I really am looking for inspiration - please add suggestions. Too much house. Way to too much yard work. I don't want it all anymore but I have it and will for years. Send me some ideas and inspiration so I can see it is 6 years of preparing instead of 6 years of struggling.
Sure wish I had some suggestions but I'm in the same position you are with about 6 years before I can downsize too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday :)
Martha - I know that in the big picture of life it is a small thing but there are days it really frustrates me! Guess we can cope together.
DeleteI think you're on the right track already by thinking of it as 6 years to prepare. Believe it or not, 6 years ago we moved from a house we had lived in for 30 years. You know we downsized a lot. However, ever since we've been in our new house, we have continued to downsize. (Who knew we had so much stuff?) It might take you 6 years to complete. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteWe don't tend to accumulate much but just the difference in house size and location will require shedding things I know. Glad you were able to do it.
DeleteI dream of downsizing too. Until you can do it, can you rent out space? Close off rooms or an upstairs? Just pretend they don't exist.
ReplyDeleteBliss - Thanks for the suggestions. We do use the entire house but it just doesn't fit my vision of how I want my life to be at this point. What I struggle with is the amount of yard work and the need to keep pouring money into repairs. I'm lucky we can manage it both financially and physically I know.
ReplyDeleteJuhli, I have kids who still need a home to come to, as well as the fact that I could not get the hefty deposit back I made if I tried to sell the house now (fortunately I have a 22 year old who does yard work). my solution is to downsize my life as much as is reasonably possible on the inside of the house (im not a minimalist-so my downsizing may not be what someone elses is), earn money while I still can earn at least some, and move forward
ReplyDeleteI so understand where you're coming from! I'm over maintaining a large house and garden too. We down-sized 9 years ago to move to the U.K. but to cut a long story short, even though we sold our house and most things in it, the move was aborted at the last minute as my husband's job offer fell through. In 9 years I have managed to accumulate heaps of stuff again! We are looking to downsize and move to the U.K. in about 2 years time, but having down-sized once, for some reason I'm having trouble motivating myself to do it again!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you need to set 12 six-monthly goals in order to motivate you to getting the house decluttered. Simplify your garden as much as possible to cut down on yard work. It will be a pain at first (I'm yet to do this so I understand!)but the end will be worth it. Good luck and keep blogging your progress to help motivate you!:)