A concierge service such as My Divine Concierge is intended to make the lives of clients easier by increasing organization and efficiency. Concierge services are growing in popularity across the country as more and more people discover how much time and energy they can save by delegating certain kinds of...
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Category Archives: Concierge Services
Moving and the Truck-Packing Challenge
This summer, people all over the greater New York area will be packing up their houses and heading to new digs. Some will be upgrading from a starter house to something more family-friendly, others will be downsizing from a larger house they no longer need to a smaller house or...
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Never Put off until Tomorrow…
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” There is some debate as to who said this first, but whether it was Ben Franklin, Philip Stanhope or someone none of us has ever heard of matters not. The important thing is taking this sage advice to heart. The...
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The Art of Combining Homes
My Divine Concierge works with many clients going through the downsizing process. However, every once in a while we are called in to help a family get organized after combining multiple households. For example, we might work with a newly married couple who both have entire households of possessions due...
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3 Reasons Concierge Services Are Thriving
Ever since the late 1990s, the personal concierge business has been steadily growing in the United States. What used to be the domain of wealthy business executives is now something that is accessible to just about every American. It is no wonder that personal concierge services are thriving in 2015....
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Spring Cleaning: Like Eating an Elephant
Former general and Army Chief of Staff Creighton Abrams once said, “When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.” His words have become an idiom of sorts, explaining the principle behind tackling seemingly insurmountable projects. Abrams’ simple advice instructs us to keep plodding along, one step at a...
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Living Independently–With a Little Help
A big part of our business is assisting seniors in completing a move to either a downsized home or an assisted-living facility. We help our clients pack, transport their possessions and unpack in their new locations. Often, the hours we spend with clients are filled with stories and memories of...
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Keys to Successful Snowbirding
April is the time of year when New York’s snowbirds get ready to leave their Southern homes to return north. The annual migration of snowbirds is as dependable as the migration of the northeastern geese that follow the same pattern. With that migration comes the inevitable reality of returning to...
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Maintain a Positive Attitude, Keep an Eye on What’s Important
My Divine Concierge helps a lot of people get through very trying times in their lives. One week we might be helping a family navigate a delicate hoarding situation and the next week handling an assisted-living relocation. We have learned from experience how easy it is to adopt a negative...
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Using the Computer to Pay Your Bills
The introduction of the personal computer back in the 1980s was revolutionary for its day. Back then, convincing the consumer to purchase a computer involved explaining to families that they could use the machine to store recipes and write checks. Today’s PC and mobile devices are so much more. Yet...
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