Kathy Somers's Blog

If you have never been to the Highland Games then I suggest that you visit them this year. Friday July 20, 2007 Time 5-10, Saturday July 21, 2007 10-10 , Sunday 9-5 Elgin Park Uxbridge, Some of the activities include: The Caber Toss, Highland Dancing, Dog show, Lots of vendor showing their wares....

Come out on June 8th to the Rotary Club's Blood Donor Clinic Located at the Uxbridge Seniors Centre 75 Marietta Street Across from the UxpoolHelp out your community by becoming a blood donor. It saves lives! Giving blood is something that we can all do to ensure an adequate blood supply is on han...

Ok I'm such a newbie! I found a quote that I wanted to use from a post that Christi Avila commented on regarding Agents not knowing about Home Stagers and now I can't find it. That's what I meant in my blog " Blogging makes my head hurt. Does yours hurt too?" Well anyway, I digress. What I wanted...

Shhh, Don't tell anyone else about Uxbridge. Why not? Because we want to keep the small town feeling alive. Uxbridge has been developing steadily over the years and that's great because we want our town to prosper, but we don't want it to grow so much that we lose the quaintness of our lovely com...

Would you sell your car without taking it to the carwash and giving it a good ‘once over'? Would you leave all your garbage in the glove box? What about all the junk your kids leave in the backseat, the gum wrappers and drink boxes?  No? Of course not! Most likely you would take your car to be de...

 What does it mean? Well, staging is a term used by Real Estate Agents and Decorators to describe the art of decorating a home for sale.American's have been using staging strategies since the 90's but the trend is just starting to be recognized by Canadian homeowners. In order to make a home more...

 Has your home been on the market far too long?  Has your Real Estate Agent reduced your price yet or suggested that you reduce it?  If the answer to either of these questions is yes then you need to speak with Kathryn Somers, President and Creative Director of STAGE IT FIRST.  STAGE IT FIRST is ...

Last winter I was complaining to a close friend of mine, Jill. We were discussing the lack of direction in our lives, the lack of motivation and the need to do something fulfilling. We'd had many such conversations over the winter months. Jill had been out of work. She was suddenly single and app...

This is a fantastic event Presented by Trinity United Church, UxbridgeThe event takes place Saturday, June 2, 12:00 noon to 5:00pmIts a chance to walk through some of Uxbridge's finest homes. A great opportunity to tour some historical century Uxbridge homes. If you like to see how people decorat...

The other day I happened upon the Oprah show. It was based  on 'The Secret' a new book that is creating a buzz. No wonder, it's fantastic!! I was so inspired by the guests on the show I went out and bought the book immediately. I mean, can it hurt to think positvely??? I started thinking back to ...