answer:I try to ‘thin the herd’ on a regular basis. Infact, just the other day I took a bag of old towels, about 5 animal feeding bowls, pans, and 3 big rubbermaid watering tubs for livestock to my local thrift store. I could stand to go through a few others drawers and closets, but, mostly it’s in control. I am not a hoarding type at all. Out with the old and I try to follow the ‘rule’ of getting rid of one thing for every new thing that comes in. My house is nicely decorated but not cluttered. Too much ‘stuff’ is burdensome for me. Just keep on thinning the herd as you find time to do so.