by Norma Thatcher | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of someone hating butterflies? These colorful winged creatures seem to live a peaceful life around flowers. They don’t bite or sting, they don’t buzz around your face, and they aren’t destructive (except for the hatched caterpillar eating the leaf...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 20, 2016 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve heard of “tiny houses.” These houses typically fall in a range of 300-400 square feet. They’re compact and the best ones find ways to seemingly put every inch to work. This is huge contradiction to...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 16, 2016 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
When I first announced last year that I planned to retire from my day job, the reactions could be separated typically into two categories: 1) The “I’m so excited for you—you’ll love it!” group’s response was grounded in belief that life has an abundance of wonderful...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 13, 2016 | Humor, Thought provoking
In 1991 I was at least twenty pounds overweight. I signed up for a nutrition/exercise program that I attended on my lunch hour a few times a week. At my first class, the instructor asked what I had eaten for lunch. “A hard-boiled egg and a slice of cheddar cheese,” I...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
The first time I came close to dying was when I was about four. It’s my earliest memory. I was at my grandparents’ home and apparently I had been given a balloon to play with. It popped. Unbeknownst to either grandparent, I had stretched a torn piece of the balloon...
