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Sometimes while we are downsizing, sorting, organizing and prepping to pack, our clients will ask us to find a home for their vintage, nostalgic items. This is one of those items. It is also one of the items that makes me wish I lived in a giant home, so that I can pay homage to the cool stuff that crosses my path, during the massive downsizing that all of my Boomer clients are participating in. (Boomer is not a pejorative unless you use it as such, so please don’t come for me!)

Ruby’s Knishes
July 2, 2026
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June 25, 2026
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June 18, 2026

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Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown? But more importantly, I think Lucy would be very helpful to those of us dealing with deep emotional attachment to stuff. I think she would advise people to Call Sheilah! She would tell them that they need assistance as they tackle their senior move management project; their downsizing project; their general clean out and all the tasks related to lightening the load. She might even say, “Call Sheilah! I know she will give you permission to lighten the load.”

For more finds, check out the Today’s Find section of the website!

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Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown? But more importantly, I think Lucy would be very helpful to those of us dealing with deep emotional attachment to stuff. I think she would advise people to Call Sheilah! She would tell them that they need assistance as they tackle their senior move management project; their downsizing project; their general clean out and all the tasks related to lightening the load. She might even say, “Call Sheilah! I know she will give you permission to lighten the load.”

For more finds, check out the Today’s Find section of the website!

We were working with a retired NYC fire fighter, helping to downsize, sort, pack and relocate to a local apartment in a new residence. My father was a NYC firefighter, too. I was not surprised to learn that my client’s kids had the same toys we did, firefighter stuff: helmets, hoses, trucks, sirens, ladders and our own special fireman lamp whose name was Alert, because the base of the lamp said “Ever Alert.” Google it. It’s quite popular on ebay.

For more finds, check out the Today’s Find section of our website!

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We were working with a retired NYC fire fighter, helping to downsize, sort, pack and relocate to a local apartment in a new residence. My father was a NYC firefighter, too. I was not surprised to learn that my client’s kids had the same toys we did, firefighter stuff: helmets, hoses, trucks, sirens, ladders and our own special fireman lamp whose name was Alert, because the base of the lamp said “Ever Alert.” Google it. It’s quite popular on ebay.

For more finds, check out the Today’s Find section of our website!

We stumbled on these Life Magazines from 1943. There were about ten of them. All of them celebrated women, Black veterans, patriotism and the accomplishments of people for whom the odds were against. If only the celebration of what truly makes this country great, which is diversity, rich and deep history of different cultures and genders coming together, as well as our government supporting that excellence — if only it continued in earnest, our current situation would be something contained only in horror/fiction movies and books, instead of reality. #Resist

For more Today’s Finds, check out the blog at callsheilah.com!

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We stumbled on these Life Magazines from 1943. There were about ten of them. All of them celebrated women, Black veterans, patriotism and the accomplishments of people for whom the odds were against. If only the celebration of what truly makes this country great, which is diversity, rich and deep history of different cultures and genders coming together, as well as our government supporting that excellence — if only it continued in earnest, our current situation would be something contained only in horror/fiction movies and books, instead of reality. #Resist

For more Today’s Finds, check out the blog at callsheilah.com!

These types of signs show up in almost every home we work in. While surrounded by this accumulation, we also see hand written signs that say “put things away.” We see books on the various methods of downsizing that have been popularized by all kinds of media. We see magazines and video tapes (yes, video tapes!) on decluttering, downsizing, letting go of stuff, hoarding and more. In particular, these things accumulate in the homes where there is clearly something happening that created circumstances and things have gotten away from the home owner. Often the amount of stuff that people are accumulating, storing and holding onto has become completely unmanageable. Of course this is triggered by a traumatic event, and while we are not therapists, we have learned in the last ten years or so, that the accumulation of too much, while yearning for simplification, creates spiritual, physical and mental health challenges. We do our small part and are honored to help.

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These types of signs show up in almost every home we work in. While surrounded by this accumulation, we also see hand written signs that say “put things away.” We see books on the various methods of downsizing that have been popularized by all kinds of media. We see magazines and video tapes (yes, video tapes!) on decluttering, downsizing, letting go of stuff, hoarding and more. In particular, these things accumulate in the homes where there is clearly something happening that created circumstances and things have gotten away from the home owner. Often the amount of stuff that people are accumulating, storing and holding onto has become completely unmanageable. Of course this is triggered by a traumatic event, and while we are not therapists, we have learned in the last ten years or so, that the accumulation of too much, while yearning for simplification, creates spiritual, physical and mental health challenges. We do our small part and are honored to help.

The “Today’s Find” blog on our website is a collection of noteworthy items we run across while doing our thing as Move In/Move Out specialists. This one is a beautiful carved soap stone. Make sure you don’t wash your hands with this soap! It’d be a shame to wear away the carvings.

Check out more Today’s Finds at the link in our bio. #todaysfind #moveinmoveout

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The “Today’s Find” blog on our website is a collection of noteworthy items we run across while doing our thing as Move In/Move Out specialists. This one is a beautiful carved soap stone. Make sure you don’t wash your hands with this soap! It’d be a shame to wear away the carvings.

Check out more Today’s Finds at the link in our bio. #todaysfind #moveinmoveout

Look for this radical bunch of queers at Pride, Sunday, June 14, gather at 1030 in Washington Park in Albany.

#PrideIsAProtest
#QueersAgainstFascism

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Look for this radical bunch of queers at Pride, Sunday, June 14, gather at 1030 in Washington Park in Albany.

#PrideIsAProtest
#QueersAgainstFascism

One of the best parts of being a Move In / Move Out specialist is coming across clients’ treasured (and often forgotten) objects and imagining the stories behind them. Here, Gottlieb’s Fabled “Subway” animated single player Pinball Machine from 1966.

You can check out more treasures we’ve run across at the Today’s Find section of the website!

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One of the best parts of being a Move In / Move Out specialist is coming across clients’ treasured (and often forgotten) objects and imagining the stories behind them. Here, Gottlieb’s Fabled “Subway” animated single player Pinball Machine from 1966.

You can check out more treasures we’ve run across at the Today’s Find section of the website!

Sara Goodwin-Tague of Weichert Realtors praises Call Sheilah!’s “Gift of Time” certificates:

“Dear Sheilah,

I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the idea of the “Gift of Time” certificate for Call Sheilah! services. We are super conscious of who gets a gift certificate, as we want it to work for Call Sheilah!, as well as the client. That means the client gets to meet you, have you provide the two-hour gift of time and labor, and then because you are awesome, immediately invites you back to assist with the move in/move out process. Last week, for one of our clients who is in this VERY competitive spring market, we used the gift to sweeten a deal, that was almost falling apart. Thanks to this gift, the offer was accepted. They thought it was so touching, and they are now under contract!!

The best part is I know that this seller did benefit so much from having you help them. That they were then able to contract with you beyond the two-hour gift, means it worked exactly as planned and it’s a win-win all around! You rock!” -Sara (@weicherttricityprop)

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Sara Goodwin-Tague of Weichert Realtors praises Call Sheilah!’s “Gift of Time” certificates:

“Dear Sheilah,

I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the idea of the “Gift of Time” certificate for Call Sheilah! services. We are super conscious of who gets a gift certificate, as we want it to work for Call Sheilah!, as well as the client. That means the client gets to meet you, have you provide the two-hour gift of time and labor, and then because you are awesome, immediately invites you back to assist with the move in/move out process. Last week, for one of our clients who is in this VERY competitive spring market, we used the gift to sweeten a deal, that was almost falling apart. Thanks to this gift, the offer was accepted. They thought it was so touching, and they are now under contract!!

The best part is I know that this seller did benefit so much from having you help them. That they were then able to contract with you beyond the two-hour gift, means it worked exactly as planned and it’s a win-win all around! You rock!” -Sara (@weicherttricityprop)

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