The questions families wish someone had answered earlier.
Practical, plain-English guides on downsizing and senior moves. Some articles are written personally by Tina; others are compiled by our editorial team from NASMM best practices and years of field experience, the source is noted on every article.
October 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Moving a Parent at 85, 90, or Beyond: What Changes and How to Do It Right
A move at 90 is not a move at 70. Here's what changes for parents 85 and older, and the gentler, step-by-step approach that protects them.
Read the articleApril 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Rightsized Retirement Living: What To Do With All My Stuff
A Certified Senior Move Manager's framework for evaluating, downsizing, and relocating a lifetime of belongings, the same three-phase process we use with every family we serve.
Read the articleApril 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Helpful Moving Tips: Moving Household Plants
Your plants are part of the family. Here is exactly how we pack and transport houseplants so they arrive at the new home healthy, intact, and ready to settle in.
Read the articleMarch 18, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Start the Downsizing Conversation with an Aging Parent (Without Starting a Fight)
The talk most adult children dread, broken down into a calmer, slower, more honest opening that almost always lands better than the one you have been rehearsing.
Read the articleFebruary 24, 2026 · 6 min read
What a Senior Move Manager Actually Does, And When You Should Call One
Half the families who eventually hire us spent six months not knowing this profession existed. Here is the plain-English version of what we do, what we don't, and the moments when it pays for itself ten times over.
Read the articleJanuary 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Moving a Parent with Early Memory Loss: A Room-by-Room Approach
When the parent you are moving has early dementia, the standard downsizing playbook stops working. Here is the slower, gentler approach we use, the one that keeps the move from triggering a setback.
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The Downsizing Starter Checklist
A four-page guide with a month-by-month countdown, the five-box sort, room-by-room prompts, and a move day survival kit.
The Moving Day Prep Guide
A four-page plan for the week before, the Day One box, and move day hour by hour, right through the first night.
Moving Your Household Plants
A four-page guide to pruning, packing, and settling houseplants so the greenery you have cared for years arrives healthy.
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