During our downsizing these two dolls tumbled out of a box. I had to smile when I saw them. They were the bride and groom that stood stark naked atop our wedding cake 38 years ago. On a Friday afternoon,…
THE BRIDE AND GROOM
Category: downsizing to smaller apartment
MOVING SALE (May 5th & 6th)
Downsizing I’ve learned is a process of getting rid of the old. And once I moved passed figuring out what stays and what must be left behind the major problem became how to get rid of all that’s now considered…
The Trunk That Couldn’t Fly
I am really surprised at how much emotional stuff I am being confronted with as I go through this process of downsizing. For instance, many years ago I decided that traveling was the one thing in my life that I…
Donating Books
In this downsizing process I’m beginning to feel a bit like “Old Mother Hubbard who went to her cupboard to find her dog a bone.” Yikes, take a look at the bookshelf next to my computer!! It used to be…
I found my first journal “Dear Diary”
As I go through the process of downsizing I keep running into interesting bits and pieces of the past, like my first journal, Dear Diary. I found this plastic covered book buried under a pile of other journals. When I…
THE FISH MUST GO
The fish must go. Now that’s an ambiguous statement coming from a woman who is in the throes of a major downsizing project. Does that mean the fish are coming along with us? Or does it mean that our fish…
Deconstructing Dolly
Our decision to downsize to a smaller apartment has resulted in sifting, sorting, donating, and disposing of a variety of personal items. What I wasn’t expecting, though I shouldn’t be that surprised, is the level of emotional debris that’s getting stirred…
Beginning The Move
Well, the time has come for us to prepare for our move from a three-bed room, six-room apartment with two full baths and into a one-bedroom apartment. We are downsizing, oh yeah, and big time!!! We have lived in…