Jolie Kirsten's (jkirsten) Blog

This morning my daughter came walking down the stairs in her fuzzy pajamas with Candy Land in her arms.  She wanted us to play together as a family after breakfast.  I have to admit, Candy Land is not my favorite family game.   There is no strategy involved, just luck of the draw as you crawl ac...

  This week I experienced one of those awful moments when you realize you’ve made a huge mistake and you have to look someone in the face and admit it.  This was especially bad because it was work related.    Below is my confession:   I have new clients who are looking for a property in the outsk...

Yesterday I walked down what felt like a never ending basement corridor to get to my terminal to fly home from California.  I have to admit it freaked me out a bit.  There were no windows, no doors, no paintings, just solid white everywhere I looked and only one other person in sight.  It was ee...

"You can do anything if the why is big enough?"  What is your why? Fifteen years ago, I shocked myself and my family by announcing that I was leaving Austin and that I had no clear destination.  I honestly had not fully considered what I was saying when the words left my mouth; but as soon as the...

  Today I drove down Payne Avenue, past the home where a natural gas explosion occurred this past Monday morning.  There were three people standing outside the safety gate, with notepads, talking with a Texas Gas Service employee.  I stood there looking at the charred remains, wondering about thi...

Do you think you should wait until after the holidays to list your home? Consider the following reasons you should list your home now: 1.     Job transferees use the holidays to house hunt because January is the biggest transfer month 2.     Investors usually want to close contracts by year-end f...

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