gutting we did before we left the 3700 sq ft house was not sufficient to fit it all into our new 1500 sq ft home. Lesson learned! Moving into a small space with a transport truckload of belongings that fit perfectly into a larger home can be chal - lenging and overwhelming. Looking around at the never-end- ing boxes and, what seems like in the moment, monster-sized furniture and trying to find a home for it all mentally, can be exhausting. As with every other project we take on here at Trim Design, we start off the same way… pick your battles, lay them out in an organized fashion, and check one box at a time. In my experience, there are a few ways to approach the initial unpacking and sorting. Some choose to unpack the necessi- ties and run the excess boxes right down to the basement or storage unit to sort through over time. Others choose to go all the way as soon as the moving truck pulls out of the driveway; digging into each box, emptying, sorting, and dealing with the
DOWNSIZING: SMALL PROBLEM, BIG SOLUTION DESIGN OF THE TIMES S ummer turning autumn 2022 and it’s go by Megan Callahan
time. We packed up our family of two adults, 3 little kids, and two big dogs into the SUV. We jammed, and I mean jammed, our life into a 26-foot U-Haul and hit the road for a cross-Canada trek to start a new and exciting chapter. No big deal in the big scheme of things, life is just a bunch of mini adventures waiting to be experienced! Fast forward 2 weeks… Our new house sale has closed, and we get to step foot in it for the first time. Technology is amazing and saves so many air miles when you can trust your rock star realtor (shout out to Chalsey Bugeaud of Iron Reality!) to facetime us day in and day out, showing after showing. So, once the trip was over, it was time to unpack. We quickly realized that all the downsizing and
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JULY/AUGUST 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • JULY/AUGUST 2022
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