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Originally Posted by angel222
I'm considering downsizing from my 3 bedroom designer home to a 2 bedroom courtyard villa or perhaps even a patio villa. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Wondering if this is an easy transition -- where to store furniture after selling one house until you find the next seems really hard, fitting into a already existing neighborhood seems difficult according to some posts here, and paying two closing costs are just a few of the questions going through my mind. Comments by anyone who has anything to share on this would be really appreciated. I'm sure there's alot of things I haven't even thought of yet. I've been told the square footage difference is difficult to get used to also but the costs would be easier on my budget....
Thanks for any comments you can share....
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Sometimes "less is more"..........we have a huge home which we've been decluttering and streamlining for weeks now, in advance of listing the home for sale........it's actually quite liberating to get rid of all these possessions..........as all of our neighbors "in the same boat" will agree, it is totally amazing how much we all accumulate each decade. Things we will never ever use.
Tips for cutting clutter and organizing your home..............
Moving to a new house is a perfect excuse for cutting clutter and organizing your home.
Don't wait until after you move -- make the tough decisions before you start to pack to make the moving and unpacking process more painless.
Be ruthless when culling your belongings.
Moving is expensive, and it's a waste of time and money to move unused items to a new home, where they'll continue to be unused.
Ask yourself if you will really read those books or wear those clothes again -- or if it is time to let someone else enjoy them.
The more you organize your belongings before you move them, the less you will have to do after the move.
Preparing for the Journey:This session is about preparing for the journey ahead.
It will cover topics ranging from how clutter affects you to what's motivating you for change now.
Planning for the Future: Organizing is difficult, without a plan it can feel almost impossible. We will learn how to analyze our spaces and how to fill out a detailed project plan. Think of the project plan as a roadmap getting you from one destination to another.
Sorting Through the Chaos: This is the time where we have to make decisions. Sorting is about taking an inventory of your belongings and deciding what stays and what will go. This session covers different sorting methods and how to beat those roadblocks and excuses that may have stumped you in the past.
Organizing a Lifestyle:Once you know what you have, you can start to decide where things are going to be placed in your home. For everything, there is a place. This is the key to living an organized lifestyle. We will discuss the best ways to place your items and where organizing products may help in your organizing efforts.
Maintaining the Calm: The goal is to live an organized life, not just organize a space once and think we are done. Here we will discuss how to develop organizing systems around our belongings. These systems are the actions we take everyday to keep the spaces in order. We will also cover backsliding — what happens if we start to see our old habits form again?
You get the idea...........again "less is more"........and less stuff to clean/dust.