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351 days ago

How to Downsize Gifts and Heirlooms

James Wattie Retirement Village

Welcome to the second of this series of articles dedicated to helping you to downsize, declutter and rightsize your life, brought to you by Ryman Healthcare in conjunction with organising and decluttering expert Peter Walsh.

This time we are tackling one of the more challenging aspects of downsizing – what to do with gifts and heirlooms. Whether you need to free up space in your own home or are helping someone else to downsize, this is a task that can feel daunting and emotionally charged.

Although it might be tempting to box everything up and hide it away to deal with another day, that just passes the problem down the road to your future self or to your family.

Fortunately, there are ways to downsize gifts and heirlooms that honour and remember the past whilst enabling you to rightsize your life for the present day.

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2 days ago

Worst Xmas ever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.

Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...

Share your Christmas mishaps below!

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16 hours ago

CHILDREN'S PAGEANT

Elma Pienaar from St Columba's Presbyterian Church

Tomorrow at 4pm. A short gathering, involving children and family in telling the Christmas story. Children can dress up as angels, shepherds, animals. ALL ARE WELCOME! 😀

17 hours ago

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Elma Pienaar from St Columba's Presbyterian Church

24 Dec at 4.00pm
Children's Pageant. Children can dress up angels, shepherds, animals.
24 Dec at 8.30pm
Christmas Candles Service
25 Dec at 10.00am
Christmas Day Service
ALL ARE WELCOME