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Random Thoughts for September - Notes and Numbers

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Real Estate Agent with Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch!

Random Thoughts for September - Notes and Numbers

As the month is drawing to a close, I'm looking through my notes - those on paper and those that only exist in my mind - just in an effort to clean up before October rolls around.

Speaking of notes, why is it that the best ideas come to you at night, you know just before going to sleep? There you are laying in bed, just about to wander off to dreamland, and there it is:  an ingenious idea, great solution to a problem, or maybe just a great topic to blog about. 

There you are, thinking to yourself, you should really be writing this down but are too tired to turn on the light.  So instead, you are desperately trying to hold onto this thought so you will remember, only to discover the next morning that you have simply not the slightest idea what that earthshaking revelation was that came upon you the night before. 

I've also been getting some notes by way of email.  Most of these I ignore because they are SPAM!  Do these people really think anyone would open their spam messages?  I even got one that announced itself in the subject line as "Spam"! Weird is the word.

Spam Email

In a way, I'm glad September is over soon.  I've had a difficult transaction that just would not close.  It was my listing and seller wanted me to put up a "Sold" sign which I did not.  However, a few days before the expected closing date, I relented and put up a "pending" sign.  The moment that happened, the extensions started!  Most of them for reasons totally incomprehensible to anyone.  No surprise here that real estate is in the top 10 most stressful professions!

There was some fun stuff, too!  To all of you who are participating in the "30 Days of September Localism/Posting Challenge" - congratulations for making it this far, just a few more days to go.

Ever since hitting a "Palindrome" with my point numbers, I've been having fun with watching the numbers for other unusual ones.  I guess I've been sort of collecting them.   I ended up with two more palindromes and even had one with all identical digits, in German that would be called a "Schnapszahl" - a Schnapps number! 

Schnapszahl and Palindrome by Silvia Dukes

Now how did they come up with that?  Well, if during certain games that require score keeping with several players, one of them gets a "Schnapszahl", they would have to buy a round of "schnapps" for everyone!  That was easy!

And last but not least, my favorite quote "du Jour": 

My mind's made up - don't confuse me with the facts! 

(author unknown)

Random Thoughts for September - Notes and Numbers

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Comments(14)

Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Silvia, real estate ESPECIALLY the last week of the month is stressful!    Putting up a SOLD SIGN is like a kiss of death.    I did this early in my career, and with a couple falling, learned quickly, this was not a good idea.   It looks bad on us, but also on the seller --- the neighbors will all wonder "what is wrong with that house".    It is fun to watch numbers!

Sep 28, 2011 04:12 AM
Andrea Bedard
Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD
Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

Silvia, I can so relate to trying to drift of to sleep and coming up with all those wonderful thoughts - I now keep a notebook next to my bed and just jot down some words to help me remember in the morning!

It looks like you owe your friends on AR three rounds of Schnapps! *Prost*

Sep 28, 2011 04:58 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Joan, I never put up sold signs and very rarely a pending sign.  So far so good.

Andrea, I used to have a notebook as well but I really don't like to "wake up" at that stage...

Sep 28, 2011 06:31 AM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Hi Silvia, Ahh, that wicked closing of yours... it seems that they are becoming a bit more difficult these days, doesn't it?

Funny you mention that our best ideas come to us at night, that's for sure. I think that's why I toss and turn as soon as I hit the pillow.  I always keep a pad and pen next to my bed to write down those great ideas throughout the night.

Here's to a wonderful and prosperous October!

Sep 28, 2011 08:59 AM
Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Hi Silvia: Love this blog. It really is good for the soul to reflect back on each month. What did we accomplish? Did we have some fun? And, of course, your mention of Schnapszahl  brought back memories, not of the numbers but what great places I have been fortunate enough to drink some excellent Schnaps. But that needs to go into a personal email sometime. Prosit!

PS. I've seen some "pending" signs that were up for quite awhile. There must be a "Pending Gremlin" that makes for hiccups in a closing.

Sep 28, 2011 03:13 PM
Al Raymondi
Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea Florida - Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond By The Sea Florida - Home and Condo Sales

Nice post Silvia, those ideas that disappear in our mind are frustrating but a good night,s sleep in important.  Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Sep 28, 2011 03:50 PM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Hi Sandy, unfortunately, not all is smooth sailing all the time but we will prevail!

Hella, I look forward to reading that post of yours! I'm sure it'll be spririted! :-)

Al, you are right about the importance of sleep and if an idea is important enough, it'll return eventually!

Sep 29, 2011 02:50 AM
Kwee Huset
Kwee Huset Realty - Venice, FL
Venice Florida Homes For Sale

Silvia, sorry for your difficult transaction but this is a funny post especially the numbers, do you keep the date and the time too? Have a productive day.

Sep 29, 2011 03:45 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Kwee, haha!  :-)  That's a good one.  No, I don't keep time and date although once I save a snip of it, the file has a date!  You have a good day as well!

Sep 29, 2011 04:49 AM
Chase Green
Pursuit Troop - Logan, UT
Utah SEO & Internet Marketing

Silvia, I am a slave to night time thinking. I can never get my brain to turn off and end up sitting in bed for hours just thinking up my next concotion of internet marketing, next thing I know it's 4 am and I have to get to work in 4 hours!! I have a nice little app on my iPhone I use to throw those notes in. Yes, I sleep with my iPhone, I am such a loser, haha!

Sep 29, 2011 10:51 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living


Chase, I want an app that transfers my thoughts to the iPhone or iPad... I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later!  lol

Sep 29, 2011 01:56 PM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Congrats on doing the September challenge.  I too am always thinking at night when I should be sleeping!

 

Oct 01, 2011 06:26 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Thanks Debra, I guess our minds are always active!

Oct 01, 2011 12:10 PM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Speaking of notes, I always keep a pad and pencil next to the bed for notes.......no need for a light, I use my finger to make note of where the last line was written.........that comes from doing just that at night in bed as a child when we were not allowed to turn the lights back on but I had to jot down my thoughts!

Oct 02, 2011 02:33 AM