I have to say I live on HGTV, watching every show, even on repeat, about choices of homes and decor options people opt for. Even the ones who ditch their 3-bedroom-2bath lifestyle to ones in tiny places. And don’t get me started on folks interested in buying islands, or moving away to one continent to the other in search for their happy place.

Well, I pretty much have found my happy place, in a small studio apartment with views overlooking the ocean in San Francisco. I couldn’t ask for a better lifestyle change from our 5-bedroom, 3-bath sprawl with a pool and all in Sacramento.

I do admit at first it was a struggle, with the hubs and I getting in each other’s ways and feeling as if there wasn’t enough room for all of the “stuff” we carefully kept from all the downsizing we did. Actually, one of the exciting things about the move was that we sold everything – in furniture that is, and moved into our space with nothing really. Okay maybe a smaller television set from one of ‘guest’ bedrooms that no one ever used. Then we bought a bed, a small two-seater sofa, also referred to as a love seat, and a desk and chair we use for my writings and our dinners and Sunday morning breakfast with the best views possible.

Six years later, I have no plans on moving anywhere,except maybe Paris or the coast of Italy, if I can pull it off. Otherwise, all I think about is redecorating the place now (which I can share with all of you – if you are interested) otherwise I will keep it to myself – EXCEPT, when I see this amazing space, in a downsized home, or maybe not so much 🙂 and feel the need to share how amazing downsizing life could be. I think it’s the new American dream.

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