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What You’re Really Paying for When You Don’t Delegate

Apr 29, 2025

You know what’s more expensive than a five-star suite in Santorini? Doing everything yourself.In the world of luxury travel advising, time isn’t just money—it’s reputation, referrals, and repeat clients. And yet, so many high-performing advisors are caught up in tasks that dilute their brilliance. At Cinder & Sage, we’ve seen it firsthand—and we’re here to show you the real cost of holding it all together solo. The Hidden Expense of Wearing All ...

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Hint Hint...

LET ME HELP!

Dec 05, 2023

It's that time of year- if you are at all like Mark and I- it's hard to buy presents for each other! We are at that phase of life where we just go buy what we need when we need it! Anyone else in that place too?To help alleviate that problem I'm running the 'HINT HINT" list now until Dec.23rd. How this works is for you to send me a note through our contact form with the items you'd love to see under the tree. Have your significant other contact me and I will guide them to those items for them ...

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At the Elephant Sanctuary in Zimbabwe

Catching up and a promise!

Dec 03, 2023

How can it be 2 years already?!A quick catch up:1. I just celebrated 2 years with Gifted Travel Network, a luxury host agency. I have the honor of interviewing all new to industry and experienced candidates wanting to be a part of the GTN community.2. With this employment I have traveled to: NYC, Miami, went on my first cruise, and was honored to co-host a trip to Africa for almost a month.3. Welcomed our third grandchild, Stormi Rae, to our family.4. Struggled with some health issues- but am ...

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IT'S BEEN TOO LONG!

Nov 03, 2021

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG! Oh my, 2021- where does a person start?  1. Carlee graduated and moved to Colorado.2. Met Quincy Dean for the first time.3. I worked as a virtual assistant to a Realtor.4. Mark was awarded a Federal contract for Polygraph.5. We attended a polygraph convention in Tybee Island.6. I did Church Street Art Show and met lots of lovely jewelry lovin peeps!7. My contract ended with the Realtor.8. Endless job searching and soul searching on what to do...9. Updated ...

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#mycomeback

Jan 10, 2021

This has taken far too long to get back to my blog- as much as 2020 was a dumpster fire for the world, it was July 15th for me too!  Long story short, Mark and I got locked out on our second story deck by the big black dog, Angus.  Living at the top of the mountain has definite advantages in privacy, but in a moment like this, our phones on the kitchen counter and us locked out on the second floor, it was a problem!  In a moment of over confidence in my athletic abilities, I made ...

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QUARANTINE CONTINUED...

Apr 24, 2020

36 days. 864 hours. 51,840 minutes. That's A LOT OF TIME.  Time to think, to create, to clean, to workout, to cook, to worry, to deny, to fear, to believe, to hope...TO BE.And believe me, like all of you, I have done it all!  Some days I have a ton of hope and some days I feel completely sad and it consumes me.  Thankfully I don't have many of the sad days.  For example today is a frustrating day. I'm still caught in the unenviable position of being caught in an unemployment ...

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MAKING THE MOST OF THE QUARANTINE

Mar 29, 2020

What a difference a week makes.  Our county fortunately does not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19, but we are all on mandatory 'stay at home' orders.  It appears that on Monday at 5pm, the Governor will be closing the NC borders to any out of state or unnecessary travels.  It is a scary time, but I'm thankful that we have the ability to be at home, at 3200 elevation, with no neighbors. By nature, we are in isolation!Mountain Mark has been working hard at getting rid of the ...

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UNEXPECTED VACATION

Mar 20, 2020

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES! Like many, the CORVID-19 virus has wreaked havoc on our lives.  No one could have predicted the school closings, mass hoarding and buying hysteria and the closures and temporary hours cuttings and layoffs that so very many industries and small business owners have had to face.  I, like so many, have been given an 'unexpected vacation' from my part time work.  After the shed of tears and much needed sleep,  I have come out the other ...

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ADVENTURES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Mar 12, 2020

Every day is an adventure with Mark.  When I go to work,  he is busy working around the house: using chainsaws (more on that later), dragging deadfall out of our trees with the 4 wheeler or even just mundane tasks like staining the front porch rails that he built.  Who knew he had such mad skills???!  After coming home one day to find both pant legs cut AND his earbuds cord cut it was decided that chainsaw activity should occur when we are both home for safety sake. So, back ...

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THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING AND I MUST GO

Jan 08, 2020

After 29 years of living in South Dakota, Mark and I made the 1800+ mile move to the mountains of Western North Carolina!  We have been looking forward to this chapter of our lives and finally the time has come.   Our dream fixer up sits on top of a mountain at 3200 elevation just outside of the town of Waynesville in the Great Smoky Mountains.  The move has us working hard on the house and property, unpacking more boxes than two people should ever have to deal with and ...

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