# Event Details

- **Event Name**: It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:45 am – Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 01:15 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Free lunch & learn for those downsizing, selling a home, or helping a parent do the same -  why we hold onto things & how to finally let go.About this EventIf you're getting ready to downsize or sell a home, the hardest part usually isn't the market. It's the china cabinet, the closet, or the boxes in the basement you haven't opened in years.Join Lisa Geraci Rigoni, founder of The Organizing Mentors and author of 17 Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg, for a candid, practical conversation about why we hold onto things we don't need — a full closet of guilt, obligation, and "I'll deal with it someday" — and how to let go of them without the guilt. Lisa will walk through her proprietary The LITL System. A system she created that she and her team use with her own clients, along with the specific steps you can take right now to prepare a home for sale with less overwhelm.This is for you if:• You're facing your own downsize and don't know where to start when every room feels like too much• You're the adult child trying to help a parent let go — without it turning into a fight• You've inherited a home and need a realistic way to sort a lifetime of someone else's belongings before it can go on the marketWhat you'll walk away with:• Lisa will outline The LITL System — a simple, repeatable way to decide what stays and what goes• Why we keep things we don't need, and permission to let them go without the guilt• Practical steps to start now, before "emergency strikes" and the decision gets made for you• A chance to meet Lisa, ask your questions, and pick up a copy of her bookThis is a purely educational session—no sales pitch and no obligation. Just useful information, lunch, and time for your questions.About the SpeakerLisa Rigoni is the founder of The Organizing Mentors, a professional organizing team, and the author of Seventeen Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg. She created the LITL method to help clients cut through overwhelm and get practical about what to keep, what to let go of, and how to prepare a space for its next chapter—drawing on her own experience clearing out her parents' home.Known for her outgoing, approachable style, Lisa believes in “recycling love”: passing things on so someone else can enjoy them instead of letting them collect dust.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/d3aeb020-b135-11f1-a736-1f1bd1d9a127-rimg-w572-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashburn/its-not-about-the-china-the-emotions-behind-what-we-keep-and-how-to-let-go/100001999734722386
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: Venture X Brambleton
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashburn
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Venture X Brambleton
- **lat**: 38.960991
- **long**: -77.51858600000001
- **full address**: Venture X Brambleton, 23710 Schooler Plaza, Ashburn, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go being held?
  - **A:** It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go takes place on Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:45 am to Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 01:15 pm at Venture X Brambleton, 23710 Schooler Plaza, Ashburn, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go?
  - **A:** It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go is organized by Nick Lutkins.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ashburn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If It's Not About the China: The Emotions Behind What We Keep & How to Let Go sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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