happy new year: Welcoming 2021 with a grateful heart. - 12/31/20 10:54 AM
So this is it. It's day #366. We've passed GO 12 times, and are about to begin again at 1.
Thinking way back to late Spring or so, I was wishing for a Fast Forward-button. Whilst adjusting to Covid-rules, establishing a distance learning routine, beginning a collection of facial masks, I found the uncertainty of what is to come, how the rest of the year is going to play out, incredibly challenging. The thought of not being able to see my family this year was - and still is - one of the most difficult aspects to cope with.
But just like that, … (15 comments)

happy new year: 365 days. 365 opportunities. - 01/01/18 01:53 PM
Happy 2018! 
It's that time of the year, when many come up with New Year's resolutions that most will have forgotten about by the time Valentine's Day rolls around. 
The intentions are good. The timing seems perfect. But resolutions are tricky. They only work when we set realistic goals, have an accountability partner or system in place and life doesn't get in the way. They don't work when we expect instant success, don't really have a plan and don't make them a priority. 
Instead of New Year's resolutions why not "just" resolve to look at the next 365 days as 365 opportunities to do good … (9 comments)

happy new year: How do you hold yourself accountable? - 01/01/14 02:27 AM
Mommy, what's a New Year's Resolution? my 4-year old asked this morning. Well, pumpkin, it's a promise we make to ourselves to improve on something in our life. Some people want to lose weight or eat healthier for example. Do you have a New Year's resolution?" *thinks hard* "I want to clean up my room more! *pauses* But how can I make sure I won't forget?
That's a great question! I, of course, will remind you! (I'm seeing some eye-roll-moments in my future)
And since cleaned up rooms put a huge smile on my face, it won't take much effort to hold … (15 comments)

happy new year: Turn moments into treasured memories this year - 12/31/12 11:41 PM
On January 1st, 2012 I wrote a blog post, Optimist or Pessimist - which one are you?, that resonated with many. Not much has changed. I still look at the new year as an opportunity to grow, a new book waiting to be written and stayed up to welcome the year 2013. I would like to add a bit to last year's thoughts. It shouldn't take an unspeakable, heart-wrenching tragedy like Aurora, CO or Newtown, CT to remind us how precious life is but yet .. it does. We are so busy making a living that we forget to live our … (36 comments)

 
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Andrea Bedard

Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

Silver Spring, MD

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It's sprinkled with sound advice and a candid perspective, sweetened by her vintage soul and topped off with her passion for Real Estate, travel, running, and the 2 most important people in her life. Andrea is an ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), bilingual, and holds the distinguished Certified International Property Specialist designation.



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