Get Out!!
GET OUT!! Who knew the best advice to characters in a horror movie would be the same advice to help those trying to clear out or lighten up their space?? GET OUT!! We scream, mouth (or yell) at it the … Continued
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Home Staging and Decorating thought activism at its most passionate! Snappy answers and reasoned resets for your space and your stuff, and why it all matters so darn much.
How Old Are Your Smoke Detectors?
The 2nd of 2 posts to support October being National Fire Prevention Month. The first reminded us not all heroes wear capes; this one asks: How Old Are Your Smoke Detectors? In December of 2008, on the last day of … Continued
Take Fire Prevention a Step Further
In support of National Fire Prevention Week this is the first of two posts on fire prevention, and fire safety. Fire Prevention Week/Month is traditionally this time of year, but front of mind awareness of fire prevention and fire safety … Continued
Cooling on Grays? Working with, and Changing Them Up
Like a lowland fog, grays gradually rolled onto our collective palette a number of years back. And so enamored were we!! Crisp and polished, we couldn’t get enough. Until we actually did get enough. Even waaay more than enough. So-grayed-out, … Continued
Almost September, Made Your New Years Resolutions Yet?
Yes, the days are racing by. Almost September, made your New Years Resolutions yet? No relation to the retail thing, i.e. early marketing for financial gain. I’m speaking to why so many of us consider Labor Day the de facto start … Continued
End of Summer 2018: Search for Fun and Meaning
Originally published August 2014, refreshed and reposted for 2018 Remember that white-hot and very worthwhile Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014? The way it exploded confirmed many of us search for fun and meaning this time of year. As part of my end … Continued
7 Days a Week: Westchester County NY Farmer Markets
Anyone else been antsy, waiting for those first real harbingers of spring to pop up? Am speaking of course, of Farmers Markets! And with Scarsdale’s newly re-opened market, you can buy goods directly from local farmers and vendors 7 days … Continued
Household Clutter: Contributing Factor in Senior Fire Deaths
Earlier this month, for the 4th time in recent memory, a Westchester County Fire Chief has named household clutter as a contributing factor to homeowner fire death. Wrote about this previously, but the latest tragedy in Scarsdale points to revisiting … Continued
What’s All This I Hear About Domestic Violence and the NFL??
The bigger they are, the brighter they are, the harder they fall….the pendulum has swung mightily in the last 10 days re: Ray Rice and the issue of domestic violence. It’s not news-OR any more wrong than it’s ever been, … Continued
More Worthwhile Things to Do In Westchester County (While Everyone Else is on Vacation)
The best summer events include fun, novelty and tradition, with at least a smattering of redeeming value in there somewhere. If the Ice-Bucket Challenge thing is starting to wear thin (just send in the money!!) adding to yesterday’s list, more worthwhile things to do … Continued