Downsizing and downshifting

I am now officially downwardly mobile, and I couldn't be happier about it.

In the next six weeks, I will:

• drop my salary
  
• move from owning a home to renting (at least for now)
• move from a 2100 sq. foot, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom suburban home to a tiny downtown row house with 2 functional bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a tiny sink with no dishwasher. (the horror!)

And yet, I couldn't be happier. According to my family, I've smiled more and laughed more in the past week than I have in at least 2-3 years. And yet, I know we have our work cut out for us, and I am definitely anxious...anxiety being something that runs in my family in a serious way. More on that later.

Follow me as I try to get rid of a whole lot of stuff, and try to make our current home and family fit into our new reality. Follow my kids, an anxious five-year-old who feels "ambivalent about moving" (direct quote), and our happy go lucky two-year-old who's biggest challenge is not breaking all our stuff before we pack it. And of course my lovely wife, who is working like crazy to make this all happen for us.