Stacie's Take on Real Estate and Living in Augusta GA

I'm sure if you're reading this that you're probably already twittering away. Personally, I'm a newbie. I love always looking for the latest greatest gadget if for no other reason that to brag to my friends that I found something new. I love thinking that I'm cutting edge. (knowing full well that I'm not, but enjoying the positive vibes anyway :) To me, Twitter was just a natural progression from blogging. When I got interested in blogging, my husband (being the helpful husband that he is) googled repeatedly looking for REALTORS that were great bloggers. Finally he looks up from his computer and says profoundly, "Do you know who Teresa Boardman is?" I didn't, but I was about to find out. I started reading TBoard's blog (http://www.stpaulrealestateblog.com/) and was immediately entertained. Then I noticed that she mentioned Twitter a bit. I went to the Twitter website, and (1)saw that the only point seemed to be to tell others what you're doing, (2) saw a few entries like "stuck in traffic. Hoping to make it to the office before quitting time" and "headed to conference at the convention center.", (3) wondered why anybody would care what I was doing, and (4) wondered how they'd possibly find these musings. Thus, Twitter failed the test as I simply didn't get the point. A friend on Facebook saw me mention Twitter and sent me a message saying that she just didn't get the point, either. "Why would I want to be interrupted every 10 minutes with someone's whereabouts?" she asked. "Good point" I'm thinking to myself.

About a month later, I saw an article in a magazine singing Twitter's praises. I'm thinking at this point that there MUST be something to it, but for the life of me I wasn't getting it. I decided that I'd play. Didn't really know what to expect. So I set up my account and waited. I'm wondering who I should watch. For me, this was easy. I had been a big fan of ResPres (he's branded so well Ican't remember his real name half the time) (Just kidding Jeff :)since I started using Real Estate Shows www.RealEtateShows.com)  for my virtual tours, and then after following him on Active Rain. So decision was made - I'd follow ResPres. To my surprise, I immediately got a personal direct message from him saying "Welcome to Twitter." Wow. I shot back a quick "So when do I get this?" I think I must have left him speechless. He wrote back that different people "get it" in different time frames. (hmmmm)

I noticed as days went on that HE followed several active people and THEY followed several active people. I started to add these people to the list of people that I followed. I quickly found that these people did indeed make seemingly pointless comments about where they were going and what they were doing, but they also had some REALLY GREAT things to say. I'm realizing at this point that this, to my surprise, was a great source of knowledge and encouragement.  My AH HAH? The key is to interact. Each person shares ideas and together you all become better for it. I've come to love and highly respect my new friends. I'd almost call them family. I only hope that at some point they find me as fascinating as I find them :) If you're not already Twittering, I encourage you to give it a try. Don't discount it like I did. If you'd like to follow me and all my countless musings, you can find me at http://twitter.com/augustagaliving. THANKS!

Sundays have to be my absolute favorite day of the week, especially in the fall and spring. There are so many great oportunities for relaxation. One thing that my family can typically count on is the arrival of the hot air balloons on Sunday afternoon. We were lucky enough to see one taking off a few weeks ago in a big field behind the Kroger in Evans. Somedays we see 2 or 3 floating in the sky over Martinez/Evans, but today we only saw one. We also saw a paraglider sailing high above the treetops today(brave soul). My kids' favorite activity usually involves heading to the Greeneway or the towpath at the Augusta Canal. Whether you like biking or walking, these are definitely the places to go. I believe the Greeneway in N. Augusta is about 12 miles from end to end. The paved trail winds through neighborhoods and at one point provides great views of the Savannah River. The Augusta Canal is a great choice for birdwatchers. The unpaved path along the Canal is the original towpath used to guide boats down the Canal toward the city of Augusta. It's several miles long as well. Here's to enjoying lazy Sundays in Augusta - I'd love to have you share your favorites with me!