What can you take care of?

Ask yourself these questions:

• Do you have the space for the item or items?
• Will you have the space in a few years?
• Is the space available a safe enough environment for storing the item or items?
• How delicate or fragile is the item?

Consider ways you can preserve your memories without having to keep and care for so many objects:

• Photograph a specific item or set of items and save this documentation.
• Video a set of items or a room before dismantling or dispersing the contents. This is a good idea whether or not you are keeping the items.
• Keep selected parts of a large collection instead of keeping everything.