Downsizing can be an emotional process, get rid of the clutter and start to simplify your life. Whether you’re an empty nester moving to a smaller home or feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff jammed down in the basement, all the toys in the garage, and all the sentimental photos up in the attic.
Downsizing Tips
- Don’t get overwhelmed by all the chaos. Start with things that won’t stress you out, just get to it. Bit by bit, you’ll begin to get things under control.
- Understand that our possessions represent a lifetime of memories. Downsizing is emotional, realize that you don’t need to keep everything to keep the memories.
- Accept that what matters to you changes at different stages in your life. Sometimes stuff just becomes stuff. Ask yourself three questions:
1. Is it something I love?
2. Is it something I need?
3. Is it something I use?
People find different things important, it’s surprising what people want or don’t want to keep. Talk to your loved ones before tossing anything out.
Downsizing Methods
Take it one step at a time. The end game is to simplify your life to make your space more enjoyable. Try one or more of these decluttering methods to help sort through your stuff:
The Drawer Rotation Method
The Reverse Hanger Method
The 80 / 20 Rule
The Box & Banish Method
Need more space at home. Think self storage.
For many of us, there just isn’t enough space in our home for everything we own. For valuables you simply cannot part with but need to free up space, think self storage.
Have questions, give our friendly and professional staff at Montgomery NY Self Storage a call anytime (845) 457-6229. Let’s store it together. The phone is always on.
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