Choose your favorite pieces of furniture; that will fit your new lifestyle and home

• Work within the scale of your new home

• Decorate with your favorite accessories & art

• Tell family & friends of your planned move, they may be interested in some contents of your home or garage

• Be realistic what you can earn by selling your goods

• By moving mid-month you can reduce the cost of the move

• De-clutter by categories not rooms eg clothes or books

• Notify relevant people/businesses of your address change

• Cancel services no longer needed or transfer them to your new home

• Start making notes of what you would like to give away, donate or take with you

• If you are assisting your parents make the transition,  prepare them for the downsizing process.

• Any confidential documents will need to be shredded

• Go through family pictures and decide which ones you want to keep. You could transfer then and keep them digitally.