I agree with ColdNoMore, take a picture of anything that you feel extremely attached to but know you will not be able to store. I recently had to reduce a 4 bedroom home to a 10X12 storage unit for a year in preparation for my June move to TV. I have two (now grown and on their own) children so I not only had their childhood keepsakes and grade school projects, but my own accumulation of 50 some years. I took pictures of many items and then began to donate to the church, Habitat for Humanity, sell online and fill bags for the garbage. Shutterfly and other online photo retailers have this neat little bound book of photos you can order, so I began to organize my photos of my memories into categories "School Memories" "Pets We Have Loved" "Vacations" and sent the photo groups off to be bound into cute little 4X6 books. Now I have my memories and freed the clutter. Set a goal for yourself such as "a room a week" or "3 boxes a day" and chip away at this daunting task little at a time with a checklist for each day/week you accomplish your goal. Manage this giant task in little increments. When one door closes......another opens. Congratulations on your retirement and move! Its a whole new life ahead!
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