Go back....way back to 2006. What the heck was blogging or a blog? I had no idea. Albeit I have loved writing all my life, I was mystified as to why people where going bonkers over the idea of "Having A BLOG". Well, at that point a fellow broker suggested I join the ActiveRain Community. So I d
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12/06/2022
35+ years ago, while taking a leadership seminar, I was asked to share my thoughts on life, what is it I want to accomplish, lead with or give to others? That was a very simple question for me. "Tiny Little Lights". This is what I've been all about for years. Nothing earth shattering, but rat
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11/30/2022
Today is the day we started putting 'Fall' away and bringing out the Holiday Spirit! We honestly tend to go over the top in decorating both inside and out - and we and all our family and friends love it just as much as we do! Over the years we've had various different themes and color scheme
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11/19/2022
This months challenge is one of my very favorites of the year - Thanksgiving Gratitude Challenge! Every day I think about what I am thankful and grateful for in my life. Honestly. I feel so blessed to be living the life I do with my husband Gary and all our friends and family. We have so many a
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11/12/2022
Our little Norman (the black and white pup) has been with us for a year now. And he's doing so well! He's 3 and Barney is 15 so there has been a lot of adjusting for their age difference but I think they've got it figured out between the two of them. Barney makes it clear when Norman is being
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11/05/2022
Blogging? What is that? Way back in 2006 a fellow Owner/Broker in Phoenix suggested I give blogging a try. ActiveRain is a great place to get the word out about your company and your agents he told me. So I signed up and did squat, other then leave a few comments until 2008. Early in 2009 I
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10/27/2022
Last week I noticed when the TV was in pause mode this Halloween Movie Promo pops up. What I didn't expect was Norman was watching it intently as the big spider on top left side moved it's legs. And then......a little spider started running down the side and seemingly on to the floor. By that
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10/10/2022
I'm pretty sure I've told this story here in the Rain, but maybe not. I always tell it while teaching CE classes and it brings out a lot of laughter!My first year in the business was 1987. This story happened in one of those very early years. I lived in worked at the Country Club and it was a
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09/15/2022
Thanks to Ray Henson and Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 for a fabulously fun August contest! I loved remembering such fun times!Growing up in Minnesota was pretty cool in that Minnesota has over 10,000 lakes. My family had a lake home and a home in town and we spent time between the two
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08/29/2022
Many of you know that Barney has been my assistant for many years, 9 to be exact. Some of you may have read the post he wrote about prospecting tips from his earlier days, in the rain. Since Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets now has Whiskey by his side Writing Posts, Barney has b
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08/25/2022
