Wishing all who celebrate the Lunar New Year hope and happiness in the Year of the Snake! In this New Year, and always, may peace and love fill your heart, beauty fill your world, and contentment and joy fill your days. May your new year be as bright as the lanterns that light the skies.
2025 is the Year of the Snake. It begins January 29th and lasts through late February, timed to end with a new moon. As we welcome the Lunar New Year of the Snake, we embrace the wisdom, transformation, and strategy … (20 comments)
"To own a home is to build a tangible dream." ... Unknown
A new year always seems to get people thinking about taking a fresh look at their goals... from health and careers to relationships and finances. If one of your resolutions for 2025 is to buy a home, this is the year you make four resolutions to make a home purchase happen: (1) improve your credit score, (2) pay down some debt, (3) save for a down payment to make that resolution come true, … (15 comments)
new year: How Americans Will Ring In The New Year In 2025: 50+ Fun Facts
- 12/29/24 12:38 PM
RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR: 50+ FUN FACTS ABOUT HOW AMERICANS WILL DO IT IN 2025 How much do you know about how Americans will be celebrating New Year's Eve and New Year's Day this year? For example, did you know: 24% of Americans will celebrate New Year's Eve at home, while 54% will usher in the new year with friends and family.36% of Americans have no plans at all to celebrate on New Year's Eve (that's up from 22% last year).25% of Americans fall asleep before the clock strikes midnight.67% of Americans say New Year's Eve is their favorite holiday.The three top … (12 comments)
"The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all." -- Josiyah Martin
The dawn of a new year carries an undeniable magic—the promise of a blank slate, brimming with possibilities. Each new year reminds us that life is not static. Rather, it’s a journey of growth, transformation, and endless opportunity.
I'm wishing my friends, clients, and business colleagues a new year filled with much happiness, success, and health. No matter how difficult a year you might have had in 2024, it’s always wonderful to look forward to the joys a new year can bring. … (12 comments)
"To own a home is to build a tangible dream." ... Unknown
A new year always seems to get people thinking about taking a fresh look at their goals... from health and careers to relationships and finances. If one of your resolutions for 2024 is to buy a home, this is the year you make three more resolutions to make a home purchase happen: (1) improve your credit score, (2) pay down some debt, (3) save for a down payment to make that resolution come … (16 comments)
Each new year always seems to get people thinking about taking a fresh look at their goals... from health and career to relationships and finances. If one of your resolutions for 2023 is to buy a home, is this the year you work to improve your credit score, pay down some debt, or save for a down payment?
2023 Home Buying Resolution #1: Qualify For A Better Mortgage Rate With A Higher Credit Score
Your credit report highlights your current debt, bill-paying history, and other key financial information. … (24 comments)
“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet." ... Anne Frank
Wishing all my friends, clients, and business colleagues a brand new year filled with great happiness, success, and health. It’s always wonderful to look forward to the joys a new year can bring. I'm looking forward to a stellar 2023 and hope that you are, too!
New Year Quotes To Inspire In 2023
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter … (38 comments)
new year: New Year By The Numbers: 50 Fun Facts! How Many Do You Know?
- 12/31/22 11:32 AM
NEW YEAR BY THE NUMBERS: 50+ FUN FACTS How much do you know about New Year's Eve and New Year and how Americans observe this holiday? The recent WalletHub New Year survey provides the following fun facts: 24% of Americans will celebrate New Year's Eve at home. 59% of Americans will usher in the new year with family and friends. 37% of Americans will eat out or go to a party on New Year's Eve. 17% of Americans won't celebrate at all and 26% of them will be asleep before the clock strikes midnight. Top cities in which to celebrate New Year: … (18 comments)
As another year draws to a close, I’d like to say how very thankful I am for the opportunities I’ve had this year to serve the real estate needs of my clients and community. Thank you to all my clients who helped make 2022 a wonderful and productive year.
As the new year arrives, please know how deeply I appreciate your allowing me into your lives and homes. Thank you for trusting me with your most prized possession, as well as with your referrals and testimonials.
I'm ever grateful for not only … (26 comments)
new year: "New Year's Day Is Every Man's Birthday." Happy New Year! Happy Birthday!
- 12/31/21 11:30 AM
"New Year's Day is every man's birthday." -- Charles Lamb Wishing all my friends, clients, and business colleagues a happy birthday and a new year filled with much happiness, success, prosperity and health. As the world ages another year, I wish you each a heart that stays young and happy in the new year and forever. We've all lived through two "crazy" years and now I'm looking ahead to 2022 with a renewed sense of hope and new beginnings. I hope each of you is doing so, as well.
New Year Quotes To Inspire In 2022
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. … (54 comments)
new year: Monday Musings: It's The Last Week Of 2021! Let's Make It A Great One!
- 12/27/21 04:58 AM
It's the last week of 2021! It seems like this week and year-end have arrived in a blink of an eye! Hopefully everyone is looking forward to a wonderful 2022! But until we ring in the new year.. happy last week of the year... wishing all a great week! I'm looking forward wrapping up this year and to the start of a new one filled with all sorts of wonderful possibilities. Are you ready to say farewell to 2021 and hello to a new year?
As Peggy Toney Horton said so well: "as the year comes to a close, it is time … (30 comments)
Wishing all my friends, clients, and business colleagues a new year filled with great happiness, success, and health. No matter how difficult a year we’ve endured and just ended, it’s always wonderful to look forward to the joys a new year can bring. I'm looking forward to a stellar 2021 and hope that you are, too!
New Year Quotes To Inspire In 2021
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." -- Edith Lovejoy Pierce
If you're like me... you know how it feels when there's too much clutter in your home... it feels like your brain is cluttered. Whenever I clean out my closets, pantry, office, storage room, etc. I end up feeling much lighter mentally and my energy level soars. (I also feel five pounds lighter!) And what could be better than starting off a new decade with some serious decluttering? No doubt for many homeowners the process of decluttering and throwing things out can be challenging, both in terms of making the time … (58 comments)
A Happy, Healthy, & Blessed New Year to all my friends, clients, colleagues, and business partners.
My wish for each of you is that the coming year is a glorious one rewarding all your endeavors in 2020 with much success!
The passing of another year gives us time to pause and reflect on all that has been, as well as all that will be. Yesterday has gone. Tomorrow has not yet arrived. We only have today.... so let us begin...
"Brush away old heartaches. Learn from our mistakes. Another year is finally over. A new dawn awakes. Let the old year out. Welcome the new one in. Bury the bad things of the past As … (48 comments)
new year: Enjoy The Last Weekend Of The Month, The Year, The Decade
- 12/28/19 05:38 AM
Hard to believe that we are indeed at the last weekend of the month, the last weekend of the year, and the last weekend of the decade. As we look forward to a new year and a new decade, my thoughts go to the following quote from a wise person (unknown) which inspires me at the end of each year and even more so this year:
Behind you... .... all your memories Before you... ... all your dreams Around you... ... all who love you Within you... ... all you need
As we begin this last weekend of the month, year and decade and look forward to a new year and decade, … (57 comments)
If you love ringing in a new year in style, Charlotte offers a multitude of options and venues to celebrate the end of 2019 and the start of 2020. In the Queen City, we like to say that "Charlotte's Got A Lot." And indeed it does, especially when in comes to New Year's Eve celebrations.
Love fireworks on New Year's Eve? The Queen City's official New Year's Eve celebration, CLT New Year’s Eve, will ring in 2020 at the Levine Avenue of the Arts, beginning at 8:00 PM. This annual FREE Charlotte tradition includes a DJ, live music, the lighting … (22 comments)
Do your New Year's resolutions include selling your home in 2019? I can help you keep that resolution!
Did you know that just 8% of people who make New Year's resolutions succeed in keeping them? Or that 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February?
You don't need to be one of the failure statistics. I can help you sell your home at top dollar, as well as help you find that dream home you've been hoping for. And we can get started immediately. It's a great time to sell a home in the Charlotte area … (36 comments)
new year: National Motivation & Inspiration Day ~ January 2nd
- 01/01/16 09:34 PM
Today, January 2nd is National Motivation & Inspiration Day! Did you make a bunch of new year resolutions for 2016? Did you already break some of those resolutions? Do you need some motivation and inspiration to stick with your resolutions? Well, today's the day to get your motivation and inspiration mojo going!
Did you know National Motivation & Inspiration Day was passed by The US Congress on December 18th 2001, after the tragic events of September 11th, 2001? This happened as a result of Kevin McCrudden's efforts, when he became the first and, thus far, only motivational and leadership speaker to have … (30 comments)
new year: Happy New Year From Nina Hollander & The Carolinas Realty Partners
- 12/30/15 10:37 PM
Happy New Year to all our friends, clients, and colleagues from me, Nina Hollander, and the Carolinas Realty Partners in Charlotte, North Carolina. A sparkling new year's wish to you and to all your near and dear ones.
May the New Year bring these wishes to you all... Warmth of love, comfort of home Joy from your children Company and support of family & friends A caring heart that accepts and treats all human beings equally Enrichment of knowledge and richness of diversity Courage to seek and speak the truth even if it means standing alone Hopes and dreams … (47 comments)
new year: Where To "Ring In" The New Year In Charlotte, North Carolina
- 12/27/15 11:40 PM
If you love ringing in the new year in-style, Charlotte, North Carolina offers a multitude of options and venues to celebrate the start of 2016. In the Queen City, we like to say that "Charlotte's Got A Lot." And indeed it does, especially for the new year celebrations. Check out the list of venues below. You're sure to find something you'd enjoy.
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The Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel’s “Sequins … (8 comments)
Year of the Snake: Wisdom, Transformation, and Renewal
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