{{ Too Much Coffee }}

Oh dear.... too much coffee...

So, I’m pretty JAZZED right now. I just got back from lunch with Sheldon David, one of the fabulous lawyers that I work with from McQuarrie Hunter, and my Dad, and I’m afraid I had TOO much coffee. 

We were having such a great time visiting and as time went on my coffee would get cold. No one likes cold coffee and the waitress knew that of course. So she would come over and fill'r up.  Before long, my legs began to twitch. Why am I so antsy all of the sudden? I paused, thought for a moment.....Oh no, I had three cups of coffee and I need to get out of this booth! You see, high strung/energetic people and coffee don’t mix too well. If you know me or have met me then you will know EXACTLY what I am talking about.  Let’s just say there is a reason for me ordering decaf when we have our next meeting.  I’m a pretty peppy gal as it is but on coffee..... oh dear. What shall I do with this energy I have right now? What better way to spend the next hour and half of a caffeine high then to come up some new ideas?! 

So.... I picked up the phone and called Lisa to share some new ideas for our next marketing campaign for us to get started on.  I am an “ideas” girl and a visionary. So on average I typically have about 2 to 3 new ideas a day.  But when caffeine and I collide the usual day of about 2 to 3 new ideas becomes more like 3-6.  Poor Lisa. She has to deal with my shenanigans on a DAILY basis. 

My husband has to deal with mee too but I look at it as I’m adding some excitement to his world and keeping life interesting. *smile*  To be honest, sometimes this is a struggle for me because I would love to do almost every idea I come up with, but, I have to continually keep focused on a few key things so that I can actually accomplish something.  As a kid I would dream all day long.  There still is that side to me but I’m not dreaming about being on the Fred Penner show or flying like Mary Poppins with her umbrella.  Although that would be cool I think I have grown out of that stage.  I dream about life or travel, family or justice work, what we could do with the “Dusty shoes Foundation” and of course.... business. That's one thing about business...the opportunities are endless! It allows me to express some many areas of my heart and who I am.  In a nutshell, I really just want to make a difference while I’m here on this place called earth.

Well... the coffee is starting to wear off a bit. The twitch has become a bit more controlled now so I’m going to work on processing some recent sales and put up some sold stickers.

Lacey Forward

{{ Welcome }}

Welcome to Homes With Lacey – THE BLOG!

I am excited to add another element to my business and a more personal way for me to share my world with you and also bring you interesting and fun ideas, thoughts, current real estate info and even some of my favorite things and places.

So on that note I thought I would start it off with “a little about me” post…. 

What am I really like?  Well, to be honest, friends usually poke fun at me about having two personalities. They like to put me into two categories. There’s business Lace, and then there’s friendship Lace.  When good friends call they often preface the conversation with “Hi, is friendship Lace available?” Just so they can help me with the transition. How thoughtful! I prefer to put it a bit differently. I’m business up front but a party at the back.  So basically, I’m like a good ol’ mullet. 

So although I’m a business girl, I am in no way a city girl.  My heart longs for the country, pure and simple. My husband and I would LOVE – like really LOVE – to live on acreage one day. That’s where I grew up, so, that most likely has something to do with the itch I get to get out of the city and into a field where I can sit in silence and listen to the bird’s chirp. Ah… what a beautiful thought.

The city has a lot to offer, I will give it that, but I still prefer the country. I dream of a place where I can build a little barn and have some chickens and a couple sheep one day. Maybe even a cow. I think I would name it T-Bone or maybe even Meatloaf. It’s a tough call.

I have always been entrepreneurial.  I started an egg business when I was 13 and had a regular egg route similar to a paper route.  Of course I didn’t deliver them by way of throwing them at top speed at the nice man on the front porch in his housecoat, like in the movies; instead, I hand delivered them (about 35 dozen) door to door. I collected my $2.50 and went on my merry way. 

I will admit my never ending search for business possibilities has gotten my busted once or twice.  Growing up we lived on acreage and our water source was a well.  My family would bring their jugs to come and fill them up with water (instead of buying water at the store) and my natural instinct was to start charging people for water.  I knew I already had a market…even if it was my own relatives!!! I guess dad thought I was going a bit too far and before I could set up business at the end of the drive he busted me and pulled the hose out of my hands.  I guess charging my grandma $1/jug was going a bit too far. *shrug*

So, that’s me in a nutshell. Well there’s a lot more. I’m a woman,.of COURSE there’s more! But that’s all for now.

Lacey Forward