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Tag Archives: books
The beautiful unboxing of Beautiful Madness Book Case, Chapter 3
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”~John Dewey, American philosopher I’m so glad I found Beautiful Madness Book Case subscription company tucked in the back of Aisle 1 at BookExpo America 2016 in Chicago. The owner was … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Madness Book Case, books, coffee, memoir, Penn State, subscription box, writing
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Owlcrate July 2016 unboxing: same vendors, sneaky theme
“Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. Once cannot exist without the other.”~Eric Burdon, British musician Oh my gosh! Thank GOODness I got the Good Owlcrate box. . . . The July theme was … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Happy Planner, planner, Star Wars, subscription box, Zentangle
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Sharing my Facebook social media tips this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. Hey, nice of you to join us here. I haven’t been back to Moonwinks since the start of my first job here in Michigan. Back then, we weren’t into coffee, just sweet flavored coffee drinks, … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, books, coffee, Facebook, family, Happy Planner, Instagram, planner, ROW80, scrapbook, social media, Star Trek, WeekendCoffeeShare
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Writing productivity with #ROW80 for this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. Oh, I’m so glad you made it. This is so bizarre, isn’t it? A coffeeshop inside a movie theater, and not just a counter but a real sit-down coffeeshop with tables and pastries and you … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, books, family, Motown Writers Network, Penn State, ROW80, social media, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writers, ask yourself this one question
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”~Peter Drucker, American businessman Is your book actually a book? This is the Fiction Journey. That initial question posed at tonight’s Ann Arbor Emerging Writers workshop did not make me … Continue reading
OwlCrate unboxing June 2016: Royalty
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”~Joseph Campbell, American writer Wow. This makes two mostly-satisfying OwlCrate boxes in a row. I think it’s the longest streak since my subscription began with “Spooky” … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Disney, Happy Planner, scrapbook, subscription box, writing
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TBT from a #TBT
“I never said most of the things I said.”~Yogi Berra, American athlete Here’s a look back to 2010. Good stuff. Sad stuff. It’s nice to know it happened.
Posted in #ThrowbackThursday, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged books, bookstore, coffee, Facebook, Michigan, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Timehop
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Five important social media protocol to remember, plus 1
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.”~Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader Social media: think you know everything? I don’t, but I thought I knew more than I did. Tonight’s Emerging Writer’s Workshop … Continue reading
The Beautiful Madness of subscription kits
“Age is just a state of mind.”~Abhisek Bachchan, Indian actor “Life is better with a plot.” That’s the tagline of Beautiful Madness Book Case, a new subscription service, two months old as of this post. The owner, Julia, is a … Continue reading
Belittled and empowered at #BEA16
I promise I will write about the positive things that came from BookExpo America and BookCon, but right now, I have to get a peeve off my chest, an moment that both belittled and empowered me in the same moment. … Continue reading
