Simplify your life 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.

Top 8 Lessons I Learned from My Mom About Keeping It Simple

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer Have you ever sat down to make a list of all of the things you learned from your mother? In all of these years, I’ve never actually made a list, but once I got started, I couldn’t stop! So far, I have 73 items on my list. I was amazed [...]

By |2023-11-14T01:30:52+00:00May 10th, 2022|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, empty nest, engage in yourlife, lifestyle, minimalism, motivation, personal growth, retirement, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off on Top 8 Lessons I Learned from My Mom About Keeping It Simple
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A Home Decluttering Checklist Guaranteed to Get You Unstuck

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Do you feel that you are losing the battle with clutter in your home? Does it feel like it’s never-ending, one step forward, two steps back? Are you literally at your wit's end, not knowing where to begin decluttering or how to get started? I’m glad you’re reading this [...]

By |2022-05-05T09:29:53+00:00May 5th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., decluttering tips, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to utilize space in your house, Interior design, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on A Home Decluttering Checklist Guaranteed to Get You Unstuck
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Family Photos: 5 Ruthless Decluttering Tips

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Family photos. We all have them, hundreds if not thousands of family photos stored in boxes, bins, in our attics, closets, and basements. Photos filled with memories of family, friends, vacations, special moments, and events in our lives. Memories of love, loss, joy, pain at all the different stages [...]

By |2022-05-04T11:52:59+00:00May 3rd, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, lifestyle, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Family Photos: 5 Ruthless Decluttering Tips
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Wake It Up, Shake It Up Today! 

Are You Tired Of Feeling Discontent With Your Life?  Shaking feelings of discontentment can be difficult. You find you’re not satisfied with your life, that you miss the days when you felt on fire and motivated to do anything. However, you’re not sure how to shake off your discontentment. You don’t know where to start [...]

By |2022-08-24T15:30:03+00:00April 22nd, 2022|how do i get rid of stuff, how to utilize space in your house, retirement, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, Wake It Up|Comments Off on Wake It Up, Shake It Up Today! 
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Our Top 3 Decluttering Blog Posts of 2022

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Decluttering your home is a very personal journey. It’s challenging It’s emotional And even the smallest thing can quickly reduce you to tears And it’s even more painful to admit how many times you might have tried various methods to declutter, but you got overwhelmed, frustrated, stuck, then you [...]

By |2022-04-12T14:01:10+00:00April 12th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Our Top 3 Decluttering Blog Posts of 2022
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The Emotional Side of Downsizing and Decluttering in Your 60s

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer As many of you know, as a designer for over 38 years, I’ve helped clients upsize, downsize, declutter, and “right size” their homes. Moving is a challenge no matter what your age or size of home, but there’s something different and unique when you choose to downsize and declutter [...]

By |2023-09-04T12:14:34+00:00April 7th, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, minimalism, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on The Emotional Side of Downsizing and Decluttering in Your 60s
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“Right Size” Home Checklist: An Organized Way to Find Your Perfect New Home

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Are you happy with the house you are currently living in? Or do you find yourself complaining: It’s too big, it’s too much work! It’s too small, there’s never enough room! How many of you would say your home is just right? Do you find yourself saying “I wish [...]

By |2022-04-01T03:45:52+00:00April 1st, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., Baby Boomers, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, how to utilize space in your house, lifestyle, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on “Right Size” Home Checklist: An Organized Way to Find Your Perfect New Home
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Cure Your Love-Hate Relationship with Clutter This Spring

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer There is a clutter crisis in America and it’s making us sick… literally. According to a recent study found by the national Association of professional organizers: 54% of Americans are overwhelmed by clutter. 55% experience stress because of clutter. 33% hang on two things they no longer want, need, [...]

By |2022-03-23T10:58:19+00:00March 23rd, 2022|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on Cure Your Love-Hate Relationship with Clutter This Spring
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It’s March: Wake It Up, Shake It Up! Shake Off the Seasonal Malaise

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer When was the last time you were on fire? Nothing or no one was going to stop you! You knew what you wanted and you were going for it, designing the life you love! You were going to do whatever it took to have what you wanted. It could [...]

By |2023-03-13T11:32:11+00:00March 17th, 2022|Baby Boomers, bucket list, how do i get rid of stuff, lifestyle, motivation, personal growth, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, time, travel, trending|Comments Off on It’s March: Wake It Up, Shake It Up! Shake Off the Seasonal Malaise
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There’s Something About Turning 60 That Changes You

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer Perhaps it’s that you see your clock ticking right before your eyes. You have less life in front of you than behind you. You have so much more you want to accomplish. You’re not done yet! In fact, you are so ready to go for it, to live life [...]

By |2022-03-14T07:47:47+00:00March 15th, 2022|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, lifestyle, simplify your life|Comments Off on There’s Something About Turning 60 That Changes You
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