I have seen review-of-the-year slideshows and videos, so the idea is not new. Neither is the idea of thanking every one for a wonderful year. Thank you. If I missed putting your picture here, I’m sorry. If we haven’t met face-to-face, let’s do it and take a picture. I can’t …
Interesting information. Not just applicable to buyers’ agents, but to agents as a whole, but it makes you wonder. The conclusion was this: 66% would use the same agent again and refer them to a friend who was moving. 2/3 is a large number, particularly if they will refer, because it …
Christmas is always busy around here. Add the hub-bub to the usual workload imposed by being self-employed, and you feel nuts. It is my favorite time of year, though, just because it is so pretty. I have it in my mind that people are kinder to each other this time …
The older kids have opened their presents; Jenny still isn’t home yet. They all got what they wanted- short list this year. But they seemed as happy as older children are- who can still remember the magic of Santa Claus, who have walked through a city of bright lights that …
I have been watching little debates bubble up and subside on twitter and elsewhere as to how to appropriately be a well-wisher. Words are important, I will have to admit that. They can make us cry, they can make us laugh, they can both sever and heal relationships. But I …
I remember an old Odd Couple episode. Oscar and Felix were fighting about something, and Oscar began to tear around the kitchen, opening the ‘fridge to make some food. Some people have a sense of what goes together in a dish- some people even may have a particular muse. How …
It’s Christmas- time to get extravagant! Following is a list of a few of the things that I would like for myself. That is the test I usually use: Would I like it? Would I use it? If I could get you a private island, I would. This one is …
I came across this old post the other day: I started the tradition of wrapping everything, including the gift cards and stocking stuffers, when the children were tiny, and there were fewer of them. I remember one of my friends looking at me as if I had stuffed all of …
TwitterQueens has chosen Mothers Fighting for Others for its holiday focus. What does that mean? Rocky Turner explained to me the urgency of their situation. Mothers Fighting For Others is a tiny group of people that is changing the life of girls living in an orphanage in Kenya. All of …
…and this is a real recipe 1 lb stew beef – cubed 1 package stew vegetables (mine were frozen, store brand. Onions, carrots, potatoes, celery) 1 container beef broth- mine was 1 pint size 1 cup V8 type juice 1/3 cup flour water as needed. salt. pepper. oil to brown …