How to Start Downsizing

Ways to get started downsizing your life.

1. Get rid of things you don't need use or want.This is fairly obvious but hard to do.
2. You many want to go room by room or drawer to closet,depending upon how methodical and organized you are.
   
3. Donate items to charities,you'll feel better about parting with your "stuff" if someone else can use it.
4. Start looking at ebay listings and find categories that your "stuff" fits into and start selling.(I kinda liked this because as I sold items I got instant gratification,which made it more fun than work.)Money is a great motivator!
5. Try spending a few hours, a couple of days a week working on downsizing.It is not fast,but its a start.
6. Have a garage,yard or tag sale if you're in a populated area,otherwise follow me as I continue to part with my belongings.
   

Apple Pickers

As I opened my side door to go run some errands,there by my apple trees were four deer.I quickly and quietly went back inside to grab my camera,sneak back outside and start shooting pictures.The best picture was of the one that got away.The deer was looking right at me with an apple in his mouth!We both startled each other and he dropped the apple and disappeared into the corn.

Todays Success

Success! Changed my ebay store name and user name and about me info (had trouble with a picture,will try again tomorrow.)You can do and learn sooo.. much,but it takes time.Plus,I was able to link my ebay with this blog and a couple of my web sites!!.Tomorrows project will be linking this blog to ebay and my (very basic beginner) web sites.If I knew how to include a smiley face now I would!

Getting Started Downsizing

What if I lost my job and had to relocate?That's how I got started with this idea.Thirty five years of stuff! How can I clean house,break my ties,make some $$ and move on.This is a challenge.I've been dabbling in Ebay for a year now,it helps in the cleaning out and making a few bucks but....I need to work harder at it.So I'm going to try to list ten items a week and see what happens.
Getting started is always the hardest part of any project.The second hardest is getting organized.The third hardest is learning what you need to learn to be successful,which is an ongoing project.
I am lucky that this old house doesn't have much storage space,(though I have a loaded garage.)My adult kids already have taken all their belongings.So a couple of things taken care of,but much more to go.
What I really want to do today is go to a shelter and get a dog,but I'm waiting for a golden retriever rescue dog,so I'll just have to be patient.

Not Part of the Plan

My heart is broken.I didn't see it coming,I knew in the coming year I was going to have to let her go.But not yet.Not like this! Neither of us were ready.My best friend and companion for the last 13 plus years,gone in less than 12 hours.
I knew she wouldn't be with me next summer,age 14 is very old for a golden retriever.Her eyesight was going and the stairs were a bit of a challenge,it would be a tough winter for her.Yet she still loved to chase a tennis ball,bark at the deer and sleep on the couch.
Just the previous week she had gotten a clean bill of health from the vet (I try to practice preventative maintenance)but sometimes things are beyond our control.
It has only been two months so I can't tell her story yet,tears cloud my vision.
I know I gave Maizy the best life I possibly could,but I am still sad.I know she'll be waiting for me at the rainbow bridge....