Nikki J
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- Joined
- Mar 22, 2012
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- 16,384
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 04/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- MA
- City
- Boston
I have recently moved and it has been a very good thing
What I learned:
As soon as you see the need even in the future do it. I put it off. I managed and it is ok but it would have been a lot easier to accomplish earlier. I am incredibly fortunate to have had a lot of help.
Being in the new place ( smaller, no stairs, newer and easier to take care of) is conserving energy
You don’t need all the things you have kept and you won’t miss them
You will take things you don’t need and immediately get rid of them. You will take things you don’t need and keep them anyway.
Having discovered things that are easier because you moved you will then start finding ways to make things even easier. Is it easier that the laundry is on the same level now? Yes. But getting a rolling laundry hamper made it even easier
Not everyone needs to move. If you are staying put pretend you moved /are moving and downsize / declutter. Then revisit your routines with an eye to saving strength. Just because you can do it the old way doesn’t mean you should pretend you have progressed another step and do it that way. When you start thinking about doing a task that used to be automatic try to make it easier even if you can still do it
I would be happy with my downsized home even if I were fine Some of this is because of my family experience maybe. Possessions just don’t matter the way they used to The changes in technology and society have changed things too. This is my first move without many boxes of books and papers
What I learned:
As soon as you see the need even in the future do it. I put it off. I managed and it is ok but it would have been a lot easier to accomplish earlier. I am incredibly fortunate to have had a lot of help.
Being in the new place ( smaller, no stairs, newer and easier to take care of) is conserving energy
You don’t need all the things you have kept and you won’t miss them
You will take things you don’t need and immediately get rid of them. You will take things you don’t need and keep them anyway.
Having discovered things that are easier because you moved you will then start finding ways to make things even easier. Is it easier that the laundry is on the same level now? Yes. But getting a rolling laundry hamper made it even easier
Not everyone needs to move. If you are staying put pretend you moved /are moving and downsize / declutter. Then revisit your routines with an eye to saving strength. Just because you can do it the old way doesn’t mean you should pretend you have progressed another step and do it that way. When you start thinking about doing a task that used to be automatic try to make it easier even if you can still do it
I would be happy with my downsized home even if I were fine Some of this is because of my family experience maybe. Possessions just don’t matter the way they used to The changes in technology and society have changed things too. This is my first move without many boxes of books and papers
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