Brown Bug Project

I spent the morning outside, cleaning my bird's cage and re-potting some of my plants.  I had an old and (what I thought to be) empty flower pot that was upside-down by my back porch.  I picked it up from the bottom (its bottom) with both hands, and out poured a huge ant bed.  The pot is at least...

LOL!  That's what I think when I write a blog entry on ActiveRain now.  I used to worry about it back when I had my "original" AR blog (in the olden days of August or September).  Will it get featured?!  Will someone make a mean comment?!  Will someone challenge or debate my opinions?!  Should I ...

I don't really look at real estate as a job or even as a career; it's my business.  I don't necessarily look at myself as a real estate broker, but rather as an entrepreneur.  I know that's not the case for everyone.  Some people view this strictly as a job, something that starts and ends at (sem...

Do you remember this game from when you were younger?  All the players passed around cards, until eventually someone was left with the Old Maid.  Real estate transactions remind me of this game, except we don't just pass around the "Old Maid" with sly looks and smirks on our faces.  Instead, we p...

Earlier today, I blogged about avoiding the slippery slope of availability.   In less than thirty minutes, I had a comment from Margaret Rome, who kindly offered to share some of her time management tips with me.  About an hour later, we were chatting by phone.After reading several of Margaret's ...

My schedule is one thing that nags at me - constantly.  I've tried being "conventional" and have failed at it many times.  I'm not a 9-to-5er, not a part-timer, not a workaholic.  I'm sure I fit somewhere within those categories, although I'm not sure so easily or neatly.I think it started when I...

(Side note: This post may seem really elementary to some of you, so don't say I didn't warn you.)Everyone has different reasons for using Firefox over Internet Explorer – security, speed, fewer glitches, whatever.  All of these things attracted me to Firefox in the first place, but after a few we...

Lately, I've been all over the place (physically, but mostly mentally).  This started not too long ago when I did something that went completely against my plan.  More importantly, it went against the grain, against who I am and what I want for my life and business.  I knew it almost immediately....