[diskman]

Originally Posted by Connie Cockcroft

I know how to get rid of my "stuff", I just don't want to. However, I know it would never fit in a couryard villa..not only space wise, but decor wise. "Stuff" in northern homes, (most of it) just doesn't cut it in FL. Any ideas on how to cut those emotional ties to all of the "stuff" your friends and family have given you or things that your mother made for you, or things that came from your grandmother and beyond? I have a house full of memories. The memories I can keep, but the "stuff" I can't. How do I part with all of these lovely material things?

imho, I would never part with a family hand me down heirloom type item.

[momesu]

I too am working to really pare down my belongings before I move, hopefully in the fall, to TV. One way I have chose to deal with family heirlooms is look where the item has been residing for the last x number of years. If its been hidden in a closet or drawer or behind stuff this is actually being used and enjoyed then it goes. If I haven;t looked at, used or enjoyed something in a long time than I have determined even if it once belonged to great aunt Mabel or even my mom then I don't need it so I will find someone else who does. One thing I know is it won't be my kids. They already have all they want and they aren't interested in collecting stuff that once belonged to someone they never knew.
Suzanne