{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-18T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:58:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Karen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen.webp\" alt=\"Karen Mills, owner of Lighter Living\" class=\"wp-image-7\" style=\"border-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen.webp 800w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-768x961.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013 I moved my mother out of the house she had lived in for 46 years. I did it badly. I was rushed, I was tired, and I made her cry over a set of dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody tells you how to do this. So I learned, and in 2014 I started doing it for other families. Eleven years and more than 200 homes later, I still start every job the same way: sitting at the kitchen table, asking what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have never told a client to throw something away. I have helped a lot of people decide they were ready to.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Karen<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:3rem;padding-top:3rem;padding-bottom:3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09656d82 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What working with me is like<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Your parent is in charge. I work at their pace, not the calendar&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>You get a short note after every visit, with photos if you want them.<\/li>\n<li>I know the movers, the estate buyers, the donation trucks and the shredding company. You do not have to find anyone.<\/li>\n<li>I am insured and bonded, and I will give you two families to call before you hire me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-2-plan.webp\" alt=\"A floor plan, a tape measure and a pencil on a kitchen table\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-2-plan.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-2-plan-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-2-plan-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-2-plan-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Every move starts with a tape measure and a floor plan of the new place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:3rem;padding-bottom:1rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc8858d8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-3-home.webp\" alt=\"Two older women looking at a photograph together in a bedroom\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-3-home.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-3-home-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-3-home-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-3-home-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A little more<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up in Nampa and live in Boise with my husband Dave and a very old dog named Rosie. I am a member of the National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers and I take their ethics course every year. When I am not in someone&#8217;s garage, I am in my own.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The part of the job I like most is the first night in a new place, when the bed is made and the photos are on the nightstand and somebody who was dreading this says, &#8220;Oh. It&#8217;s fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-palette7-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:3rem;padding-bottom:3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f579b5f7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Talk to Karen<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A free 20-minute call. She will tell you honestly what would help.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/contact\/\">Book a free call<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+12085550142\">Call (208) 555-0142<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013 I moved my mother out of the house she had lived in for 46 years. I did it badly. I was rushed, I was tired, and I made her cry over a set of dishes. Nobody tells you how to do this. 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