Travel 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.

LIFESTYLE DESIGN – WHAT IS IT?

By Rita S. Wilkins, The Downsizing Designer As a young girl growing up in Germany, our family of seven took frequent road trips to neighboring countries. Our mom was usually the instigator of these adventures. Dad was the consummate planner. In so many ways, they were the perfect team. She was curious, a learner, a [...]

By |2019-01-18T21:23:04+00:00October 16th, 2018|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, Design, downsizing, empty nest, freedom, Interior design, lifestyle, minimalism, personal growth, retirement, simplicity, simplify your life, time, travel, trending|Comments Off on LIFESTYLE DESIGN – WHAT IS IT?
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Downsizing From the Inside Out – Make Room for the Life You REALLY Want

Have you downsized from a larger home to a smaller one? It was fun and easy, right? Do you still have unopened boxes that you have no clue what’s inside of them?     Have you ever asked yourself WHY you brought so many things with you even though you knew you were trying to downsize? [...]

By |2018-10-09T16:24:23+00:00October 9th, 2018|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, decluttering tips, downsizing, empty nest, freedom, lifestyle, minimalism, motivation, personal growth, simplicity, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, TEDx Talk, time, travel, trending|Comments Off on Downsizing From the Inside Out – Make Room for the Life You REALLY Want
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8 Hacks to Glam Up Your Small Space

As a specialist in downsizing, along with years of remodeling for clients, I have come across many unique small homes that do a wonderful job of maximizing available space. The trick be minimal in your approach: remove clutter and focus on features that elicit feelings of openness: light, simplicity and air. But we need our [...]

By |2018-07-09T05:34:45+00:00May 31st, 2018|Aging in place, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Decorating, Design, downsizing, empty nest, freedom, Home Decorating, Interior design, lifestyle, minimalism, motivation, personal growth, retirement, simplicity, Space Planning, time, travel, trending|Comments Off on 8 Hacks to Glam Up Your Small Space
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Baby Boomers Want to Relax and Rejuvenate in 2018

  Baby boomers may be burning out, and looking to spend more time relaxing and rejuvenating on their next vacation, according to a recent AARP study. The Baby Boomer age group expects to take four or five leisure trips next year, spending almost $6,400 on travel (the same or more than they spent in 2017), [...]

By |2018-06-29T14:46:27+00:00May 24th, 2018|Aging in place, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Design, downsizing, empty nest, freedom, Interior design, lifestyle, minimalism, motivation, personal growth, retirement, simplicity, time, travel, trending|Comments Off on Baby Boomers Want to Relax and Rejuvenate in 2018
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Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It

Mothers and daughters talk about all kinds of things. But there is one conversation Susan Beauregard, 49, of Hampton, Conn., is reluctant to have with her 89-year-old mother, Anita Shear: What to do — eventually — with Mrs. Shear’s beloved set of Lenox china? Ms. Beauregard said she never uses her own fine china, which [...]

By |2018-06-29T15:00:32+00:00August 21st, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, design trends, downsizing, Interior design, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It
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The New Baby Boomer Boom

Jimmy Buffett is wasting away again in Margaritaville. On Feb. 16, the 70-year-old singer of calypso tunes about flip-flops, boozy cocktails, and cheeseburgers in paradise announced a partnership with Orlando, Fla.–based Minto Communities to bring Latitude Margaritaville—a tropics-themed, “no worries” active-adult community—to a development parcel fronting Daytona Beach. Complete with a fitness center, aerobics studio, [...]

By |2018-06-29T15:01:42+00:00August 15th, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, design trends, downsizing, Interior design, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on The New Baby Boomer Boom
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Intentionally Minimalist Retirement

Just before I retired in 2011 I sold almost everything I owned. It wasn’t because money was tight, but because I wanted to spend my life as an adventure, traveling the world, pursuing my passions of writing and photography and most of the things I owned weren’t going to fit into that lifestyle. I didn’t intend to [...]

By |2018-06-20T16:43:36+00:00July 25th, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, design trends, downsizing, Interior design, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Intentionally Minimalist Retirement
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6 Baby Boomer Travel Trends

Many baby boomers are hoping to do more traveling as they enter their retirement years. After decades of cramming travel into long weekends and limited vacation time, new retirees often have a pent up desire to visit new places. Here's how baby boomers plan to travel in retirement: A travel bucket list. Many baby boomers [...]

By |2017-07-18T02:02:07+00:00July 18th, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 6 Baby Boomer Travel Trends
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10 Good Reasons To Sell That Big House and Get Rightsized

Thom and I are fortunate to be spending July in the coastal community of Ventura. As some of you know, where we live the majority of the year the temperature during the summer fluctuates between 110 and 120 degrees. Meanwhile, here near the beach, we are relishing the cool coastal breezes without air-conditioning. This will [...]

By |2017-07-08T02:22:09+00:00July 8th, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, design trends, downsizing, Interior design, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on 10 Good Reasons To Sell That Big House and Get Rightsized
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11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire

by Patricia Doherty No more waiting for your annual vacation and then filling it end-to-end until you drag yourself back to work needing another week off. You are retired — and if you’re reading this, you probably love to travel. In fact, according to AARP’s 2017 survey, travel is at the top of 83 percent of Baby Boomers’ [...]

By |2017-06-27T16:08:43+00:00June 27th, 2017|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, Interior design, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, walkable communities|Comments Off on 11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire
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