Welcome to Year of Words week 12! The word of the week is DREAM. When I think about getting inspired, and making my dreams come true, there’s two kinds of books that come to mind. How to, and Memoir. I love having a mix of instructional manuals, and stories of people who have done it. … Continue reading
This week, in looking at books for the word success it was easy to get sucked into the “how to be successful” department on Amazon.com. You know, 10 steps to make you successful, and I’ll show you how. Funny thing, they were almost all about how to be successful in business. I spent many years … Continue reading
If you remember, at the beginning of the week, I chose The Kindness Diaries to read for the word Reason. I must admit I was once again swayed by the reviews. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad things. I did want to read a book along the same lines though, and The … Continue reading
When I dug in, to research book recommendations I was surprised by how many of the books I found were once again religious based. When I think of the word reason, my first thought isn’t God. It was interesting to look through and and see how people relate to the word reason. There are two definitions for … Continue reading
I chose No Tourists Allowed as my book of the week for the word Worth in the Year of Words Book Club. As I read the description I was pretty confident a story with addiction, and service at the center would get me thinking about “worth” in my life. And I was right. … Continue reading
I’ve had quite a few question about how this whole thing works. How do I choose a book? What are the requirements for book selection? Does the word have to be in the title? So I thought I’d put together a little video to help clarify. (short answer: there are no rules. 🙂 ) Here’s … Continue reading
A new week, a new word… you choose the book. Welcome to week 8 of the Year of Words Book Club. This week I’ve chosen the word JOY! You are welcome to choose whatever word you wish, and whatever book makes you happy. If you don’t have the full list of words, join the book … Continue reading
I didn’t choose Year of Yes for this week’s word… it chose me. 🙂 The word of the week is Gratitude. I chose a different book, and when it came time to read it, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Wednesday the school called and told me my kiddo wasn’t feeling well, I picked … Continue reading
