Your desire to clean up and clear out has led you to the inevitable conclusion that you need an off-site storage solution. You have settled on renting a self-storage unit rather than asking friends and relatives to take your stuff. Now what? The first thing to know is that you...
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Tag Archives: De-cluttering
An Annual Reminder About Spring Garage Sales
Well, it has finally happened, and the calendar has turned from winter to spring. We know what that means: families are going to start holding garage sales in an effort to facilitate spring cleaning. Between now and the end of summer, there are going to be garage sales of all...
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The 5 Worst Things about Clutter
Clutter. It is a word that conjures up all sorts of negative images. We all know clutter is a bad thing, it’s just that we don’t always agree on why that is. One thing we do know at My Divine Concierge is that a big part of what we do...
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Downsizing and Collectibles: The Art of Prioritization
Most of us are familiar with the concept of prioritization. For our entire adult lives we have to prioritize tasks at work, responsibilities at home, and so forth. There is simply not enough time in the day to get everything done. Likewise, those same principles of prioritization can come in...
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Options for Clearing Out a Vacated Home
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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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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How a Simple Box Can Prevent Future Clutter
Clutter is a problem in a lot of American households. For some reason, we get attached to things to the point of not wanting to dispose of them – even when they are no longer being used. Would you believe that a simple box can be a helpful tool for...
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Tips for Avoiding Organizational Letdown
Few things are as disheartening to someone who has gone through a complete home reorganization than turning around six months later and seeing that the disorganization has returned. A person goes through all that work to organize, declutter, and regain a sense of normalcy only to lose it all a...
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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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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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