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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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, …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
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 …Read the Rest
…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 …Read the Rest
Sometimes I need it- a kick in the pants, a hand to pull me up, or a virtual hug. Every single one of us- unless they have been sheltered by others who have taken the blows for them- have experienced failure. …Read the Rest
A blast from the past: from my old personal blog that I unearthed. From Jan 2007: Well, the holidays are over. Decorations come down today. The Christmas cactus that I accidentally left outside has inadvertently become an Apocalypse cactus. For …Read the Rest
These past two or three years remind me of the years of my children’s toddlerhood. Just jam-packed. If you had asked me to predict where I am now from even a year ago, I wouldn’t have been able to guess. …Read the Rest
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