Blog #downsizing

Paper items I've saved are my biggest downsizing challenge: information records, reference materials, and the hardest of all, souvenirs--from childhood on. I assess each area's current status, my emotional attachment, and proposed actions.

It's the story behind each object that provides its worth. I write about preserving these stories in "My Life in...(name type of object)."

The slow downsizer assesses her progress in 2019, including sold, donated, and trashed items.

A friend who moved cross-country displays her memories in a visually interesting way without making her home feel like a museum.

Figuring out what to do with my mother's collection of girdles is a stumper for this slow downsizer.

I follow Marie Kondo's advice and imagine what I would keep that sparks joy.

It'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.

I 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.

In addition to our grander downsizing goals, we must deal with the daily influx of new clutter into our lives.

Time management principles work for downsizers, too. Prioritize it, break it down into small chunks, and get these chunks on your schedule!

Some tips for downsizing the shopping habit while downsizing one's possessions.

I 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."