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Moving to a much smaller home has been a rewarding experience that has resulted in a more peaceful life. It really is a journey or a process to begin downsizing. For me, it took time, even with careful planning. We now live in a home that is almost half of the size as our previous homes. Now that two of our children are adults, we only have one college-aged child living with us. We feel like empty-nesters, because this child is pretty much independent. Living in a smaller home means that a great percentage of our furniture wasn’t needed. Much of the extra furniture was offered to our children. Whatever furniture they didn’t need was donated to someone else who could use it. This made our moving to a new state so much easier. Downsizing is a sure way to lower your utility bills, too. With less rooms to heat and cool the electric and gas bills are lower. We downsized our wardrobes, and that makes less clothes to store. I like the way the closet isn’t so crammed, and I don’t keep clothes that I will not wear. Donating the extra clothes gives someone else the chance to use. Having less clutter in the cabinets and drawers makes me feel more peaceful. Cabinets crammed with items that I might use once or twice is wasteful and frustrating. It makes me unhappy to need to unstack and move everything to get an item from the back corner. Again, we donated unwanted items. I’m less likely to buy more stuff, when there is no place to put it. That not only keeps clutter away, but saves the bank account. Being retired, there isn’t an ever-growing bank account. It has been much easier to get and stay organized when I have less stuff. Downsizing has helped me to be more creative. As I decided what furnishings to keep, I re-examined my personal style. Selecting furnishings that made me truly comfortable and cozy has created a look that I love. Downsizing and simplifying our home has made me feel like my mind is more clear. When I look around, there is less of a mess. I’ve only kept things that are beautiful to me. Quickly putting excess paper into the recycling box means that it’s out of sight. Time is so valuable, and downsizing means less time spent on things I don’t love. I don’t like to do housework (who does?) and now there is less house to clean. There is less flooring to vacuum or mop. There is less furniture to dust. You get the picture. There’s also less grass to mow. (we’re renting temporarily, so there’s no grass to mow). Have you downsized or are you thinking about downsizing? In 2019, many baby boomers are choosing not to downsize. There are pros and cons to everything, but I am very happy with the choice we’ve made. The benefits have been perfect for me and my family. @2019, copyright Lisa Ehrman
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Welcome to The Frugal Grandmom! I’m so glad that you’ve dropped by. The Frugal Grandmom is a place for you to visit often where you can feel at home. My hope is that you’ll find just what you’re looking for. I’m fairly new to the Grandmom life, but I know that I love it. My goals are to help you achieve a frugal and simple way of living. Join me here as we learn and share together.
A few years back, it was all the rage to multi-task your way through life. We talked about all the things that we could do at once. It was believed that this was the way to get more done in our days. But, now the common thought is to single-task instead. Although fads will continue to evolve in our thinking, I do agree that single-tasking is the way to go. We may still multi-task when cooking a big holiday meal or keeping up with our small children, but it’s not the best way to function in our lives. As someone who always ran on adrenaline, multi-tasking seemed very helpful to me. I was the typical Type A personality that wanted to succeed at everything I did. It was easy to get in a tizzy and get burned out. As I got older, multi-tasking became less likely to happen. The energy level and mind fog both seemed to stop it from working. I was now single-tasking. And, sometimes even that didn’t work. Looking back on my youth, I realized something about my grandmother. Both grandmothers were excellent role-models, but I’m focusing on my paternal grandmother. She never multi-tasked. She was a single-task person who accomplished more in a day than anyone I know. This lady could do almost anything, and she was good at it. She lived in the country and always raised a big garden. She tended it and kept the weeds away. She harvested and canned all of the vegetables. She was an excellent seamstress and was in great demand in our area. Her house was always clean and she always looked fresh. What I remember most is her attention to us. When we would come to visit, she stopped whatever she was doing and sat down with us to visit. She gave us her full attention and made us feel welcome. Little ones were encouraged to sit on her lap, where she would read them a story or just rock them. She always asked questions and got to know her family well. Because she lived this way, I never saw her get in a hurry. I never saw her rush people around. She always seemed to have control of herself and enjoyed what she was doing. Although I watched her all of those years, I didn’t realize one of her great secrets until later in life. She didn’t rush through life, but focused on one task at a time. This worked perfectly for her and it brought all of her grandchildren many wonderful memories. Even though I didn’t practice this as a young mom, I hope that I can treat my grandchildren half as well as she did. My hope is to see the beauty in life and feel contentment in each and every task that I can complete. My goal is to make my children and grandchildren feel welcome and important when they are with me. What a great legacy that would be! @2019, copyright Lisa Ehrman