Jessica - Rugged Real Estate, 3140 S. Winston Avenue, Tulsa, OK (2026)

03/08/2023

Happy International Women’s Day!!

03/07/2023

I’m super glad I took the time to submit an offer before trivia the other night! I’m so excited to help this investor purchase her first rental property in Tulsa. 🎉🎉

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02/28/2023

Happy Tooth Fairy Day!! While this sounds like a completely ridiculous holiday, I just had to share it because the history of the tooth fairy was quite fascinating.

While doing research, it was really something to follow the extremely up and down history of this folklore. There's no clear beginning to the tall tale but a lot of people think it originated somewhere in 10th Century Norse people of Europe. Over the course of time, and depending on the region, it wasn't as sweet of a story as the one we know today. In 18th century France, it was customary to put the tooth in your shoe rather than under your pillow. I, personally, wish that tradition had stayed because trying to slip a piece of candy under my sleeping child's head is quite challenging. During the Dark Ages, people believed that witches used people's teeth to curse them. All teeth were destroyed during that time to avoid a witch breaking into your home to steal them.

Whatever the true origin is, it's a fun thing to do with my daughter. She's been visited by the tooth fairy twice now and she's looking forward to more. What kind of treats did you receive from the tooth fairy?

02/26/2023

Today is National Personal Chef’s Day! So I figured I’d make a shout out to my own personal chef that I hired a few years ago. She’s a sweetheart named Avery and she’s definitely in the beginning stages of her career. In lieu ofa salary, I have to provide room and board (and all medical bills, occasional toys, candy, a ride to and from kindergarten, etc etc) but she’s such a treat to have in the kitchen with me. She requires supervision BUT she can handle a paring knife like a champ and really enjoys helping me chop bell pepper and tomatoes. She refuses to chop onions because they make her cry but other than that, she’s a great personal chef! ☺️☺️👩🏼‍🍳🥘

Drop a picture of your personal chef below! 👇🏼

02/21/2023

I'm so excited about today's holiday... Mardi Gras!! I, myself, am a huge fan of New Orleans and the extremely unique culture of the city. The food, the people, the history... If you haven't been there, you must go ASAP.

How people acknowledge Mardi Gras can change from person to person. Mardi Gras is technically referring only to Fat Tuesday. But a lot of people use the term Mardi Gras when they're actually referring to the season between Epiphany and Fat Tuesday, which is technically called Carnival. Whichever name you prefer to use, Mardi Gras ends at midnight on Fat Tuesday and then Ash Wednesday begins the following day.

The roots of this holiday are a popular debate. Some say it's pagan and revolves around celebrations of spring and fertility while others say it's Catholic and revolves around discouragement of meat and other worldly passions during the time of Lent. Mardi Gras arrived in America in 1699 and it's first celebration was actually in Mobile, Alabama! It wasn't celebrated in New Orleans until 1837, well after the city was founded in 1718. Twenty years later, six men organized a secret society called the Mistick Krewe of Comus, held a parade called "The Demon Actors", and organized a lavish grand ball... all of which brought into motion the famous Mardi Gras celebration that is still held in New Orleans today, attracting close to 1 million visitors.

Happy Mardi Gras! Comment below and tell me what your favorite part of Mardi Gras is! Mine is certainly the king cake!

02/20/2023

Happy President's Day! I certainly had to acknowledge this holiday because it is very important. Despite any opinion, it's important to recognize and respect the authority that the President holds. That being said, this holiday also shares the day with another holiday that simply can't be ignored... National Pet Day! So today we shall learn about different Presidents in history and their pets that also lived, unnoticed, in the White House!

I'll start with the current President and the tabby cat his wife, Jill, adopted. After the tabby cat jumped up on the podium, rudely interrupting one of President Biden's speeches, Jill insisted on adopting it and naming it Willow, after her hometown. Willow ended up having to share her domain with a German Shepherd named Commander.

Cats and dogs are common Presidential pets; The Obamas had two dogs named Bo and Sunny, The Bushs had a cat named India, and the first Bush family had two dogs named Millie and Spotty. But there are quite a few eccentric pets that have also had the pleasure of living in the White House. John Quincy Adams (6th president) had silkworms, Herbert Hoover (31st president) had an opposum, and Calvin Coolidge (30th president) had a raccoon named Rebecca that he walked on a leash! The President that had the most pets was Theodore Roosevelt, with at least 32 pets while living in the White House. Don't even get me started on the pets that some Presidents received as gifts; James Buchanan (15th president) received a herd (yes... a HERD) of elephants from Thailand and Martin Van Buren (8th president) received a pair of tiger cubs from the Sultan of Oman. Are those gifts even legal??

Anyway, Happy Pets of the Presidents Day! Show me a picture of your pet!

02/18/2023

Alright guys... I debated with myself about whether or not I should acknowledge today's random holiday. I decided to do it even though there's a solid chance it's going to cause a huge fight. Please, everyone, be respectful of everyone's opinions, no name calling, and be kind to one another. This is a huge fight in my household about this topic and I don't think we will ever agree...

Pluto is a planet!! Happy Pluto Day, everyone! I know, I know, it's not a normal sized planet but it is still referred to as a Dwarf PLANET. See that word? Planet. It's a planet. Don't bother arguing with me.

Anyway, let me educate you on this planet a little bit. Pluto's status in the solar system was demoted in 2006 when it was re-classified as a Dwarf Planet. It is located in the Kuiper Belt and, because of it's elliptical orbit, is occasionally located closer to the Sun than Neptune. It is smaller than Earth's moon yet Pluto still manages to have 5 of it's own moons.

One year on Earth is equal to 248 years on Pluto... Who wants to do the math and find out how old they are in Pluto (Plutonian?) years? I'll be 8,184 years old on Pluto this year! Comment below with your Pluto age!

02/15/2023

Today's random holiday post is going to involve an animal that is portrayed as a very cute and cuddly animal but is actually quite large and dangerous!!

Second to the elephant, hippos are the 2nd largest land animal in the world. They are herbivores and are the most active at night, when they're foraging for food! Despite their enormous size, they are also excellent swimmers and they can fold their ears and nostrils while underwater. They can hold their breath for 5 minutes!

The hippo is a fantastic animal and I love that it has it's own holiday. What's your favorite animal?

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine's Day!! I had to acknowledge the day dedicated to love but since it isn't a random holiday, I picked a different one to post about. You'll never believe what random holiday shares the day with Cupid... Extra-Terrestrial Culture Day!! Ha!! I am no alien expert and there's a shocking number of web articles about alien culture. So instead of possibly posting some false information, I decided to write about the culture of the one and only alien that we all know about... ET!

ET was originally created based off an imaginary friend that Steven Spielberg created for himself after his parents' divorce. ET was a part of an alien botanist group that secretly visited earth to collect specimens for research. He got separated from his group and left behind on Earth and was later discovered by Elliot Taylor. It took a simple trail of candy to lure him to the house where he showed the children all of his magical abilities. ET enjoyed John Wayne movies and dressed up as a ghost on Halloween. Ha! The more you know!

Do you believe aliens exist? Let me know below!

02/11/2023

Happy International Women in Science Day!! I couldn't pick just one (plus the name of the day is WOMEN, plural) so here are some of the awesome, powerful women that have changed the history of science.

1. Katherine Johnson (1918-2020): This mathematician was one of the first African American women to work for NASA. She is best known for making the calculations that allowed the first Americans to enter Earth's orbit and set foot on the moon. I've officially added "Hidden Figures" to my list of movies to watch.

2. Marie Curie (1867-1934): This physicist and chemist conducted the very critical research on radioactivity that eventually led to groundbreaking research and development on brain tumors and using radiation against them. She was the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize and is currently the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes. If discovering two new chemical elements (radium and polonium) wasn't enough, she also founded the Curie Institute, a leading medical research center in Paris, France.

3. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917): Despite living in a time when women couldn't practice medicine, this amazing female was the first female doctor in England. She opened up a school of medicine for women and staffed it with mostly women. She was the first female dean of a medical school and was also first female mayor in England.

4. Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1977): This Chinese immigrant to the US was the first female faculty member hired in the physics department of Princeton. She later joined the Manhattan Project at Columbia University and is best known for proving that identical particles don't always behave in the same manner. She called her discovery the Wu Experiment and was later nicknamed "The First Lady of Physics".

Girl Power!! I love celebrating powerhouse females in history, so making this post was a fun one to put together. Comment below with a powerful woman in science that you know and love!!

02/09/2023

What a great day for some networking 🤝🏼 and brainstorming 🧠! It also happens to be National Don’t Eat Alone day. 😆😆 Funny holiday for sure, but very appropriate!

Where is your favorite place to not eat alone?

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