Perhaps moving is not something to consider for
everyone. You may like where you live;
which is great and I am jealous. So, lightening anyone’s life can
start with our material goods.
Knowing that I am moving has given me the chance to really lighten my load by donating
most of my possessions to a charitable effort. (I choose charitable causes that
do projects to fund themselves and provide practical programs for those they
service) I have already had the first pick-up of collectibles and antiques that
can easily provide funding by selling on-line and in their thrift stores. I am
really looking forward to the end of the month for so much more to be donated
(furniture especially).
Since I am leaving my work of many years - with a great firm
that required extensive travel; I am in interview mode and I do not know where
I will be. It’s amazing how few things
we need on a daily basis. In saying that, I thought I had been doing well, over
the last decade, going from having a large 4 bedroom home for myself and a dog;
4 closets packed with clothing and an attic full of holiday décor enough to
decorate a department store, multiple sets of china and much more to now be in a
small apartment.
To get started lightening your life, your home office may be an easier area to
get through…..any charitable organization has an office and can use office
equipment and materials-so my desk, shelves, file cabinet and various
organizational tools and trays will go.
I am down to one and a half boxes for my next home office. To
help, choose to keep items of your favorite color or what costs most to replace;
to be rid of a metal bulky file cabinet, I’ll fit all my files into just 2
plastic hand-held carriers.
The next part has taken me many days but this link lists
what paperwork needs to be kept in your files: http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Money/Personal-Finance/Managing-Household-Records.shtml I literally had 6 huge bags of shredded paper
in this most recent round of shredding.
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