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Picking a paint color

Choosing a paint color for your home is scary.  There are so many what ifs and so many ways you can go wrong.  The best part is that it isn't permanent; expensive but not permanent.

Here is what the colors mean and can help you determine where to start.

1.  Orange gives off a cheerful aura. It is bold and exciting, friendly and informal. The dark, muted version if orange is rust. Rust colors…
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Time management tips

Time management is a myth.  No matter how organized you are, there are only 24 hours in a day.  Here are some tips to maximize efficiency.

1.  Find out why you are wasting time.  Tracking your daily activities can help.

2.  Learn to differentiate between the important and the urgent.  What's important is not always urgent. What's urgent is not always important.

3.  Create time management goals.  Eliminate your time wasters first and?
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Storage solutions via Handy Toyota on Pinterest

I don't know about you, but I just can't get enough storage space.  I love organization and when I don't have it I feel like the world just might end.  What's worse than not enough storage space?  Moving into a new place with someone that already uses every spare cubic centimeter of storage space for their own stuff!  And worse than that:  not wanting to spend too much money making more storage space a viable option.

Enter my newfound dilemma.

It's with this in mind that I indulged in that tireless, ever-present task of scouring…
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Handy Toyota's new dealership officially opens for business October 15, 2012

Unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the past - I don't know, 10 or more years? - or haven't the slightest interest in the world of Handy Toyota of St. Albans, VT, chances are you're aware of the new dealership our owner and General Manager has been vigorously working on for years.  And depending on your level of commitment to our store, you may have also seen on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and many other places that the store is (drum roll please!), finally almost complete.

While we're very obviously ready to move, and nobody more…

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The Handy Family of Dealerships continues the fight against breast cancer


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Chris Dugan
Office:  (888) 352-5749 x21
Mobile:  (802) 782-5816
Email:  cdugan@handycars.com

THE HANDY FAMILY OF DEALERSHIPS CONTINUES THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Handy Toyota & Handy Chevrolet of St. Albans, VT enters the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

SAINT ALBANS, VT - The Handy Family of Dealerships, also known as handycars.com and comprised of Handy Toyota (handytoyota.com) and Handy Chevrolet (handychevy.com), both of St. Albans, VT, has...

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Handy Toyota's Blogmeister returns

After some much needed rest and relaxation, "the Blogmeister" himself, Handy Toyota sales consultant Tom Young, is back to blogland with some interesting and built up news.

Headlining Tom's blog, he is now a grandparent for the fifth time as he welcomes little Peyton into the world as of January 8, 2012.  This is Tom's third granddaughter and, as mentioned, fifth overall grandkid, and he says there wasn't a better way to come back from his annual cruise.  Speaking of cruise, due to his enjoyment thereof Tom's been the target for several questions due to the…

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Update on the new Handy Toyota dealership site

As per his weekly ritual, Handy Family of Dealerships Co-owner and Handy Toyota Dealer Principal Dan gives us an update on dealership happenings.  This week he talks about the new Handy Toyota dealership dig site (which is less of a dig site and more of a building at this point of course), lets us know what the next step is, and touches upon both the upcoming National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA) conference in Las Vegas this February as well as his personal plans for skiing Smuggler's Notch this weekend in the Jeffersonville, Vermont area.

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Toyotathon news and 2012 Toyota vehicle update

Yet another great cruise in the books and I am already looking forward to my next one.  The trip, the boat and accommodations, the staff, the entertainment, and the people we met along the way are what make a cruise such a worthwhile expense in my opinion, and this one was no exception.  It was simply great, and my wife and I had a ball.

As 2011 wraps up and Toyotathon here at Handy Toyota…

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A great, warm weekend full of things to do

I just returned to my office at Handy Toyota from the new building site, and it's official:  the footings and the foundation walls are in and the site crew is busy installing the foundation drainage system along with the other miscellaneous elements that need to be completed before final backfilling can be completed!  By the end of the day, a good portion of the backfilling will be completed and Monday (October 10, 2011) could...

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