The week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times for travel in the US. Back in 2016, AAA estimated that some 40.7 million people would travel away from home for Thanksgiving. They raised their estimate to almost 51 million the following year. Estimates for 2018 are not out yet,...
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Category Archives: Holiday Organizing
5 Simple and Inexpensive Decorating Ideas for Fall
Fall has officially arrived in the northern hemisphere. As such, many of you are thinking about putting up some decorations that show just how much you love this time of year. The good news is that you can decorate for fall without spending a fortune or investing all your time...
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When Errands Drive You Crazy, Count the Cost
Running errands is a part of life. And even though we have reduced the number of errands we have to run outside the house through online means, we have not eliminated them completely. And we probably never will. So rather than allowing errands to drive us crazy, wouldn’t it be...
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No Clutter Decorating Tips for the Holidays
My Divine Concierge knows our bread and butter lies mainly in helping people organize what they own. Be it helping seniors downsize or families work through a hoarding issue, we Americans tend to have a lot of stuff that we just don’t know what to do with. Clutter is real...
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Adopt the In and Out Rule for Christmas
With the rising sun of Christmas morning will come the excitement and sheer joy of sitting around the tree and unwrapping presents. When it’s all said and done, the kids will spend hours delighting themselves in their newly found treasures. Enjoy it, because the magic of Christmas is only temporary....
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Staging Your Home for a Holiday Season Sale
The annual holiday season is not a normal time to sell one’s home. Still, there are times when circumstances dictate doing it. The good news is that buyers willing to go looking during that time of year are usually very serious. They want to get something as quickly as they...
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Tips for Planning a Family Reunion
Summer season is also family reunion season. During the summer, people take their work vacations, the kids have time off from school, and traveling is just so much easier without having to worry about weather. So this year, just like in years past, you’re going to get together with family...
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Great Ideas for Packing Christmas Decorations
It will not be long before we start thinking about packing up the Christmas decorations and putting them back in storage for another year. Doing so is always an adventure, knowing that things could break between now and the day we pull the decorations back out next December. But you...
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Don’t Let Holiday Parties Overwhelm You
The annual Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s holiday season is at the doorstep. I know, it may sound a bit premature for a September or October blog post, but just remember that Thanksgiving is a mere six-and-a-half weeks from the first of October. By the time we reach Halloween, Thanksgiving will be just...
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January – a Great Month for a Little Reorganization
The holidays have come and gone, and now you are hunkered down for the next few months of the New York winter. There will be TV shows to watch, good books to read, and evenings spent with friends and family. But there will also be times when nothing in particular...
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