🧺 Real Estate, Real Laundry: The Truth Behind the Business Mom Life

by Samantha | Chickens, Cookies & Closings

Let’s be real for a minute. Everyone loves a crisp, clean closing table pic—you, the happy clients, the “SOLD” sign, and the perfect lighting. What they don’t see is that 10 minutes before that photo, I was elbow-deep in a laundry pile taller than a toddler on stilts. Because while I may be negotiating offers by day, I’m also negotiating laundry loads by night (spoiler alert: the laundry wins. Every. Time.)

🚪Behind Every Door I Open, There’s a Sock on the Floor

Real estate is all about curb appeal, but at home? Let’s just say the only thing getting “staged” is my son pretending to be a velociraptor in a laundry basket. And don’t even get me started on the time I showed a million-dollar home with a fruit snack stuck to the bottom of my shoe. I’m out here slaying deals and slaying the mystery of where all the matching socks go. (Plot twist: the dryer is eating them.)

🐓From Chickens to Closings

If you’ve been here a minute, you know I’m not your average agent. I run on Jesus, caffeine, and chicken math. I might be discussing appraisal contingencies on the phone while collecting eggs with one hand and holding a cookie sheet in the other. Who says you can’t serve homemade banana bread while talking about escrow?

Multitasking isn’t just a skill—it’s a lifestyle. I’m equal parts negotiator, snack queen, and chief laundry folder (when I actually fold it, that is…let’s be honest, it usually just gets recycled from the basket).

💼 Business Up Front, Pajamas in the Back

You think a mullet is business in the front, party in the back? Try mom life: Zoom calls up top, fuzzy socks and a Lego underfoot down below. One minute I’m writing a property description that would make Hemingway proud, the next I’m stepping on a rogue dinosaur and crying in the laundry room because someone spilled juice on the closing docs (again).

But here’s the truth: I wouldn’t trade it for a million dollar listing.

💛 It’s Not Always Pretty, But It’s Always Worth It

Balancing business and mom life isn’t about perfection—it’s about realness. Sometimes that means dropping off cookies at a client’s house with chicken feathers in my hair. Other times, it’s letting my son “help” sort laundry while I draft an offer on the kitchen island (with a chicken watching from the window like my personal poultry-powered assistant).

At the end of the day, the homes get sold, the cookies get baked, and the laundry usually gets done. But the best part? My son sees his mama working hard, loving big, and building something beautiful.

So here’s to all the mamas in business who are juggling spreadsheets and spaghetti, listings and Legos, laundry and love. You’re doing better than you think. And if you ever need a pep talk, a chocolate chip cookie, or help staging a home with a toddler and a rooster, you know who to call.

With love, listings, and a few too many unmatched socks,
Samantha 💛
Chickens, Cookies & Closings