The Upside Of Downsizing

Author : Mark Tabb
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805432965
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living with Less written by Mark Tabb and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author says: "The only way to get more out of life is to choose less. Less stuff. Less activity. Less wanting more. Less of you."

Author : Matt Paxton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593418980
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff written by Matt Paxton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize. As a featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS, he has identified the psychological roadblocks that most organizational experts routinely miss but that prevent so many of us from lightening our material load. Using poignant stories from the thousands of individuals and families he has worked with, Paxton brings his signature insight to a necessary task. Whether you’re tired of living with clutter, making space for a loved one, or moving to a smaller home or retirement community, this book is for you. Paxton’s unique, step-by-step process gives you the tools you need to get the job done.

Author : Karen O'Connor
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736940332
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upside of Downsizing written by Karen O'Connor and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular author and humorist Karen O’Connor reveals that life after 50 is great! Most people have raised their families, established careers, and chosen lifestyles they enjoy. Now they look forward to times of cozier living with less stress and more joy, simplicity, and relaxation. Drawing on real-life experiences, Karen shares stories, biblical principles, and innovative ideas for augmenting the upside to midlife, including: whittling belongings down to only items that bring smiles and terrific memories simplifying to achieve a desired balance of commitments and leisure rediscovering the joys of an empty nest eliminating clutter in life and living space to downsize stress finding new activities that bring contentment and help others In brief, easy-to-read chapters, The Upside of Downsizing helps readers transition into vibrant, energetic lifestyles for the second half of life.

Author : David Ekerdt
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231548559
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Downsizing written by David Ekerdt and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As life unfolds, things tend to accumulate. When older adults undergo health, residential, and marital changes, they will face a reckoning with their lifelong store of possessions—special, ordinary, and forgotten. Such a predicament now confronts tens of millions of Americans as the Baby Boom cohort passes into retirement and beyond. Despite what a thriving industry of clutter manuals tells us, for most older adults, downsizing is no simple task. Drawing on in-depth interviews with recent movers in over a hundred diverse U.S. households, David Ekerdt analyzes the downsizing process and what it says about the meaning and management of possessions. He details how households approach and accomplish downsizing, exploring the decision-making process and the effectiveness of different strategies. From an expert gerontological perspective, he considers the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social tasks that the process entails and the role of factors such as gender and class on the divestment of things. Ekerdt finds that despite the fatigue and emotional challenges people encounter, afterward they report satisfaction in having completed a downsizing and feel empowerment on the other side of the task. Offering an empathetic and practical look at one of life’s major transitions, Downsizing brings forward the voices of elders so that older adults, their families and friends, and practitioners working with older clients can understand and benefit from their experience.

Author : Vanessa Goodwyn
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781098370688
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upside of Downsizing written by Vanessa Goodwyn and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upside of Downsizing is a humorous look at the challenges and opportunities to be found in letting go of some of our material things. With personal insights, illustrations and photos, Vanessa Goodwyn shares her journey from a large home to a smaller abode, and how she and her husband disposed of a small mountain of "stuff" in the process. TUOD offers useful tips, practical ideas and pointers that can be helpful to anyone interested in adopting the "Less is More" philosophy: retirees, widows and widowers, blended families and others hungry to declutter and downsize. At the end of each chapter, a workbook-style "Your Turn" section challenges the reader to apply the lessons to their own situation -- or at least jot down some notes while ideas are fresh. Vanessa's light-hearted style makes the journey enjoyable and you just might come away from this easy read with a some fresh ideas for lightening your own load.

Author : Margit Novack
Publisher : Extra Step Media
ISBN 13 : 9780578933030
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Squint written by Margit Novack and published by Extra Step Media. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Squint," Margit Novack's unique memoir, opens our eyes to the abundant possibilities of later life. She pairs profound and memorable personal stories with larger themes -- downsizing, caregiving, forgiveness, estrangement, and more -- and shows that with the right perspective and "re-visioning," the future is rich with possibility. Realistic, compassionate, substantive, and uplifting, Margit Novack's "Squint" is a guidebook that leaves us better equipped for the years ahead.

Author : Cheryl LaGuardia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upside of Downsizing written by Cheryl LaGuardia and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many academic libraries are currently struggling with funding, and the new technological needs of libraries, plus dramatic increases in serials prices, have created even larger budget strain. This work offers librarians a number of ways in which to cope with this disturbing trend.

Author : Lisa Targal Favors
Publisher : Favors Ventures
ISBN 13 : 9780615363486
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women on Board Cruising written by Lisa Targal Favors and published by Favors Ventures. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using many different perspectives to tell of the trials and tribulations of long-distance cruising, 25 women share their unique experiences. This book offers the reader a chance to find out what might work for them under similar situations, or they may take comfort in the sharing and supportive accounts by this warm and amusing group of women who are each seasoned, long-distance cruisers. Collectively, they tried to show how this kind of lifestyle could be invigorating, rewarding and life changing. One of the major things these 25 women have in common is the willingness to learn and take a risk at an unknown challenge sometimes for their partner or, more importantly, themselves. This is not a shy group; they have a lot to say. You don’t have to be a woman or even a boater to enjoy reading this book; every reader will appreciate the warmth, humor, and resourcefulness shared within.

Author : Max Lucado
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418562483
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outlive Your Life written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Friend, May I share a story that is very dear to my heart? It's a story of hillbillies and simple folk, net casters and tax collectors. A story of a movement that exploded like a just-opened fire hydrant out of Jerusalem and spilled into the ends of the earth: into the streets of Paris, the districts of Rome, and the ports of Athens, Istanbul, Shanghai, and Buenos Aires. A story so mighty, controversial, head spinning, and life changing that two millennia later we wonder: Might it happen again? Heaven knows we hope so. These are devastating times: 1.75 billions people are desperately poor; one billion are hungry. Lonely hearts indwell our neighborhoods and attend our schools. In the midst of it all, here we stand: you, me, and our one-of-a-kind lives. We are given a choice ... an opportunity to make a big difference during a difficult time. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Worth a try, don't you think? - Max Lucado One hundred percent of the author's royalties from Outlive Your Life products will benefit children and families through World Vision and other ministries of faith-based compassion.

Author : Rita S. Wilkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733433808
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle written by Rita S. Wilkins and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life filled with possessions may not be a life filled with happiness. Rita's book inspires you to: Downsize your physical and emotional clutter - Make room for what matters most - Redesign how you live, work and play to have more time, money and freedom - Let go of invisible barriers that prevent you from living a life you love...by design