Seniors are well advised about identity theft and many of them have personal shredders. Those small home office machines are notorious for jamming, and are frustrating and worthless for handling any significant volume of shredding. They are designed to handle a single, occasional sheet for shredding and are not helpful in clearing a house of… Read More

When planning your move, give some thought to the packing materials you use. Most people’s first inclination is to start saving and scrounging boxes: liquor stores, grocery boxes (fruit boxes are favorites with the full lid) and paper boxes, the kind that holds computer paper. And then, when it comes time to pack, most people… Read More

Moving is the least painful when the person moving sees a benefit to moving: focus on the gain, not on the loss. Moving is a huge change: Adaptation to change is in direct proportion to the feeling of control that the person has over the change. Most people want familiarity in the new place: it… Read More

1. If you think you have too much stuff, and you want to fix it, you MUST change your life so more goes out of the door than comes in. Throw or giveaway more than you buy. 2. Once organized and decluttered it is easier to stay organized and decluttered. Take the time to clean… Read More

What to Know About Donating to Charities In addition to helping seniors move, Rose’s Daughters are experts in helping organize, clear, clean and stage the senior’s home for sale. Donating items to charity is an excellent way to help a senior downsize or get ready for a move. This is what we know about donating… Read More

Just Get Rid of It: Freecycle.com In addition to helping seniors move, Rose’s Daughters are experts in helping organize, clear, clean and stage the senior’s home for sale. Seniors often want to find good homes for the items they are shedding. Here’s a good option for getting rid of stuff. The Freecycle website can be… Read More

HOW DO WE SAFELY DISPOSE OF OLD MEDICATIONS? In addition to helping seniors move, Rose’s Daughters are experts in helping organize, clear, clean and stage the senior’s home for sale. Here’s what we know about safely disposing of expired or unwanted prescriptions or over-the-counter medications: Many people deal with old medication by flushing them down… Read More

If at all possible, plan on moving first and THEN clearing and selling the house. By moving and then selling you will avoid contending with open houses and potential buyers wanting to see the house, and you won’t have to clean and clear out closets and the garage in preparation for selling. Realtors specializing in… Read More

When seniors move and downsize, they often leave a home full of belongings accumulated over a lifetime. Clearing the house for sale is often more work than moving! Kathleen McGonagle, owner of Rose’s Daughters, Inc. offers the following suggestions and resources for clearing a house. ESTATE SALE If you are willing to have an estate… Read More