When downsizing, most people focus on what they\u2019ll have to give up. But if you think of it as surrounding yourself only with those things you love and use most, you may find you can’t wait to get moving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s how to get started by yourself:<\/em> Take inventory.<\/strong> Tour your house and put a green sticky dot on your favorite, and most used, pieces of furniture. You may be surprised to see that there are fewer things that fit that category than you imagined!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s where a professional can help:<\/em> Measure and a take picture of each piece you tagged.<\/strong>Now that you have an idea of what you’ll need and a map of your new space, begin to plan where your furniture will go. Use your pictures to try different arrangements. Space planning is more than just \u201cdoes this fit here?\u201d So while you can do this by yourself, it makes sense to get a professional\u2019s help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure the “flow” works for you. <\/strong> A table you have in your bedroom now may be just what you need in your new living room. Feel free to mix things up. Things don\u2019t have to be laid out the way they are now. A Senior Move Manager can help you try different arrangements on paper until you find the one that you like best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start downsizing.<\/strong>Now that you know where everything goes, you\u2019ll find it a lot easier to leave behind things that you won’t need. Again, a Senior Move Manager can be of tremendous help \u2013 especially when it comes to staying on \u201cplan\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get a move on! <\/strong>When you have a floor plan laying everything out, moving day is easy! The movers will be able to set up your home just the way you want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll move into your new space, surrounded by your favorite things and you\u2019ll see how less really can be more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When downsizing, most people focus on what they\u2019ll have to give up. But if you think […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Identify what’s important to you.<\/strong> Before thinking about what you’ll take to your new place, make yourself a promise that you’ll choose only those things that you both love<\/em> and use.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get a scaled floor plan of your new space. <\/strong> If you don\u2019t have one and aren’t sure how to make one, a Senior Move Manager can help you. Think about how you\u2019ll be using your new space and what kind of furniture you\u2019ll need in each room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n