When I was 10 years old, my parents got divorced. My dad, like many men, kept many screws, nuts, bolts, etc, ‘because they might be useful’. We moved to a more suitable home and I suggested to my mum that the shed-full of these items wasn’t needed - my father had moved abroad, so wasn’t going to take them himself. She insisted they came with us. 20 years later, she downsized, to a flat. No shed. How many times had those screws come in useful? Although I can’t tell you exactly, I’m pretty sure it was fewer than the number of fingers on one hand. And so out they went.
Everyone keeps things ‘because they might be useful’. But it is good to really think about how often that might actually be the case, or whether really, especially as you get older, you wouldn’t use so many DIY items; maybe you would be more likely to get someone in to do the work for you, who would bring their own tools, etc. It might be worth questioning your use of dinner services, tea sets and other items for entertaining. As you downsize you are less likely to have people round for dinner, and you are already at a point where you prefer others to do the catering for you.
If you need help deciding how many milk jugs and vases you should keep in your downsize, do get in touch with us and we’d be glad to help.