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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Tag Archives: De-cluttering
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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Organization of the Workbench Area
Are you among the army of homeowners who feels as if nearly every room in your house is disorganized? Do you dread spring cleaning projects for fear that you will quickly get in over your head? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions, you are a prime candidate...
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The Art of Combining Homes
My Divine Concierge works with many clients going through the downsizing process. However, every once in a while we are called in to help a family get organized after combining multiple households. For example, we might work with a newly married couple who both have entire households of possessions due...
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3 Reasons Concierge Services Are Thriving
Ever since the late 1990s, the personal concierge business has been steadily growing in the United States. What used to be the domain of wealthy business executives is now something that is accessible to just about every American. It is no wonder that personal concierge services are thriving in 2015....
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Tuesday, March 10: The Day to Get Your Home Office Organized
Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Independence Day are great holidays we all love to celebrate, right? For personal concierge providers, however, the second Tuesday in March is right at the top of our list of important celebrations. Why? Because it is national ‘Organize Your Home Office Day’ across the U.S. This year...
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Three Reasons You Might Have Trouble Organizing
As a personal concierge service, My Divine Concierge spends a lot of time doing many different things for clients. Many times our tasks boil down to some sort of organizational need. For example, we might help declutter a home by organizing possessions and establishing creative storage solutions. We might help...
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Simple Packing Tips to Make Your Move Easier
One of the services we offer at My Divine Concierge is moving service for couples or families downsizing to smaller homes. This kind of service is more in demand than you might think. According to a 2010 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 35% of American families moved...
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The Difference between House and Home
Clutter is something we deal with a lot at My Divine Concierge. Whether we are working on a hoarding resolution problem, helping an older person downsize or just pitching in to help a family organize at home, clutter is everywhere. Unfortunately, clutter can make the place where you live seem...
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The Dreaded ‘To-Do’ List
Are you familiar with Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead? This fictional couple from the Sunday morning funnies page has delighted us for decades with their humorous look at American life. One of the running themes in the Bumstead household is that ‘to-do’ list Dagwood dreads so much. And after all these...
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