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Search for a home by your lifestyle
There are countless ways to view homes for sale on the internet. Throw in a few search criteria, and the portal spits out a few hundred options. If you aren’t familiar with the town, this can be very overwhelming. That’s where Nest New Mexico comes in! I really wanted to avoid confusion on my website. Read More
Valentine’s Day in and around Albuquerque
My recommendations for celebrating Valentine’s Day in Albuquerque A delicious dinner for two: Antiquity, Old Town Albuquerque Los Poblanos Inn, North Valley, Albuquerque Lucia, Downtown Albuquerque Vernon’s Hiddle Valley Steak Restuarant, Albuquerque P’tit Louis, Downtown Albuquerque Pasion Latin Fusion, Downtown Albuquerque Prairie Star, Bernalillo La Boca, Santa Fe Fuego, Santa Fe Chocolate Maven, Santa Fe Read More
High Desert living
We are finally through January! We made it through my least-favorite (holiday hang-over) month and we are well into one of my favorite times in Albuquerque– February is amazing! The sun is at the perfect height in the most blue sky– allowing a bit of warmth against just-the-right amount of chill. I grab a hold Read More
Wabi Sabi
If I was told I could dream something up and then it would be made real, it would be this. Beauty in the imperfection. Turns out, it is real and it’s called Wabi Sabi. But don’t thank me, all credit is due to the Japanese and their comprehensive world view centered around the acceptance of Read More
Coping Tips for Sellers
January brings me a major case of the blahs. My house looks like a wreaking ground: chores are piling up, tax papers, receipts and invoices from 2012 are accumulating on every flat surface, and my dogs– never mindful of the towel by the backdoor– track in wet weather trice a day. Now that the holidays Read More
Resolution: be a better recycler this year
I am not into resolutions. But I do believe in getting more educated and that’s what this resolution is about. With more education, we make better, more careful decisions. So, if you haven’t already– or are doing so haphazardly- I urge you to adopt a practice this year that is close to my heart: Recycling. Read More
An exploration of Bathroom Design
I have a love-affair with fantastic master bathrooms. A really great one will make me overlook just about anything. And I am not alone. Since the 90’s, bathrooms have been a major focus in remodels. Contractors on new construction projects admit that they spend they spend a good amount of consult-time, second only to the Read More
Forever thankful!
“We truly appreciate all her hard work and determination. Bridget went above and beyond for us…Thank you so much for all your help in finding our new home. We couldn’t have done it without her! Forever thankful” -Michael and Heather Perez
We love our home!
“Thank you so much… we think of Bridget when we think of how much we love our home– which is often.”- Col. Shari Riddle
Meeting with a lender
I have a good friend that has been considering home ownership for two years now. She is smart, hard-working and well-established in Albuquerque. She has a good job. She knows roughly where she wants to live. She has been pinning away furniture and paint ideas daily. But she has a deep underlying fear of meeting Read More
