Mikaela and Ron Rios, owners of Imagine Gurus, discuss their expertise in home-related services. Imagine Gurus offers everything from home staging and redesign, to professional organizing, to virtual tours and photography, and 3-D renderings. Tell us about Imagine Gurus. How long have you been in the...
Relaxing with loved ones, enjoying the lights and sounds of the seasons, the kitchen filled with delicious smells, laughter and merriment abounding, while Christmas music plays joyfully in the background. Sounds like your typical Holiday Season, doesn’t it? Well, maybe for Norman Rockwell. It seems that from...
Welcome 2016! A new year full of possibilities! New Year’s Resolutions seem to be our way of trying to capture that fresh start for ourselves and improve our lives in some way. We have the best intentions, but often it’s a struggle to stay on-track...
If you’ve read Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” you’re familiar with the phrase, “Does it spark joy?” In my opinion, this one simple query has revolutionized the organizing process for many. The concept is...
I had the pleasure of presenting at the Bulverde Spring Branch Library Lunch & Learn in early February. The topic was Organizing Your Stuff / Life, and focused mainly on Marie Kondo book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and...
In the Texas Hill Country, spring shows itself early, before the calendar date of March 20th. And as bluebonnets start cropping up this month, so will “For Sale” signs. Ahhh, spring has sprung! The bluebonnets should be plentiful and healthy this year, due to the abundant...
We’ve all felt it. That point when the stress level gets so high that we want to scream at the top of our lungs or curl up in the fetal position and give up. Welcome to the “breaking point.” As a Home Stager and Professional Organizer,...
One of the benefits of being a military family has been that we never accumulated an overabundance of stuff. We couldn’t, because we moved every few years and going over our allotted household goods weight limit meant forking over big bucks. Plus, it wasn’t much...
It’s that time of year. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. Often, it can feel like “Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, OH MY!” Stressful, overwhelming, chaotic. And what if you're trying to sell your home as well? Whether you’re preparing for the Holidays or listing your Home on...
I've always been Thankful for Thanksgiving. It's a time to relax and enjoy family and friends, without all the stress that modern-day Christmas brings. Yes, there's the shopping for and cooking of the traditional meal, and the cleaning up afterwards, but otherwise it's simply a...