Time And Energy Management This is my Tough Cookie take on how to value and manage time. This is also my annual pep talk to myself. If interested, please also check out my 2023 version of How To Survive With Passion And Purpose. Since it… Read More »How To Value And Manage Time
This is the third post in my journey about how to adopt a dog from a local shelter or rescue organization. The two previous posts were All Dogs Must Be Irish and How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog. Whenever I walk… Read More »How To Adopt A Dog From A Local Shelter Or Rescue
In a previous post All Dogs Must Be Irish, I wrote about wanting a dog now that I have gone through the grieving process of my last pet Mickie. This post is part of a series about how to make an informed decision when choosing… Read More »How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog
About two years after Mom passed away in her sleep, I turned to my Aunt Dolores in my desperation to meet my lingering sorrow and fears head-on. She lived in Florida and I was in Albuquerque. My aunt sent the letter that saved my life.… Read More »The Letter That Saved My Life
The mission of How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body and each of my stories is to show what happened to me, share what I learned, and encourage others to keep moving forward from life’s most unexpected challenges. As I wrote about in… Read More »How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body
This story from our fixer-upper days, Sledgehammers and Silent Night, illuminates our challenges. Some were visible, and one required a 911 call. Sledgehammers We had lived in our house for about ten days. Pete was worn out and home sick with the flu. He made… Read More »Sledgehammers And Silent Night
Fixer Upper Part Two is a cautionary blog story about fixer-uppers, home ownership, missed closing dates, red-tagged appliances, hiring an attorney, and stress. Fixer Upper NDE (Near Divorce Experience) is part one. If this is your first visit to my website, you can read that… Read More »Fixer Upper Part Two
Near Divorce Experience You might not be familiar with the acronym NDE (Near Death Experience). In a previous post, Entrances And Exits, The Fun Fuller Family began looking for a new home. But in this blog story about buying a fixer-upper house with a baby,… Read More »Fixer Upper NDE
These are my thoughts about how to live and survive with passion and purpose year to year. At the end of every year, I review the daily entries in my 6″x8″ lined planner. I think most of us forget what happens from day to day,… Read More »How To Survive With Passion And Purpose