Tag: decluttering
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When your Mom Won’t Sell: Getting your Childhood Dollhouse on the Market
Read or listen as my mom and I take a fun and surprisingly emotional stroll down memory lane on the quest for more closet space. I am not sure if this is another “child of the 70’s” thing, but dollhouses were a big part of my childhood. Not the Barbie playhouse kind (one of my…
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A Lifetime of Greeting Cards
A box of 60 years of cards can hold a lot. In fact, sorting through them gets a little emotional. October, 2025 My sister and I just returned from a visit to my parents helping them out after our mom had minor surgery. It gave the 4 of us a rare chance to spend time…
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The Mink Coat Edition
What to do with bygone status symbols that are just so hard to let go? When a coat is much more than a “coat” Sometime in the early 80’s, my dad brought home an extravagant gift in a big box for my mom. It was probably around the holidays, or close enough, as the Connecticut…
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Unearthing Family Memories: A Journey Through Greeting Cards
A personal essay on digging through a treasure trove of greeting cards My sister and I just returned from a visit to my parents helping them out after our mom had minor surgery. It gave the 4 of us a rare chance to spend time together as the OG “nuclear family.” It also gave me…
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The Vintage Cross Pen(s) Collection
Do you have a stash of these or other historic desk artifacts? Most likely you are familiar with Cross pens. They were founded in 1846 by a family of jewelers. They’ve been used by Presidents since Ronald Reagan for signing bills into law and formalizing other important documents. Growing up, personalized Cross pens were a…
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Don't wait for panic-mode; tackle your historic photo archive in Zen-mode
My push to start organizing my historic family photos This weekend I was on a girls weekend and saw a friend I don’t get to see very often. For the last year or so she has been overwhelmed caring for aging parents; dealing with their housing challenges; mourning the loss of a parent; and moving…
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Your Guide to Saving Your Sanity While Helping Your Parents Age Successfully
Managing life with aging parents is a gift, and a challenge. This blog is here to help us laugh, cry and get support during this crazy time of life.
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Tiffany Crystal Disaster
In order to get to the Tiffany crystal champagne glasses out for Thanksgiving, I had to dig deep. I mean deep. Of course, I am doing this Christmas Eve around 4 pm as we are also trying to get to church for the 5:30 children’s service.
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Who Gets The China? 