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Speechless Sunday| Taking the long way home

By Jennifer Fivelsdal

Real Estate Broker/Owner with JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 10491201242

February 19, 2012 12:54 PM

Taking the long way home

I don't know about you but sometimes I am just drawn to a path or a road I had never gone down before. Yes I am curious and love discovering new places and things. This can get me into trouble at times. Taking one of these path are street meant taking the long way home at time. I often would get lost, a 10 minute trip would turn into an hour.

These days I make sure I have a GPS handy just in case I end up lost, yes these days I don't worry so much about taking the long way home.

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Carolyn Kolba

Serving Mentor, and all of Lake County, Ohio - Mentor, OH

Keller Williams Realty- Mentor, Ohio

Sometimes taking the long way home is a much better option. More scenery, newer scenery, and a much more relaxing drive. A great way to recharge your emotional batteries.

Feb 19, 2012 01:04 PM

Tim Lorenz

TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA

949 874-2247

More than you can imagine I fight complacency by taking the long way home.

Feb 19, 2012 01:51 PM

Rob Thomas

Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN

Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Jennifer ...I often take a new road our route home just to see what I might find ....great photo!

Hope you have a great day!

Feb 19, 2012 07:05 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Lindsey it is always nice to discover something new, and taking the long way home could provide such an opportunity.

Karen you should try it sometime, you might be pleasantly surprised :)

Chrise so true.

Carolyn it can provide an opportunity to de-stress before going home.

Lorenzo and that is a good thing :)

Rob me too and now with GPS I don't get lost anymore :)

Feb 19, 2012 08:48 PM

Leesa Finley

RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC

RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

We wander all the time here! I am lucky that Liam (12) likes to just get in the car and go - doesn't matter where. It is amazing some of the things we have "discoverd" just by wandering off the beathen path!

Feb 19, 2012 09:19 PM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

good morning Jennifer. I like going different ways and seeing different things too. I love my GPS but sometimes I see different things because it doesn't always get it right. Wonderful picture.

Feb 19, 2012 10:44 PM

Liz Wallace

Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY

Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

I have had some of the most wonderful adventures by being lost which is a good thing because I have no sense of direction and am often lost.

Feb 20, 2012 01:33 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Jennifer be careful taking trips down dirt roads like the one in the picture, that got Burt Reynolds and his buddies in trouble ....... LOL

Feb 20, 2012 08:50 AM

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT

Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Jennifer, George is right, if you take that path you could end up in Canada

Feb 20, 2012 12:15 PM

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

Jennifer, I'll bet at one time the roads between New York and Philadelphia looked like this.

Feb 20, 2012 12:27 PM

Steve Hoffacker

Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL

Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Jennifer,

I really like that picture - a road beautifully cut into the countryside. Pretty. :)

Steve

Feb 20, 2012 12:55 PM

Teral McDowell

Referral Patners LLC - Murphy, TX

Me too, Jennifer, sometimes I like to take a new road for the fun of it or scenic one for the pleasure.

Feb 20, 2012 02:03 PM

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400

The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY

Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Jennifer, What a beautiful photo ~ Yes sometimes following a different road can bring new adventures, and sometimes using our GPS gets us to a different place that wasn't programmed!

Feb 20, 2012 10:51 PM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Jennifer, love your photo, and taking a new road and doing some exploring is FUN, but nice to have GPS handy. This is fun in business too, to explore new avenues!

Feb 20, 2012 11:44 PM

Steve Hoffacker

Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL

Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Jennifer,

Congratulations. This post is now featured on "Speechless Sundays." :)

Steve

Feb 21, 2012 12:06 PM

Brian Schulman

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA - Lancaster, PA

Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552

Jennifer, I think my GPS has added at least 3 years to my lifespan by the amount of stress it has relieved by my not getting lost!

Feb 21, 2012 07:38 PM

Donna Paul

Keller Williams Realty Gold Coast - Dix Hills, NY

Long Island Home Specialist,All About Real Estate

Jennifer, your so right I don't know what I would do without a GPS. It makes all the difference. Btw I just love your photo. You have to do a tutorial blog on how you did it.

Feb 22, 2012 09:35 AM

Gita Bantwal

RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA

REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Jennifer, Thanks for sharing the beautiful photo. I agree with the above comment. I too would love to see a tutorial.

Feb 22, 2012 10:24 PM

Maria Morton

Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Jennifer, I love taking the long way home! 'Getting lost' makes it all the more of an adventure! Nice shot!

Feb 26, 2012 02:15 AM

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