What’s the best way to organize?

Organizing is not everyone’s cup of tea. It takes time and patience. When organizing, you can’t snap your fingers and wham it’s done. 1. Start in one room. What do you wish to accomplish? What would the end result look like? 2. Once you have selected the room, pick a closet or drawer. Have trash

1. Stay on top of the housework weekly. 2. Reduce your expectations. 3. Equality – Give each room equal amount of time – for example 20 min. 4. Everyone in the household helps. It shouldn’t be one’s persons job all the time. 5. Get Rid of It….When you are working in a room and you

While there are many benefits to downsizing, be careful to take into consideration the flip side. Your lifestyle will change. Certainly, with all the decisions about what to keep or not, you will in fact be living with less. That was the goal, after all, but the end result may be a bit startling at

Ugh, it’s so overwhelming and time consuming, I just can’t get my arms around that daunting project. Photo organizing made easy, but the hard part is how to get started. Think of preserving your family history like building a house. You need a plan on what the end result will be. What are your options?

Well since this is our first and pray our last pandemic, we are all in a tizzy. Now we have the massive bulk items, i.e. 5 lb. bags of veggies, 4 to 6 boxes of pizza, toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins from the box store. Now where to put everything? Garage: utilize your vertical

by Alice Fisher, M.S.W. Although frail and deaf, her cognizance was excellent. She made wonderful friends, joined in activities, began going to synagogue on Friday nights, went on shopping trips, and began to care again about what she wore and how she looked. Her best friend at the Hebrew Home was Rose, who was born

by Alice Fisher, M.S.W. Why do I feel so strongly that aging-in-place is not the panacea that our government, our media, and the many senior service providers around the country are promoting? My story starts with Hurricane Sandy. At the time that Sandy struck the east coast of New York, my elderly parents were aging-in-place

by Alice Fisher, M.S.W. Surveys show that most people when asked prefer to spend the last years of their lives in their homes rather than in a community or institutional setting. What they fail to consider…or don’t want to consider…is the prospect of being homebound and spending their last years alone with only an aide

Leaving a Legacy

Saving Memories by Recording Voices Your grandparent’s voice. Your mom’s lullaby. Your dad’s laugh. A family reunion. All of these are memories that can bring a smile to your face and help you remember. Now there is a way they can live forever. Preserving family memories and history can be done through pictures, videos, or

PACKING ORGANIZATION FOR A HOLIDAY GETAWAY

When thinking about packing organization for a holiday getaway, do you get overwhelmed? Not sure what to and not to pack? There are many things to consider when planning for a getaway. One thing is who all is going? Packing for a baby or child is much different than packing for a teen or adult.

Over buying products during the pandemic and where to put it?

We are all in a tizzy. Now we have the massive bulk items, i.e. 5 lb. bags of veggies, 4 to 6 boxes of pizza, toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins from the box store. Now where to put everything? Garage: utilize your vertical space. If you have shelving organize and go through the shelves

Are You Prepared For A Crisis? Vital documents In Order?

PUT TOGETHER YOUR VITAL DOCUMENTS So you and your family are prepared for a crisis or emergency Tools needed: 3 ring binder 2 pocket folders Stapler External hard drive Small book for hard copy on passwords to accounts 3 hole punch Type in a word doc your attorney, accountant, financial planner name, phone number, e-mail,

Adopt A Daughter

This personalized concierge service assists busy families and professionals who have aging parent(s) – loved one who needs assistance from time to time. The loved one might be in their family home “Aging In Place”, or independent or assisted living community. Family members who work full time, busy children’s activities schedule, live out of the

Do you think you have a solid understanding of Baby Boomers, and some of their beliefs and outlook on life? Read the following ten statements or quotes and decide whether they were made by or about a Baby Boomer or a Millennial. Put your generational knowledge to the test and take our short quiz. Record

How to: sort or “right size” your home before a move

We usually get the call from home owners wanting or needing to move or right size when they are at the “OVERWHELMED” stage. Home owners just take everything out of drawers and closets and just put them on the floor. This method creates visual “CHAOS” AND MAJOR”CLUTTER”. Pick one room and start at the door and work

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What’s the best way to organize?

Homing In On The Housework

Flip Side to Downsizing

Do you have paper photos, VHS tapes, slides and film in shoes boxes and containers?

Overbuying of products during the pandemic, and no place to put it!

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