by fistbumpmedia | Jan 12, 2015 | Dream amp; Do, Lifestyle
Just before 2014 ticked down to a close, an event occurred that could result in my moving sometime in the next 6 or so weeks. I don’t mean to be cryptic, but I’m not comfortable sharing specifics until all the details are worked out and things are final....
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 5, 2015 | Dream amp; Do
For the past five years, I’ve been stalked by two large shopping bags with handles — the large ones with a nice flat bottom. Okay, maybe they didn’t actually “stalk” me, but at times I felt like they did.I tried finding a place to hide...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Backstory: I first heard about scrapbooking back in 1995 — oh, my gosh, I just realized it’s been almost 20 years! Anyway, I loved the idea and slowly got started. “Slowly” means v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y, in my case. To be fair, our house at the...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 29, 2014 | Dream amp; Do, Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Intangibles, Lifestyle, Relationships
Ahhhhh . . . the week after Christmas. Usually, this is a time of calm and quiet in my home. The get-togethers are behind me, as are the “extra” church services, various Christmas concerts and programs, and the general busy-ness of December. I putter...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 18, 2014 | Five Minute Friday
I’m very excited again this week to join a talented group of women bloggers in an online, unedited flash mob free write. This week, the word-prompt given to us by our fearless leader Kate Motaung (whose wonderful blog can be found at katemotaung.com) is...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 15, 2014 | Dream amp; Do
“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” I like this definition of patience shared by Barbara Johnson, one of my favorite authors/humorists.I will save you the trouble of hunting down my sister, son, daughter,...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Are you a blogger? Do you have a book lurking inside you, just waiting to be written? OR have you already started (or even finished — if so, I applaud you) a book?If so, I hope you’ll check out this Facebook group, recently started by Trish McClintock...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 12, 2014 | Five Minute Friday
I’m very excited again this week to join a talented group of women bloggers in an online, unedited flash mob free write. This week, the word-prompt given to us by our fearless leader Kate Motaung (whose wonderful blog can be found at katemotaung.com) is...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 11, 2014 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days
This incident occurred 25 years ago, and every Christmas since then, I’ve been reminded of it.I jerked awake. Fruitcake! I woke up my husband. He was a much better sport about being woken at 2 in the morning than I would have been; instead of fussing, he simply...
by fistbumpmedia | Dec 9, 2014 | Dream amp; Do
Picture this scene:A sunny July afternoon in the parking lot of the small (but very nice . . . and free) Alamogordo, NM city zoo. The loving, thoughtful mother starts the car and lets the air conditioner run in an effort to cool the interior before placing her...
