How to write a bio for your website...

Here is an example of a few bios.
To start the bio, you will need to review your resume.
First, put together a list of jobs and descriptions.  
Second, use a positive story that you are part of.
Third, create a rough copy to work with.
Fourth, fill out the body of the bio.

             Hello my name is Lisa Straits and I love to transform empty rooms in houses to cozy rooms in homes. Let me tell you about my staging consultancy, Arrowhead designs and home staging. As someone raised in a clean, wonderfully organized home, I bring that lightness to my design and staging of your place with furniture and decorations. I could live here, said a visitor to one of my homes. That is what I love to hear.

From adding orchids to the bathrooms to rearranging pillows, books, couches, bars and accessories, I provide a full service for a competitive price. Even for those bachelors, I can help. Let me add my charm and bring some new accessories. Rooms can be easily updated and transformed into a new, clean modern cozy environment.

As a child, I loved to visit Beverly Hills and Bel Air homes to see how they were decorated. That interest became my passion as I would often think of those beautiful harmonious rooms and try to apply that style to other locations.  I recall golden sunrooms that would draw me into soft cool cushions and restful spaces.

I work quickly, usually providing an estimate within 24 hours. Most items are local and will be moved per schedule and efficiently.  As a former housekeeper I bring skills that add to cleanliness and clutter. You will be amazed at the difference it will make in the sale. In a recent profile of home staging, it was found that 96% of buyer’s agents said that the staging influences how the buyers view a home.

Let me set the stage for you, and help you create a kind of environment that makes a client’s visit memorable and everlasting. See them visualize your house as their future home.

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         Lisa Andrews is a professional home stager in the Westwood and Los Angeles area.  As the owner of fun house designs and home staging, she is busy making homes beautiful every day.  With a background in Interior design and exteriors, Lisa has been sharing her decorating tastes for over 25 years.  Utilizing textures, Lisa finds the factor that makes your house unique and transformative.  Born originally in Puerto Rico, Lisa lived in Rochester and Florida while collecting midcentury furniture and starting a family. Growing up in Los Angeles, she had a passion for the many luxury homes of Beverly Hills and Bel Air and would often reproduce some of their classic interiors. As a proud grandmother of five, Lisa understands family needs and customs.  Her background in health care helps her to keep homes organized and clean. With a warm smile and “can do” work attitude, Lisa is ready to stage, create and help you sell that house. 

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             Let me introduce Lisa Roman, home staging professional. Born in Trinidad, an island that breathes an appreciation of nature, Lisa brings to the home staging arena a fresh original approach to creating a home you would want to call yours.

From a family of artists, Lisa became fascinated with the transformation of a home from an empty space to a jewelry box glow. After moving to New Rochelle, New York, Lisa then moved with her family to Orlando, Florida finally settling into Los Angeles.

Once in Los Angeles, Lisa’s fascination with the styles of the rich and famous blossomed as she began to attend many house showings in Beverly Hills and Bel Air. With a love of mid-century furniture, clean lines and cozy surroundings, Lisa began helping friends with decorating and staging homes. Soon she discovered that this skill was in big demand as referrals for home staging’s increased from friends and friends of friends.

Lisa had arrived at her passion; to create warm friendly environments that would help sell homes. With her love of organizing and decoration and an eye for color and textures, Lisa’s touch stirs emotions in each one of us that makes us want to belong or buy that house.

Located in beautiful Westwood, Lisa covers Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and surrounding areas. With competitive pricing and a “can do” attitude, Lisa will make your home selling experience fast, easy and profitable.

Chocolate, the miracle drug

Eating chocolate(chaw-kuh-lit) for health Benefits

Here’s a riddle(rid-l) what food item has been around since 2000 B.C., cures diseases and once was only to be eaten by royalty served warm?

That answer is of course, cocoa-pronounced (koh-koh).

Cocoa comes from the cocoa tree and it is one of the best antioxidants on the planet. Some ingredients found in cocoa are iron(ahy-ern), magnesium, selenium, zinc, copper and potassium. The cocoa in dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce Ldl or low density lipoproteins (bad cholesterol) and to increase the HDL or good cholesterols in the body.

Nature(ney-cher) has been kind to have a food item that not only tastes great, but also has so many benefits; From lowering blood pressure, and fighting heart disease to improving blood flow, and to keeping skin healthy to preventing strokes(strohks).

Origins of chocolate

The origins of chocolate go back to the pre-Olmec period in Mexico’s history, when Cocoa was first started being harvested and eaten by the local population. The word Cocoa literally means God’s food, a good indicator of just how important they felt chocolate was to their survival.

A recent study done in Sweden(sweed-n) found that less than 2 ounces of chocolate (45 grams) per week lowered risk of stroke by twenty percent over the control group that consumed only 9 grams. It’s this ability to lower blood pressure(relax) and improve blood flow, that has people claiming that consuming chocolate has also improved their vision--by increasing the blood flow to the retina.

For pregnant(preg-nuhnt) women, studies have shown that consuming chocolate gets the babies to move around more, perhaps they are trying to get closer to the source?

The benefits of chocolate are due to the high concentration of vitamin C and antioxidant flavonoids. These flavonoids(fley-vuh-noid) help prevent the brain and the nervous system from dulling with age, while also reducing the free radicals in our body. Researchers also find that high amounts of serotonin in chocolate helps to increase brain activity and stimulates focus. Cocoa also has blood thinning and anti-clotting properties which work in a similar fashion to aspirin, lowering blood pressure and preventing stroke.

Benefits of Flavonoids

The flavonoids are also very good at keeping the heart(hahrt) healthy against aging and doubles with the addition of stearic acid which helps to reduce the risk of heart attack. The presence of caffeine makes chocolate a powerful stimulant and antidepressant. Chocolate also has tryptophan in it, a known amino(uh-mee-noh) acid which has relaxing effects.

In a recent study in Stockholm, they studied more than 37,000 men between the ages of 45 and 79 for 10 years and found that those who ate about two ounces of chocolate per week had a 17 % lower risk of having a stroke.

For the sun worshippers, you’ll be happy to know that chocolates’ flavonoids also protect the skin against the harmful effect of UV(ultraviolet) rays.

Get rid of that cough

Have a cough you can’t get rid of? Cocoa also contains theobromine(thee-uh-broh-meen), an ingredient that reduces activity to the Vagus nerve, the part of the brain known to trigger persistent coughs.

Here are a few chocolate negatives, as if chocolate had any. Chocolate is addicting and contains added sugar and dairy. Pimples? Chocolate’s mixture of high fats and dairy might not agree with everyone’s skin. Kidney stones? Really hard to believe, but if you are already susceptible, then the oxalates found in chocolate, have been known to cause kidney(kid-nee) stones. Nervousness? Eating a whole box of chocolates or an entire chocolate bar might just make you a little dehydrated, anxious, or even irritable(ir-i-tuh-buhl).

Of course chocolate lovers know that there are three main kinds of chocolate; dark, milk and white. Dark chocolate has little or no milk with cocoa percentages from between 70 and 99 percent, Milk chocolate contains more milk and less cocoa, and white chocolate contains no chocolate liquor-- which is why it’s white or ivory(ahy-vuh-ree) color.

The good news is that chocolate is found almost everywhere on the planet. So grab a bar and get healthy, but sorry, just one piece, since chocolate does contain sugar, dairy and fat.

Quotes for good health

Quotes for good health

“The greatest wealth is health.”  – Virgil

“The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around. Throughout history, ‘tender loving care’ has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.” – Larry Dossey

“He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.” – Chinese Proverb

“If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.” – Elbert Hubbard

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” – Irish Proverb

“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.” – B.K.S. Iyengar

“Happiness lies, first of all, in health.” – George William Curtis, author of Lotus-Eating

“To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” – Buddha

“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” – Paul Dudley White (1886-1973)

“Health and intellect are the two blessings of life.” – Menander (ca. 342-291 BC)

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato

“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” – William Londen

“There are lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it.” – Josh Billings

“The human body has been designed to resist an infinite number of changes and attacks brought about by its environment. The secret of good health lies in successful adjustment to changing stresses on the body.” – Harry J. Johnson

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Siddartha Guatama Buddha

“Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.” – Pien Ch’iao

“Prevention is better than cure.” – Desiderius Erasmus

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn

“People who laugh actually live longer than those who don’t laugh. Few persons realize that health actually varies according to the amount of laughter.” – James J. Walsh

“The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.” – Kenneth H. Cooper

“The groundwork for all happiness is good health.” – Leigh Hunt