We moved in January, and downsized, but not as drastically as some. Our biggest problem was that we had a 3-car garage full of STUFF! Everything that didn't fit in the house went in the garage, and next thing we knew, the garage was full of craft stuff, old pet crates, semi-worn out luggage, seasonal wreaths and door decorations, clothes that must have shrunk in the dryer, etc. I won't lie; at first it was painful to give away stuff to Goodwill. I kept thinking, what if I need these rubber stamps to make Christmas cards next year? Or, This box is just he right size if I need to mail a gift to my DD. Or, These old toys belonged to my boys 35 years ago, etc. but what happened over time was that I began to feel freed of my burden of hanging onto stuff! It actually felt liberating to get rid of it. The boxes that I did take to the new house, even with all the purging I did, still turned out to be too much stuff. So, as everyone has said, be ruthless!