February is a light at the end of the tunnel for many people. Spring is in sight, and with it comes warmer temperatures and bluer skies. But don’t forget that with spring also comes the annual ritual of spring cleaning. February is a great time to get a jump on...
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Tag Archives: winter housekeeping
Home Organization for the Holidays
Are you planning on doing some entertaining this holiday season? If so, you may have some home organization to take care of first. Don’t worry, you’re in good company. Many of us do not realize just how disorganized our homes are until we start planning to have guests over. That’s...
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Great Ways to Keep Busy AND Accomplish Something This Winter
The 2017-2018 holiday season has finally come to a close. Now we dig in and muddle our way through until the spring rains of April. Between now and then, a lot of us will have plenty of free time on our hands. This is especially true for seniors and shut-ins...
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Senior Safety: 5 Important Winter Tips
We work with a lot of seniors who benefit from the concierge services we provide. We help with house cleaning, running errands, and getting clients to medical appointments. And it’s our pleasure to do so. Through the years, we have learned that the winter season can be especially stressful for...
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No Clutter Decorating Tips for the Holidays
My Divine Concierge knows our bread and butter lies mainly in helping people organize what they own. Be it helping seniors downsize or families work through a hoarding issue, we Americans tend to have a lot of stuff that we just don’t know what to do with. Clutter is real...
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Things Every First-Time Snowbird Should Take South
‘Tis the season for snowbirds. Between now and the first part of January, untold numbers of New York residents will be fleeing the Northeast winter in favor of the sunshine and warm temperatures of Florida. And just as in the past, this year will be the first time for some...
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Let Us Be Your Companion This Winter
Well, winter has officially arrived in the Northeast. We have had our first snow storm complete with cold temperatures and lousy driving conditions. It is this time of year when My Divine Concierge starts fielding calls from clients who need help getting to medical appointments or completing their weekly shopping....
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Great Ideas for Packing Christmas Decorations
It will not be long before we start thinking about packing up the Christmas decorations and putting them back in storage for another year. Doing so is always an adventure, knowing that things could break between now and the day we pull the decorations back out next December. But you...
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Start Getting Ready for Winter at Home
If you’re not yet prepared to have a safe, comfortable and warm winter at home, now is the time to start working on things. Winter has already arrived in many parts of the Northeast thanks to a blast of cold air and snow that hit in mid-November. Here in New...
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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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