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I ran a local 5k race last week. It was around a beautiful winery overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. I won in my age group. Couldn’t believe it. I am hardly fast, more of a steady pacer. After 30 years of entering the occasional 5k or 10k, I took home my first 1st place medal. My strategy is finally starting to work: I don’t need to outrun my competition, I just need to outlive them. When I hosted my first guest in May of 2013, Airbnb had only been around for just over 5

Dear Guest, It was 55 degrees with a beautiful breeze last night so you can imagine my surprise when I walked into the cabin after you checked out to find the air conditioner set to 60 degrees, completely ignoring the guidance posted. Why not just open the windows? I’ve had other guests crank the thermostat up to 89 degrees in the winter. If it were 89 degrees outside, you would be sweating. Why would you do that in someone’s home? Extreme temperatures max out the electric bi

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Hosting doesn't always have to be all hard work. I love leaving hand-written notes for guests. After years of writing notes on various and sundry index cards, I "indulged" in very reasonably priced custom greeting cards from Topping Consulting.( https://www.project1128.com/services ) I now have notecards that look fantastic and are consistent with the design of my guest manual, website, and social media. Next level hosting! Just remember, a happy host is a 5-star host. Do som