tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post4408212435196267289..comments2023-11-17T09:55:03.546-07:00Comments on A Porch of My Own: Downsizing - Less is not more, it's less!Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116054197324232137noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-20744056534018672042014-02-25T12:47:48.525-07:002014-02-25T12:47:48.525-07:00It is hard! Especially if there is no one else tha...It is hard! Especially if there is no one else that can take some of it and keep it in the family. I love love dishes and used to wish I had a gigantic room size pantry with shelves to put all kinds of dishes on. Then when I got tired of one set, I could use another one! I settled on keeping my Fiestaware for the cabin. I have all different colors so at least I can get a different colored plate every time! I believe in using the inherited items like you do and I tried not to keep much that I couldn't use. <br />I used to have a beautiful china cabinet and I moved it many times before I finally let it go and what was in it. It's hard with grandmother dishes. Hope you can keep some of them. My grandmother used to collect cups and saucers. Before she died she gave my cousin and I each half. I kept them for years. Then gave each child part of them and I kept a part. Then downsized further and kept only two of them for myself. I don't use them; I have them on the bookcases with my books and a few items. <br />This beautiful warm sunny weather we have been having really puts you in the Spring cleaning mood! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116054197324232137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-10881717789151459862014-02-25T12:36:45.380-07:002014-02-25T12:36:45.380-07:00Love garage sales! The last couple of places we li...Love garage sales! The last couple of places we lived in didn't allow them, which I found annoying! Everybody has stuff to get rid of and you don't have to haul it anywhere and someone else can use it. That's Homeowner Associations for you! :P Also nice when the kids can take some of the stuff you want to stay in the family but don't have a place for. I've found they don't always want the furniture, different tastes, but they will take some of the sentimental things! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116054197324232137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-60566036674644654222014-02-23T07:10:29.137-07:002014-02-23T07:10:29.137-07:00Spring cleaning must be in the air, you are the se...Spring cleaning must be in the air, you are the second blog post I've read this week on purging your spaces. I think moving is one of the best ways to purge, and the sentimental stuff is the hardest to let go. We used to get transferred a lot so I was able to get rid of stuff on a yearly basis. Now after 18 years in the same place.... it's taking over. It doesn't help when you have your parent's estate sale in that 18 year period and you are faced with keeping or letting go of items that you'd seen your mom use your entire life. I have several pieces that were listed on her bridal shower gift list. But I'm using them, even though they are over 50 years old. If I use it, I keep it! I'm looking at a china cabinet that holds some of my Grandma and Grandmother's china..... we don't use those. Uhhhgggg it's so hard!judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070661448170951709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-6092493772397169242014-02-20T22:07:11.414-07:002014-02-20T22:07:11.414-07:00Great advice! We just went from 1800 square feet ...Great advice! We just went from 1800 square feet with a 2-car garage to 1200 square feet with a 1-car garage. 3 months later I am still unpacking boxes. One of the boxes had stuff I had never unpacked from the last move 12 years ago! I donated and sold a bunch before we moved and that helped. Thank goodness for garage sales and craigslist! <br />Eventually, after kiddo moves out, I hope to find some land for a tiny house. Now that will be some downsizing!snapdragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052978249380402838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-31407347928341411112014-02-18T21:34:21.904-07:002014-02-18T21:34:21.904-07:00That was quite a move! Downsizing that much all at...That was quite a move! Downsizing that much all at once is a lot of hard work and I admire y'all for it. Trying to find places for it all to go is a lot harder than just packing things up and moving to a different house. I like that y'all were able to reclaim some of it! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116054197324232137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996018374520170820.post-42956189491245434582014-02-18T18:48:46.761-07:002014-02-18T18:48:46.761-07:00I understand completely... We went from 3000 sq ft...I understand completely... We went from 3000 sq ft into a 30ft 5th wheel. It took 6mo to sort and purge. Luckily we sold most of the furniture to friends and I was able to buy some of it back when we again had a permanent location. I promise...you won't miss the stuff.deb and paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831683878451842489noreply@blogger.com