Blog by Susan Peters

A Face-Lift for Your House

June 1st, 2007
Why would someone want to get under a plastic tarp in freezing rain to paint their front door? … Actually no one in their right mind would want to do that but I can’t tell you how many times my clients have found themselves doing exactly that! Why? Because curb appeal is essential and they didn’t do it the previous summer. Since you never know when the urge to move is going to hit you, take a ...

Make Up Eraser

June 1st, 2007

sephora.jpg Don’t you just hate it when you’re putting the finishing touches on your face, you blink, and end up with a glob of mascara under your eye? Try the make up eraser from Sephora: it works like a charm!

  

Biznik

May 31st, 2007
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No …. It’s only the fastest growing online networking group for independent businesses in Seattle and it’s free! Check out the Biznik site for more information.     Click here to read the rest of this article about Biznik: "Starting a business is hard, often lonely work.We created the Biznik social network with the idea that people facing the s ...

Floor Cleaning System

May 4th, 2007
Remember when you bought your house because of those “gleaming hardwood floors”? Well if they aren't so gleaming any more try BONA X - Swedish Hardwood Floor Cleaner & Refresher. My hardwood floors were refinished almost twenty years ago and this brings back the shine every time! All of the mop heads can be thrown in the washing machine and the dust mop picks up dog and cat hair like nothin ...

Stumped for Mother's Day?

May 4th, 2007
Bella Materna makes the most incredible lingerie I have ever come across. It's sexy, supportive, and sooooooo comfortable! I know it's designed primarily for pregnant and nursing moms, but I have gifted my 15-year-old neice as well as my 75-year-old mother with it and they both love it! This is the perfect gift for young mothers, old mothers, mothers-to-be, and women who just HAVE mothers! ...

Lilacs & 7Up

May 4th, 2007
I know many things go better with Coke but cut lilacs last longer, look fresher, and smell even better when fed a diet of 1 part 7 Up (NOT diet) and 2 parts water. Before you put them in the vase smash the ends of the stems with a hammer or meat tenderizing mallet. It allows more water to be absorbed. This arrangement has been in my entryway for 5 days now and looks and smells ...