Process, insights, reflections, and tips
In my annual or semi-annual wardrobe purge, I have some criteria to make quick decisions about what to keep and what to consign or donate. But it's not always easy.
Read MoreA friend who moved cross-country displays her memories in a visually interesting way without making her home feel like a museum.
Read MoreFiguring out what to do with my mother's collection of girdles is a stumper for this slow downsizer.
Read MoreI follow Marie Kondo's advice and imagine what I would keep that sparks joy.
Read More2018 was a slower downsizing year than normal, but I did develop some new habits of mind that I hope I will carry forward into 2019.
Read MoreIt's good to take advantage of the opportunity to downsize and organize that occur in the course of change. We recently did this as we shrunk our living space in preparation for a tenant.
Read MoreI have many unread books on my shelves. Before letting go of them, I am reading a select few. Here is a review of five very different titles from this collection that I've recently read.
Read MoreIn addition to our grander downsizing goals, we must deal with the daily influx of new clutter into our lives.
Read MoreI was surrounded by books, many of them in boxes stashed away. It was time to consider how I could make decisions about which ones would go and which would stay.
Read MoreTime management principles work for downsizers, too. Prioritize it, break it down into small chunks, and get these chunks on your schedule!
Read MoreSome tips for downsizing the shopping habit while downsizing one's possessions.
Read MoreI review the challenges, potential points of interest, and key takeaways of Marie Kondo's, best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and determine whether it "sparks joy."
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