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stop drinking for a month

i did increase my real estate business, but the more involved i became, the less i enjoyed the work. unless you come into the business with a large cache of wealthy people who want to work with you out of the gate, it really is a sales job. and i’m not one for selling myself. i also had a problem with the lack of a team oriented environment—you’re really on your own in the business unless you work for the kind of brokerage that gathers clients and then distributes them to their agents. and, well, the agents i had to work with were not the most professional lot. i even had trouble with my clients! i couldn’t handle the emotion, the indecision, the fragility of how they see the process.

i am someone who thrives in a team-oriented, structured environment. i love a schedule, i love making decisions, i love cultivating and helping grow the people i manage and i want a manager who will do this for me. i love being a part of something big, creating missions and helping realize goals. real estate is pretty much the opposite. good to know.

look no further. fornax bakery in roslindale village is where you should go. it’s my favorite bakery in boston. they bake gorgeous, hearty breads, delicate pastries, and their scones are the best i’ve ever had (as is their irish soda bread). they make great sandwiches, too. it’s local, friendly (in that excellent boston kind of way), hard-working, and unpretentious.