Deeply regret throwing stuff away

dandy-candy

I'm really upset about throwing something's away and it's entirely my fault. I have too much stuff and so every once in a while I have a ruthless moment.

I was going through things when clearing out boxes stored in the garage and I came across 4 toy rabbit dolls my grandmother made for me when I was little. 2 were my main favourites and rather tatty, the other 2 were immaculate because they weren't played with much. I was trying to be strict with de cluttering so I put the 2 new looking ones in the bin. I even had a wobble 2 days later and looked at them in the bin, but thought "No I must stop hoarding" and left them there.

That was a few months back and now I really regret it. I kept other stuff that I picked up at car boot sales recently which have no sentimental value at all and I don't really use either, why on earth did I keep them and throw my rabbit toys? I've got myself in a rut now and am reluctant to throw anything else away in case I regret it later.
How can I get the ball rolling again, and yet make sure I don't mess up?

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We've all made decisions that have led to regrets afterwards lovey, it's just part of life and I suspect we all have parted with sentimental possessions that later we've missed. Your rabbits were in storage (from your post it suggests that) and not on display so you weren't looking at them every day and you have your lovely memories of them which haven't (and won't) changed so you can never forget the pleasure of ownership even though you don't physically have the rabbits now. Life is about going forwards and about change, don't regret what you can't change but enjoy what you do value and let the past go! xxx.

trailingspouse

At least you only threw away the un-played-with ones.

Concentrate on the positive - you kept the ones that you were really attached to.

Don't think of it as a mistake so much as a learning experience - you've learnt that you don't want to throw away things that you have a sentimental attachment to, and also there are other things (car boot purchases) that you could get rid of very easily.