Can't let go of my sisters belongings, she passed away 2 1/2 years ago.

My family and I split her belongings for safe keeping. We kept almost everything down to her makeup 💄, makeup brushes, hair accessories and clothing that has sentimental value to us. But now I have 2 under 2 and it's starting to feel overwhelming busy in our home. Boxes of her stuff in almost every closet but I NEED to make room for my babies things as well. I don't know what to do. I don't want to get rid of it either. I feel like I will lose a part of her if I do. Paying for Storage is not an option either. What would you do? 😔

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What about space bags for clothes and stuff?

@Kadija you mean like the vacuumed sealed bags? We actually have her high end clothes in those bags and stacked in our garage and closet. We haven't opened them because we're afraid her scent will disappear.

Hugs mama, that's hard! Maybe turn her clothes into a quilt, or some type of memory object? It might help to hire an organizer to go through it with you and decide what to keep, what's okay to discard and so on. I'm sure someone has experience with this.

@Amanda the quilt is actually a good idea. There's 4 of us with boxes of her clothes (in 3 different homes) there's plenty of shirts that could be made into a quilt for every member of the family. I will bring up the idea to them. Thank you

@Diana yes that's what I meant 💗

Yes to what amanda suggested! You could have quilts made and even stuffed animals for the niece and nephews! And then you can make little outfits for the asked animals using more of her clothes❤️

we got a taller bedframe & we keep A LOT of our stuff under there! maybe reorganizing her stuff & parting with a few items.. donation is always an amazing gift to others.. maybe instead of her whole makeup bag just a favorite lipstick or eyeshadow? i couldn’t imagine losing my sister i’d too want to keep everything but my sister is also a neat freak so i know she wouldn’t want me stressed about material items, just think what your sister would want for you ❤️

I would first speak to your family, see if they want it, explain your situation. If they don't, then go through it, take some items that are super sentimental and either donate or store the rest. I'm sorry, I know that's hard, both of my parents passed when I was early 20s and getting rid of stuff can be so hard ❤️

My husbands families uncle passed away, he worked with trash management and had a ton of work shirts. They turned them all into pillows and everyone was able to get one, just another idea.