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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 anitaclark160@gmail.com

Kokeshi Doll - Courtesy of your Warner Robins Realtor | Robins AFB RealtorMy husband recently went to Okinawa, Japan on a business trip.  As is his custom, he brings me trinkets home from the region he visits.  My expectation was a Komono, but to my surprise he brought me home a Kokeshi doll instead (representing my birth month, July). 

Isn't being a real estate agent a little like that?

You expect certain things with/from clients, other agents, and lenders but often times the end result is something you never imagined. 

Perhaps Tom Hanks, as Forrest Gump, got it right when he said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get".  

Comments(10)

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Hi Anita, you're right and we should enjoy every piece we get!  Have a great Monday!

Oct 04, 2010 01:16 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Anita, You've got that right all the way around!  Real estate is always full of surprises... it's a roller coaster...the listing you didn't expect... and the one that needs to unexpectedly NOT sell...

Oct 04, 2010 01:20 AM
Michele Miller ~ REALTOR®, LMC, HSE, CHS, SRES, CMRS
ERA Key Realty~Worcester County Realty Group - Worcester, MA
'Helping You Make the Best Move"

Anita,

So true! Looks like a cute little doll!

Have a good day!

Oct 04, 2010 01:28 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

I couldn't agree more Silvia.  Thanks for posting.

Liz and Bill...You've got that right.  It's like the thrill ride that won't end.  Ha.  Glad it doesn't.

Michele...I've already picked a spot in my office for "her". 

 

Oct 04, 2010 03:03 AM
Joshua Zargari
MJ Decorators Workshop LI staging and home decorating - Lynbrook, NY
MJ Decorators Workshop

It is a nice gift...

Enjoy it!

Oct 04, 2010 06:41 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

You're right Joshua.  I'm so thankful for every gift my hubby brings home...tells me he was thinking about me.  ;-) 

Oct 04, 2010 09:02 AM
Janice Roosevelt
Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA
OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

Anita, I've never seen this kind of doll. It's beautiful. May all your clients be as wonderful as your husband

Oct 05, 2010 09:01 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Thank you Janice.  I am lucky, my hubby is a sweetheart!

Oct 05, 2010 09:07 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

I love that kind of surprise and don't you think you will appreciate that gift more knowing how much thought was put in to that gift versus had you gotten what you expected?

Oct 10, 2010 01:59 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Absolutely Todd.  She's already got a prominent position on my office bookshelf.  ;-)

Oct 10, 2010 02:30 AM