Spoken Gently's Blog: Miscellaneous

Ok, not sure if 1 minute of TV exposure qualifies for 'celebrity' status, but it sure does in the Lane household. Colleen was called this week for an interview aired on our local KEPRTV news channel. We had 15 minutes to get ready, as the interviewer was on the way to our home! I now know we can clean and pick up a house in 15 minutes! Colleen, nervous as all heck, composed herself perfectly. She's like that. The interview lasted about 30 minutes, but only 1 minute was used. If you care to watch Colleen's 1 minute of fame, fast forward the video to where there is 3 minutes, 50 seconds remaining:

The last time Colleen was on TV was when we were dating 24 years ago. When I saw her on "Let's Make A Deal" I thought she was incredibly pretty. Time…

Sometimes I feel like I'm wandering in the desert as I frequent many online circles, but cannot say any one place can be called home. I'm envious of the folks that have 'camped out' at one online location and have established roots. However, there are advantages to getting around. I'm subscribed to many affiliate marketing blogs as a result of Squidoo and a fellow was trying to sell the book, The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris. I've since bought the audio version and very pleased with the purchase.

Essentially, what I walk away with from the book are principles in time management (among many, many other things). The book's purpose is to work less and earn more, however, I see the book as means of simply being more productive. The single greatest…

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

I posted this in the forum, but in case you missed it, you have to watch this little girl sing her solo on the Britain's Got Talent show. My bet is she wins the competition and sings before the queen!  Here it is! Read Full Post

The decision to build your own new home is a big one and not one to be taken lightly. By making it, a prospective home owner is taking on the entire process of taking a new home from idea to reality, managing each of the steps along the way. Your building contractor will likely be your guide along that journey and the first thing many prospective home owners wonder about is just what a builder expects out of the buyers in a new home purchase. The level of interaction will probably depend on the builder, but there are some basic tasks asked of the buyers and some basic collaboration done to bring a dream new home to fruition.

Of course, one of the ways many home owners have reassured themselves about their involvement in the process is by involving a real…

Most potential buyers of homes have an idea of how they want to furnish a property before ever stepping foot into a showing and it is your responsibility to make sure that their vision can be accommodated by the space available in your property while still showing off some of your own ideas that make the specific traits of the home shine through. It is this balance of a potential home buyer’s personal tastes and the way the home can play off of those preconceived notions that will create an environment that a potential buyer of real estate can envision making their own.

Doing so is largely an exercise in emphasizing the space available in the home, particularly in large areas where much of the potential home buyer’s own personality will be projected.…