Page 12 July 11, 2013 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Downsizing? Insight from Real Estate of South Bay By Kay Grundhaus might get back there again.” Yeah, maybe them off at my daughter’s house (well, she Are you really ready to downsize? Just when he’s 90. And will he want to wear owes me!) but we mostly take them with us be careful what you wish for especially if those same clothes? Unfortunately, he in the RV since they would be lonely and you are married to a “keeper.” probably will. miss me terribly. My husband is a keeper – a keeper of He also likes to keep food and lots of it. For us, the reality of downsizing has resulted everything including old clothes, shoes, Of course, we purchased a smaller refrigerator in clutter. I haven’t seen the counter tops since stuff. When we downsized to a condo from for the condo and it is stuffed to capacity. he retired. The computer area is stacked with a house, guess who got rid of nearly all her I wanted to get new, smaller furniture for magazines to read, mail to open, recipes to stuff? I will admit, I wasn’t ready to part our modest place but oh no, we still needed file and little pieces of paper to remind me with my bell collection but he wasn’t ready to move the huge China cabinet filled with of all the things I still have to accomplish. to part with anything -- not one shirt or things we never used except an occasional All that said, even with our silly struggles, pair of pants, even if they were three sizes vase and of course, my bell collection. And it was a relief to downsize – much less main- too small! “You never know, “ he said. “I we still seem to need the table that expands tenance and financial pressure of maintaining a house that no longer served our needs and most importantly, more time together to do Open HOuse in el segundO things on our Bucket List. 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