by fistbumpmedia | Apr 11, 2015 | Dream amp; Do, Intangibles, Nuts amp; Bolts
“Suggest 2 people assemble this product.”Those were the first words I read last week when I opened the instructions for assembling the chiminea I had just purchased. I paused, looked at the picture on the front of the box, thought of all the products...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 29, 2015 | Lifestyle, Nuts amp; Bolts
I’ve read more than a few times that individuals who convert to something — a religion, belief system, etc — are often more zealous than those who have embraced it for most of their life.I’m living proof of that as it applies to technology. I...
by fistbumpmedia | Sep 11, 2014 | Nuts amp; Bolts
Conventional wisdom in the form of counselors, life coaches, and literature & books on the grieving process asserts that no major life decisions or financial decisions should be made for 12 months — 6 in extreme cases — after a divorce, the death of a...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 21, 2014 | Lifestyle, Nuts amp; Bolts
Today has been frustrating challenging, to say the least. Some progress was made and some remains to be made . . . I hope!I began the morning cleaning out my email accounts. That in itself was a bit of a mess. When I first began blogging, I had 3 email accounts, and I...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 6, 2014 | Dream amp; Do, Lifestyle, Nuts amp; Bolts
The last time I posted, I had transported 3 carloads of scrapbooking supplies to my new apartment. Over the next 10 days, I moved almost everything I owned except for 5 “larger” pieces of furniture — bed, dining room table, large entertainment...
by fistbumpmedia | May 17, 2014 | Lifestyle, Nuts amp; Bolts
My daughter, her dog, and about 99% of her stuff left my house yesterday, leaving me with an empty nest (again). I thought the last time she left it was for the last time, but she graciously agreed to move home and house & dog-sit for me while I was in England....