Category Archives: 101 Reasons to Downsize
No distractions = FOCUS!
One of my biggest goals in this downsize maneuver was to re-center myself, to stop feeling so pulled by external responsibilities and the demands of maintaining a big house and garden. It’s in my yankee nature to be a Responsible … Continue reading
Thank god for ex-husbands who are still friends
My ex has been feeling more anxious about my move than I am, so to calm himself he offered to help oversee yesterday’s Big Move. Stuffing my Stuff into Storage. Squeezing Drusilla’s foot into Cinderella’s tiny glass slipper. My storage … Continue reading
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My daughter, my angel
I don’t know how anyone downsizes out of the big family home alone. The job is immense and takes five times longer than you could possibly imagine. My daughter has been here for four days – left her usual job … Continue reading
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Sold one more thing
Baby steps, I tell myself, baby steps. I posted the cart on Craigslist and probably should have priced it higher because eight people responded excitedly in short order. But the cart has lived outside for fifteen years and my son … Continue reading
I’m jealous.
My25-year-old son mooched off his kindly old mum from October thru May, stashing away heaps of money from his job – like so many autumn leaves in giant trash bags. And then poof! He took off for Wylie’s Excellent Global … Continue reading
“The Joy of Less” – Pico Iyer’s simple life
Today’s essayist in the NY Times series on “happiness” is Pico Iyer. He calls it “the joy of less…” which would have been an excellent title for this blog given that my name is Joy. Unfortunately I’m only GETTING to … Continue reading
How much is my time worth to sell this stuff??
I have listed a bunch of things on-line, which means I had to describe the thing in enticing terms, photograph it, figure out how much to ask for it, and go through the posting hoops. Time-consuming. Nibbles on most of … Continue reading
