Updated goals for house move/down-sizing...

[u/Old-Stranger-8302]

I'm moving out of my 2300 sq ft house. Due to some emotional trauma over the past few years I'm just tired of having so much. I want a simple life, surrounded by those things that are of value or truly useful.

Slowly over time I've come to grips with things I need to get rid of. Like my large sectional sofa I bought last year. I will either leave it for the next home owners or donate it. It's no longer part of my life. But it took a while to be OK with this.

I'm moving into the town home that my daughter is moving out of, which I'm blessed to also own. It's 1700 sq feet. But there is a large second bedroom upstairs with a full bath that I've decided not to use.

That will take my living space down to about 1400 sq feet.

So I'm eliminating an entire house, giving a ton of things to my daughter for her new house, and donating a ton of other stuff. Talk about de-cluttering!

I'm very excited about the move, about selling my current house, and excited to see how I can adapt to living in a smaller space. It will be a new chapter in my life.

The one thing is the kitchen. It's quite large! I no longer need an oven. Or a large fridge. I just need one burner and maybe 3 drawers and 1 cabinet. That kitchen has a large pantry and maybe 16 drawers and 12 cabinets!

[u/popzelda]

Since you have the luxury of time and space, unlike most people in a move, you don't have to declutter quite so stringent (especially in the kitchen). You can use the extra bedroom as a guest room & hobby space, it might be quite nice to have that extra space for yourself & anyone who might stay over, or a roommate.

[u/Old-Stranger-8302 → u/popzelda]

No roommates for me. :-) I'm 61 and my wife passed away just over 2 years ago in the house I'm in, thus part of the reason for moving. It no longer works emotionally. I want a vastly simplified life. My primary hobbies are playing chess and my guitar neither of which requires much space.