It’s all going……..ready for a new life.

Not yet, but may do in the future.Still living in a Victorian terraced house but would like a new build.
Wishing you good luck with your new house and life.😃

No, but we used to talk about it, so well done you!

Yes, we sold our Edwardian semi, and moved into a small modern detached. Best thing we ever did, I think.

Years ago we moved from a 400 yr old thatched cottage in the middle of nowhere into a much ‘newer’ 1900s house on the edge of town.
It was so lovely to be warm in all the rooms, have some space and be able to walk into the town and shops.
Once the girls left home though it was far to big and we downsized to a large ish bungalow, again in the countryside.

We could do with being back in town again really. Sigh,

Forgot to say, hope it all goes well and you get your new home.

We also live in an Edwardian terrace and dream of doing this, if and when, our three younger children actually move out.

It’ll be modern, hopefully brand new, on one level and much smaller!

Wishing you the very best of luck

Well done Sago and good luck, I know of two couples who are dithering about downsizing, good you got on with yours.

We did this last summer Sago. We have a flat and sold our large end of terrace 4 bedroom, 2 living room house and bought a double holiday lodge where we now spend most of our time.

We got rid of about 90% of everything which took 3 months as the flat was already furnished as was the lodge. We feel 'lighter' and 'freer'; best thing we've ever done.

Fingers crossed that everything works out for you too .

I am in a new build ... 4 years old now. It is warm and efficient, well insulated - both sound and heat - and it gives me a sense of security.

We’re going through this at the moment. We’re moving from a large detached house with three double bedrooms to a much smaller bungalow with only two ‘double’ bedrooms and a much smaller kitchen and bathroom.
I know it’s absolutely the right thing we need to do at this stage of our lives ( we’re both in our 70’s) but I am finding the whole ‘de cluttering’ thing so very, very stressful. I didn’t get to sleep until 2:30am this morning worrying about it all. I know I’m being very silly but I’ve never liked change and this seems such a massive one. We’ll still be in the same area so we’ll have all our friends, the same doctor, church etc but I can’t stop this worry. I think it’s also all the memories we have here having lived here almost 40 years.
Wishing you the best of luck in your move.

Keeping fingers crossed for you Sago - I hope it all goes through easily from now on.
🤞

You're not being silly Marriedalongtime. It is a massive change and isn't easy de cluttering especially when it's because you're downsizing.

We kept a few things we hoped to keep but didn't think we'd have room for, it turned out that we did and is something I'd recommend because it's better to do it that way, then move in and realise there was something you could have kept, but it's too late.

Good luck.

I hope it all goes well. We downsized to a smaller, older cottage a few years ago. It is a big leap, especially when you have to get rid of favourite pieces of furniture. I’m sure you’ll soon settle in.
Just as an aside, we know a couple in their 70s who are moving from their modern 4 bed semi to a large 300 year old, 3 storey, 4 bed house.
Now that’s brave!

Thanks Smileless.

Our estate agent said exactly the same thing to us. He said if there’s anything you can’t make your mind up about, put it in the new garage and decide over the next few months.
We are selling to first time buyers who are living in rented accommodation so we’re hoping they might to take some of the stuff that we absolutely know won’t fit in.

Go for it and good luck. I wanted to do this 10 years ago but DH resisted. We are now still here and due to DHs Alzheimer's Disease a move is out of the question!!
I wish you well.

We made the move about 12 years ago. I remember the early days in our new flat. It was great fun starting over in a new place. I remember the novelty of going along to bed rather than up to bed. Silly really.
We took only what we really wanted from our old home of 30+ years. The children took what they wanted and we got house clearance to take what was left. 30 years accumulated stuff! Amazingly I haven't missed any of it.
Once you get through all the worrying legal side of things and can really focus on the new house you'll be able to enjoy this new chapter. Good luck with it all. You'll be glad you did it.

Me too. From a big detached with land in the country to a two bed terrace in town. Oh I loved that house though I’m no longer there.

I put everything out on the verge with a “Free. Help yourself” notice. It pretty well all went. The only thing I took with me was a bed.

Oh the freedom😃

It did feel a big move - but I was selling to pay for my late OH to be in a decent nursing home, so it had to be done and I had to do it on my own.

Looking back, I do think that having this declutter and move to manage helped me through a difficult time in my life, even though it felt very traumatic and stressful at the time.

Luckygirl3

It did feel a big move - but I was selling to pay for my late OH to be in a decent nursing home, so it had to be done and I had to do it on my own.

Looking back, I do think that having this declutter and move to manage helped me through a difficult time in my life, even though it felt very traumatic and stressful at the time.

Luckygirl I remember some of your posts at the time.
I’m glad it worked out.

Declutterring is cathartic.

I hope it all works out for you.

Yes we downsized 5 years ago from a 3 storey new build to a 2 bed semi. I hated it at first couldn’t make it feel like home, even now if we could afford something different maybe a bungalow I’d be off like a shot.
I like it in summer, the garden is a decent size and south facing. Cosy in winter just a squeeze when the DGC are here. Good luck.

Well done! and wishing you all the best for your new life Sago.

We moved out of London 4 years ago down to a lovely market town in Sussex, just over the border from Surrey. We do sometimes go up to our old neck of the woods, about 30 miles away, we lived there for over 35 years so I miss it slightly, but not so much. The area was lovely, close to the Thames, a couple of Royal parks and a very large town, good for shopping a 15 minute walk away. Up to central London in about 25 minutes by train, London is now a good hour away. The downsides, that whole area is now heaving very heavily populated and the 20 mile an hour restrictions everywhere, resulting in journeys that are slow and sometimes gridlocked. We were intending to downsize but side sized unintentionally, in square footage our house now is larger than the one we moved from, but that house was on 3 floors......so we were determined to lose a floor when we moved, it was one of the objectives for moving, that and to find a town with a slower pace and a larger garden. We love it here, the countryside is gorgeous, we're close to both the Surrey Hills and the South Downs, the coast is also about 15 miles away. The people are friendly, particularly the dog walkers, we live in a very doggy area, I don't have one but I like to have a little chat with people who do, they're always happy to talk, I've become more interested in dogs since my son acquired one. The only gripe my husband has, and it's minor, the soil here is quite clay like when it rains, as it does, it's quite claggy, so for his hobby, golf, it's not ideal, a few miles in either direction though it's quite different he tells me.

We did it three years ago from a huge house to a large bungalow. We did take most large pieces of furniture with us but have gradually reduced those while here, realising we could do without them. I’m still getting rid of furniture now. Eventually we will have to move even smaller so it makes sense to do it now while we can.

We got rid of a lot of furniture when we downsized. We moved from a very traditional house to a very contemporary one so bought some new furniture which suited the new house. A very different way of life and I’m glad we did it.