- Start decluttering early on. The process of getting rid of stuff you love but don’t need can be daunting but worthwhile in the end. Picture the ease of caring for a smaller yard and home, be unsparing.
- Start a donation box. As you go about your day, place anything in it that you know you won’t need in your new, smaller home.
- Don’t forget paperwork. Start purging and organizing early so you don’t have to move anything you won’t need into your new home.
- Still storing your kids’ stuff? Pass it off to them. Don’t take on the responsibility of downsizing their year books.
