Open House Balloons Are Driving Me Crazy!!

Yesterday I was determined to get my open house balloons prepared and ready and the process would be a bit more organized.  Yeah Right!   I tell you I don't know if there really is a way to take control of the balloons before they take control of you.  In the past I have always managed to pop at least one and today was no exception.  One Sunday I managed to pop every single one of them except  the last one which  got away from me by the time I was about to start open house.  These balloons are driving me INSANE!!!

The first few times I did open house I would blow up the balloons, put them in the car and tie them to the sign at the determined areas; Stop, get out the car, tie a balloon or two (if I had enough left) to the sign, stick it in the ground and get in the car and go the next corner.  Between ...pop...pop, and up... up... and away, not to mention balloons floating around in the car  almost causing me to  wreck; I thought I had an idea that would  to "refine" my “balloonistry” down to a science.  NOT....

Yesterday, I decided to do it a bit differently.  I had observed one of the other seasoned agents do this and it seemed to work nicely for him.  Shawn is always well organized and a great mentor ..his was A novel idea.  I felt like I was finally getting it together.  I brought the signs inside the office; blew up six balloons for my three signs, tied the signs to the balloons, very neatly, no pops, no worries. It was going so great! Then with just a momentay lapse of brainage, I put my signs together  to bring them to my car and I bet you can guess what happened next.  As soon as I walked outside, the wind, (which by the way before I entered the building that day the weather way void of anything that resembled wind), began to twist and turn the balloons into a knotted mess; all three signs were stuck together.  Well, I figured ok I will calmly correct this at my first stop.  NOT.   It was a nightmare.   I felt like an idiot trying to untangle these six balloons and as soon asI thought I was close,  another balloon began to intertwine... I was probably a sight to see.  The wind was blowing, the balloons were flying, and I am trying to act smooth.  Calm as a cucumber but I was fuming on the inside. I didn't want to show the steam coming out of my ears and mouth  of course because it would not have looked or sounded good for my Image or the image of my great company;  As if I hadn't already tripped that up. However after three pops, I finally managed to untangle the balloons, and make it to my open house on time.  WHEW...

Oh, by the way, only two people showed up…guess when...Yep; within the last 30 minutes of the open house.... A day in the life of a Realtor®

What a day.  I am going to conquer this balloon thing sooner or later.  Anyone want to tell me how long that will take? 

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