Why we cling to stuff we don’t need

The start of a new year, as we come off a season of over-consumption, is the ideal time to harness those feelings of guilty excess and summon the resolve to lighten up. If we’re ever going to cut through the clutter that has accumulated in our closets, drawers, cupboards and garages, this is the time.

I know it’s no fun. As I sort through my own home, I have a whole arsenal of excuses to avoid letting go of what should go. To fuel my momentum, I ran my top 10 excuses for not letting go by organizing expert Kim Krogh...