Travel Tips & Tricks: Sentimental Soujourns Without Silly Souvenirs

About the Author: Jean Marie Herron

Jean Marie Herron is Owner / Professional Organizer of POSSE. She has helped people "sell or dwell well" since 2005 specializing in residential decluttering, organizing and productivity.

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This is the fifth blog in a series on Travel Tips & Tricks. Today’s topic is on SENTIMENTAL SOUJOURNS WITHOUT SILLY SOUVENIRS. Just because you go on a vacation doesn’t mean the family now owns a “clutter license”. Be cognizant of the fact that most remembrances end up as junk shortly down the road. Resist the take-home tourist trap! Here are a few abc’s to think about at the point of sale:

Before you purchase that souvenir ask yourself, “Where will this live in my house when I get home and what is its’ life expectancy?” Depending on your answers you just might not make the purchase.
If you have children, give each child a “Travel Treasure Box”. No one is allowed to bring home souvenirs that cannot fit into the size of that box.
Keep a travel journal instead of collecting mementos. Insert postcards of where you’ve been into it.
Create a photo album/scrapbook from your pictures instead of acquiring keepsakes.
Purchase a DVD of where you were or a book so your memories will be enhanced and you’ll learn more about where you’ve been.
Live in the present. If you’re busy buying trinkets you’re skipping the essence of the journey.

This is the fifth blog in a series on Travel Tips & Tricks. Today’s topic is on SENTIMENTAL SOUJOURNS WITHOUT SILLY SOUVENIRS. Just because you go on a vacation doesn’t mean the family now owns a “clutter license”. Be cognizant of the fact that most remembrances end up as junk shortly down the road. Resist the take-home tourist trap! Here are a few abc’s to think about at the point of sale:

Before you purchase that souvenir ask yourself, “Where will this live in my house when I get home and what is its’ life expectancy?” Depending on your answers you just might not make the purchase.
If you have children, give each child a “Travel Treasure Box”. No one is allowed to bring home souvenirs that cannot fit into the size of that box.
Keep a travel journal instead of collecting mementos. Insert postcards of where you’ve been into it.
Create a photo album/scrapbook from your pictures instead of acquiring keepsakes.
Purchase a DVD of where you were or a book so your memories will be enhanced and you’ll learn more about where you’ve been.
Live in the present. If you’re busy buying trinkets you’re skipping the essence of the journey.

About the Author: Jean Marie Herron

Jean Marie Herron is Owner / Professional Organizer of POSSE. She has helped people "sell or dwell well" since 2005 specializing in residential decluttering, organizing and productivity.