by fistbumpmedia | Jul 9, 2013 | Intangibles, Relationships
Between you and me, there have been points in the past few years where I have had to grit my teeth and smile when yet another person has said to me, “You’re so strong!” There have even been times when, upon hearing that phrase, I wanted to lash out...
by fistbumpmedia | Jun 30, 2013 | Intangibles, Self-Care
Several things occurred this past week that, to be quite honest, put me in a funk. I spent much of Monday running errands; dealing with traffic congestion, long lines at the few stores I had to visit, a mix-up at the pharmacy that required a 30-minute wait, etc. had...
by fistbumpmedia | Jun 18, 2013 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Intangibles, Relationships
Of course, Americans recently celebrated Father’s Day, a day on which we recognize our Fathers with a gift and/or a carefully-selected or hand-made card. Across the country, children of all ages made a special effort to spend the day with their father, many of...
by fistbumpmedia | Jun 14, 2013 | Intangibles, Lifestyle
“A man’s home is his castle”, and “Home is where the heart is.” Just two of the hundreds of quotes that speak to the importance humans place on the idea of home. Libraries and book stores have hundreds of books on home improvement,...
by fistbumpmedia | Jun 4, 2013 | Intangibles, Lifestyle
This past Friday, my daughter and I — she in a u-haul with all of her furniture and I in my car loaded down with some of her clothes and other odds and ends — were moving her from my home to her new apartment in the city. Just as she pulled the truck up to...
by fistbumpmedia | May 30, 2013 | Intangibles, Relationships, Self-Care
When my son graduated from kindegarten, my husband and I gave him a copy of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! with a note from us written on the inside front cover. We moved a year later, and my daughter attended kindegarten at a school didn’t...
