and I what I let go of! When we decided to downsize, I thought the hardest part would be the logistics—packing, moving, figuring out where everything would go. But what I didn’t expect was how emotional it would feel to decide what to keep… and what to let go. There were so many things I had collected over the years. Things I used, things I loved, and a lot of things I simply held onto “just in case.” And even when I hadn’t reached for something in years, it could still feel

A while ago, Bert and I made a decision—it was time to slow down, relax, and truly enjoy life. We had spent years in our home, surrounded by the things that come with a full life… but something in us was ready for a change. Not a big, dramatic change—but a quieter one, a more intentional one. So, we decided to downsize. We sold our home and moved into a sweet little apartment next to our granddaughters. And just like that, life began to look a little different.