EXHAUSTION, ANTICIPATION, EXCITEMENT

It's official!!  The Book Stall on Chestnut in Winnetka finally announced this Saturday's reading and signing for "Harvey the Hungry Dog". Round up  every wide-eyed or even sleepy-eyed child and bring 'em on over cause the fun starts at 11 a.m.  Here's how the schedule is supposed to work:

1. Reading of " The Adventures of Harvey the Wonder Dog: Harvey the Hungry Dog" at 11 a.m. 

2. Read it again, cause that's what the kids have often demanded!! 

3. Answer their questions and sign books and have fun the rest of the day! Pretty terrific, huh? 

One of Harvey's very special friends will be outside of The Book Stall with Harvey the Wonder Dog himself in tow. Harvey has asked that you lavish as many belly scratches, pets, hugs and cookies on him that he can stand. From personal experience as his mommy, it can be quite excessive and completely rewarding!

So, two more evenings of news fill-in on WLS-AM, THE BIG 89 for me this week and then The Book Stall on Saturday morning to meet you!  

The Book Stall, 811 Elm St. Winnetka, Il. 60093. 847-446-8880.   See you then!!

Paws up, Lise and Harvey the Wonder Dog

811 Elm St.

Winnetka IL 60093

Ph: 847-446-8880811 Elm St.

Winnetka IL 60093

Ph: 847-446-8880811 Elm St.

Winnetka IL 60093

Ph: 847-446-8880

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

A whirlwind week of adjustments. To a new age in life ( I am very okay with that), to a new on-air fill-in job schedule and the reality that for now, I may not get even remotely close to keeping all of those around me as happy as they would like me to because for me it is,  CRUNCH TIME! 

Ever had a year of such growth that you actually literally felt the pains-good and bad? My experiences the past 24 months have felt much like the aches in my legs and arms that I recall as a child that were diagnosed as growing pains. They probably were! They felt kind of scary, but good. Just like now!

Saturday, March 13, 2010  

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Burnout blues....

Like a cannonball streaking through the air, the ride feels wild and cool and like it's never going to end. But it does. And when it ends, most often with a crash into something significantly solid and cold, it hurts.  You may even wonder why you signed up to get on the list to take this crazy ride in the first place.

And so it goes with learning the ropes of marketing a book by yourself. Some days it flows and doors open and calls are returned and meetings and signings and appearances are set. Ahhh, the feeling of what is supposed to happen lulls one into delicious complacency. Then there are the 'other' days. Calls and deadlines missed, rejections received, and money woes aplenty swirl around like Pigpen's dust storm.

But then, something wonderful and unexpected happens that makes it all worthwhile. A child says one simple thing and it all makes sense.  I had just finished reading my book aloud at our local library to a group of around 10 children  and asked them if they liked it. Immediately, one of the little boys in the group blurts out, " Read it again!"  It was all that I needed to hear and so I did. And they all stayed and we read it again.

That moment of that day taught me a little bit more about how to truly measure success. Thanks, kids.