Nadine Krasnow, CRS
Spent an afternoon hearing about the magic the designers at Design No.5 conjure in the homes they stage. I’m a fan! The cost is always brought back in the stronger selling price. The challenge is getting sellers to understand that. I think a certain level of sophistication is required – or maybe just a lot of hours with HGTV!
A little-acknowledged negative aspect of the practice of residential real estate is that agents are sometimes in a position in which their personal safety could be compromised. We welcome strangers into our cars; we meet strangers at empty homes, often in secluded locations; and our vulnerability isn’t always just connected to someone we don’t know.
I’ve been in some uncomfortable situations over my lifetime in real estate, and I didn’t react well – I froze. So when, a few years ago, Wendy Bryant of Falmouth’s 241 Fitness (and my own fitness instructor) offered R.A.D. Women’s Self Defense, I signed up. It’s been transformative. My awareness has sharpened, and I’ve developed skills I never had. I absolutely feel empowered, and I’m grateful to Wendy.
She offers the class twice a year. The next one is on Sunday, September 13 at 1pm at the Falmouth Sports Center on Highfield Drive. It’s four hours long and is only $25 (and you can refresh at no charge for the rest of your life). It could save a life – yours and mine. I urge you to sign up.
Don’t forget to watch (or set your DVR for) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on The Food Network tonight (9/11) at 10pm.
Falmouth’s Pickle Jar Kitchen and Dana’s Kitchen will be featured for the first time!
I was one of the “diners” when they filmed last Memorial Day Weekend, and can’t wait to see what made the 15-minute cut after their 20 hours of filming.
At the very least, Casey and Ben, and Liz and Kevin from PJK, and Dana and Art from D’s K, deserve every accolade that comes their way. Woohoo – way to go, guys!!
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September is here, and I couldn’t be happier. This is my favorite month of the year. The weather is gorgeous, the ocean is warm, the crowds are gone, the sun still sets over the water every night – it doesn’t get better than this. Enjoy!
At the patisserie last Sunday morning. Wanted sweets for an open house I was doing at 145 Walker St. on Siders Pond. Waited a solid half hour, along with at least 20 others. Was worth it!
