Sarah's Hurricane, WV Real Estate Blog

This post is written as part of an experiment between Chris Elizabeth Griffith and myself to prove that you CAN blog about anything!  You can see Chris' post here.  I have already admitted defeat, as her post made me laugh so much!  Chris, I just needed that laugh today!  I thank you so much for ...

I just got an e-mail from Kelly Holleran at the Charleston Daily Mail.  She's written her article on the local dog limit laws, and as promised shared a link with me.  Here it is, please read: Cities' Dog Limit Law Surprises Residents.Thank you, Kelly, for writing this and sharing it with us.  Kel...

Yesterday I wrote a post titled "Do Not Fear".  It was easy to write, the words just poured out of me and in fact I had to go back and edit out quite a bit, as there were details that weren't necessary to get my point across.  I wasn't sure about posting it because it was so personal.  I believe ...

This is a post I wasn't sure I'd ever write.  Maybe I shouldn't now.  But here I go.Maureen McCabe wrote a post titled "Women Shouldn't Blog Because ..." and got me all riled up.  It was all about fear of what "might" happen.  I felt myself mentally stand up next to her ready to go to battle to p...

The massacre at Virginia Tech has touched us all, regardless of whether or not we knew anyone there.  We feel for the students, for their parents who surely were in agony waiting to hear from their kids and for all the family and friends who lost a loved one.  It is a tragedy of mass proportions....

This year's Bark at the Park is scheduled for May 19th at Valley Park in Hurricane, WV.Details are still being worked out and subject to change, but so far we're looking forward to another fun time!Police dogs will be there.  I always enjoy this, as I generally like cops anyway (my brother is one...

Today on my way to my Open House I was surprised to see a house fire right outside the neighborhood of my listing.  I had to pull over and snap a picture.  As much as I felt like a ghoul for doing it, I tend to feel an emotion and reach for my camera so I can help someone else feel it, too.  (I t...

     Marcyne Touchton of Domaine Staging left me a comment on another post and let me know that a bathroom I staged was featured in Kiplinger's Magazine!  You can see the bathroom above in my own pictures.  Last October I took a class in Charlotte, North Carolina to become an Accredited Staging P...

I joined a long line at our little local post office today, getting my taxes sent out nearly at the last minute.  This year I didn't do too badly.  I've been a Realtor for about a year and a half, so I'm still at the point where I invest about half of what I make back into my business.  The other...

When my older daughter was little, we had some interesting conversations.  One of my favorites took place when she was about four.    She said suddenly, "Momma, when I grow up I'm going to do what you did and marry the cutest boy."    That really surprised me and I had to try not to laugh.  She m...