Over the years, My Divine Concierge has helped plenty of clients pack, move, and unpack their homes. We have seen many cases of clients facing an unpacking nightmare because boxes were not labeled well enough. As such, we go to great lengths to make sure box labeling is approached in...
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Tag Archives: Organizing for Life Changes
When It’s Time to Think About Power of Attorney
My Divine Concierge specializes in senior concierge services for those who need a helping hand from time to time. We can handle grocery shopping, getting the car to the repair shop, or even accompanying a client to a medical appointment. What we cannot do is make legal decisions on behalf...
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Making the Snowbird Decision: Questions to Ask Yourself
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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Concierge Service an Alternative to Estate Sales
Having to let go of a loved one who has passed on is never an easy thing to do. Between all the arrangements and legal ramifications, it can be very difficult to grieve until weeks or months after the funeral. Many families experience the darkest days of grief in the...
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Organizing Your Home for the New Baby’s Arrival
Many new parents lament that there are no instruction manuals for parenting, and they are not wrong. Most of how parents do their parenting is a matter of trial and error and on-the-job training. There may be no flowchart on what to do in every instance when a new baby...
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Snowbird Tips: Getting Ready to Come Home
Last fall, we published a blog post offering tips to snowbirds getting ready to head south for the winter. Well, fair is fair. With spring just around the corner, we decided it was time to write a second blog post that included tips for snowbirds preparing to return home. Your...
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5 Questions for People Thinking of Downsizing
Data suggests that some 42% of baby boomers have plans to downsize in the future. Some will do so because they no longer need the space required when they had growing families, others will choose to downsize after first deciding to move to a warm weather state or a community...
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Home Staging and Color Choices
In previous blog posts, we discussed the importance of staging a home prior to sale. Staging presents a home in the best possible light in order to encourage potential buyers to think positive thoughts. Though staging does not guarantee a sale, it does help quite a bit. What many people...
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When Downsizing Becomes an Emotional Challenge
In the coming year, My Divine Concierge will help plenty of seniors looking to downsize. It is something we’ve been doing for years now. Most of the time things go as smoothly as can be expected in a downsizing situation, but other times clients find themselves in an emotionally challenging...
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