November’s cooler days and colder nights typically bring more and more daily activities indoors. As such, you may be contemplating a change in living space. If this is your mindset, now is the time to begin resizing your belongings to fit your current lifestyle. So many rooms in the home may now be unused yet still need heated, cooled, maintained and cleaned; so much upkeep to prepare for winter and spring and repairs to make in maintaining the home; so many accumulated possessions over the years have likely outlived the purpose they once had. When planning a move to a smaller, more manageable home, many clients I work with cling to the thought they may still need those possessions into the next decade only to find boxes upon boxes of items that never get put away or used again after they move. Resizing your possessions to fit your current lifestyle is critical to designing a move plan that is more cost efficient and less stressful physically and emotionally. Taking the time to go through this process not only saves time and money on packing and paying to move items you no longer need, but it allows your mind time to prepare to let go of belongings that may have meaning. At Home Again Transitions, we focus all resizing efforts on also reducing waste in the landfills. Resizing allows for charitable contributions, recycling, and in most cases the opportunity to earn some extra cash with our help.
We offer older adults tips and tricks when working with them that aid in the process of resizing their belongings to fit their current lifestyle, whatever that may be. Many of which are common sense organization; however, if you have a more than gentle affection toward the “stuff” filling your home and find it extremely difficult to let go of possessions to allow someone else find joy in it, then you may need more than our normal tips and tricks to begin your resizing process. You may have developed habits that are counterproductive and difficult to break.
At Home Again Transitions, we work one-on-one with clients in teaching the Seven Rules of Resizing:
Unused In A Year Rule
Decide In Five Rule
One Touch Decision Rule
Waiting To Buy Rule
House On Fire Rule
Place For All Rule
Procrastination Rule
All are focused on making a commitment with oneself, a contract of sorts, which enables the resizing process to begin. If you would like to learn more, please feel free to contact Dee Mele of Home Again Transitions for a free in-home consultation at 440-213-1068 or dee@homeagaintransitions.com.