So much to think about here... Regarding clothes and weight... I found through the years that I lose weight when a significant male dies or leaves (even dogs) and I gained when my mum died. I DID keep the smaller clothes...some new with tags on them...and now I'm back into them (mum died 6 years ago)... after losing 40 lbs and a service dog (male) and my T closing office due to cancer (also male)...

Regarding "getting rid" of clutter... I had to change the wording... and think out of the box on that... see, I received much of my mum's stuff.... lots of memories (I had given her much of it)... <breathe here> .... I released the things to others... gave them to charity so that others could enjoy them, rather then them not being enjoyed and used here but sitting in boxes or on shelving... I sent them on their way to be enjoyed by someone who NEEDED those things... Yeah, my faith had some to do with that too, as I must hope that if I even need something I gave, God will provide me again?

Of the things that held such memories... I took pictures of those. I find the photographs bring the good memories just as much as the tangible items...