Finding The Next Right Home

By Larry J . Mickartz

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“ We all eventually reach that point in life when ‘ downsizing ’ is the most rational alternative . But , alas , there is often much emotion tied to the experience once the rational decision is made . We accumulate so much in life which contributes to the memory bank of experiences with family and friends . When we have the space to store , we just continue to accumulate and defer decisions on disposition of the collected memorabilia . Once we bite the bullet and actually downsize to a smaller living space we must make the tough decisions on disposition ; should we retain , should we provide to a family member or a friend , should we sell or donate , or should it just go to the dump ? My wife Elaine and I have been implementing a major downsizing in the past 6 months . As difficult as it is , we have had a positive experience sharing what we have accumulated with family and friends and / or providing to someone who can put it to better use . All in all it has been a positive experience , which has allowed us to relive and share many past memories while shedding a very large number of storage boxes , which we would otherwise be tripping over in our new ‘ downsized ’ living space .

To downsize is a rational decision . To implement a downsize decision can be an emotional roller coaster . Always look on the positive side , relive and share the memories and get rid of those storage boxes .”

Dana Ditmore