Lesley's Life

Feb 25 2013

The Abouthom.es Girls are BACK!

Years ago my good friend, Diane Guercio, and I had a video channel on YouTube, the Abouthom.es Girls, where we would send each other videos each week. The format was casual, but informative and most of all REAL. To keep things interesting, we made some rules about the videos: no longer than 3 minutes in length, have to respond if a question or topic was brought forward, must post by midnight on our assigned day and have to end the video with “peace out homescouts”.

We volleyed succesfully for a long time, but changes happened and we stopped doing our videos. In discussion with some other dear friends, it came out that we all shared the desire to do more video, but weren’t for one reason or another. We decided that we would re-start the Abouthom.es Girls channel to hold each other accountable and get going on video. Here is my video introducing the new talent:

I am excited to have Diane Haley Brooks, Amy Cesario, Debbie Kirkland, Lisa Oden and Chris Griffith join Diane Guercio and I in this endeavor. We hope to enchant, educate and entertain you as we discuss real estate with our own fabulous flair!

PEACE OUT HOMESCOUTS!

Feb 11 2013

Why I love living in a condo….Nemo 2013

We are being rescued! (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

This weekend we New Englanders were greeted with

a visitor named Nemo.

The exact snowfall amounts varied town by town, but safe to say it was about two feet of snow in 24 hours. We lucked out that the snow was light and fluffy so the trees and power lines didn’t get knocked out, but that is a LOT of snow all at one time. My family hunkered down with a nice fire in the fireplace and put on our comfy clothes and blankets and watched the snow accumulate.

As the snow fell, the Facebook posts grew plentiful with people talking about snow blowing, shoveling, plowing and all the “joys” of snowfall. It was with a brief moment of remorse that I chuckled and thought to myself, “Sucks to be you.”.

How we deal w Nemo (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

I was able to smirk it off because I live in a condominium. The snowfall, not my problem. The plows showed up first and ensured we could get out of Stoney Hill, even as others were complaining that they

were trapped on their street. The shoveling teams to do the sidewalks came later, but once again…it wasn’t me that did that. The little bit of shoveling that we needed to do (in front of the garage, the balcony deck) was done by my lovely boyfriend, sparing me even from that.

When I moved here five years ago, I was unsure if condo living would be my cup of tea. Today I am sure I made the exact right decision.

I love living in a condo!

Gorgeous after snowstorm day (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

Jan 17 2013

My 2013 Goals, Vision Board Revisited

I am thrilled to say that it is time to revisit my virtual vision board because I am about to accomplish the first and second of the goals on my previous vision board.
This week Morriss and I take the girls to Walt Disney World for their first visit there. We are all super excited about this, but I feel like it is extra important because I set these goals and MET them!

Now there are other (very important) goals left unmet on the original list and they shall move up in rank.

1- To travel to more Real Estate BarCamps and PodCamps.

2- More time with my friends

3- I would love to install hardwood floors in my condo

4- To take my mom on a trip to Ireland

I ask the universe (and my work ethic) to get going on making these happen as soon as reasonable. I value the process of goal setting and achievements.

To take the place of the two goals met I will now add the following to my vision board:

I LOVE my Subaru, but it is too small for all of my stuff and I really would love to get a Forester:

For the final spot I dream of a lovely, lush and tropical vacation. This one may take awhile, but I will wait:

Jan 04 2013

Guest Bloggers Wanted!

Are you in a real estate affiliated field and would love an opportunity to reach a new audience without spending a ton of money? Then you might be who I am looking for!

I have been blogging along here all by my little self for about five years now and I got to thinking that it is time to grow and share. Some new content on topics related to home ownership, home maintenance, home enjoyment, Western Massachusetts, etc. would be a great addition to my current offerings.

Are you an: inspector, decorator, stager, property maintenance person, contractor, organizer, attorney, lender, accountant, insurance provider, remodel-er or other real estate and home related professional? Then I want to hear from you!

Home owners welcome, too! I would love personal accounts of your home buying, home selling and home ownership processes. We can all learn together!

It is easy!

Simply write a short account on any topic that you feel passionate and educated on. Supply it to me in any format, even cut and pasted into the body of an email is fine. If you have an original photo to attach, even better, but not necessary. Be sure to send along your professional contact information. I will proof read, edit if necessary and take care of posting it with links back to your website so that your new readers can find you.

If you have a blog that you would like new content on, I am happy to return the favor with a guest post on any real estate topic that you might find informative to your profession.

Get writing and email your submissions to: realestate.lesleylambert@gmail.com

Don’t be intimidated, have you seen some of the silly things I post? 🙂

Lesley Lambert, REALTOR, Park Square Realty

Dec 26 2012

Angels We Have Heard : A Newtown CT Memorial Dance

Working on a memorial dance. (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

The tragedy that befell Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT created waves of grief for the entire nation.

I was first struck with the pain and sadness as a mother of an 8 and 11 year old. In following the news I saw that three of the victims were dancers at Dance, Etc. studio in Newtown. My pain was deepened and reflected further as a dance teacher. There is no way for any of us to comprehend this horrific event and I struggled with what I might be able to do to help in any way.

We at New England Dance Centers decided to send homemade cards to the families at Dance, Etc. as a gesture of love and support. In addition, I felt compelled to create a dance in honor of those involved. We dance in memory and in honor of those that are now dancing in heaven.

Many thanks to my boyfriend, Morriss Partee, of Squirrel Trench Audio for the video editing.