Title:
Rightsize today to create your best life tomorrow : a motivational guide for those seeking their ideal home later in life
Author:
ISBN:
9780757324840
Physical Description:
xiv, 240 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: discover the upside of rightsizing -- What does your best life look like?. Finding the fit, creating a vision ; What makes people move? ; Should I stay or should I go? ; How to know if the grass is greener, do the math ; What if the plan backfires? ; But my stuff is in the way ; Couple buys two homes for the price of one -- How they did it. Empty nesters build rightsized dreamhouse ; Hollywood "fixer" seeks downsizing fix post divorce ; Aging in place, creating a forever home ; When rightsizing means upsizing ; His-and-hers housing, when couples don't agree ; And then she's gone, when a house for two becomes home to one ; In defense of stuff: "my objects are a museum of a life well lived" -- What every house needs, and what it doesn't. Buy it once, buy it right ; Give the humble tea towel its rightful due ; Finding flatware that's a cut above ; Can the right pots and pans make you a better cook? Yes! ; The one-and-done wineglass ; Knives: cutting to the chase ; Mattress matters ; Don't short your sheets ; When picking a pillow, use your head ; Curing closet chaos ; The quest for the perfect bath towel ; Sophisticated suds ; Oriental rugs: removing the mystery, finding the value ; Getting upholstered furniture right -- THe last word: the art of living -- Epilobue: where are they now?.
Summary:
"Moving is no fun. Neither is getting rid of stuff. And both jobs get harder as we get older. So, when those over a certain age - say, in the last third of life - are looking to downsize and move all at the same time, many will conclude, "I'll just stay put, thank you very much." It's not just the acquired possessions holding them back, but also the intangibles. Their memories, their family history, their identities are all in jeopardy, they think. And yet, that reluctance to lighten up, let go, and move on is commonly all that stands between them and a better life. Rightsize Today to Create Your Best Life Tomorrow will help this group of root-bound home dwellers cross the bridge between stuck in the past and a lighter, better future. It will encourage them to embrace the fact that now, when they're no longer tethered to a school system or to a job they need to be near, is their chance to live where they want to live. Every section contains checklists: some soul-searching (should you or shouldn't you move?), some practical (what every kitchen must have), and some logistical (where's your happy place?), to help readers on their journey. Included are enlightening profiles of those who proactively changed their housing in the last third of their life. Whether they moved to a smaller place, remodeled their existing home, or even moved to a larger home, which one third do; whether they moved to a new city, to a senior community, or to a new home in the same neighborhood, they all reimagined their lives, re-evaluated their belongings and made a move toward a better and possibly their best life yet. To live your best life now requires an honest appraisal of who you are and who you're becoming, where you are in your life and where you're going or want to go. This book is designed to help those who are stuck explore what's holding them back, and provide them with the insights, experiences, and courage to move forward"--
