"Do not mistake activity for progress."I hear so many people in the real estate business say they are really "busy" these days. I often wonder what that actually means. The thesaurus indicates the word busy is comparable to: "having a great deal to do", "occupied", "engaged", "involved", "hard a
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08/08/2018
"Life is short. The world is wide. I want to make some memories."-Young DonnaI'm usually a bit leery of sequels because they rarely live up to the original. Since I'm a big fan of Abba music, I figured I couldn't go wrong with Mama Mia! Here We Go Again. Although there are many inconsistencies
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08/07/2018
"Focus on being productive rather than busy." I always enjoy putting together my weekly round-up. It is sort of a productivity check for me. In case you're interested, here they are: Testimonial Tuesday: The Good Life (A Magazine) "Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive." The Count
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08/06/2018
"Never underestimate the value of having fun." -Randy Pausch On Thursday afternoon my best friend, from across the state, came for a long weekend of fun in the sun. On Thursday evening we stayed in, grilled some burgers and sat out in the courtyard and chatted with wine in hand. Friday was a fu
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08/05/2018
"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."-Carol Williams Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always o
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08/04/2018
"Most people say it takes confidence to succeed. For me, it happened in the reverse order."- Carol WilliamsLast week I posted a picture of a dress I knitted when I was in High School. Some of you indicated you'd be interested in seeing some of my other creations so this week I'm going right to
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08/03/2018
"Life is about making an impact, not an income."This post by Myrl Jeffcoat got me to thinking about the value of our ActiveRain Blogs:The Importance of Remembering Your Digital Estate My parents died without a Last Will & Testament when I was a young child. I have been painfully aware of the
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08/02/2018
Tic-toc-tic-toc. The countdown begins... NOW!Whoo Hoo! August 2018 is the month I will become a millionaire on ActiveRain. As of yesterday morning (Tuesday) I was exactly 10,000 points shy of that milestone.I'm not sure why this is such a big deal. It's not like I can spend my points. I guess it
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08/01/2018