Donate unused

Things kept just in case are needed by someone right now. Clearing one shelf takes twenty minutes.

Take one zone — a shelf, a drawer, the top of the wardrobe — and empty it onto the bed. Sort by one rule: if you have not used it in a year, you will not. Give away only what you would take yourself: no stains, holes or broken zips; torn things go to a textile bin, not to people. Bag it up and check in advance where it is accepted: a charity second-hand shop, a parish, a shelter, the local giveaway group. Drive it over today, or the bag will stand in the hallway until spring.

What am I keeping not because I need it, but because letting go feels like a loss?