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My Ode to Myself About Gaining Weight Again....   In an effort to get back on track in the weight loss department, I have written this little ode to myself...   DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION AND ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS PURELY INTENTIONAL COINCIDENTAL.     Gaining weight ...

I don't get out much anymore. I mean it.  The last time I went somewhere on vacation was, I think, in 2001...no, maybe 2002.  It's been so long I can't remember.  Now, this is not to say that I haven't taken time off, or been out of Maine.  My and my husband's "time off" periods just tend to be t...

Surviving My Own Serengeti…From an Elephant’s Perspective.   Ok. I did it. I made the mistake of reading the latest AR challenge - Surviving your Serengeti: An ActiveRain Challenge. I’ve seen a few things just in passing about this book but haven’t really paid attention to them, so my first thoug...

Completely Remodeled and Move-In Ready! 691 Eastern Avenue, Augusta ME   Completely remodeled and oh-so cute! Laminate wood floors throughout first floor and new carpeting in bedrooms. Eat-in kitchen has new cabinets and granite countertops. Extra large livingroom with lots of light. French doors...

What the Holiday Season is Really About Today I went to my grandmother’s holiday party with my daughter and her BFF. My Gram is 96 years old. (She’ll be 97 in April.) Until March of this year, she lived independently in her own apartment. In March she fell and fractured two bones in her neck. She...

Mother Nature is the BEST Decorator!   While I’ve been out and about the past few days I've been doing some window shopping in Mother Nature’s décor store. The lady has a fascinating decorating style this time of year. And she's so versatile - she has a store for almost everything!               ...

  How a Full Service Real Estate Agent Can Help You   You want to sell your house and think you can save some money if you do it yourself. How hard can it be, anyway? You just stick a sign out front and wait for people to call you. It’s just that simple, right? Here’s some questions you might wan...

  My Tribute to Blogging. And the Holiday Season.   In an effort to revitalize my blogging efforts, after being out of touch for various reasons (health issues, business, you know, the usual stuff...) I decided to review my first two weeks of blogging here on Activerain.  I've written a little di...

How Did Real Estate Agents Get Such a Bad Reputation? I received a very nice comment on my post I’m Serving Gratitude for my Thanksgiving from Russell Lewis that really got me thinking. I had made this post a Members Only, simply because sharing some personal medical issues with over 196,000 peop...

This is a truly scary story written by Sarah Moore.  I, too, text, and so do my children.  As Sarah says, texting is very convenient and QUICK.  However, as Sarah writes, it can be very dangerous.  It is my hope that by reblogging this post many more people will read this story and warn their chi...