Knick knacks are a source of clutter in many homes – including ours. BUT, they are also a source of memories and that’s what makes it hard to decide what to give away. Today’s photo is probably most notable for what is NOT in it as there are probably 10 times the number of items shown. Since Jim and I travel a lot, most of our knick knacks are from foreign countries. They remind us of different cultures and especially the people we met that we may never see again. Should one give away memories?
I don’t believe you can give away memories. Knick knacks are just a material object that in many cases (with the help of the internet) can be replaced. A memory is always there. In the case of children’s art or projects. This for me is a yearly review. What was important last year may not be this year. I slim down each end of the school year but try to hang on to at least two or three things from the previous year. Anything else is given a digital photo – with the thought that I will make a photo album/memory book of at a later date. 
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