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.

Declutter Your Home After The Holidays 

Are You Eager To Get Rid Of Clutter After The Holiday Season?  Clutter in your home can be a great cause of stress – and sometimes after the holiday season that clutter can be all the worse! This holiday season, what if you were prepared to get rid of the clutter? What if you could learn how [...]

By |2026-04-21T14:14:54+00:00December 24th, 2021|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, Interior design|Comments Off on Declutter Your Home After The Holidays 
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Downsized? How to Decorate Your New Smaller Home for the Holidays

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer At this stage of life, you’re looking forward to a simpler lifestyle with less clutter, more freedom, new friends, and new memories. Your kids are now grown and have left the nest. You might be single, widowed, or a couple. No matter what, holidays have changed for you. The once [...]

By |2026-04-21T14:14:57+00:00December 21st, 2021|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Design, design ideas, design trends, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers|Comments Off on Downsized? How to Decorate Your New Smaller Home for the Holidays
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Is Clutter Preventing You from Enjoying the Holidays?

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer One of my decluttering clients shared this with me the other day: “I thought holidays were supposed to be fun when you have little kids! They look forward to it all year and so do I, but now that the holiday season is actually here, I’m so stressed out [...]

By |2026-04-21T14:15:00+00:00December 16th, 2021|decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, simplify your life|Comments Off on Is Clutter Preventing You from Enjoying the Holidays?
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Downsizing And Starting Over: How to Successfully Combine Households in A Second Marriage

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer As an interior designer for over 35 years, I’ve often been asked to consult with clients who are merging households so they can create a common vision, avoid unnecessary arguments, and create a path forward together. Read my recent article: The Dueling Downsizers The bottom line, both parties want [...]

By |2021-12-10T19:33:34+00:00December 9th, 2021|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, Interior design, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Downsizing And Starting Over: How to Successfully Combine Households in A Second Marriage
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Why You Should Declutter Your Home 

You Don’t Have To Live With A Cluttered Home  If you’re overwhelmed by the clutter in your home and would like professional help to learn how to start decluttering – you’re in luck! My name is Rita Wilkins. Some know me as the Downsizing Designer. Once, I too lived with too much clutter. Now, I [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:34+00:00December 9th, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, decluttering tips, Decorating, design ideas, design trends, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how to utilize space in your house|Comments Off on Why You Should Declutter Your Home 
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How To Get Started 

Learn How To Get Started On Decluttering Your Home Today  Is your home a mess of clutter? Do you find yourself longing to declutter your home, but find you don’t even know how to get started? Don’t worry – you’re not the first to find yourself in this position. I’m Rita Wilkins, also known as [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:33+00:00December 2nd, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, decluttering tips, design ideas, design trends, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how to utilize space in your house, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer.|Comments Off on How To Get Started 
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How Do I Downsize And Declutter?

Baby Boomers Are Looking To Downsize And Declutter  More and more baby boomers are making the decision to simplify their lives through downsizing and decluttering. Are you ready to do the same? Hi, I’m Rita Wilkins – the Downsizing Designer. After downsizing my life, I live with 95% less than what I once owned, and [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:31+00:00November 18th, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, design ideas, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house, Interior design, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer.|Comments Off on How Do I Downsize And Declutter?
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Top 3 Secrets to Start Decluttering

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer I received a call from a woman the other day who sounded frustrated and stressed. She said, “I’ve been following you on Facebook for a long time and read all of your blogs.  I need your help!” She went on to say… I have a house full of stuff. [...]

By |2026-05-05T15:20:19+00:00November 16th, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, how do i get rid of stuff|Comments Off on Top 3 Secrets to Start Decluttering
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Starting Over: Downsizing in Your 60s

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer There’s something different about turning 60. In some ways, it’s a realization that there’s more time behind you than there is in front of you. And for some reason, time seems to move faster than it did before. Or maybe you just become more aware of the fact that [...]

By |2021-11-11T14:29:58+00:00November 11th, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how to downsize|Comments Off on Starting Over: Downsizing in Your 60s
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Decluttering For A Simpler Life 

Baby Boomers, Are You Ready To Get Rid Of The Clutter?  Baby boomers, do you find yourself surrounded by a lifetime’s worth of clutter, with no idea what to do with it? Do the clutter and mess make you feel stressed in your own home? Are you readying for retirement and finding yourself wanting to downsize and declutter? [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:05:28+00:00November 4th, 2021|8 Decluttering Methods., challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life|Comments Off on Decluttering For A Simpler Life 
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