Have you ever been so busy you wonder if you are actually accomplishing your real goals? I have had a good and busy week.

Last week I added another million dollars in listings, and will add another mil next week. On Monday I will be finalizing an offer for a home in the $800,000 range. The client found me through my internet presence, which is considerable.

I had a very good radio show last week, and the guests were pertinent and entertaining. You can read about them in my previous blogs.

I also had a very good cooking demo at Yoke's Friday. My part-time job as Wine Buyer/Steward for our premier gourmet store is right up my alley. In 1997 my first book, Passion for Wine, put me on this path. Love this gig.

This week I was also invited to be a guest blogger on the VisitIdaho.org website. Love that endeavor.

Finally, I worked with my best friend Gary Peitz managing the restaurant he owned: Dish Home Cooking. He is opening the new Dover Bay Café, and I will be there doing my bit again. This week I finalized some of the marketing, converted the website, and started with the winelist.

You might ask why I am taking time away from real estate to do these other things. I guess that begs the question: what is life for.

If I can't do the things that make me happy, then what's the point?

I know, that sounds like four jobs. Well, it isn't. The radio doesn't actually pay anything.

Anyway, it was a good week.

Gary Lirette having his weekly cooking demonstration at Yoke's Fresh Market
Gary Lirette having his weekly cooking demonstration at Yoke's Fresh Market

Dover Bay Cafe

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5 Comments on Sometimes you just have a good week: Sandpoint Blog

MAY
01
2011
101,203 Points 8 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

It sounds like a healthy balanced life ....passions for wine, cooking and real estate!
10:54pm • #1
110,971 Points 6 Featured Posts

Looks good.

 
11:01pm • #2
MAY
02
2011

Gary,

Nice! You do an awesome job covering your market and your community. Congrats on such an awesome week. You deserve it. You work hard.

You have so much to offer....I'm relatively new, and so far I've learned that we can get more 'google juice' by putting key words in bold type. Yokes, Passion for Wine, Dover Bay Cafe

12:15am • #3
125,159 Points 1 Featured Post

Thanks. Having a balanced life has become so much more important to me in the last few years. I love my life, and having a beautiful girl and community is the bonus.

I have been amazed at how my posts propogate on Google. In my area my blog posts at the top of the page on Google for the keywords 'Sandpoint Blog' as well as 'Sandpoint Real Estate.' My fifty-three other websites pull over 500,000 hits a year, but only have translated to about four or five closings. Still, your advice of using bold fonts is something I tried once and keep forgetting to do. I will try to remember.

Thanks again,

Gary Lirette
1:27am • #4
MAY
07
2011
133,347 Points

Not to Mention Schweitzer Ghost Chair and big pow on back side when you can see, must find time for big pow
5:12pm • #5


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