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How Many Things Can Go Wrong in One Day?

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Real Estate Agent with Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker DRE #00697006

Seems like all the bad things that could possibly happen to me have been on hold for the year and they all exploded yesterday. My sister is fond of saying I live a charmed life. She says it's like I walk around oblivious to the world around me because, I dunno, like I have guardian angels or something watching out for me. Not that I believe in angels, because I do not.

I was trying to pick out the silver linings from yesterday's activities, like I picked up a couple new clients. That's always good. Not dead yet, check. Yet, there was all of this other stuff coming at me from all directions. Text messages, phone calls backing up, emails exploding, people at my door, two different sets of contractors to work with, faulty materials, wrong installs, including having an AC contractor slap a large cash refund on my table and announce I should call somebody else because he can't fix it.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

When all chaos breaks loose, the thing to do is establish some sense of order. Tackle each solution methodically. You can read more in my personal blog today at this link: When Life Throws Curveballs, Duck and Resolve.

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Elizabeth Weintraub is co-partner of Weintraub & Wallace Team of Top Producing Realtors, an author, home buying expert at The Balance, a Land Park resident, and a veteran real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, Carmichael and East Sacramento, as well as tract homes in Elk Grove, Natomas, Roseville and Lincoln. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put our combined 80 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold. DRE License # 00697006.

Photo: Unless otherwise noted in this blog, the photo is copyrighted by Big Stock Photo and used with permission.The views expressed herein are Weintraub's personal views and do not reflect the views of RE/MAX Gold. Disclaimer: If this post contains a listing, information is deemed reliable as of the date it was written. After that date, the listing may be sold, listed by another brokerage, canceled, pending or taken temporarily off the market, and the price could change without notice; it could blow up, explode or vanish. To find out the present status of any listing, please go to elizabethweintraub.com.

Comments(2)

Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Whew Elizabeth-I'm not sure what I'd tackle first!  One of my biggest pet peeves is always having work done around the house that isn't done correctly. Then you have to have them back out, which is more wasted time. 

Oct 24, 2018 10:17 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I had to smile when you said our next full moon wasn't until October 24th.  That's today, Elizabeth.  And, yes, it seems to be playing havoc with some of us.  While my luck has been a little better than your's, I spent time at my bank this morning.  I couldn't believe the amount of money I had taken from my ATM earlier this month.  One withdrawal on the 9th seemed suspicious.  I hadn't updated my records, I had no receipt for it.  However, when she told me where I was when I withdrew, I remembered it perfectly, and that the ATM couldn't print out receipts at the moment.  My grandson was with me for two weeks, and we were living fast and furious with sight-seeing, eating out, and planning a family gathering.  That withdrawal had gone absent to my memory.

Oct 24, 2018 01:15 PM