Blog tagged as Downsizing Challenges

How Careful Planning Transforms Challenging Moves

In early 2020, Bill was looking forward to moving to a continuing care retirement community where life would be simpler and he could enjoy the array of activities and outing offered. Multiple restaurant venues would provide him with endless dining options. And having family regularly stay over in hi...

03.01.22 03:33 PM

Do you know what's the most underutilized space in a house?  

Do you know what's the most underutilized space in a house? The back of a door. 


Many may put up a hook for coats or that umbrella that you use every once in awhile, but there is actually a ton of unused space on a door ...



10.01.21 05:15 PM
Getting Creative: Zoom Sorting Sessions

"Creativity involves breakout out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way," a quote by Edward de Bono highlights what our team has embraced working during COVID. 

Our roles as move managers are considered essential during the pandemic. We have experie...

27.11.20 03:38 PM
Part Therapist, Part Daughter, Part Magician

It’s always interesting when I explain what we do at The Downsizers. Yes, we pack people’s belongings. Yes, we also unpack people’s belongings. We also help to guide them through what to keep and what not to keep. We help them to get where they are going.

But it’s more, much more. We know that a succ...

15.10.19 02:44 PM
A Daughter’s Lessons

For two years, I had been strongly encouraging my mom to downsize and move closer to family. As the years passed, her home seemed to become too much for her manage. It was filled with a lifetime of memorabilia, furniture and other belongings.

My mom was not ready for this change. She didn’t want...

13.10.19 02:47 PM