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Fun and Joy

Miss Manners takes on real estate???

June 30, 2010

Ooops– she was really talking about weddings, but substitute the word HOUSE for WEDDING and you’ll see how Miss Manners’ sage advice can help anyone and everyone currently searching for a house.
From Miss Manners’ top five gentle wedding reminders, homebuyers please heed # 3:
” A phrase you will be happier if you forget: “the PERFECT [...]

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Best $10—and worst $10–I ever spent

June 29, 2010

‘Twas another beautiful San Diego Sunday and I went camping and really enjoyed the $10 best dollars I’ve ever spent—my $10 striped cotton hammock which I picked up at Target several summers ago. I stow it in the RV so it’s always ready. Wish I was in it more often!! So now when I pick [...]

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Annual La Mesa Flag Day Parade is June 5

May 26, 2010

If you missed it last year, make your plans to attend this year’s event now!
Two patriotic concerts will begin the festivities at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 5. Flag Day Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. and follows La Mesa Boulevard through the downtown Village, from Memorial Drive and across Spring Street. Spectators are encouraged [...]

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Thank God it’s Sunday!

May 16, 2010

Thank God it’s Sunday— not Friday, but Sunday-My-One-Day of rest each week. It’s a great time to sway in the hammock and ponder, read a book, take pictures,write in my journal, take the dogs on a really long walk, invent something new, hang out in the cottage, hula hoop, pick oranges, play Frisbee, pull weeds, [...]

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La Mesa homes– close to San Diego SEA WORLD fun!

May 4, 2010

If you already own La Mesa real estate, or are looking for La Mesa homes– one of the best advantages to living in La Mesa is that you are so close to all the best San Diego has to offer. We’re just 12 miles from the airport and the beaches and bay, and being in [...]

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Top 10 Stress-Busters for Crazed Overachievers

February 17, 2010

Top 10 Stress-Busters for Crazed Overachievers

Short sales, REOs, multiple offers, non-responsive banks, imploding escrows… whether you’re a buyer, a seller or a real estate agent….you get the picture. It’s all in a day’s work, but these days I think we need a little extra TLC to make it through. Here are my top 10 stress-busters– [...]

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Lessons in Faith from Bingo the Foster Dog

February 17, 2010

Isn’t it amazing what animals can teach us? I’m a Foster Volunteer with Labrador Rescuers in San Diego and the day after Christmas, I opened my home (and my heart) to foster Bingo, a beautiful black lab from the Morena Valley shelter, where the animals sometimes only have 72 hours to live.
Bingo had already been [...]

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My friend T*** desperately needs a vacation. So why doesn’t she take one?

November 30, 2009

She’s a professional woman, knows her stuff, has a high-up position in our industry, and she’s absolutely great at what she does. But I’m afraid that somewhere along the road, she lost a part of who she really is.
Have you ever felt this way… just suddenly, totally fried? I know T*** has enormous talents [...]

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How to Stay Likeably Human– Try Hula-Hooping– or Anything You’re Really Bad At

November 13, 2009

Go ahead, make a fool of yourself. The rest of us will be glad to know you’re human.
Lessons from Hula Hoop ****…
As a child, I was really untalented on those crazy hoops—and I’m even worse now. Line me up at any elementary school and I will definitely be the klutz queen. But A) it’s really [...]

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2 Great Reasons to Have Children These Days

November 13, 2009

2 great reasons for having kids–
A long time ago, in agrarian America, people had lots of children to help work on the farm, and to perpetuate the family business. (Yes, of course, they loved and wanted their children, just like us.)
But we are an advanced species now! Today’s world has evolved drastically, so now we [...]

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