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7 Secrets to Airbnb Success But first a bit of background… My eldest brother and I started on the Airbnb journey several years ago. Our first property was a condominium in Arlington, Virginia, right outside Washington, D.C. It happened coincidentally as he was living there, I renovated the entire place into a modern thing of beauty with American made furnishings and beautiful hardwoods. His job took him away from the area and we wondered how to handle this gem. Selling was not a wise choice, as property values in the area are on the rise, so we looked into Airbnb. I loved the platform and concept but was a bit hesitant, we plunged in anyway. I managed everything from the turnover and cleaning, to listing, pricing and booking. I fell in love. Not only was I in love with the property, but I enjoyed bringing its beauty to […]
Many months ago, I had the marvelous idea of driving across the country, 1600 miles, from Maryland to Colorado. There were a few reasons behind this idea, the main being that my parents needed their final car driven out at some point as they were unable to get it transported with the others in January when they moved. Also, I thought it would be a fun adventure (this was before I was pregnant, so I was probably drunk when this brilliant idea popped into my head). The moving company would reimburse us, so it would be an almost free trip which would be far cheaper than a senior, lap infant, child, and adult ticket plus parking and rental car. So, this myriad of factors led me to believe that this would be the right move. Fast forward to a week before the trip and major anxiety set in. What was […]
A “Profound” Approach to Parenting…In 8 Steps that actually works (for me) Prior social media posting: (Photo of my eldest, Lili, 2.5 years old) This sleeping beauty is astounding to me. I decided a few weeks ago to try a new approach in parenting her. She is so verbal and brilliant (every parent thinks so of their own 😎) that I thought the yelling and time outs, albeit seldom, weren’t the best approach. I pride myself on treating children like “real people” from birth, yet I was not acting that way when it came to discipline. So, I began a more educated approach; one in which I utilized her toddler desire for power and attention coupled with adult-level respect and understanding. It has been an outstanding experiment and I want to share my positive outcomes. She has not needed “timeout” in almost 2 weeks, I have raised my voice […]