My ME Day.....

Hey Blog Fam!!!  Hope everyone is having a good week thus far.  For many, myself included, I know that the past few weeks have been pretty busy getting kids ready for the start of a new school year.  I've hardly had a chance to sit down and blog.  I've got so many new blogs that I'm excited about reading since joining The BLM Group and I've been struggling to find the time.  *tear*  I swear if there was a way to actually buy more hours in the day I would.  Lol

So in a previous blog post I mentioned taking a ME Day.  I can hardly remember what I did that day because the days following have been so busy.  Most days have been busy in a good way so I'm not complaining. 

You all know how much I love homes.  The Parade of homes has got to be my favorite thing to do over the summer.  Last year I saw about 90% of the homes on the tour.  Unfortunately this year I haven't been so lucky;  I've only been able to see about 15 of the homes.  I think my favorite is a home that we saw in Lakewood CO built by Toll.brothers.

Outside of the Model

 
Since I have found joy in cooking over the past few years one thing that will absolutely sell me on a home (if I were in the market to buy of course) is the kitchen.

Almost my ideal kitchen

Butlers Pantry

Separate Dining

Basement w/Wet bar

Having tons of storage, more than enough room to cook, eat and serve; not to mention great appliances, butlers panty AND a wet bar in the basement brings me tremendous amounts of joy.  What more could a girl ask for?  I'm telling you, I was in heaven. 

So the next most important room is of course the bathroom.

Master Bath

I'm not necessarily a HUGE fan of this bathroom, but it had everything I needed.  A jacuzzi tub with a view of the mountains, separate vanities, pretty large shower and a wonderful walk in closet.  That's the beauty of new construction; you can design it to your taste.  I'd make a few adjustments as far as the cabinets, tile, fixtures and the color put that's pretty much it.

Shower

Master Closet

Hubby telling me I wouldn't be content with the size of the closet.

Yeah, I'm thinking I could make due.  Easily!  Lol

I think this was by far, one of my favorite homes we saw that day.  There were a few homes that we saw where I was like "eh!" and definitely wouldn't pay what they were asking.  Not to say that they weren't nice homes but I couldn't imaging my self paying close to $200K more for a home to be closer to the city.  I guess it's all about preference anyway. 

Needless to say this was a great day and I had loads of fun.  Hubby...not so much.  Not to say that he was a grouch; I think he secretly loves looking.  Lol   Actually he doesn't mind looking at homes but it's definitely not on the top of his list of things to do.  I love him for always being so willing to take time out of his day to accompany and entertain me.  Well of course that's not the only reason I love him, but you all know what I mean.  He's such a team player!  Lol

I've got until the 9th to check out more homes and I've got tons of pics from this day.  I'll probably end up picking my favorites and sharing them with you all.

So blog fam, tell me....What's something that you could spend countless hours doing and never grow bored?

In the meantime Peace and Blessings

Catching up and thinking of MrsTDJ

Hey All.  I hope everyone is having a great week.

I've been off the last few days and have been catching up on some of my blog reading, getting some much needed rest and relaxation and was able to go and see some beautiful homes.  I've neglected blogging for a number of months (sad I know) and because of this I haven't been too much in the loop with what's been going on in the lives of some of my favorite people (my blog family).

I want to take just a moment to send my thoughts, positive energy and prayers to one of my favorite bloggers MrsTDJ.  I hope that she doesn't mind my sharing this, I'm going to assume not since she shared it on her blog.  She has recently lost her husband and partner of the last 20 years.  I stopped by her blog and was in tears.  I can't imagine going through something so devastating, let alone having the strength to share it, as much as I love you all, with anyone.  My heart aches for her and her son and I hope you all take just a moment to send love and prayers to her and her family.  She shares her life so candidly with those that follow her blog, makes me laugh uncontrollably and has so often provided that little bit of humor I've needed in my day. 

With that being said....  We love you MrsTDJ and wish you peace and blessings as you continue to find the strength to make it through. 

One of my FAVORITE Mrs and MrTDJ stories.

Let's give this a try again....

Hi All. 

It's been SO long since I've posted.  I always get revved up about posting regularly and something called life happens to interfere.  :)  I have great intentions when it comes to blogging because it's so fulfilling for me, but when it comes down to it, it takes a back seat to everything else going on in my life. 

School started for my little guy this past Thursday so we've been getting geared up for the school year.  While I LOVED homeschooling, when he was in Kindergarten, I'm loving being able to be involved with his school, building relationships with the teachers, the administration and the lives of some of the kiddies there.  Last year was a great school year and I'm looking forward to this school year. 

The Assistant Principal called me and wanted to talk with me about being a part of the Schools Accountability Committee and said they would love to have my voice.  What a huge compliment.  He, I and the Principal chatted about it a bit more on Back to school night and I'm looking forward to participating.  

I took on a part time job which has drained me physically, but I'm still doing my Real Estate, which I love.  (Don't forget to like me on FB. Smile) To say I've been busy is an understatement.  Lol  I recently sold my sellers home on June 29th, which ended up being a two part closing.  She was moving out of state so she closed on the 29th and the buyers closed the first week in July.

She had 20 years of history in her home; raised her children there, was raising a grandchild there and the home was filled with so many fond memories for them all. The process was very emotional for her and in the end, bittersweet. I was so happy to be a part of the process and share in her journey.

I'm meeting with a new client on Saturday to help in her search for a new home and am looking forward to being a part of that as well. 

The Parade of Homes started on the 9th, and while the idea of going the first day was exciting, it just wasn't realistic with everything going on.  There's that LIFE again interfering with my entertainment.

I LOVE homes...everything about them...from the older to the newer, to the new build...from the architecture to the landscape...I LOVE HOMES!!!  Whenever a new community pops up I make it my business to go and look at the model homes.  Sometimes I will go and preview homes that I find on MLS just because, although I haven't had much time for that lately.  I was pretty disappointed that I didn't make it out on the first day of the tour, but Hubby has agreed to accompany and go tour some of the homes tomorrow (my ME day) that are part of the tour, but have model homes open during the week.  EXCITEMENT!!!!!

Hubby and I are working on a project together as well.  We've decided to do Children's Books, with the first "Super Skin" being available within the next month.  Hooray!!   It's something that we've talked about for sometime and now it's coming to fruition.  I'm extremely excited and so is he. You can check us out and like us on FB and on Twitter to get more info on the book, learn about Amun designs (the business) and to get involved with us as we talk about children and education.  We are also working on a blog and have got the first post up, but working on the design before we go live.  Stay tuned for that.  :) 

I joined a group on FB called Bloggers Like Me thanks to the beautiful and talented Leslie from FASHOINdujourdaily.  It's inspired me to start blogging again.  I'm so looking forward to checking out everyone's blog that's apart of this group. 

I made a comment in the group about not knowing if I still knew how to blog anymore and got a great response from one of the members Monet.  She told me "get to living and writing."  This got me to thinking...and my hubby and I have been talking quite a bit about this lately... I'm SO focused on work, the real estate, kids and projects that we're working on that I'm missing out on LIVING life and doing some of the things that I find joy in.  Thanks Monet for reminding me again of something that is so very important.  I'm always taking care of everyone around me so much that I tend to neglect ME and that's got to stop.  Not the taking care of everyone of course, just the neglecting ME. 

So my first post.... after my hiatus is coming to a close.  See....this is what happens when I don't blog for ages... I get long winded.  :) Ok, I'm long winded anyway.... but hey, what can I say.  :)

Wishing everyone a beautiful and productive week and as always....Peace and Blessings.  

My little guy and Nature...

I didn't really think much of it when my little guy bought home his library book earlier in the year and it was a book about weather.  I remember being pleased that he bought home something that was informative and educational and not the typical story or picture books 6 year olds usually want to check out from the library. When week after week books came home on storms, nature, and clouds and he would check out the same book weekly on Tornadoes I began to think.... "Hmm....someone is becoming increasing intrigued by weather and nature."

My guy loves being outdoors and exploring and I love how he gets up close and personal with nature.  He loves exploring and investigating things that he finds when we're on walks.  The only thing he really has a problem with is bugs.  If we can overcome that...and if I can overcome MY fear of bugs, we'll be okay.  Lol

His fascination has turned into somewhat of an obsession.  He will spend hours on the computer and even uses my Ipad when we're in the car and all he wants to do is look up weather and specifically Tornadoes.  We've had a few tornado warnings lately and every time it starts raining or the wind gets a little loud he wants to run outside and investigate.  My baby even wakes up telling me about his dreams he's had about storms.  Is he going to grow up to be a storm chaser?  LOL

I want to cultivate his desire to learn more about nature but at the same time I don't want him to be so obsessed.  A friend suggested getting him a weather radio, which I think would be such a great B-day present.  I've never looked into them and have no clue how expensive they are or if there are even sturdy kid friendly ones, so it's time to do some research.  I do LOVE that he's taken an interest in something that is NOT your common kid activities.  He such a cool kid!!  Lol

Cool Peeps

Hey blog fam!!!  Yes it's me again and YES I'm blogging 2 times in less that a month.  I know you all are as shocked as I am.  Lol

As much as people get on my nerves at times, I really do enjoy meeting new people.  Not to say that I'm immediately inviting them into my circle of friends (the few that I have) but I do enjoy talking to people and hearing their stories.

A few months back when I first got licensed I had some flyers made and decided that I was going to do some door knocking in the neighborhood and do a little marketing.  Something happened where I wasn't able to print at home and I didn't feel like going ALL the way back to the office since I had JUST left there moments ago.  I opted for running to one of the Office stores near my home (that I so often confuse with one another) and make some copies so I could move ahead with my mission.  Lol

I'm waiting at the counter for my print job to finish and oddly enough they were having technical issues also.  I ended up spending about 45 minutes in there waiting.  Another woman happened to be also waiting to have flyers printed for a event for her business.  We started talking and found that our backgrounds were very similar and had tons in common.  She told me about her business that she was just getting up and running (A Counseling Center) and that she would like me to come to her grand opening that was happening a few weeks later.  I actually attended and had a fabulous time and met some great people and a few potential business contacts.  Networking is great.

We've actually communicated quite a bit since then and she is such a sweet woman that is actually evolving into a friend.  We've visited several times and it's funny because we end up chatting it up for hours.  Lol  All this to say, you can meet some really great people in the strangest of places and you never what affect those people may have on your life.

Ok....that's it for me.  It's Monday so I'm wishing you all a enjoyable week and I will be back at ya all soon.  Peace and Blessings!!!!

Family.....

It's been 5 years that we've been in CO and that I met Hubby's family in person for the first time.  They embraced me and my kids with open arms and treated us as if we were their flesh and blood.  To be honest I feel closer to this side of the family than I do my own.

I'm so thankful and feel SO fortunate to have in laws and extended family that mean the world to me.   They are all SO very special and I love each and everyone of them.  Holiday's even though we don't celebrate them in the traditional sense, are always so amazing and I love being able to get together with them and just enjoy everyone's company.  I couldn't imagine spending a holiday without these wonderful people. 

More than anything, this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for having such a wonderful and loving family. 

Sleepy Head

We’ve noticed for some time now that when ever we wake Little One he is less than pleased.  If he doesn’t wake up on his own he is NOT a happy camper.  When I get him ready for school in the morning he is typically cranky and fusses at me about every thing that I do; from brushing his hair to helping him with his clothes to asking him about breakfast.  Frustration is ALWAYS in his tone when he responds to my questions and he hits me with his classic anger face.  The face is SO cute and it takes everything in me to not laugh and kiss which I’m sure would just make him angrier.

The funny thing about him not being a morning person is 9 times out of 10 when it’s time for him to go to bed he protests.  There used to be crying but for the most part now he just goes after voicing his dissatisfaction.  Our response is always the same… “Baby, you know you’re going to be sleepy and cranky in the morning if you don’t get your rest.”

Fast forward to Monday morning.  He again has expressed to us that we are NOT letting him get enough rest.  Me and Hubby look at each other in disbelief.  This little person acting as if it’s OUR fault that he’s tired in the morning.  So the solution…we bump his bed time from 8:30 to 8:00.  Of course this brought tears, complaints and his best attempt at bargaining the first night.  He wakes the following morning with no crankiness;  a little groggy but with tons of silliness.  That’s a good sign.   That night at bed time he was asleep in just a few short minutes with his head buried under his pillow like an Ostrich (Hubby's words..Lol).

I’m thinking moving the bed time was a good idea.  We’ll have to continue to monitor it and see how it goes.  It’s just funny to me that he’s so little and has a preference about what time he wakes in the morning.  He’s so cute….I love that little guy.