The staff at My Divine Concierge has had the privilege of helping all sorts of clients through the years. One of our specialties is downsizing and moving for seniors, so we have had opportunities to meet and assist lots of different and wonderful people in their efforts to downsize. And...
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Category Archives: De-cluttering
‘Second Season’ for Garage Sales Is Coming
Garage sales are one of our favorite tools for helping clients reduce the clutter in their homes. Whether a client is downsizing or just trying to address a clutter issue, garage sales help clean up the house and generate a little bit of spending money at the same time. If...
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How to Know When Clutter Is a Safety Issue
There are cluttered houses, and then there are dangerously cluttered houses. We have seen them all in our years as a concierge service helping people solve their clutter issues. The thing about clutter is that it can accumulate to the point of creating a dangerous situation without a homeowner ever...
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Letting Go of Collectibles Can Be Heart-Wrenching
There is an interesting program that airs on the FOX Business channel called Strange Inheritance. It is a program that deals with people who leave significant inheritances to their children or grandchildren with the expectation that those who receive the inheritances will honor the requests of the deceased. Often the...
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How to Prepare Your House for Showing
In just a few months, the spring home showing season will commence in the Northeast. That means now is the time to begin getting your home in order if you are planning to put it on the market. Remember that the better your presentation, the more likely it is you...
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Tips for Avoiding the Holiday Cooking Mess
A lot of the residential work we do involves the kitchen. And believe it or not, we frequently hear clients talking about how much messy kitchens bother them. We can only imagine how much more serious the problem becomes for some homeowners during the annual holiday season, given the American...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Hoarding
My Divine Concierge is fortunate to be able to use our organization expertise to help resolve hoarding issues. While we are neither psychologists nor psychiatrists, we do work with other professionals to help individuals and their families to get a handle on hoarding. It is never easy, but always worth...
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Fall Decorating Without the Clutter
You have worked hard all spring and summer to get your house de-cluttered and organized. With fall just around the corner, you are ready to embrace Halloween, Thanksgiving, and eventually Christmas without fear your guests will find your home uncomfortable. Now though, your house looks rather bare. What do you...
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Tips for Getting Back into the Autumn Routine
The end of August and the approach of Labor Day can only mean one thing for school students in New York: classes will be resuming shortly. Whether you are the type of parent that looks forward to the start of the school year or one that wishes the kids could...
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5 Reasons to Stage a Home Before Selling
My Divine Concierge offers a number of home-based services to our clients throughout the New York area. One of those services is professional home staging prior to showing a home for sale. Staging prepares a house to offer potential buyers the best possible presentation – it is like your house...
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