By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer Decluttering is one of the top 3 New Year’s resolutions people make each year, preceded by weight loss and exercise. So, it’s easy to understand why people try, give up, and then show up again the following year determined to try once again. If you are committed to winning the [...]

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer Words are powerful. If we tell ourselves, we can do something, we can. Conversely, if we tell ourselves, we can’t do something, we probably can’t. When it comes to decluttering, your home, I often hear, “I can’t possibly get rid of XYZ… (mom’s, china, my kids, artwork, their high school [...]

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer Downsizing in your 60s is liberating It is perhaps one of the most liberating things you could ever do for yourself if you are ready to try something new, exciting, and perhaps more fulfilling. You are free to reimagine and reinvent your life, to make new choices about how you [...]

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer When you think of decluttering your home, do you immediately get overwhelmed? Do you start thinking about how could you possibly let go of… your boxes of family photos? your favorite hobby supplies? those revered sentimental items that sit in plastic storage bins in your basement? The most important minimalist [...]

By Annie SiskGuest Blogger Whether you call it downsizing, right-sizing, or simply decluttering, getting rid of stuff that’s taking up space in your home and in your life unnecessarily can be an incredibly freeing experience. It’s also an essential step in preparing to sell your home. But it can also be a bit terrifying. After [...]

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer Whether you call yourself a minimalist or not, the thought of excess holiday clutter throughout your home creates a level of angst and anxiety. It does to many at this time of year. The influx of beautifully wrapped presents from well-meaning friends and relatives… Gifts that you may not want, [...]

By Rita WilkinsThe Downsizing Designer When you reach the age of 60, you’re beginning to enter a new stage of life that can be both terrorizing and exciting. It’s a time of change… big change, and these changes can be scary because you’re being confronted with stepping out of your comfort zone and letting go [...]