LOVE all the ideas and suggestions!
3 things that have helped me so far -
Lupus.org - besides clothes they take all sorts of items, including an old assemble it yourself Christmas tree. I take pictures of what we donate for tax purposes.
I'm stuck on the midnight shift. I stick to the schedule on my nights off and go through my paper stuff which is my biggest problem. I am very unsentimental at 3am. I don't suggest this or wish it on anyone else, but if you have trouble sleeping some night, you can go through your old magazines or whatever.
When my mother passed away several years ago I went through her apt. quickly and took out what I saw that meant something to me. Then a few close friends came over and I asked them to help sort. They could keep what they needed or wanted, throw out what they thought wasn't worth it and ask me about whatever they weren't sure of. They didn't have the attachments to her things that I did and I never missed anything because I didn't know what was gone. When we can finally move to TV full time I plan on asking them to do the same with whatever I'm still having trouble with.
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