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Emptying our homes of too much stuff was overwhelming! Our book makes downsizing & decluttering easier—with ecofriendly tips for donating & recycling.

 Linda Hetzer & Janet Hulstrand
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Keeping Memories of War downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Keeping Memories of War

Keeping Memories of War

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The Comforts and Sorrows of “Death Cleaning” downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
The Comforts and Sorrows of “Death Cleaning”

The Comforts and Sorrows of “Death Cleaning”

A few months ago, the New York Times published an articled titled “How to Discover the Life-Affirming Comforts of ‘Death Cleaning’” by Rhonda Kaysen. The article uses the book The Gentle Art of Swe…

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Spring Cleaning for Downsizers downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Spring Cleaning for Downsizers

Spring Cleaning for Downsizers

Photo by Michael Ginsburg It’s that time of year again when people will soon be throwing open their windows and declaring that it’s time for spring cleaning. Some people may actually ta…

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8 Reasons You Can’t Get Rid of Your Stuff downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
8 Reasons You Can’t Get Rid of Your Stuff

8 Reasons You Can’t Get Rid of Your Stuff

Do you wrestle with these excuses for not getting rid of your stuff? I do…all the time. But we all want to feel more connected to the people around us, not to our stuff. We write in our book,…

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On Your Mark, Get Set…Go! 2022 Is Here… downsizingthehome.wordpress.…

On Your Mark, Get Set…Go! 2022 Is Here…

Our Motto It’s true: we’ve got (almost) a whole new year ahead of us. Many of us were hoping that it would feel instantly different and better than the last year, but sometimes things d…

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Helping a Parent Enter a Nursing Home downsizingthehome.wordpress.…

Helping a Parent Enter a Nursing Home

Family. The holidays are all about family. And this year we can actually get together with family and friends, such a wonderful change from last year! As we celebrate family traditions – or create …

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Was Anything Accomplished at COP26? downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Was Anything Accomplished at COP26?

Was Anything Accomplished at COP26?

Last week COP26, the annual UN-sponsored climate change conference ended in Glasgow. Was anything accomplished? “Infuriating and disappointing” was the reaction of the youth climate act…

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Q&A with Eve Schaub: On Zero Garbage downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Q&A with Eve Schaub: On Zero Garbage

Q&A with Eve Schaub: On Zero Garbage

Photo by Stephen Schaub When Eve O. Schaub decides to write about a problem, she enters into the research with gusto, and in a very personal–and empirical–way. This deep-dive approach h…

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Letting Go downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Letting Go

Letting Go

My mother at her wedding in 1944 This is not the post I was planning to write ay this time. And it’s certainly not a post I want to write but it’s a story that needs to be told. We had a flood. Hur…

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What We Part With Beyond our Stuff downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
What We Part With Beyond our Stuff

What We Part With Beyond our Stuff

The other day a friend of mine told me that she was not going to go to a knitting weekend on an island in Maine that she had attended for years. She would usually fly to Maine and a friend would dr…

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Eco-Friendly Travel Tips downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

Now that things seem to be slowly getting back to normal, at least for the time being, people are starting to travel again. Of course one of the silver linings of the pandemic is that we’ve h…

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Heartwood and Shtisel: Writing a Letter to your Heirs downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Heartwood and Shtisel: Writing a Letter to your Heirs

Heartwood and Shtisel: Writing a Letter to your Heirs

In Shtisel, a limited series from Israel, a main character writes letters to her unborn child, thinking she may not be around to see the child grow. (Spoiler alert: She does survive.) In Heartwood:…

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Sustainable Clothing 101: Getting Started downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Sustainable Clothing 101: Getting Started

Sustainable Clothing 101: Getting Started

My Norwegian sweater, c. 1970s, meets the “use things longer” goal of sustainable fashion. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a new and welcome trend in clothing; sustainability. And …

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Spring Cleaning 2021 downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Spring Cleaning 2021

Spring Cleaning 2021

After spending so much time in our homes this past year, spring, the season of renewal, feels so welcome. And what better way to renew our souls than to sweep through our house and get rid of our c…

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Sustainable Clothing: A Welcome Trend downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
Sustainable Clothing: A Welcome Trend

Sustainable Clothing: A Welcome Trend

Exhibit A: Hanna Andersson nightgown, c. 1990. Still comfy as can be! Exhibit B: Norwegian Sweater bought secondhand in the 1970s. Still keeping me warm! Normally I am not a person who is all that …

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The Importance of Important Papers downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
The Importance of Important Papers

The Importance of Important Papers

Conversations about the end of life, especially our own life, can be uncomfortable, even difficult. But making decisions now can help support and nurture us, help us focus on what is of great impor…

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A New Years Wish for Downsizers downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
A New Years Wish for Downsizers

A New Years Wish for Downsizers

As we go boldly, or cautiously, into this New Year after an “old” year that was full of unexpected challenges, here are my three top wishes for those of you out there who are struggling…

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Two days left for our #bookgiveaway! downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
What Are You Grateful For In 2020?

What Are You Grateful For In 2020?

Mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, First Ave and 11th Street, New York City Gratitude season looks a little different this year, a year that could be called annus horribilus, as Queen Elizabeth once des…

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Check our blog for a chance to win a copy of our book Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home. #bookgiveaway #gratitude #2020
What Are You Grateful For In 2020? downsizingthehome.wordpress.…
What Are You Grateful For In 2020?

What Are You Grateful For In 2020?

Mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, First Ave and 11th Street, New York City Gratitude season looks a little different this year, a year that could be called annus horribilus, as Queen Elizabeth once des…

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