-blown chaos?

This could happen to YOU!

Maybe I'm being a bit dramatic (although all of that vintage Pyrex does send me into a bit of a spin, kind of a "I want that!!" spin).

Why is it so difficult to part with things?  I couldn't possibly love every single thing I have in my home, I think a lot of it is just something I'm so used to seeing that I don't really consider it anymore, whether it's benefiting or hurting my environment.  Maybe I can take a tip from Hoarders, look at each item, and decide if it's more important to have that thing, or to have a little more peace of mind.