Sunday, March 25, 2012

Roosters, motorcycles, and Nascar

As TM and I discuss 'downsizing' in anticipation of retiring by 2015 [mine may be sooner, but that is another blog topic], I look around our home and get overwhelmed before we start! How on earth did we accumulate so much 'stuff', and to be more specific... why? Most of the 'stuff' will not be hard to part with. However, both of us have our collections that are very special to us [plus super 'dust collectors'].

I have an obsession with roosters [they are 'sneaking' their way into "Jazzy's" kitchen already]. Both TM and I love motorcycles [and both ride, as  you may know]. We also have a passion for NASCAR [not so prevalent since the death of No. 3, however]. Our kitchen and rec room reflect these passions as you can tell in the following photos.








I forsee a super-sized rummage or estate sale in our future in order to declutter our 3 story [including an overpacked attic] home. (The garage is jam-packed with TM's manly 'man stuff', too!) Our plan is to sell everything and buy a small home in FL to be closer to TM's sons and grandchildren. We will then travel as we wish in  "Jazzy" and visit with family from time to time in east-central IL. As I say, that is the plan.... any helpful advice from those that have already 'been there done that' is most welcome!

To all we wish safety in your travels and remember to scatter kindness!

1 comment:

  1. I don't know about you, but I am a huge list person. I found it very helpful to make a list of things I wanted to accomplish by the end of the year. And then at the beginning of the next year, Harry and I would look at what we had gotten done, and make a new list for the next year. I put things on there that were really baby steps, like "sort closet in this room" etc. It didn't seem like we were getting anywhere in the beginning, but now when we are in our last year, and I look back at everything we've gotten done, I realize how far we've come. Everyone has been telling us for several years now that the last year would speed by, and they sure are right!! It has been! We are so glad we got started early. :)

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