“the value of an object comes out when we actually use it—not simply because we own it.” Cait Flanders
We’ve been downsizing since we decided to move into a motorhome back in 2008. That’s ten years ago!
Since then I’ve learned that downsizing never ends. Now that I no longer have the van we don’t need to own two colanders. We no longer use the Tupperware mixing bowls. (Except the big one we use for popcorn.) Etc.
I wonder how many other things we could downsize once again? I know there are things in the “entertainment” drawer we no longer use. Things that no longer have “value” to us. Things someone else might be happy to have.
It must be time to start filling another box for Goodwill. We need a new one because we took the previous one to them a couple weeks ago. See, downsizing never ends.
Because our lives change and what we used to value no longer works for us. Are there things in your life you no longer value?
TTYL,
Linda
I don’t know about your hubby, but mine makes it really hard to downsize. It’s like pulling a tooth to get him to part with a tool or a fishing doodad. But I’m pretty good at getting rid of stuff. I’m still really terrible about paper. I’ve always been cluttered with all kinds of paper. I did finally get rid of most of the books after getting a Kindle.
oh! you’d know I would love this post RV braveheart!
I have been having fun downsizing all summer. the marine says to this minimalist…
“what in the world have you got left to get rid of!???”
but there is always something. just as you say… it creeps back in! LOL!
I started with the kitchen. I took a hard look at how I eat. and it’s as if I was still baking.
and entertaining. there’s a wonderful young couple that lives across the breezeway from me. he’s almost out of school and she will start med school in a year or two. they both work of course. and I gave her my almost new toaster oven and pots and pans and a really like new skillet. and some cookbooks! they entertain as most young couples do and are in need of that kind of stuff.
I feel so much better! yes. for most people they are “necessary” items. but for my style of living… NO!
I look at it as fun and I’m having a wonderful time! great post! xo
We know all too well what you’re saying, Linda. We just move my dad into assisted living, so we are emptying the house. There are so many good even new things still in the box, that my brother and I said geez we should take this. But then we decide we already have one, it’ll probably stay in that new box forever, so let’s just give it to Habitat. It would be really easy for us to just bring it home and start collecting things again. But thank goodness our sensible side of us kicked in. And we all feel good about helping someone that might be a little less fortunate. I even came home and went downstairs and start the purge things myself. Boy did that feel good.
I was talking to a family member recently and she actually got the wrong end of the stick about “selling/gifting” stuff but in a way she reminded me there was quite a lot of stuff I don’t use now…and having Tammy say “baking” reminds me too…although I am going to see if I can do that again. The reason I have stopped it do with the logistics in my tiny kitchen/and my disabilities…not enough room to logically get stuff out of the oven…