For those of us lucky enough to have a home that’s been in our family for a long time, it’s difficult to imagine letting it go. With just a look around, it’s easy to see how the family home is chocked full of memories. These are cherished memories, where we remember the laughs, the tears, […]

Wasted Time: Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 153 days searching for misplaced items – up to nine items every day -or 198,743 in a lifetime. Phones, keys, sunglasses and paperwork top the list (The Daily Mail). Blame it on clutter? Perhaps we have too much clutter in too many different places. Cutting down on […]

Yesterday I read a Facebook post on my friend Jan’s page. It was commenting on the size of a car’s rear-view mirror relative to the windshield. Struck by this, I did a quick Google search and discovered this post is based on a quote by Joel Osteen:  “The reason the windshield is so large, and the rear-view […]

When cleaning out a home in preparation for a move or an estate sale, I’ve  heard from many of my clients that they “don’t want to just give everything away” if it’s possible to get some money in the process. This makes sense to me. But the question, “How much is this worth?” is a […]