Your birthday is a special day. It’s the one day a year that everyone who loves you gets to celebrate you! The first 39 years of life, we love them and then, something happens. On our 40th birthday we begin to think, “I may be starting the last half of my life” or “I’m going…
My story is like so many others, yet so uniquely mine. Like all diseases, you fight it in the beginning, rejecting the diagnosis and believing it will be different for you and your family. Unlike many families, we did not wait too long before finding mom a safer place to live. The worry of coffee pots…
1. Think about your new space Getting your mind around moving to a smaller space is your first order of business. Wrapping your head around new surroundings, less storage, smaller and fewer items of furniture are all part of the acceptance of this new life phase. Instead of dreading it, think about the upsides –…
1. Organize: It’s like eating an elephant, one bite at a time. Begin with a small extra bedroom or even one closet. Create three piles; keep, gift away, and discard. Box and label the “keep”, deliver the gift away and arrange for pickup of “discards”. Don’t move on to another room or closet until you…
1. Personal Agenda Our parents know us better than anyone else. They know our tactics and maneuvers and we can’t fool them. If moving a parent fits into your plan more than it does theirs, they will resist. Examine your motives for wanting your dad to move, determine if there is a way to help…
1. SRES Senior Real Estate Specialist is a designation given to Realtors® who have taken the time and invested energy in learning about what matters to you. These professionals understand that it takes time to make decisions as big as moving from a home of 20+ years. If you are trying to make this move on…