I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a fan of Fierce Girls. As such I must take the time today to hold up Marta Ybarra as an example of endurance, determination and hope. Tammy Swift wrote a great piece on Marta for The Forum. Tammy's story details Marta's [...]
Tag: Endurance
The Revenge of the Sump Pump…
I clearly have some bad sump pump karma. I have had two sump pump failures in less than seven months (and yes a new sump pump was installed between sump pump failure one and sump pump failure two). The first time it was a total deconstruction downstairs - walls, carpet, flooring, baseboards, doors, vanity, toilet [...]
9,125 days
Yesterday’ s newspaper was replete with folks who were celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries of anywhere from 25 to 50 years. I love looking at the announcements as they show photos of each couple when they first got married and today as they prepare to celebrate their big anniversary. Amazingly they are smiling in both photos...after [...]
THE NEW FORTY 