Sylvia Borchert's Profile

We moved from our 3 BR house into a 350 sq ft cottage in the back. Rented out the main house. When the going gets tough, and at times it will, remind each other what let you to choosing the smaller space.
As for stuff, and the process of downsizing :
Even a small space has to support all the general functions of the larger home : Eating, Sleeping, Hanging Out etc, now it's most likely a Zone instead of a Room. Once you know, that you will still have all those areas, it becomes a little easier.
The hardest balance to find is between ruthless downsizing and gentle pairing down, maybe with a storage unit as a safety net for the things you just can't give up (yet?).
So if that is a possibility financially, go for it.
In the meantime, make and implement all the easy decisions first. That should already clear out at least 50%, right? Than choose your clear keepers, what will serve you best, and what you just don't want to live without.
When those 2 groups have been identified, sold, donated packed or at least marked as keepers, look at what's left.
Some of that might go into storage, be donated or lent to friends, or is CHOSEN to come along with you. Be gentle with each other, have fun and enjoy the adventure of consciousness about what is really, really meaningful and useful to you both . It's a great feeling to live in a space where every thing was chosen instead of having gotten there somehow.

I also use the Google Calendar, managing 5 different calendars. Some are managed by several people. My problem is a timezones issue. The calendar displays 2 timezones, but it screws up when I'm in NYC and scheduling an appointment in CA. Anybody has a solution, and a recommendation for another program ?

Well, looks like some of us have a definite opinion on this. I am a confirmed Underhand person. So much so, that if somebody else should have changed the roll of TP in my abode I will change it back. FYI I have heard that the waterfall method was endorsed by the army, which might explain other institutional policies f.e. the hotels mentioned.

Hi Kristen,
I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. Like so many others, my girlfriend and I had our home broken into. Nothing was taken, but we had to block the intruder from braking into our bedroom. Luckily he(?) fled, and the police came fast. You asked, how long it takes to feel safe again...... well, honestly a long, long time. Initially sounds made me very nervous, new surroundings made me nervous. The biggest item stolen from you is your sense of safety. Our brake in was over 20 years ago, at this point I feel fairly safe, but I'm aware that the tide could turn any minute.
I hope you are a much faster traveller on the road to feel safe, loved and beautiful, always.

We use a 3 shelf Metro Shelf Cart for our media storage.
Tv on top, DVR DVD VCR, cable modem and Airport on second shelf, printer / fax cordless phone base on bottom.
Works great!

How does Santa do it?
Just what I have been vying for.

I have a KleenKanteen, that i like a lot. The largest size sometimes makes funny noises, "farts", when you use the drinking nozzle.
Hope they work on that.
Another thing that I have seen, are Snapple bottles wrapped in Duct Tape. Reuse before recycle?
Sylvia

I believe this is a phonebench, originally designed for the hallway phone,then the only phone in the house.
There is a cute name for it, that I don't recall.