Aging in Place posts by Rita Wilkins. Rita is a renowned expert in decluttering and minimalism, empowering individuals to simplify their lives through practical tips and resources, while also captivating audiences as a professional speaker and author.

Flirting with Minimalism or Downsizing? These TED Talks May Just Talk You Into It

It remains to be seen whether downsizing and minimalism are going to be a cultural shift or just a cultural fad, but these ideas are certainly in the air and on a lot of minds. If you're feeling a tug toward simplicity and paring down, here are some excellent TED Talks to watch on these [...]

By |2016-09-23T01:29:08+00:00September 23rd, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on Flirting with Minimalism or Downsizing? These TED Talks May Just Talk You Into It
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6 Popular Decluttering Methods for Minimalism

The thought of living with less clutter is appealing to many, and the benefits are well-known. Owning less stuff means having more time for the most important aspects of our lives, and even feeling more comfortable in our own home. As desirable as those results may be, the thought of decluttering a home can be overwhelming with [...]

By |2016-09-20T04:01:30+00:00September 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 6 Popular Decluttering Methods for Minimalism
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How Will the New Baby Boomer Retirement Lifestyle Shape the World?

What impact will Baby Boomer retirement lifestyle decisions have on the physical makeup of cities, government policies and the building industry? Plenty! My earlier blog ,What do we really want, makes it pretty clear that we are a very diverse groups with some very specific needs. These needs lead to 5 Real Estate Trends that [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:41+00:00September 16th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on How Will the New Baby Boomer Retirement Lifestyle Shape the World?
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11 Must Haves in the Ideal Baby Boomer Retirement Home

“As a baby boomer, I want to be happy with my retirement lifestyle!” Identifying the specifics of what it is we are looking for in our next home is key to finding that happiness. Our diversity, as I mentioned in my first blog has made it clear that there is no “one size fits all” [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:40+00:00September 15th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on 11 Must Haves in the Ideal Baby Boomer Retirement Home
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Why are more baby boomers who can afford to buy a home renting instead?

A few years ago, with the kids grown and gone, Laurin and Ron Jacobson looked around their huge, aging South Tampa house and decided it was time to sell. "It was an old 1960s home that kept falling apart, and we were going through our money like crazy fixing it up,'' Laurin Jacobson recalled. "We [...]

By |2016-09-12T00:39:07+00:00September 12th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Why are more baby boomers who can afford to buy a home renting instead?
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Aging Baby Boomers Becoming the Roommate Generation

There was Felix-and-Oscar. There were The Golden Girls. Such arrangements--adults living with adult roommates--are about to get less comic and more common, say experts on housing and on the aging of the Baby Boom. One pair of roommates—Carol Loper, 69, and Gerry Venable, 74—recently was profiled on the front page of the L.A. Times. An [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:43+00:00September 11th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Aging Baby Boomers Becoming the Roommate Generation
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21 Benefits of Owning Less

Minimalist living is countercultural. It is contrary to every advertisement we have ever seen because we live in a society that prides itself on the accumulation of possessions. But there is more joy to be found owning less than can be found pursuing more. Consider just some of the benefits of living with fewer possessions. 1. Spend [...]

By |2016-08-31T21:46:54+00:00August 31st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 21 Benefits of Owning Less
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Downsizing baby boomers choosing attached and single-family housing

Many baby boomers are in the process of giving up their single-family homes in favor of attached living (condominiums or townhouses) as they seek a more carefree lifestyle, according to David Kennedy, principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning. Many of these "anti-outdoor maintenance" boomers are gravitating to suburban downtown areas where they can walk to [...]

By |2016-08-29T01:33:11+00:00August 29th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, Universal Design|Comments Off on Downsizing baby boomers choosing attached and single-family housing
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5 Things You Should Know About Baby Boomers and City Living

We’re excited to see how the lifestyles of this great generation will impact the way cities are designed. How might we see Chicago’s built environment evolve to adapt to the many Baby Boomers getting ready to retire? 1. Baby Boomers make up a big part of the population…and they’re getting ready to retire. Political issues [...]

By |2016-08-24T15:38:58+00:00August 24th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on 5 Things You Should Know About Baby Boomers and City Living
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How Baby Boomers Could Be Set to Help the Travel Industry Take Off

A new Merrill Lynch study on Baby Boomers and retirement points to some good times ahead for the travel industry. According to the study, as that generation retires, an estimated 2.5 trillion hours of leisure time will be created, leading to a scenario where more people are in the “time affluent” stage of their lives [...]

By |2016-08-21T23:33:57+00:00August 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on How Baby Boomers Could Be Set to Help the Travel Industry Take Off
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