My client unexpectedly acquired a sweet German Shepherd named Karma, formerly known as Marley, and found out very quickly that she needed… well the whole household needed dog training pronto. Karma, still in the puppy phase, also needs a lot of walks. I got the call at the start of a hot holiday weekend and{ Read More }
Traveling with a Teenager to the Big Apple!
My client wanted to take her soon-to-be 16-year-old daughter to the Big Apple aka NYC to celebrate this momentous event with a little detour to Rochester, New York on the way. Rochester, while a great town, is one of those places that has no direct flights from the West Coast. You either have to leave{ Read More }
Accountability – Testimonial
Lucy keeps me on track—no matter the reason for my procrastination, my mental blocks, my emotional resistance, Lucy keeps me going with kindness, compassion, and just the right amount of nudging. Lucy has been a real partner in figuring out the right bookkeeping software for us: first understanding our needs and goals, and then trying{ Read More }
Organization Implemented – Testimonial
Lucy was a trooper and drove all the way out to our place which was not at all convenient and then gamely waded into our unorthodox setting and helped us get some things organized that really needed it. She even kept my husband’s nose to the organizational grindstone which is not an easy thing to{ Read More }
Well-Organized Events – Testimonial
Thanks to Lucy, my FOUR retirement parties were all well-organized and very special events. So many details, with each party different in a number of ways – it’s hard to keep track of and to think of everything. But Lucy thinks of EVERYTHING! She has excellent taste, good judgement, and offered a lot of suggestions{ Read More }
Travel Arrangements Booked – Testimonial
Lucy was exceptionally helpful with arrangements for my first solo trip to the Tuscany/Florence region of Italy. She narrowed the myriad options to a few that were a good fit. Then I just had to pick my favorite. I’m all booked and ready to fly!” Monica Sword (Tampa, Florida)
Retirement Party Planning
Sometimes great plans keep expanding. When my client first hired me to plan a few retirement parties it was going to make things less stressful for her. After hiring me, she realized she actually needed four parties planned, in four different cities (and two different states). The parties ranged in size from 20 up to{ Read More }
Genealogy Research
Have you ever wanted to find where a relative was buried? My client didn’t have much information, but wanted to know where her grandparents were buried over 65 years ago. The only clues I had were the names, possible year(s) they died and that it was somewhere in the state of New York. After a{ Read More }
Researching Antiques and Retro Items to Sell
I spend a lot of time doing in-depth research on a wide variety of service providers for my clients. A recent long-term project was helping one of my clients down-size and consolidate antique and retro furniture, historical books, etc. I discovered a whole new world of local auction houses, house liquidators, private Ebay sellers, and{ Read More }
Create Wedding Photo Album
My clients never received their wedding album much less any photographs from their wedding photographer. The husband wanted to surprise his wife with not only a beautiful album, but photo’s as well for their second anniversary. So, I created a 125 page customized hard-bound wedding album using Shutterfly software and the wife was so thrilled{ Read More }