My Life as a Realtor – Day 143
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 143:
It’s Friday – after working a bit, cleaning and spending some time with my mom – it was time to get ready for our Holiday office party at Century 21 VJF Realty. When I arrived, I was starving…
and stuffed by the time I left!
Afterwards, back home – to work and then a trip to Shaws.
Holiday Decorating from the Stars
Holiday decorating and entertaining ideas from the homes of Kathie Lee Gifford, Jewel and Holly Robinson Peete – from HGTV.
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Christmas Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
For Christmas ~ Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies from Cuisine at home…
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Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Peppermint Snowballs
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Sandra’s White Peppermint Snowballs -
Today is the 12th Day!
laurenatclemson – Flickr.com
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My Life as a Realtor – Day 141
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 141:
Difficult getting out of bed this morning – I was up late last night… again… Ha! Who am I kidding? This has been every night for almost 2 years now!! Between my Searching and Sending Listings – Promoting my Listings – my Blog – Reading and keeping up on all the news, new recipes and tips and sometimes posting on Active Rain, Zillow and Trulia – then there’s Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, You Tube and Flickr – Oh… and my 300′ish e-mails a day. You ask, When do I have time for anything else? One of my favorite words is – Multitasking! that and getting very little sleep! The rings around my eyes are proof! But, I love what I do and hope to one day, when I’m all grown up 
to be a better writer.
Well enough of that – today, Wednesday – No Realtor Open House Day – Real Estate continues to be melow and that is alright since I’m also cramming in my Christmas Shopping, wrapping and decorating. I’m sure that is what most people are also doing. Although, I do have some clients that are out looking for homes. A few are looking in my home town of New Fairfield, CT. Last week, after our snow fall, we were out and they made a comment about how pretty the snow looked. I agree – here are a few photos I took today after dropping Sara off at school – these were all taken from the New Fairfield High School’s exit…
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
One of my favorite songs to listen to during the Holidays…
Outdoor Christmas Decorating with Curb Appeal
Outdoor Christmas Decorating with Curb Appeal with HGTV…
Marius Muscalu – Flickr.com
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arthur.is – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Shortbread Cookies
Day 11… Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Claire’s Mix-n-Max Shortbread Cookies
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roland – Flickr.com
Christmas Crafts from HGTV
8 Easy Christmas Crafts from HGTV…
Chris_J – Flickr.com
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sociotard – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Peanut Butter Smore Bites
And it’s Day 10 of Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Sunny’s Crunchy Peanut Butter S’more Bites…
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Robert S. Donovan – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Orange Currant Polenta Cookies
And we are at Day 9 with Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Chris Cosentino’s Orange, Currant & Polenta Cookies…
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Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Daisy’s Wedding Cookies
Food Network – Day 8!! – 12 Days of Cookies – Daisy’s Mexican Wedding Cookies…
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Peter & Maggie – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Oatmeal Cream-Cheese Bars
And Day 7! Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Oatmeal Cream-Cheese Butterscotch Bars
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Holiday Decorating Ideas from HGTV
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Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Melissa’s Citrus Butter Cookies
We are at Day 6 of Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – and today is Melissa’s Citrus Trio Butter Dipping Cookies…
norwichnuts – Flickr.com
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slgckgc – Flickr.com
My Life as a Realtor – Day 135
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 135:
Friday! Set up all my appointments for Sunday. Taking out potential buyers in New Fairfield, CT again. It will be a pleasure to see them again and to be able to show in my hometown!
Received 2 of my Christmas orders from QVC – wrapped them so they’re ready to put under the tree!
Love taking pictures of Remi – here I found him napping with some of his toys…
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Cinnamon Spice Cookies
Day 5 of Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies…
Today’s is Aaron Sanchez’s Cinnamon-Spiced Hot Chocolate Cookies
Lara604 – Flickr.com
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thebittenword.com – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Aida’s Linzer Cookies
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Day 4… Aida’s Hazelnut-Chocolate Linzer Cookies
BOB008 – Flickr.com
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Eric__I_E – Flickr.com
Trim Your Christmas Tree with HGTV
Trim Your Christmas Tree with HGTV –
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Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – The Neely’s Butter Cookies
Day 3 – and we have Food Networks 12 Days of Cookies with The Neely’s Best Sugary Butter Cookies – I can’t wait to bake these!
bugeaters – Flickr.com
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not a hipster – Flickr.com
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Cherry Almond Cookies
And we are at day 2! Food Network’s 12 Days of Cookies – Giada’s Dried Cherry and Almond Cookies with Vanilla Icing
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My Life as a Realtor – Day 130
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 130:
It’s Sunday – I can not believe how quickly this long weekend has gone!
Meeting new potential clients today – showing them 1 house in Brewster, NY and then moving unto New Fairfield, CT for a few homes there. Stopped at the office before heading out and was able to accomplish a few things…
Meeting new potential clients is always exciting. These were a young couple with a small child and one on the way and interested in moving further north. Currently, they have their home on the market and are looking into different areas of New York and Connecticut.
After our last showing – in New Fairfield, CT – we passed the town hall where the Lighting of the Tree ceremony was happening. Christmas is in the air!
Cell Phone Pic – while driving - of some decorations going up in town
My Life as a Realtor – Day 128
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 128:
Thanksgiving has once again – come and gone – and so have the 2 turkey’s I made!
Today was lots of catching up both with work and things at home. Also, I have started my Christmas shopping – Yahoo! I ordered a few things from QVC - I LOVE THEM!!! Really! They have competitive prices – easy pay (which on many of their items, they will split your payments into 2 – 3 – 4 easy payments) and I really like how they demonstrate each item.
Joe has also started to put up some of the Christmas lights indoors while I put away some of our Thanksgiving/Fall decor.
Surprisingly, the kids are busy with the fish tank. Yesterday, David and Jonathan changed some of the water in our tank and some of our fish died – so today, David went to PetCo and is really getting into caring for the tank – thank goodness!! It’s one less thing for me to have to worry about.
Food Network – 12 Days of Cookies – Alex’s Gingerbread Cookies
Mmmm! Today is the start of Food Networks 12 Days of Cookies
Today we start with Alex’s Gingerbread Cookies!
pareeerica – Flickr.com
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Christmas … Here and Gone
Between all the snow, shopping, preparing and decorating, I can’t believe CHRISTMAS had come and gone!!
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While the stocking where hung by the chimney with care, I hope that St. Nicholas gave with generosity and care!
busymommy – Flickr.com
and … I hope that you and your family had a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!
bohnen – Flickr.com
A White Winter Wonderland
nagy david – Flickr.com
The Weather Channel announced that we may have snow in the forecast for Christmas! I’m hoping it will be just enough to cover everything with a Frosty White Blanket, but not enough to interfere with all the Holiday Travelers visiting family. We know that Santa can get through any snow storm – but unfortunately, none of us have a sleigh!
<CLICK> to view New Fairfield, CT weather
<CLICK> to view Brewster, NY weather
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It’s Time to Trim the Tree, Wrap the Gifts & Holiday Cheer!
busymommy – Flickr.com
This past weekend, I purchased my freshly cut Christmas Tree. I LOVE the smell of the pine needles and deciding where to place my ornaments. This year, my family and I will have decorate the tree together – a wonderful holiday tradition. With my mother visiting from Portugal, my husband and I working 7 days a week and my 5 kids running in different directions – it will take some planning!
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- HGTV’s Trim the Tree <CLICK>
- Rachael Ray – Holiday Decorating <CLICK>
- About .com – Tips on Decorating Your Christmas Tree <CLICK>
- DIYnetwork – Gift Wrapping & Christmas Crafts <CLICK>
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Please stay safe – from ABC News - Good Morning American – <CLICK> for Holiday Safety Tips Video
Holiday Cooking, Baking & Drinks!
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Oh the Holidays is always associated with FOOD!! Here are some delicious recipes from some of my favorite sites:
- Rachael Ray’s guest, Gabrielle Union Candy Cane Cookies <CLICK>
- The Food Netwook – Giada’s Family Holiday Presentation <CLICK>
- Pillsbury.com – Cinnamon Christmas Tree <CLICK>
- HGTV – Holiday Tips for Christmas - Hanukkah - Kwanzaa - and - New Years!<CLICK>
- Evite.com – Holiday Brunch<CLICK>
- FineLiving.com – Holiday Cocktails<CLICK>
Please keep in mind that once you visit these different sites – go exploring on them for more Holiday Recipes and Entertaining Ideas!
Whether you and your family celebrate one or more of these Holidays – ENJOY!!
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Decorating Your Christmas Tree
It’s that time again – to go up in the attic, down to the basement, garage or wherever it is that you stored your Holiday Decorations – Yup! A whole year has past since you last took them out.
In New York City, it was the 76th Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center.
Phillie Casablanca – Flickr.com
The show kicked of with a performance by Britney Spears, followed by many great and popular artist – both young and old, attracting all audiences. There was Tony Bennett, The Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Beyonce, Harry Connick Jr., Miley Cyrus and more.
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The 72-foot Norway spruce tree was decorated with 30,000 energy efficient LED lights on 5 miles of wire topped with a massive Swarovski crystal star.
Now, we don’t have to worry about decorating a tree of this size, but it can still be challenging – for some helpful video tips from HGTV – Click here - and for 31 Ways to Trim Your Christmas Tree – click here for Country Living.
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For Buyers looking during this time, seeing a house tastefully decorated, makes it feel like a HOME to them. For sellers, selling during the Holidays, decorating the home will enhance it’s beauty.
For Holiday Safety Tips – ABC News – Good Morning America – <CLICK> Here for Video
GETTING TO KNOW ME
As a full time REALTOR in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties in NEW YORK – and Fairfield and parts of Litchfield counties in CONNECTICUT , I am very pleased to have the opportunity to share my passions on REAL ESTATE, FAMILY, PETS, anything and everything in and around a HOME – including COOKING, MOVIES, MUSIC and more!
I have been married for 25+ years to my wonderful husband Joe. We have 5 children – Melissa, David, Amanda, Sara and Jonathan. After waiting anxiously – for almost 17 years, being home with my kids for 10 and a Nursery school teacher for 7 years – I FINALLY became a Licensed Realtor – first in Connecticut - where my family and I live – and then in New York – where my office, Century 21 V.J.F. Realty is located.
I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, New York. My parents, who came to the US from Portugal, were extremely hard working – with even stronger ethics on being good to everyone – everywhere – period! “Faz bem, nao olhes a quem.” This has been instilled in me all my life, which has made me the mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and the REALTOR I am today. Thank You Ma and Papa. 
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