Friday Fun…Oh, You Just Painted Your House? While going through old client photos, I came across one that made me smile and chuckle. This couple was one of my favorites. They listened with an open mind to my suggestions and were just a lot of fun. It was the holiday season and every inch was de
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03/31/2023
Spring Cleaning Tips…More Forgotten Areas! In a recent post, I mentioned some often neglected areas when it’s time to tackle spring cleaning projects. Don’t stop there, though! Here are more often forgotten areas that need cleaning… -The MicrowaveWe use these almost every day. Besides wiping t
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03/30/2023
National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29…Time to Honor and Celebrate Their Efforts Many of us were around during the Vietnam War. We had classmates and relatives who served. Some here may have served as well. Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. When the young men and women returned
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03/29/2023
Tuesdays Treasures…New Residents You snooze, you lose…at least that’s what I told our former tenants, Mr. & Mrs. Bluebird. The bluebirds have been our residents for several years but decided to move next door, even though they still dine at Casa Streib. We were excited when Carolina Chickadees
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03/28/2023
Motivational Monday…Learning to Embrace Change As they say, change is inevitable. Whether in our work, at home, ourselves, our friends and family…things, people, and situations…there will always be change. We may be the ones who decide to change jobs or where we shop. Or we may have to accept a c
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03/27/2023
Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain March 19 to March 25, 2023 Every day there is something to learn here at ActiveRain. With this series, I try to highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, something about Real Estate or other professions, about a
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03/26/2023
This Week…Spring’s Renewal Everywhere We Look On our walk this week, Larry noticed that he could see all of the trees filling out with leaves. That’s not all, we saw buds and some blossoms as well. Happiness? The color of it must be spring green. Frances MayesHeck, even the flowering weeds were
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03/25/2023
Friday Fun…What’s Your Least Favorite? In an effort to eat healthier, Larry and I have been watching our carb intake. (We go on this carb sabbatical every 10 to 15 years) Sadly, most of the things I love to eat involve carbs. When I made Shepherd’s Pie recently, I substituted mashed cauliflower f
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03/24/2023
Spring Cleaning Tips…Some Forgotten Areas With Spring officially here, many of our thoughts turn to…SPRING CLEANING! I’m kidding…let’s face it, we think of warmer weather, Spring Break, and flowers! However, this is the time of year that’s perfect for making your house look and smell as clean as
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03/23/2023
Wordless Wednesday…That Would Be OOPS… If you follow the brackets for March Madness then you know that there have been some upsets. There have been some wins, though…Texas’ win over Penn State, right Dorie Dillard Austin TX Larry and I had two #1 seeds at the beginning of the tournament so out
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03/22/2023