Trick and Treat Return From Author’s Writing Retreat

I have not written a Blog Post since September 25th and my Blue Brain was missing the weekly blogging and communication with my readers. Organizing and writing my October 2012 BrainBuzz Newsletter helped me ease back into normal work and writing schedule, from my Green Brain focus on my book writing deadline the the Princess…

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Writer Gone Fishing For Words and Ideas

This is a beautiful time of year to enjoy a “Writer’s Retreat”! Yom Kippur begins tonight, and I am making Yellow Brain Preparations for the holiday and a “Writer’s Retreat”. I will not be trawling for fish. However, I will be fishing for words and ideas, and not writing any blog post. My Yellow Brain is…

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Olympic Beach Volleyball Teammates Personify True Friendship

I loved watching Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings during the Beach Volleyball competition and their winning game for the Olympic Gold medal! During the Olympic games, Misty’s and Kerri’s friendship, love, trust, encouragement, and respect for one another was palpable  When a reporter asked Kerri how she felt about Misty, with tears in her…

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Writing, Revising & Planning In Color Can Be Fun!

For the last weeks, my business focus has been the  Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift Teacher’s Activity Guide. I find it most helpful and encouraging to use my Brain Colors to write the manuscript. Below are the ways I have been stimulating and utilizing all my Brain Colors. My Yellow Brain is organizing documents and…

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An Easy Solution for Lost & Found Documents

Have you ever lost or misplaced something and driven yourself crazy trying to remembering where it might be? That just happened to me. I had completed and sent the Teacher’s Brain Colors, Brain Color Group Activities and Program Evaluation printouts from the Advocate Condell Day Center for Inter-generational Care program, I presented on June 17th,…

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August Back to School BrainBuzz Newsletter

Does your Blue Brain feel like it has been a SHORT HOT SUMMER? It is hard to believe that summer season is almost over and children are going back to school in the next few week. To help you enjoy the last few weeks of  the summer season, my August BrainBuzz Newsletter features the following…

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Princess Shayna the Musical Photo Album

My Orange Brain is excited to announce the new and amazing Princess Shayna the Musical Photo Album on my website! My wonderful web designer, Jeff Lewis owner of The Webs We Weave, designed a custom flip book for me, which includes a fun page turning sound effect. You have several options at the bottom of…

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New Brain Color Tips In July BrainBuzz Newsletter

After a month long hiatus, my Creative Blue Brain is slowly getting back on track with my Blog posting. It feels like riding a bike. People say you never forget how to ride. However, I am still a little wobbly. I am delighted that my July BrainBuzz Newsletter jump-started my writing schedule again, in preparation…

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Author’s Brain Colors Incognito

For the past few weeks, I have been incognito. No, not in a  place called Cognito! My normal  identity has disguised working on: 1. An exciting presentation for Advocate Condell Medical Center, which has required a lot of teamwork with the meeting planner and the other presenters. 2. Working on the Princess Shayna website and…

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Brain Color Surprise “Thank You” Gifts – Princess Shayna Musical

For the past few days, I have enjoyed using all my Brain Colors to prepare surprise “Thank You” gifts for the Princess Shayna Musical Cast Members and Director, Kim Kass Woycke. My Yellow Brain began preparing on Tuesday. My Green Brain systematically and sequentially ordered all the Princess Shayna Musical Blog Posts that Kim and…

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Princess Shayna Musical Performance Blissfull Perfection

Last Sunday was finally Showtime! The performance was blissfully perfect. Now, I am finally floating down from my Princess Shayna Musical Cloud of Euphoria! At 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, I enjoyed watching Kim and the cast members run through their technical rehearsal. It was the actors’ first time on the performance stage and they did an excellent job completing the…

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