Rita, the downsizing designer, shares the challenges of downsizing and creating a minimalist lifestyle.

When To Start Decluttering 

Downsize And Declutter With Help From The Downsizing Designer  Many baby boomers are now reaching a point in their lives when they’re ready to downsize their lives. A lifetime of clutter has accumulated in your home and that clutter makes your home feel messy and stressful. If this description matches your experience, know that you are not [...]

How To Declutter Your Life 

A Cluttered Home Is A Stressful Home  If you find that clutter in your home is causing your distress, don’t worry. You’re not alone and you don’t have to figure out what to do on your own. My name is Rita Wilkins and I’m the Downsizing Designer. After decluttering and downsizing my life, I found I had [...]

Rita Wilkins Simplifies Downsizing 

Simplified Downsizing For People In Their 60s And 70s  Does clutter cause you stress? Do you have a bunch of stuff you aren’t sure what to do with? Are you interested in downsizing or decluttering your life? I’m Rita Wilkins and I can help. Not so long ago, I was living with too much. Once I decided to downsize [...]

5 Reasons Why Downsizing Is Good for Your Health, Well-Being… and Your Social Life

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Do you have a morning routine that is so sacred to you that you can’t imagine living life without it? It’s your time to prioritize YOU! Get up early Go out in nature Go for a walk Eat a healthy breakfast Read your prayer journal Whatever your morning routine [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:13:35+00:00August 25th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 5 Reasons Why Downsizing Is Good for Your Health, Well-Being… and Your Social Life

Downsizing For Retirement In Your 60s 

Ready To Prepare For Retirement In Your 60s By Downsizing?  Are you looking into retirement? Not sure if you should keep your current living situation or move into somewhere smaller and more affordable? Wondering how you’ll manage all of your stuff in a smaller living situation? Hi, I’m Rita Wilkins, the Downsizing Designer. Not so long ago, I was [...]

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. [...]

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

Professional, Free Guidance To Downsizing And Decluttering 

Do You Want Help To Downsize And Declutter Your Life?  Do you have a cluttered life that is bringing your mood down? Do you feel as though getting rid of clutter would lower your stress, but find it difficult to let go of certain items? Do you wish you had help to learn how best to downsize [...]

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

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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