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March 12, 2019

Dating: How To Approach A Girl

Inspired by the man who wouldn’t get out of my way in the mall last week, I’ve compiled a list of ways you absolutely should NOT try to pick up someone you’re attracted to.  Hoping to bring women together with these examples & a heads up for any guy reading, this list should come in handy for all!

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November 8, 2018

5 Major Tips To Clean Up Your Living Space

I’m the queen of the quote “get rid of it”.  If I have to think twice, whatever it is – is GONE!  I wasn’t this way my entire life, I used to love holding on to every single thing I’ve ever owned because it all had a memory attached.  I don’t know if it was therapy, anxiety, reality, or my having a brutally realistic conversation with myself – but I’ve made improvements.

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July 12, 2018

3 Easy Tips to Raising Your New Puppy

You’re thinking about getting a puppy.  Now what?  I have you covered.  If you’re going to do this right, a puppy is a lot of work.  Whenever I see a cute puppy picture I do the opposite of a lot of people & let out a ginormous sigh.  Puppy’s look precious & cute, but they have the actual devil inside of them, disguised by soft fluffy fur.  & the devil that had 17 cups of coffee this AM.  I may have pushed the boundaries a little with my maturity & adopting Bernice because I don’t think I fully understood it would be like having a human 2 yr old.  The nice thing is, it doesn’t have to be out of control for very long if you train the puppy right.

Lucky for me, I made 3 decisions in the very beginning with Bernice that makes her the easy dog that I have now.

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April 12, 2018

5 Tips For A New Home Buyer

For anyone that doesn’t know – I work with Wafiq in Residential Real Estate.  My history in real estate goes as follows:  I assisted several people through multiple positions with commercial real estate after college, when I moved to Dubai I worked in residential real estate because they don’t separate commercial from residential, and now I’m assisting Wafiq in residential real estate in Austin.   HE IS SO GOOD AT IT.  I just wanted to cut to that point.  There is nothing better than coming home to someone who is happy in their work everyday.  It makes the worlds difference to our everyday happiness, relationship, and goals.  SO MUCH BETTER than complaining about work.  And he thrives, it’s the most fun to be a part of it!

We are both of the mindset that life is short & we should spend every day figuring out what we love doing – and do it.

Since working in Residential Real Estate in the U.S. we’ve met several first time home buyers (& the experience is much different than it was in Dubai).  We have a few tips that we see w almost all our first time home buyers in the market right now.  I was overlooking sharing this here but it finally clicked for me, this is some good info if you’re trying to make your first BIG purchase; a home.   Once you have these 5 things figured out – you should have a smoother & smarter process.

5 Tips For A First Time Home Buyer
Don’t be Afraid of Multiple Offers:  This is a tough one to get people to believe, but it’s true.  All you can do with a multiple offer situation is put in your best offer & see if it works.  If it doesn’t, it wasn’t meant to be.  I KNOW that sounds very cliche but I have proof!  In almost every deal Wafiq did in the summer – the clients lost homes in multiple offer situations, and were obviously bummed.  BUT 100% of them ended up closing on a different home saying  “I’m so glad that other offer didn’t get accepted, we love this one so much more.”  Guys, I’m not lying to you.  Trust the process, trust you’ll find what’s right for you!

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February 9, 2018

Furniture Shopping & 5 Tips To Stay Out Of Debt While Doing It

Let’s not pretend furniture shopping is affordable.  I was fooled into believing I could go buy unique furniture pieces that I loved for reasonable prices due to the fairytale that is: INSTAGRAM.   On my last move I knew it was time to be an adult & purchase my own furniture.  It appears as though everyone else can easily make their home pristine so I should be able to too!  Well well well, little did I know you had to be a multi-millionaire to purchase new, quality, unique furniture that you actually liked.

I don’t know how it works across the world, but that’s how it works in America.

Who would have thought 1 single, basic dinning chair would be $500?  Not me.  I have a new appreciation for fully furnished homes, & Ikea.

Needless to say, I’m glad most of my major furniture shopping is done because it was a fucking gut punch & took a lot of time.  I’m here to help, even if you didn’t know you needed it, you do.  The new furniture experience will hit you someday too.

The perk to badass new furniture?  How your home will make you feel.  The energy can change dramatically when you have furniture that you love – trust me.  After redoing my bedroom, I realized everything else had to change as well.  As painful as furniture shopping is, it’s worth it.

5 Tips For {Affordable} Furniture Shopping

1.  Look For Sales
Yes, furniture goes on sale.  And even then, it’ll be sickening to pay for, but a sale can make it manageable.  I have a Pottery Barn Outlet close to my house & I went OFTEN.  One lucky day that I stopped in the store, all sale pieces happened to be an additional 40% off.  I ended up getting one of my comfy, white sofas for $100!  That’s fucking insane pricing btw.  Try shopping for a badass sofa & you’ll feel me.  So pay attention to sales & outlet furniture stores, that was as close to finding a gold mine as I can imagine.

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April 27, 2016

Life Goals: Packing Light

I’m going to New York this weekend – Ouiiiiiiiii! Wafiq’s sister is traveling to New York, so we thought it would be a fun weekend to meet…

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