Back and Ready to Roll

Nothing like a room filled with 450 Stager Girls to get a gal motivated and inspired. Incredible amounts of creative, business savvy companies out there. What a blast to be in Vegas at a Staging Convention.


Back to work!

This is the Cristalla in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. It is beautiful and swanky.

Listing by Carrie Debuys for Realogics Sotheby's and Staging by Open House LLC.

Good job Nordstrom, very Creative!

Has anyone seen the Nordstrom ad? Click on and scroll down here. Adorable!

Happy Fri Fri

Seattle is crazy right now with 12th man fever. Sunday will be a fun day with football, food and friends. GO SEAHAWKS!

Hunt for inspiration

Headed to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood to find unique shopping and inspiration.

Found it in the Georgetown Trailer Park:

And a great place for grub:

Calamity Janes:

A building from the old Rainier Brewery Days:

The Susan Wheeler shop with to-die-for collections. A breathtaking, inspiring experience.

Seattle Weekend

Took a ferry from Seattle to explore Bainbridge Island. A new ferris wheel is being constructed along the water front. I love that it is all white-very cool indeed.

 Now that the cruise ships come in to Seattle we get to see their magnificence and hear their loud exit on to other destinations. I can hear the horn from my home on Queen Anne.

Beauty

I have a ton of photos to share of Palm Springs, Cool Hotels, Staging Jobs and Books but I will simply begin with this:

A Seattle sky that has much to say about today. Photo taken from the 3rd floor of Holy Names Academy, Seattle. by Marinna.

Beauty

One of the many perks of our job is it takes us to different neighborhoods and when the sun is out in Seattle it can be breathtaking.

Morning Beauty

Dropping my daughter off early has it's rewards. Here she has snapped a 7am photo from the 3rd floor of her school.

Moving Slowly into 2012

This Middle Sister has not taken any time to reflect on 2011 and set goals for 2012. December had some big highs and big lows. Had to deal with the sad loss of a fearless college friend. I think of him daily... Santa Barbara sister made a suprise holiday visit to Seattle which was big fun and relief. She is inspiring, and funny. Our sister talks are rich with reflections, ideas, family and more. Now I am looking at 2012.... I have a piece of paper in front of me beginning to fill up with ideas. The flood gates are opening... 

My crappy camera is out again and seeking beauty where I can find it.

West Lake Union-Seattle

When it's good..it's very very good

Seattle can be super beautiful on a sunny day and we are all thankful that we live surrounded by mountains, islands and water.

Who's inside that house?

Since Sunday drives are pretty much obsolete I have to pull over and snap a shot that intrigues me. For the most part the photos involve houses. It often brings questions to my mind.

Who lives here?

 Is that the master bedroom?

 Is the flag up each day or just when they are home?

(Sister Ex had a neighbor with a pool and would raise a flag when the pool was open to the neighborhood)

 Who cleans that house?

 How did these massive urns get planted? Is it a bit over done? My urn is way bigger than your urn.

Class Field Trip

I had the unique opportunity to chaperone a class outing to see a play downtown Seattle. We (I use that term loosely) had to put about 100 students on 4 city buses. I learned some things:

1. I failed as a chaperone.
2. Chaperon can be with or without an "e".
3.The middle school teachers are a talented bunch. (I watched how they handled and organized the  students.)
4. Despite giving detailed instructions the kids kept asking the same questions. I would go crazy as a teacher  having to answer said question over and over.)
5. Our kids look great in their uniforms.
6. They are polite.

Here are a few photos of the trip.

 Passing the time with a goofy hand clapping game.

These boys eventually gave up their seat....awww

I just wanted to capture images (on my phone) that showed how the kids looked day to day. Nothing spectacular but I liked it none-the-less.

A Day of Seattle Views

How lucky to be able to see a beautiful view of Lake Washington

and finish the day with a view of Puget Sound.

The perks of being in houses all over the place.