Every personal concierge who routinely helps first time snowbirds prepare for their trip south has probably encountered at least one situation in which the client wasn’t sure that snowbirding was the right decision. Such doubts are quite understandable. After all, first-time snowbirds are leaving behind a lifestyle they have known...
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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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Why It’s Difficult for Some People to Throw Things Away
My Divine Concierge has had plenty of opportunities to help families trying to resolve hoarding situations. We know firsthand how difficult the disorder can be. We also know that there are people who exhibit some of the same difficulties with clutter without suffering from hoarding disorder. That led us to...
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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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3 Approaches to Decluttering Your Home
You sit at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee, a blank piece of paper and a pen. You are determined that you will not leave the table until you come up with a strategic plan for decluttering your home. And so you sit. That first cup of coffee...
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Common Reasons for Hiring a Personal Concierge
It has been a while since we used our blog to discuss reasons people choose to hire us as their personal concierge service. There are as many different reasons as there are clients, and every reason is a valid one. The services we provide are designed to make the lives...
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4 More Secrets of Successful Home Stagers
So, you have come back to read the second post in this series of ‘secrets of successful home stagers’. Good for you. If you read the first post, you know we talked about creating the right spatial balance, arranging furniture, using odd numbers, and generating flow with color. This post...
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4 Secrets of Successful Home Stagers
A few months ago, My Divine Concierge published a blog post asking the question, “is there psychology behind organization?” If you read that post, you know the answer. This post is similar inasmuch as there is a certain amount of psychology involved in staging a home for sale. The professional...
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Why Your Reasons for Holding on to Clutter Might Be Wrong
People hold on to different things for various reasons. Maybe an item belonged to a loved one who passed, or perhaps an item represents a childhood memory. Whatever the reason, some items can be hard to let go – scary even. Americans live in a society where one’s worth is...
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