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The Accidental Archaeologist

Anne Marie Bell

Peer into the drama, lessons and laughs as families downsize from big homes to small apartments. Sometimes I write about other things on my heart.

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She means business.

Women’s suits, shoulder-pad laden and straight out of the 1980s, crowded Donna’s closet. She and I stared at them, both wondering “what the heck to we do with all these?”

Donna* hired me to help her downsize from her b...

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They seem sexier on the package than in real life…

The smell of pee smacked my nose when the door swung open.

“You must be Anne Marie. Come in, come in. And please try to ignore the smell,” my new client, Mark* said. He and his wife, Mary...

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A case of wine broke wide open a long simmering issue. And I wanted to have a photo for this post. :)

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Room To Make Your Big Mistake

Picture taken by my brother, Tom, at our family farm in the Finger Lakes.

(Trigger warning: briefly mentions domestic violence)

She knew it was a mistake. I knew it was a mistake. She did it anyway and I let her.

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    Digging up stories while I dig through stuff: Tales of a professional downsizer. (Sometimes I write about other things that are on my heart.)

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