Physical mobility is something that most of us take for granted until we experience something that limits it. Whether age, disease, injury or any other factor, experiencing a mobility-limiting circumstance affects so many areas of life. Consider the simple act of shopping. A person with limited mobility can find this...
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Vacating a House: ‘Broom Clean’ or Professionally Cleaned?
It has been a long and arduous process of selling your home and finding a replacement. The paperwork is complete, the lawyers have been paid, keys have been exchanged, and now you’re standing at the front door watching the truck pull away with all of your worldly possessions. Your last...
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Tips for Cleaning House on Moving Day
Spring is the time of year we start thinking about buying a new house or looking for a nicer apartment on the other side of town. But with any plans to move is also the responsibility of leaving the house you are vacating in broom-clean condition. Having helped a lot...
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Letting Go of Collectibles Can Be Heart-Wrenching
There is an interesting program that airs on the FOX Business channel called Strange Inheritance. It is a program that deals with people who leave significant inheritances to their children or grandchildren with the expectation that those who receive the inheritances will honor the requests of the deceased. Often the...
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Medical Appointments: Inconvenient but Necessary
Is there anything worse than having to go to medical appointments? Actually, there are plenty of things. Nonetheless, medical appointments tend to be inconvenient and time-consuming. They can even ruin your whole day if you let them. The good news is that you do not have to allow that to...
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The House Watch Advantage for Seniors
Being that those of us in the New York metropolitan area live in the cold and snowy Northeast, many of our clients travel to warmer states for the winter months. That means their northern homes remain unoccupied from anywhere between 3 to 5 months. This is a time when just...
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4 Ways a Concierge Can Make Moving Day Less Stressful
Downsizing is stressful enough without having to worry about all the details of moving day. We know this firsthand due to our extensive experience of helping older clients downsize from their large homes to smaller apartments or assisted-living facilities. We have also learned numerous ways we can help reduce the...
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Business Services from a One-Day Concierge
You’ve always dreamed of the day your small business grew so large that you would need a personal concierge to handle all of your appointments. Well, you might not be there yet. But don’t let your dreams fade. Keep working at it until your business becomes everything you want it...
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Tips for Creating an Effective To-Do List
What is the difference between someone who always manages to get things done and another person whose life is a conglomeration of unfinished projects? In most cases it is a matter of organization. The person who regularly gets things done tends to be a person who can organize while someone...
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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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