by Marie LeBlanc | Decluttering, Downsizing, Rightsizing
“One thing I don’t understand. If this is the digital age, then why do I have so many papers – legal, financial, and junk in files or piles? I need help…” It is important to keep vital documents, but it is getting more difficult to know just what papers are those you...
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, 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 | Decluttering, Downsizing, Rightsizing
Here are three key strategies to help seniors make the transition to smaller living quarters in a much less stressful and smooth fashion: Start with the basics. Often people have a very difficult time looking at empty rooms and understanding, spatially, what can...
by Marie LeBlanc | Downsizing, Rightsizing
There comes a time in each of our lives, and the lives of our loved ones, when we are faced with making lifestyle choices. These transition points may be of our own choosing, such as downsizing to a retirement home, or forced on us by health issues, death of a loved...
