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My "Me Agreement" Began Yesterday 12/21/12 when I cleaned my kitchen.

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Real Estate Agent with Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate 303829;0225082372

My "Me Agreement" Began Yesterday 12/21/12 when I cleaned my kitchen.

That may not be as dramatic to some as it is to me.  Housework has never been and will never be my forte.

That said, I've had a few "drop in visitors" over the past few days.  I love visitors and this time of the year is prime visitor time.  While no one would say a word, it was clear to me that I needed to get on top of the appearance of my home. 

Oh, I'm very "on top" of systems maintenance, the mechanical things that require servicing, etc.  However, the guys who service my septic system aren't going to scrub my kitchen. 

    

        

 

Floors?  Check, Mop & Glo
Counter tops?  Check, Walmart All Purpose stuff
Stainless Steel appliances?  Check, Walmart stainless steel cleaner
Cook Top?  Check.  Love that glass top appliance.
Trash can?  Well, the builder was supposed to add a place for that but . . . .
Stainless Steel double sink?  Check.  Took a bit of elbow grease.

Now, I'm going to try to maintain this.  Time will tell.

This is not for the contest BTW since I don't plan to use EchoSign and download another app or use an e-signature. 

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988, serving home buyers in Loudoun County VA.

Lenn     

 

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Comments (50)

Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

It's heart warming to read that I'm not alone!  Although I do keep a clean house, but it's the chore.  I folded clothes, which I can't stand doing.  Yes, I truly understand.  Hope Santa brings you a Roomba!

Dec 22, 2013 06:43 AM
Paula Hathaway, REALTOR, LBA
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Southampton, NY
...A Local Expert in all The Hamptons

Lenn: You are so right--this is the time of year when people love to "drop by"--I am in the same frame of mind and plan on doing a spring clean-up in the winter! Are you doing a post for the tech contest? you should--and I would love to know how you manage to do all the blogging and what tech tools you use for that? Must be a heap of work that's all I can say! 

Dec 22, 2013 09:43 AM
Paula Hathaway, REALTOR, LBA
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Southampton, NY
...A Local Expert in all The Hamptons

Lenn: Are there photos on this post--all I see is a flashing triangle and "NO DIRECT LINKING!" and "Lunapic" what is that--some new tech thingy??? I read the first comments and they were talking about woods floors and leather chairs...booo iI can't see them!

Dec 22, 2013 09:49 AM
John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

Lenn, I should add that to my 'me agreement' as well.  While I keep things neat and organized, scrubbing is not my forte either.

Dec 22, 2013 09:53 AM
Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Lenn: Very early on in my life, I decided I was not put on this earth to clean and cook. And I have been fortunate enough to work around that much of my life.

 

Dec 22, 2013 11:43 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Lenn, I think cleaning this time of the year and thinning out. The clutter mounts up during the year and needs to go. The kitchen is a good place to start.

Dec 22, 2013 12:10 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Paula.  I do NOT incorporate the "tech" tools foisted on us daily.  I'm totally focused on the message. 

Which, of course is one way I can post often and focus on locations in my market rather than the techs.  Sadly, I believe that AR lost focus when they went to the new design.  It's no longer message focused.  It's tech focused.  I'm not.

Paula.  THIS IS ACTIVERAIN thwarting my original post.  I'll add that photo again but I don't expect it to remain.  Shucks, I'll just e-mail you the photo.  I know my e-mail works.  It's not ActiveRain.

 

 

Dec 22, 2013 06:41 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Paula.  I do NOT incorporate the "tech" tools foisted on us daily.  I'm totally focused on the message. 

Which, of course is one way I can post often and focus on locations in my market rather than the techs.  Sadly, I believe that AR lost focus when they went to the new design.  It's no longer message focused.  It's tech focused.  I'm not.

Paula.  THIS IS ACTIVERAIN thwarting my original post.  I'll add that photo again but I don't expect it to remain.  Shucks, I'll just e-mail you the photo.  I know my e-mail works.  It's not AR.  Ooops.  Can't do it.  You're e-mail isn't published anywhere I can find that permits an image.

 

 

Dec 22, 2013 06:44 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Debbie.  Don't tell anyone.  I'm doing the "closet" in the kitchen today.  Lots of batteries, gun cleaning stuff, paper towels, light bulbs (yes, some incandescent), etc.

Hella.  My HERO!  For me, I developed a high tolerance for clutter early on. 

John.  You're way ahead of me with the "neat and organized".

 

Dec 22, 2013 06:56 PM
Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

I don't know that kitchen looks really good to me and only invite older people over, their eyesight is not that sharp.

Dec 23, 2013 12:48 AM
Paula Hathaway, REALTOR, LBA
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Southampton, NY
...A Local Expert in all The Hamptons

Lenn: You too? I can't figure out how the heck to do photos on a blog post! They are always disappearing for me too...One time it is one way and it looks like it is going to work and the next thing I know there are no photos!! Geesh..

Dec 23, 2013 03:03 AM
Paula Hathaway, REALTOR, LBA
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Southampton, NY
...A Local Expert in all The Hamptons

Beautiful kitchen by the way--you must love to cook! I just now made the best cauliflower soup--for supper because I have my whole family coming for Christmas and they are arriving at different times during the early evening today--I hope you are going to have a great time this Holiday too!

Dec 23, 2013 03:08 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Liz.  That's a thought except that I am "an older person" and my eyesight is fantastic.  Still don't even need driving glasses and only use reading glasses with small print. 

Paula.  I'm convinced that AR doesn't want us to add images of any type. 

The local posts that I like very much simply have no interest without a photo of an example of a home and that means and image.

Dec 23, 2013 03:08 AM
Robin Moffitt
Gold Star Realty, Inc. - Nampa, ID
"Gold Star Service....Gold Star Results !"

Beautiful kitchen! 

Dec 23, 2013 04:34 AM
A. J. Zaki
REMAX Realty Pros - Boca Raton, FL
Home Finder In Florida

Sure it does look like a nice Kitchen.

Dec 23, 2013 05:13 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

A.J.  Thanks.

Robin.  Indeed.  Now it's beautiful AND clean, even after 48 hours.

Dec 23, 2013 05:17 AM
AndreaBFerreira CRS - SRS - CLHMS
Keyes Co. - Davie, FL
Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County in FL

This seems to be a new year's resolution right?! You did a great job.. maintain is easier than cleaning all the time.

You are starting 2014 in the right foot!

Happy Holidays!!!

Dec 23, 2013 05:24 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Andrea.  Thanks very much.  Next?  Trying to pick up all the stink bugs in every room in my house. 

How on earth do they get in???

Dec 23, 2013 06:41 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good morning, Lenn. I can totally understand this feeling! I have been in the process of cleaning my home office and my business office. I look at it this way – I'm doing my spring cleaning early this year.

Dec 23, 2013 07:33 PM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hi Lenn. I totally understand about keeping our homes cleaned up, especially this time of the year when more visitors are likely to stop by. Like Micheal, I need to get started early in my home office area. That's not going to be an overnight project.

Happy New Year!!

Dec 26, 2013 01:39 AM