Enjoying Life
The Good Neighbor Mindset
It’s time to buy a house. Maybe you need command central for a busy season of work and business development. Or perhaps it’s time to feather the nest for your family to put down roots. Whatever the case, one factor will matter for years to come; you hope your new neighborhood will not just be…
Read MoreThe New Residents’ Guide
Isn’t it wonderful when someone identifies a need and then fills it? That’s what happened with my friend Linda Eaves. She realized that we had so many new folks moving to the middle Tennessee area, especially the southern counties of Williamson and Maury, that she felt we needed a New Residents Guide so that all…
Read MoreDownsizing + Mementos: How to Take Memories With You Without The Clutter
In my work as a REALTOR®, families all around the Nashville area have realized it’s time to downsize. Whether a family has changed seasons and their house doesn’t fit them anymore, or rising property values make it a perfect time to cash in on a great investment, moving means dealing with all the collected mementos.…
Read MoreMy Home Office Renovation
It’s official! I’m a full time, fully licensed REALTOR® helping folks in Middle Tennessee find and sell their homes in the greater Nashville area. I couldn’t be more excited. But first my home office needed to be setup so I could better serve my clients. Just for fun, I took some pictures and videos as…
Read MoreReal Talk About Love & COVID
My family went down with COVID. I’m so grateful that we’re all healthy enough to have weathered the infection and got through it together. But I can’t pretend it was a walk in the park. Though everyone’s experience of symptoms seems to be different, it’s not like getting the sniffles. And no matter how many…
Read MoreGifts That Suit The Crazy Year We’ve All Had
I don’t always feel creative, but this year I’ve been brainstorming some exciting, experience-style gifts for the people I love. Yeah we always want to find the perfect gift, but after the crazy year that everyone has had I think we might be needing something a bit different. Here’s what I’ve got so far in…
Read MoreWhat a 120 Year Old Bottle of Wine Taught Me About Making Time
This week my cousins and I headed to Naples for cooking lessons from my Aunt Lacey, some Florida sunshine, and quality time with two of the most interesting human beings around. My Aunt Lacey, who spent her career in the foreign service and has lived all over the world seems to have all the best…
Read MoreWhy Adults are Bad Learners
For those of us with a “grown up” day job, it’s easy to feel like our exploratory years are behind us. At least while we’re in the middle of the 9-5 routine, taking time out to learn something new — just for the pleasure of it — sounds like a luxury. We may even be…
Read MoreStop Waiting to Celebrate
At the end of February there’s an unofficial holiday called “Open That Bottle Night.” On the last Saturday in February, it prompts you to take out that bottle of wine you’ve been saving and enjoy it. No more excuses, no more waiting. Celebrate NOW, not later. I think we put a lot of things off.…
Read MoreTakeaways From (Not) Reading JOY AT WORK
Usually when I share insights from a book, it’s one I’ve read. But you know how sometimes the stack of books on the night stand gets too high? Well that has been me lately. Lucky for me, I have a friend who shared some pretty useful insights with me from her reading time. Even just…
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