Gifts come in all shapes, sizes, colors and for any occasion you can think of!
Recently, I was helping a client prepare for her move into much smaller accommodations. She was in a two-level town home with as much space downstairs as there was upstairs. She had many lovely antique furniture pieces, collectibles and art work but also a lot of "stuff" that had accumulated over the years.
We worked together - me pulling things off shelves, her making decisions about where things would go (move to the new place, give to friends or donate).
As the carport began to fill with boxes of things set aside for donation pick-up, she exclaimed,
"I hope my kids realize what a gift I'm giving them!"
The gift she was referring to was all the work she had been doing to pare down and find homes for the things she didn't want/weren't going to fit in her new apartment. The gift she was giving was not something tangible, but rather making decisions about her things and ultimately minimizing the time, angst and responsibility her sons would have with after she passed away (many, many years down the road).
Think about the things you can start doing to make it easier on yourself and your family when the time does come for you to transition out of your home. What gift will you leave?
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