Abby's Blog

"...Start spreading the news, Im leaving today I want to be a part of it - new york, new york These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it - new york, new york..." New York New York, FrankSinatra (thanks to LyricFreak for providing me with the correct song lyrics)...

It's funny how things cross paths.  It's been said before that there are no coincidents.  HHHMMMM....  My husband, Tim, does home improvement and handy-man services around northern Atlanta, which has been great because he is my 'handy-man' referral on my written consultations for home staging cli...

  In December, we announced the change in leadership for our Metro Atlanta ASHSR chapter from myself to Annette Burnett of Sellers Advantage Home Staging from Johns Creek.  Our first meeting of the new year was also Annette's first official meeting as our new leader---and she rocks!  Special than...

Part of being a professional anything is staying active within your industry.  Not only do you get to meet new people that do what you do, but you get to learn and share.  You also get opportunities to network that you otherwise would not get if you didn't get your butt out and get involved. Get ...

It's hard to think that far ahead, while at the end of January and after an arctic blast that covered most of our nation.  But yes, Spring will be here before you know it and this is the perfect time for a proactive seller to start preparing their house for sale, especially if they are going to t...

My daughter had been bugging me for months about joining Brownies and finally when we inquired it was only to find that there wasn't an available troop.  Actually, they had a waiting list of girls and needed parents to volunteer as leaders.  Yep...I must have had SUCKER written all over my forehe...

In December of 2007, after joining the newly established American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners, I volunteered to start up the first ASHSR chapter in Georgia:  The Metro Atlanta Chapter.  My goal was to bring together as many home stagers in the Atlanta area as I could for the purpose o...

The start of the new year always makes us feel that it is a time to start something over.  The reality that Jan 1 is just another day however the fact that it starts a new year is very significant and motivating to many many people.  Hey, whatever it takes, right?  OK, so I'm about a week late wi...

I finally did it!  50,000 Active Rain points!   OK, it took me awhile to achieve this...a year and 9 months to be exact.  But, I am a 'slow and steady wins the race' kind of girl, so it's OK.  I like to do things right...stop and double check what works and what doesn't and then reevaluate my st...

My husband, Tim, currently does home improvement/handyman work around Atlanta.  He's done various jobs for some of my home staging clients.  He also been referred by a real estate agent friend of ours who has given his name out to her clients who need quick repairs done from inspection reports.  ...