The author and his wife (not pictured) have been sorting through the clutter in their new house.
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- When we moved into a smaller house, we realized how much clutter we had accumulated.
- My wife and I decided we'd declutter together by throwing away a bag of trash each night.
- It's been surprisingly enjoyable. We've discovered things we had forgotten.
"But do we really need eight reserve bottles of dish soap?" I asked.
My wife fixed me with a gimlet eye.