Downsizing for Freedom: How to Reduce Your Living Space and ...

There often comes a point in our lives, after we?ve filled our home with a lifetime of memories and accumulated a lifetime of ?stuff?, when it makes practical sense to think about ?downsizing??a popular concept designed to reduce the amount of living space and free our lives from the burdens of maintaining a larger-than-needed home and property.?

Help sites such as Stagetecture.com, suggest there are 5 key advantages to downsizing:

1. Reducing your cleaning and maintenance time;
2. Increasing time available for family and friends;
3. Decreasing the amount of inevitable ?clutter?;
4. Reducing energy costs; and
5. Creating a more family-friendly atmosphere.

For many retirement age adults today, modern independent living communities provide a popular solution for home downsizing. They provide the advantage of having your own home without the physical and emotional stresses that accompany it. Busy senior adults can then spend less time on ?chores? and more time on an active lifestyle including recreation, hobbies and social get-togethers.? Some communities even provide helpful suggestions for getting rid of junk and receiving value for important items.

According to SeniorHomes.com, downsizing to an independent living community offers many advantages:

• Freedom from home maintenance and repair.
• An opportunity to consider which possessions are really important to you, rather than leaving this task to adult children at a point when you may be unable to do so.
• Social connections are vital to personal well-being and become more so as seniors leave their careers.
• Many facilities specialize in restaurant-style catering. Private apartments include kitchens or kitchenettes for those times you want to cook, entertain or just be alone.
• Recreational activities are often available. These include exercise programs, social gatherings and planned outings. Many retirement communities offer healthy living programs.
• Mental stimulation is readily available. Informal game tables are commonplace and movie nights are fun attractions. Speakers, classes and seminars are often scheduled, as well as trips to those events.
• Transportation is often available for trips to the store and any medical needs.
• A?variety of professional services, including housekeeping and laundry service, a beauty salon and visiting medical personnel are often available.
• The choice of privacy or social interaction most hours of the day in a setting of security is one of the overall benefits of living in a retirement home.

Many useful?services and amenities are typically offered by independent living communities such as:

Senior adults seeking to downsize and maximize their well-earned leisure time enjoy the freedom, convenience and security independent living facilities can provide. You?ll live well? and on your own terms!

At the New McLean Village independent living community, you can now receive up to $2,000 of the following bonuses to help with your move and personalize your new home:

1. Free downsizing assistance from One Full House and/or ManageMyMove to help prepare your home for sale ? $750 value
2. A free generator fully wired into your new villa home
3. Elect to have personalized California walk-in closets ? up to $500!
4. Just add the 37? flat screen installed

Call Karen Murphy today for more information on these exciting, limited-time offers and to schedule a personal tour of a Villa or an apartment! ? 860-658-3786.

Source: http://www.thenewmcleanvillage.org/news/07/24/2012/downsizing-freedom-how-reduce-your-living-space-and-improve-your-living

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