Mailbox Monday - Dec 21

 

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! I hope you had a nice weekend. I didn't get as much accomplished as I would have liked, but I should be done with work this week by 2 pm on Tuesday. Say a little prayer that happens. I would love to get the last tree upstairs and decorated and do a bit of cleaning. I'm not too stressed since it will only be the kids and us, but it feels so much better when the house is clean during the holidays. Then I feel like I can relax a bit.

One great thing that happened this weekend is my wedding and engagement rings got resized. I weigh more than I did 20 years ago, so I haven't been able to wear my rings in years. I've never felt right about not wearing them, but the jeweler is a good ride away, so I never seemed to have the time to take care of it. I'm thrilled to have them back. 

My physical mailbox contained no books--except the ones I bought as gifts for others. I did, however, grab this Kindle freebie.

Maybe I will read it between Christmas and New Year's. 

I hope your week goes well and that your stress levels are low. Merry Christmas!

Looking Forward into 2021

 

Though I am not ready to finalize all my 2021 goals yet, I can say with certainty that I will stop populating An Imperfect Christian Mom at the end of the year. The next couple of years in real estate will be busy ones considering my increased responsibilities with the Realtor board, so I need to find ways to make everything work best for me.

Over the last few years, I've slowly reduced my blogs. Starting in 2021, you can find me at the following:

• The Book Connection 
• The Children's and Teens' Book Connection
• Christian Children's Authors (posting Christmas Eve, but don't have a 2021 schedule yet)
• 4RV Reading, Writing, & Art News (post on second & fourth Wednesdays)

Mailbox Monday will move to The Book Connection. I am discontinuing Task it Tuesday. 

Though I am sad my blogging time is decreasing, I am thankful for continued real estate success and for the ability to still enjoy what blogging I can manage. 

Task it Tuesday - Dec 15

Originally created by The Geeky Blogger, Task it Tuesday is a weekly meme to help you--and me--get things done. The challenge is to post a task or list of tasks you want to complete before next Tuesday. These tasks can help you with your blogging life, reading life, personal or professional life.

Well, it has been a fun December so far. We have had some unseasonably warm days and some snow. We are expecting a huge storm this week, so I might get a day off. I have had two closings, shot a real estate commercial, earned my C2EX endorsement from the National Association of Realtors, and am studying for my broker's test. Here is what is on tap for this week:

• Daily Bible reading
• Walking five days
• Meeting Wednesday
• Board meeting Thursday evening
• Market new edition of A Christmas Kindness
• Send out family and friends holiday cards
• Look into a new publisher for my GAP books--moving to January 2021
• Look into getting a small dumpster--moving to January 2021
• Take Sunday off
• Decorate the rest of the house
• Bake something special
• Finish editing latest project
• Wrap a few gifts

That's it for me. What does your list look like this week? Hope it is productive.

Mailbox Monday - Dec 14

 

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 to Monday. I hope you had a nice weekend. I visited clients on Saturday and dropped off my latest book, A Christmas Kindness (Second Edition) to her. I am always grateful when someone asks for a copy of any of my books. 

On Sunday, I filmed a commercial for my real estate business. I felt well prepared, so that helped.

I also recorded a video to fundraise for a non-profit organization where I sit on the board of directors. Rick's Place offers grief support for children, teens, and their families. We had to cancel our major fundraisers this year because of the pandemic. 

As far as books go, my physical mailbox was empty, but I downloaded two free books for my Kindle.

I hope you've gotten most of your holiday chores completed. Three of our trees are up. The third one still needs lights and decorations. The fourth one will go up this week. I haven't found the girls' stockings yet, so I better get on that. 

Wishing you a blessed week. 

Task it Tuesday - Dec 7

Originally created by The Geeky Blogger, Task it Tuesday is a weekly meme to help you--and me--get things done. The challenge is to post a task or list of tasks you want to complete before next Tuesday. These tasks can help you with your blogging life, reading life, personal or professional life.

Hope you are having a nice December so far. Mine has been more hectic than planned, but that's okay. I love what I do. I have blocked off days around Christmas instead. Here is what is on my list for this week:

• Daily Bible reading
• Walking five days
• Meetings Wednesday, and Friday
• Webinars Tuesday and Thursday
• Market new edition of A Christmas Kindness
• Read A Christmas Carol Murder
• Send out client holiday cards--DONE
• Send out family and friends holiday cards
• Look into a new publisher for my GAP books--moving to January 2021
• Look into getting a small dumpster--moving to January 2021
• Meet with clients Tuesday and Saturday
• Take Sunday off
• Decorate the rest of the house
• Bake something special
• Record video for Rick's Place

What would you like to accomplish this week?

Mailbox Monday - Dec 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.

Happy Monday! Welcome to December. Hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was a busy one with a closing on Friday, a new listing hitting the market on Saturday, and cleaning up a bit at home on Sunday. Bible study discussed the Advent message of hope, which was nice. 

On the book front, I received these two books in the mail.

Then I ordered this one off Amazon using some promotional credits I earned.

That's it from me this week. Hope you had a great mailbox. Please share if you have time.

Task it Tuesday - Dec 1

Originally created by The Geeky Blogger, Task it Tuesday is a weekly meme to help you--and me--get things done. The challenge is to post a task or list of tasks you want to complete before next Tuesday. These tasks can help you with your blogging life, reading life, personal or professional life.

Happy Tuesday! This is a crazy work week schedule, but no complaints. An accepted offer, a closing, a new listing, and other fun things. Here is what else is on the list. 

• Daily Bible reading
• Walking five days
• Meetings Tuesday and Friday
• Closing on Friday
• Market new edition of A Christmas Kindness
• Decorate the office Wednesday
• Board meeting Wednesday night
• Read A Christmas Carol Murder
• Look into a new publisher for my GAP books--moving to January 2021
• Look into getting a small dumpster--moving to January 2021
• Prepare for new listings 
• Meet with new clients Saturday
• Take Sunday off
• Decorate the rest of the house--main tree is up, but there are at least three more to go