Downsizing for Baby Boomers 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.

Getting Started On Downsizing In Your 60s

Don’t Wait To Get Started Downsizing And Decluttering Your Life  Are you overwhelmed by a lifetime’s worth of stuff in your home? Do you find yourself wishing you could declutter your life? Do you feel lost when you think about how to start downsizing and decluttering? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. My name is Rita Wilkins. [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:17+00:00August 12th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how to utilize space in your house|Comments Off on Getting Started On Downsizing In Your 60s
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Life Changing Decision to Downsize in Your 60s

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer The thought of Downsizing strikes fear in the hearts of many baby boomers. The thought of leaving the home where they raised their kids, the memories, and the neighbors they would leave behind. The monumental task of going through and getting rid of years of accumulations, everything from inherited [...]

By |2023-03-06T09:34:11+00:00August 12th, 2021|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing|Comments Off on Life Changing Decision to Downsize in Your 60s
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Lose the Clutter, but Not the Memories: The Downsizing Designer’s 5 Step Guide

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer I’m so glad to be here with you again. Many of you might know I took a few weeks off because I moved from my tiny Philadelphia jewel box apartment to a right-size small home in Historic New Castle Delaware built in the 1780s. I chose this home and [...]

By |2021-07-30T14:29:20+00:00August 2nd, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life|Comments Off on Lose the Clutter, but Not the Memories: The Downsizing Designer’s 5 Step Guide
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The Physical and Emotional Challenges Faced When Downsizing in Your 60s and 70s

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer In my career as an interior designer, I have helped clients upsize, right size, and downsize. Moving is a challenge no matter what your age or size of your home, but there is something different and very unique when you choose to downsize in your 60s and 70s. For [...]

By |2021-07-22T13:27:51+00:00July 22nd, 2021|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips|Comments Off on The Physical and Emotional Challenges Faced When Downsizing in Your 60s and 70s
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A Checklist for Finding the Right-Size Home for Your Current Lifestyle

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer If you are a baby boomer and if your family has gotten smaller, maybe you’ve been looking around your house, wondering if it is still a good fit for your empty nest or retired lifestyle. There might be bedrooms you no longer need or use. They might have even [...]

By |2021-12-22T13:50:03+00:00July 20th, 2021|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips|Comments Off on A Checklist for Finding the Right-Size Home for Your Current Lifestyle
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How To Downsize Your Sentimental Clutter 

Live A Life That Is More Free And Happy After You Downsize And Declutter  Is clutter overrunning and overwhelming your life? Do you feel as though you can’t get rid of clutter because of your sentimental attachment to it? I’m Rita Wilkins, the Downsizing Designer. Not so long ago, I was able to simplify my life through downsizing and decluttering. After going [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:09+00:00July 15th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, bucket list, decluttering tips, design ideas, design trends, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, how do i get rid of stuff, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house|Comments Off on How To Downsize Your Sentimental Clutter 
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You’re 60. You’re Downsizing. Isn’t it About Time to Clear Other People’s Clutter from Your Home?

Have you ever thought about just how much clutter impacts the overall quality of your life? In a recent conversation with a client, realized that nearly half of her basement was filled with clutter that was not her own. In my newly published article for Sixty and Me, “Get Your Own House Back! Stop Being [...]

By |2021-07-12T15:48:25+00:00July 12th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips|Comments Off on You’re 60. You’re Downsizing. Isn’t it About Time to Clear Other People’s Clutter from Your Home?
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What Baby Boomers Who Downsize in Their 60’s and 70’s Are Demanding When They Move to a Smaller Home

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Baby boomers have always been known for doing it their way, so it’s not surprising that they are reinventing the way they want to live in their retirement years. As an interior designer for over 35 years and with baby boomers being my primary client base, I have assisted [...]

By |2021-06-29T10:30:44+00:00June 23rd, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers|Comments Off on What Baby Boomers Who Downsize in Their 60’s and 70’s Are Demanding When They Move to a Smaller Home
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Committing To your Downsizing Journey 

Downsizing For Baby Boomers  Baby boomers, have you considered that downsizing many be the way to get the simpler, happier life you’ve desired? My name is Rita Wilkins. After I began my own downsizing journey and gave away 95% of what I once owned, I realized I was left with more time, money, and freedom to do [...]

By |2021-06-23T18:56:44+00:00June 20th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, design trends, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing tips, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces, personal growth, redecorating tips, retirement, simplify your life|Comments Off on Committing To your Downsizing Journey 
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Downsizing And Decluttering For Empty Nesters 

Baby Boomers, Do You Need To Declutter Your Life?  I’m Rita Wilkins, The Downsizing Designer. In my experience, many baby boomers find that, after a life of collecting things, souvenirs, and gifts, they simply have too much stuff! I once had too much stuff, as well. I simplified my life by downsizing and decluttering. I gave away 95% [...]

By |2021-06-23T18:56:46+00:00June 18th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, design ideas, design trends, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing tips, how to utilize space in your house, Interior design, living in smaller spaces, personal growth, retirement, simplify your life|Comments Off on Downsizing And Decluttering For Empty Nesters 
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