I've lived a minimal life in many ways, but the last 16 years - and owning a large property and land - have given me the opportunity to accumulate an excess of physical goods, some of which are required to maintain the land and houses, but many of which are simply kept because we have the space and live by frugal/ecological rules.

But, the forthcoming downsize has kicked off a radical thinning of these good, most of which are going to local charities or being sold off to the new owners of the farm and I personally relish the opportunity to reduce significantly my worldly goods, at least in the short term, knowing that we all work our way towards stability and certainly and for me, the most exciting prospect is a new set of problems to solve.