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Declutter Time? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

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A New Year! Begin 2014 with a plan to declutter a closet, a room, your home!! Declutter is a buzz word we hear a lot these days. What does this really mean? Declutter is defined as removing unnecessary or unused items. The amount of stuff we can accumulate over the years can make our space fill up to the point of feeling cluttered. When you declutter the rooms in your home it will make you feel lighter and free to enjoy your space. As you begin to declutter each […]

JOY AND BLESSING

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JOY AND BLESSING to YOU ALL THIS SEASON SOMEHOW NOT ONLY FOR CHRISTMAS BUT ALL THE LONG YEAR THROUGH THE JOY THAT YOU GIVE OTHERS IS THE JOY THAT COMES BACK TO YOU. AND THE MORE YOU SPEND IN BLESSING THE POOR AND LONELY AND SAD, THE MORE OF YOUR HEART’S POSSESSIONS RETURNS TO MAKE YOU GLAD. “John Greenland Whittier“

To Move or Not to Move ?

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Is it Time to Move? 5 Questions to ask Yourself Many times when I speak with folks they are stressed out thinking about whether they should move to a smaller space or stay where they are. Every situation is different and every person is unique. I often tell those I talk to that there are no easy answers to this question. There are varying opinions from family and friends who mean well and are advising with concern and love. It is important to take time and reflect on how […]

4 Tips for a Stress Free Holiday Family Gathering

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Does your family have difficult people in it that you aren’t so sure you want to see this season? Or are your aging parents a problem for you at this time of the year? Some elderly people can get grouchy, irritable and unpleasant over the stress of a family gathering. And you may be thinking about some past problematic holidays and hoping this year will be different. You know that saying, “you can’t change other people, but you can change yourself”? Well, you can change how you manage these events with a strategy to deal with […]

Life Changes

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THE ART OF LIFE IS A CONSTANT READJUSTMENT TO OUR SURROUNDINGS Look to this day, For it is life, The very life of life. In its brief course lie all The realities and verities of existence, The bliss of growth, The splendor of action, The glory of power – For yesterday is but dream, And tomorrow is only a vision, But today well lived, Makes yesterday a dream of happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day. Sanskrit Proverb Are there […]

The Awakening on Today’s Soft Market – by our guest blogger “The Estate Lady” Julie Hall

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Soft Market Troubles Just this week, I have received numerous emails from people who are very concerned about the falling values of their tangible assets and the soft market that we are currently experiencing. These emails have asked me on a personal level how I feel about this and how I explain this to my clients. This topic has touched a lot of nerves, which is why I have written about it recently, discussing what I am seeing at antiques shows and fairs, auctions, etc. It appears that people are […]

Finding the Right Resources When You Rightsize

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Types of Community Resources to Search For: When you begin to plan your strategy to rightsize it is very important to take time to find out what resources exist in your community. This will help you determine your options for dealing with your things. Resources for those many books you have collected over the years Look for a used book store to pass along your books. If you have a large collection of books that you are willing to let go of, there is a good chance that the bookseller […]

Avoid Long Term Storage

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STORAGE -TO STORE OR NOT TO STORE… One of our senior move managers recently put 80 boxes into storage for a client preparing to move to a smaller space. 80! Another client once asked me to go to a storage unit she had to clean out. She had not been to the unit for seven years and couldn’t even remember what was in it. She had paid a monthly fee for “stuff” she thought she would deal with at a later date. The money she had spent through those years […]

THE BENEFIT OF A LIGHTER LOAD!

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There are Benefits to simplicity and lightening up! It is a choice to experience these personal benefits: BENEFIT 1. Balanced Home – Choosing to eliminate some of the things in your home will bring you to a sense of clarity in your space. When busyness comes along in other ways — family challenges, health issues, or other things that need your attention, you will feel a sense of peace that the things in your home are not adding to the clutter of life. BENEFIT 2. Appreciation – By going through […]

Tips To Remember When Sorting Your Space

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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or beautiful.” William Morris Moving from your home may not be in your future plans but downsizing and sorting through your stuff will create a less cluttered space and a fresh new look. Taking one project at a time over a period of weeks you will discover that your home will become more comfortable. Sorting through each space and finding things that you haven’t needed or used for a period of time will give you tremendous peace […]