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    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In
    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In
    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In
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    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In

    By Moreen Torpy

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    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In is a step-by-step guide to de-cluttering life and liberating the spirit.

    A survival guide on how to eliminate material goods whether there is a move in your immediate future or not, Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In will guide you through the process. You might simply want more space where you are now. If there is a move, Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In contains a multitude of useful and practical steps to accomplish this while retaining your sanity.

    A journey to the future, without being encumbered by extra stuff can be spiritually uplifting. Knowing that you receive nourishment from your surroundings indicates you are on the right track.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateFeb 28, 2012
    ISBN9781452545158
    Going Forward: Downsizing, Moving and Settling In
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    Moreen Torpy

    MOREEN TORPY is a practicing professional organizer who has not only downsized and moved herself several times, but has assisted others to do the same, and wrote two previous books, Let’s Get Organized: 172 Tiplets to Simplify Life and Christmas Workbook: How to Plan and Create a More Meaningful Christmas. Moreen lives in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, where she operates her business, De-Clutter Coach.

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      Going Forward - Moreen Torpy

      Copyright © 2012 by Moreen Torpy.

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      Names and details of the case studies have been changed to ensure confidentiality.

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      The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

      Printed in the United States of America

      Balboa Press rev. date: 2/21/2012

      Contents

      Introduction

      I   Downsizing

      1.   A Life Stage

      Why Downsize?

      Simplify

      Priorities

      Times Change

      Values

      Smaller Home

      Bust that Myth

      How does clutter happen?

      Consumerism

      2.   Scaling Down

      Beware of identity theft

      3.   Downsizing Self

      Goals

      Plan

      Where to start?

      What to do?

      Clothes

      Craft, sewing, knitting supplies

      Linens

      Encyclopedia Sets

      Emotional Value

      Are we there yet?

      Break the Spell

      New Beginnings

      Who gets what?

      Ways to Divest

      How to eliminate non-essentials

      4.   Downsizing Others

      Needs when downsizing another

      Seniors

      Change

      Attitude

      II   New Home

      1.   Your New Home

      Needs

      Location

      Furniture Arrangement

      2.   Another’s New Home

      New Home for a senior

      Care Needs

      III   Moving

      1.   Moving Self

      Moving with children

      Moving with seniors

      Moving with pets

      2.   Moving Another

      Moving seniors who need extra care

      3.   Packing

      The eagle has landed!!

      Packing for a Senior

      IV   What’s Next?

      Settling in

      Celebrate your future

      V   Advice from those who

      have been there

      Afterword

      Appendix—Sample Packing Log

      Bibliography/Additional Reading

      Websites of interest:

      Endnotes

      To my clients, past, present and future.

      Introduction

      What an odd word ‘downsize’. It first appeared in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 1975. It’s a verb meaning, for our purposes, to reduce in size, especially to design or produce in smaller size.¹ It’s also a lifestyle choice: What’s more important, our belongings or the people in our lives?

      I have downsized and moved a number of times, most recently into a condo from a house. The process has been both surprising and difficult. Surprising to learn how much stuff I really had, and how difficult it is to let go of what needs to go so my new home is comfortable and not a storage facility.

      We will discuss downsizing from the perspective of reducing the size of our living quarters and the number of objects we own. By reducing our material belongings we create more room in life to grow without being encumbered by them.

      I believe that if we haven’t grown in our lives, we haven’t really lived. Personal growth sometimes takes unhappy turns, but it is growth nevertheless and we can embrace it to create a happier future. Sometimes in order to grow, we need to divest ourselves of material goods.

      I Downsizing

      You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it.

      ~ Zig Ziglar (Author, Motivational Speaker)

      This doesn’t have to be a negative, nor is it a step backward, but a step toward the future. The term ‘right-sizing’ could easily be used instead. A home that was right 20 years ago when five or six people lived in it may be too large now with only one or two still there. Life has changed and the time has arrived to make some decisions. Once you get going, you may wonder why it took so long.

      At first, you may feel some sadness letting go of household items you took years to accumulate. But that’s quite normal. Allow yourself time to feel this and talk about it with a trusted friend.

      On the other hand, this may be the beginning of a new life that has been in the back of your mind for some time, a happier more carefree life you can’t wait to start.

      Living in a smaller place doesn’t mean living without style. There are plenty of ways to live large in a small space. It’s all about attitude, creativity, storage and decorating.

      In today’s world, with the so-called economic crisis bearing down, downsizing can take quite a different trajectory.

      Foreclosures of homes bought with funds the purchaser did not have, or was unable to obtain, has added a different dimension to our downsizing story. The dream for the biggest McMansion on the street needs to be revised, or maybe just postponed.

      Ask yourself what you’re sacrificing in order to have this big house. Is it sleep? Is your health suffering? Is it time with your family? Or is it your financial ability to pay for your children’s education?

      It’s quite alright to change a dream, change direction, to decide that what you now have isn’t sustainable and let it all go in order to achieve peace in your life, knowing you can deal with the

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