Please stop me being a sad fart.

[August Girl]

I am trying to declutter and set myself a goal of two bags and took them straight to the shop. I was ruthless and took Del's newborn stuff but now I feel very sad and close to :cry:

The ladies at Age Concern were very grateful for the things which made me feel better, I have donated things to places before where they have been a bit offhand and started rifling throught the bags in front of me so I'm glad they didn't do that.

Why is it so hard??

[*kate*]

Oh AG :hug: it's hard because these things have lovely memories for us. The thing to do is to look forward to the lovely times you have ahead and you still have the fab memories - you don't need the clothes to remember them.

But I know where you are coming from - I bathed Josephine in the big bath for the first time last night and I thought I should give her baby bath away.......but it made me all sad to think of not having it.

So I've left it in the bath, and I'll sneak it into the loft...just to keep for a little while :smile:

[minigirl]

I haven't been brave enough to get rid of anything yet, it's so hard isn't it.

[Princess Fiona]

I'm yet to do this with Lu's stuff, i've kept more or less EVERY SINGLE item of clothing that ever touched her back including the stuff she never got to wear. I've lost count of the amount of bags of clothes i have up in our loft, and i really should go through them as i won't need ALL of them next time round but i just can't bear to do it.

These things were a part of Del's baby days and of course you don't want to get rid of them. It must be so difficult AG, epsecially as you've more or less made the decison that Del is to be the last August Baby.

You should feel proud of yourself that you managed to take them to the charity shop and that soon those clothes will be memories of someone else's baby days too. :higgies:

[*kate*]

, epsecially as you've more or less made the decison that Del is to be the last August Baby. you've hit the nail on the head Katy - it's hard for me because I know Josephine is the last and I'll never do it again :cry: I have a lump in my throat now.....

[Matilde]

I totally understand AG.

We have kept EVERYTHING baby related for a potential second child, but the day I have to ebay everything (or give to friends, charities etc) will be a sad one indeed. There's also a few mega expensive dresses that my mum has bought her that I will never be able to part with. I will box the most precious stuff and bore her to tears with it when she is older. I would love it if my grandchildren could wear it too, but Clarissa may have different plans :yeahright:

It's hard to let go, isnt it?

BUT well done for decluttering, can you pls send some get off your arse and do the same vibes for me?

[racqy-rooster]

Well I have been decluttering this week as we are going to decorate Ellis' bedroom next week.

I bagged up a load of 12-18 and 18-24 month clothes and stuck them on Freecycle as I could not bear to just throw them in the bin.

To be honest I have been pretty good right from the moment Ellis was born, I ebayed most of his early months clothes, with the money going towards more stuff for him :smile:

[August Girl]

2 bags of stuff is barely a dent in what needs to be done. You're right Katy, Del is to be my last baby. As much as I would love another I need to focus on the children I have already got. We need to get out of this house if my marriage has any chance of surviving and we can't sell while it is so full of stuff and that means things have to go

[Ladyluck]

You should feel proud of yourself that you managed to take them to the charity shop and that soon those clothes will be memories of someone else's baby days too. :higgies:

:agree: even though it doesn't make it any easier!