My Life as a Realtor – Day 229
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 229:
Sunday! Jonathan went to the Danbury Fair Mall yesterday with friends and finally got a much needed hair cut. He slept over one of his friend’s house and came home this morning. I snapped the pic of him while gushing over his new hair doo…
Then, back to work – an Open House on one of my listings ~ 2A Hudson Drive – New Fairfield CT ~ **CLICK to VIEW** . My sellers have renovated the 2nd floor and it looks fantastic!
2nd Bedroom….
Office area….
It was such a beautiful warm day and I could start to see that some of the frozen water views of Ball Pond had started to thaw…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 228
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 228:
A busy and great work day today. Received 2 referrals within an hour of each other! Both are lovely couples and I look forward to meeting and working with them!
The weather was beautiful and the pups loved it – here is Remi on the deck…
I can’t wait until summer so I can lay out here and attempt getting a tan – Ha! I’m laughing since every year I pick a day when everyone is out – so I don’t have to torture them by seeing me in a bathing suit – then tear myself away from chores and work – drag the lounge chair to a perfect sun position – make sure I have my cell, water and I-Pod – and after minutes of getting a some-what comfortable position, I begin to feel the warm sun doing it’s thing…. and then, the BUGS start arriving – buzzing and landing on me – phone calls and e-mails also start coming through on my cell – I have to keep sitting up and stopping my I-Pod because I think I keep hearing someone ringing the doorbell. After about half an hour of this – of which by now I’m sweating like a piglet and have said a few not-so-nice words! I decide I’ll just live with my pale complexion and not complain!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 227
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 227:
Another Friday – Yahoo-eeee!
After some on-line work – Ma and I went grocery shopping – A&P in Danbury CT…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 226
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 226:
Another day come and gone – and another new client!
Also, a cutie-petootie came by again today while I was working. For the longest time he ate and watched me while I worked…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 225
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 225:
Another day of work… and shopping with my mom…
I don’t know where mom gets all her energy – and keeps track of all the shopping for gifts to bring back home to friends and family in Portugal.
In the afternoon, an appointment in New Fairfield CT …. CLICK to View
My Life as a Realtor – Day 224
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 224:
Yes – working from home again today. My mother and I enjoyed a movie in the afternoon – a nice break from being on the computer since 7:30 am – although, I took my lap top into the living room to work while watching. So, not sure if this qualifies as a full break! Although, Remi took advantage and took his own break…
and yes, that is Dennis Quaid on screen in the movie – “Day After Tomorrow” – where global warming causes another ice age.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 223
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 223:
Monday… a snowy weekend is past us – I’m working from home and snappings pics of the pets enjoying some time outdoors…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 222
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 222:
Sunday – new client today!
We viewed many homes in Ridgefield CT and a few in Danbury CT and enjoyed having to truck through the snow of the homes that had not yet been plowed!
We ended the day with me dropping them off at Starbuck’s in New Fairfield CT.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 221
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 221:
Saturday! We’re still cleaning up snow and longing for Spring….
Here is Remi running down the driveway…
and running back…
Remi loves the snow – and I don’t! I prefer to stay indoors, toasty warm and working all day!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 220
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 220:
Friday and the storm came and it is a doozy!
Remi loved playing in this cold – white stuff!
Amanda made her famous German Apple Pancake. I couldn’t resist and had to take a bite before snapping a pic...
It was a nice day to work from home since I couldn’t go out because of the storm! Hopefully it will be fine to go out tomorrow since I may have an appointment with new clients!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 219
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 219:
Anticipated storm never really came! Of course the kids were disappointed – but… I had the day to myself – trying to do as much work as possible…
For dinner, I made a dish that I had seen on Rachael Ray – Grilled chicken, eggplant, tomato and mozzarella cheese. Everything but the cheese gets grilled separately - drizzling olive oil and adding a dash of salt & pepper – stacking all and popping back in the over to just melt the cheese! Mmmmm!
My Life as a Realtor – 218
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 218:
Wednesday… kids had a 2 hour delay – which I think I love more than they do!
Remi (aka Buba) and Tisha (aka Tishona) enjoyed being naughty and sitting on the couch…
While Moe (aka Moe-Joe-Joe-Joe) hid in his favorite spot – above the kitchen cabinets…
Although, Remi found him within seconds – as always. I swear, he can smell him a room away!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 217
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 217:
Tuesday… and it snowed… again!
I enjoyed having the kids home – working – and watching the birds…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 216
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 216:
More phone calls – e-mails – and a few text messages – a nice, busy Monday.
Then, after my first of six loads of laundry was washed – I threw it into the dryer, and… nothing. My dryer was not working and I’m having a mini-fit!
So, after spending some time attempting to fix the dryer myself – Ha! that was a pretty site! I called Sears and scheduled an appointment for their repair service to come out and basically save my laundry life. Please keep in mind that the 6 loads of laundry are almost EVERY DAY!
So, I washed 5 loads of laundry, ran to the laundromat to dry them….
Squeezed all 5 loads into 4 dryers since they are substantially larger than my Elite Dryer at home – then took off to pick up pellets. Once I came back, my clothes just needed a few more minutes and Voila! All was dry! Boy, I wish I had this many dryers at home!!!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 215
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 215:
Sunday – finally, a day to relax….. NOT! Have a wonderful new client who is looking into purchasing in Connecticut – possibly Ridgefield.
After making loads of phone calls, e-mails and working here – on my blog – I took a quick ride to Shaw’s since the kiddies are back to school tomorrow and I need a few things – going to the market 4 to 5 times a week is never enough!
Here are a few pics as I made my way to Shaws in New Fairfield CT…
Heading down Brush Hill Road/Route 39
Passing the Town Hall
Waiting at the light – Intersection of Rte 39 and Rte 37 - I can see Shaw’s up ahead
Hello Shaw’s!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 214
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 214:
Saturday… Work, work, work – then headed to Brookfield CT to my brother’s house for a Birthday celebration for my youngest nephew who turned 3!
Here is his Dinosaur Birthday Cake…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 213
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 213:
Friday! Worked from home – love having my laptop in the kitchen. It’s the heart of our home – and has great views of the bird feeders. Here is one little guy looking at me snaping a pic of him…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 211
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 211:
It’s Wednesday and it’s back out to shop for groceries, pellets, gas up the car,… bla-bla-bla…
First stop in Danbury was Walmart…
The entire store has been recently renovated, adding a larger food section.
Then, we stopped at Marshalls… ooo – la – la!
then Burlington…
Our last stop was in New Fairfield for gas at Mobil and groceries at Shaw’s and it was back home – and back to work.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 210
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 210:
More SNOW in New Fairfield, CT!
The kids started their week back to school with a 2 hour delay. Remi just loves the snow – here he followed Jonathan to the end of our driveway to wait for the school bus…
It snowed the entire day…
It became a White Winter Wonderland – Here is a view of our back yard from the dinning room window…
I was happy to be working from home – until it was time to go out – a trip to Shaw’s for some groceries and into Danbury for some pellets!
Driving on Route 37 in New Fairfield, CT
My Life as a Realtor – Day 209
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 209:
Happy President’s Day!
Kids last day of winter break. Amanda and Sara watched movies, David had work, Jonathan had a few friends over and Melissa had fun with Remi…
I worked from home and enjoyed not having to go out – tomorrow is another day!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 208
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 208:
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
Appointment today – Putnam Lake – Patterson and Brewster, NY…
On my way to house #4
Here are the listing sheets for all of the homes I viewed with first time home buyers…
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Afterwards, I went to A&P in Danbury, CT…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 207
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 207:
Work – Work – Work –
Then out to an early Valentine’s dinner in Yonkers, NY…
Good Portuguese Wine!
Good Portuguese Food!
and good company!
Oh – Yeah… then I came back home and back to work ’til about 1:30am!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 206
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 206:
It’s Friday! Kids are on winter break, so this was an easy week. No worries about bedtime, lunches, homework – I love when they’re home! Remi also loves having them home. He played around with Jonathan for a while until he was all pooped out…
In the afternoon, Jonathan and I went to Shaws and to get pellets to keep our pellet stove going. It is the best investment we’ve ever purchased. Our heating bills are less and our home warmer!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 205
The day after the Big snow storm – well, it really was bad compared to areas in New York and New Jersey. Here is a photo of our driveway in the morning when I let Remi and Tisha out to do their business…
I enjoyed the entire day working from home – cleaning and watching movies.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 204
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 203:
Snow ~ Snow ~ Snow! Big snow storm hit New Jersey and the tri-state area in New York. Here in New Fairfield, Connecticut – we didn’t get the foot of snow like other areas did – and I am thankful we didn’t!
Snowing in the front yard
Snowing in the back yard
David plowing the driveway while Remi enjoyed watching
Ma made soup, while I accomplished a ton of work on-line. Here is Remi watching while I snap photos of the snow…
My Life as a Realtor – Day 203
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 203:
Kids have half a day of school and we are expecting a big snow storm!
After working all morning, Ma and I went to Macy’s…
Then a quick stop at JC Penney’s. Then, back home and back to work, dinner and with fear that the anticipated storm will bring havoc, I went to Shaw’s to stock up on a few items…
By 10pm, the snow had started.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 202
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 202:
Monday…
Phone calls – e-mails – searching and lots of reading to keep on all that is happening all around us.
Then Ma and I went into Danbury to have lunch at KFC - real quick and real inexpensive…
Then a stop at Kohl’s and TJ Maxx…
Ma ran in while I continued with phone calls and e-mails – I love having a mobile office!
My Life as a Realtor – Day 201
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 201:
On Sunday, I showed many homes through-out Danbury, CT with 2 wonderful clients.
We started out late morning – meeting at the office in Brewster, NY - Century 21 VJF Realty. It was still chilly – then the day began to warm up with sunny, blue skies…
Here is a Public View list of the homes we visited today…
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A total of 10 homes that we viewed – with the exception of one that was only viewed from the exterior due to a lose pup in the house! Price ranges were form $339,900 to $450,000
My Life as a Realtor – Day 200
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 200!
Met with my client in Danbury, CT to show a few condo rentals. Our first stop was in New Milford where we viewed 3 units. We took the newly added exit 13 off Super 7 – which cut our time substantially – to get to New Milford …
Viewed 2 industrial styled rental units in this renovated Flour, Grain & Feed building
We ended with viewing a condo in Danbury and then I was off on errands. First, a quick stop at A&P – and then the Car Wash on Padanaram Road…
Then it was back home to set up my appointments for tomorrows showings.
My Life as a Realtor – Day 199
My Life as a Realtor ~
Day 199:
Yeah! Friday!! Although, my favorite day started out with having to drop off Amanda at school at 6am – way too early and dark for me!
By 7:45, Melissa and I headed into the Bronx so she could have her 4 wisdom teeth extracted – poor Melissa! I must say, the dentist and her staff took very good care of her and it only took us an hour and 5 minutes to get from New Fairfield, CT to the Bronx – and I was driving!
A quick stop at Rite Aid in Brewster to pick up her meds – antibiotics and pain killers. Then home to get her settled and to work a bit before heading back out. Jonathan had 10 friends sleep over so a trip to Shaws for snacks – or I should say, junk food!
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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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