When I was in 5th grade a friend and I joined forces to write a book.  It was super professional on blank white paper and all.  I had finally found my passion for reading that year in the Babysitters Club series.  I have since immersed myself in all kinds of books and a little seed was planted for writing my own book.  It was a bucket list type of thing but I never really thought it would happen.  I mean, how does one go about writing a book?  And what would a book I write even be about?  Around this time last year I knew that I needed to retire from the Queen Bee Market.  It was time. But amazingly right when I stepped away from QBM and closed that door, this new door was opened to me.  Life is funny sometimes. The stars aligned and suddenly I found myself with the opportunity to check that box on my list of dreams.
This blog has presented itself with all kinds of cool things that I never knew were in the realm of possibility. Â Working with companies I’ve always admired, trips to awesome places, meeting amazing people, attending conferences and more. Â Don’t get me wrong, I work hard behind the scenes. Â This is a full time gig. Â It’s not for the faint of heart. Â There have been many times that I’ve had to step back and re-evaluate things. Â But then I’m asked to write a book and I pinch myself and think ‘Wow. I really am lucky!’ Â So thanks for coming to my site, for reading and enjoying what I post. Â I obviously would be nowhere without each of you. Â Thank you!
What is this book about? Â It’s called Make and Share Random Acts of Kindness: Simple Crafts and Recipes to Give and Spread Joy.
I was approached about doing a book on home organization.  And I laughed.  Because honestly, nobody would say that I’m a source for home organization.  I post about it but that’s because it’s something I struggle with so much.  But I knew that I couldn’t do a whole book about it.  What I did think I could do a whole book on is random acts of kindness.  If you’ve followed my site for awhile, you may have seen me post RAOK ideas and read my post on how I got started.  It’s something that I’m passionate about.  And I wanted to create a book that was uplifting and would encourage kindness.  So that’s exactly what I did.  Thanks to my publisher and editors at Page Street Publishing who saw my vision and let me run with it.
The truth is, writing this book has been humbling. Â I have spent a lot of hours coming up with ideas, writing, and designing. Â There were deadlines and timelines and all kinds of things. Â Including some tears… Â I’ve struggled with self doubt – will anyone like it? Â What if it’s not good enough? But then it all started to come together and I am so dang proud of it. Â It is full of all my favorite things – craft ideas, recipes, tips, tricks, quotes, stories and a whole huge section of tear out designs. Â If you like what I do on my blog, Â I think you’re going to love it! Is it okay to say that? Â Â It is so me. Â The colors, the fonts, the projects, everything. Â And I can’t help but smile when I look at it. Â I hope you’ll do the same when you get it.
How can you order? Â It’s available for pre-order right now.
The book is set to ship on December 8th. Â It will be to you right in time for Christmas. Â And I think it’ll not only make a great coffee table book and one that you’ll want to dig into right away, but it would be a fantastic Christmas gift. Â You can order at the following:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Indie Bound
and wherever books are sold!
I’ll be sharing more info as it gets closer but I wanted to let you all know about my project that I’ve been working on all year. Â And count this as your reminder- Â go for your dreams!
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I am so happy for you! That is a great accomplishment and I look forward to getting your book.
Congrats. You have truly put your heart into something and that is awesome.