Swiss Army Artist

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Update: Real Estate help for you!

Whether you are trying to sell, invest or want to find your dream home, having a good real estate agent can make all the difference. Unfortunately, not every real estate agent will be the right fit for you and your goals. Here are some tips to make sure you pick an excellent agent for your needs.

Know Your Ideal Outcome

People hire a real estate agent for different reasons, and it is important to understand that your goals may impact your ideal choice in a real estate agent. For instance, what is your ideal outcome? Do you hope to sell your home and move in with family or a partner? Do you hope to sell and purchase a new home? Are you planning your first home purchase, or are hoping to buy a vacation home or investment property? Any experienced agent can guide you through numerous circumstances, but some agents will be more equipped than others to assist and offer advice for nuanced situations. Be ready to explain your goals and ask your prospective agent if they feel confident in that situation.

Phone a Friend

Word of mouth is often a reliable way to find an excellent agent. Friends who are happy with their experience can offer far more insight to a respective agent’s work methods than any advertisement ever could. If you are in the market to sell, ask friends and coworkers who have recently gone through the process. If you are hoping to find an investment property, consider asking your local landlords association for recommendations. Hoping to be a first-time homeowner? Check with your local lender for their recommendations.

Test the Waters

Interview your potentials before committing. A real estate agent is your biggest ally in the home buying process, and you want to make sure that they will take the time to truly go up to bat for you. Try a phone interview to begin, and take note if you cannot reach anyone. A great agent will naturally be busy, but if they delay or do not follow up on your call, this may be a red flag. Pay attention to personality compatibility, as well. If you are soft-spoken, a loud and overeager agent may not be a good fit if you feel that your opinions are being overshadowed.

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Paula Mazzoli DRE 02040525

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

310-255-3430

Friday, August 20, 2021

You can do it

Its been a long time...

So its been quite a long time since any posts have been made. I feel like so much has happened since I began this blog, and alot of it hasn't even been covered here. There is so much art I have not posted, so many recipes I never tried, and most of all, so many chances to stay connected. With so much re-inventing and re-re-inventing made me just run and run in circles...where to go and what to do just have not made any sense in a really, really long time. I want to have my social media cohesive, I want to have a blog where I have a captive audience, and I want to transition in front of the camera. I have all these fears inside that keep me from trying. Then I have all these outside hurdles I have to jump through on a daily basis, just to get this far!

So again what do I do? I pick up my personal Instagram which is beyond outdated. I go to my online store my designhustler.net and I dont even know where to begin. The store is not being promoted and has TONS of items and they are all over the place. How do you even market something that is going in 10 different directions? Not to mention, let's face it. Designhuster needs a total makeover on the store and the site and the social media just need consistency. Its like I figured out all the branding then nowhere. Dont even get me started on my Shopify journey. I spent MONTHS figuring out how to open a store from top to bottom to get all the way to the final 'lets sign up' button, to deciding...not now.

Id like to say I know what I am going to do, I have a plan and I plan to stick with it. The truth is, at the end of the day, I have none of that. I work full time as a marketing coordinator and I am burning myself out faster than ever before in my life. What am I going to do when I run out of energy and can't get it back? Lets hope that doesnt happen.

I'm just going to do some art and let's see how I handle that for now. Thanks for reading! Your support is helping carry me through this.

I'd like to share my art and my world with you. Right now my times are tough. I dont even know where to start, though I thought I would when I began writing this tonight.

I think I can at least muster up the strength to show you my daily doodles. Least its art of my own doing and its usually just influenced on however I feel while the coffee is taking its 4:47 seconds to brew.

Stay tuned! Gonna try this again, thinking I can do it!

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Beans: The Life -The Tour - The Villagers - Animal Crossing New Horizon Town Decor

Welcome to Beans!

My house!

I live by the beach :)

I have a backyard pool!

I splurged and finally got my whirlpool bathtub!

We have our own clothing line! Designed by me, right here!

Shopping District in Beans with many essentials - sushi, weed, and cake?

Riverfront Sushi Café - now featuring maki and dumplings! Hot and Cold Fishies!

Rain or shine, the Lobster Coffee Bar is open! Come see my favorite dino and eat a breadbowl! Fresh from the oven I forgot to include in this photo...

at night!

Building a Dino Rooftop seating to match the Lobster Coffee Bar. Its a work in progress!

The honey stand, with honey cake and tea! Eat it with some Bean Cake!

Complimentary at the Shopping District in the Plaza!

Weed is legal in Beans!

Dom was shocked to see the store moved in! I reassured him weed is legal in Beans.

Further down...

On the Bike Path BeanBoardwalk we got juice!!

The BBB - Beachside Breakfast Bean - we have pancakes, toast, and a variety of stocked drinks! Oh yeah and tons of butter too!

Beau contemplates the final resting place of Baabara.

That got dark quick. Anyway...

Let's go to the Museum...

Inside the museum, I have gathered many fossils. Suck on that Indy!

Oh yeah that comet that is coming for us in the corner, ominous no?

Beach Nightclub!

With Social Distancing lines - now with the second floor rooftop deck

Above the nightclub - My Favorite New Hangout: The Rooftop Infinity Pool!

Open for Summer! Just in time too!

My (real) friend Rodney and I hung out!

For all you cool cats and kittens:

For Fun: Music

We are too cheap here at Beans to pay Bells for good entertainment. We have kidnapped KK Slider and Tom Nook has imprisoned him in the basement of Resident Services. He lets KK out only once a week now.

Come see this starving artist in Beans every Saturday!

Here's to Beans! It's weird!

Come see us soon!

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Animal Crossing New Horizons, here I come!!!

If you follow me on Twitter, I am @SwissArmyArtist

...and you can follow my adventures in the town of Beans!

Beans thrives once again! Traveling from GameCube to DS to the new Nintendo Switch Lite!

Welcome to Beans! Meet Apple, my pop star sidekick. We will be famous one day!

Apple relies on her talent, meanwhile I think we need to craft a spell on the judges of the next 'Beans Idol" so we can win the big prize!

Social Distancing Beach Nightclub! Stand on the lines!

See you soon!

We are a happy bunch!

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Another day, another blog https://designhustler.blogspot.com/

Today I started a second blog!
Check it out: https://designhustler.blogspot.com/?view=flipcard

I added it to the top of my links:
https://msha.ke/follow.paula/

It's all part of my daily hustle campaign:

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Christmas Wreath DIY for $10 Tutorial

Merry Christmas!

It's time to get into the holiday spirit. I thought it would be a great idea to get some arts and crafts projects in, and this was so much fun I had to make it for you!

Let's begin!

First, you will need:

- Hot glue gun & mini sticks

- Christmas balls ornaments - about 6 packs

- Metal Wreath

- Wreath Hook

- Bling wrap
- Scissors

I started by warming up the hot glue gun and opening up all the ornament packs. I had three different sizes, which I think looked pretty good. I decided to use the smallest ones in the back row. I really like the combination of the white and gold. When I went once around the wreath with ornaments and hot glue, I made adjustments by pushing the ornaments together and reinforcing with more glue.

I wanted to use the largest ornaments for the top row and I made sure I had enough to spread throughout the wreath by buying more for my own tree and setting them aside in case I needed them This gave me the freedom to try more sizes. By using a couple sizes, this allowed me to fill up the wreath without too many gaps in between the ornaments.

in FULL crafting mode!

I glued the inner row first and let that dry. I went again and added a second touch of glue. Actually more like tons of globs of glue.

Seriously, half of these DIY YouTube videos make this look too easy, and too painless. I had hot glue hair strands stuck all over. I just recommend to keep going and just pull them all off at the end rather than as you go.

Then I went to see which ornaments felt loose and added more glue.

1 down, 2 to go!

I was able to get three rows to go all the way around with little gaps. After, I could have added more but I felt really excited by the simplicity of all the ornaments by themselves.

I tried to make this easier on myself.

I also changed out the plastic covering to paper. The plastic melts fast when the hot glue or the hot tip of the glue gun touch the surface.

I tried to flip the wreath over to glue better. It seemed to help a lot!

I used a lot of glue. I also think its a good idea to wait until everything has dried up, and see how the wreath fits with the hanger. The hanger tends to push things out of whack. For me, the hook pushed two of the Christmas balls out of place.

Overall, I was so excited I took a bunch of pictures and almost called it a day!

Wow!! So shiny!!

But, then I realized I can add a little something extra.

I took one of my bling wraps - one with self adhesive that I also bought at Dollar Tree. I lined the center of the wreath hook and went down the middle of it with some hot glue to seal in place.

I tried a few other versions where I added some extra ornaments that I bought at Dollar Tree.

Dollar Tree has AMAZING ornaments this year!

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Happy International Sushi Day!

Sushi is one of my favorite foods of all time. No matter what, I am always down for sushi. I love sashimi too! What's your favorite? I can't decide! I love them all. Shrimp, salmon, tuna, yellowtail...😍😍😍

The all you can eat sushi restaurants are the best for dining at night. You get to experience all flavors without making decisions. If you have a trusted place, the chefs will be sure to make your dinner delightful.