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Downsizing, To Move or Not to Move? That is the Question
Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 23 9:13pm | Replies (473)Comment receiving replies
Sue, You just cracked me up for the afternoon! You're right it takes one box at a time! As the old saying goes, " A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with the First Step!"
So you know New Mexico! That's why I have started puting From "The Land of Enchament" in my Signature! I have been truly Blessed living here for the last 45 years. It is a Truly Enchanted Place!
I'm moving up in the Four Corners area above Chaco Canyon. Have four choices, my family lifes in Aztec.Bloomfield is just 6 miles south of there, Farmington is 10 miles west of there and Durango CO. is thirty miles north!
They are all options!
I've lived in ABQ for the last 45 so it is hard to leave here! I've been lucky enough that my business has taken me down every little road and town in the state!
So what little town in South Texas are you from? I used to cover all of the Panhandle down to San Angelo and south to Lajitas and the Big Bend.
Also, part of my life some summers were spent in Spokane! Had an Uncle that owned a meat packing plant there, he had a cabin out on Hayden Lake east of town. Enjoyed that area!
My nose was really getting sore trying to get it all done! I guess the New Year is a time to get with it! Even though I don't let things get to me, I guess 2020 was a real Sh$##y year! Keep me posted if you ever want any info on New Mexico, So. COL. or Arizona!
From, The Land of Enchantment!
Sundance(RB)
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Well, Sundance, you really hit it for me - Chaco Canyon is one of my favorite places! We have traveled that rough road to explore the ruins several times, it is such a gem.
I'm not from Texas, but Minnesota - the Twin Cities, though over a lifetime, we have explored most of both states.
My family have been "Winter Texans" for 3 generations - going back to 1964 in Harlingen. We moved "up the Valley" and reside just west of McAllen, about 2 miles from the border. If you have seen the pics of the private border wall that is falling into the Rio Grande, that is a short bike ride from our tiny home. We also have family spread from Dallas to Houston to San Antonio.
In Washington, we have family and friends all over, and love to visit. On our last trip 2 years ago, our room in a friend's home near Puyallup looked out on Mt Rainier - what a treat.
We usually travel the US at least 6-8 weeks a year, and spend several months in Texas. This year we managed one week at a familiar condo "up North" & one overnight with the kids, so my feet at ITCHING to hit the road again.
But all this time looking at the house has gotten me moving on clearing out, so I guess that's a bright side, if there is one...
Happy sorting - how about a weekly progress report?
Here's mine - yesterday while I watched football, I started sorting rolls of fabric to donate. I used to costume belly dancers and do some upholstery work, neither of which I see in my future, so I have 20 large cardboard tubes to recycle and 100 + yards of fabric marked for new homes. Next up - 2 dozen or so bins and tubs of various fabrics, already sorted by type, use, or color. Way more than I will ever use, so it's time to share.
And a progress report for my daughter - she will bring all her boxes of excess clothing, towels & bedding to our guest room and sort it to keep, donate or throw away. Then we will fill my car (several times I'm sure - it's just a little station wagon) and I will transport. After she saw her temporary flat with one closet, one bedroom and no storage room, she knew she had to do something drastic!
Sue