Announcing My New Book !
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Available in Amazon's Kindle Store
I’m so excited to announce the
publication of my eBook,
Living A Miracle,
We All Do… Every Day
It has been a labor of love and recounts my recovery from a terrible car accident that left me partially paralyzed, with brain hemorrhages,
and comatose.
I made a complete recovery, obviously,
and I look at life differently now.
This is a book about reality.
I’m a realist.
We all live miracles, every day.
Click On the Image of My Book
to the RIGHT to Check it Out,
or read Sample Pages!
PEACE!
Listen Up …
TAKE RISKS :
If You Win, You Will Be Happy;
If You Lose, You Will Be Wise.
Listen …
- From- Amazing Things in This World
A Year from Now,
You will Wish you had started
TODAY.
– Karen Lamb
Words to Live By
“Most people fail in life
not because they aim too high and miss,
but because they aim too low and hit.”
– Les Brown
Beauty in the World…
Photo by John Dalkin
I found this beautiful photo of the famous statue of Jesus in Rio, on Amazing Things in the World Facebook Page!
Check it out!
The Joy Of Black Friday Shopping !
Are you going out on Black Friday? I AM !!!! I had a great experience a few years ago…
Here’s My Story About it …
Well, I finally did it. I went against years of eye rolling and head shaking… and I joined the shoppers in the early morning on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
I had previously sworn off Christmas shopping even on weekends- due to crowds. I had always shopped strictly on weekdays, when parking is easy and crowds are… nonexistent.
But the deals that were being advertised got me, and the desire to surprise my parents with a laptop computer this Christmas…
So there I was, dropped off on the sidewalk in front of Staples… at 7:45am.
(Please; I wouldn’t forgo regular sleep for shopping; 7:45 was early enough.)
I walked in. People were shopping, but it wasn’t crazy. I was told there was a ‘laptop area’, approached it, and within a few minutes I was being helped.
Every employee was really well informed, and helpful. The assistant manager who helped me with the laptop, also helped me find the 50%-off shredder I had seen in the paper (my gift to myself- I’ve always wanted a paper shredder for some reason AND I got it in ‘sapphire’- gotta love Christmas shopping.)
Then, I got up to the cashier- with my crazy-discounted laptop, the discounted wireless mouse, and my 50%-off sapphire paper shredder- and the assistant manager starts in on what I think is going to be the ‘strong sell’…
“Do you need a new printer to go with your laptop?”
“No.” I firmly, but nicely replied.
Then the cashier and assistant manager exchanged almost embarrassed looks…
And the cashier looked at me and said,
“They’re five dollars.”
What? What did she mean? I thought I heard her wrong… But it turned out that when you bought a laptop during ‘early bird’ hours on Black Friday, you could also get a new printer for $5, or a wireless, touchpad printer for $15.00.
… So I got the wireless touchpad printer for our computer room for fifteen dollars!!
My guys had decided against going to Dunkin’ Donuts and instead found a parking space right in front of the store, and walked in- just in time for us all to carry packages out to the car!
Success! For a moment, I thought I heard trumpets playing…
I was so inspired- I did something I wasn’t planning on doing. In fact, I never thought I’d do it-
I told my husband and my son to do some male bonding … and I WENT BACK OUT SHOPPING!
I went to Toys R US next-
It was busy, but so well organized! There were tons of helpful employees, the checkout was incredible, almost no wait- one line, specially made for Black Friday, and a guy pointing out clear cashiers… And last but not least- a young man whose sole job was passing out complimentary boxes of new 64 crayon sets!
I was having such a great time… I went to 4 more stores !!!!
I got some GREAT deals!
And people were nice, not crazy.
I think I just may do this again next year, I almost feel like the ‘Shopping Scrooge’ who has been enlightened, and now sees the error in their ‘previous shopping ways’…
Black Friday Shopping-
Another tradition has begun!
Words To Live By
“I learned how to sumon,
from somewhere deep within,
the extra will I didn’t know I possessed.
Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again,
gave me the boost of confidence
I would rely on for years to come.”
-Sugar Ray Leonard
A Great Little Time Enhancer
Things Organized Neatly
I discovered a great little site,
Things
Organized
Neatly,
thanks to a mention by
Daniel Nayeri,
the Digital Editorial Director of
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
during the Mid-Atlantic Fall Conference of the SCBWI this past weekend.
And this site is what it says.
Everyday there is a new picture of
things
organized
neatly.
This is not a time waster!
This is a moment of joy
to check out
every once in a while 
Peace.
A Great Quote To Remember !!!!!
“The Only Thing that can diminish your power is
your belief that you do not have it.”
Cesar Millan and Scooby Doo Hit DC !
We Walked!
Hubby, My Son, Me, and our puppy Ollie !
This was A GREAT EVENT!
And so well done.
If you would like to donate to Cesar’s foundation,
to help dogs,
Just Click HERE.
It was truly great to see so many people and their dogs all walking together. And it was wonderful to see our little puppy LOVING walking along with all the other dogs, he didn’t miss a beat… it was great!
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I Was In The 2012 Show !
Check Out …
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Nicole’s Book
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