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17Dec2020

Senior Moving Checklist: What You Need To Know

December 17, 2020

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Moving for a loved one or yourself can be a stressful and challenging experience. To assist you with the process, here are some senior moving checklist that could help you look for retirement communities, arrange the consolidation of your possessions, hire a mover, and schedule your travel.

Moving With Seniors Checklist

3 Months Before

Determine Your Needs

Create a list of all your needs
If you or your loved one is retiring, you also need to consider the location and the things you’d like to do to enjoy your retirement.

3Dec2020

Tips For Downsizing Your Home

December 3, 2020

Sue White

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You need to be realistic when it comes to downsizing your home. You have to know how much available space you have in your new home. This will help you decide who much you’ll be able to use for storage. Create a list of items that you need to keep and begin there. You should be committed in retaining only the most used items so you can save as much space as possible. You always have the option to give out sentimental items or non-essential items to your friends or relatives.

Home organizing experts said, use wall mounted shelves for your special decorative or ornamental items. If you have lots of them but not enough space, your home can easily be filled with these items. To avoid that, you can arrange your personal treasures on a rotating basis over a few months.

11Nov2020

What are Downsizing Specialists?

November 11, 2020

Sue White

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When you reduce clutter and move into a much smaller home to have a simpler daily living, the process is referred to as downsizing.

Downsizing offers several benefits including:

Reduced real estate costs
Reduced utility costs
Less home maintenance
More free time for hobbies and travel

During the downsizing process, a senior may decide to transfer to a retirement community. In other cases, family members and caregivers help in downsizing to prepare to move into a long term care or assisted living community.

20Aug2020

Tips For Finding Professional Help In a Crisis Downsizing

August 20, 2020

Sue White

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The services of senior move managers, whose work involve helping clients unclutter their homes and move, range from $40 to $125 per hour.

For some people, retirement downsizing does not involve long-planned move to a lavish condo or going through a lifetime of memorabilia and belongings that they accumulated over the past 20 years. Instead, the downsizing came unexpectedly and suddenly perhaps due to an illness, job loss, or some major personal or financial issue.

Many homeowners try to go through the tedious process of an emergency downsize on their own. But there is a growing number of people who are getting the assistance of experts in home organizing.

18Aug2020

Downsizing and Relocation Services

August 18, 2020

Sue White

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Downsizing Services

Anyone who has lived a full life could unknowingly accumulate a large volume of memorabilia. If you or a loved one has come to a decision that it is time to move into a more convenient and smaller home, you might find yourself in an overwhelming situation with the amount of stuff that you need to go through.

It’s years of memories and not just mere “stuff.” Let Brunswick Organizing Solutions help you change your living area and possessions to help significantly improve your life.

With our downsizing service, we will help you honor your past while helping you embrace your future.

If done correctly, downsizing can be a relief since our professional organizers can help you in prioritizing the things that are important and helpful in the next phase of your life.

15Jul2020

Downsizing Tips: How To Get Rid of Clutter?

July 15, 2020

Sue White

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Everyone knows that clutter needs to go but it’s always easier to leave the task of decluttering for another day. If you are moving to a new home, then now is the perfect time to get this done.

Some people think that downsizing is only for retirees. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Even those with children in college or if their adult children have settled into their new lives may consider downsizing.

Deal With Easier Stuff First

Getting rid of clutter can be an overwhelming task and that’s one of the many reasons why many homeowners put off this task. So, to help you get started, you should deal with the things that you can easily part with.

Clothes – get rid of all those that no longer fit you, have not worn in years, or have stains on them.
Paper – get rid of paper clutter like manuals, extra copies, envelopes, or similar items that you no longer use.
Duplicates – Get rid of all the duplicates. Do you have 10 mugs in a house of 2? Do you have 5 black shirts when you only use 2 regularly?
Books – donate, sell, or give some of the books that you own.
Movies and Music – they’re most likely part of the service that you are already subscribed to so there’s no need to keep old music or movie tapes, CDs, or DVDs.

30Jun2020

Downsizing Guide For Seniors

June 30, 2020

Sue White

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Seniors know that they eventually have to downsize to cut costs, simplify their lifestyle, deal with medical issues, or to be closer to their grand kids. The process is usually tolling and stressful, both physically and emotionally. However, you don’t have to feel overwhelmed. Here are a few downsizing tips for seniors.

Senior-friendly Downsizing Tips

Start Early

Give yourself enough time to downsize. The downsizing process will take longer than you expect so you need to have a lot of time to sort through all of your belongings. You can’t do this in just a single day or one weekend. Give yourself a more realistic timeframe like a few weeks or months. Work on one room at a time and make sure to take breaks as needed. You’ll find downsizing less stressful if you are not rushed.