Decluttering can feel overwhelming, especially when years of belongings have accumulated in one home. But downsizing your belongings doesn’t necessarily mean you’re preparing to move. In fact, starting before you need to can make the process much easier and help prevent it from becoming someone else’s responsibility later.

This month’s Empowered Seniors Speaker Series features Judy Rickey of Clutter Relief Services, who has spent the past 16 years helping people declutter and organize their homes. Through her work, Judy has seen firsthand how having too much clutter can affect our physical, mental and emotional well-being, as well as how procrastinating can turn decluttering into a much more stressful task when it suddenly needs to be done.

Judy will share practical ways to begin your decluttering journey, ideas for where unwanted belongings can go, and how to approach the often-emotional process of letting things go. She’ll also discuss when an online auction may be worth considering when moving or clearing an estate, and when it may be time to ask for help and support.

You’ll leave with practical ideas and a clearer sense of where to begin, whether you’re thinking about downsizing in the future or simply know it’s time to start working through the belongings you no longer use or love.

Because the best time to start decluttering is before you have to.

During this presentation you’ll learn:

• Why you should start decluttering now and how to begin
• How decluttering can support your physical, mental and emotional well-being
• Places in the local area where you can distribute unwanted belongings
• When an online auction may be an option when moving or clearing an estate
• How to approach the process of letting go of belongings
• When to ask for help and support

Join us on November 11, 2026 for this practical and encouraging seminar. Reserve your free seat at the link below.

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Burlington Art Gallery – 1333 Lakeshore Rd. Burlington ON