Posts from September 2020

As I'm writing this, I'm doing laundry and thinking about all the cleaning and unpacking I've still left to do. A week-long adventure in Moab, Utah left us with lots of red-dirt/dust covered..., well, everything! 4 days of camping and a full-ride of just over 80 miles. The time in the desert gave me lots of time to contemplate work, life, my bed and hot showers. Yes, after that much time in the heat and dust, a hot (or even cold!) shower becomes the thing of dreams. I also came to appreciate, even more, my ability to work from home.

The home office has obviously become a hot topic over the last 9 months. Today I want to offer some encouragement to those sellers who are currently thinking of ways to make their home stand out. With a "normal" budget like most of us have, there's only so much you can do to your home to accommodate buyer...

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I'm a huge fan of change. You've heard me drone on and on about decluttering your home. One of my motivators for that process is the inevitable change that happens as you start to clean things up. Your spaces become more open. You have less junk lying around collecting dust. And you generally feel better. The other reason I love change is it livens things up. I enjoy rearranging furniture, painting a room or just moving things around the house (so your roommate stubs his toe while walking back to the kitchen!). It's fun, amusing and keeps things exciting. Let's take a look at some other ways you can keep things fresh in your home and continue loving where you live!

So, the furniture one is still my favorite. We move chairs around our TV room all the time, just to see how it "feels". You can change up an entire room by just...

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I've found myself going through the Netflix show "Weeds" again. I'm a huge fan and this is likely the third or fourth time watching it from stem to stern. One of the characters (Conrad) made a comment last night about being 36 years old and being able to fit everything he owns into a duffel bag. The last time I moved to a new home, I was kinda proud of myself for being able to fit everything I own into my Tacoma (with a cap on the back). It really goes without saying that we all have too much stuff. Today I'd like to explore the process of downsizing and see if it nudges you in the direction of limiting (and eliminating) the wasteful stuff we all seem to collect.

Reasons for downsizing can vary as much as the process itself. Sometimes the kids are finally out of the house and it doesn't make sense to heat/cool that much space....

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It's been great to be home for the last couple weeks. Lots of cycling and hiking and simply enjoying the changing weather. There really is no place like "home", wherever that is for you. I've also met up with a few friends recently (socially distanced, of course) and it reminded me how fortunate I am to have good friends and a small network of supportive folks in my life. Home really is where your peeps are!

We have been talking about preparing your home for selling over the last couple weeks both inside and out. There's lots of reasonable things you can do to help your home get more offers and simply attract more potential buyers. But today we're going to shift backwards a bit and talk about why that matters now. The reality is some of you are going to have to move in the next few months. No, I don't know someth...

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