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Working with What I've Already Uploaded

At the moment, I am fighting frustration on top of what was already a dip into depression.  The holidays are emotional.  They bring some great memories, and some not so great memories.  They bring the chance to celebrate with friends and family....but wait, our Governor, like so many others has upped the ante on pandemic precautions.  Limits on gatherings, even in your own home!  And a curfew of 12am, ending at 5am.  For the life of me, I can't figure out the curfew thing.  Is COVID more contagious overnight when fewer people are usually out?  Is it safer to force people that would be out during those hours who may be shift workers to be out during normal business hours?  I can't even with this stuff anymore.

The disappearance of common sense, combined with lack of celebrations and a side of family drama had me kicking a can today.  Try as I might to get myself up, it wasn't happening.  Enter a buyer wanting pre-settlement occupancy on one of my listings and I was ready to call it a day.  Yet, I pulled myself together, had compassion for the buyer and the buyer's agent in attempting to sort out a solution with my grieving seller whose husband passed away earlier this week and the buy side.  Mom always said you catch more flies with honey than you do with s**t.

Jumping that final hurdle I figured I'd keep my streak going here.  I found two photos I wanted to upload so I could write a cute, uplifting post about my furry family.  Five tries and only one picture loaded.  (sigh)  Instead, I went with a graphic I already had to express my day.

Tomorrow will be better, and today is not a total loss.  I am grateful for many more things than I can list here.  I may feel down, but I am still managing a smile.  

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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

If you can still smile, you, my friend, are way ahead of the game 🎅

Happy Friday and weekend Chris Ann Cleland 

Dec 11, 2020 06:49 PM
Chris Ann Cleland

I know that.  Everyone has their moments though.

Dec 12, 2020 08:11 AM
Barbara Todaro
Retired...Mentoring Newbies - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Chris Ann Cleland I hope you always have something to make you smile.... depression is not fun.... go have fun.... do something you love to do...

Dec 12, 2020 03:19 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

I am showing property to a wonderful young couple today.  That will make me happy.

Dec 12, 2020 08:11 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Chris Ann - I have gone through times when it was my choice(kinda) not to post here for lots of reasons including frustration with the wonkiness of this site. 

Although it is not working at the optimal(not even close) for me, the ability to shut off my computer and leave to pursue a different activity thankfully remains a solution even in these times where abbreviation/adjustment of all sots is a part of everyday life.  

Dec 12, 2020 03:59 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

It's not as important as it once was when I started blogging over a decade ago, that's for sure.  My personal blog site is the important one now, as is the farming blog.  But this is the fun one.  Somedays it's fun, and some days it's not.  


I do have to admit, however, the error with the photo was operator error.  I was saving the same photo twice.

Dec 12, 2020 08:14 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

The curfew thing definitely doesn't make sense, but not much of the other stuff does either, haha.

Dec 12, 2020 05:42 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

The curfew thing is ridiculous.  Just makes me wonder why they really don't want us out of our houses.

Dec 12, 2020 08:17 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I sincerely hope today is a better one for you.

As for the curfew, that boggles my mind as well. I guess the germs are stronger after a certain time - although even that seems different from state to state. So some states have really strong germs at 10pm and some at midnight. Geez.

Dec 12, 2020 06:00 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

It's control.  Only thing that makes sense.

Dec 12, 2020 08:18 AM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

Good morning Chris Ann Cleland let me 'splain it to you. The governor knows that you are on the naughty list. When you are on the nice list you will have the curfew removed. Now go upstairs to your room and do your homework.

Dec 12, 2020 08:45 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

I'd take Santa Claus any day over any elected official.

Dec 12, 2020 02:00 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Chris Ann- the curfew thing is something someone does when they have no idea what else to do but needs to show that they're doing something. 

Tomorrow will be better...I know. It is so natural to feel down during the holidays even if just for a minute. Your mission...should accept it is to fine one thing to smile about tomorrow. 

Dec 12, 2020 06:44 PM
Chris Ann Cleland

There's always something to smile about, even on the day I wrote this post.  Just ready for this lockdown of our country to be over.

Dec 13, 2020 09:03 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

In this case, with the metaphor be to make more lemonade with lemonade? Keep up all the good work and here’s hoping for a blessed 2021!

Dec 14, 2020 01:52 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Kathy, I would agree and just knowing that tomorrow’s another day and that eventually, things will probably get a lot better in the days to come I think keeps us all going. Kathy Streib

Dec 14, 2020 01:54 PM