My wife and I collected 24 years' worth of clutter. Now, our hobby is throwing away a bag of trash every night, and it's changed our marriage.

• When we moved into a smaller house, we realized how much clutter we had accumulated.
• My wife and I decided we'd declutter together by throwing away a bag of trash each night.
• It's been surprisingly enjoyable. We've discovered things we had forgotten.

"But do we really need eight reserve bottles of dish soap?" I asked.

My wife fixed me with a gimlet eye. "It's dish soap," she pointed out. "You always need dish soap."

"Though maybe," she allowed, "we can throw out the bottles that expired in 2021. Especially if they smell funny."