Get Out And Explore Santa Barbara 🌻
As of this past storm, the reports are saying that Lake Cachuma, the water source for most of Santa Barbara is at 78% and I for one am holding space for it to spill over this year with a few more…
As of this past storm, the reports are saying that Lake Cachuma, the water source for most of Santa Barbara is at 78% and I for one am holding space for it to spill over this year with a few more…
5630 West Camino Cielo Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Gaze out across the Pacific Ocean to the Channel Islands and take in the panoramic island views and turn around to stare out at the gorgeous green mountains that are the backdrop…
There has been a big uptick in inventory over the past month in the Santa Barbara market. Over the past 16 years in this business I have noticed some super scientific ways to know the market has changed and here…
Santa Barbara is an expensive community. There is no getting around that fact. If you are ready to take the plunge (which I have been known to say is really more like a cannonball into the deep end...but then you…
ONLY 5 HOUSES TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN... After searching for several years for a property on the beachside of Carpinteria, my client, who is an avid surfer, fell in love with 5576 Calle Ocho. As you approach the property, your…
Up here on the Mesa we have been starting and ending many of the days with the sonorous fog horn sounding...we are all working and going to school at home still, so why not jack hammer up our root torn…
The latest... 10-year "Type A" Book Club anniversary trip to Cuba! Last June we decided that our book club would go on a trip. The parameters were somewhere warm, January, not more than 7 hours away...We all agreed to…
Beach walks in February, the green hills of Mission Canyon, hiking with boys, a return of an annual tradition: Banff file festival, the Pacific, Shelby posing with her bone! The Santa Barbara real estate market is still rocking and…
My good friend Megan Birney is the President of Unite to Light and I am so impressed with their work that I wanted to highlight them and make sure that you all know about them too. One day we were…
"Merry everything and a happy always!" Our front porch wishing all a peaceful year! Our family participating in the inaugural "Jingle Jog" at Elings Park with donations made from many and toys donated to those who have lost their homes…
Over the past 12 years, my husband and I have bought two houses in Santa Barbara. Considering that I am a Realtor and this is what I have done professionally for the past 16 years, I wish I could say…
This Summer has had lots of wonderful parts for our family. We have spent hours everyday out in nature and this has fed our souls, strengthened our muscles, tanned our bodies and allowed us to reflect on the world we…
While recently flipping through Santa Barbara Magazine, I came across these awesome images that really resonated with me! These have been created by local Santa Barbaran (like me), Andy Leo, and can be found for sale on his website as…
The next designation I obtained this year is the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR). This course focused on tips to support my buyers in this competitive and limited inventory market. I love working with buyers and enjoy refreshing my knowledge about…
The next designation course that I enrolled in was the Senior Real Estate Specialist. Of the 4 courses that I have taken this year, this one has been the most informative for the majority of my clientele. This specialized set…
Fire lit, toes painted and elf PJ's on! Hi from me with my favorite color of evening Winter sky! The boys in downtown Santa Barbara. Crosby, the elf a few years ago... Winter Santa Barbara sunsets are absolutely mesmerizing.…
Yesterday marked the first day of the 2018-2019 school year for our family. Wyatt is now a 2nd grader and Crosby is a kindergartner. Yes that's right friends, our boys are at the same school and will be together for…
A collection of Santa Barbara books I gifted my new-to-our-community buyers for their closing today! Found at Chaucer's Book Store on Upper State.
Those of you who know me well, know that I usually eat candy corn for breakfast on my birthday. True story. Do I actually like how it tastes...well, no, no I do not. But it's a tradition...and I am sticking…
All joking aside, home-schooling my children is not easy. Not that I ever took what teachers do for granted, especially growing up the daughter of a high school teacher at Dos Pueblos High School, my Dad, Russ Waldrop, taught history…
Crosby wishing he owned this Vespa! With my parents in Siena. On a golf cart tour overlooking Rome. A boat ride on the Grand Canal in Venice. Pool time in Greve in Chianti with Grandma. Wyatt at the Trevi…
16 years as a professional Realtor and a lifetime of living here in Santa Barbara has provided me with the chance to see a lot of different properties. I never tire of the eclectic array of properties that make up…
Spring Break in Maui feeling the Aloha in Paia! The path leading up to an amazing listing that people LOVED! Wyatt as the lead in his play, Looking For Elvis! Being filed for a Village Properties commercial...take #12! How…