Staged SO Right Blog

My inbox has been inundated this weekend with articles about setting goals.  It seems that with the new year comes a whole host of advice on how to set goals and why.  I just spent the last six weeks teaching a group of 5 - 7th graders about the importance of goal setting and the elements require...

Imagine this. You are desperately trying to get away from violence and fear and abuse.  You have sought out housing in a local domestic violence shelter because you have no where else to go.  You are unsure of what to expect and hope there is room to stay until you can build a new life.  You have...

Well, holiday time has set in and staging has slowed down a bit. I imagine that it will pick up again just like it did last year, but in the meantime I need something to do.  I always have projects, but I actually launched a new division of my company last month: Staging Our Youth For Success.  S...

The holidays are here and chances are you want to decorate for the holidays.  Before the difficult economic times hit us, it was easy to go out and purchase beautiful decorations.  These days most of us have had to tighten our belts and need to evaluate the way we decorate. Allow me to share a fe...

Join Sheila O'Mara, of Staged SO Right, and Ginny Whitt, of Whitt's End Home and Garden, for a Staging Demonstration:   "Spice Up Your Sofa" October 26th at 6:30 pm Whitt's End Home and Garden, Cool Springs Center, Ring Road Elizabethtown   Are you trying to update your decor for holiday entertai...

The Holidays are coming!  The Holidays are coming! Are you in panic mode?  Last year about this time, you may have discussed making changes to your décor for the holidays, but decided to wait until after they were over.  You weren't doing any heavy entertaining so it could wait.   This year is a ...

On September 24 I attended a "Get Motivated" Seminar in Louisville.  It was a great day and I heard from huge giants from all different industries who had found tremendous success.  Greats like Rudy Guilliani, Colin Powell, Laura Bush, Tamara Lowe, James Smith, Phil Town, Bob Kittell, Robert Sch...

I am down in Florida on vacation this week.  I haven't been in a truly tropical locale since we lived in Hawaii many moons ago.  There are many things that I miss from Hawaii, but hadn't given one thing a second thought until arriving in Florida - GECKOS!   They really are so very cute. They can ...

Fall officially arrived last Tuesday.  There are several signs that the season is here, but having a shorter day was very noticeable when I went for an evening walk last week.       All summer if I struck out about 8 pm, the sky was still blazing with the sun.  The other night, it was dark and af...

I want to post this listing now that it is listed with a wonderful Realtor, Marion Gibson.  I did a consultation on this house in June as the homeowners were working to get it market ready. Now that they have completed most of the work and listed it with an agent, they are really ready to sell.  ...