In anticipation of this move, it has essentially taught me one thing...
We need to downsize and I think in the end it will be therapeutic.
Less stuff, less to worry about, more time to enjoy life.
I've decided through all this a few of things I'm going to get rid of are:
Our sofa, loveseat, chair, and ottoman in our formal living room.
Our two extra laptops that we haven't used in months
Prom dresses I know I'll never wear again, but have kept them for the past 10 years simply for the inspiration of "Hey, I can still fit that"
Going through my textbooks and tossing a lot of them
Letting go of "momentos" I kept from the kids (specifically baby clothes). I don't need to keep their bibs to serve as a reminder of how little they were. Their artwork and one or two outfits per kid is sufficient.
Loads of kitchen stuff that causes my cabinets to overflow. I have two COMPLETE sets of stainless and nonstick cookware. Which really, I could take bits and pieces from each to make 1 set and then donate the rest to charity.
And on that note, I have about 30 bars of soap I think would benefit a homeless shelter more than sitting on the shelf for the next 30 years waiting for me to use it. I use soap but I use the Pampered Chef soap dispenser thing that makes liquid soap last an extremely long time. Hence, I have never used this box that was given as a promotion for buying our water softener.
There is a lot more, but that is just for starters.
I'd like to live a minimalist life and what better excuse to finally start doing it than the thought of moving down 1000 sq ft.
I think in the end, others can benefit from our downsizing - and that in itself feels good.
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