Let It Go: The Memoirs of Dame Stephanie Shirley: The Entrepreneur Turned Ardent Philanthropist

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It was a huge thing for my mom to throw out a "treasure" that she had kept for 60 years that held a deeply traumatic memory.

But you're probably also confronting painful memories and uncomfortable realizations during this time: "I'm grieving over the loss of a loved one," or "How will I get by on less income? My mother has one that she won't give up even though her current tv doesn't even fit in it so she has a smaller stand in front of it to hold the tv.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Clutter can prevent doors from opening – and not just the literal doors in your home, but the figurative ones in your life too. But I did appreciate a lot of what he had to say about our emotional connection to stuff, so I think maybe I should check out some of Walsh's other books. I also have inherited things that I do not want and do not like that I do not want to keep either - so those will be going out the door with confidence soon enough. I especially liked when he talked about not feeling guilt or other emotions if you want to get rid of things.

I'm telling you this so that you don't think my advice for downsizing will be simply to discard everything!

The author arrived in England, aged 5, as a refugee from German, when her parents had the foresight and courage to send her and her nine year old sister on the Kinder Transport that brought Jewish children to safety in Great Britain before the start of WWII. The author doesn't want to just to shove it all aside either, but rather use this as an opportunity to confront who you are, what you value, and the legacy you wish to leave. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. But it's not what I was looking for; seemed like counseling for hoarders more than advice for common folks.

We might not realize it, but we engage in a behavior of moving between spaces with their own unique ambience as a way of steering our mood.

In the book, she relates the triumphs, the struggles, the setbacks, and the rewards of building a company. Stephanie summed it up much better in the final chapter when her legacy became more inspiring and interesting. A solid book on downsizing, with useful chapters particularly geared toward helping loved ones who are moving or have passed on. Downsizing can require you to shrink a houseful of possessions so they'll fit into a new space that may be much smaller than what you have now. This is not a throw-it-all-out and become a Zen minimalist plan; it's more of a thoughtful stuff-reduction plan.

My younger sister, Julie, and I stood outside the facility on a chilly Australian day just after her passing. This book was a kind of “default choice” because of the fact that the audio version was available when I needed another book.When not wading through clutter and large-scale disorganization, Peter divides his time between his work in Los Angeles and visiting Australia as frequently as possible.