Your parents have finally reached the point at which they can no longer live alone. Or perhaps they have passed on. In either case, you are left with a vacant home that needs to be cleared out before it can be sold. You have a big job ahead of you....
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Category Archives: Downsizing
Lessons from Disney’s ‘Three O’Clock Parade’ Question
Anyone who has worked at Walt Disney World resort in central Florida is familiar with the now-famous question, “What time is the three o’clock parade?” According to the Disney Institute, the question is one heard daily in the Magic Kingdom. However, it is not a stupid question at all. In...
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Never Underestimate the Power of a Memory
Team members here at My Divine Concierge are frequently asked what it is we love most about our jobs. That’s hard to say. However, one thing that sticks out to a lot of people who do what we do is how powerful memories can be in helping people through some...
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Downsizing and Leaving Things Behind
You and your spouse have decided that it is time to downsize. You no longer need that big house you raised your family in, and having less space to care for sounds very appealing after decades of mopping floors, vacuuming carpets, and so on. Great. You call My Divine Concierge...
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Collectibles: To Sell or Not to Sell
Staring at a lifetime of collectibles when it is time to downsize leads to all sorts of questions about what to do with them. Should they be given to children and grandchildren? And if so, will the recipients value the items as much as their original owners? If passing collectibles...
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Separate Storage: Options for Downsizing Homeowners
A big issue for downsizing homeowners is that of storage. By the very definition of what they are doing, they will have less living space in their new home as compared to the home being left behind. The impetus behind downsizing is the fact that homeowners no longer need so...
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Planning a Spring Garage Sale?
Most of the snow disappeared weeks ago. Easter has come and gone, and now many of us are looking forward to Memorial Day. Do you know what that means? It means garage sale season is on the doorstep. Within the next 6 to 8 weeks, the garage sale ads will...
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Concierge Service an Alternative to Estate Sales
Having to let go of a loved one who has passed on is never an easy thing to do. Between all the arrangements and legal ramifications, it can be very difficult to grieve until weeks or months after the funeral. Many families experience the darkest days of grief in the...
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5 Questions for People Thinking of Downsizing
Data suggests that some 42% of baby boomers have plans to downsize in the future. Some will do so because they no longer need the space required when they had growing families, others will choose to downsize after first deciding to move to a warm weather state or a community...
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When Downsizing Becomes an Emotional Challenge
In the coming year, My Divine Concierge will help plenty of seniors looking to downsize. It is something we’ve been doing for years now. Most of the time things go as smoothly as can be expected in a downsizing situation, but other times clients find themselves in an emotionally challenging...
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