Does de-cluttering mean I have to get rid of mementos and keepsakes?

Does de-cluttering mean I have to get rid of mementos and keepsakes?

Mary Astadourian (Professional Organizer) gives expert video advice on: What typically makes up 'clutter'?; Why does so much clutter collect in my home?; What's the most important thing I can do to cut down on the clutter? and more...

The only thing I would say about mementos and keepsakes is that they're very important to everybody, but I think it's important to find a way that you want to keep them. Especially for people with children, I tell them, get a box that's large enough to hold artwork that your children may also be doing and put things from that year in that box. At the end of the year, go through it and only save the ones that really mean a lot to you, that you want to keep. You can get a box for each year if you've got the space to store it, or you can find something to do with the ones that you've stored and repurpose that box for the following year.