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Nothing is ever perfect is it? I walked outside on Wednesday to hop in my car and drive to the swap meet. (Yes, more orchid plants for $5 each) I sat in the drivers seat and reached over to close the door but something got in the way.

 A picture perfect cloudless sky.

Too lazy to get out of the car to get a picture perfect view for the snapshot, I sat right there and took the picture to find that the bark on the palm was peeling off.  

As we always say in Real Estate, "There are no two transactions that are ever alike".  We cross bridges galore and take care of the bumps and grinds behind the scenes so our client's home purchase or sale will be less stress free. And then we say, "What a smooth transaction we had".

There are just things that we seem to get accustomed to or work through and try not o sweat the small stuff. We evern learn to not sweat the big stuff because it's usually things that we cannot control.

No matter what....we work through it and deal with it.

I looked at this picture for the last two days and realized that it is as good as it gets. It will depend on the mind frame, time and space I'm in for any situation to take it's course and for any result to happen in a positive or negative manner.  

I'm choosing to look at this picture as a positive as I do with everything in life.

There are ALWAYS learning lessons.

It's not 'picture perfect' but it's good enough for me.

Why stay stuck when I can just move on? 

Have a great weekend!

TGIF.....

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© 2008 Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, All rights reserved

There have been many situations during the course of my life where I have had to give a little in order to gain a lot.

• In relationships - It's definitely a give and take situation. Though I keep healthy boundaries it's still impertive that I give a little and I don't always have to win.
• In business - It's also a give and take situation where I have contributed credits, items or repairs so the transaction works....runs smoothly.

A few months ago one of our trees by our bedroom was cut down because it was diseased. During high winds there were branches that broke and often landing so close and threatening to crash through our windows.

Understandable. But the afternoon sun has been beating harshly into our bedroom for these last few months.

Two weeks ago I put in a request to our resident manager and association. I would donate two palms (I have many in huge pots in my little fenced courtyard) if they would plant one in place of the dead tree.....so that maybe one day it would shade not just my bedroom, but the bedroom of our next door neighbor too.

They could have the other tree to plant around our community in place of another tree that they had to cut down (many were disposed of because they were diseased)

The palm is happy...it has room to grow and will shade our bedroom sooner or later. I mean...just look at her now!

The moral of the story is this. No matter what we do in life there will always be a situation where it will require us to give a little in order to gain much. Be stubborn and you're left with nothing.

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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs  she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents. Website: www.hawaiihomesmarket.com

On Saturday we took our English Cocker Spaniel "Shadow" to the Regional Park across from Waipio Gentry Community. After running walking around the park in the hot noontime sun for awhile it was time to go. The dog had her tongue hanging on the park grass and she was sooo tired (okay, WE were tired). This isn't going to well is it? HaHa!

Needless to say, I always find something interesting to take a picture of and this mushroom certainly caught my eye! Now, mushroom usually look like umbrella shaped domes with the accordion shaped crinkles flowing under the mushroom.

This particular mushroom (and no...I don't know what kind it is) certainly displayed a different type of appearance from the norm I'm used to. Bottom line here though is that a mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus. It either grows above ground on soil or on its food source.

Then I started researching to see just how many types of mushrooms there are. Red, black, yellow ones. No stalk and with stalk. Umbrella shapes and flat looking.

Open your mind to different alternatives in marketing yourself.  Learning new things and researching in an ever changing Real Estate market has kept me afloat and so will you. Expand your mind and change right along with whatever our industry holds.

• New guidelines for loans...EVERY day! Just keep a positive attitude and let your clients know that the lending industry has changed drastically and dramatically. Change with it, submit the docs and get it done!
• Marketing property.There are MANY sites to advertise a property and getting it out on the internet has proven results. Get out there! TAKE PICTURES, MAKE VIDEOS, MAKE SLIDE SHOWS, FLYERS!
• BLOG!  I blog just about every day and all the time spent on ActiveRain and gearing to Localism has proven results! I am currently in contract with a buyer who found ME on the internet.
• READ BLOGS! What better place to learn and get new ideas but right here! The Art Of Marketing You is a great place to start!
• Research and learn more! Stay stuck in just one old way is surely going to lead you back down the road to INACTIVITY!

What was written in stone before has turned over to a new leaf. 

Grow like fungus or die.

Changing in an ever changing market.

 © 2008 Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman's Hawaii Real Estate and Relocation Blog. All rights reserved.