Downsizing
Maybe your nest isn’t as full as it once was, you’re preparing for a life transition, or you just had too much time spent at home in 2020 to look around and wonder how you have accumulated so much stuff! Whatever the reason, there comes a time in everyone’s life when you need to tackle the task of downsizing and simplifying your living situation.
To get started, don’t think that you must go full throttle and join the minimalist movement but rather start small by doing some routine decluttering and downsizing. You will find this has many benefits. A primary benefit is the very fact that it lets you take control of one area of your life (which can feel great in these crazy times). Think of downsizing as a tool towards freedom from all the stuff that weighs you down. With this in mind, let’s start looking forward to a fresh new start in 2021 and plan out how you’re going to begin eliminating life’s excesses in favor of focusing on what’s most important. Whether you’re moving to a smaller house or just want to clear out what no longer serves you, we recommend you start with these 5 simple steps.
Inventory
Before you can know what to downsize, first you need to know what you have. We recommend that you take full inventory of your belongings (but don’t get overwhelmed! Approaching this on a room-by-room basis can help keep it a manageable task).
When going through your belongings, you will want to differentiate what the items are that you need to live day to day. The key word here is need. Not want, but actually need. Items like a bed, sofa, clothes, utensils, are examples of needed items, while most others can be considered a “want” in your inventory list. It has been proven that the key to happiness is focusing on what you need and not what you want. Once ...
Kristina Blankenship
February 25th, 2021
