Business Insider Contributor Shares Experience Downsizing Home and Retaining Sentimental Items

I downsized from a house to a small apartment. I got rid of a lot, but kept one sentimental item.

The author went back and forth about keeping a Tupperware bowl from his childhood while downsizing. Courtesy of Jesse Gormley I recently moved from a single-family home to a small apartment. During the move, I had to sort through my possessions and decide what to keep and what to let go of. I realized I didn't need most of my stuff, though I did keep a Tupperware bowl from my childhood. Recently, after a major change in my personal life, I relocated from a single-family home to a 660-square...