Invite and Encourage BLoggers I discovered Active Rain in 2007 and once I had figured out what I was doing here, I wanted to share this great find. Seminars started talking about blogging and when the audience was asked who blogged, I was usually the only one to raise my hand back then, and few
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01/13/2012
One of the most fun things that happens when you’ve blogged on Active Rain for awhile is getting a phone call from one of your fellow bloggers! I’ve gotten friendly calls from AR friends wanting to say hi, and supportive calls after the loss of a family member. I’ve also gotten calls from fello
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01/12/2012
I am always reading when I’m not doing something else. I may be reading blog posts, newspapers or emails, or I might have my nose in a book. At night, I read a few pages in a detective or mystery novel to turn off the day’s activities and ease into sleep. During the day, however, I pour over bo
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01/11/2012
People ask me all the time how I can possibly write a blog and post something nearly every day. They don’t understand how I come up with enough ideas of things to write about. I felt that way when I first started blogging – it all seemed so overwhelming to think of coming up with so many posts
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01/10/2012
It is said that the best way to learn is by experience, but I’ve always felt that while I’ve learned many important lessons that way, I’ve also learned a lot from other people’s experiences – and with less pain! That is something priceless that Active Rain and its generous members can give and
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01/09/2012
Who knew? Squirrels love persimmons! * At least this one does! I put out an overripe one yesterday for the hummingbirds and other birds who love sweet stuff, and this morning it was completely gone – not a trace left. So I put out another today at my Fair Oaks home and I see who is going afte
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01/08/2012
Happy Birthday Elvis! He would have been 76 today, January 8. My first celebrity crush. What a terrible loss at just 42 years old. ****************** Susan Neal "Happy clients make me happy." Broker / Realtor Century 21 Noel David Realty Fair Oaks, California Full t
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01/08/2012
The Sacramento real estate market has stabilized Have you heard news reports about the housing market continuing to be depressed? That sales or prices are down? There are a lot of news stories about the "terrible" real estate market, and the fact that since Sacramento has such a high unemployme
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01/07/2012
Trust is a very tricky thing. I think it’s like Humpty Dumpty – such a wonderful thing until it is broken. Then all the king’s horses and all the king’s men . . .. you know the rest. It is a very fragile thing, but something we all need. We need to be able to trust our spouses, our families a
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01/05/2012
Buying a home is like winning the Super Bowl! Odds are you have thought you’d like to take advantage of today’s great market in housing but you might feel a little intimidated by everything that’s involved. You know the goal: finding the right area and the right house, negotiating an agreement,
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01/04/2012