Is your schedule too planned?Maybe it's time to unplan your life!Read about it at www.NotSoFastBook.com.Don’t miss a word: It’s easy to subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more about Ann’s new book. … [Read more...]
Meet Henry!
The "Name That Boy" contest is officially over.Garnering 31 percent of the votes, we have a winner.The "not so fast" boy's name is...Henry!More than one person suggested Henry, so the names went into the box lid to be drawn by my flesh-and-blood boy.Who won the second complimentary copy of Not So Fast?Jane Anne, of Gravity of Motion!Congratulations, Jane Anne, and thanks … [Read more...]
On the Air with Ann
(photo credit: stock.xchng)I was interviewed by phone about Not So Fast on a station in Minneapolis, MN, for the "Live! with Jeff & Lee" show.(Wait, let's pause for a second to count how many prepositional phrases I packed into that first sentence. What's your count? I think it's six if you count the one that squeezes in with the name of the show. And the sentence … [Read more...]
Simplicity and a Calm, Relaxed Pace
(Photo Credit: stock.xchange.com)This week, I'm told, is "Simplify Your Life Week."We could talk about how to declutter, how to eliminate two or three things from our schedules, or how to streamline the laundry room.But I think simplifying my life in a way that profoundly impacts my daily experience must begin at a deeper level....Read the entire post over at … [Read more...]
"Name That Boy" Contest: First Book Giveaway Winner
A big thanks to all who left comments and suggested names for the little boy on the cover of Not So Fast!There were two ways to win. The first was to to enter the drawing by leaving a comment with a name suggestion. Each person who commented was entered into a drawing.I wrote each person's name on a strip of paper, folded each strip in half, and dropped them into a box … [Read more...]
July 2009 Mega Memory Month: Final Projects
It's July 31st.July 2009 Mega Memory Month is coming to a close.You can leave a link to your final project right now; or you may wish to link up tomorrow, because technically you do have until midnight July 31st to finish up. You might as well make the most of it!I hope you’ve had some success tucking a few stanzas of a song or lines from a poem into your head. Even if you … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Slow Setting for a Slow-Down Book
see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
A First Look
David C. Cook Publishing made sure I received a copy of Not So Fast to have, hold, hug, smell, flip through, gape at, and blog about.The official release date is just a few days away: August 1st.Ask your local bookstore to order it for you!Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July! … [Read more...]
Kids, Creeks, and a Slow Afternoon
I wrote a post for NotSoFastBook.com about a recent afternoon spent wading in a creek with friends. Well, the kids did the wading.Anyway, can we live slow enough to encourage outdoor free play?Please join me there... Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July!Check out today's Progress Reports … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: First Harvest
(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can just describe your system for composting, tell us about the first time you ate Ramen noodles, or reveal how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop (the world may never know).In other … [Read more...]
The Speed of Social Networking
I posted about the speed of social networking over at NotSoFastBook.com.Would James recommend we be slow to tweet (or Facebook, or blog)?Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July! … [Read more...]
Hope to Spare You a Flat Tire
I keep my eyes open while on walks or jogs, picking up sharp screws and nails that I spot on the street, hoping to spare someone a flat tire.I found all three of these on the same day while completing a short neighborhood route. Scary, eh?For more Wordless Wednesdays, click HERE. … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Campsite Creativity
see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
Now That's Green!
As I've already mentioned, I'm trying to simplify life by decluttering. I've already accumulated several bags of junk to donate.We live fairly close to a Goodwill, so the girls and I loaded the bags into our bike trailer and headed out.Before I left, the Belgian Wonder saw me and said, "Now that's green!"I was wearing a green shirt at the time. I looked down. "Yes," I … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Campsite Coffee
see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
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