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    <title>Houston's Home Staging &amp; House Stagers Information~Houston Texas Home Staging Blog~Redesign Etc.~RESA~AHSR</title>
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      <title>Home Staging Tip - Organizing Childrens Closets &amp; Drawers</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://cdn-users1.imagechef.com/ic/stored/2/091116/samp6b52c4bcc924b789.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Click to Edit or Share&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When organizing your childrens closets&amp;nbsp;before selling your home or for everyday use, it's a great idea to put matching pants, shirts, socks, and even their underwear (for children) on one hanger.&amp;nbsp; Getting dressed then becomes a matter of grabbing a matched clothing &quot;outfit&quot; from the closet and then putting it on.&amp;nbsp; No more kids in &quot;mis-matched outfits&quot;, no more plaid shirts with striped pants and black socks.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parents will need to put the &quot;outfits&quot; together for them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To organize children's dresser drawers, put entire &quot;matched&amp;nbsp;outfit&quot; in a large zipper plastic bag and put in drawer.&amp;nbsp; It makes children feel more confident picking out their own clothing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No more battles on what to wear, everything will be ready to go.&amp;nbsp; It's also a huge time saver and a great way to get rid of clothes they may not be wearing anymore.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;See below for more &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Home Staging Tips.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:57:04 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Recipe of the Week - English Toffee Candy</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; id=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xx3tRmnnVNAWbM:http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;See full size image&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's this weeks Recipe coming to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas Kitchens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Aunt LaNora makes a huge batch of candy during the holidays, and this is my favorite!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.cookingforengineers.com/pics2/640/DSC_1122_crop.jpg&quot; height=&quot;332&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;402&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1lb. Butter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2c. sugar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1c. almonds (toasted in oven &amp;amp; grated)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 large pkg. of chocolate chips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recipe:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cook butter and sugar to 250 degrees.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Turn out butter and sugar on a cookie sheet and spread with a spatula.&amp;nbsp; Add 1/2 large package of the melted chocolate chips.&amp;nbsp; Turn, add other half pkg. of chocolate chips.&amp;nbsp; Sprinkle grated almonds over chocolate.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;**********************************************************************************&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more &quot;Texas Recipes of the Week&quot; check these out!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339351/texas-recipe-of-the-week-peanut-butter-cups&quot; title=&quot;peanut butter cups&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Peanut Butter Cups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325834/texas-recipe-of-the-week-texas-layered-dip&quot; title=&quot;Texas 8 layered dip&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Texas 8 Layered Dip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1313931/texas-recipe-of-the-week-sweet-hot-pinto-beans&quot; title=&quot;sweet hot pinto beans&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sweet Hot Pinto Beans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1237085/texas-recipe-of-the-week-easy-chili-rellenos&quot; title=&quot;easy chili rellenos&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Easy Chile Rellenos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1269097/texas-recipe-of-the-week-copper-pennies&quot; title=&quot;copper pennies&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Copper Pennies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1256776/texas-recipe-of-the-week-my-moms-frito-salad&quot; title=&quot;my moms frito salad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;My Moms Frito Salad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1225641/texas-recipe-of-the-week-salad-with-goat-cheese-apples-toasted-pecans&quot; title=&quot;salad with goat cheese apples toasted pecans&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Salad with Goat Cheese Apples &amp;amp; toasted Pecans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1280435/texas-recipe-of-the-week-cindy-s-blackened-tilapia&quot; title=&quot;cindys blackened tilapia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy's Blackened Tilapia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1158577/death-by-chocolate-cake&quot; title=&quot;death by chocolate cake&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Death By Chocolate Cake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1132136/snickers-salad-dessert&quot; title=&quot;snickers salad dessert&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Snickers Salad Dessert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1087330/recipe-of-the-week-german-potato-salad&quot; title=&quot;german potato salad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;German Potato Salad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1079230/recipe-of-the-week-texas-longhorn-salad&quot; title=&quot;texas longhorn salad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Texas Longhorn Salad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1059152/recipe-for-the-week-texas-jack&quot; title=&quot;texas jack recipe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Texas Jack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1050271/recipe-for-the-week-homemade-gnocchi&quot; title=&quot;homade gnocchi&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homemade Gnocchi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1040200/recipe-of-the-week-texas-spicy-dip&quot; title=&quot;texas spicy dip&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Texas Spicy Dip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1030288/recipe-of-the-week-coconut-cake&quot; title=&quot;coconut cake&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Coconut Cake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1006277/recipe-of-the-week-fried-okra-salad&quot; title=&quot;fried okra salad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Fried Okra Salad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/995775/texas-recipe-of-the-week-broccoli-salad&quot; title=&quot;Broccoli Salad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Broccoli Salad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/559997/texas-recipe-of-the-week-jumbo-shrimp-stuffed-with-cilantro-chiles&quot; title=&quot;jumbo shrimp stuffed with cilantro &amp;amp; chilis&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jumbo Shrimp Stuffed with Cilantro &amp;amp; Chiles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:02 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Home Staging Tip - How to Hang Framed Artwork</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://cdn-users1.imagechef.com/ic/stored/2/091116/samp6b52c4bcc924b789.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Click to Edit or Share&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This weeks home staging&amp;nbsp;tip:&amp;nbsp; How to Hang Framed Artwork.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Picture hanging is not a simple task, it can be quite frustrating.&amp;nbsp; Some people &quot;eyeball&quot; it, use lasers, rulers, tape and various other methods.&amp;nbsp; By following this tip you get it right the first time.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cut a sheet of paper to the exact size of the&amp;nbsp;frame.&amp;nbsp; Position the pattern on the picture's back side and pull up the picture's hanging wire taut so&amp;nbsp;that you will see an inverted V.&amp;nbsp; Mark the V point on the pattern and poke a hole through that marked point.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After you determine where you'll put the picture, place the pattern on the wall, and use the V point hole to make a pencil mark showing exactly where the nail should go.&amp;nbsp; The picture will hang precisely where you want it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This works well if your'e using two or more pictures that need to be hung close together or the ones that have a hook on each side.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:54:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1338159/home-staging-tip-how-to-hang-framed-artwork</link>
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      <title>The Houston Symphony &amp; Grace Mass Choir-&quot;The Sounds of Christmas&quot;</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a family event that will get you in the mood for Christmas.&amp;nbsp; The acoustics at Grace Church are fantastic, so combine that with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.houstonsymphony.org/&quot; title=&quot;houston symphony&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Houston Symphony&lt;/a&gt; and the choir, and it should be a night to remember!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston Symphony &amp;amp; Grace Mass Choir in concert together at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grace.tv/&quot; title=&quot;grace church houston&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Grace Community Church&lt;/a&gt; south campus. Friday, December 4 @ 7:30pm. All tickets are general admission. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have trouble purchasing tickets or would like more information about this event, please call 713-363-2515.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start time:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday December 04, 2009 at 7:30 PM &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End time:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday December 04, 2009 at 9:00 PM &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grace Community Church, 14505 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77034&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;q=14505 Gulf Fwy+Houston+TX+77034&amp;amp;f=q&amp;amp;sampleq=1&quot; id=&quot;ctlEventDetails_hrefMap&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;map it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:51:56 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Texas Recipe of the Week - Peanut Butter Cups</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; id=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xx3tRmnnVNAWbM:http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;See full size image&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's this weeks Recipe coming to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas Kitchens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/3 lb. Graham Cracker Crumbs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 Butter or Margarine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1c. Peanut Butter (Smooth)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1lb. Confectioners Sugar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 c. Chocolate Chips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recipe:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Combine crumbs, butter, peanut butter and sugar, work together until smooth.&amp;nbsp; Press this mixture into a 9X9-inch buttered pan, or a larger pan if you want thinner bars.&amp;nbsp; Melt chocolate chips over hot water.&amp;nbsp; Spread over Cracker mixture.&amp;nbsp; Refrigerate until firm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cut into squares.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:48:12 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339351/texas-recipe-of-the-week-peanut-butter-cups</link>
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      <title>League City's Historic Homes Tour 2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;League City's Historic Homes Tour will be December 12 from 10am until 5pm.&amp;nbsp; There will be six homes on the tour.&amp;nbsp; The League City Historical Society will sponsor the Homes Tour.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What a great way to get into the &quot;Holiday Spirit&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Stories about League City will be told along the way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advance tickets are $12 and $15 the day of the tour.&amp;nbsp; Tickets are available at Nana's attic, Park Avenue Show Place, League City Chamber of Commerce, and West Bay Common School.&amp;nbsp; For more information call 281-554-2994.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:34:28 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339333/league-city-s-historic-homes-tour-2009</link>
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      <title>Houston Ballet Breakfast with the Sugar Plum Fairy</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre, South Shore Harbour Resort will be the venue for the Sugar &lt;strong&gt;Plum Fairy and her kingdom of sweets court.&amp;nbsp;Brunch will be part of the festivities, as well as a picture with the Sugar Plum Fairy in her sleigh.&amp;nbsp; An unforgettable experience for your children.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;South Shorre Harbour Resort is located in League City, TX.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahbt.org/&quot; title=&quot;Bay Area Houston Ballet Sugar Plum Fairy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information click here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:27:32 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339322/houston-ballet-breakfast-with-the-sugar-plum-fairy</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339300/houston-personal-home-shopping-service</guid>
      <title>Houston Personal Home Shopping Service</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does your home need a little pizazz for &quot;Holiday Parties&quot;?&amp;nbsp; The right accessories&amp;nbsp;are &quot;the icing on the cake&quot; when trying to give your home&amp;nbsp;that homey feel.&amp;nbsp; Wow, your guests with a new look for your home.&amp;nbsp; Take the stress out of wondering what will work in your home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No time to shop for those accessories for that extra touch?&amp;nbsp; We offer a shopping service for all of your home decor needs.&amp;nbsp; An easy solution for those that just don't have the time.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call us for details!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:13:19 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339300/houston-personal-home-shopping-service</link>
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      <title>Houston Home Stagers...RESA Conference Las Vegas</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resaconference.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://documents.clubexpress.com/clubs/304550/graphics/1asmall_banner.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Houston Home Stagers are you going to the Real Estate Staging Association Conference in Las Vegas January 24-26?&amp;nbsp; Speakers will include &lt;strong&gt;Matthew Finlason from HGTV's&amp;nbsp; &quot;The Stagers&quot;, and&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Bethany Souza from HGTV's &quot;Designed To Sell.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stagingconference.com/&quot; title=&quot;resa las vegas conference&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RESA website&lt;/a&gt; for information on who will be speaking and workshops.&amp;nbsp; Register now for &quot;Early Bird&quot; pricing!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See you in &quot;Vegas&quot;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:56:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339277/houston-home-stagers-resa-conference-las-vegas</link>
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      <title>Curb Appeal Tip When Selling ...Not What You Think!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ayereuropeanauto.com/images/carlot_large.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ayereuropeanauto.com/images/carlot.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;203&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;270&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When selling your home, there are so many things to think of,&amp;nbsp;one being curb appeal.&amp;nbsp; The reason this is so important is because, a potential buyer makes their decision whether to look at your home by it's outdoor appeal when driving by and on the mls photos.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, the exterior is extremely important and must get the attention of the buyer, but something else that is just as important is to not have multiple cars in your driveway, street, and garage.&amp;nbsp; In some areas of the country people have 4 cars per house, two for the adults and two for their kids.&amp;nbsp; And at any given time if&amp;nbsp;friends are there you could have 5-6 automobiles parked around your home.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You don't want your home to look like a used car lot. In this market first impressions are everything, and having too many cars parked around your house can not only be an eye soar, but a distraction as well.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what do you do with all the cars?&amp;nbsp; Ask&amp;nbsp;neighbors, family or friends&amp;nbsp;if you can park your cars in their driveway while your home is on the market.&amp;nbsp; A hassle, yes, but well worth the added effort!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:09:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339213/curb-appeal-tip-when-selling-not-what-you-think-</link>
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      <title>Upholstery Fabric Paint...Have You Tried it?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img4.allyou.com/i/2009/09/upholstry-paint-m.jpg?300:300&quot; alt=&quot;Add instant color&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need an instant makeover of your sofa, chairs, carpet, or car's interior?&amp;nbsp; Well, here it is...Simply Spray.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spraypaint4fabric.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have you heard of this one?&amp;nbsp; A spray paint that can change the color of an old sofa.&amp;nbsp; I'm not sure of the details of what kind of fabrics this can be used on or how well it wears, or the coverage, but none the less an interesting concept.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If it does work, I could see that this would be a great solution for some, especially, if a new sofa and chairs&amp;nbsp;are not in the budget right now.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's suppose to work on material that absorbs water, including carpets and car interiors.&amp;nbsp; Non toxic, and safe to use indoors.&amp;nbsp; It's also suppose to leave fabric feeling soft not stiff, and one can covers 17 square feet.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May have to give this one a try!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Upholstery paint, $13; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spraypaint4fabric.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;spraypaint4fabric.com.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:11 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1333579/upholstery-fabric-paint-have-you-tried-it-</link>
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      <title>Biggest Turnoff for Home Buyers</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://t9.imagechef.com/ic/imgout/sampdf7e311e75bb81ba.jpg&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; id=&quot;previewimg&quot; alt=&quot;Retro Spoof&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When they say the &quot;nose&quot; knows, it's really true.&amp;nbsp; I have been into alot of homes that were emitting some strange smells.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Pet odors, body odor, dirty house odors, dirty&amp;nbsp;laundry odors, food/cooking/spice odors, smoke, dirty linens odor, and some strange unidentifiable odors.&amp;nbsp; There's more, but you get the idea.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unfortunately, we get used to the way our homes smell.&amp;nbsp; Have you ever gone into someones house, and walk through an area and catch a whiff of something, maybe from the dirty laundry hamper?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is one of the biggest turnoffs for buyers when looking at homes, even over cleanliness (it's a very close 2nd).&amp;nbsp; The difference is, a house can be cleaned, but odors penetrate into carpet, padding, walls, linens, draperies and fabric of any kind.&amp;nbsp; And it can be quite a chore to banish them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One examples of the worst cases I've ever smelled was from pet odors.&amp;nbsp; I walked into the front door and it hit me like a ton of bricks.&amp;nbsp; I thought maybe it was isolated in that area, but the further in I got the more intense it got.&amp;nbsp; I literally got a migraine, and went outside a few times, it was that bad.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They explained their kids had brought down a couple of dogs and a cat.&amp;nbsp; The dogs were long gone, but the cat was still there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here was the puzzle, this house had been practically gutted because of some water damage.&amp;nbsp; The floors were down to concrete, the walls had been stripped of all wallpaper, there was no fabric type materials left, and no draperies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I felt extremely bad for these sellers, as it was an odor free home before, and now they are plagued with this extreme odor.&amp;nbsp; The sellers didn't smell it, but I guarantee a buyer will and turnaround and walk right out!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luckily, it's being updated and we will be&amp;nbsp;replacing everything and will make sure sure&amp;nbsp;the odor goes away.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sellers... you can't smell your own odors.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't lose potential buyers, have a home stager give you a consultation and see what their opinion is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:31:27 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1327560/biggest-turnoff-for-home-buyers</link>
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      <title>Home Staging For IKE Damaged Homes...How We Can Help!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://t9.imagechef.com/ic/imgout/samp5e9aaf812df1a570.jpg&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; id=&quot;previewimg&quot; alt=&quot;Walk&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We realize that Hurricane IKE victims and damaged homes were widespread through our Galveston, Houston region.&amp;nbsp; What we are finding is property owners have 2nd homes here, but live somewhere else.&amp;nbsp; This is a problem when trying to get your home put back together.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I recently came across a home that was damaged, the homeowner was stressed with all of the decisions, and going from store to store.&amp;nbsp; The problem was the stores don't know what your house looks like, or what style you will need.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; So, the homeowners are ordering tile that doesn't go, carpet that doesn't match, and the list goes on and on.&amp;nbsp; Local stores can only guess.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The homeowner had picked out rust carpet and tile that didn't go or match their traditional home, and was going to mix it with some existing tiles that were very outdated.&amp;nbsp; Don't make this mistake, or take the risk!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can make the trips from your residence back and forth, making quick decisions about flooring, wall colors, counters, carpet, fixtures, etc. but under pressure.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And the decisions are usually under pressure, and may not be the right choices.&amp;nbsp; You don't have the time to find the best deals, and it's stressful dealing with your loss and time constraints.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We at Redesign Etc., can help.&amp;nbsp; We can help pick out all of your interior finishes, and have service vendors that can usually install just about anything you need.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We do the legwork, save you the time, and avoid costly mistakes from making snap decisions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need a roof?&amp;nbsp; We have roofers that can install a superior roof at an afforable price!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just tell us what you need and we will do our very best to help put your home back together the right way!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:05:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1327477/home-staging-for-ike-damaged-homes-how-we-can-help-</link>
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      <title>CrimeReports.com</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CrimeReports.com is a new website that participates with over 800 law enforcement agencies to give you&amp;nbsp;near real time data&amp;nbsp;crime reports&amp;nbsp;for your area.&amp;nbsp; You can&amp;nbsp;enter your address and find out crime information on your street by date, time or crime.&amp;nbsp; You can also register your name for crime alerts for your neighborhood.&amp;nbsp; They can send emails about criminal activity for you to view.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crimereports.com&quot; title=&quot;crimereports.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;CrimeReports.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:18 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Nutcracker Shoppe - Seabrook, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The NutcrackerShoppe will be in El Lago for its 29th annual Christmas Bazaar.&amp;nbsp; This is a must for anyone buying Christmas gifts with an original design.&amp;nbsp; The shoppe will feature holiday decorations, handmade gifts, art, soaps, jewelery and decor items.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; Taylor Lake Christian Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&amp;nbsp; November 6, 9am-5pm (friday)&amp;nbsp; November 7, 9am-3pm (Sat.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free admission&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:www.nutcrackershoppe@yahoo.com&quot; title=&quot;nutcracker shoppe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;For more information on The Nutcracker Shoppe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:04 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325854/nutcracker-shoppe-seabrook-tx</link>
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      <title>Texas Recipe of the Week - Texas 8 Layered Dip</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; id=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xx3tRmnnVNAWbM:http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;See full size image&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's this weeks Recipe coming to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas Kitchens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 pd. ground beef&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3/4 c. of water&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 can of refried beans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c (2oz.) grated cheddar cheese&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 can (2-1/4) sliced ripe olives, drained&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 medium tomato, chopped&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 large avocado, peeled and coarsely mashed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c. dairy sour cream&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c. chunky salsa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/4 c. thinly sliced green onion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a medium skillet, prepare Taco Seasoning Mix with ground beef and water according to package directions.&amp;nbsp; Add refried beans and heat 5 minutes.&amp;nbsp; In 1 qt. bowl, spread beef and bean mixture.&amp;nbsp; Layer remaining ingredients in order given above.&amp;nbsp; Serve immediately&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325834/texas-recipe-of-the-week-texas-8-layered-dip</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325827/the-velvet-stocking-christmas-craft-bazaar-webster-tx</guid>
      <title>The Velvet Stocking Christmas Craft Bazaar - Webster, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This year The Velvet Stocking Christmas Craft Bazaar will be held at the Webster Civic Center on Nasa Rd. One Parkway.&amp;nbsp; This year the bazaar will feature artists showcasing their crafts, decorations and gifts.&amp;nbsp; A great place to do your Christmas Shopping.&amp;nbsp; Homemade crafts will abound, whether it be food, crafts or jewelry. This event has been going on for 28 years!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dates:&amp;nbsp; November 12, 13, &amp;amp; 14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hours:&amp;nbsp; Thursday 9am-7pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday &amp;amp; Saturday 9am-5pm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; 311 Pennsylvania, Webster, TX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.velvetstocking.com&quot; title=&quot;velvet stocking craft bazaar&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Velvet Stocking website for more information.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:25:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325827/the-velvet-stocking-christmas-craft-bazaar-webster-tx</link>
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      <title>Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What a great organization this is.&amp;nbsp; It helps save lives daily by sending blood all over the area.&amp;nbsp; They have mobile sites all over the Gulf Coast area to make it convenient to donate.&amp;nbsp; When you donate, you will also find out your cholesterol level and your blood type.&amp;nbsp; If you haven't given blood before, it's not something to be afraid of.&amp;nbsp; It doesn't take that long, and you are able to drive after wards if you are in good health.&amp;nbsp; Check out everything they do below.&amp;nbsp; Great for an organization to host especially before the Holidays.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/&quot; title=&quot;gulf coast regional blood center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/&quot; title=&quot;Home&quot;&gt;Home&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=where-to-donate&quot; title=&quot;Where to Donate&quot;&gt;Where to Donate&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=about-donating-blood&quot; title=&quot;About Donating&quot;&gt;About Donating&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=faqs&quot; title=&quot;FAQs&quot;&gt;FAQs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=host-a-drive&quot; title=&quot;Host A Drive&quot;&gt;Host A Drive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=cfl&quot; title=&quot;Commit for Life&quot;&gt;Commit for Life&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=contributions&quot; title=&quot;Contributions&quot;&gt;Contributions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=career&quot; title=&quot;Careers&quot;&gt;Careers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=about-us&quot; title=&quot;About Us&quot;&gt;About Us&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=contact-us&quot; title=&quot;Contact Us&quot;&gt;Contact Us&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:11:43 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325809/gulf-coast-regional-blood-center</link>
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      <title>South Shore Harbour Country Club Nutcracker Market - League City, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 7th Annual SSH Country Club will be the venue for the 2009 Nutcracker Market.&amp;nbsp; Seasonal items, along with many other types of items will be available and for sale to the public.&amp;nbsp; Shopping will becgin at 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on November 20, 2009.&amp;nbsp; The Women's Club of SSH will be hosting the event.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Clear Creek Independent School District Chamber Choir will perform and door prizes and drawings will be given out throughout the day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information call 281-535-5477 Dolly Schroeder, or email &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:womensclubsshcc@live.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;womensclubsshcc@live.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:13:21 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325755/south-shore-harbour-country-club-nutcracker-market-league-city-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325741/bay-area-turkey-day-10k-clear-lake-tx</guid>
      <title>Bay Area Turkey Day 10K -Clear Lake, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 2009 Bay Area Turkey day 10K and 5K fun run benefitting the Bay Area YMCA's.&amp;nbsp; This race is for the whole family and will be around the scenic neighborhoods of Clear Lake City.&amp;nbsp; All fitness levels are invited to participate.&amp;nbsp; Get up and get some exercise, and check out the scenery along Clear Lake.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; University Plaza&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2427 Bay Area Blvd.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Houston, TX&amp;nbsp; 77058&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; November 26, 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8:00 am (10K Race)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8:05 am (5K Fun&amp;nbsp; Run)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayareaturkeyday10k.com&quot;&gt;www.bayareaturkeyday10k.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Entry Fee:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; $30&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayareafit.com/&quot; title=&quot;usa fit/bay area fit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;USAFIT/Bay Area Fit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ontheruntx.com/&quot; title=&quot;On the run&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;On the Run&lt;/a&gt;, Koala&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clearlakermc.com/&quot; title=&quot;clear lake regional medical center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Clear Lake Regional Medical Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:47 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325741/bay-area-turkey-day-10k-clear-lake-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325719/help-the-homeless-hungry-in-houston-at-thanksgiving</guid>
      <title>Help the Homeless &amp; Hungry in Houston at Thanksgiving</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope has served Houston's homeless and hungry since 1907.&amp;nbsp; Thanksgiving meals are paid for by donations from people that care, corporations, foundations, and churches.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last year more than 538,000 meals were provided free.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On average, up to 1,000 men, women and children find shelter each night.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spiritual growth, education and job training programs help many make a new, clean start at life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't let anyone go hungry this Thanksgiving, for $16.55 you can feed 5 people, $331.00 feeds 100 people.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. Box 1505&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston, TX 77251-1505&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;713-748-0700&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sohmission.org&quot; title=&quot;Star of Hope for homeless and hungry&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:38:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325719/help-the-homeless-hungry-in-houston-at-thanksgiving</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315224/10-ways-to-prep-your-house-for-sale</guid>
      <title>10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Doors 10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale list.&amp;nbsp; These are all very easy and affordable to do.&amp;nbsp; It just takes a little elbow grease, and the purchase of a few items.&amp;nbsp; These can be some of the most effective ways to prep your house to get it ready for staging.&amp;nbsp; After you have taken care of all of these items you will be ready to have a professional home stager come in and stage your house for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/10-Ways-to-Prep-Your-Home-for-Sale/2070/p1&quot; title=&quot;10 ways to prep your house for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here to get a more detailed list of 10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make your home stand out&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improve your Landscaping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clean the outside&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make repairs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make the front door inviting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy a new doormat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remove clutter &amp;amp; depersonalize&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organize closets and drawers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make everything shine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take color down a notch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:56:09 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315224/10-ways-to-prep-your-house-for-sale</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315218/top-5-unusual-features-that-can-help-you-sell-your-home</guid>
      <title>Top 5 Unusual Features That Can Help You Sell Your Home</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Door listed the Top 5 unusual features that can help you sell your home.&amp;nbsp; If you think your home may not appeal to every buyer.&amp;nbsp; Think again.&amp;nbsp; There are buyers that are looking for specific features in a house.&amp;nbsp; Yours may just fit the bill.&amp;nbsp; Check out the list to see if you have one of these features.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/Top-5-Unusual-Features-That-Can-Help-You-Sell/2107/p1&quot; title=&quot;top 5 unusal features that can help you sell your home&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for a more detailed article on the Top 5 Unusual Features&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Backyard Oasis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A playroom for kids&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unusual Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated Bathrooms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green Features/Eco-friendly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:43:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315218/top-5-unusual-features-that-can-help-you-sell-your-home</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315211/10-things-that-make-buyers-bite</guid>
      <title>10 Things That Make Buyers Bite</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Door has a comprehensive list of what makes a home buyer want to buy a home.&amp;nbsp; Listed are 10 ways to make a great first impression.&amp;nbsp; These are on the top of every buyers wish list and make a big impact.&amp;nbsp; These are by far the most popular and requested features when buyers are looking at homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/10-Things-That-Make-Buyers-Bite/64/p1&quot; title=&quot;10 things that make buyers bite link&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for 10 Things That Make Buyers Bite.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Nice Entryway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hardwood Floors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Fixtures&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beautiful Baths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Counter tops&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stainless Steel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organized Closets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Lighting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Built-Ins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Backyard with grass&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes to Sell&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:31:10 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315211/10-things-that-make-buyers-bite</link>
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      <title>Home Staging Acronym</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H&lt;/strong&gt;elping&amp;nbsp;home sellers&amp;nbsp;achieve their goal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;ffers will come faster.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;arketing strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;ffective selling technique.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;elling a home for all it's worth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt;aking a tried and true approach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;lways looking better than the competition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;et better appraisal values.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;nternet&amp;nbsp;photos will show a must see property.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ever&amp;nbsp;giving you a bad first impression.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;ain more exposure with better listings.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;copy;Cindy Bryant&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:35:38 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315156/home-staging-acronym</link>
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