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We’ve heard the term “bucket list” for years, but it has always kind of freaked us out.
Why does accomplishing the things you dream about have to be tied to kicking the bucket? Why wait until someday to start doing the things that make you excited about life?
Perhaps there’s a better way to think about it.
Instead of a bucket list, we’re embracing a YOLO list!
Read MoreAs Team Skally, our North Star is simple — to make lifestyle dreams come true. Recently, we decided to make one of our own dreams a reality by checking off a long-standing bucket list item: a trip to Greece.
With our youngest son approaching his senior year of high school, we’ve been enjoying the journey of touring college campuses to find the best fit for his ambitions.
Read MoreOver the years we’ve discovered that one of the great secrets of life seems to be learning from experience. Although we have had incredible life experiences there are so many things we just haven’t done and just don’t know. What’s the best way to close the experience gap and maximize our one precious life? We’ve found it best to approach every situation with curiosity and openness. We call it “what are your favorites”.
Read MoreThis month we’re concluding our series with Lesson #3: BHBD (Be Home By Dark). Somewhere along the way in this great game of life, we seem to have lost track of what it truly means to be a kid; that precious time to be “free”. Is anyone else out there feeling like this? Like time is flying by, and along the way, we’re getting a little “cray cray” ubering our kiddos from one event to the next while watching and guiding them every step of the way?
Read MoreThis month we’re onto Lesson #2: Turning Lemons into Lemonade. Our oldest son Dominic’s lifelong dream has been to play College baseball. Trying to earn an opportunity to play a collegiate sport these days is very much like a full-time job. Gone are the days of our childhood when we played multiple sports (only during their proper season) and could be competitive.
Read MoreWe wanted to share a few of our recent experiences that reminded us of invaluable life lessons. Lesson #1: Sharing is (way) better than buying! As many of you know we’re a baseball family. We often find ourselves torn between the pure joy it brings and the outrageous expense machine it has become.
Read MoreBecause we’re in the Real Estate business, when people hear us talk about Love Letters they assume we mean the kind a buyer client might send to a seller to express their love and intentions with the home they want to purchase. Well, for the purpose of this article, we’re expressing a very different kind of Love Letter..
Read MoreA little over seven years ago, we were faced with a pivotal life decision … keep living the dream in sunny California or accept an opportunity in Seattle and move into the great unknown.
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