Day 235: Pitch Without Examining??

There's one avenue of simplifying that makes me cringe, and my son employed it in his final hours before leaving for college. It's the "Pitch Without Examining" method. I had asked him to be sure to clear the clutter off the corkboard hanging in his room before he left. There were items like awards, letters, from three years ago just tacked up everywhere. He decluttered it quickly and told me he just pitched everything into the trash. Gulp...I hope he doesn't regret it. If you are feeling brave, you could ask someone else to clean out an area and then adopt a "don't ask, don't tell" attitude...just be happy the area is neat. That's a big step of faith, but may help when you are feeling overwhelmed!