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Cleanout that Junk Drawer!

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Nearly everyone has a junk drawer. You know, that place in your house that has become a catch-all for the things that seem to appear from nowhere and have no other home in your house. Loose change, batteries, pizza coupons (probably expired), runaway marbles from your grandkids’ stash – the possibilities of what your junk drawer contains are endless. When you are in a rush to tidy up, the junk drawer comes in handy. You hide things there, intending to get back to them later. Well, it is time for […]

A Yard Sale? Seriously…..

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Yard sales can be pretty unremarkable, but several years ago I went to a yard sale that shifted my perspective. While on my way home I spotted a yard sale sign not too far from our house. I convinced my husband to come take a look with me. As we approached, I could tell this was no ordinary yard sale. The large, fenced yard was packed with stuff. 50 years’ worth of stuff. The owners of the house came out to greet us. They were elderly and bone-weary. As we […]

Sudden Loss

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Our Guest bloggers have a wonderful website – check out www.agingparents.com Thanks Carolyn and Mikol for sharing – so sorry for your sudden loss of a good friend. Carolyn and Mikol here. The unexpected – a sudden loss. This just happened. Our friend, business colleague and I were emailing each other about a recent video product we created together. He had just done some edits and the video was great. Bruce was the best video producer I’ve ever met. Four hours later he died of a sudden […]

What Things from Our Past are Really Treasures?

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How does it happen? Nobody ever says, “What I really want is a house crammed to the gills with redundant possessions.” Yet somehow this is how we end up. According to Tish Oxenreider, author of “Organized Simplicity” and the blogger behind SimpleMom.net, “We are reticent to get rid of things because we believe our cherished memories are tied up in our things.” If we get rid of things, we’re saying those memories don’t matter to us. “ Not true.” Still the thought of paring down our things makes us […]

Prints “Limited Edition” Often Seems UN-limited

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Prints – By our Guest Blogger – The Estate Lady – Julie Hall The world is full of numbered prints. People bought them at high prices a decade, or two or three, ago, because they were led to believe the prints would go up in value over time since they are “limited editions.” What happened, as you will soon see, is the artists or their marketing directors got greedy. In theory, it all sounds so great, so what happened? Read on … If I had just $1 for every numbered […]

6 Smart ThingsYou Can Do to Reduce the Risks for Your Aging Loved One

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The following tips have been taken from an article written by Carolyn Rosenblatt AgingParents.com Most assisted living facilities do just fine in providing an enriched social environment for our aging parent. They have help with activities of daily living, all meals provided, companionship and fun things to do. But not are all safe for your aging parent particularly if he or she has dementia. If your aging loved one is planning to move to assisted living or is already living there, here are six smart things […]

Worry Holds Us Back form Action

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Fear and worry are interest paid in advance on something you may never own. Action attacks worry. “What if I don’t like the place that I move to?” “What if I can’t sell my house?” “What if my kids don’t have the time to help me go through my stuff?” “What ifs” can fill you with worry and cause you to stay frozen in time. Many clients I meet have a look of worry on their faces. They begin to tell me how they need to move and just can’t […]

How a Sibling Dealt with Grief

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“I Never Saw it Coming!” Sibling Issues by Guest Blogger Julie Hall www.TheEstateLady.com A client of mine knew he faced a hellacious task ahead of him — cleaning out the parental home of lifelong collectors. Some people call it collecting; others like myself call it pseudo-hoarding. After an initial consultation, and explaining the process of disassembling the estate, he was completely on-board with emptying the house. I promised I could undo 40 years of heavy “collecting” in 56 hours. He assured me the family had already chosen the items they wanted […]

Move On Your Timetable

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The best case scenario is to move when you want to, on your timetable, not when you have to. One widow while evaluating a retirement community, said that she wanted to move while she was still ”in charge.” That way she would help direct where she would go, as well as what she would take with her and decide best how to dispose of the rest. But we don’t always have the luxury of time; in fact, some people” wait too long” to make that move and are no longer […]

Tips on How to Get a Start

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If you are toying with the idea of making a change, you can start today. You can think, sort, and talk about it. Take time to do some serious research. Start by following through on these tips: Start talking to your friends who have already made a move. Do they like where they are? What do they like best, least? Would they move there again if they could do it over? Are they the types of people who won’t be happy anywhere? Weigh the opinions you get from […]