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I was new at marrying off my children, so I picked the brains of my experienced friends. My long-time friend, Renee, had already celebrated the weddings of her three daughters; her family expanded in no time at all with in-laws and grandkids. She called the ...
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When I was a single mom, a long time ago, my two children and I shared a home with my friend Nancy and her twins. Next door to us lived an elderly man and his wife. The husband was so friendly, always with a huge ...
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One of the most gratifying things I've done in the last thirteen years is to stage homes for the real estate market. A staged home has been proven to sell faster and at a higher price than one not staged. http://realestateagentu.com/11-incredible-home-staging-statistics/ During a consultation I ...
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I love helping folks stage their homes when they are selling. Staging makes an enormous difference. I also enjoy helping clients stage to stay. If you are living in your home— as opposed to marketing to prospective buyers— your home should tell your story. I ...
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After residing in the same place for nearly thirty years our neighborhood feels like a big family under one roof. Carolyn's in the office, Susan and Kathleen are in the dining room and I'm in the kitchen. The others are scattered around the house and ...
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Once upon a time back in the 1980's, there was a bright handsome young man who held a degree in chemical engineering. His career at a Paper Mill required involvement in various professional organizations that supported his job and company. For quite a few years ...
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Some people like to move. I don't understand these people. I once got to know the mom of my daughter's friend in high school. She actually expressed her frustration in living in the same town longer than usual. Apparently two years was the length of ...
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Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."C. S. Lewis As an introvert, I have a tendency to go it alone. Looking back I realize I trudged through lots of very ...
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There is a common practice that most people engage in to show affection for friends and family. We give gifts. Gift giving can be tricky because it's sometimes hard to identify things that are meaningful to others. I realized years ago that I like gifts ...
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I help people become less cluttered and more organized. I do this not just for the sake of "being organized" but so they can live their lives more fully and meaningfully. Being "organized" isn't an end in itself. It's a foundation to the life we ...
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Recently I made some new friends. They were twenty-somethings who wore bright blue matching shirts. The first night we met, a nice young man helped me reach some important decisions. Our first meeting was a success. I had much to learn and these were just ...
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Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how weird life is and the unbelievable contrasts that appear almost daily. Social media might be the best example to bear this out. Where all the latest best and worst news appears. Several days ago, alongside close friends, ...
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