The Retirement Detox Program

Video guides to packing for a house move

I don't have many talents but I've moved home 8 times in my adult life and have never even so much as damaged a drinking glass during the course of all those moves. 

If you're moving home in the near future and want to arrive at your new pad with all your possessions intact, check out the video guides to packing up your home prepared by reallymoving.com. 

Some of the tips given are only common sense but, if you haven't moved home for a while, the videos might give you some ideas (even if only about the equipment you'll need to stock up on beforehand).

Stuff

I've lived in four places over the last year and, each time I moved, I made a conscious effort to reduce the amount of 'stuff' that I've been carrying around with me from place to place.  I practically wore a groove between my Manchester city centre apartment and the only charity shop that I could find in the vicinity but, now that I'm back in my own place and have no plans for moving again in the forseeable future, I sense that I'm starting to accumulate again.  And that makes me feel uncomfortable.

Do you have too much 'stuff'?  Essayist, programmer, and programming language designer, Paul Graham does and it makes him uncomfortable too.  Find out why in 'Stuff'.

The Ultimate Guide to Conquering Your Clutter

This is it.  Everything you need to know: Living Simply.

101 painless ways to detoxify your mind, body and home

If you're looking for ways to feel good this summer, have a look at '101 Painless Ways to Detoxify Your Mind, Body, and Home' by Laura Milligan.  (It'll take you all summer to check out all the useful resource links that the article contains.)

Get snapping to clear clutter

You're either going to love or hate this idea, but...

If you're short of storage space or you're having a clear-out, have you ever considered taking digital photos of items that have nostalgic or sentimental value for you?  The photo will still evoke the memories but will take up much less space than the original item. 

For other tips to help you get and stay organized, visit Unclutterer.com.  There's a useful section there about dealing with inherited clutter - 'objects that legally come into your possession or responsibility after the loss of a loved one or when a family member is transitioned into a retirement community or nursing home'.