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WOW, One of The Final Five...new friends, and PRESS Galore!

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Home Stager with Renewed Rooms

So how can you thank Shell Brodnax and RESA enough for creating the Stager Idol contest?

I was hesitant to sign up because of all the talent I see on Active Rain...but I tossed my hat in the ring just to see...  How exciting to be picked for the top 10!  The disecting of that first project was very interesting and as with all of us in life, one more thing on the plate!   So there I was at my Fed-X Kinkos running back and forth tweaking, printing, finding a typo even after I read the darn thing 150 times and praying the FED-Ex guy didn't come five minutes early!

Then the wait...and the I wish I would of or I could of...was it just OK?...Maybe I said too much...I like to talk...oh well...  

NEW FRIENDS

When the top five were notified,  everyone e-mailed each other with a congratulations!  Then, when in my e-mail I was whining about my broken wrist...and indicated that the cast was already disgusting and maybe I would decoupage it with my logo and put rhinestones on it Jackson offered to send be a "be dazzler"   ...I forgot to ask if its his!

Everyone sent such nice words of encouragement but Kathleen took the time to give me a call!  Now how nice is that?  We chatted and laughed and shared.

Now  I have a new friends too...

PRESS and a JOB

BUT that's not all!  Last night I sent out a press release, Shell supplied, which I  tweaked a little for me to some press and my database.  I woke up to a mailbox full of well wishers, two publications asking me for my headshot AND a job because it pushed a potential client over the fence when he saw I was in the top five....

That means I'm a winner already....gotta work on the next project though! .....I wish I had.....I wish I could....  Guess that part of me will never go away!

Thanks RESA, thanks Shell and Thanks to all the well wishers.  I promise to do my best in the next round too! 

Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Congratulations to you!!  Very exciting indeed!!

Cathy Lee, ASP  Danville, CA     www.cldesignservices.com

 

  

Apr 04, 2008 11:14 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Congrats!!  You should be extremely proud!  What a great accomplishment.

Kathy

Apr 04, 2008 11:28 AM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC
Thanks Cathy. I really think the best part of being chosen is the other four contestents they are all such nice, creative people!
Apr 04, 2008 11:30 AM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC
Kathy:  That is such a nice complement since I admire your work.  Thanks
Apr 04, 2008 11:57 AM
Jennifer Duchene
Lift Your Spirit Home Transformations - Palo Alto, CA
Stager & Redesigner
Congratulations Renee  - fabulous news.  A proud moment and a winning moment. What could be better - well done.
Apr 04, 2008 04:48 PM
Julianna Hind
eXp Realty - Tacoma, WA
REALTOR, 206-679-4768, Tacoma Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, WA
Super cool renee! Congratulations and best wishes... have fun too!
Apr 04, 2008 06:47 PM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC

Jennifer you are so kind, thanks  

Julianna very wise...aand thanks.  Most important in this experience two simple words...have fun! 

Apr 04, 2008 10:42 PM
Yvonne Root
rooms b.y. root - Prescott, AZ
Home Stager - Northern Arizona
Excellent Renee! This is fantastic news for you and the others who participated. Way to go!!!
Apr 05, 2008 03:30 AM
Irene Woodworth
Color and Redesign Academy & Redesign Boise - Garden City, ID
Color-Redesign-Staging, Trainer & Motivational Speaker - Idaho
Congratulations, Renee!  I am so proud of you!  I am so glad you took that leap of faith and threw your hat in the ring, against all odds.  I can not tell you how many times that I have done that and get surprised when the doors of opportunity open up to me when I just jump!  You Go Girl!!!! 
Apr 07, 2008 03:31 PM
Diane Palazzo
5280 Real Estate Staging - Littleton, CO
Awesome Renee...You are indeed a very talented stager, extremely successful business owner but most importantly you are an amazing person who cares for their clients and gets that it takes a well rounded person to be in this business!
Apr 07, 2008 09:17 PM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC

Irene:  Thanks.  While I did initial preparation when I decided to enter the world of home staging/interior redesign, your words "just jump"  ring true with me.  So far, this business has been a roller coaster ride but a life lesson I would never trade because of the friendships I have made! 

 Dianemy friend.  You are always so kind to me.  Hey where are your pictures of your warehouse?

Apr 07, 2008 11:25 PM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!
Congratulations, job well done!
Apr 08, 2008 12:26 AM
Dan Woodworth
The Connection - Garden City, ID
Encouraging Communicator

Hi Renee,

My wife, Irene Woodworth, thinks you are one of the coolest people in IRIS! 

Apr 29, 2008 04:23 PM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC

Wow, time flies!  Thanks for your nice comments Elkhart.

Guess what Dan, I feel the same about Irene!  She has such a "colorful" personality.  I'm excited about  the opportunity to get to know her and Jen Duchene better by presenting a workshop at our Iris conference.

Thanks. 

Apr 29, 2008 11:29 PM
Abby Roselli
ALR Home Staging and Showcasing, LLC - Staten Island, NY
Staten Island Home Stager
Congratulations Renee.  How exciting for you!!!!  I wish you continued success.
Apr 30, 2008 03:31 AM
Jackie Peraza
Perceptions AdverStaging(TM), LLC - Framingham, MA
Home Stager - Framingham, Massachusetts

Renee - Congratulations!  I remember reading a zen saying once that said this; "leap and the net will appear".  Great leap for all of you that entered!

Jackie 

Apr 30, 2008 03:56 AM