Thoughts, Tips and Tales
I started a personal blog to share my thoughts and bring a lift to other people. Reading a "lifestyle" blog can be like enjoying a letter from a friend or indulging in a good conversation. It connects you with another human being who has the same types of joys, doubts, thoughts, questions and problems as you do. I hope that reading my blog will brighten your day!Subscribe to Blog via Email
-
Recent Posts
Most Popular Posts
- 25 Adult Advent Calendar Gift Ideas
- How to Host a Fun Girlfriends Wreath Making Party
- 20 Things I Learned in My First Month of Caring for Elderly Parents
- Holland America Cruise Line: Pros and Cons
- Do-it-Yourself Cooling Towels for Summer's Hottest Days
- How to Add a Low-Cost Reading Rack to a Treadmill to Make Walking More Fun
- Super Simple: How to Make a Pine Christmas Wreath in 45 Minutes
- 16 Helpful Tips for a Broken Leg, Broken Foot or Broken Ankle
- Things NOT to Sell at a Yard Sale
- Decluttering Continued: An Inexpensive Way to Organize Outdoor Flags
Categories
Archives
Free 30-Day Amazon Prime Trial
Tag Archives: memories
The Great Adventure: Writing My First Book
A little over 20 years ago when my son was a toddler, I had a brainstorm: write a book about great places to take kids in the area. I was an at-home mom, no product like that existed locally and … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishments, author, books, friends, fun, goals, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales, writing, wtiting
Tagged author, books, goals, memories, thoughtstipsandtales, writing
7 Comments
Bloggers: Use Your Power for Good
Wasn’t it Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz who said, “Dorothy, use your power for good, not evil?” Blogs have power, and they’re the ideal place to inspire readers and lift them up. Blogs give you an … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, family, friends, fun, gratitude, life, thoughts tips and tales
Tagged blogging, family, friends, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales
4 Comments
15 Bucket List / Lifetime Goals Achieved So Far: The Dream vs. the Reality
When you’re a child and a 20-something, you dream of doing many things during your life. Although you don’t formally label it a bucket list — or a lifetime goal — that’s what it is. What childhood and early adult dreams … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishments, blogging, bucket list, childhood, family, favorites, fun, goals, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales
Tagged accomplishments, achievements, bucket list, fun, goals, life, lifetime goals, memories, thoughts tips and tales
7 Comments
Cherished Childhood Friends Provide a Reason to Keep Blogging
I got the most unexpected and sweet email message last night from R, a childhood friend. Some background: R and her family lived in a house across the alley from my family’s house all the years I did, from the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, childhood, family, friends, fun, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales
Tagged blogging, childhood friends, childhood memories, friends, memories, neighbors, thoughts tips and tales
14 Comments
The High and Low List for June 2014
Here’s a recap of the good, bad and ugly things that’ve happened in my life during June: GOOD 1.Had the first blog post I ever submitted to BlogHer published, listing me as a Featured Writer. It’s gotten 550 hits there … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, life, memories, swimming lessons, thoughts tips and tales
Tagged highs and lows, June, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales
1 Comment
Funny Friends: Laughter is the Best Medicine
I’ve done more laughing in the past 2 1/2 days that I have in the whole last year. My best old friend (we met 24 years ago) drove from Virginia and has been visiting for three days. She just rode … Continue reading
Posted in friends, fun, gratitude, life, memories, thoughts tips and tales
Tagged cruise, friends, fun, life, memories, Myrtle Beach, sense of humor, thoughts tips and tales
20 Comments
Can’t Cure a Magazine Junkie
I’ve had a wicked addiction to magazines since first grade. It started with Highlights for Children in elementary school, and progressed to Tiger Beat (ooh, those cute long-haired musician boys), Young Miss, Teen and Seventeen (oh so cool). The old favorites that … Continue reading
Posted in favorites, fun, life, magazines, memories
Tagged magazines, memories, reading, thoughts tips and tales
2 Comments
Three Good Things — a New Twist on a Gratitude Journal
I wholeheartedly embrace the importance of being grateful for what you have and believe it’s important to think about your blessings often. That’s why the idea of keeping a gratitude journal appeals to me. (I also do a sentence-a-day journal … Continue reading
Taking a Photo a Day is a Fun Way to Document Life
I’ve been an avid scrapbooker for more than ten years and during the past few years documenting life by taking a photo a day has become extremely popular in the scrapbooking world. It can be done instead of traditional scrapbooking or in … Continue reading
Posted in fun, journaling, life, memories, photo a day, project 365, scrapbooking
Tagged memories, photo a day, photos, project 365, project life, scrapbooking, thoughts tips and tales
5 Comments