When we sold our house we had garage sales, then craigslist, then come pick it up and finally putting it out on the street for pickup. Packed up to move for a short two year period until full retirement, more garage sales, more giveaways.
Finally moved to the house and still have too much stuff but down to only a few boxes of memories from travels, letters and photos and the kids events. It did feel good to be relieved of all the other stuff.
There’s an older couple at our church who moved from their home of over 50 years to a smaller home they are renting from their son-in law.
They are a combination of WWII saving stuff, I might need that and a small amount of hoarding.
My wife offered to help them pack up and do some elimination. They did fairly well filling a couple small dumpsters. They’ve been in the new place for a bout a year and she still goes over two days a week and helps them consolidate, donate and organize. It’s more because they’ve become friends right now.
Their daughter lives nearby but she’s a serious minimalist and her and her mom are polar opposites. She can’t help.
I’m not allowed either. I’m way too sarcastic. This couple has several out of state grandchildren who only visit once a year or so, so of course, she requires a full mattress for each of them. None mattresses stacked up fill an entire room. I’m either air mattresses or a nearby hotel. Wanna visit, plan to be uncomfortable.
They have a couple hundred puzzles that she plans to do someday. At 80 something, their ain’t too many somedays left. Ditch the puzzles.
Guaranteed that when they die, her daughter and son-in-law are going to throw out 90% of their stuff, maybe more.