well that's one way to put it. Pretty sure my wife would phrase it exactly the same way . But on a serious note, I can relate to the 'downsizing' thing. Serious health issues will probably force us to downsize as well. I don't really mind moving to smaller quarters (our current house is 6 bedrms/5 1/2 baths and finished 1700 sq ft basement) which is grossly excessive for two old folks. My main concern is the same as yours; what to do with a massive collection of musical (and other) junk collected over the last 20-30 years. Most of it is dated and not worth much (such is the curse of fast-moving technology). I'm sure I'll donate most of it to a school music program in an underserved district after my kids and grandkids pick through it. I will keep my acoustic piano and my organ and maybe some recording gear but keeping the organ will mean having to keep some PA gear to play it through; oh well!

Don't know if basements are common in NSW but it's one way you can combine a small living space with a large storage space. That's sort of my plan. I just bought our current house in May of 2016 and knew when I bought it that it was way too big, but it was gorgeous, in a great neighborhood, and priced right. We have another house in Sun City Center, FL but we want to stay close to our son and grandkids who live here, so that will probably go on the market in the Fall. Life moves on. We'll adjust. Take care.

chas