Seasonal Decorations

I have a box in which I store seasonal decor:  snowmen, fall berries and candles, spring and summer silk flowers, etc.  When a new season begins, I go to that box and pull out items to embellish the living room or screened porch.  It is amazing that sometimes I've  forgotten what I have and  pleasantly surprised when digging through the stored knick-knacks
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My thought was this:  if I didn't have a central place to keep everything, not only would I forget I had the items, they might never be used and stay in storage for years.  Know what you have.  Keep it accessible in order to use it.  We want to avoid long-term storage.

Day 178: In/Out Principle

Another way to simplify is what I call the "In/Out Principle." If you bring in some new decoration, mug, wall hanging, shoes, clothing, etc., is there something of the same kind you can get rid of?

I think this is how clutter begins and accumulates. We just keep adding to the pile and our homes can only hold so much without looking cluttered. I'm getting rid of a 4th of July decoration that I haven't used in years.