That Downsizing feeling...........

Sunnygal41

Don't know if anyone else in the 40something age bracket have experienced the need to get rid of all the "stuff" that's just superfluous in their life or not................but, thought I'd do a poll anyways.............I want to literally clean house and go as spare as I can.............I find myself being extremely drawn to the oriental or shaker style of design and life............clean lines, colors neutral except for small shots of intense color.............everything as organic as possible...........as little to tie/weigh me down as possible in life.........

Terri

daniel-p

Ive experienced that need pretty much all my life but then again, I'm not in your 40-something age bracket so....

mrsjones5

I can relate to that feeling...

SPAZnik

oh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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shark attack

NO NO PLEASE NO NOT MY PLAYSTATION

serendipity

HI sunnygal,

I have that feeling too. I've made tremendous strides, getting rid of old clothes, kitchen gadgets, decorative items from the 80's. I still have a lot to dump! Most of the stuff I don't plan to replace. My new motto when shopping: Do I really NEED this? Or is this a WANT? Retailers probably hate this attitude, but my bank account loves it.

xjwms

I've been doing this for a while

Cleaning out and throw -- ing out the clutter.

Purza

I downsized when I moved (three years ago) and it felt great. Just this morning I realized I started to have more stuff than I actually needed. Perhaps I need to have a garbage sale.

Purza

mrsjones5

I have thrown out and given away bags of clothes and I still feel we have too much. We have boxes of paper that we have to go through and plastic crates of toys that need to be sorted. We have stacks of magazines that I am so ready to toss. I'm tire of all the stuff.

Josie

Sunnygal41

Thank you all who have responded so far...........I'd like to add that I realized that I am quite the packrat! I tend to collect all kinds of books and articles that are interesting............my BF's mom has been great inspiration to me, also. She hangs on to nothing she gets tired of. If she buys something new, she looks for what she can throw away or give away. When I first moved into the apartment I am in now, I had come from a 1300 sq. ft. place to 900 sq, ft, and I had lived in the old place for almost twenty years...........I've been here ten years, and am making plans to move again..........I feel it's time, this is the apt. where I lived when I became single and left the organization. I need a new start, clean and fresh.

That Downsizing feeling...........

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