by fistbumpmedia | Aug 1, 2014 | Five Minute Friday
Talk about an appropriate word for today, as I join (for the very first time) a wonderful group of ladies who join every Friday create a “virtual writing flash mob” (I love that phrase, Lisa-Jo). For 5 minutes every Friday, these ladies write about a...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love lists, so an email from the Declare Conference organizers with an invitation to participate in a 4 x 4 post made my day! 4 Things About Me I am very interested in starting a business selling mixed-media word art — on canvas and on wood. I’m an...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 31, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
Well, here I come in 6 days, that is. Early next Wednesday morning I’ll tell Dazey good-bye and jump in my little red Prius to make a 10+ hour drive to Dallas to attend the Declare Conference. Three glorious days filled with workshops, meeting other women...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 29, 2014 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Intangibles, Relationships
Last Friday would have been my husband’s 53rd birthday, and for the 5th year in a row, I marked the date with a Facebook post that included a favorite photo. Many Facebook friends share similar posts on the birthdays of a loved one — usually a parent or...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
J.R., Sue Ellen, Bobby, Pam, Miss Ellie, and even Ray and Lucy. If you’re over 40 years of age (maybe even younger), as you read those names you probably pictured Larry Hagman sporting an evil grin and a 10-gallon hot or maybe the sultry Victoria Principal clad...
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 13, 2014 | Intangibles
The hardest thing for me as a blogger is being transparent in sharing my struggles. Try as I might, it’s sometimes hard to get past “what will others think of me?”. Today’s post is a textbook example of that struggle, so bear with me if I...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Every home has its good points and its bad and even maybe some ugly, and now that I’ve lived in my new apartment for 3 weeks, I’ve identified a few that I thought I’d share.The Good* less expense* less room to store stuff, to clean, etc.* no fenced...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 7, 2014 | Intangibles
I opened my Facebook page a few weeks ago to find a post in which an acquaintance lambasted people who don’t attend church. He referred to them as “lazy” and, if they called themselves a Christian, “hypocritical”, and he baldly stated...
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...
