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The return of the sparkle & smile | July 4th!

Sparkle & Smile Here comes the long Fourth of July holiday weekend and one that I hope brings the return of the sparkle, the sparklers & smiles! This week Washington State re-opened, the holiday falls on a Sunday – meaning Monday is regarded as a legal holiday. What do these things mean for real estate? […]
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It’s Sunday :: an ice ice baby sweep!

Sunday evening is rolling in – preparing for a new week! Started this morning at 4 stores and gas stations prior to 8am to grab ice to fill a cooler for a basketball tournament – to no avail though! Geez. A few things in “well-being” to try to cool it down the next couple of […]
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It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | architecture of resurgence continued…

Welcome to Friday! Back to my “architecture or resurgence” focus in blog writing over the next fews weeks. It’s happening – resurgence in so many areas of our life that we had to put on hold. I am making well-being, tools, excellence, storytelling & community as the key ingredients to keeping this focus up! Architecture […]
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This Friday, please do include the hashtag #WindermereCSD on your social posts! All IN, for community. – Laura

Friday Post The return of the sparkle & smile | July 4th! Sparkle & Smile Here comes the long Fourth of July holiday weekend and one that I hope brings the return of the sparkle, the sparklers & smiles! This week Washington State re-opened, the holiday falls on a Sunday – meaning Monday is regarded as a legal holiday. What do these things mean for real estate? […]

Friday Post It’s Sunday :: an ice ice baby sweep! Sunday evening is rolling in – preparing for a new week! Started this morning at 4 stores and gas stations prior to 8am to grab ice to fill a cooler for a basketball tournament – to no avail though! Geez. A few things in “well-being” to try to cool it down the next couple of […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | architecture of resurgence continued… Welcome to Friday! Back to my “architecture or resurgence” focus in blog writing over the next fews weeks. It’s happening – resurgence in so many areas of our life that we had to put on hold. I am making well-being, tools, excellence, storytelling & community as the key ingredients to keeping this focus up! Architecture […]

Friday Post This Friday, please do include the hashtag #WindermereCSD on your social posts! All IN, for community. – Laura

Friday Post Memorial Day weekend | In remembrance. Did you know? On Memorial Day, the red poppy is a symbol of remembrance for those who died defending our freedom. Behind each poppy is a story of a life that was lived. Welcome to Friday of Memorial Day weekend! No sweep of this week or prep for next; instead – a nod in remembrance to […]

Friday Post This week | week #3 architecture of resurgence Hello on a Sunday. Catching up on reading et all from last week and preparing for the week ahead. Before I jump back into my “architecture of resurgence” series in content – an interesting read & perspective from Susanna Ryan, the author of the Seattle Walk Report who put together a viral Instagram post composed of real […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | week #2 architecture of resurgence Architecture of Resurgence | 5 areas of focus “made visible” Well-being This week I had several opportunities to provide one of my all-time favorite videos on success; specifically “How Incredibly Successful People Think” – six minutes right here for you when you are ready. Tools Moxi Present – specifically a nod to the Buyer Tour template […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep | architecture of resurgence Over the next 10 weeks you will notice consistency in my vernacular wherever I roam; office meetings, blog writing, quick videos, zoom & trainings. I have been building out 10 weeks of content. You will hear the phrase “Architecture of Resurgence” from me often. What is it? Glad you ask… I was hired over 20 […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | When I say peanut butter… When I say peanut butter, what do you think of? By chance, did jelly come into your conciousness? Probably. Why? Because this is “ordinary mental functioning – how the mind works” – if you will. I’m taking another moment today to bring to the table the role of “love letters” – being that they are […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | a cleaner, a beach party, a cup of tea with an attorney, the science and a hat What does a new cleaning service, a beach party, a cup of tea with an attorney, science & a hat have in common? Just another week in putting together a blog post to sweep this week. The goal of this habit for me has always been to give a place for digestible bites of what […]

Friday Post Gratitude. Exhale. Resurgence. I will be away + unplugged + out of our offices this coming week. Back in the office April 12; blog posts April 16th. As I take pause, I am fueled by my appreciate for you; those that – as a real estate community – helped each other navigated this past year together. One year […]

Friday Post It’s Sunday, our city is on my mind! Good morning Seattle, you are on my mind! Sunday mornings are my morning to catch up on the world beyond my everyday. While one year ago – these words were our collective story… “The heart of our city is quiet. But the heart of Seattle beats strong. You’re doing your part so they [essential healthcare […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, Chad turns 50! | “second half” Welcome to Friday everyone! No “sweep” this week – instead I’m out celebrating Chad – 50 today! In our house & in typical March Madness basketball fashion – we are celebrating his “2nd half” on the court. I get one shot at getting this right in celebrating this day; his day. I’m going to take […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | roadmap to recovery Welcome to Friday everyone! It’s a national holiday in our house – kids home – games on – brackets are hopefully not busted in the first round. On the real estate front, our industry was given what Phase 3 looks like for us. If you missed it – clarity below. I want to focus today’s […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | A nod to Seattle Welcome to Friday! And, to the other basketball junkies out there that dearly missed March Madness in 2020; it’s back in 2021 and today is the Friday before selection Sunday! It’s a good day & weekend in the Smith house – all kinds of good feeling vibes. Don’t tell anyone, but, I’ll let you in […]

Friday Post It’s Saturday am, let’s sweep the week! Good morning! Plenty to digest over a nice cup of Saturday coffee or tea – let’s begin… WindermereStats.com updated Friday 3.5.21 – if you need the March password – send me a text: 206.227.7133. Brief recap for Seattle below; all reports for Seattle, Eastside, King, Snohomish (residential, condo & by mls area) ready for your […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | Ep. 24 sop “NOW” The NOW in conversations within Seattle’s Standards of Practice group. The hope is that this Episode continues the conversation further & deeper inside of our offices. What is urgent? What is important? Above all – a nod to working kindly within extreme market conditions. I will be building upon this each month. This will set […]

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | sharpen your pencils.

Friday Post It’s Friday, let’s sweep! | A love letter Dear brokers, One the eve eve of Valentine’s Day I find it most suitable to write you a love letter – a love letter about your client’s love letters. You know the ones… Actually, let me do one step better and bring you back to one year ago and my Ep #18 podcast – Double […]

Friday Post Welcome to Friday, let’s sweep! | Ep 23 – controlling the chaos Controlling the Chaos via Collegiality Welcome to Friday everyone – my favorite day of the week! Why? Because I earmark this day to write, create & grow. This week’s focus in on Episode 23 – Double Down podcast – as the Queen of Windermere Standards of Practice again agreed to mic up with me and […]