It's the start of a new year, the only 2008 we'll ever have. What are you going to be doing this year? I suggest you find yourself a computer (the library will have one if you don't) and look at this link: http://www.walkthetalk.com/the212movie.php?refsource=vm212prairie
It could be the start of something fabulous for you!
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Whenever someone buys a new home with me, I suggest they have a housewarming party the first weekend. That way when everyone sees the boxes all over, it is dismissed with a casual wave of the hand and a breezy, "We JUST moved two days ago. All in due time." It gets a lot more problematic when five years later you're still tripping over a couple of cartons in the entry way. (Now how would I know that?)

So I have a splendid idea for this holiday season. Bring out of the garage, attic, basement, back closet the boxes of decorations. Open two of them. Take out an item or two from each, placing them tenderly in the usual spot. That's it. You're done.
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Whenever someone buys a new home with me, I suggest they have a housewarming party the first weekend. That way when everyone sees the boxes all over, it is dismissed with a casual wave of the hand and a breezy, "We JUST moved two days ago. All in due time." It gets a lot more problematic when five years later you're still tripping over a couple of cartons in the entry way. (Now how would I know that?)
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Each year at this time, one question pops up like lighted reindeers on the rooftop. Should I have my house for sale during the holiday season or take it off the market until after January?

The correct answer depends on you. If it is going to drive you nuts having to leave the premises during showings and having to keep it clean during a season practically dedicated to the creation of pine needle piles, paper scrap collections and calamities in the kitchen then you're well-advised to hold off.
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We're coming on to Thanksgiving, the time of the year where thoughts turn to the blessings we have received. Even in times of trouble and stress, there is much to celebrate. Each day brings gifts if we take a moment to appreciate them. The fog wafting in soft gray waves above the green fields, a smile from a stranger, an act of kindness from a loving friend, the warmth of the autumn sun in the late afternoon.
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