I'M IN "BACK TO SCHOOL MODE" & I DON'T EVEN HAVE KIDS!

~Susan Emo, Kingsotn,Gananoque, 1000 Islands, Ontario~

Are you like me and the 'New Year' begins the first Tuesday after Labour Day? TOMORROW!!!!

It's a brand new school year and the fever hits me every time unlike when I was a child, and I dreaded having to say goodbye to my fun-filled summer. I get so excited and invigorated just thinking about it now. The adrenaline is flowing and I'm actually excited about going to buy new pens, markers, folders, etc. How sad is that? And don't get me started about getting that new fall wardrobe!!!! Whoo Hooo!

I did mention that I do not have children? I guess that eliminates the stress a parent must feel when getting them back into routines and I don't get the moaning and groaning that we gave to my parents - tee hee. My Mother was wrong when she said 'wait til you have children'!!

I have found that I do much more business in September and October than I do in July and August. Don't get me wrong, I've been busy the past couple of months but there is just something about the autumn that gets to me and many many others.

It is almost like an electricity in the air that jump starts everyone after a long, hot, hazy and humid summer that slowed everyone down to slug speed. If it could be put off til tomorrow, it was. And this year was worse than most, weather-wise.

I am heading out to the shops this afternoon and I am getting all new 'school supplies' . . . paper, coloured markers, hi-liters, white out, folders, files, notepad, poster board and maybe even a new briefcase/computercase/portfolio/carrier bag.

I am even cleaning out up my two offices - I've been quite lazy in putting things away and instead of become the master of piling! I want to start Tuesday with a clean desk, fresh new calender, new goal poster (most important) I am even going to write a "What I did during the Summer" essay!!!! [Stay tuned for that post my friends!]

I'm looking forward to a nice long weekend but I'm more excited about starting the final quarter our year on Tuesday even tho Sept 1st was this week! Are you like me?

Susan Emo, Salesperson, RE/MAX Riverview Realty Ltd. Brokerage
Kingston,Gananoque, 1000 Islands Region, Ontario

613-382-2211