So the day came, nearly a year ago, homes in NE Ohio were selling faster than I could list them. I remembered the sage advice I’d gotten years earlier from seasoned pros who preached that once you start missing things, can’t give everyone and everything the attention they deserve, and your work life has gotten messy, it’s time to expand!

The holidays are here! Peppermint lattes, decking our halls, donning our gay apparel, trolling the ancient Yuletide carol (okay, that song is wacky), and learning what folks are made of (by way of Christmas lights) and how big (and blinking) they dare to dream! Because we all know there are three types of Christmas decorators:

I know it’s all about the gathering, the food, the wine (slowww down, Aunt Carol), but it’s also about the things we appreciate, love, and are grateful for, even when we don’t have a turkey/carb/wine buzz…

This isn’t “fact-checked” but every hour 4 gazillion Ohio home-buyers look for “stainless steel and granite” in their home searches. The fun part is, granite is great! But others are too. Maybe even—dare I say—better..?

Last year, I bared my culinary soul and gave y’all my prize-winning Turkey Day recipes, and I was truly surprised by the response! So, I’ll post them again, and add a yummy Thanksgiving cocktail you can prepare in a pitcher, and ring Aunt Carol’s doorbell with confidence, crazy delicious food, and a yummy cocktail to share!

Flippers aren’t just for beachfront bungalows and Nemo, anymore. Ohio has become a solid hotspot for real-estate savvy fixer-uppers, and the results are paying off- big time!…

Plan those costumes ahead of time. Fill your Yeti with Chardonnay. And wait til they’re asleep to raid their sugary bags of loot. I know which one of these I’ll be doing. But I’m not telling…

We all know candles are the bomb. Da. Bomb. They create atmosphere, aroma, mood, a chill yet cozy feeling…

But I do get this question a bunch. Why not rent? Why put a bunch of money down if you don’t have to? Why do your own repairs?…

So, here we are in the depths of apple cider, fry cake (it’s a DOUGHNUT) foliage season, and our margaritas aren’t “speaking” to us…

We all love summer. The food. The outdoor time with friends.So how to maintain that summer glow. That joie de vivre? Couple tips?…

If I had a nickel for every time I heard “You gotta list your house in summer!” I’d have, like, a big bunch of nickels. But here’s the autumnal low-down on why it’s a PERFECT time to list…

Everyone at the PTA meeting may gush over a “traditional colonial” or a Cape Cod-style home. But their dirty secret is they love a contemporary. (Gasp!)

There’s only one thing that could have topped trekking out in the 90 degree weather on Saturday to walk down Main Street in a crowd of a couple thousand sweaty Akronites…

Most long weekends come with social diligence. Solemn remembrance. Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day…Like, you get the day off, but don't you chow that burger with some thoughtful, heartfelt gratitude? And feel a little bit guilty about it? Then Labor Day is for YOU…

I got to attend one of my favorite events all year last weekend with my friends. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 9 years, let me paint the picture of what our Highland Square family calls PorchRokr…

Looking to downsize, but a condo is just too big (small) a leap? Or upsizing, but a freestanding home isn’t free of homeowner headaches? Then you’ve just entered…the Townhouse Zone.

Ever see a cool doo-dad or whats-it in an antique store and it just…spoke to you? Kate has. And she created a career out of really tuning in to those old relics and speaking for them!

I’d been to Utah before, but my friends were pressing me to come back for the Parade of Homes. They said it’d blow my mind, yadda yadda…In Utah? Yes, really in Utah. And if you haven’t been, you need to go.

She had a boat. She had her dog. She had her inner-circle peeps. All Morgan needed was a place to land, to enjoy all the cool pieces of her life.