I am an organized and minimalistic person. I don't own a lot of stuff and I am very relentless with tossing out my old junk if I don't use it for a few months (with the obvious exception of seasonal things, like winter jackets or bikinis) and I am really happy this way.

But my life wasn't always like this. Back when I was in grade school and living in my parents house, for some reason I still do not understand to this day, my mom didn't let me get rid of my old things. Small kids room + growing kid + constant inflow of new things + old things == disaster. Once I moved away to University I finally was able to convince my mom to allow me to remove my old junk and donate it to charity of a garbage-bag-sized rate of change. 4 years later I'm at absolute minimum 15 garbage bags of junk lighter and my room is still absolutely full.

Having moved out of the house into my own apartment I really have everything I need. I don't understand why some people just need to cling to their old things. I mean I sympathize with the nostalgia some items must hold for people, or alternatively I understand the 'maybe one day I'll use it' mentality. I also understand that it's difficult to part with gifts. But is it really worth it?

So:
Do you consider yourself a clean or organized person?
When's the last time you did a crazy overhaul relentless cleanup?
Have you ever lost anything your room or house?
Do you own things that you don't use (like old computers, clothing, etc)?

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