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Breaking the silence? What will your parents do? Have you ever felt like there was a conversation you really wanted to have with your parents about their plans for the future? A recent article in my Realtor magazine calls this time for selling the family home a...

From My Fave Chair To Yours

How will your Business serve the over 55+ clients? A hot topic if you are looking at the data. How will your Business serve this Aging demographic? The statics are staggering. Between 2015-2050 the World's population over 60 years of age will nearly double. Are you...

What the Future Holds for Our Homes

As I wrote in my previous article How 2020 Has Changed Our Homes, 2020 did a doozy on home design – with clients clamoring for changes in personal space and home offices, reconfigured mudrooms and an expansion of usable outside space. But what does all of this mean...

How 2020 Has Changed Our Homes

Home and Lifestyle, Karen Rae, Your Best Self

I, for one, will be glad to see 2020 in my rearview. That said, I’m just a little bit gun shy to suggest that 2021 will be our year. However, I am hopeful! As we see this year end, I thought I would share my reflections on how 2020 has changed our lives and how we...

Wine Pairing 101

They say there’s no time like the present, right? So how about using this time we’ve been given to do something you’ve maybe thought about often but didn’t have the time for? That’s right...we’re talking about Wine Pairing, and if you’ve ever wanted to know what wine...

My Fave Chair to Yours

Home and Lifestyle, Karen Rae, Your Best Self

The Front Gate – how to get on the other side. This article could have several titles. I could call it "The Rant about GPS walk" or "The Value of Security" or a "Good Idea gone South" Any one of these titles could define the story I'm about to tell. Recently my...

Creating A Space You Call Home

We’re home more than we’ve ever been, and in many ways, that’s been a gift. While we certainly are dealing with a new normal, we are also finding how much joy we can discover in the little things of life. When it comes to creating a space you call home, it’s important...

Outdoor Living

Home and Lifestyle, Karen Rae, Your Best Self

TAKING ENTERTAINMENT OUTSIDE – YEAR ROUND I get it, everyone is sick and tired of hearing about COVID and the massive and diverse impact it’s having on our lives. It has especially put a damper on our social lives - curtailing our ability to spend time with friends...

Find A New Hobby During This Season of Social Distancing

Has this year left you wishing you had some additional hobbies on your game card? We know...there’s nothing like being told it’s safer for you to be home and to be socially and physically distanced and you’re left wondering what to do with this time. Even though...

Why Start A Business in Your 50’s?

Finding your style in your mid-50s is fabulous! You have the time (and desire) to put yourself first for a change, and you’ve had your whole life to figure out who you are. You exude confidence that only experience and grace can offer. Wear Your Favorite Colors When...

Mill Creek Town Center

What Is a Town Center? A town center is an enduring, walkable, and integrated open-air, multi-use development that is organized around a clearly identifiable and energized public realm where citizens can gather and strengthen community relationships both personal...

Plan Your Dream Trip to Italy

Home and Lifestyle, Teresa Barthol, Your Best Self

Planning Trip To Italy If you're planning a trip to Italy, it's sure to be a dream. That's because Italy itself is dream-like…gorgeous hillsides, incredible artistry that's been around for centuries, delectable foods and people so warm and full of life, you can't help...

From my Fave Chair to Yours

In Real Estate, it is essential to have a solid list of Resources for Clients. Today as I'm reviewing my week, I have a couple of stories to tell you. When I arrive at a Seller home, sometimes I encounter panic and distress about how to get the house ready for...

New Generation of Efficient Lighting

You’re not alone if you feel overwhelmed when shopping for energy efficient light bulbs. The choices are immense, it’s hard to stop thinking in terms of watts, and it can be tough to find the color and quality of light that you like. As you re-light your home with...

Why Start A Business in Your 50’s?

Guest Expert, Home and Lifestyle, Kelli Walker

Reason of starting a business after 50s You're in your 50s+, and you're thinking about starting a business. Are you crazy? No, you're just passionate and good for you! There's never been a better time to follow your dream, and there are several good answers to the...

How to Make an Evergreen Wreath

If you’re like me, I decorate for Christmas the minute Thanksgiving is finished. It’s one of my family’s favorite holidays! The smell of fresh evergreens wreaths always reminds me of Christmas. I make evergreen wreaths every year to decorate my home for the holidays....

Skincare after Age 50

Home and Lifestyle, Teresa Barthol, Your Best Self

As we age, lots of things about our bodies change too. Sometimes, the most apparent changes show upin our skin, and skincare after age 50 becomes even more important. Of course, beauty is always fromwithin, but that doesn't mean we can't take some simple steps to make...

Where to find a Rambler

Where to find a Rambler or a planned community for the over 55 lifestyles.Or shall we call it? “Where to live? Where my knees won’t hurt! This past week I was out showing homes to a client who is in search of a Rambler to move to. If you have had the experience lately...

How to Stay Active At Home

Women in their 40s and 50s are now being called an 'Ageless Generation,' because we're not letting agebe something that prevents us from being fit and healthy. In fact, according to a survey in the UK basedThe Telegraph, 96% of polled women over 40 didn't 'feel...

Preparing Your Garden for Winter

This year’s been a doozy. I can’t believe we’re at the point of thinking about Pumpkin Spice Lattes and cooler temperatures. With the fall comes signs that our gardens are starting to show signs of fatigue and wear—dropping leaves and telling us the season is...

5 Steps to Forgiveness After Divorce

Where you find yourself after divorce often has a lot to do with where you find yourself in theforgiveness process. Forgiveness is a process, and there are steps you can take to free yourselffrom the pain and hurt, and to boldly create a new story for yourself. These...

Want to Design a Healthy Home?

Want to Design a Healthy Home? Try Connecting to Nature! Healthy Home Design Ideas Taking your health and well-being in mind when designing a home is becoming increasingly imperative perhaps now more than ever. A healthy home nurtures your soul, allows you to connect...

How to Grow A Vegetable Garden

Growing a vegetable garden seems to be the popular thing to do right now. Being stuck at homehas turned many women into gardeners and it is very rewarding. You don't even really have tohave a green thumb to be successful. All you need is a plan, your attention and...

How To Plan A Move As A Single Woman