Downsizing Progress

 We (my wife and I) are closing on a house on June 2, 2023, as part of our downsizing plan.  This plan was not scheduled to be implemented for another 5 years.  However, we found the perfect house and yard, so within 12 hours of this house going on the market, we put in an offer, and it was accepted.  I think we were the only ones to visit the house, thanks to a neighbor who told us about it.

For two weeks we have been packing a little bit each day and have about 80-90% of the house ready to go except for movers who will move our beds, televisions, chest of drawers, and one refrigerator that we will keep out in the garage.

Our living room furniture, dining room table and chairs were sold.  All our other furniture like a love seat, entertainment center, exercise equipment, cedar chest, and an antique desk along with 10+ garbage bags of clothes were given to Habitat for Humanity.  Our kitchen appliances are staying or are being sold.

The house that we are purchasing is about the same size as our old house but the yard is a fifth the size.  What took us 3 hours to mow and weed eat will now take us 30 minutes to mow and about 15 minutes to weed eat.  This new house does not need anything done to it, however, we are going to invest another $30,000 to make it like new or change it a little.

We are putting down laminate flooring through the house and vinyl flooring in the bathrooms and laundry room.  We have purchased new kitchen appliances, new living room furniture, and a new dining table with chairs.  We are also going to expand the 8X10 deck to twice its size and screen it all in.

The only thing that I will really miss is my hot tub...