Tag Archives: Patti Fralix

Remembering Uncle Barry

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Patti Fralix

This has been a sad week for me. Sunday was Father’s Day, which is always a difficult day for me. Neither my legal father nor my biological father was very fatherly. Since they are both deceased, there is no possibility … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, love | Tagged Barry, Christmas, death, First Watch Restaurant, Fralix, grief, holidays, life, love, memories, Oak Island, Patti Fralix, relationships, remembering, spending time together, Suffolk VA, The Fralix Group, time, Uncle Barry | 4 Comments

Summer Traditions and Memories

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Our family has been going to Hilton Head every summer for our family vacation for about ten years. Our family believes in vacations and has taken them every year since our family blended in 1984. When our girls were small, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, travel | Tagged family, FL, Fralix, Hilton Head Island, Ormond Beach, Patti Fralix, SC, Skull Creek Boathouse, summer traditions and memories, The Fralix Group, The Salty Dog Café, travel, vacation | Leave a comment

What To Do When Boredom Sets In

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Patti Fralix

I am struggling with a couple of days of boredom this week, which is a rare occurrence for me. I am not one who is bored often. There is always plenty to do. Cleaning closets, cleaning the garage, pulling weeds, … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged accomplishing tasks, beach, blogging, books, boredom, effective, Fralix, How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask for by M. J. Ryan, Patti Fralix, productive, reading, relax, rest, The Fralix Group, time is valuable, visiting family | 2 Comments

Wasting Time and Money

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Time is our most valuable resource. Money is also a valuable resource. In fact, if we need or want more money and we have time, we can make more money. Yet we sometimes act as if we will live forever, … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change | Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, Fralix, money, Patti Fralix, shopping when bored, The Fralix Group, time is finite, valuable resources, wasting money on food, wasting time and money, what is most important to you? | Leave a comment

The Years Pass So Quickly

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Like all of you, I am heartbroken over the senseless death of innocent children and adults in Uvalde, Texas. Words are inadequate. Prayers for all of those touched directly by this tragedy. But prayers are not enough. Our country needs … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Relationships, travel | Tagged Alabama, Auburn, best friends, Birmingham, family, Fralix, friends, Judy, life, making time, Pam, Patti Fralix, relationships, spending time together, The Fralix Group, The years pass so quickly, traveling | 2 Comments

Atlanta Reimagined

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I are in Atlanta for a few days. Mike has a three-day meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center. We are staying outside of town, so I have been dropping Mike off in the morning and picking him … Continue reading →

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Relationship Management

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Relationships are tough. This is not new knowledge, but it seems that staying out of trouble with others is even harder now than it used to be. I have some opinions about why I think this is, but I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Relationships | Tagged assumptions, Atlas of the Heart, Begin with the end in mind, Brene Brown, calling, communicating, connect, connections, Dr. Stephen Covey, feel good about you, for a reason, Fralix, healthy relationships with self and others, Patti Fralix, relationship, relationship management, relationships, respond in a timely manner, season or lifetime, texting, The Fralix Group | Leave a comment

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Patti Fralix

In this post I am doing something I have never done before; I am reposting an earlier post. I have been blogging (mostly) weekly since January 2015, and I have never repeated a post. I knew I wanted this week’s … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, love | Tagged aunts are mothers too, blogging, change, family, Fralix, Happy Mother's Day, honor your mother, life, love, love your mother, Memories and Traditions, mother, mothers are special, Patti Fralix, relationships, The Fralix Group | Leave a comment

38 Years and Still Counting

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Today is Mike’s and my 38th anniversary. Last year we celebrated our anniversary in St. Maarten, with royal treatment by our friends Ron, Harry, and all of the staff at Joe’s Jewelry. Memories were made there that will always be … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, love | Tagged 1984, 38 years!, anniversary, change, commitment, Fralix, happy, honesty, Joe's Jewelry, love, marriage, Michael Fralix, Mike Fralix, Myrtle Beach, Patti Fralix, relationships matter!, shared values, The Fralix Group, trust | 3 Comments

Changing Me Through Spring Cleaning

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Patti Fralix

I have been a little under the weather for a week, so I haven’t had much energy. Thankfully, my COVID test was negative. Not being one who does very well just sitting around, I have been doing some cleaning and … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged calm or chaos, change, changing me, Changing me through spring cleaning, cleaning and organizing, cleaning out, Fralix, How to survive change, junk drawer, Keep life simple, minimizing, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, too much stuff, white space | 2 Comments