Keep your book club alive!

We're all about at the end of our dreary winter weathered ropes. I know this for certain because on the news night before last they were covering the snow ... yes again, and use to NEVER get snow ... and they were interviewing a mother who said, "I wish someone woulda' shot that darn groundhog!" I bet more than a few of us are feeling that way about now.

I had to laugh. Nothing like a live interview in the south the catch you off guard.

So, if your friends are making excuses to not get together for book club, reel them back in. If they didn't read the book, they can still be part of the girls night out and she can catch up on the next read. Sometimes all we need is a little nudge to get us off the couch and out the door on a cold, wet night --- do your friend a favor -- NUDGE!

Have a wonderful book club meeting. I'd love to hear what you're doing at yours.
Next month I'll talk about a new little something I just heard about that some book clubs and authors are doing. Stay tuned!

And a New Year begins . . .

. . . as we ring in 2010 keep in mind that it's the small things that make the big differences.

Getting together for book club once a month or even every other month if that's all you can work out is a small gift to yourself that will help you maintain balance in your life. Balance is important if you want to be the best you can be.

Since it's the beginning of the year, make a plan to have someone insure you get a picture at each book club meeting so that at the end of the year you can do a collage card or a calendar for the whole group. A fun way to get more joy out of those memories.

Visit often for crafts, recipes and ideas to keep your Book Club gathering fun and easy.

Nancy

Virtual Book Clubbing is A-OKAY

New in town? Too hard to get the girls or your book club together for a discussion? Too much stress to gather at someones house? The act of sharing with others is an important one. We can usually find a way to do the things we really want to, but then again coordinating several folks for the same date is sometimes just too big of a challenge.

Be innovative.

FACEBOOK OR TWITTER:: Use your facebook account or twitter for a chat. If you use twitter, set up a hashtag like #WedNiteBookClub or something so everyone can find the conversation easily. Facebook is easy because you can post and then everyone can just pile on.

POSTCARDING:: Set up the book club right down to the "date", but rather than get together everyone in the club sends a postcard or card to each of the members with their thoughts. Good OLD FASHIONED mail ... it has a nice appeal.

YAHOO GROUPS:: You can always set up a yahoo group of your special friends. It's free and intuitive to use. You can even open it up to people you don't know.

SKYPE:: If your techno-savvy ... how about a skype meeting?

CONFERENCE CALL:: Did you know there are websites that offer free conference calls? Everyone will have to pay the long distance fee, but depending on your long distance terms ... that could be free, too. Try freeconferencecalls.com.

What's your solution?
I'd love to hear.
Nancy