by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing, Well-being
If illness or an accident means that your parents need to leave their family home and move to assisted living, it can be a difficult transition. If one or the other isn’t ready to leave the home where they raised their children, it makes it especially stressful...
by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing, Rightsizing
Some of the toughest tasks, when downsizing, is how to decide which of the meaningful mementos to keep and what to do with those sentimental treasures you really love but don’t have room for. Getting started is perhaps the hardest part. Sorting through...
by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing, Rightsizing, Well-being
There are many terms relating to the elderly or to geriatric care. Some may be unfamiliar. We’ve included those that we feel it is important to know. Some terms for alternate types of housing are also included. Alzheimer’s disease – a form of...
by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing
When thinking about selling some of our prized possessions, we often over-estimate their worth, giving way too much value to sentiment and personal attachment. For example, Grandma’s Cherry Dining Hutch – as beautiful as it is, unfortunately, the selling price will be...
by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing, Rightsizing, Well-being
When active parents begin to slow down and experience the effects of aging and ill health, one option is to sell the home and move in with adult children. Adult children, if nearby, can step in to help with food shopping, errands, and trips to and from the doctor’s...
by Marie LeBlanc | Downsizing
When rightsizing or downsizing a home in preparation for a move to a new location or an assisted living facility, the question of what to do with a lifetime of acquisitions is always a difficult one to answer. Once you have organized and sorted everything into:...
