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Can you believe it?

Another year has come and gone… Where does the time go? This year my family has decided to try a new tradition, we are not buying gifts for Christmas.

Can you believe it?

Before anyone calls or emails and says we aren’t in the “spririt” of the holidays, lets take a minute to reflect.

Anyone who is an appraiser knows that time is money. If you have to spend time reworking an appraisal it costs you money. That is why at our company we try and cover all the contingencies before the appraisal goes out. We spend a little more time to get it as bullet-proof as possible, to save a lot of time on the back end to see that the report goes through the first time.

So what I am really referring to when I say we aren’t buying gifts for each other this year, is that instead, we are giving each other the gift of time. And that is something I can never have enough of, how about you?

So instead of me having to run around buying gifts and likewise my family have to spend time finding “just the right gift”, we are giving each other time. Time to bake cookies or trim the tree, time to reflect on the reason for the season not the booty from Mr. Sooty.

I am sure Santa won’t mind if we just take this year off. I am sure he could use a break too. If we don’t have to fight the holiday crowds at the mall, we have more time to spend with our family and friends.

So if you come by to visit us, please don’t bring us a gift. Save yourself the time and aggravation and just “say no” to gifts this year.

It may take awhile for this idea to sink in and it will be tough for the little ones, so if you must buy something, then buy something for them. Just not for us. We appreciate the thought, and value your time as much as our own.

If you do stop by and have been “NICE” this year we will probably have cookies and cocoa to share, baked in our ‘free time’. But if you have been “NAUGHTY” this year, perhaps you should take a ‘time out’ and reflect on the true meaning of the Holiday Season.

Comments? Please email me.

Amanda Rivera