{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-18T09:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:58:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:3.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a460d7ea 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:52%\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Too much house. Not enough help. We can fix that.<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gentle, hands-on help for older adults who need to sort, downsize, or move. And for the sons and daughters trying to help from far away.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex 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 with Karen<\/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\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serving Boise, Meridian, Eagle and Nampa. Free 20-minute call, no obligation.<\/p>\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:48%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero.webp\" alt=\"Karen and a client sorting a box of keepsakes together at a kitchen table\" class=\"wp-image-6\" style=\"border-radius:14px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero-768x516.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b3e3f4f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ll-trust 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\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ll-stat wp-block-paragraph\">200+<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">families helped<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ll-stat wp-block-paragraph\">2014<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">doing this since<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ll-stat wp-block-paragraph\">Insured<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">and bonded<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ll-stat wp-block-paragraph\">NASMM<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">member since 2016<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b3bd3958 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:58%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does this sound familiar?<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Mom&#8217;s house has forty years in it and she can&#8217;t face the garage.<\/li>\n<li>Dad is moving to a smaller place next month and nothing is packed.<\/li>\n<li>You live three states away and every phone call ends in a fight about &#8220;stuff.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The paperwork, the bills, the appointments. It has quietly gotten to be too much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">None of this means anyone did anything wrong. It means it is time for a steady pair of hands.<\/p>\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:42%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/familiar.webp\" alt=\"An older couple at home going through their bills together\" class=\"wp-image-70\" style=\"border-radius:14px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/familiar.webp 1400w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/familiar-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/familiar-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/familiar-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\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=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:3.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a460d7ea wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Three steps. You can stop after any of them.<\/p>\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\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-1-call.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-1-call.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-1-call-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-1-call-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/step-1-call-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. A free call<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty minutes. You tell Karen what is going on. She tells you what would help, what it costs, and what to do first. Most families call for a parent; that is fine.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. A visit and a plan<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen comes to the house, sits at the kitchen table, and asks what matters. You get a written plan and a written estimate. Nothing starts until you say so.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_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=\"\" 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\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The work, at their pace<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Room by room, or box by box. You get a short note after every visit, with photos if you want them. Nothing leaves the house without a yes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:2rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-347275f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Karen helps<\/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\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting.webp\" alt=\"Boxes labeled keep, donate and trash during a sorting visit\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-sorting-1536x1023.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">Sorting and organizing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One room at a time, at your parent&#8217;s pace. Keep, give, sell, let go. Nothing leaves the house without a yes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move.webp\" alt=\"Unpacking labeled boxes in a new, smaller home\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-move-1536x1023.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">Downsizing and moves<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the first floor plan to the last picture hung. Karen packs, labels, manages the movers, and sets up the new place so it feels like home on night one.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\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\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household.webp\" alt=\"An older woman and her daughter going through the mail together\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-household-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">Household support<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail, bills, medication schedules, the calendar. A weekly visit that keeps the small things from becoming big ones.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions.webp\" alt=\"A quiet conversation on a porch\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/svc-transitions-1536x1023.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">Life transitions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a loss, a diagnosis, or a hospital stay. The paperwork, the house, the things that have to be dealt with when nobody has the energy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">See all four services and how pricing works<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7c35496 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a room looks like after a visit<\/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\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-closet.webp\" alt=\"A closet with everything on a hanger or a shelf, and room to spare\" class=\"wp-image-50\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-closet.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-closet-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-closet-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-closet-768x499.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bedroom closet. Two afternoons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-garage.webp\" alt=\"A garage with a clear floor and everything on shelves\" class=\"wp-image-51\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-garage.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-garage-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-garage-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-garage-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A garage. Four visits, and it is a garage again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-pantry.webp\" alt=\"A pantry with labeled jars on two shelves\" class=\"wp-image-52\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-pantry.webp 1200w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-pantry-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-pantry-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/wp-content\/uploads\/room-pantry-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A kitchen pantry. One morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:3.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a460d7ea 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:36%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large has-custom-border\"><img 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\" loading=\"lazy\" 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-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Karen<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Karen Mills has helped more than 200 Treasure Valley families sort, downsize and move since 2014. She started after moving her own mother out of the family home and realizing nobody tells you how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is patient, she is organized, and she has never once told a client to throw something away.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/about\/\">Read Karen&#8217;s story<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:2rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-347275f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What families say<\/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\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I flew in for one weekend. Karen had already done the hard part with Mom, room by room, and Mom was proud of it instead of upset. I did not think that was possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Jennifer, Seattle (mother in Eagle)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;She moved me from four bedrooms to two in nine days. My pictures were on the wall the first night. I slept fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Walt, 81, Meridian<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My brother and I had been arguing about Dad&#8217;s house for a year. Karen sat us all down, and by the end of the afternoon we had a plan everyone could live with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Mark, Boise<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/testimonials\/\">More from families Karen has helped<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:3rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-468090fe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions families ask first<\/h2>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Will you make my mother throw things away?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Karen has never told a client to throw something away. She helps people decide, and she takes as long as that takes. A lot of people decide they are ready. Some keep everything, and that is a fine outcome too.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What does it cost?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sorting and household support are $65 an hour. Moves are quoted as a package after Karen has seen both homes. You get a written estimate before anything starts, and you can stop at any time. <a href=\"https:\/\/demos.bradleymedia.dev\/lighterliving\/services\/\">Pricing is on the services page.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>I live out of state. Can I still arrange this?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most families do. Karen talks with you first, meets your parent when everyone is ready, and sends you a short note with photos after every visit so you always know where things stand.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What happens to the things that go?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family first. Then donation, consignment or an estate buyer, then recycling, and the dumpster last. Karen knows the donation trucks, the estate buyers and the shredding company, so you do not have to find anyone.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How fast can you start?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually within a week for sorting and household support. Moves with a firm date get scheduled around that date. If something urgent has happened, say so on the call.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Is Karen insured?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, insured and bonded, and a member of the National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers. She will give you two families to call before you hire her.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-palette7-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:3.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-81df0ddf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Start with a free 20-minute call<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tell Karen what is going on. She will tell you honestly what would help, what it costs, and what to do first. No pressure, ever.<\/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--2\"><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>Too much house. Not enough help. We can fix that. Gentle, hands-on help for older adults who need to sort, downsize, or move. And for the sons and daughters trying to help from far away. Serving Boise, Meridian, Eagle and Nampa. 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