Mailbox Monday - Mar 2

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Hard to believe it has been over two weeks since I last posted here. Real estate got busy and then I wound up with the flu, which knocked me out for a week. I am glad to be back to feeling normal and blogging again.

So, what has been going on? Well, award season started and I picked up my first award of the year for sales and service in 2019.

The Republican ran an article on me as RAPV REALTOR® of the Year for its annual outlook section. It appeared mid-February. 

The Lil' Princess and her dancemates held their winter show this weekend. They are so amazing!!! This year's theme was enchanted tales, so books abounded. 

The Ugly Duckling

The Great Gatsby

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

19th century European paintings - The Dance Foyer at the Opera, 1872 by Edgar Degas

I could watch these students dance all day long.

As far as books go, I received one I have been waiting on for a long time.

I can never have enough books about the Ingalls family. History is one of my favorite subjects, so it fits that bill, too. 

What was in your mailbox last week? Did you receive a special title you've been waiting for?

Mailbox Monday - Nov 18

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Well, we are 10 days away from Thanksgiving. I think I'll play host this year. Last year we were away at my brother-in-law's place. I'm eager for turkey and all the fixings. How about you?

Last week was filled with appointments and I was elected as an officer of the REALTOR® Association of Pioneer Valley. I also sat on a panel with other longtime members to speak to a group of new REALTORs.

Photo credit: RAPV

What an exciting career choice this has turned out to be. I never expected to be so in love with what I do, and becoming part of the leadership team has brought with it so many rewards.

With a clean office, I feel more productive. I spent the weekend showing a house or two, mailing out marketing packets, and holding an open house.

The more exciting part of the weekend was the Fall Dance Show at Wilbraham and Monson Academy. The Lil' Princess has been on the dance team since last year. This group of talented teens always puts on an amazing show. During dress rehearsal, one of the team captains injured her ankle, which meant these kids had to learn new parts a day before the show. If the teacher hadn't told us, we never would have known.

 Photo credit: Bill Wells, WMA 

Lil' Princess on right doing splits

In my reading world, I'm trying to catch up on the dozen or so books I still owe reviews on. In my mailbox, I found this little gem to help bring me into the new year and the goals I am setting for myself.

What was in your mailbox? Any seasonal titles this week? 

Mailbox Monday - May 6

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Welcome back to Monday. Hope you all had a great week. Mine included attending a webinar on insurance (doesn't that sound like fun), a two-day class on negotiation, renting out an apartment, doctor appointments, reading, and attending the Lil' Princess' school dance show. The girls always put on an amazing performance.

My garden is growing some, but we have had a lot of rain and very little sun. Rain is supposed to come three days this week too. I might just start building an ark.

The mail carrier brought me two presents this week.

Then I treated myself to a Kindle freebie.

Reading is slow going, but I am getting things done. Hopefully, I'll have more reading and writing time in the next couple of weeks.

What was in your mailbox? Anything special that you were really excited about?

Mailbox Monday - Feb 25

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Happy Monday. Hope you all had a nice weekend. I worked a bit, but I've been trying to take a day off every once in a while. The Lil' Princess had her first dance show at school. It was three days of performances. All the girls did an amazing job. I'm just not sure how my little girl ended up being this grown up young woman. This is my youngest.

The Lil' Diva is getting ready for prom. Her dress came in and we picked out shoes this weekend. I can't believe she is going to graduate this year.

As far as my mailbox goes, the physical mailbox was empty. That's okay, because I have plenty to read. I did, however, order two books that I wanted for my Kindle.

Johnnie Johnson spoke at our company's national convention in California earlier this month. I didn't go, but heard he was amazing. 

That's it from my neck of the woods. Hope you have a great week. Feel free to share any of your new books in the comments. 

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