Decorate Your Home With Horses In Mind | Pedegru

This one is fun and works for any kind of Pet. If you love the 'horsey look' then this article gives you some specific ideas and gorg pics to study. There's a definite art to #goodinteriordesign and for most of us studying what a professional designer does is the best way to apply it at home. Enjoy...there really are some FAB ideas here.



Decorate Your Home With Horses In Mind | Pedegru: If you want to expand your horizons beyond that one vintage horse poster Ikea made and we all bought, there are many options that won’t break the bank

Decorate Your Home With Horses In Mind | Pedegru

This one is fun and works for any kind of Pet. If you love the 'horsey look' then this article gives you some specific ideas and gorg pics to study. There's a definite art to #goodinteriordesign and for most of us studying what a professional designer does is the best way to apply it at home. Enjoy...there really are some FAB ideas here.



Decorate Your Home With Horses In Mind | Pedegru: If you want to expand your horizons beyond that one vintage horse poster Ikea made and we all bought, there are many options that won’t break the bank

Getting Close to that Time Again...

But this year there's finally something kind of special happening. The house in Creedmoor and I are going to be on DIY Network, October 16th at 10pm for a new series called Haunted House for Sale! It puts together the issues of owning, buying and marketing a Haunted House and what you might love about it, be unsure about, or definitely may not like about it!
Regardless, it's going to be a fun show and you'll meet me, however they make me out to be (yikes), and see how I go about helping people locate, view, and consider these homes and the idea of living in something with a little extra historical color. Of course I think most of us know that any home which has been lived in by someone else, and sometimes even those that haven't, may "possess" a little something more.

After all, isn't that just part of what makes life so interesting. I feel you just have to decide how you're going to react to it and, if necessary, control it. If it's part of your life you have to trust that you have some control over it as long as you believe you so...from there it's all in learning how.
A slamming door or a cold rush of air might be a little unsettling but, in the end, is there really a big deal to it? Not to me. If your girlfriend or husband slams a door or a spirit happens to do it instead does it mean the door is any more or less slammed? When you learn to live and let live and take what life brings you there's something positive to almost anything. Try to keep an open mind because life is short and you might as well make the most of it!

The way the house looks today after renovations

Have fun watching the show and visit my other site anytime for more about me and contact info: www.robnealrealty.com

Who Wants to Buy A Haunted House...

Well, for one, I apparently do. You can read all about my haunted house below. But who wants to live in a haunted house, right? Well for one thing, the ghosts in someone's house could someday be you! And you aren't afraid of you, are you? So now you see my point.

This face in the window is of what we believe to be that of past librarian, Myrtle, captured by the hauntedyoudecide team "H.Y.D.R.S." during a late evening investigation of the Onawa Public Library in Onawa, Iowa where the ghost of Myrtle is believed to be haunting the library. For complete information of our investigation please go to: TheFullStory (Hold down shift key and click on link).

Well the next question begs, what's a ghost? And quite frankly, the answer is incredibly simple...it's a dead person. So why would you be any more afraid of a dead person than you are a living one? Okay, I know, I sound pretty brave and I have to admit that when I get patted on the shoulder or butt by one I have been known to holler and jump a couple feet in the air. But that's mostly because it just takes you by surprise.

But is there really anything to fear. No, no, no! Just because you can't see a ghost, it doesn't mean you have any reason to be afraid and if you have one and he/she is bothering you, just ask them to stop, reason with them, and explain that not being able to see them is the most uncomfortable part. Invite them into a friendship with you, and a camaraderie, because the truth is that if you have a ghost it's really only because they like the place they're in as much as you do.

I suppose the next logical question is about "evil" and though this is a longer conversation I don't believe in true evil, in other words, a form of energy which could just be called that. This is a really important distinction. Growing up my family lived in two haunted homes, the first was benign, an older lady who'd owned and built the house, and the second bordered a grave yard...if that tells you anything. That was the scary one. There the ghost or ghosts broke appliances, sat on my bed, blew out candles and was generally "mischievous". To some this activity could certainly be considered scary but in retrospect I actually feel these things were done in humor. The short version is that in my view it probably has a lot more to do with perception than reality. Now, are there "evil" people, well sure. We don't have to look very hard through history to know that and I suspect there are some characters who come to mind right off the bat you definitely wouldn't want living in the same home with you. They were evil people, so why wouldn't they be evil ghosts? And within that definition, I'd have to agree to the use of evil.

But are these spirits to be feared? Hmmm, only because of their attitudes but not really because of their ability to hurt you. In fact, there are ways to hurt them should their behavior get out of control but I'll save that for another entry. So I guess my conclusion is that in the vast majority of cases you have nothing to fear but fear itself and, I think, ghosts can make an otherwise typical house experience exciting. After all, these are energies with personality, frustrations, intelligence and humor and by in large I've had the most success by simply dealing with them the way I would anyone else who lives in my house. Pat me on the butt and I'll swing around and chase you. Talk to me and I'll talk back. Moan and carry on like a ghost, and I'll moan right back at you. To be completely candid, now that I understand ghosts as I do I've learned to have fun with them, crack jokes, and tell them when they're getting on my last nerve! There is always the pan and spoon approach if it comes right down to it...but that's another entry too.

Amityville For Sale!!

Finally up for sale and couple raises a family and lives there for over ten years...how much? How about a cool $1.5 million! Who says haunted real estate isn't lucrative!

Press Shift, hold down, and click the link: OnTheMarket!

Creedmoor Haunted House

We recently purchased this home and turned the sale into the office manager for processing. While she was looking at the various pictures taken by the listing agent she showed them to a friend in the office as well. The friend has quite an eye for detail and immediately said "what's that?" to which the office manager said, "a reflection". Then they looked at all the pics and found another example, and then a third. Granted, one really could be a reflection, but the other two seem to verify one another. See if you can locate the images and let me know if and where you see it/them. Am I just seeing things; be honest. As much as I love the topic studying it and living with it are two seperate issues.

What to do when you have an unwanted guest...

I was just at a client's house last night and she, her husband and one of their three children have been plagued by a visiting spirit. She's been jabbed in the arm, he's had his toe pulled, and her older son has been awakened night after night by a tapping on the window. They're fortunate to have a place at the beach and were able to go there this past weekend to get away, and get some sleep.

They were, of course, hoping that when they returned home they would find the activity had just been in their imaginations and life would be normal. Not so much. Most of the same activities started up again and the wife finally broke down and told her neighbor, who is my friend and, whom I've helped in the past.

I visited last night and we found that it's the same young girl who has at times bothered my friend next door. The girl knows she's passed but doesn't want to move on because she's afraid and unsure about why she's still here, and why she didn't cross over automatically. She's suspicious about why people keep trying to get rid of her and doesn't fully understand her current state. When my friend, the neighbor and I all talked openly about crossing over, and the peace that comes from fully leaving this dimension, the young girl began to relax a bit and open to the idea that we weren't just trying to get rid of her, but really wanted to help.

I invited the girl to ride home with me, and she did. I talked with her about crossing and the simplicity of the process. She's considering it.

She woke me up this morning around 4 a.m. with a jab to the arm but being familiar with her style I wasn't overly bothered, except for the time of day she chose. They do this, I believe, because that's the when we're least distracted and more likely to interact and communicate, even if it's not entirely pleasant for us.

With this girl, in particular, it's going to be a process. She's independent but secretly also scared, and who can blame her? I believe she died of a fever and though she knows she's dead, she's very reasonably confused about what she's really supposed to do about it. At least she is now hanging out with me and not bothering them, so mission accomplished. I spoke to my friend this morning and after suffering for several weeks with this problem her neighbors had a quite and restful night.

If the problems had continued, in truth these folks might have considered leaving. You can only go without sleep so long! There's a home across the street which has more activity than any in the area and those folks have moved. We'll be headed there soon to see what we can do because that home has been on the market for some time, is a very nice place, and should have sold by now. I think that job's going to be a little more challenging but I'm certain we'll be successful.

Real estate is an involved line of work. There are lots of parts and pieces. The hours are hard, and people are at their most vulnerable. Adding something like a haunting can push someone over the edge and if they're trying to sell a place, of even buy, that's haunted it can make a hard process even harder.

I'm grateful for my ability to help folks eliminate a lot of problems in this process. We help folks clear a house, infuse new and clear energy, and protecting against other visitors and future problems. Of course, some folks love the idea of a spirit filled house and I don't mind helping them find just what they want. In fact, part of the reason I was so drawn to me farm is that it has many spirits whom we've gotten to know well over the years. I find that in most cases they're harmless, even if a nuisance, and just need a little help and direction in order to move on.

I'd love to hear about your stories and experiences with haunted homes, and especially situations where Realtors have been involved, where hauntings have caused problems with buying or selling, and what you did about it.