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Adapting to A Lifestyle Change

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-06-02T10:30:49-05:00June 2nd, 2021|Categories: Change|Tags: adapt, behaviors, habits, plan, routines, stressful|

A lifestyle change means new behaviors that could result in new routines. It can be in various aspects of your life such as your health, your professional life, or manner of income, moving, a relationship, getting organized, going to college, a new baby, retirement, etc. In each of the situations mentioned above, the lifestyle change will mean a change, or changes that will occur. To adapt, prepare yourself mentally by expecting some things, or possibly many aspects of your life to change, especially existing routines. Because, with behavioral changes comes a change to existing routines, or eliminating one routine and [...]

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Holiday Priorities

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:17-06:00December 18th, 2019|Categories: Holidays, Time Management|Tags: perfectionism, plan, preparations, stressful, tasks|

What are your holiday priorities? We all have them. As we get closer to the actual day, or start of the season, we need to check in to see if we are on track to get all the preparations done in time. Holidays are a stressful time for many people. Getting everything done can be nerve wracking, depending on our individual standards. Hopefully you created a plan, did you? It’s always a good idea to have a plan. It can be as simple as jotting down tasks, prioritizing them, and then scheduling them in a planner. Plan the work and [...]

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Why Create a Home Inventory?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:24-06:00October 17th, 2018|Categories: Home Organization, Planning|Tags: contents, downsize, estate planning, organized, stressful|

The main reason to create a home inventory as you may have suspected, is for insurance purposes. Whether you rent or own your home, purchasing insurance to cover a loss to your property is just a good idea. Setting up a household can be expensive. From the big-ticket items like furniture and major appliances, to clothes, home goods and home décor, all of this can cost a pretty penny! If you were to add up what you paid for all the big stuff, for instance, you could double that amount and you may get some idea of what it would [...]

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Downsizing or Rightsizing: Using the Proper Term can Make a big Difference

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-06-27T17:57:22-05:00October 16th, 2012|Categories: Downsizing, Rightsizing|Tags: retirement, rightsizing, senior move, stressful|

This may seem a little nit-picky, but terms you use in a conversation can sometimes make a big difference. For example, the first time I heard the term downsizing, it was used as a negative connotation. The definition of downsizing according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is, 'to reduce in size'. That doesn't really sound so bad. It was quite a while ago and it was used in the media to describe a strategy that large companies were implementing to cut costs. These companies were laying off large groups of employees to save money because they were not making enough sales to [...]

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