Moving Day

Occasionally some of my clients decide to leave me.  Not because they don't love me anymore but because life has moved them in a different direction.   They sometimes move to a different home in a different state.  They almost always keep me with them in a small way.  ...Read More

Holy Smokes

Missing a turn in the neighborhood of a client I was visiting allowed me to see this amazing burned out house.   I speculated about what had happened to it while making  my way to the correct street.   Had it been struck by lightning?  What happened to the people and...Read More

“Cheryl is Like an Addiction”

I recently received the most fabulous testimonial from a client on Thumbtack.com. Thanks so much John!!   As quoted by John Williams:  The question is not "Why would you use Cheryl Draa?" but rather "Why would you NOT use her!?" Easy to work with and really listens to what you're...Read More

People in Transition

People around me seem to be experiencing their own transition.  Remember when you found that you were having a baby and everyone around you seemed to also be having a baby?    I think it wasn't so much that everyone around me was actually pregnant, but that I noticed it more....Read More

Personal Transitions

"All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps right on going -- is the man who is there when the good luck comes -- and is ready to receive it.  --Robert Collier. "Lucky Dog", "Luck of the draw",...Read More