Comments on: Downsizing into a Tiny House

By: trainertinyhouse

trainertinyhouse — Sun, 04 May 2014 14:44:43 +0000

This is an awesome way of going about downsizing! Thanks for sharing Margie!

By: Margie

Margie — Sat, 03 May 2014 22:49:43 +0000

Great ideas! The last time I moved I had the luxury of being able to move in stages. The first stage, I started by packing and taking everything I KNEW I wanted, needed, and had a place for. I put everything away in the new place and lived with the downsized number of items for a week or so. I started keeping a list of things I realized I was missing that hadn’t made the first cut.

When I went back to deal with allllll the rest of the stuff, I had a clear picture of how enjoyable it was to live without the excess, and a good idea of how little space there was left to bring (and place!) more items into my new, uncluttered home. I set aside the things that had made it to my list, and then was completely ruthless about the rest of it. I took pictures of some things with sentimental value, and ended up getting rid of a lot more than I kept. It was great feeling.

I feel like it must be time to move again, because that is the only way I’ve ever been really successful at downsizing.

By: trainertinyhouse

trainertinyhouse — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:55:51 +0000

taking pictures is a great idea, joyce. thanks for the tip!

By: Joyce Rasmussen

Joyce Rasmussen — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 18:47:49 +0000

I’m going to use your 5 questions to help my process. I cleaned my parents’ house after they passed. Although siblings took a lot and much was trashed, I still have way too much. I’m still going through it years later. The problem was sentiment. I’ve found I can take pictures then give away the item. Eventually I want to be in a house that is about 350 – 500 sq. ft.

By: trainertinyhouse

trainertinyhouse — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:39:55 +0000

Thanks Todd! I love Freecycle. It’s a great resource! Good luck with your downsizing too. I hope we make it out alive. It’s almost as tough as building the house!

By: Todd Jeffries

Todd Jeffries — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:05:36 +0000

Excellent post! I started with my books because I had over 1,600. I’ve cut that number by more than half and plan to do another purge before moving in. My books are my treasures, so I will never be able to give up all of them. I like your idea of purging in cycles. I’m planning a yard sale in September. I’m also using freecycle.org to give away things I have that others are specifically in need of.