How do YOU like to be THANKED?

touchdown The roar of the crowd after the referee throws up his hands is the ULTIMATE thank you in football;  the crowd is thanking their team for scoring a touchdown; except if your one of the lineman that blocked for that Super Bowl MVP Quarter Back.   That lineman might be getting a Rolex or maybe a car.

Thank according to www.dictionary.com  verb to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to. 

We are taught as children, and rightly so, to thank someone when they help us.  This is not limited to any specific act and can and should be extended to ANYTIME that you feel it necessary.  Saying thank you is both polite and the right thing to do, but on some occasions a thank you isn’t enough.  Those occasions deserve a personal thank you card to the thank you recipient or maybe a card to their boss or parent.  Maybe the verbal and written is not enough, maybe a gift is the way to go.

I, personally, love to thank those that help me.  I went out of my way to say “thank you AND have a nice day” to the McDonald’s drive thru worker today and I will be glad to do it again the next time I visit the Golden Arches.  That’s just how I think things should be, even though that worker is being paid, partly by my purchase.  It’s a thank you for fulfilling the service that I needed.  Their are times where the common worker gives uncommon, ie superman like, service….. it’s time for a personal note to both the worker and their boss.  Everyone needs a PLUS card in their human resource file come review time.  I further think that every worker should keep their own “attaboy” file for review time.  Feedback is a gift and should be appreciated and repected.

So now that I have laid the background, back to our title…..”How do YOU like to be THANKED?”  Do you like to get that unexpected piece of mail from a friend thanking you for that hair stylists you recommended?  Is the phone call enough or have you every received a “thank you” gift that you just couldn’t remember why did they send this??  Let’s dive into the gift part…..What is the perfect thank you gift: cash, gift card, photo in a frame, item personal to you and the giver, or how about something I haven’t even listed here?

I want to here from YOU…..”How do YOU like to be THANKED?” On top of that how would you like me to “THANK YOU” for being a part of this BLOG topic as I want to help YOU to………………………

 

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST,

S.C.

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WEEK 34 of 52 WEEKS IN MAGNOLIA, TX…BACK TO SCHOOL 2011

backtoschool Magnolia Independent School District has it’s first day of school:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

Believe it, summer is official over.  Texas Tax Free weekend is going on RIGHT NOW!!  But don’t be the parent to deliver your kids on Monday, that would show that your just a little to eager for school to start.  It’s time to fill up those brains with more knowledge, more reading and writing and more communicating with peers in a real world like setting.  It’s time for facebook and twitter to have a time out.  That’s right it’s time to have the youth actually talk to each other face to face…kinda like mom and dad has to do every day at their work.  Work…. you know the application that provides money, money that is spent on food oh, and those fancy phones that can not only read this blog, but re-post it on twenty plus social websites.

I understand the excitement of school from a relocation standpoint.  My family moved from one state to another and I started the school year knowing only one person in my grade.  I am glad to say that we are still friends today.  New town, new home, new subdivision, new friends, new adventures….opportunities are around every corner.  Nobody knows about that fashion flub or that piece of toilet paper that was stuck to your shoe after your visit to the bathroom.  They will just know you for what you have done in the past couple of minutes.  Hopefully your subdivision welcomes you with a gift basket or at least a couple of your neighbors say hello instead of just starring.

So school is starting, have you joined the PTO?  Why not???? Get involved even if it’s just your email address on a mailing list and a donation to the “help the school” fund.  This is your community now and you have the power to make it the best in the nation.  Check out the Neighborhood Watch, the home owners association, the volunteer fire department, Chamber of Commerce, Varsity Football Games, be a band booster.  Get out in your community and re-visit why you moved here in the first place.

School is starting, let the good times roll.  If your new to the area and you would like suggestions on restaurants, dentist, doctor, lawyer, handyman, septic company…anything that would make you feel more comfortable here in Magnolia, Texas please drop me a line at Scott@ScottCulberson.com  As a local REALTOR I know a lot about our community and I would love the opportunity to help you to……

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST,

S.C.

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Tour of 31111 N High Meadow Circle, Magnolia, TX 77355

IMG_0144 Have you been looking for the perfect country retreat?  Or did you decide that your tired of HYPER-restrictive Home Owners Associations or MUD taxes.  Well it might be time for you to take a trip to a country retreat nestled among natures wonderland.  In this neighborhood their is NO MUD tax and the Home Owners Association is a lot more laid back.  Welcome to country living.  The Estates of Clear Creek has two ponds for your families enjoyment.  Take the family and try your hand with the cane fishing pole, play on the playground or just have a picnic.  RELAX your troubles away.  You’ll immediately love this two story home when you round the bend and see the lush landscaping and extended covered front porch….perfect for reading that book you’ve been longing to read.  The front door opens to the rich flooring of the den, also known as the family room.  Plenty of room for your stockings above the gas log fireplace.  Cross the den, open the French doors and it’s time to sit down to dinner, prepared in this country kitchen.  Comes complete with breakfast bar.  The sellers are the original owners and they were thinking of you when they had the builder plumb a gas bib for the stove/range.  The utility room is huge, with a folding counter and a REAL hanging station(no more wrinkles).  You’ve got to see it to believe it.  The study overlooks the back porch and has a nook for a filing cabinet in addition to the closet.  The nook could be easily shelved to add space for more of the books your going to read.  The master bedroom is down; has his and her closets as well as a master bath that has a vanity, separate shower/garden tub and a separate toilet room.  Two other bedrooms are down along with the second full bathroom.  Time to have a look up stairs.  Bedrooms number four and five are upstairs along with the third full bathroom and a game room.  Bedroom number five could be perfect for your workout equipment or maybe set up as a meditation room.  The game room, could be for gaming or maybe you want to convert it to a full blown media room…..possibilities are yours for the taking.  This home has two full door access points to the Texas basement, plenty of storage room.  Out the back door we have another covered patio and a Porte-Cochere for your cars.  Let me elaborate.  You’ve planned a large gathering of family and friends and you really don’t want them ALL in the house, so you pull your cars out of the Porte-Cochere and now you have more covered relaxing partying space.  Wow all this on 2.02 acres, but wait that’s not all.  Detached from the home is a 16×16 workshop.  This workshop has a window unit a/c, it’s own 1/2 bath and garage door.  You could fit your 4 wheeler and all your other toys.

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LISTED FOR $295,000  Multiple Listing Service # 12486486

This REALTORS Perspective:

Stress, stress, stress, we don’t always have to put ourselves in these situations.  Living to work is not living.  Working to live is a much better approach.  We all want to feel secure in our work so we can continue to get a check and raises and promotions, but at what cost?  Slow down your approach to work and take the stress out where you can.  Now the pitfall is that you take stress away only to add a different “new” stress.  Take the time to look at the stars at night.  “the stars at night are bight and bright……”   If you have ever lived near, notice I said near, a major city, the stars are drowned out by city lights.  That’s why you don’t see any drive in theaters near the big city any more.  The night lights and street noise where killing the movie experience.  Netflix and HBO had something to do with it, but when the big scene was about to happen…the suspense was mounting an ambulance, fire truck and police car all go by, it kinda ruins the mood of a romantic western.  Stress, rush, rush, rush, what’s the hurry.  Slow down, enjoy your family, enjoy your friends, and make some new friends, have a picnic, go fishing, read that book you’ve been putting off.  Take a visit to the country it will help you to……

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST,

S.C.

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