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Moving Mum from Her Home of 55 Years!

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Thanks Marjorie for sharing your family experience in moving your Mum. I have helped many families move through necessary transitions as the time is reached when it is no longer possible for a senior to continue living in their own home. For my own family, this turning point was reached for my dear ninety year old mum this year. She gratefully has four daughters who are able to work closely together and we have supported mum in remaining in the home she has lived in for fifty-six years. Her increasing […]

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Nov, 2012

5 Benefits 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: 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 busy-ness 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. 2. Appreciation – By going through your home […]

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SENIOR ABOUT MOVING

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Special Thanks to our Guest Marjorie Horne – Seniors Consulting www.caresmart.ca on tips for starting conversation about moving Various reasons present themselves for encouraging a parent to think about moving out of their home. Safety concerns probably rank highest, as well as the development of early memory loss. Elders living alone can often experience isolation and moving to where there are other people their own age to relate to can have positive benefits. Loneliness can have strong adverse effects on health and precipitate depression in some older adults. Here […]

4 Moving Day Tips to Use Before the Movers Arrive

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Quick Moving Tips before the Movers Arrive Be sure to have personal valuables and documents ready for moving with you and placed in luggage to take with you or to place in the trunk of your vehicle. These items include: money, stocks, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies, jewelry, coins, and stamp collections. Remove all bedding from beds packing them in clear plastic bags or a well labelled box for moving to your new bedroom. Finish up small jobs that are left and gather toiletries and the last few dishes […]

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Oct, 2012

6 Helpful Hints When Working with Movers

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Movers arrive – walk thru the rooms with them showing what is to go (tag with green post its -the items going, if some furniture is being left behind) Stay clear of the actual moving and give the movers the space they need. Leave when the movers leave if you are just going across town to your new space so you are present when the movers unload. This gives you the opportunity to tell them where to place the furniture according to the floor plan you created. Have the […]

Hard Truths Adult Children Must Face about Their Parents

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Adult children today have a harder time dealing with the anticipation of their parents’ passing than the previous generation had. Most of our parents had lost at least one of their parents at a fairly early age, which conditioned them to the realities of life. Because our culture is fixated on youthfulness, vitality and active lifestyles — with TV ads full of aging men and women who run marathons and sail into the sunset on their yacht, defying arthritis, heart disease, and incontinence, we are insulated from the truth that […]

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Oct, 2012

Questions to Ask Yourself When You Declutter Your Space

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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 room ask these questions about your stuff: How little can I get by with and […]

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Oct, 2012

3 Tips to 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 […]

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Sep, 2012

Floor Plan: A Helpful Tip for Moving to a Smaller Space

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Floor Plan Tip from the Desk of a Senior Move Manager: Once you have chosen your new space to move to, you must decide what furniture is going with you and creating a floor plan is a great way to help you do it. Using your new floor plan, pencil in the pieces you would like to take and where you would like them placed. Make sure you don’t take so much that your rooms will be cluttered. With today’s computer programs you can create a floor plan easily, just […]

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Jul, 2012

Red Means No Green Means Go

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Red Means NO and Green Means GO When downsizing into a smaller living space you must decide what to keep, what to give away and what to throw away. One strategy that I often employ with clients is a color-coding system. This process gives you a wonderful visual as you look around your current space as to the things that are coming and going. Using color-coded post it notes helps you to see clearly just what furniture is going and what can not go. Begin with green post-its for Go […]