How to prepare for that smaller home when Downsizing!

What a sweet relief!  Can you survive & thrive with meager square footage?

If you have too much stuff but want to sell your home and move to a smaller home with lower taxes and less upkeep you can do it!

Of course you will have to get rid of “stuff”.  A small space will feel very cramped with too much “stuff”.  If you conquer the clutter before you move in moving day will not be so overwhelming.

How to choose what to keep and what to pitch...

Don Aslett, author of Clutter’s Last Stand: It’s Time to De-Junk Your Life, says to give each item the same test.

“How long you’ve had it, who gave it to you, how much did it cost  --  all that’s irrelevant,” says Aslett.  “Just ask yourself ‘Does this enhance my life right now?”

If it hasn’t been used in two years, it’s gone.  Get rid of anything you have in duplicate.  If you have children who live elsewhere, tell them to pick up their things or it will be picked up by someone else...Good Will, etc.  Don’t keep notorious clutter items like unfinished projects, unread books, unused paint, and cleaning products that are more than half empty.

Once you have sorted out the keepers, have a sale...yard sale, Ebay, local Penny Ads, Craigs List, etc.  Take a load to the Good Will or call your local Charity group who may pick up.  The more than you are able to sell or give away the less you have to pack and pay someone else to move.  Be willing to accept lower offers for hard-to-sell items.  There is a sweet release that comes when we downsize our things.

We have all heard the “Less is More” and it is true!  There is nothing that zaps your energy like clutter in your home.  And there is nothing like a tidy place to rest your head, relax and enjoy in peace.

Happy moving!