Usually, at this time of year, we are away together on our annual retreat for a few days. We LOVE our annual business and personal goal setting session. It is a time we use to recharge after the holidays and look forward to the year ahead. After missing out on being away together this year, I think Hawaii may be justified for 2022. Husbands have been warned.

One thing we always focus on during our planning session is getting organized. We wear many hats as Realtors and being organized is the way we work best. We set up tools to keep our communication on track for the year, plan out how to best serve our clients and ultimately, both feel less stressed being ready to stay on course for the coming months.

Clients reach out to us when beginning to contemplate a move about how and when they should start to de-clutter and get organized. Having recently started a renovation personally, I focused on the importance of purging and selling/donating items so that we didn’t have to touch things “twice”, that we weren’t planning on moving back home.

So, whether you are getting ready to move, temporarily moving to renovate or just need to get organized for 2021, here are some past blogs of ours that can help get you started.

WHY ARE THE DANISH SO HAPPY?

The simplicity and beauty of Scandinavian design has had serious staying power. The concept of surrounding yourself with items that are both personal and beautiful, while also being useful, and removing anything from your home that is not is the cornerstone of Hygge. Have a look at this blog as a good reminder that less, is more.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR HOME IN 10 EASY STEPS!

We started off 2020 with a blog about how to de-clutter your space (and your mind!) and get yourself organized with a view to downsizing into a new space or just creating more calm within the space that you are in. Since we are mostly working from home with children home online schooling as well right now, creating calm might be just the blog you need.

TAKING THE OVERWHELM OUT OF DOWNSIZING YOUR HOME

If you are one those people thinking about moving in the next few years, this blog is a great reminder on how to do so without losing (too much) sleep! You can also pop over to our downsizing page to learn more about the process.

During the lockdown several people have asked us about ways they can donate gently used items during the pandemic. Here are some of our suggestions:

• walk around to find a neighbourhood ‘little library’ to donate your gently used books

• Value Village is still accepting curb side donations even while stores are closed

• Sanctuary is not accepting clothing due to COVID-19 but they are looking for gently used tents

• Body Co Health and Wellness in The Junction is accepting gently used warm winter clothing on behalf of New Circles Community Services

• your local community group on Facebook. Always a great hive, let them know what you’ve got and people have all sorts of wonderfully creative ideas and connections.