by Norma Thatcher | Dec 4, 2018 | Christmas, Humor
I once got in trouble with HR. No one likes to get a notice that the head of Human Resources wants to see you, right? As I made my way to the “principal’s office” that early December day, I did a mental check of what it could possibly be about. If you know me (or...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 1, 2018 | Inspirational
As I write this, there are 30 days left in 2018. Perhaps in the back of your mind, lurking behind the visions of dancing sugarplums, there is one word repeating itself over and over again like a mantra: Goals. Many people dread January 1 because of goal-setting. It’s...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 27, 2018 | Christmas, Inspirational
Last year my step-daughter Melissa said she had a surprise for me. She prefaced its unveiling by announcing, “You’re either going to be really mad at me or really happy.” When she opened her car’s back door, I saw two boxes I’d been missing for over a dozen years. In...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 24, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
The woman sitting behind us on the train would not shut up. On and on in a too-loud voice she talked to her travel companion about anything she could think of as long as it was about herself, her job, her co-workers, her house, her kids…well, you get the idea. When...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 20, 2018 | Humor, Thought provoking
What I’m about to share may shock you. You likely will throw up your hands in disbelief and shout, “She’s lying!” We didn’t have a telephone until I was about 14. My dad didn’t see the point in spending the money on one. If we needed to use a phone, we could walk to...
