Monica Hill,'s Blog

Or… How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?As soon as I set out to get these thoughts captured today, I heard the lyrics of Another Brick in the Wall in my head, particularly that one line above. When I was little, my father expected us to eat everything that was on our plates. H...

Do you ever hear a song on the radio that you’ve heard countless times before but all of a sudden, you hear something you missed before? It might be a series of notes, or an instrument, or a particular lyric, but for whatever reason, this is the time you hear that particular thing. The song playi...

The gospel this week centered around when Jesus was lost in the Temple. He actually wasn’t lost, as He knew exactly where He was. His parents, on the other hand, had no idea.Have you ever lost your child? I sat there in church, my mind traveling back in time to when I lost my daughter in a depart...

Each year I organize a holiday light contest in my neighborhood. When I first set out to do this a few years ago, I organized a committee to help determine how many prizes we would award and what they should be called. Our neighborhood is comprised of 210 single-family homes, just to give you a r...

Have you ever found yourself drifting along in thought? Whether you’re relaxed and just going with the flow, or you’re overworked or stressed and your mind starts to drift off to other thoughts, it’s something that many of us have experienced. Some people do it more often than others and might ev...

Standing in the kitchen of my client’s house, she offered a cookie to the contractor who had just inspected the property. He politely declined, stating that the night before he had housed almost a whole box of cookies. I’d never heard that term before, so he smiled, shook his head, and said, “I a...

Sitting at my mechanic’s shop a few days ago while waiting for my car to get some new tires and an oil change, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman seated near me. He was there because his wife’s car had a screw in the tire. Joking with the lead mechanic, he stated that this was becoming a...

How would you describe what you do in your line of real estate work, without stating what your title is? And no, I don’t mean what type of personality you have. None of the type A,B,C,D stuff. I mean other than REALTOR or Mortgage Loan Officer or Stager, how would you describe what you do?We expl...

With a Brokers’ Open planned for today, I was up early to grab the last minute things I needed. Cups, plates, cookies from the bakery were all on the list from the grocery store, so in I went around 6:45am. Not many shoppers in the store made my errand quicker until I got to the checkout lanes. T...

On the lower east side in the city of Wilmington lies a hidden gem. Many people who live here or were born and raised here have no idea it exists. When I mention that part of the city, many people instantly make assumptions about lower socio-economic features, which would be true, yet it contains...