Home Staging For You

Wordless Wednesday…Oh, What a Tangles Web… Since as early as I can remember, I have been fascinated by spider webs.  I’m not overly fond of spiders, but their webs rival many engineering feats. One of the benefits of early morning walks, especially when it is foggy, is that the webs make their pr...

Another Reason to Read Posts and Comments Have you ever struggled to choose a topic for your blog? Outside of market reports, listings, and local events, sometimes you want to write about a different topic. Many of us have days when the mind goes blank. Even though I post daily, I have had “the w...

 Motivational Monday…Your Options A family member is making some decisions regarding a career move. It’s an exciting time for them, and they are concerned about making the right choice. They have been reluctant to explore other options before knowing the outcome of their primary choice.  In playi...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain May 4 to May 10, 2025  Every day there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, or a pe...

This Week…Honoring Mothers & Mother Figures Walking through my local H-E-B (fave grocery store), I couldn’t help but notice all of the Happy Mother’s Day balloons at every check-out counter and hanging from the ceiling.  Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired; it need not be deserved. Er...

Friday Fun…Missing One? Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day. Big woo…right?! It just so happens that one of Larry’s socks has gone MIA!  I’m sure it will turn up in the wash! Have you ever wondered how something like this happens? I know someone who ties their socks in a knot before washing them to a...

Selling a House? THIS is Why IT Matters. Ask any agent and they’ll tell you the Number One concern they see when listing a house is that there’s too much stuff! More often than not, when an agent refers a client to me, they add this phrase: "They need to declutter. There’s too much!"When the conc...

Wordless Wednesday…Signs Do you believe in signs?  You know…the ones the Universe sends you exactly when you need them! Are they always there? Or is the Universe really sending us a sign? Does our faith need shoring up? Has our hope in the future taken a hit?   What I see as a sign may be interpr...

May Challenge…Differently? It’s Hard to Say  In 2007, I took Barbara Schwarz’s Home Staging Course and began my home staging business. If you remember, it wasn’t exactly the best time to be in real estate.South Florida was hit harder than some areas. Sellers found themselves without a job, losing...

Motivational Monday…How Are You REALLY Doing? On December 31, 2007, we were at a New Year’s Eve dinner with our friends. One thing led to another, and someone came up with the bright idea that we should get off our behinds and start walking every morning.  On January 2, 2008, Larry and I began wa...