Lesley's Life

I am excited to announce that the edition of Western Mass Women Magazine featuring the 25 women to watch is out!  I was named Top Woman in Western Massachusetts Real Estate.  We had a great time at the photo shoot and the pictures came out great.  Here is the group shot of all the winners:

The award reception is coming up on October and I am excited to spend more time with the other winners.  You can read the biography for me and the other amazing women by visiting Western Mass Women Magazine.  I am so honored and excited!

 

Lesley Lambert, REALTOR, Park Square Realty

413-575-3611

It is hard to believe, but the traditional “end of summer”, Labor Day Weekend, is upon us. Western Massachusetts has been enjoying some gorgeous weather and this weekend promises more of the same. That means that many of us will be hosting backyard parties, cookouts and barbeques in Western MA.

Before you decide on your barbeque menu, be sure to check out this free backyard entertainment guide filled with yummy recipes and party ideas! This magazine is downloadable and is my end of summer gift to you! Enjoy:

Lesley Lambert, REALTOR at Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA
413-575-3611

Today is that bittersweet time of year when summer is winding down and the kids go back to school. In Westfield, MA today was the first day back to school and while I will miss having more time with the girls, I do like having a more determined work day schedule.

Being a single mom who is also a real estate agent, my schedule during the summertime can be a bit….interesting. The girls have a heavy dance schedule and balancing that alongside with trying to get some fun in with them can be a real challenge. Luckily, my schedule is mine to create, is flexible and the girls are now old enough to come along with me when they must. Thus was born: Camp Real Estate.

Camp Real Estate has several activities:

–Being quiet while mom is on the phone. The signal from me is two urgent finger snaps and a death stare. First one to get noisy loses, BIG TIME.
–Taking scenic rides around Western Massachusetts to exciting points of origin like showings, sign plantings and lockbox removals.
–Following along silently at showings and playing the don’t talk, don’t touch and barely breathe game. The prize of this game is getting a quiet ride home instead of the “lecture”.
–Visits to the office. Activities here include, but are not limited to: overuse of the water cooler, spinning in desk chairs, hide and seek and carrying file folders.

Even more fun (no really this time) are the other perks of Camp Real Estate:

–Impromptu stops after a house showing to swim in the Granville Gorge and then have Summer House ice cream for lunch.
–Swimming for hours while mom works remotely with her mobile office.
–Visiting houses with cool pets like chickens, goats, kittens and dogs.
–The occasional sushi lunch at K’s as a reward.
–Having a mom that can schedule her life to be there for you all the time (this one they may not get for a few years).

It is a delicate and sometimes stressful balancing act being a full time REALTOR in Western MA and raising two daughters, especially during vacation time, but I wouldn’t trade either for the world. My career allows me the flexibility and means to provide for my children and still be there for them and for that gift I am eminently grateful to Camp Real Estate!

Last night I attended a photo shoot for the honorees of the 2012 listing of the 25 Women to Watch in Western Massachusetts.

Even more exciting than going was being the recipient of their award for real estate agent in Western MA!

It was lovely to be surrounded by two dozen brilliant, beautiful and talented women from the best part of the world, Western MA!

We each had a complimentary head shot taken and then we were photographed as a group.  I can’t wait to see the results of the lovely photos taken by Sleaque Images of East Longmeadow.

There is more fun to come as we will have a lovely event on October 11, 2012 to celebrate our honors.  As a real estate professional in Western Ma for the past 24 years, I have been the lucky recipient of many honors, but this one is the most exciting by far.  Anytime a pool of the best women is being put together and I get to be included, that is my version of rock star.

Thank you to whatever delightful friend nominated me and thank you to everyone who voted.  I didn’t even know I was nominated and this award came as a total pleasant surprise.

I really appreciate Western Massachusetts Women Magazine for putting this together and for honoring the hard working and delightful women of the best location in the world.

To learn more about this event or to view the magazine online visit the link to Western Massachusetts Women Magazine. 

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