by fistbumpmedia | Apr 27, 2015 | Dream amp; Do, Nuts amp; Bolts
Long story short, after much deliberation and with almost as much reluctance as anticipation, I sold my wonderful little red Prius. I loved my Prius — how it handled, its fuel-efficiency, its size, etc. As much as I enjoyed the car itself, I loved the fact that...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 16, 2015 | Intangibles, Lifestyle
I’ll admit it — the title of this post is a bit misleading. I’m not car-less. In fact, I recently traded cars and am enjoying my new vehicle immensely. But several days a week, I act as if I don’t own a car.About 6 weeks ago, I moved, and...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 13, 2015 | Dream amp; Do
I still remember the unadulterated joy I experienced when my parents signed up for cable TV and my viewing options expanded from 2 clear and 1 fuzzy channels (NBC, CBS, and ABC respectively) to a wide array of channels. I was in college at the time, and since then,...
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 | Mar 16, 2015 | 5 Tubs and a Tote, Dream amp; Do, Lifestyle
Today is the big day. In a matter of minutes — no more than an hour — I will begin the process of ruthlessly sorting the hundreds, if not thousands (well, if you were to count all the paper clips, staples, safety pins, straight pins, etc., etc....
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m a law-abiding citizen and have always highly respected those who work in law enforcement in my community. Even so, for the past seven months, my appreciation for the men and women who serve in police departments across the country has grown, and with it has...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 9, 2015 | 5 Tubs and a Tote, Dream amp; Do
Did I really proclaim — and on a public forum, no less — that by Summer 2016 I would have my possessions other than furniture pared down to what would fit into 5 trunks and a tote bag? Oh my!A little respiratory bug kept me home the latter part of this...
by fistbumpmedia | Feb 23, 2015 | 5 Tubs and a Tote
Eight days ago, at mile marker 178 on southbound I55 just south of St. Louis, I had an epiphany.”5 trunks and a tote.”That was my epiphany.I think I need to explain. When I moved to this apartment last summer, I transported everything except for the large...
by fistbumpmedia | Feb 19, 2015 | Intangibles
Last week I did something that I wish I hadn’t had the opportunity to do to begin with. I watched the video of the brutal, evil-filled murder-by-burning-alive of Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. (No specific details will be shared here)It was without...
by fistbumpmedia | Feb 16, 2015 | Dream amp; Do
You’d think that, with 23 moves in the 30+ years since I graduated from college, I’d have no illusions as to the amount of work involved in moving from one place to another. I’ve moved solo, married-but-pre-children, pregnant (at 2 months along, 6...
