Before you add anything new, remove clutter and clean out closets. You may find something hidden away that can change the look of your décor. A deep cleaning will brighten up hard surfaces and light fixtures. Even a good vacuuming of your rugs will brighten your spaces (as well as your attitude).

Take any leftover paint from your garage and touch up scratches. See if any walls could “pop” by being painted with an accent color with the paint you have.

Simply rearranging furniture can create positive results in how you feel about your interior spaces. You might remove pieces to have a more spacious look. If you are rearranging furniture, then keep the momentum going and move your accessories around. It can be as easy as changing the look of your bookshelves by repositioning books and bringing décor from another room to fill the spaces. Moving your pictures and photos around will also freshen your look. Adding plants will bring new life and color to any room.

Your windows and lighting sources also provide ways to change your living spaces. Since light opens up space, consider how the window coverings are letting in light. Clean the windows and watch things brighten up. Moving lamps around can also enhance your interior.

Give us a call and we will help you take the guesswork out of what changes will make you feel better about your home.

HAV (Hybrid Air Vehicles) is a British blimp-making company working on creating sustainable air travel for the future, decarbonizing one of the biggest polluting industries on the planet. Their latest invention is Airlander 10, a prototype airship that can travel 460 miles using a mixture of electricity and combustion. HAV says their new ship will reduce the average carbon dioxide emissions per customer by up to 75 percent and are aiming to have a fleet operational for short-haul flights by 2025.

The initial routes they are looking to offer include flights between Vancouver and Seattle, from England to Northern Ireland and from Barcelona to Spain’s Balearic Islands. Furthermore, by 2030, HAV hopes to have a completely zero-emissions fleet, switching to all-electric airships and removing the element of combustion.

After six test flights yielded a high success rate, the Airlander 10 prototype is now officially certified to fly in the UK, and the company hopes to have three ready for service by 2025. From there onwards, they hope to build 10 new airships per year.

With the climate emergency as present as it’s ever been in the public consciousness, this is a breakthrough that will give genuine hope to many, paving the way for an optimistic future for a sustainable air travel industry.

Raise oven temperature to 450^oF. Lay grapes on baking sheet, add oil, a pinch of salt and pepper and toss to coat. Roast until grapes begin to burst, 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven. Let cool.

When sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh with spoon, keeping potato intact. In large bowl, mash sweet potato flesh, 3 ounces goat cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and honey. Scoop flesh back into potato skins. Warm up potatoes if needed, then top with remaining goat cheese. Add grapes, drizzle with honey, and serve.

In a seller’s market, you have a better chance of attracting buyers who will accept your home as is due to the low supply and high demand for affordable homes. Fixer-uppers have greater success selling in a seller’s market, despite selling at a reduced price. You will likely sell your home for less when you save repair costs, but you can still enjoy some profit when you close.

An as is sale usually moves along faster because your responsibility is limited to putting the house on the market without having to do staging or obtaining pre-sale inspections.

There are probably more cons than these pros when you sell as is. The biggest negative is having to sell your home for less than market price to offset what a buyer will expect to have to remedy.

Another significant obstacle is the lack of confidence that buyers have in trusting the property disclosures in an as is sale, making it difficult to get strong selling prices. There are a limited number of buyers who are willing to buy homes in as is condition if there are a lot of repairs needed. Additionally, as an as is seller, you need to have well-honed negotiating skills because experienced house flippers will negotiate hard to get the lowest price possible.

Our experienced team has worked with all types of home sales, and we invite you to contact us so we can take you down the path of marketing that works best for you.

1. Appreciate that there could be other factors at play. If someone has a stressful day, they’ll find it more difficult to put on a friendly, upbeat front around others. Or, if someone doesn’t respond to a text, they may just be busy with things like childcare or work. It doesn’t mean they’re ignoring you!

2. Consider times when outside influences made you act similarly. Be aware of the fact that you’ve probably acted the same way with others during difficult times. You know you didn’t mean to upset the other people in those situations, so when it happens the other way around, put yourself in their shoes.

3. Think constructively about any criticism and understand that it doesn’t define you. Rationally decide whether you believe the criticism to be true and, if so, look at how you can take the comment constructively and learn from the situation.

4. Remember that self-worth comes from within, not from what others think of you. If we define our self-esteem based on how we think others perceive us, we’ll never feel truly happy. Understand that sometimes you can’t please everyone, so don’t allow those moments to make you reflect negatively on yourself.