Ring the bell for a dollar

This is a great POE for the holiday season—get a “bell ringer” for your Open House Event©  You will attract attention from the curb, do something good for the season, and endear yourself to prospective buyers—here is the twist—you donate whenever they walk in the door!
Talk about making your property memorable—you will be ringing [...]

No! No! No!

For many of us, this is the most difficult word to say. I think it is especially challenging for entrepreneurs when we continually have the “bright, shiny object” syndrome. In other words, everything is sexy, a great opportunity, a potential money maker…you get the idea.
Lately, when I say “I have an Idea…” Pete says “No [...]

Operation

Remember that game when we were kids? Don’t touch the sides! Yesterday, I saw the game of Operation in a pen—it was so cool—can you imagine using such a great Pocket of Emotion™?
I would lay it on the counter and write a note… “Don’t touch the sides” or, “You tickle my funny bone” or, “let’s [...]

My Staging Nightmare…relived!

Like many of you, I have a house on the market right now.  I had it as a rent to own and the truth is, that is my 3rd RTO buyer in 18 months and I am just tired of it.  The neighborhood is not bad but it is the worst one that I have [...]

I See Spots

The other day I was out buying my last Christmas gift (yep—I am finished, go ahead and be jealous!) and I saw these very cool little leopard print tortoise votive holders.  All I could see what how cool they would look as cocktail glasses with a copper martini shaker…and they did.  I put them out [...]

Marshmallow guns are welcoming

I walked into my sister’s house the other day and my nephew shot me in the head with a marshmallow gun.  It tasted yummy!  On your next staging, get yourself a marshmallow gun ( google it—there are several places that sell them) and then buy 5 bags of giant marsmallows—open one bag and pour it [...]

Holding Your Head Up High

I always marvel at the way that everyone thinks it always comes together easily for me and that everything always works out perfectly and profitably.
 
What I have noticed is that if you really believe in something and you really commit to it, invest (your time and money) into it, and do your homework to make [...]

Avocados for Christmas

Yes, I may have officially “lost it” according to Martha Stewart. Who serves Avocados for Christmas? Who said anything about “serving them?” Recently, I took a tall vase with season paperwhite flowers, filled the bottom with avocados, fresh cranberries walnuts that were still in the shell and used it as my center piece on the [...]

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Cheerios Under Foot

Have you ever walked into a kitchen and felt a “crunch” as you stepped on the floor.  Well, the possibilities race thru your mind and you decide at one point or another whether or not to lift your shoe and look.  When you do, you are pleasantly surprised that it is just an innocent Cheerio [...]