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I am in my early 70’s and will be moving in about 9 months with my husband, mentally challenged adult daughter, 2 cats and a dog, from a home we have been in for 48 yrs and raised our 4 children in. We want to downsize both home and garden. We will be moving away from our youngest son and family and will be close to our middle son and wife who will be responsible for our daughter when we can no longer care for her. We plan to move into a mobile home park so that I can have a small flower garden and hopefully find a park that accepts our animals. We will leave a home with 8 rooms and an attached Mother in law apartment, that we rent out.
I have started putting things I don’t need into a box, so I will look to this site to get helpful ideas and ways to make this easier.
Thank you, Emy.

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Hi Emily,
It sounds like you and your family have quite the journey ahead of you! I am glad to hear you're looking for a new location in which you can continue your gardening. Many folks feel downsizing equates to no longer participating in their hobbies. But it sounds like you plan to continue your creative outlet, just on a smaller scale. We wish you the best of luck and hope you can continue to find support on Mayo Connect throughout your transition.