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Laurie Bell
  • Mar 29, 2017
  • 3 min

Seeing Family on Easter Weekend?

For those who observe Easter, it can be a weekend for reflection and renewal.  For others it is a time to celebrate a three or four day w...

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Laurie Bell
  • Feb 6, 2017
  • 3 min

Let’s Toss those Ageist Stereotypes

When I explain to people what I do – not everyone is familiar with “Senior Move Management” – people often respond with what they think i...

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Laurie Bell
  • Jan 31, 2017
  • 3 min

Which Senior Move Strategy is Best for You?

I got some assistance last week from a technology guru and honestly, what a load off my shoulders! Like many of my clients and their #fam...

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Laurie Bell
  • Dec 19, 2016
  • 4 min

Time Spent with Family - Have You Had “The Talk”?

As many of us have spent time with family over the Holidays it can be a time for reflection and it can, for some, be time for “The Talk”....

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Laurie Bell
  • Nov 28, 2016
  • 3 min

Preventing those Family Feuds. . . .

Christmas is around the corner and I don’t know about you but I have seen a lot of people trying to simplify the entire experience. They ...

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Laurie Bell
  • Oct 25, 2016
  • 3 min

Do You Have a Plan B?

“I don’t want to move – I know where everything is here.” “I am doing fine with the stairs – they help me to stay active.” “I am staying ...

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Laurie Bell
  • Sep 29, 2016
  • 3 min

Our Complex Relationship with Stuff

Many people believe that our older clients are unfailingly attached to their belongings but, in my experience, that is not always the cas...

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Laurie Bell
  • Aug 24, 2016
  • 2 min

5 Tips for a Smoother Move

Of course I believe that every older adult can benefit from engaging the services of a sensitive, knowledgeable and objective Senior Move...

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Laurie Bell
  • Jul 25, 2016
  • 4 min

A Tale of Two Families - Senior Move

Other people tell me how stressful moves are and I smile – simply because I know that they don’t have to be. Sure change is scary and no ...

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Laurie Bell
  • Jun 27, 2016
  • 4 min

Analysis Paralysis?

I admit that I did not originally coin this term but it’s a condition that I see a lot. Analysis paralysis is the state of over-analyzin...

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Laurie Bell
  • May 26, 2016
  • 3 min

So How Can a Senior Move Manager Help Me?

As a Senior Move Manager I know that the term isn’t always familiar to everyone. We are compassionate and knowledgeable service providers...

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Laurie Bell
  • Apr 20, 2016
  • 3 min

Thinking of Downsizing or Decluttering?

I was recently asked to write a guest blog for Furniture Bank with downsizing tips and I also offered a few more on Marilyn Wetston’s lat...

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Laurie Bell
  • Mar 21, 2016
  • 3 min

“I Can’t Do One More Winter in My House!”

As we mark the first day of spring, still enduring below seasonal temperatures, it’s tough to not reflect on the brutality of this weathe...

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Laurie Bell
  • Feb 17, 2016
  • 3 min

Yes, 2016 is the Year to Move!

I provided a free consultation last week for a woman who has been in her home for fifty years.  The next day I gave one for a couple who ...

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Laurie Bell
  • Jan 20, 2016
  • 3 min

Is it Time?

For some of us this time of year offers a post-holiday reality check.  Mom and Dad may not be doing as well as they have been.   Mom had ...

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Laurie Bell
  • Nov 27, 2015
  • 2 min

Seeking Holiday Sanity

As December looms and calendars are feeling the weight of upcoming seasonal plans and festivities I am reminded of three things that migh...

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Laurie Bell
  • Oct 30, 2015
  • 3 min

Why Not Make it Simple?

Sometimes moves can become more complicated than they need to be.  I recently managed a move for a very nice couple who could have had “W...

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Laurie Bell
  • Sep 28, 2015
  • 3 min

Who Do You See?

As we approach October 1st, National Seniors Day, I can’t help but reflect on how we collectively perceive our seniors. Most of us have o...

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Laurie Bell
  • Aug 27, 2015
  • 3 min

Feeling Vulnerable?

Vulnerability is not something that we like to talk about – particularly when it is our own… .  Many of the older clients who I work with...

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Laurie Bell
  • Jul 28, 2015
  • 3 min

It Costs How Much?

Older adults and their family members are often initially shocked at just how expensive it is to move to a retirement residence in the GT...

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