Let us start this post with a question: if circumstances dictated you had to do it, could you downsize enough to live full time in an RV or travel trailer? Lots of people do it voluntarily just because they like the RV lifestyle. Others, albeit a small number of full-timers,...
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Category Archives: Concierge Services
How to Be a Good Gift Giver and Help with Downsizing
What do you suspect might be the hardest part of downsizing? For some people, it is letting go of a home that has been lived in for decades. For others, the hardest thing is parting with possessions. There are so many emotional attachments that it can be hard to give...
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Is It Possible to Be Proactive About Clutter?
Helping people declutter is something My Divine Concierge does frequently. Although each decluttering job is unique in its own way, all of the jobs we have handled in the past have one thing in common: people call us AFTER they realize that their homes are cluttered. That is not a...
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Simplify: A Word that Deserves More Attention
Imagine a high school basketball team preparing for a stretch of grueling games to close out the season. The team has lost two of its most talented players for the remainder of the schedule. What does the coach to do? He gathers the team together to rally them. He reminds...
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4 Organizational Principles You Can Borrow from Business
We have recently noticed a trend that encourages people struggling with organization at home to adopt key organizational strategies used by businesses. As the thinking goes, it is possible to run certain aspects of your home like a business in order to keep things on track. Does it work? It...
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How to Avoid the Trap of Sparking Joy
By now you have probably heard of Marie Kondo and her method of tidying up a messy house. Kondo promotes the idea of dealing with possessions by determining which ones spark joy. Those that do, you keep; those that do not, you get rid of. It is a pretty basic...
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The Holidays Are Coming, the Holidays Are Coming!
If you look out over the horizon you might see a dark figure in the distance. That figure is approaching slowly, but you can tell it is heading your way. What is it? It is Halloween. What you cannot see are three more figures following closely behind: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and...
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Top 4 Downsizing Mistakes to Avoid
We have helped a lot of families downsize in the years we have been in business. We have also learned a lot of lessons along the way. At the top of the list is the reality that downsizing is often a lot harder than people anticipate. There are so many...
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Helping Seniors Maximize Their Time in Retirement
We take great pride in the fact that many of our services are geared toward seniors. By the way, My Divine Concierge isn’t alone in this regard. Many personal concierge services put a special emphasis on helping senior clients with things they either cannot or do not want to do....
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How to Make College Move-In Day a Little Less Stressful
It is getting to that time of year again when college students head off to campus. College move-in days usually begin somewhere around mid-August and conclude by the end of the month. Are you getting ready for your very first move-in day as a parent? It can be stressful, that’s...
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