Let us help you make it through breaking up with your sole mates quickly and easily. Let’s pair this task down…

1. Take a quick pass thru your shoe collection and pull any shoes that are torn, worn and in bad condition. 

    Put them in a trash bag.

2. Next, get a box for donation and take a second pass through your shoe collection and pull any types of shoes that you can no longer comfortably wear or that are unstable or unsafe for you to wear.

Put them in your donation box. They may be:

  • Heels
  • Wedges
  • Flip Flops
  • Lace-ups
  • Stiff-soled shoes
  • Sling backs

3. Next, consider this: It’s not realistic to think that you will only keep the shoes that you will wear every day.                Why? Because you may need a pair of each of the following to put in your Keepers pile:

  • Dress shoes
  • Tennis shoes or comfortable walking shoes
  • Slippers or slip-ons that you wear around the house

4. Next, honestly look at your shoe collection and pull any shoes that you have not worn in a year. You may have loved them at the store, but found out after wearing them that they are completely uncomfortable. Resist the urge to hang on to them. 

Put them in your donation box. Maybe someone else’s feet will enjoy them!

5. Take one last look at the shoes you have left. Any shoes with a layer of dust on them and in good condition are candidates for the donate box. 

Be honest with yourself: You don’t want to keep shoes that you never wear even if you like them. They will just keep reminding you that you are not wearing them or that you can’t wear them!

6. Immediately take the bags of shoes that are going to the trash out and put them in the trash.

7. Immediately take the boxes of shoes that are to be donated and put them in your car so that the next time you’re out, you can drop them off.

8. Arrange the shoes you are keeping in your closet so that they are easy to see what you have and easy to reach them to put them on.

Ok, so now, you have successfully made it through breaking up with the real heels in your life and you can enjoy time with your true sole mates!

If you are downsizing or getting ready to move to a Senior Community – whether it’s a House, Independent or Assisted Living Community, give us a call at 602-620-9941 for a free consultation to discuss how Arizona Senior Moving can help you through this most important senior move.