Working with my indecision

I appreciate this community and wanted to share something that’s been helpful for me in the process of decluttering.

I’ve found that I have a lot of random items that are scattered about the house that I’ve been indecisive about getting rid of. Often I’ll pull something out of a drawer or wherever and purposely leave it out to consider. But then they’re forgotten about and become part of the general mess.

If I round these items up and put them in a large box, a “pile of indecision”, it helps clear the mess. It takes me awhile to clear that box- some items I’ll part with immediately and others I’ll leave and reconsider, sometimes it takes a few times. For me, it’s usually easier to part with things at a later time. And after awhile if it’s been sitting there untouched for say a couple months, I realize that I really don’t need that stuff anyway and that the box is taking up space, or it’s time to start a new one.

Sometimes I end up keeping a few things or moving a couple items to the next pile of indecision, but it’s been overall really helpful and I don’t mind the slower process. It’s somehow less stressful and feels like the round of decluttering comes to a natural conclusion. I’d be ok with picking up speed as I continue, but it’s what works for me right now.