Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home

Whether you're a not-so-old couple or a getting-on-in-years single who has decided it's time to move on; an adult left in charge of a parent's or loved one's estate; or just someone who's looking for a simpler lifestyle, Moving On will provide invaluable practical information and resources, as well as sanity-saving tips and advice from those who have been through it all and came out smiling.

Here are just a few of the questions answered: What are the logistical problems to be overcome in dividing up and getting rid of decades' worth of family possessions? What do you do with the things you don't want to keep? What's the best way to preserve what you've decided to keep? Serious questions all, but the authors approach an often delicate subject with much humor and an upbeat, albeit realistic, attitude.

This practical information is balanced with anecdotal accounts and useful advice on how to keep the peace among squabbling relatives, hold on to a sense of humor, and find the positive in an often monumental task.

LINDA HETZER is an editorial consultant and freelance writer whose work has been featured in Good Housekeeping, Cuisine, Food & Wine, and House Beautiful. She is the author of several books, including The Simple Art of Napkin Folding and Rainy Days and Saturdays. Reader's Digest, Time-Life Books, Roundtable Press, and the National Audubon Society are among her clients. She lives in New York with her husband and two children. Editor and writer JANET HULSTRAND'S clients include the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the National Audubon Society, and Workman Publishing. Her work in interdisciplinary arts education has been featured in Humanities Education, and "Paris Through The Eyes of Travelers," the literature course she created in conjunction with Hunter College, is offered each summer in Paris. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.