The not so small task of Downsizing

The main reason for our trip to Idaho was to secure a rental home in Yakima.  We have been searching online for the past few months, and felt that we had quite a few options to choose from.  BUT...when we actually arrived in Yakima we found that the home rentals go fast!  We quickly realized that we had to make a selection quickly, and that our options weren't as big as we had thought.  We've been EXTREMELY spoiled in our past two homes, in Iowa and in New York.  The homes have been larger than we really needed, and the yards amazing for our situation.  We kept looking at duplex/townhomes which were nice, but we know how hard it would be for us to adjust to not having a yard at this point in time.  We were blessed to find this little gem- and when I say Little - I mean little.  We'll be moving into about 1250 sq. ft.  So this means we're downsizing, which isn't a bad thing, and has given me - the biggest thrower awayer in history full license to purge!!  We love the neighborhood this was in and the more importantly the school district.  The good thing is that this rental belongs to a landlord that has another larger property that will be available in a year, so we can move into that when the time comes if we want.  The other bonus, is that it is less than what we budgeted for so we'll be able to save some money to buy updates on things we've had since our wedding day.  There was one other time when we lived in SLC during Shawn's rotation that we lived in a small apartment.  I loved living there because it was so easy to clean and left me and the kids with a lot of time to play and do projects.  I'm hoping this will be true here as well.