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RIGHTsizing Your Life

This past year, my husband and I moved to a smaller home. We left our six-bedroom home of 18 years and moved to one-story living. The fact that I...Read entire article »

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The Downsizing Cover-up

For years, those of us in senior move management have talked about the difficulty of downsizing one’s home, and how sorting through belongings that have accumulated over decades unleashes...Read entire article »

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Helping Mom and Dad Move: Practical Advice for Adult Children

Twenty years ago, my grandmother sold her eight-bedroom home in Atlantic City and moved to an apartment in Philadelphia. “Take this tablecloth,” she begged, “this mirror...the china set...this crystal...”...Read entire article »

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Downsizing: 6 Months & Counting

For thousands of people, moving to smaller quarters is “out there” —meaning some time in the future. But for many of us, “I’m not ready yet,” really means, “I...Read entire article »