One of the hardest jobs is cleaning out the closets and other places where who knows what is stored. Over the years, so much stuff accumulates (in closets, the garage, under beds, in bins and baskets, on shelves, etc.), and after a divorce, one of the most therapeutic things you can do is go through every storage area and do some weeding. Warning--this project will most likely go on for months on top of months, but it absolutely has to be done.
It's best to go about this task in a very systematic way. My system was the 4-pile system. I would target a place of storage and sort the items inside into one of 4 stacks on the floor: things going to thrift stores or other non-profits (great for tax write-offs); things to be consigned for a profit; stuff to give away to various friends and relatives; and keepers.
As I went through the process, the keepers were neatly stored away while all of the other stacks were taken to their destinations as the piles accumulated significantly.
You'll reap many benefits from this project if you take your time.
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