Beenthere and I are twins on this one. Both my parents are gone. I have LOADs of their notes, toiletries, medical notes, etc.
I still have dad's work boots on my front porch. I live(d) alone so I wanted it to look like a rough Texas man lives there. The rainis beating them up. But I LOVE seeing them there.
Keeping my kids from fighting they get days in tv room, computer, and wii away from each other. And they have problems in keeping there room clean both girl n boy so if they dont keep room clean they get none of the three but they get mad well keep room clean it only last a day clean. Dont know what to do with teenagers.
Definitely the clutter and memorabilia. I used to scrapbook religiously and it has fallen by the wayside as life has gotten in the way.
As for the clutter- my boys are slowly outgrowing all their "kid toys" and it's just a matter of getting it out of the house to the church garage sale. We missed it last year.
Too much stuff in general. Things that might have been useful when my kids were home are no longer needed. It takes so much time to go through every item and decide whether to keep it, donate it, sell it, throw it away, etc. When I start to go through stuff, life doesn't stop and I end up getting behind in other things... Ugh!
Keeping the house picked up. If it weren't for my 17 year old daughter, I'm not sure if we'd have clean dishes. Between being a full time college student, two part time jobs, a research project as part of a scholarship, and two more research projects on the back burners simmering and stewing for next semester, I can either spend time with the girls or clean house. I choose spending time with the girls. Just keep in mind, if you come to my house, please don't judge. ;-)