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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Instead of downsizing, just get rid of things. Make sure all the spare rooms have empty dressers and empty closets. Nothing in your attic. [/quote]

This was a surprise for my DH and his siblings. The house was well maintained, no clutter at all, empty draws and closets in rooms that weren't being used. After FIL's passing, they open the attic and everything was up there. Decades worth of stuff, papers, photos, awards, kid stuff....[/quote]

We are in 50s, and I've tried hard to not accumulate stuff.  I limited myself to 2 rubbermaid bins (the size you can easily carry) for each kid (0-18).  Anything else, I took pictures of to remember.  Made kids get rid of their 10s of trophies/awards/etc after freshman year of college---they helped decide what to keep.  DD was a competitive dancer for 10 years, and she had medal/trophies from every competition for EVERY dance she had ever done.  And some competitions give 2 ft tall trophies to everyone (and bigger for the higher scores).  So our garage and her room was filled with them by senior year of HS.  She kept 4-5 that she valued most (highest scores and awards from junior and senior year) and trashed the rest.  No way am I storing all of those forever (and in reality she doesn't want them either).  
But take photos of what matters most but you don't need to keep.  I did same with artwork/projects/etc along the way.  Because if I kept every damn project/artwork from age2 to 5th grade, I would have 20+ bins filled with it.  And nobody has room for all of that.  So select key ones, the ones your kid values most or you value most and make a photo book of the rest
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