One idea for her schoolwork (if she really wants to keep it all) is to invest in an inexpensive (I know, that's a relative term!) scanner and let her scan her work in and save it in a folder on a thumb drive or on a computer etc. And then toss the paper! I add that "and then" in because I can see my hoarding-tendency-dd scanning and still wanting to keep the paper somewhere.
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I really like the scanner idea!!!! We may have to try that for DD7 who wants to keep all her school work.
We have told both our girls that if you get a new toy you have to get rid of a toy and if it is a new stuffed animal they want to get then they have to get rid of 2 or more (depending on size)from the hoard they have at home. That helps some, but more often than not, they try to pick some little toy they got as a birthday party favor or from a Happy Meal to get rid of, so we have to set stricter guidelines.
I'm so glad our family is not the only family with this problem - whether it is the child or the parent (or some of both).
I admit I sometimes have a hard time throwing things away that I feel I may use or need at a later date. Some of these things are legitimate items and others are probably worthless, but you never know. DH is the one that can throw things out without batting an eye.
