I am finding this very interesing reading --we are buying a Senior Condo in a 36 unit building which is just now being started so have almost a year to get ready to move--our single daughter is buying the unit next to ours--and needs to do the same downsizing. We have lived in this 3 bedroom house for 42 yrs and she has lived in hers for 20 yrs--so there will be lots of "stuff" to get rid of one way or another. Thinking we will move what we want and then have a sale to clean out the house before putting it on the market to sell--daughter has a neighbor who wants her house--DH is not able to do much and she is still working till Dec. so most of it will fall to me and I'm dreading it. Am going to take the advice and purge mightily--who needs 3 crockpots, 8 casseroles, 2 complete sets of dishes-etc,etc!!!! We are having houseguests for a week the first part of Sept. so haven't been able to use the extra room for packing boxes yet but I am anxious to get started. No more stairs, laundry on main floor, no outside maintenance--hooray!!!!