Published on June 16, 2015

Tips For Downsizing Your Home

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Maybe the kids are off to college. Maybe they’ve moved out of town. Or maybe your spouse is now your ex-spouse. Either way, you’ve decided to downsize. Downsizing, refers to the act of moving from a larger home into a smaller home. Regardless of the reason, it’s always a difficult move to make.

Let’s face it; it’s so much easier to add stuff than to throw stuff away, especially since a lot of the stuff you have has sentimental value. Perhaps these suggestions can help you through this emotional crossroads. Choose your Melbourne FL moving company wisely.

Don’t Rush

If you have the time, use it. Don’t rush through the process of sorting. Give yourself plenty of time to evaluate your belongings and allow yourself to weigh what you have against what you will be losing. Make sure you don’t make a decision that you’ll end up regretting. Begin with the easiest room first.

Take a good look at your belongings and separate the items that are easy to part with. Anything that you’re not sure about you can leave for another time. You’ll need to do this with every room.

Reach Out to Friends and Family

This may be a hard time for you. If you’re having difficulty taking a good, objective look at your stuff and making the decision on what to keep and what to throw out, ask for some help. Sometimes, expressing your feelings and having a talk with someone who really knows and understands you will help you deal with your emotions so you can see the need for sorting through your belongings in a more practical manner.

You Can’t Keep Everything

After going through those old photo books, you’d feel heartless just chucking them into the trash. So many memories! So many questionable fashion choices! But now that you can capture and store everything digitally, think of all the space you can save. So, put aside anything that can be scanned, stored, and kept electronically.

Don’t know how to do it? There are companies you can hire to digitize your keepsakes so you don’t have to do it yourself. For items that can’t be stored electronically, but you can’t take with you, ask a family member or a friend if they can keep them for you. Knowing the things you care about are being cared for will help you feel so much better.

The Final Cut

After you’ve gone through your things twice and you’ve still got too much stuff, try going through your home, room by room, and setting aside the items you couldn’t live without. The list will include obvious things like your bed, your TV and your furniture but there will also be items with sentimental value.

Sometimes these things feel just as important. But visualize what it would be like to live without it. If you can’t, ask yourself why not. Once everything you need to move is set aside, make sure you’ll have enough room for it all, otherwise you’ll need to subtract even more items.

The downsizing move is an emotional move. But if you give yourself enough time, if you reach out for help, if you get creative with your storage habits, and if you remain objective, you will get through this!

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