{"id":361,"date":"2019-01-23T00:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T00:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2019-01-23T00:51:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T00:51:37","slug":"whats-keeping-you-from-downsizing-and-how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/whats-keeping-you-from-downsizing-and-how-to-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s keeping you from downsizing — and how to get started"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course you could downsize by yourself. \u00a0Why aren\u2019t you?<\/strong>
\nDecluttering your home is one of those things it\u2019s easy to believe you can do by yourself. \u00a0And of course, theoretically, you can.<\/p>\n

What deters most people is not the physical aspect, but the mental one. \u00a0It\u2019s hard to get started \u2013 and even harder to keep going.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why getting professional help from a Senior Move Manager makes so much sense. When you work with a Senior Move Manager like On The Move<\/strong>, you know that you\u2019ll get your downsizing or decluttering projected started and<\/em> completed.<\/p>\n

Here are a few important ways a Senior Move Manager can help you clear the hurdles and reach your goal of having a right-sized, organized and clutter-free home.<\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to start attacking your piles of stuff. The problem is that it\u2019s equally easy to become overwhelmed when sorting takes longer than you expected.\u00a0A Senior Move Manager can help you take a realistic look at how much you have and how long it will really take to get the whole project done.<\/p>\n

Making it Manageable<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going through your things \u2013 taking stuff out of drawers, closets and your garage\u00a0\u2013 can make you feel you\u2019re making a lot of mess, without making a lot of progress.\u00a0A Senior Move Manager will help you stage and manage your project so that you don\u2019t feel overwhelmed by chaos while you\u2019re decluttering.<\/p>\n

Staying Focused<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photographs and treasured objects aren\u2019t the only things that carry memories. You could feel nostalgic about a broken cup. Or look longingly at a baby\u2019s tattered toy. But waxing nostalgic and stopping to reminisce over every little thing makes it hard to keep moving forward.\u00a0A Senior Move Manager will help you decide which memories are important to hold onto, and which are best to let go. She\u2019ll help you hold on to the vision of the life you want to lead now.<\/p>\n

Finding New Homes for Your Things<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have things that you don\u2019t use, but they\u2019re perfectly good. How can you even think of throwing those things away? The very thought makes you feel guilty!\u00a0 Not everything you might think is usable or valuable really is. A Senior Move Manager can help you evaluate which things have substantial value, which would be appreciated as donations,\u00a0<\/strong>and which are ready to be recycled.<\/p>\n

Being There For You<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going through your things is an challenging process. Shifting the emotional weight can feel more difficult than moving the actual objects.\u00a0A Senior Move Manager can be there to provide emotional as well as physical support every step of the way; or as much as you’d like her to be. The good news is, that with help, you know you’ll be successful!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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