Articles & Real-Life Stories: Organizing

Title: Just Like the Help of a Family

Preview: Marge is a long-time resident of Northern Virginia. Her career began as a journalist writing for Virginia Teacher's monthly magazine over 70 years ago and continued into the early years of her marriage. After her husband became a diplomat, Marge led the fascinating life of a Foreign Service Off...

Title: An Unbelievable Surprise

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: For Bonnie and William Iandolo, trying to visualize their apartment after downsizing from the family home was rather difficult. By utilizing an experienced moving company, however, their move was not only stress-free, but the couple could not believe their eyes when they first entered their new ...

Title: Two Volunteers Find the Help They Need

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: "I guess it's in the DNA," Diane Boynton said with a laugh. "We just keep on teaching." As a former first grade teacher, Diane, and her husband John currently volunteer for a local's school's mentoring program. While John spent 20 years setting up pension plans for corporations and moved on ...

Title: Easing the Moving Process

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: Although she has lived in the Washington area all of her life, Sylvia Bass has had her fair share of moving in recent years. Luckily, she has been longtime friends with Susie Danick, who runs Transitional Assistance and Design with her husband Joel. When her friend's mother recommended this mov...

Title: Taking the Packing out of Moving

Preview: Russell and Katherine Tearney knew they wanted to move, but they had no idea how they were going to complete the task-until they found a moving coordinator. Dr. Russell Tearney and his wife, Katherine, met while attending Virginia Union University in Richmond. The couple has spent their whole...

Title: Assistance with Auctioning her Belongings

Preview: "I had two full time jobs," relates Eileen Kelly of her experience as a busy graphic artist and even busier single mother of two children. Eileen was the art director for Kids Today, an award-winning, national childrens newspaper, for seven years. Although her work included long hours in a fast...

Title: An Easy Move

Preview: Neill and Brenda Miller met at an insurance company in Boston and were married shortly thereafter. The couple raised eight children and now enjoys spending time with their 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They had been living in their family home in Ellicott City for 15 years w...

Title: Caring From a Distance

Preview: It is difficult enough dealing with the gradual decline of a loved one. Having to make choices about caregivers, nursing homes, and finances is taxing. Unfortunately, after a loved one has passed away, the demands continue. Cheryl Shonborn had a major issue to contend with after her mother died...

Title: Starting Early

Preview: Eli Freedman moved from his Pikesville home of 41 years to Broadmead Retirement Community last fall. Contemplating eight rooms filled with furniture, books, documents, computer equipment, and office supplies that he "couldn't live without," Mr. Freedman was overwhelmed at the prospect of disposi...

Title: Moving Made Simple

Preview: When Dr. John Tower's mother fell in her home in Long Island it became apparent to the family that it was time for Mrs. Tower to make a move to an assisted living community. They decided to move her from Long Island to PA, so that she would be only 15 minutes from her family. The family's f...

Title: Making a Smooth Transition

Preview: After 35 years in the same neighborhood, moving from her current home was a daunting task for Shirley Goldman. She was alone in her house and realized that she could no longer care for herself. As she began to consider options for assisted living, one of the initial roadblocks she encountered w...