That One Time I Wrote A Book

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.  Working with companies I’ve always admired, trips to awesome places, meeting amazing people, attending conferences and more.   Don’t get me wrong, I work hard behind the scenes.  This is a full time gig.  It’s not for the faint of heart.  There have been many times that I’ve had to step back and re-evaluate things.  But then I’m asked to write a book and I pinch myself and think ‘Wow. I really am lucky!’  So thanks for coming to my site, for reading and enjoying what I post.  I obviously would be nowhere without each of you.  Thank you!

What is this book about?  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.  I have spent a lot of hours coming up with ideas, writing, and designing.  There were deadlines and timelines and all kinds of things.  Including some tears…  I’ve struggled with self doubt – will anyone like it?  What if it’s not good enough? But then it all started to come together and I am so dang proud of it.  It is full of all my favorite things – craft ideas, recipes, tips, tricks, quotes, stories and a whole huge section of tear out designs.  If you like what I do on my blog,  I think you’re going to love it! Is it okay to say that?   It is so me.  The colors, the fonts, the projects, everything.  And I can’t help but smile when I look at it.  I hope you’ll do the same when you get it.

How can you order?  It’s available for pre-order right now.
The book is set to ship on December 8th.  It will be to you right in time for Christmas.  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.  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.  And count this as your reminder-  go for your dreams!

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