Back Stage with Staging Diva

Backstage with Debra in June 2010

The Staging Diva Team has grown over the past month. Please join me in welcoming Victoria, our new Manager of Client Relations. Sandy (who many of you know because she’s been part of our team for 4 years), is shifting over to a new position in Operations while training Victoria in her new role. In [...]

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Backstage with Debra in May 2010

The Staging Diva Team tells me I’ve gone completely mad for putting so many products on sale for Mother’s Day so I’m calling it Mother’s Day Madness and it’s on from May 3 through May 14! I’ve been hearing from so many students with inspiring stories of how their lives have changed now that they [...]

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Backstage with Debra in April 2010

Thank you to everyone who sent feedback after I shared a behind-the-scenes look at the remake of my 7 year old home staging website, SixElements.com. I’ve been very pleased with the business results as there has been a noticeable increase in phone calls coming in from new home staging clients. I can’t handle all of [...]

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Backstage with Debra in March 2010

February was a busy month. In addition to writing Home Staging Business Report and coaching my students, I’ve been working on a presentation I’ll be giving to homeowners next month. I also completed some home staging and interior redesign consultations and took my mother to Ste. Anne’s Spa for a weekend to celebrate her 80th birthday. But [...]

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Backstage with Debra in February

Here we are heading into the next big chocolate holiday, and I’ve just managed to work off the Christmas shortbread cookies. I’m still getting to the gym three times a week, but it’s mighty tough to fit it. As much as I’m tempted to skip it, I know that exercise helps keep my stress level [...]

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Backstage with Debra in January

Happy New Year! I just love looking at my brand new calendar filled with 365 days of opportunity to learn and grow and enjoy. The trick of course, is to keep that sense of possibility and not let our fears stop us from taking action. It’s exactly 7 years since my first staging project. I [...]

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Back Stage with Staging Diva in December

Well, I don’t know about you but I’m about ready for a holiday. Finishing up my newest book, Home Stager’s Guide to Twitter: Building your home staging business one “tweet” at a time, has really used up my energy reserves. I’m really excited about this new guide, especially now that one of my students read an [...]

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Back Stage with Staging Diva in November

Thank you everyone for writing in with your warm birthday wishes for me and welcome to all the new students who joined my inner circle during the 50th Birthday Event! I received so many personal stories from my readers, many of whom are well into their 50s and enjoying entirely new careers as home stagers. [...]

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Back Stage With Staging Diva in October

Well it’s here sooner than I expected, I’m turning 50 this month! I was more upset turning 49 last year, by now I’ve come to terms with my age. Though I don’t feel it and certainly don’t consider myself old. Heck I’m maybe only half way done with my time on earth, and delighted and [...]

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Back Stage With Staging Diva in September

I always find the Back to School season makes me much more aware of the passage of time than January or my own birthday does. When we look at our kids, it’s hard not to marvel at what grade they’re going into and the new phase of their lives about to begin. I’m proud of [...]

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