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Friday Fun…Listen We’re celebrating World Listening Day today. Believe it or not, World Listening Day is not so much about listening with intent to those we’re speaking with but to the ambient sounds around us. It’s about taking a moment to hear leaves as they are blown across a path by the wind ...

July Challenge- But You Can Go Home Again, Mr. Wolfe My journey home has been all about changes. The journey began in 1987 when Larry and I moved to FL for his work. I’d never lived anywhere but Houston. I was comfortable in my work staffing offices…I loved our home… my family lived here, and sin...

Wordless Wednesday…Come On Down Spider webs have always fascinated me. The skill Mother Nature has provided spiders with to create these architectural wonders is unbelievable. Most of the pictures I capture are vertical webs I see in the early morning when the weather is just right. It’s usually ...

Tuesdays Treasures…Giving Them Away This is one day we can celebrate every day of the year. It’s National Give Something Away Day! It was created by Linda Eaton-Hall Fulcher in 2015 to encourage us to be generous with what we have, with our time, and with our actions. It’s easy to donate money to...

Motivational Monday…A Positive Choice There are some things you learn when you’re young that manage to stick with you. You can still remember where you were and how it impacted you.When I was 10 or 11, my Uncle Charlie used a glass of water to explain Optimism and Pessimism to me.  “What you see ...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain July 6 to July 12, 2025Every day, there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, or a p...

This Week…Pets Lift Our Spirits There are many pet lovers on this site. We know firsthand how comforting they are. Whether we’re suffering a loss or have had a bad day, our pets know instinctively how to comfort us.  In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. Ter...

Friday Fun…Let’s Step Back in the Wayback Machine!! Tuesday was National Be a Kid Again Day!  Every day, I try to do something that reminds me of what it felt like to be a kid—and how much I absolutely loved it.When we think of children, we think of play…of grabbing a handful of crayons and drawi...

Keeping It Simple July 12 is World Simplicity Day and commemorates the life of Henry David Thoreau.  Simplify…agents and stagers use this word when speaking with sellers.  The mind does not like clutter. When a home has stuff everywhere, our eyes do the eye-bounce. They look everywhere and land o...

Wordless Wednesday…Let Your Listing Shine Even when we travel, Larry and I try to have our morning walk. Such was the case on our recent trip to Kansas City (Lenexa).  When we walk in a neighborhood, we love looking at the different elevations and landscaping.  We saw these solar lights for the a...