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Instructions for properly hugging a baby - 03/25/09 01:59 PM
I received this in an e-mail some time ago. If this doesn't make you smile, nothing will. :-)
Instructions for properly hugging a baby:
1. First, uh, find a baby.
2. Second, be sure that the object you found was indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques.
3. Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.
4. The 'paw slide' Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.
5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, … (8 comments)
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Homesteading Part 3: Harnessing the Sun and the Wind - 03/15/09 07:14 PM
If you've read my previous blog posts, you already know that I live and work off the grid in an earthship that my husband and I built ourselves. We have also conquered the challenges of gardening in our very rocky ground. (See: Homesteading Part 1: Less is More and Homesteading Part 2: High Desert Gardening ) This post will address that "off the grid" part of homesteading.
Living off the grid has been a very liberating experience for us. While my husband and I have lived off the grid for the past five years, neither of us consider ourselves experts in … (3 comments)
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Never judge a book by it's cover... or it's house! - 03/15/09 12:46 PM
Funny how you can get a perception of someone by what you hear or read about them.
Two years ago in February, my oldest daughter, Andrea, got married to a wonderful young man, Greg. We had a combined family Thanksgiving in November before the wedding to meet the in-laws and other family members.
During the wedding shower, Patty (son-in-law's mom) said to me, "You know, you're not at all what I expected!". Apparently, Andrea and Greg had told them all about where we live and the house we built (see the Homesteading Blog Posts), and the garden, etc. She fully … (6 comments)
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Solutions, not problems!: Examples of share-worthy land and homes - 03/11/09 05:13 PM
In my previous post, Solutions, not problems!, I suggested that some possible solutions to the housing dilemma may lie in families, couples, etc. sharing land or homes. Below are some examples of properties in the White Mountains of Arizona, both land and homes, that may be conducive to this type of sharing:
41 Acres $37,900 20-acre minimum White Mountain Lakes
20 Acres $49,900 5-parcel split okay Show Low Has power
36 Acres $55,000 20-acre minimum Snowflake
.65 Acres $249,900 5bd/3ba 2722 sq ft Guest Quarters Show Low
.44 Acres $260,000 6bd/3ba 3240 sq ft Snowflake
3 Acres $277,900 6bd/3ba 4416 sq ft 2 … (0 comments)
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Solutions, not problems! - 03/10/09 07:10 PM
During our first Great Depression, many families, and middle-aged or retired people took on boarders to help pay their expenses. That time may again be upon us. In fact, a recent article described the trend of Boomers aged 50 and up, using home-share organizations for just such purpose. Unlike their parents and grandparents, most Boomers did not "save" for retirement, but rather, they invested for it, and with the world markets (including housing) going bust, much of their retirement funds have been lost.
(http://www.alternet.org/workplace/130361/is_the_future_going_down_the_drain_baby_boomers_going_bust/)
From Chicago, to Atlanta, and Vermont, there has been a dramatic increase in Boomers seeking roommates and … (7 comments)
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Everything I needed to know about Real Estate I learned by Homesteading! - 03/04/09 09:15 PM
Okay, maybe not everything, but I've certainly been able to apply much of what I've learned through my own experiences in Homesteading to Real Estate. How, you ask?
You've heard the old adage, ‘you learn from your mistakes'. Sometimes, you learn from the mistakes of others as well. For instance, when my husband and I purchased our high desert property, our agent (who also happened to be the listing agent) did not do the following:
1. She did not ask us what our intended use for the property would be.
2. She did not inform us of the myriad of inspections available to … (4 comments)
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"Woo Hoo!" I love my job! - 03/02/09 05:06 PM
Remember that excitement you felt when you first got your Real Estate license? I do. I remember it very well. I took the required 90 hours for Arizona in 9 days at the local community college. Talk about a brain-fry! As I got to know some of the other students, I discovered that there were quite a few in my class taking the whole course again, because they failed the test, two, three, five times. OH MY GOSH!
Needless to say, I was pretty freaked out about the prospect of taking the test. What if I failed? Deep breath, I went in and … (9 comments)
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White Mountain sampler! - 03/01/09 02:54 PM
I've talked so much about the area that I thought I'd provide a small sample of the types of land/properties currently for sale in the White Mountains:
1.25 Acres $74,900 water/power Homes Only Heber, Ariz
1.67 Acres $85,000 water/power Homes Only Linden, Ariz
1.0 Acres $99,000 water/power Homes Only Lakeside, Ariz
38.10 Acres $59,000 Owner May Carry Vernon, Ariz
78.44 Acres $99,000 Power Concho, Ariz
20 Acres $22,000 Heber, Ariz
40 Acres $25,000 Snowflake, Ariz
Of course, there are many, many types of properties from high end to least expensive. Call me … (2 comments)
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Road map? What road map? - 03/01/09 02:34 PM
Richard Weisser posted a great idea earlier about an "accountability" measure for listing agents when it comes to submitting offers. Others commented on that and suggested that it be extended to house showings as well. Both are great ideas.
Just a refresher, I live and work in the White Mountains of Arizona. Plenty of beautiful homes for sale here, but we also have lots of land. Not all of this land is easy to find. Just look at the road map, some might say. Easy enough... if one existed! Which brings me to the point of this post.
"Contact listing office … (6 comments)
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Karen Ingersoll
Snowflake,
AZ
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