The Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce had their first massive Ribbon Cutting on June 25th 2009 at Fred Haas Toyota.
In attendance were:
Guest - International Bank of Commerce - Mehreen Khan & Tracy Bhatnagar & Marie Guidry
The Spring Klein Chamber recently celebrated their one year anniversary. The Chamber decided to have one giant ribbon cutting for anyone who wanted to attend; to kick off their ribbon cutting ceremonies. To schedule a ribbon cutting please contact our ribbon cutter co-ordinator Siboney Trevino-Toth.
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We had an extraordinarily good speaker at our Tomball Business and Professional Women luncheon. Her name is Linda Talley and being a body language expert she spoke on "Non-Verbal Etiquette for the Business Woman". As I said this was a ladies group so her talk was geared for businesswomen. I thought about usina a title of "Women REALTORS® smile too much". You will need to watch the video below to get the full answer to that.
I have heard this before but verbal communication makes up 7% of all communication and non verbal makes up the other 93%. We spend so much time focusing on what we are saying without spending time focusing on what we are saying with our body language. We also have to remember that we may be reading what our clients are saying but they are also reading what we are saying.
She started out talking about how we stand. We probably all know that we need to be careful crossing our arms as it is stand offish. She said to stand with your hands by your side and your feet in the A position. She called this a power standing position. When you are introducing yourself a very powerful position is to put your hands in the steeple position. She recommended standing holding on to something which could be a wall with your hand on your hip. She said to be careful you did not go in the female fig leaf position with one hand on your desk and the other hand by your side.
At this point she went in to handshakes. She had us shake hands with a neighbor. We were then to look and see where our thumb was. If our thumb is on top it means we want to be the dominant person. She recommended that ladies always extend their hand first. She said this was important especially for men over the age of 45 as they were often taught not to touch a lady. She also said if a man squeezes our hand too hard then we have permission to squeak.
She next talked about women sitting. When men sit they take up a lot of room so our challenge is to take up as much room as we can. She said to put your arms on the armrest and gently rest them there to take up more space. You always want to turn your chair to a 45 degree angle so you are not confrontational. If there is a door you want to turn your chair so you can see the door.
Women like to smile more than men so when talking to men she said we need to be careful that we don't smile too much; otherwise they think we are agreeing with everything they say.She thought this was especially important for REALTORS®. At this point she was looking for the REALTORS in the group. Since I was making a video I was hoping there was another REALTOR in the group but no such luck and she caught me smiling as you can see in the following video.
She gave some tips on walking away. Most important when walking away you want to be very careful that you don't straighten your panties. She said just let them be bunched up. You just walk away and don't mess with anything. Now this is a gal problem but she did mention if she was talking to guys she would be talking about a different guy problem. As you reach the door turn back around and make some parting remark such as "talk to you on Tuesday etc". You want them to remember your face not your panty line. We need to be careful we don't turn around and give them a Princess Diana look.
She gave a gentle reminder that as soon as we get in to our car we are on the platform. You just never know who may be watching you. I recently was having an around the house day and ran to the grocery store thinking I could get in and out without seeing anyone as it was an odd time. You would know it I saw a builder friend that I had not seen in ages. The entire time we are talking I can't think about anything but how awful I look. This one hit home with me!!
She ended with a story about a caterpillar and a butterfly. So which do you want to be?
For more information about Linda Talley you can visit her website at http://www.lindatalley.com/.
I have been a member of Tomball Business and Professioanl Women for 12 years now and have totally enjoyed the group. Tomball Business & Professional Women's mission is to Promote women in business by helping one another and giving back to the community and others in need.
Their vision is to help women achieve their goals both personally and professionally by providing a place for exchange of ideas, educational programs and support for one another.
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If you are buying or relocating to Tomball Texas and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.
If you would like information about Tomball please visit my websites at http://agentwithresults.com/tomball.html and at Results Realty. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Tomball. If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.
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We The People Salute Our Founding Principles! Please join us on Thursady July 2nd 2009 for a The Woodlands-North Houston Independence T.E.A Party. In preperatin for your July 4th weekend come to the Lone Star Expo Center at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe TX. In Celebration of our Independence and to maintain our independence the tea party is taking place from 5:00 to 9:00 PM but you may come and go at any time during that time period.
It will be again be a peaceful gathering to unite our voices and express our love for this great nation we live in and the principles it was founded on. You won't want to miss hearing Joe "the Plumber"Wurzelbacher and our own Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale.
Thursday, July 2 5-9 pm - Lone Star Expo Center
9055 FM 1484, Conroe, TX 77303
Join us for one rock-solid evening of inspirational speakers voicing your tea party issues, powerful entertainment, a tribute to our nations' enduring Founding Documents, and YOUR PROTEST SIGNS!
~ Special Prizes for Best Protest Signs! ~
Featuring
Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale
Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher
Apostle Claver
Special: PRESERVE OUR HEALTH CARE Hour with
Dr. Clare Gray and Dr. Donald May
Patriotic Entertainment by
American Idol Finalist Will Makar
Jennifer Grassman
Live Band "The Anointed"
Plus! The "Freedom Ride" Cowboys on Horseback
Plus! More! To be announced
BONUS! Pre-Tea Party VIP Event!
MEET JOE THE PLUMBER - PRIVATE RECEPTION
pre-registration via The Woodlands Tea Party Society website required, mandatory donation applicable
3:45 pm Lone Star Expo Center Horseshoe Club
For more information about meeting Joe the Plumber go to the this facebook page.
If you would like to get involved with planning the event there is still time. Please go to this facebook page for more information about the event. You may also visit the website at http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/ or email at thewoodlands.teaparty@gmail.com.
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If you are buying or relocating to The Woodlands Texasand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.
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One of the things that I LOVE about living in Spring/The Woodlands is our beautiful foliage. With Creekside Park opening in Harris County we are now blessed to have a nature preserve 5 minutes from our house. George Mitchell nature preserve has an access from Rob Fleming Park in Creekside Park. It is my understanding there is another entrance from Flint Ridge but I am not familiar with it. The cool thing about this nature preserve is that it is open to the public. That is right you don't have to live in The Woodlands to take advantage of the preserve. I spoke to a park ranger recently who told me all The Woodlands parks and open spaces are open to the general public.
We have started taking out dog Dundy for walks along the trails and have been pleasantly surprised at how few bugs we have had to deal with. With Spring Creek running along much of the trail I thought it would be a mosquito magnet but parks and recreation must be keeping it sprayed as it is very comfortable.
It is all natural but there are flag markers so you can tell where the trail goes. You can still see some of the ravages of Hurricane Ike. It is interesting to see how the forest grows around the damaged trees when they are left in their element.
You can access this wonderful preserve from Rob Fleming Park at Creekside Park. If you are coming from Gosling turn west on Creekside Forest and stay to the right. If you are coming from Kukyendahl go east on Creekside Forest and you will see the preserve on your left. There's a parking area and a sign with the rules of the preserve. There is a leash law so you are welcome to bring your dog but they need to be on a leash. I hope you enjoy the preserve as much as we are.
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If you are buying or relocating to The Woodlands Texasand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.
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I am going to call this post part two of a two part post. Part one was on my evolving thoughts on the Memorial Day holiday. This post just continues that journey.
With this new appeciaton of Memorial Day I had thought about going to the Houston National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony. I thought about it but had talked myself out of it; as my husband had to work. I had some clients call late yesterday and they wanted to look at a house early this morning. When I realized the ceremony was just a 15 minute drive from the house I was showing I just felt I was meant to go. We have lived here 12 years and I can't even tell you how many times I have driven by this cemetery (as it is located in Northwest Houston) but this was my first time to go in.
I am so glad that I went. The ceremony was a beautiful tribute to our fallen soldiers. It was somber yet meaningful! I think this will start a new Memorial Day tradition for me.
With out son just getting out of Iraq in March and out of the Army May 2nd this has made Memorial Day very special for me this year. If you have never watched a welcome home celebration please share my joy and visit my Welcome Home to Texas - 4th Infantry!! post! I have written 386 post so far on the rain and I have to say my welcome home post is my VERY FAVORITE!! I feel so blessed that he came home safe and sound!
We have such a debt of gratitude for those who are serving in our Armed forces, those who have served and partiuclarly those who made the ulitmate sacrifice.
Marchel Peterson broker/owner Results Realty specializing in residential real estate, homes, properties and acreage in Spring, Tomball, Magnolia and the Woodlands Texas.
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Spring Texas real estate is plentiful with new custom homes, new builder homes, and resale homes available. Housing Prices Range from $70,000 to over $1,000,000. Homes on land are getting a little harder to find but there are still some properties available where you can get small acreage sites with a home. Spring is an easy commute in to Houston. It is also very assessible to all the amenities of The Woodlands..
Spring Texas covers a large geographic area located along I-45, about 20 miles north of Houston. Most of Spring is in unincorporated Northwest Harris County but part of Spring extends in to unincorporated Montgomery County. Spring" does not have official boundaries since it is not incorporated; there is not an actual town of Spring. The area is close enough to Houston to be able to enjoy the amenities but far enough away to still feel like you are in the country. It is very accessible to the amenities of the Woodlands
The Spring area covers three different school districts. To the east of I-45 in Harris county you will find Spring ISD. To the west of I-45 also in Harris county is Klein ISD and to the north in Montgomery county is Conroe ISD.
Golf is big around the Spring area with many golf course communities such as Augusta Pines, Gleannloch Farms
, Windrose and Northampton to name a few. They all offer exceptional amenities with a variety of lakes, walking paths, aquatic centers, equestrian complexes and community centers.
The area was settled by German immigrants in 1840. The Wunsche family settled in the area and began farming the land. The area had a tremendous growth after the railroad was built through the town in 1871. The town served as a railroad center in the early 1900's. You can visit the Spring Texas Historical Museum to find out a more complete history of the area.
Old Town Spring is a restored railroad village of the early 1900s with some 150 shops featuring antiques, arts, crafts, clothing, and restaurants. It is open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. noon- 5 p.m. I-45 at Spring Cypress Road, Exit 70A, and one mile east.
The area is booming with many new shopping facilities opening up. A new Wal-mart has been built at the corner of 2920 and Kuykendahl which has made shopping much more accessible for the rural areas of Spring.
Tomball Texas is located approximately 28 miles northwest of Houston along State Highway 249. Unlike most of Northwest Harris County which is unincorporated the city of Tomball is an actual town. The City of Tomball has a local government, city ordinances, public works, city council, community center. The City's slogan is the hometown with a heart and with the warm friendly people they truly are.
With a rich history; the town has been around for over 90 years. It was first a railroad town and then became an oil town. The town was named after State Senator Thomas Henry Ball in 1907. Thomas Ball helped the town get established as a railroad center. Dramatic changes happened back in 1933 when oil hit. A 100-foot gusher totally changed the area attracting hundreds of new people to the community. The city made a deal with Humble Oil and Gas allowing them to drill in the city. As part of the agreement the residents had free oil and gas for 50 years. The town was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not as being the only city with free gas and water and no cemetery.
Magnolia Texas is located about 45 minutes to an hour from the city. If you are looking for a home on land close to the city this is the place to go. Magnolia TX Real estate is booming with country subdivisions popping up all over the place. All you have to do to enjoy the landscape is look around you will find beautiful forest, rolling hills and much more. The town in the last few years has experienced phenomenal growth.
Horses and Magnolia TX goes together. This is the area where you can find horse property and still be able to commute to the city. The town has several stores that stock feed, supplies, tack, clothing and more. It is not hard to find veterinary services in and around the Magnolia area. If you don't have a horse, no problem, there are plenty of horses for sale around Magnolia. Typically the country subdivisions will allow one horse per acre.
The town of Magnolia is actually very small as you enter the city there is a sign that says population 1,111. Now the market area of Magnolia is HUGE. It extends from FM 2978 to the East of the town of Magnolia clear over to Roberts Cemetery Road on the west side of Magnolia
The Woodlands located along I-45, about 25 miles north of Houston in Montgomery county. The newest village is being built in Harris County just to the south. It is one of the original master planned communities in the nation. From its inception in 1974, the Woodlands have continued its concept of blending nature with today's modern conveniences. This creates a lifestyle unequalled almost anywhere in America. The Woodlands is nestled in 27,000 acres of towering pines, oaks, dogwoods and other assorted vegetation. You sometimes feel like you have to search through the trees to find anything but that is the ambiance of the Woodlands.
Community service organizations organize resident programs such as The Woodlands Watch and they also provide resident forums for community involvement. Some of the community events that are organized include a Fourth of July parade, the First NightTM New Year's Eve celebration, National Night Out, art shows, flea markets, Earth Day, and dozens of other neighbor-to
-neighbor events. The developer is always looking for ways to better the Woodlands, such as giving Free trees away on Arbor Day. Free seeds are made available at the wildflower festival through the Lion's Club. Some other events in the village centers include Pumpkinmania and Halloween costume contests, a Winter Festival, and an annual Heart Walk.
The Woodlands newest village The Village of Creekside Park has their grand opening in October of 2007. Creekside Village is being built on 3,492 acres and they are planning for 7,100 residences. There will be a mixture of single family homes, age qulified homes (55 and over), multi family residences and custom and estate homes in the gated community of Carlton Woods Creekside. Rob Fleming Park will be opening in the first phase. The park is named for Texas Parks and Wildlife Naturalist and artist Rob Fleming. The park has playgrounds, picnic areas, tree lined promenades and will be surrounded by wildflowers.
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