Rachel Carlsen

Generational Clutter

origin story

When I was a child, my paternal grandmother passed away, and we inherited a lot of furniture and boxes from her house. We started moving, a lot. Boxes followed, were never unpacked, and each childhood move had more stuff and more stress.

Now that I’m an adult, I’ve been fighting to have a different experience with moving and stuff. I’ve made many ‘organizing’ mistakes, and I’ve finally found what works for me. You cannot organize until you let go of what you’re not actually using.

I decided that many of the things I own, that belonged to my grandparents, are more important than buying new things from amazon or big box stores. Some of those items, my grandmother intentionally chose for me. I will keep some items, but also – it is ok to pass along the things I do not need, wont use, or don’t have space for.