Life is simpler in the summer and that makes it a great season to lighten-up.
Now, maybe I’ve been out in the sun too long, but the other day, as I was puttering in the garden, I started thinking about the ways that weeding and downsizing are similar.
We are living in interesting times.
No one alive today has ever experienced something like this COVID-19 pandemic. We are navigating our way, with the information we have at hand, and we are doing the very best we can.
The holidays are approaching and soon there will be lots of get-togethers with family and friends. Many of these celebrations may include gifts!
A friend tells us, “If I can’t wear it or eat it, I don’t want it!”
You’ve heard this one before, but what if there is really something to it. Most of us are so busy balancing careers, relationships, teenagers and aging parents, we may have forgotten how to have fun.
Educators at the University of Minnesota created a workbook, “Who gets Grandma’s yellow pie plate?”, to help people deal with personal property and inheritance issues.
Finally… the first official day of Spring has arrived. Days are longer and the sun is chasing away those chilly days of winter. Many of us approach spring with the urge to do some serious spring cleaning and bring more lightness into our home!
Check out these TWELVE things you can do to begin simplifying your home and your life... RIGHT NOW!
1. Clean out under your bathroom sink(s).
2. Make sure all lights are in working order. Change to energy-efficient bulbs.
Once our clients settle into their new, smaller homes, they find they have more time to do things and tell us..."I should have downsized ages ago!"
Watch people at airports and bus depots struggle with multiple suitcases and packages and you can begin to see how important it is to...LIGHTEN UP before you travel!
No matter where you live, it seems you’re always bringing stuff into your home. The upcoming holiday season always seems to bring new things into your house!
We learn life lessons from everything we do!
As we prepared to sell our family cottage, there were a lot of lessons to be learned. Here are SEVEN of them:
These days, we know you are even more concerned about your family's health and safety.
Our DIVA COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY outlines our unique operating protocols, based on WHO and Health Canada guidelines. As the situation changes, we will continue to update these protocols to keep everyone safe, prevent workplace exposure and decrease the spread of the virus.
Since 2001, we have been helping older adults downsize, organize, move and clear estates. TODAY, with stringent health and safety protocols in place, our entire team remains committed to being there for our clients, our team members and our communities.
Working with SAFETY, care, compassion and comedy,
Downsizing Diva is YOUR senior move management partner!
