Chances are,  as we begin another and rather tenuous new year, you may be feeling disoriented. If it is  not  our Commander in Tweet that may have you nervous, or the rise of Lone Wolf terrorists, or even the threat to bananas from Fusamium Wilt, it is the sheer pace of acceleration the world is facing. Consider this, when traders trade at the speed of light, it affects the market negatively so they built in a speed pump of 350 microseconds, to slow things down. * You may not agree, but if 350 microseconds is a speed bump, I need…

Moving is so bloody hard isn’t it? It is so daunting, such an overwhelming task, that many stay in unhappy conditions rather than move all that stuff.  But here is the secret, the heart of it,  as  ee Cummings would say, ‘here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;” Everyone hates moving.  And after 20 years helping people move, I know for certain there are two distinct parts: The Emotional and the Physical. Physical:  stuff is heavy, dusty,…

  In my role as a Realtor I have a unique view into the complexities of selling homes, and none is more layered and surprisingly emotional than selling the family home or a parent’s home. In my role as a caregiver, I just had  the odd experience of being both a home seller, caregiver and Realtor and seeing it from all views.  I had to find someone to help me sell my Mom’s home. The time had come. I was not prepared for the kaleidoscope of emotion this unleased. Standing on my Mom’s porch, surveying what had been her refuge…