Whether you are a minimalist mom or an aspiring minimalist, Diane Boden offers actionable advice in her debut book, Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity. As I mention in my book, The Art of Happy Moving, I am not…
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I decluttered my wine collection over the weekend. I figured if I didn’t drink it in 2020, then I probably never would. When I offered a bottle of decluttered wine to a friend, she asked, “Are you moving again, Ali?”…
How can we be happy right now in the middle of a pandemic? The age-old answer is to help someone else. People moving have always helped non-profit organizations when they declutter and donate their items. COVID-19 tried to keep movers…
I’ve always said that Murphy’s Law was invented for moving. If something is going to go wrong, it will. However, the coronavirus is bringing this to a whole new level. Fear not. You can still prepare for your move during…
My husband, Dan, and I bought three homes in six years. As much as I’d like to pretend I’m Jennifer Lopez with a real estate portfolio sprawling across multiples states, we never owned more than one home at a time. Rather,…
Whenever I say there is such thing as happy moving, people give me the raised eyebrow. After moving ten times in eleven years, I can attest that happy moving is real. The keys to a happy move are: (1) getting…
I am often asked, “What do I do with the books I don’t want to move?” One option is to take your books to a used bookstore and make some money. With ISBN numbers in hand, you can also check…
My husband, Dan, and I sold two homes by owner and purchased one home without any real estate agents involved. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune about our FSBO experiences led to a flurry of questions from readers. So,…
Jess and her husband want to move from New Jersey to North Carolina. There’s one problem, though. Jess needs to find a job before she moves. But, how is she supposed to find a job in North Carolina if she…
My grandmother lived with our family from the day I was born until the enviable age of ninety-six. Shortly after my grandmother’s funeral, my mom and I sorted through my grandmother’s things in the first floor bedroom of my parent’s…
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