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362 days ago

How to Downsize Gifts and Heirlooms

Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village

Welcome to the second of this series of articles dedicated to helping you to downsize, declutter and rightsize your life, brought to you by Ryman Healthcare in conjunction with organising and decluttering expert Peter Walsh.

This time we are tackling one of the more challenging aspects of downsizing – what to do with gifts and heirlooms. Whether you need to free up space in your own home or are helping someone else to downsize, this is a task that can feel daunting and emotionally charged.

Although it might be tempting to box everything up and hide it away to deal with another day, that just passes the problem down the road to your future self or to your family.

Fortunately, there are ways to downsize gifts and heirlooms that honour and remember the past whilst enabling you to rightsize your life for the present day.

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Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
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Standalone Freehold Home in Oteha and Northcross School Zones!!!

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