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Thoughts on Book Reviews

Last week, I asked for volunteers for my advance review team. I said this week, we’d discuss book reviews so here it is! This covers reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and any website where book reviews are given. Amazon uses an algorithm uses books sales and reviews to rank its books. The more books you sell, […]

Thoughts on My Team

I love writing books. For decades, I dreamed of writing, but never took the time. I was too busy doing other things. Now that I’ve fulfilled a dream, I feel like I’ve finally, after six decades, found out what I’m supposed to be. It’s made me very happy. I’ve taken a lot of classes to […]

Thoughts on Sunburns

Now that summer is approaching and the days are longer, I’m thinking more about sun exposure. We spent the weekend outside and I forgot to put on sunscreen. I had long sleeves and jeans on so at least I didn’t get sun on my arms or legs. I come from a long line of skin […]

Thoughts on Being a Role Model

I had a visit with someone on Saturday. I met this girl, Liz, when she was in fourth grade. I was part of a program at work called Lunch Buddies. Once a month, we spent lunchtime at an elementary school that had a high percentage of poverty-level students and immigrant children. We were paired with […]

Thoughts on Flooding

As some of you may know, the Boise River is running very high this spring. We live only a block from the river, and Hubby and I have been watching the water rising, wondering if it’ll get to us. The three reservoirs above us are not quite full, but there’s enough snowpack above them that […]