I'm just like you - I don't like clutter very much, and as a result I've thrown many things away from my childhood except for one doll: her name is Tanya and she lives in a storage box in my garage.

I've had Tanya since I was six.  She's special to me because my family was going through hard times (financially) around the time I turned six, and she was the only gift I got that year.  But oh how I wanted her!  For months prior I was glued to the TV screen watching commercials of dolls like her, and everytime we went to the store I would gaze lovingly at her.  I don't remember if I told my mom how MUCH I wanted a doll like Tanya, but my family made me the happiest little girl when I got Tanya for my sixth birthday.
