Baby Boomer 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.

How To Downsize And Simplify Your Life 

Lead A Happier, Simpler Life In Your Retirement Years  Baby Boomers are fast approaching retirement age. Ask yourself, in your retirement, do you really want to live surrounded by the clutter of things you’ve collected over a lifetime. Or, would you prefer to declutter, downsize, and simplify your life?  Sign Up For A Decluttering And Downsizing Guide For Baby Boomers With Rita Wilkins  [...]

By |2021-06-22T14:48:21+00:00May 7th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Decorating, design ideas, design trends, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing tips, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces|Comments Off on How To Downsize And Simplify Your Life 
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Jump Start Your Downsizing Journey with These Resources

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer If you or someone you know are getting ready to downsize to a smaller home, I read a great article over the weekend that I would love to share with you. There is so much to know about the downsizing and decluttering process and this article by Evan Dunn [...]

By |2026-05-05T16:52:26+00:00May 4th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, downsizing, downsizing tips|Comments Off on Jump Start Your Downsizing Journey with These Resources
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5 Simple Steps to Right-Size Your Next Home

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer When you looked around your home during this past year, did you start noticing anything you hadn’t noticed before? The excess stuff you had accumulated over many years. The boxes in the attic, basement, garage that you had no idea what was even in them. The spaces in your [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:13:31+00:00April 30th, 2021|Baby Boomers, downsizing, Interior design, retirement, Space Planning|Comments Off on 5 Simple Steps to Right-Size Your Next Home
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Empty Nesters: Should You Move Homes Or Stay? 

What Do You Do Once Your Nest is Empty?  Becoming an empty nester can be an emotional transition for parents. While you’re proud of your children for going out on their own, it’s also natural to feel a certain sadness. In addition to the emotional response, there are practical problems that come along with being an empty [...]

By |2021-04-23T13:09:33+00:00April 23rd, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, design trends, downsizing, downsizing tips, empty nest, Home Decorating, how to utilize space in your house, retirement|Comments Off on Empty Nesters: Should You Move Homes Or Stay? 
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How Do You Know What to Take and Not Take with You When You Downsize Your Home?

As an interior designer for over 35 years, I have helped clients upsize from their first and second homes. I have helped them design their beach houses, their mountain houses, and their lake homes. And now, I am helping baby boomers downsize or right-size to a smaller home, homes that are more manageable and more [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:13:30+00:00April 22nd, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces|Comments Off on How Do You Know What to Take and Not Take with You When You Downsize Your Home?
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How to Avoid the Costs of Double Downsizing

Why Not Do It Right the First Time? By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Downsizing should save you money, right? For those of you who know me, the “Downsizing Designer”, that’s my mantra. Downsizing saves time, money, freedom, and energy. If you are an empty nester… If you want a smaller, more manageable space to [...]

By |2021-04-15T09:23:43+00:00April 15th, 2021|Aging in place, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing tips, lifestyle|Comments Off on How to Avoid the Costs of Double Downsizing
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Prototyping A New Lifestyle

Start Decluttering Now So You Can Experience the Joy of Owning Less By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Right now, are you living the life of your dreams? The house you want? The job you want? The freedom to do what you want and when you want? If not, have you ever asked yourself… why [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:04:53+00:00April 2nd, 2021|Baby Boomers, lifestyle, personal growth, Start Your Good Life|Comments Off on Prototyping A New Lifestyle
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What Is Lean Design? Lessons I’ve Learned by Living With 95% Less

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer More is not necessarily better... even in interior design. Our culture would like us to believe that… More is better than less. Bigger is better than small. So we buy bigger houses and fill them with more stuff. As beautiful as that all might sound, just ask yourself this [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:13:27+00:00February 17th, 2021|Baby Boomers, design ideas, Interior design|Comments Off on What Is Lean Design? Lessons I’ve Learned by Living With 95% Less
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The Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer If you’ve been living in your large home for a while, but lately you’ve started to say… It’s just becoming “too much”. Too much time, maintenance, and expense. Perhaps you’ve been talking to some of your family or friends who have already downsized and they keep saying how much [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:13:26+00:00February 4th, 2021|Baby Boomers, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces, minimalism|Comments Off on The Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home
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The Dueling Downsizers

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer What do you do when you want to downsize and your spouse or partner doesn’t? Just know that you are not alone. It's very common for one partner to want to downsize and the other not. As an interior design and downsizing designer, I am frequently asked to be [...]

By |2021-01-28T08:03:59+00:00January 26th, 2021|Aging in place, Baby Boomers, downsizing, downsizing tips, lifestyle, retirement|Comments Off on The Dueling Downsizers
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