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What I Learned About Downsizing and Condo Living – The Inside Scoop

By Pat Skene April 26, 2024

I realized early in the process that downsizing from my big-ass house and moving to a condo wasn’t going to be easy. Although it was the right decision at the time, I was overwhelmed by the jaw-clenching enormity of the job. So I did the only sensible…

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How to Become a Guru in Downsizing Your 6+ Decades’ Worth of Photos

By Peter Bennett April 04, 2024

A friend of mine used to say, “Why do today what can easily be put off until tomorrow?” Downsizing a substantial photo collection can definitely be one of those things that can easily get started tomorrow, or the day after…

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What 3 Weeks Organizing My Photos Taught Me About Downsizing

By Jane and Duncan Dempster-Smith March 26, 2024

Are you downsizing? Did you struggle with some of your favorite possessions? Have you thought about downsizing your photos? One of our downsizing challenges was 60+ years of photos were stored in 5 large plastic storage containers that needed two people…

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Purge-fection: 3 Processes, Resources and Reasons for Downsizing or Decluttering

By Susanna Barton March 05, 2024

Enjoying life’s second half is more about presence and experience and less about the stuff we’ve stockpiled along the way. With our Golden Years in sight, now is the perfect time to lighten our load, pare back and purge so we can focus on the things that matter…

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My Downsizing Journey and Pet Memories

By Margaret Manning February 23, 2024

I remember the morning 13+ years ago when I woke up still in Brazil thanks to lingering jet lag. I had just spent a beautiful Christmas with my son and his wife in Cumbuco, Brazil. Spending a week by a sparkling beach in a simple and minimalist flat…

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How Letting Go of My Cake Cutter Demonstrates the Emotional Complexity of Downsizing!

By Margaret Manning January 10, 2024

Downsizing is always a personal journey. For older women, in particular, the downsizing lifestyle involves a major shift in mindset. We don’t just have a few things here and there to throw away. We have a lifetime of memories and purchases…

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Downsizing Dilemma: Why Getting Rid of Books is So Tough

By Ann Richardson December 19, 2023

Finally, you have reached the age when you are beginning to think about downsizing. Perhaps you have familiarized yourself with all the practical and even emotional difficulties involved and have decided you are not quite ready to take the plunge?

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How I Went from Downsizing to Minimalism

By Lynn Clare November 28, 2023

I began my downsizing journey many years ago. I found that it is more of an ongoing process than an event. Even though there were many events within the process, it was always focused around the removal of things. All of those cherished possessions…

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How to Know If Downsizing Is the Right Thing to Do

By Jennifer Thompson November 24, 2023

Richard and Jane Brown sold their four-bedroom home in the suburbs. And moved into a new two-bedroom condominium. In their 60s and still active, they chose this condominium for its amenities. It was two blocks from the ocean…

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Downsizing Your Shoes – How to Walk Away from a Footwear Obsession!

By Margaret Manning November 06, 2023

Most of my girlfriends have warned me that shoes would be the hardest category of clothing to reduce. My friend Maureen says she’d have trouble choosing 100 pairs from her collection of shoes – and trust me, she can pull off the most amazing…

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