Garden Tending, Preparing and Protecting for Winter

All weekend, my husband and I prepared and protected our yard and gardens for the gifts of winter. It was so chilly in Chicago that I wore my heavy alpaca socks, a wool sweater over my overalls and my fleece baseball cap that has ear flaps. We prepared our perennial gardens by removing all the ornaments and…

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Brain Colors Receive, Process & Respond Differently

Recently, my husband and I were having a discussion about how the four Brain Colors receive, process and respond to information differently It is fascinating to examine each Brain Color’s behavior, which resembles a gear that needs to be maintained in a specific manner. Yellow Brainers are comfortable when they receive information in an organized format, as if it…

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WorkZone for TeamWork

I am enjoying a terrific new “Green Brain System” to share documents with my publicist, Cynthia Stine. As a Right Brain – Blue Brainer, I uncomfortable and not used to using Cynthia’s Left Brain – “Extranet“. However, now I am enjoying the learning process. I am impressed with how efficiently it works and instantly keeps a permanent record of all the documents sent back and forth between me, Cynthia and her team. I love…

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Amazon Author Central – A Hidden Treasure!

Did you know that Amazon Author Central  is a remarkable service for authors of any genre. I had known about the service but did not fully understand the extraordinary assistance an author could ask for and receive. A friend informed me that Princess Shayna’s InvisibleVisible Gift  was as ‘Temporarily Out of Stock” on Amazon.com. I thanked my…

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A Writer’s Swamp Lesson

I apologize for not writting a blog post since September 27th. I did miss writing my posts. However, instead of Writer’s Cramp, I experienced “Writer’s Swamp”. It all began with… preparations for our family observance of Rosh Hashanah, followed by preparations for 3 What Color Is Your Brain? Programs in one week, observance of Yom Kippur with our family, reviewing and revising my new…

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