Discover Sixty-Five: September 2023
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My Downsize Adventure<br />
can be an overwhelming experience<br />
so take it a little at a time. Start with a<br />
jewellery box, or pantry shelf or even<br />
a sock drawer. This will get you in the<br />
mood and not overwhelm you. Take<br />
my advice, it can be addictive after a<br />
short while.<br />
Musical Post-op by Barbara Olson<br />
© ClassiCanadian Crosswords<br />
Recently my husband and I downsized<br />
from our four bedroom, 3 storey<br />
home in Nelson to a small 3 bedroom<br />
modular home in a 55+ community<br />
close to Balfour. Little did we know at<br />
the time, just how much work was involved<br />
in this. We had 32 years full of<br />
memories, old books, furniture, dishes,<br />
furniture, ski equipment, a mink<br />
stole, and two wedding dresses.<br />
There are so many chapters to this adventure,<br />
including the pros and cons<br />
of getting your house ready to sell,<br />
and the choices between selling your<br />
house, renting it, renting for the long<br />
term, and buying a condo. The part<br />
that consumed me the most was the<br />
purging of my possessions.<br />
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My house was filled with things including<br />
several bookshelves of books,<br />
and they had to go. Then my closets<br />
had to be sorted out into piles of: keep,<br />
recycle and garbage. The next was<br />
the basement where I kept a variety<br />
of boxes of photos, resaleable items<br />
for the local garage sale, and items<br />
to give to my family. I quickly realized<br />
that selling<br />
them on Facebook<br />
was not an easy task, especially beds,<br />
older style furniture and china. Local<br />
charities such as<br />
your local church<br />
will take a huge variety<br />
of items, if they<br />
are having a garage<br />
sale. Used clothing<br />
and book stores will<br />
take a number of<br />
items, but you need<br />
to call first to see if<br />
they are taking donations.<br />
I ended up<br />
giving a number of<br />
furniture items to<br />
my two kids, and<br />
some of my items<br />
unfortunately ended<br />
up in the dump.<br />
If you are looking to<br />
declutter, or downsize<br />
in the next<br />
couple of years,<br />
start now to organize<br />
your items and<br />
where they will go. It<br />
Musical Post-Op<br />
Puzzles on<br />
pages 20/21<br />
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Birds<br />
Emily Tucker<br />
RRC<br />
Senior Financial Consultant<br />
Office: 250-352-7777<br />
Direct line: 250-551-7971<br />
Wendy Lacroix<br />
Registered Retirement Coach<br />
at Your Retirement Path<br />
250-505-7704<br />
https://yourretirementpath.ca<br />
emily.tucker@ig.ca<br />
515 Vernon St. Nelson<br />
by hihihihellow<br />
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