The acquisitions of a fortunate life have accumulated over the years. All must be culled while I have the wherewithal

‘I must further declutter and liberate myself from stuff.’ Photograph: trekandshoot/Getty Images/iStockphoto

I have an urgent desire to shed myself of goods and chattels.

The acquisitions of a fortunate life have accumulated like an overflowing email inbox and simply must be dealt with while I am alive, and not left to my children to wrangle when they’ll (hopefully, long down the track) be grieving.