You sound like me, Deilla. I have a ton of boxes and bins now, but the clutter of those are also overwhelming. At least I have my stuff organized somewhat within them. I just now need to go through all of them to figure out what stays and what goes. That will take me a long time. I give myself until at least the end of Spring 2022.

But come Summer 2022, I want to have a new routine down so that I don't collect so much clutter again, such as a weekly or bi-weekly routine of scanning and shredding unnecessary documents, pausing at least 24 hours before purchasing anything, and determining whether the product I'm buying will be (a) healthy, (b) something that brings me joy, or (c) something that I really want or need - at least temporarily - even if it doesn't bring me joy. There are many things that I buy that are on sale, that I use for a short amount of time, and that I intend on donating later - like certain bedding, etc. I try to take good care of the items I intend on donating later. I typically donate when I move, but sometimes I donate seasonally. It just helps me feel better, though it's not the most productive use of my time. I used to try and buy more expensive keepsakes, but then after having moved so many times and giving away so many expensive things, I decided to just stick to cheaper items. I don't need fancy keepsakes. I have enough keepsakes that I need - such as my Grumpy Care Bear and some military mementos.