Blog

Each January since I've begun this blog, I've assessed my efforts from the previous year. In this post, I share what I did right and what I learned.

I gave away many things in 2021. Some choices were harder than others. I tell the stories of 10 of these more difficult to part with objects.

Taking a downsizing sprint, even when slow downsizing, can help you make progress and motivate you to stay on task.

Donating your things is an easy and satisfying way to see your mound of possessions shrink. There are a variety of ways to do so, each with its pros and cons.

As my husband and I consider a future move to a smaller space, we try to focus on what we will take that we need or that will give us joy.

More than 50 years ago my parents retired back to England, their homeland, from the USA. In letters to my sister, my mother documents her struggles with downsizing, and in them, I hear echoes of my own.

I summarize my attempts over the course of my life to learn various musical instruments and why I am now finding it hard to let go of the various remnants of my failed musical career.

Over they years, I've winnowed down my vast book collection. But now I need to be hard-nosed and decide what to keep. Here are my criteria.

We all own things we love so much that we vow never to get rid of them. Nancy and Betsy share their beloved objects.

Even the slow-downsizer hits general roadblocks in the downsizing process. In this post, I vent and try to figure out why I am feeling frustrated.

Over the course of her 14 moves, most recently to a small senior living apartment, Betsy has changed the way she evaluates her possessions and consequently her downsizing practices.