Moving

I have heard military families tell that if they don't dump their trash before the movers arrive, it will get boxed up and moved when they are reassigned to a new location.  Other stories from people moving are that they have moved boxes which haven't been opened in 20 years, sometimes for multiple moves.
Generally, moving is a great way to declutter, especially if you're paying for the movers to box it all or for a truck, but you have to work at it.

Try not to wait until you have to move to declutter.  Simplify every day so that if and when that day arrives, you will have already made those decisions on keep, toss, or donate.

Questions to ask yourself as you're packing up suggested by Lorie Morrero of The Clutter Diet are as follows:

1.  Is it valuable enough to be moved by the pound?
2.  What is the cost in time/money to acquire a new one?
3.  Is this something I can just borrow in the future?
4.  Will something else do the same thing?
5.  When did I last use it?
6.  Is there a use for this that doesn't include the phrase, "Someday when I have time..?"
7.  How old is this product?  Is it even effective anymore?

Stuff complicates.  Pare down and relax in the freedom of simplicity.