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I spend a good part of today thinking about all the work experience and careers that I have had over the last "a-hem" years. Six years of college landed me a degree in Philosophy from UGA and a hell of a certification only one paragraph away from a Masters in Education from Mercer University. I s...

  I am I am still without a camera for my second day otherwise I would include a picture of the fabulous Bruswick Stew that my husband Dan made on this very cold night in the north Georgia mountains! Instead I'm giving you a picture of the dam at Lake Petit in big canoe. Sadly we don't get a ton ...

Here's a fixer-Upper! It's a pretty famous building about 15 minutes from Big Canoe in the foothills of North Georgia. Who can guess what it is: Here are a few hints: It's on Yellow Creek Rd, originally part of the Old Federal Highway, and it wasn't a house. It looks like the house in the Blair W...

I usually don't post listings but this one needs to sell and I know that if I don't post it on AR I may feel guilty later. As they say, "Forgiveness is easier to get than Permission". Without further ado if you are heading to or know anyone that is heading to the north Georgia mountains and looki...

This is the worst time of year for any unexpected expenses. I read a friend's post who was having dishwasher issues. It made me start thinking about things I need to do around this house to keep it from looking like the Adam's Family house! Knock on wood everything is hanging in there aside from...

After my last post about my affliction with Blog Bottom I started to think about all the other medical risks of the Real Estate Industry. Fellow agents started coming out with the truth about this glamorous lifestyle. In fact just the other day as I was caring for my friend's chickens while they...

Sadly, despite my gym membership and busy "Working Mom" life I have managed to slowly start squeezing out of my clothes. I had to sit back and think why this all happened. I'm not really a super huge person, but when I look in the mirror in a bikini that was once "ooh -la-la" I look more like a ...

I just posted about homeowner warranties (HOW) on my main blog. It was simply regarding information on how they work and that it was not such a bad idea to get one especially if the appliances were less than perfect. It is almost common practice here in Big Canoe since along with full time new h...

Two prisoners were sitting in their cells. both looking out the window. One saw bars and the other saw the stars. I plan to aim for the stars. On this quiet night when my kids are finally asleep after a fun filled albeit modest Christmas I am sitting here on Active rain, not because I am forcing...

Back in the good old days of real estate we wrote our contracts, sent them to the lenders and waited patiently for a closing. No worries! Now we do worry about underwriting bouncing our contracts back with all sorts of requests. After 7 counteroffers and a happy ending with all 4 sigs, this contr...