Downsizing tips 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.

What To Do When Your Kids Leave Home But Their Stuff Stays?

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer For those of you who are decluttering, getting ready to downsize, or age-in-place, are you wondering how to get your adult kids to remove their stuff that might be sitting in their childhood bedrooms, your attic, garage, or basement? This is a real problem and an emotional one for many [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:09+00:00September 14th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, empty nest, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house|Comments Off on What To Do When Your Kids Leave Home But Their Stuff Stays?
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Minimalism And Decluttering 

Minimalism And Decluttering Go Hand In Hand Are you interested in living a minimalist lifestyle? Do you want to try minimalist design in your home? Do you look around and find that you have far too much cluttering your home to try minimalist design as things are now? Don’t worry – I can teach you [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:08+00:00September 9th, 2022|decluttering tips, design ideas, design trends, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, empty nest, minimalism and decluttering|Comments Off on Minimalism And Decluttering 
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3 Best Ways to Cure Clutter Creep and Chaos

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Have you ever listened to what your clutter is trying to tell you? You know… that clutter that’s everywhere! Your kitchen counter, your dining room table, your bathroom countertops. Every time you think you’ve cleaned it off and decluttered, it sneaks back in to haunt you! All of that [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:06+00:00September 6th, 2022|challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, redecorating tips, retirement, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 3 Best Ways to Cure Clutter Creep and Chaos
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Do You Need Minimalist Ideas For Your Home? 

Get Rid Of The Clutter In Your Home! If you’re sick of living with clutter and you’re ready to try to live a minimalist lifestyle, I’m here to help you! Hi, I’m Rita Wilkins. To many, I’m also known as the Downsizing Designer. Like you, I once had too much clutter in my life. After [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:05+00:00September 2nd, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., decluttering tips, design ideas, design trends, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, how to utilize space in your house, redecorating tips, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer.|Comments Off on Do You Need Minimalist Ideas For Your Home? 
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How to Emotionally Let Go of Sentimental Clutter

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Do you hold onto things that are sentimental to you because you are afraid if you let go of them, you will lose the memories associated with them? Several years ago, after our mom and dad passed away, my siblings and I were cleaning out their home… The home [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:04+00:00August 30th, 2022|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, empty nest, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, lifestyle|Comments Off on How to Emotionally Let Go of Sentimental Clutter
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Transform Your Home and Your Life: Downsize and Declutter Like a Minimalist

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer The pandemic taught us many things, perhaps one of the most important lessons: Stand back and look at your life through a new lens. Rethink what matters most, what’s essential, and what’s not. During the pandemic, many people chose to declutter their homes by removing those things that took [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:07:02+00:00August 24th, 2022|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, engage in yourlife, lifestyle, minimalism, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Transform Your Home and Your Life: Downsize and Declutter Like a Minimalist
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Minimalist Living: What is Clutter Blindness?

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Have you ever gotten so used to seeing something that you don’t even notice it anymore? The boots and snow shovels from last winter that still sit in your mudroom. The old winter coats that no longer fit but take up room in your hall closet. The kid’s trophies [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:06:57+00:00August 9th, 2022|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Minimalist Living: What is Clutter Blindness?
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Baby Boomers! We Have Too Much Stuff! What Are We Going to Do About It?

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Do you know that the average American household has over 300,000 items in it according to LA Times? And many of us baby boomers have much more “stuff” than that! Perhaps you’ve become blinded to the actual amount of stuff you have in your home. You just don’t see [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:06:55+00:00August 2nd, 2022|A Peek into Your Good Life, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, lifestyle, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on Baby Boomers! We Have Too Much Stuff! What Are We Going to Do About It?
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3 Must-Haves if You Want to Succeed in Decluttering and Downsizing

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer If you are reading this blog, you are likely interested in how to successfully Declutter or Downsize and perhaps both. I’m sharing 3 of the must-have mindsets if you want to be successful on your decluttering and downsizing journey. Just like any other big project you have taken on [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:06:53+00:00July 26th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., A Peek into Your Good Life, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, bucket list, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing tips, empty nest, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house, lifestyle|Comments Off on 3 Must-Haves if You Want to Succeed in Decluttering and Downsizing
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Don’ts and Dos of Downsizing in Your 60s

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer If you are in your 60s, you might be thinking a lot about downsizing and decluttering: Moving to a smaller home. Preparing your home for aging in place. Getting your home and your life in order “just in case” something happens. Or maybe you just want a different kind [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:06:51+00:00July 19th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, empty nest, how do i get rid of stuff|Comments Off on Don’ts and Dos of Downsizing in Your 60s
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