ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2012
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Happiness comes in a Pink Box! Recently, Alan May wrote a cutesy putesy blog about the latest craze... a Cupcake ATM in Beverly Hills, CA. Being the cupcake connoisseur that I am, I had to go there and experience a little divinity for myself. It was everything I imagined and more! A line of cu...
03/31/2012
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I LOVE Happy Short Sale Endings! This Oregon Short Sale was a bit of doozy. Mostly because it was a very rural property consisting of 2 homes and a shop on 50+ acres in Glendale, Oregon. Because the land was more valuable than the structures, it was nearly impossible to obtain buyer financing,...
03/29/2012
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These past couple of months have been tough, really tough. My tenacious spirit has been stretched beyond limits. I've been knocked down, defeated, and even depressed at times (which is just not me). And while I wouldn't invite such troubles into my life, they've managed to slip through an open...
03/26/2012
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Sometimes, circumstances throw me into song. This week, it was an oldie but a goodie... Needles & Pins. Everything seemed to be going as planned. I approached a room with white walls, it was sterile and cold. The bed was situated in the middle of the room and the mood felt dreary and uninvitin...
03/22/2012
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The Wizard Behind the Curtain. Our worlds collided in the Rain a few years ago. We exchanged niceties mixed with humor and wit, and an occasional jib for jab in the Active Rain combox of life. And before long, our virtual exchanges blossomed into a friendship between colleagues in the real wor...
03/14/2012
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Streakin' Thru The Blogosphere. When I was three years old, my inquisitive nature led me on a joy-ride through the streets of the San Fernando Valley on my red tricycle. When the police found me, I was butt naked. I've always wondered how they managed to find where I lived and return me home s...
03/08/2012
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OMG... The Joke's on Me. I had a little OMG moment last night when I received an anonymous not-so-nice email from a Realtor in my neck of the woods. Currently, I'm the President of my local MLS Association, and we recently notified our members of an upcoming fee increase. As a result, I've bee...
03/03/2012
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Slaying Dragons with a Smile! Recently, a fellow cohort, Susan Tokarz-Krauss, asked the question... 'What have you been up to Mel?' My reply... 'I've been guarding the drawbridge, declaring war, slaying dragons and giving notice to the next of kin while burying the dead. Care to join me?' Meli...
03/01/2012
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