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Where Are the Referrals?When asked why members joined ActiveRain or what they hoped to get out of the platform, REFERRALS is often at the top of the list.  Some members have suggested when they leave a comment that we send referrals to them.  So where are they? Why haven’t you been sent any refer...

Motivational Monday…Starting Early Larry and I took a late afternoon stroll at Kickerillo to check on the bluebird boxes. We were in an open wooded area.  Our eyes were partially focused ahead and on the ground so as not to trip over the Texas-sized tree roots. All of a sudden a small soccer ball...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain March 17 to March 23, 2024  Every day there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, or...

This Week…New Beginnings With Spring making its appearance this week, it’s been the perfect time for new beginnings.   The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.Patrick Henry  Eggs in two of our bluebird boxes ...

Friday Fun…Springing Into Cleaning?  Spring means flowers, warmer weather, Spring Break and….Spring Cleaning! I know that some here continually clean. A good friend was a cleaning freak. At least once a year she took off 3 or 4 days and stayed home to do Spring Cleaning with the couple who regula...

Staging Stories…There’s Uncluttered and Then There’s Blah Years ago an agent I’d met through the Women’s Council of Realtors referred her seller to me. We were still in the early years of staging when not everyone knew what staging was.  And there were some who having been shown the advantages of...

Wordless Wednesday…Starting Small Larry was surveying the yard in his never-ending battle with weeds and came across this. The rootball made a clunky sound when he tossed it into his bucket. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the beginning of a majestic oak tree. If left to grow, and give...

Tuesday’s Treasures...Is There a SPRING in Your Step? Sigh….it’s finally here!!!! Spring begins tonight at 11:06 pm (EDT)  Depending upon where you live, you may be asking yourself if the Almanac or Mom Nature made a mistake.  Houston should have temps in the in the high 60s or low 70s. My former...

Motivational Monday…What Do You Do? There are things we do everyday to maintain our physical health. For example, we brush our teeth, take our vitamins or pills, drink water, walk, or exercise. It would never occur to us not to do them unless, for example, we want our teeth to fall out! (I’m chan...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain March 10 to March 16, 2024  Every day there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, or...