HANDBOOK 2011 Health: 1.       Drink plenty of water. 2.       Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3.       Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.. 4.       Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy 5.       Make time to pray. 6.       Play more games 7.       Read more books than you did in 2010 . 8.       Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day 9.       Sleep for 7 hours. 10.    Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile. Personality: 11.    Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 12.    Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 13.  ... 01/06/2011

I know that many of you will be traveling during the Holidays.. Please drive carefully and watch this video.. Merry Christmas Ginger  I just had to share this with you.. A low-budget jewel. Way cool  This is the new "wear your seatbelt" ad the UK is doing - started by some dude not hired to do it, but because the cause is important to him, he came up with this idea, and now it's being hailed across the world as a 'beautiful' commercial. And now the video has gone "viral" - which  means, has become so popular with the general public that people are forwarding it to friends/family on their own so quickly that it has spread all over  the world in a very short time.GO TO:   http://embracethis.co.uk  Ginger of Southport..   12/21/2010

In the State of North Carolina, we are having new forms to come out as of January 1, 2011.  There are a few vital changes that are going to affect us all.  It has a lot to due with Due Diligence.  Are you all dealing with that in your state?  Our Offer to Purchase is not 9 pages long.  I do remember the day when we wrote our contracts on the hood of a car with carbon paper to make a copy. Not sure I like all the changes.. Is this for the better?   Ginger of Southport 12/15/2010

Great time for the concert that we sand yesterday.  We did the concert with the Brunswick Concert Band at the Odell Williamson Auditorium at the College. It was a great time to be enjoyed by all.  Director was Cindy Seller for the Sea Notes and George Boberg for the Band. Hope that all of you can get to a Christmas Concert series and get into the Christmas Spirit..   Ginger of Southport 12/13/2010

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGENot A Joke!!   Even If you dislike attorneys..You will love them for thesetips.Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to itsomeday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorneysent the following out to the employees in his company:1. Do not sign  the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO IDREQUIRED.'2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts,  DO NOTput the complete  account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put thelast four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, andanyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the checkprocessing channels won't have access to it.3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone.... 10/15/2010

Today has been an awesome day on Beaver Dam Creek.  Morning started by going to church and taking 2 of the grandchildren with us. There we met our daughter and her husband and son.  So we filled up a row at church.  After church, we all came home to eat our Sunday Dinner.  Today we had London Broil that was marinated and broiled with Onions, Buttered Potatoes, Corn from the Garden, Salad  with homemade thousand Island dressing, French Bread, sweet tea and fresh blueberry cobbler. Thenk we just sat around for a bit and watched the grandchildren play.. Such a great Sunday.   Ginger of Southport 09/19/2010

It is another great day in Southport NC... WE are on the Beaver Dam Creek that goes into the IntraCoastal Waterway that goes into the Cape Fear River that goes into the Atlantic Ocean.  The way "the crow flies", we are 2 miles from the Ocean. Talk about a great place to live...this is IT! In the afternoon, we go and sit on the dock and catch up with the events of the day and watch the sun set, and the ibis and herons go home to roost. "Nothing could be finer" that to be on Beaver Dam Creek in the afternoons.   Ginger of Southport 09/08/2010

Well, our littlest granddaughter was.  Today was the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Garrison Lawn in Southport, North Carolina.  What a day.  She is only 21 months old and can say Easter Bunny.  We talked about it most of the day today before the Easter Egg Hunt.  At first seeing the Easter Bunny, she held out her hand and said, "Easter Bunny"...as the bunny got closer, she clung to me harder and harder.  Then as the bunny approached, she did this high squeal and began to tremble.  That is when our Easter Egg Hunt.....ended..   Ginger and  Marrissa..   03/20/2010

Daffodils are now in bloom, the snow drops are in bloom, the camellias are in  bloom.... Wow!  Spring is almost here. This time of the year, I like to have blooming flowers on my dining room table and also on my desk at the office.   It gives me a renewal of strength and the promise that Spring will soon be her. I think that the Soring is my favorite time of year.  The newness of everything makes me smile.   Ginger of Southport 03/16/2010

I have been going through websites and signing up to do BPO and REO.  It seems like I may get one a week. But i need  to list properties in the area that are being sold by Freddie or Fannie. I do not know where to get in touch with them to sign up.  Do you know?  and if you do...will you please point me in the right direction?   All help needed to begin this process.   Take care, Ginger Harper Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty~Southport NC 09/26/2009

First-time home buyers (FTHB) are taking advantage of one of the best real estate environments we have ever seen. Home affordability this year has been at an all time high with low interest rates and declining home prices. However, buyers on the fence should not be complacent.      Washington is buzzing about pending changes in the health-care system, and a bill could pass before the end of the year. In the meantime, if you're facing a layoff, graduating from college and losing benefits, or struggling to pay rising premiums, you can still find affordable coverage.      The start of the school year is an especially busy time for families. Sometimes it can seem like children are taking on too much or you can worry about how they're handling everything they have to do.      Burger of Amer... 09/03/2009

One year older...and feeling younger.. Today, my family is celebrating my birth.  I have had cards and gifts and baloons and cakes from family an friends.. Makes me feel so good. Sometime I wonder what I have done to receive such warm greetings.  I just try to do the right thing. Anyway, Hope you are having a great August 19, 2009! Ginger Harper 08/19/2009

With this market as depressed as it is where I live, I am finding that I have to think harder on what I am doing.  You know the saying, "If you don't use it...you loose it"..well, I am beginning to feel that somewhat. Is anyone else feeling it too.  I usually do between 75 and 100 transactions in a year.  Right now, I am good if I am doing 1 a month. You know what that means of course...I am getting rusty. Trying to take all of the learning skills taht I can to sharpen my edge.. Offer suggestions please... Ginger of Southport 08/06/2009

I have a program of American Greeting cards that I use daily to send to family and friend.  It has been one of the most valuable investments that I have done in a long time. I got the disc from a friend and all I do is put the disc in the computer, pick the event that I need and click on the kind of card that I want, and press print.... Out comes an original "Ginger Card" that I then write a personal note on and  send  out in the mail...to family, clients, agents, etc. It works for me. Ginger of Beaver Dam Creek 07/31/2009

Last night I gave you an accounting of the fig preserves.  Well it took about 3 hours to cook and process but it is done.  From the figs that we picked, we were able to put up 8 pints and 3 1/2 pints. That is a good days job. These figs we will give to special friends at Christmas and other special occasions.  They are like Gold to our friends.   Take care,   Ginger of Southport 07/29/2009

Just walked on the beach from McGlamery Street to the Pier and back.  There was a spirited game of beach volleyball going on at the pier, and there was also great music for the enjoyment of those on the beach.  There were only three or four people fishing, but the acquisition of this pier for the town was a great accomplishment for the Town of Oak Island. 06/14/2009

Do you take time to smell the roses?  I have had the wonderful experience of spending time with my nine month old granddaughter, Marissa. We had such a great time pouring tea and eating snacks.  Then we had to dress the babies dolls and feel them.  WE loose precious time when we do not look around and see the beauty right under our noses.  Time that can never be made up. Smell the roses this weekend... Ginger of Southport   03/20/2009

I have  been looking for a ActiveRain Group that is about Real Estate in North Carolina.  I would like to join this group in order to see what kind of a referral program I can fit into.  Southport~Oak Island is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the mouth of the Cape Fear River.  We are about midway between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. If you have folks moving to the coast, give me a call and let's share some referral fees. Thanks, Ginger Harper of Southport NC- 800-346-7671 03/09/2009