Autumn. It is the season for colorful leaves, pumpkin spice latte, sweaters and, dare we say it, decluttering. Indeed, October brings with it the start of planning for the holiday season. That planning may include decluttering your house so that you have enough room to comfortably host all of your...
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Tag Archives: Home Organizing
Autumn Is a Good Time to Go through Christmas Decorations
Strolling through the store the other day, I noticed the first hint of the 2014 Christmas season in a few decorations that had been neatly stacked on a shelf in the back corner of the store. I realized it would only be a couple of weeks before the Christmas section...
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Downsizing: What to Do When You Don’t Have Enough Room
This time of year (late August/early September) is pretty popular for seniors choosing to downsize. Some are preparing for a retirement in a warmer climate while others have come to realize the need to move to an assisted living facility somewhere locally. Of course, downsizing presents many different challenges. For...
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Three Reasons to Hire a Concierge for Downsizing
Every year, countless numbers of seniors go through the process of downsizing to a smaller home or some sort of assisted living facility. At My Divine Concierge, we have helped our share of Westchester seniors complete the downsizing process with as little stress as possible. We believe the services we...
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What to Do with Your Student’s Empty Room
Every year American parents undergo a strange ritual near the end of August: shuffling their children off to an out-of-town school while reminiscing about the days when the kids were young. And once move-in weekend has concluded, those same parents return home to an empty room once occupied by a...
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The Garage Sale Is over, Now What?
You spent weeks planning and pricing. You made signs, placed ads in the local newspaper, and told everyone you knew to stop by your annual garage sale. And now, in a flash, it’s over and done. What do you do with all of the items that didn’t sell? Many people...
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Five Tips for Your End of Summer Party
Believe it or not, the end of summer will be here before you know it. And that means end of summer parties held in late August and early September. These parties can be a lot of fun and a great source for long-lasting memories, but they can also be aggravating...
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What to Do with Your House during the Family Vacation
You are probably familiar with all of the common safety tips for protecting your home while you’re away on vacation. For example, the experts tell you to stop your mail and newspaper delivery, control lighting with different timers, have neighbors come over to move your cars, etc. All of those...
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School’s out for Summer
Are you old enough to remember the 1972 Alice Cooper hit, “School’s Out”? If not, trust us when we say that high school seniors all over the country have made it their summer anthem every year for the last 42 years. As for you, you might still have school-aged children...
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Living with Pets AND Your Pet Allergies
As a personal concierge service offering home moving services, we often work with people who have decided not to take their cats or dogs to a new home because of allergy problems. They figure the move is as good a time as any to make the break. Yet it is...
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