Downsizing & Decluttering - Insights

10/31/2025

Be safe tonight! Use your signals while flying! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

10/14/2025

No matter what you happen to collect, it's best to display the items together in one place. When they are scattered around, that creates extra clutter, and it dilutes the visual impact of your wonderful collection. Give the collection the respect it is due.

Glass cake stands and footed compote dishes displayed on painted white shelves.

Image: Foster House at BeachStudios (dot) co (dot) uk

09/17/2025

Fall is just around the corner. If you are like me, I put away my Summer bags and bring out my Fall/Winter favorites. This is a great time to clean out and downsize the contents of your bag. You will be amazed how much goes into the garbage.

09/17/2025

How beautiful! If you have a sentimental cabinet, or one that you can refinish, this is a wonderful idea. It can hold your towels, beauty items, or some cherished family heirlooms. It is a "form and function" idea.

Love these antique cabinets in the bathroom!

Inspo via Pinterest

09/03/2025

Who can relate? It is probably a great time to go through your tea, coffee, and spice collection. Get rid of all of the stale items, especially in the spice category! And, then organize the keepers into categories in your cabinets.

A cartoon by Adam Douglas Thompson.

See more cartoons from New Yorker Humor: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/FOuxtN

08/28/2025

Who can relate? ☺️

Always in a rush to get home so I can do absolutely nothing. 🏠💕

08/24/2025

And, who has not felt this way.....especially during the hot Summer months?😊

A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, from 2022.

08/20/2025

This is an amazing story about a family heirloom that made a real difference in the life of a family. Could you have some hidden treasures in your home?

08/20/2025

After a certain age, one has to come to grips with the prospect of not being around forever. Will your family or friends want your stuff, when you are gone? Or, will a collection of Fenton Glass shoes, like this one, wind up in a thrift store, or worse, the garbage. Downsizing is a real concept, and it will save your relatives the chore of finding a new home for your stuff while in crisis mode. Downsizing is not easy, it can be done bit by bit before a crisis sets in. And, it is especially important for the millions of childless people in the U.S.

How does an entire cart of Fenton glass shoes end up at the thrift store?

08/19/2025

Yes, please!!!!!! 😊

08/09/2025

And, for all of the other small things and experiences we have each day. Gratitude makes your world a little brighter each day.

Yes❤️

08/08/2025

Friday is always the day that I feel I can get my entire home into shape by Monday. I have grand dreams about organizing the kitchen, the garage, the closets, the basement, and the backyard. But, guess what! It never happens like that! 🙂 To be successful, we have to choose a manageable spot or two and work on that. And, the more spots we can work on each week, the quicker it will all add up to a big something wonderful. Start small. Do not overwhelm yourself!