For this post I am going to talk about organizing your papers that are meaningful to you. This usually would include your letters or cards from special occasions. I have kept all of my letters since I was in first grade. Almost every day my classmates and I would write letters to each other in Elementary school. There are folders and boxes full of letters still at my house in Japan, my mothers house, and my own home. That's right I was hoarding letters in three different locations. How bad was that?
As you get older it seems like you get more cards too. Especially around the holidays.
I posted about a mistake I made as far as organizing meaningful papers. One of them being that I showed my husband a box of birthday cards and other letters I was going to throw away. My husband is a very sentimental person and I did not think of this until it was too late. It is best to organize your own meaningful papers on your own and privately. Also, only organize things that belong to you and not things that belong to your mate or things that are addressed to both of you.
Take the same steps as you would with organizing your clothes. Make a pile of every single card and letter that you own. (Remember to only organize your own!) Pick up each card and letter and decide if it brings you joy (konmari method). If it does not throw it away! Now if letters and cards are something that truly brings you joy then keep all of them! The organizing process should be to keep only the things you love and use, NOT how much stuff you can get rid of.
♡ Hannah
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