So now it's all done in reverse, EXCEPT you have to dust and sweep BEFORE you put everything back in it's place. You have to find a place to store the "good" boxes that can be re-used. Along with all the other re-gifting items. You then have to be creative with all the OLD stuff that you had sitting around collecting dust and make them look better than they did before you replaced them with the snowmen and santas. This process seems to become more and more tedious to me each and every year. However, my children still find all of these decorations as part of tradition and you just don't mess with tradition!
You work for 6-8 weeks prior to this day in preparing for what might possibly be a three hour period of jolly good ole times. Then when the house is quiet and trashed to the max, you wonder.... is it worth it?
It most certainly is when the kids are still loving it, but believe me... the second that I see they no longer need or desire all of the stuff around, it won't be around. Now if you are planning several get togethers or parties and such, then yes I believe it would feel more worth it. But when you live out here in the boonies and no one stops by to see all the wonderful work you have done. It feels pointless.
Wow... I am really sounding like a scrooge right now I know. Sorry, it is just that my kids were gone at noon yesterday and my husband returned to his man cave and I was left with this disaster that I knew was only mine to clean up. I can not bring myself to do it. Not today, maybe not tomorrow. I have other pressing issues on my mind. Like trying to get my website up and running so that people know exactly where to come to buy my book ! It has been very difficult the past couple of months with explaining the process of print on demand books and how to obtain them. So I am going to stock them myself and ship them to you personally with a signature on top!
I have struggled with the site for a month or so (in between all this other hoopla) and I have not been successful in getting the shopping cart to work properly. So I decided this morning to bite the bullet and pay a professional. Ugh... there goes what tiny profits I had made thus far and they were suppose to be used to buy the books. I feel a loan coming on soon from my ever brave and blind supporter, me spouse ;D
So stay tuned just a few days longer and you can visit www.jenjohere.com and purchase your books directly from me !!!!! You can look at it now, but it is just contents of the book and about the Author yada yada yada... but soon, you can actually hit "add to cart" !!!!!
Thank you all and I am sorry that I am such a downer today. Oh wait ??? Is that my son in the other room packing up ornaments??? I bet he wants to go to the girlfriends house again today, I know how he works. Pretty smart kid ;D
Happy Packing to you and Happy NEW year to all !!!!!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Book Signing Number Two !!!
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The Book Signing at The Coachman last evening was a huge success and I saw actual men there, that have already read my book and were coming up to me explaining that they have had difficulty in the past being able to communicate, and express their emotion when it came to comforting someone in pain. They too, have opted to be silent in fear of saying the wrong thing. It was wonderful to have them say that they were going to listen to my advice and to at least just lay a hand on the person and let them know that you are not dismissing their pain, but are at a loss for words. Sometimes that is all it really takes and men are very afraid of women in general if they cry. It puts them in an awkward state of trying to either fix it or them, or walking awkwardly away. How refreshing to know that my book is allowing them to understand the magnitude of just one small gesture. With, or without words... you can be there for someone. They WILL remember it !
o Review by Kathy Howard, a FreeLance writer for the Grand Rapids Press !!!
If, while on a personal quest to discover why we are the way we are, a person could choose to whitewash their story or give an honest account of the things that shape them. Jo Lynn chose the later….brutally honest, admitting her own shortcomings and taking responsibility for her own actions, not laying blame on someone else. So many things were out of her control and others were the result of her own choices. What courage to flay your own soul to wash out the demons torturing and poisoning your body and mind.
I appreciated the more “journalistic” writing style…..this book was an extremely well “fleshed out” outline. Delivering all the vital information without flowery prose, which would have been an attempt to make it appear a more literary tome rather than the harsh recounting of a life filled with events difficult for most of us to believe could all happen to just one person. It read more like having an extremely personal conversation with a dear friend who needed to vent or explode if things were held in any more…knowing they just needed an ear, not advice or judgment, and a hug to show that after knowing the truth we aren’t going to emotionally or physically withdraw.
After reading the book, it gives the reader the option to feel honored for being entrusted with the knowledge of such intimate details or disgusted because they have no empathy for others problems. I feel honored to have shared Jo Lynn’s first 50 years and confident she has the tools at her disposal now to make the next 50 a more glorious time, she knows her demons and has slain them by putting them out into the light of day. I would also like to know how it has been getting to know her brothers….so maybe there will be a follow-up story, since I feel I know the family so well now it would be nice to be kept current.
If, while on a personal quest to discover why we are the way we are, a person could choose to whitewash their story or give an honest account of the things that shape them. Jo Lynn chose the later….brutally honest, admitting her own shortcomings and taking responsibility for her own actions, not laying blame on someone else. So many things were out of her control and others were the result of her own choices. What courage to flay your own soul to wash out the demons torturing and poisoning your body and mind.
I appreciated the more “journalistic” writing style…..this book was an extremely well “fleshed out” outline. Delivering all the vital information without flowery prose, which would have been an attempt to make it appear a more literary tome rather than the harsh recounting of a life filled with events difficult for most of us to believe could all happen to just one person. It read more like having an extremely personal conversation with a dear friend who needed to vent or explode if things were held in any more…knowing they just needed an ear, not advice or judgment, and a hug to show that after knowing the truth we aren’t going to emotionally or physically withdraw.
After reading the book, it gives the reader the option to feel honored for being entrusted with the knowledge of such intimate details or disgusted because they have no empathy for others problems. I feel honored to have shared Jo Lynn’s first 50 years and confident she has the tools at her disposal now to make the next 50 a more glorious time, she knows her demons and has slain them by putting them out into the light of day. I would also like to know how it has been getting to know her brothers….so maybe there will be a follow-up story, since I feel I know the family so well now it would be nice to be kept current.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Do I feel like an Author yet?
As I sit and ponder over the wonderment of last evening, I can't help but continue to feel that this is happening to someone else. It takes me back to a time when I was bitch, moaning and complaining to my husband many many years ago. I was certainly going through some sort of pity party and possibly hormonal. Poor guy... I just cried and cried and said that I had never had a goal in my life except to find my biological father and to get my own apartment and live all by myself. I achieved the latter of the two. I was envious of people who had a plan, who always knew what they wanted out of life. I wailed at him that I had no talents nor any gifts and that I was doomed to be a nothing who accomplished nothing.
Even though at the time, I had a beautiful daughter and a wonderful home and husband, it wasn't enough. I went on to say or cry at him that my sisters all had something they were good at, such as one was an awesome seamstress, another a fantastic painter, a musician, another was witty with words and creative in her ideas and goals. Each time I would say " and what am I good at ? " He would just cringe in silence and try to sneak out of the room. Finally when I pressed him further he said "You're a good Mother" and although that should have been a wonderful compliment, he had said it many times before and I didn't consider it a talent.
After seriously rolling around and crying in my beer for a few hours, he said fine "You're a good Flirt!"
Ok, that woke me up and he had my attention front and center! "What is THAT suppose to mean?"
A man of few words, did not want to poke the beast any further and decided he had had enough and was backing out of this winless situation. "I mean you are really friendly" and then he went to bed.
Being a good Mom and being friendly are good qualities about a person and maybe I should have been happy with that, but I can tell you now after all these years, being someone who touches others through their words feels far better than being a good flirt.
The emotions in the room last night were palpable to me. I could see how they connected with me and how I was possibly describing something that has taken place in their own lives. I really kinda felt like Oprah for a second. Pretty cool indeed. Loving to Learn at Fifty and sharing the wisdom so that the next generation of woman well be kinder to themselves is powerful stuff. I'm diggin' it. ;D
If you have a similar story or are stuck with "Am I doing everything I can to be my best self?" (oprahism) Then I would love for you to share it, and maybe it will help someone else find what they are good at, so they can be proud of themselves like I am now.
Am I an Author? yes... Am I a good Author? ahhh.... so so
I'm no poet and I am not "well read" but I can talk like the best of them. (rambling included)
Thanks for reading,
Jo Lynn ;D
Book : "I Can't Relate" by Jo Lynn Sudenly
www.jenjohere.com
jolynnsudenly@yahoo.com
Next Book Signing : Dec. 6th at 6:00 The Coachman in Plainfield, Indiana
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving is upon us, or is it Christmas?
This post is for my daughter Sam, whose favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. She insists that we do not put up decorations or lights of any kind until AFTER the dinner has been thanked for and eaten and sat around and napped after and then finally cleaned up.
However, she is also a very frugal girl who simply LOVES a great deal and therefore enjoys the Black Friday events. I wonder how she will feel when she learns that now her DAY is going to be rushed through in order for those to take their place in line to carry out that flat screen TV. (which she did last year on FRIDAY morning)
It seems that the small traditions that our family has created, are slowly being exchanged for the latest craze. My memories of childhood Thanksgiving, consisted of a lazy day watching the parade and betting to see which uncle was going to start snoring first after the meal. Listening to the women chat away in the kitchen and stealing the can of whipped cream topping to take to my room for later ;D
My boys are not much for tradition, and it is difficult to get them excited about much of anything. I am thrilled to see that I must have done something right for my daughter, to instill in her some of the greatest aspects of the holidays. Each year I buy her some sort of Thanksgiving decoration for her own place now. She is all grown up and although it is difficult to keep the same rituals alive when she is out of state, she is the one that always makes the holidays special for me.
To my very special girl, I love you and hope that you find some really great deals on FRIDAY morning. Hopefully they won't be sold out by then. See you soon my love.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone and please share some of your traditions and special memories with us so that new families can understand how very important they are to create and continue.
Cheers to the Turkey !
Gobble Gobble ;D
However, she is also a very frugal girl who simply LOVES a great deal and therefore enjoys the Black Friday events. I wonder how she will feel when she learns that now her DAY is going to be rushed through in order for those to take their place in line to carry out that flat screen TV. (which she did last year on FRIDAY morning)
It seems that the small traditions that our family has created, are slowly being exchanged for the latest craze. My memories of childhood Thanksgiving, consisted of a lazy day watching the parade and betting to see which uncle was going to start snoring first after the meal. Listening to the women chat away in the kitchen and stealing the can of whipped cream topping to take to my room for later ;D
My boys are not much for tradition, and it is difficult to get them excited about much of anything. I am thrilled to see that I must have done something right for my daughter, to instill in her some of the greatest aspects of the holidays. Each year I buy her some sort of Thanksgiving decoration for her own place now. She is all grown up and although it is difficult to keep the same rituals alive when she is out of state, she is the one that always makes the holidays special for me.
To my very special girl, I love you and hope that you find some really great deals on FRIDAY morning. Hopefully they won't be sold out by then. See you soon my love.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone and please share some of your traditions and special memories with us so that new families can understand how very important they are to create and continue.
Cheers to the Turkey !
Gobble Gobble ;D
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Learning How I Sound to Others
It has been brought to my attention lately, that sometimes I say things that don't come out at all how I intended. Can any of you RELATE to that?
We all listen to friends who vent and either that person is actually looking for advice, or they just want someone to listen. I believe now, that unless the person actually says to you "what do you think?" or "what should I do", the safest bet is to just be quiet and not try and FIX the problem.
Nine times out of ten, the problem fixes itself and then you are the one that gets blamed for saying something derogatory against a loved one of theirs. You have either insulted their intelligence or offended them in some way that you honestly had no clue that you were doing.
I have found that as I regain my footing after five years of a horrific storm, that I am beginning to become more in tune with my words and how they often affect others. Little judgements, regardless of how small or unimportant they are, hurt. I have been told numerous times recently that something I said came out in a very negative way, when I meant it to be helpful. Isn't it marvelous that we can still learn and grow at the age of 50. Some old Dogs can be taught new tricks. Not only has this helped in my marriage, but in almost every aspect of my social circle and even those I encounter on the streets or stores etc...
I feel we are flooded with reality TV that encourages us to speak our minds and people just take it and move on. However in the the REAL reality, people will not take it forever and you will lose them. They need comfort, not criticism.
I first began to understand this when my daughter would come home and tell me what a ghastly deed one of her classmates had done to her, and I would listen and then become the devil's advocate. In which she would immediately say "why do you always take their side?" Well, because I want you to have another perspective and maybe get an understanding as to why they did what they did. But that is NOT what my daughter wanted to hear.
After my rebirth this past five years, I felt being the "real" me, meant that I could say what I actually thought to someone. But I am learning that people don't really want to hear the truth, they just want a shoulder to lean or cry on. My words have become more direct which I like because I'm not hiding any longer. But I am reserving those honest words for REAL problems, not petty ones. I once told a friend who was going through a very tough time of losing her Mother, and her Father was close to death as well, that she should get her kids to take things upstairs for her, instead of piling each step with items that belonged up or down. See in our house, if something is sitting at the top of the stairs, whoever goes down next takes it down, and vice versa. My intent on sharing that with her was to encourage her to ask for help from her family while she was unable to keep up with the household chores. But she took it as a judgement that her kids don't do anything and that I was saying she had a messy house.
She only revealed this to me approximately 9 years later this past week! She has recycled that in her mind and let it eat away at her and her housekeeping and parenting abilities all this time. All I wanted was for her to come home after driving an hour and half both ways to visit her parents, to walk in her safe haven and be able to shut down and cry if she needed too. Not see things that needed to be done to weigh her down even more. Unfortunately, that is not how she took it all. I bet a lot of you can relate to this exact thing. Women tend to be very hard on themselves and we feel like we are suppose to keep this level of accomplishment and productivity up as some sort of competition with society. Every one has different priorities, and if you choose to go play in the leaves with your kids while there are dishes in the sink. Then so be it. We need to be a sisterhood of support not judgement. Another friend of mine who passed away when she was 38 from breast cancer, use to say "If you are coming to see my house, give me two days. If you are coming to see me, come ANY time." It has been hard for me over the years to practice that philosophy, as I am a product of my GrandMother who was neat and tidy at all times and you must always but your best out there for others to see.
I watched her die... my dear sweet GrandMother. On her death bed she told me "I do have regrets, I regret getting upset with you kids when you touched the glass on my table with your dirty fingerprints, and I regret getting upset that you put your hands all over my front door glass or dropped a crumb on my floor." "Please don't be that way" "Love your children and grandchildren even in a messy house" Thank you for those words, although it took me way too long to actually act on them, however I do now.
I also owe my oldest sister for showing me without even knowing it, that it was okay to go outside in public without a full face of makeup. She is and was a stylish gal and always seemed to have it all together. It took her two hours to get ready to go somewhere, yet it was worth it because I thought she was beautiful. One year I went to Tennessee to visit her and she had to go to her son's school to do something during school hours and I was amazed that she did not put on her makeup! And yet, her confidence was still very high as usual. That was impressive to me and from that point on, I too felt that I could show both faces. Just because you are not all made up and looking "together", doesn't mean you are sick or depressed, or sad or lazy. It means you are busy and wasting two hours is ridiculous unless it is for something special or important.
So let's give our fellow women permission to let go of these old ideas of how we are suppose to look and be at all times. It's a new age, and priorities have changed. Behind all those perfect houses and perfect faces are the same struggles and arguments and obstacles that we all face. Let's just be REAL about it.
To ANYONE that I have ever hurt in the past.... I genuinely apologize.
Reminder: The Cardinal Rule... I can say something bad about my loved one, but YOU can not !
Have a good week, and see if you are brave enough to show your second face and listen without judgement.
TTFN,
Jo Lynn ;D
We all listen to friends who vent and either that person is actually looking for advice, or they just want someone to listen. I believe now, that unless the person actually says to you "what do you think?" or "what should I do", the safest bet is to just be quiet and not try and FIX the problem.
Nine times out of ten, the problem fixes itself and then you are the one that gets blamed for saying something derogatory against a loved one of theirs. You have either insulted their intelligence or offended them in some way that you honestly had no clue that you were doing.
I have found that as I regain my footing after five years of a horrific storm, that I am beginning to become more in tune with my words and how they often affect others. Little judgements, regardless of how small or unimportant they are, hurt. I have been told numerous times recently that something I said came out in a very negative way, when I meant it to be helpful. Isn't it marvelous that we can still learn and grow at the age of 50. Some old Dogs can be taught new tricks. Not only has this helped in my marriage, but in almost every aspect of my social circle and even those I encounter on the streets or stores etc...
I feel we are flooded with reality TV that encourages us to speak our minds and people just take it and move on. However in the the REAL reality, people will not take it forever and you will lose them. They need comfort, not criticism.
I first began to understand this when my daughter would come home and tell me what a ghastly deed one of her classmates had done to her, and I would listen and then become the devil's advocate. In which she would immediately say "why do you always take their side?" Well, because I want you to have another perspective and maybe get an understanding as to why they did what they did. But that is NOT what my daughter wanted to hear.
After my rebirth this past five years, I felt being the "real" me, meant that I could say what I actually thought to someone. But I am learning that people don't really want to hear the truth, they just want a shoulder to lean or cry on. My words have become more direct which I like because I'm not hiding any longer. But I am reserving those honest words for REAL problems, not petty ones. I once told a friend who was going through a very tough time of losing her Mother, and her Father was close to death as well, that she should get her kids to take things upstairs for her, instead of piling each step with items that belonged up or down. See in our house, if something is sitting at the top of the stairs, whoever goes down next takes it down, and vice versa. My intent on sharing that with her was to encourage her to ask for help from her family while she was unable to keep up with the household chores. But she took it as a judgement that her kids don't do anything and that I was saying she had a messy house.
She only revealed this to me approximately 9 years later this past week! She has recycled that in her mind and let it eat away at her and her housekeeping and parenting abilities all this time. All I wanted was for her to come home after driving an hour and half both ways to visit her parents, to walk in her safe haven and be able to shut down and cry if she needed too. Not see things that needed to be done to weigh her down even more. Unfortunately, that is not how she took it all. I bet a lot of you can relate to this exact thing. Women tend to be very hard on themselves and we feel like we are suppose to keep this level of accomplishment and productivity up as some sort of competition with society. Every one has different priorities, and if you choose to go play in the leaves with your kids while there are dishes in the sink. Then so be it. We need to be a sisterhood of support not judgement. Another friend of mine who passed away when she was 38 from breast cancer, use to say "If you are coming to see my house, give me two days. If you are coming to see me, come ANY time." It has been hard for me over the years to practice that philosophy, as I am a product of my GrandMother who was neat and tidy at all times and you must always but your best out there for others to see.
I watched her die... my dear sweet GrandMother. On her death bed she told me "I do have regrets, I regret getting upset with you kids when you touched the glass on my table with your dirty fingerprints, and I regret getting upset that you put your hands all over my front door glass or dropped a crumb on my floor." "Please don't be that way" "Love your children and grandchildren even in a messy house" Thank you for those words, although it took me way too long to actually act on them, however I do now.
I also owe my oldest sister for showing me without even knowing it, that it was okay to go outside in public without a full face of makeup. She is and was a stylish gal and always seemed to have it all together. It took her two hours to get ready to go somewhere, yet it was worth it because I thought she was beautiful. One year I went to Tennessee to visit her and she had to go to her son's school to do something during school hours and I was amazed that she did not put on her makeup! And yet, her confidence was still very high as usual. That was impressive to me and from that point on, I too felt that I could show both faces. Just because you are not all made up and looking "together", doesn't mean you are sick or depressed, or sad or lazy. It means you are busy and wasting two hours is ridiculous unless it is for something special or important.
So let's give our fellow women permission to let go of these old ideas of how we are suppose to look and be at all times. It's a new age, and priorities have changed. Behind all those perfect houses and perfect faces are the same struggles and arguments and obstacles that we all face. Let's just be REAL about it.
To ANYONE that I have ever hurt in the past.... I genuinely apologize.
Reminder: The Cardinal Rule... I can say something bad about my loved one, but YOU can not !
Have a good week, and see if you are brave enough to show your second face and listen without judgement.
TTFN,
Jo Lynn ;D
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Is this Surreal or What ?
So it's been less than a week since my book went National and the response has been incredible. I can't tell you how bizarre it is to read a total strangers review about your work. I want my excitement to rub off on all of those Mom's out there that are close to having an empty nest to take the plunge and allow yourself to dream again.
It seems a bit selfish at times, as I have always put my family before myself. However, they are benefiting from the joy it brings me to have confidence again. To see me happy and enjoying the experience of it all, is worth it to them to see a little less of me and to have to pick up their own dirty clothes seems minimal to what they had seen before I completed this book. They lived through darkness with me, and now they can see that people can change and move past and learn coping skills to handle stress. It is critical that we face the demons so that they become weaker and less intense. Being aware of the triggers that can drop you like a dime, and remembering that the more you talk and share with others will lessen the pain. The less raw it becomes for you. Almost like it didn't happen, it is just a story now.
No one should be ashamed of their past, we are human and we make mistakes. Big Ones at times, but allowing people to see the real you, is empowering in so many ways. My husband is the most private person I know and although he has chosen not to read my book ( so please don't discuss it with him, he feels he has enough details about me in his head he doesn't need anymore to recycle and worry over), he has supported me through this entire process. It's good that he doesn't read it, although I offered many times and said you should read this before I publish, he has demons of his own and one day I am hoping he shares them at least with me.
Life is too short to carry so much baggage, people like to know the real you. Not the one that wears the pretty jewelry and the perfect makeup, but the one that cries and suffers with daily obstacles just like all the rest of us. It's time we take the pressure off of ourselves and start supporting one another.
Go Ahead...
Step Out of the Comfort Zone...
It's Nice Out Here...
Do something extraordinary today !
It seems a bit selfish at times, as I have always put my family before myself. However, they are benefiting from the joy it brings me to have confidence again. To see me happy and enjoying the experience of it all, is worth it to them to see a little less of me and to have to pick up their own dirty clothes seems minimal to what they had seen before I completed this book. They lived through darkness with me, and now they can see that people can change and move past and learn coping skills to handle stress. It is critical that we face the demons so that they become weaker and less intense. Being aware of the triggers that can drop you like a dime, and remembering that the more you talk and share with others will lessen the pain. The less raw it becomes for you. Almost like it didn't happen, it is just a story now.
No one should be ashamed of their past, we are human and we make mistakes. Big Ones at times, but allowing people to see the real you, is empowering in so many ways. My husband is the most private person I know and although he has chosen not to read my book ( so please don't discuss it with him, he feels he has enough details about me in his head he doesn't need anymore to recycle and worry over), he has supported me through this entire process. It's good that he doesn't read it, although I offered many times and said you should read this before I publish, he has demons of his own and one day I am hoping he shares them at least with me.
Life is too short to carry so much baggage, people like to know the real you. Not the one that wears the pretty jewelry and the perfect makeup, but the one that cries and suffers with daily obstacles just like all the rest of us. It's time we take the pressure off of ourselves and start supporting one another.
Go Ahead...
Step Out of the Comfort Zone...
It's Nice Out Here...
Do something extraordinary today !
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Today was the actual launch of my Book !
This press release was sent to 572 different TV, Newspapers, Radio Stations in six large cities. Check one out near you...
New York, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Indianapolis
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Learning
to Accept Help from Others
Author
wants readers to know they’re never alone in times of need
Indianapolis,
Ind. – When a loved one is ill or going through a rough time, it is only
natural for others to try offering
helpful
advice or words of encouragement. It can, however, be hard to truly understand
what the individual is going
through.
In the new book, I Can't Relate: The Story of a Simple Girl with a Complicated
life (published by
AuthorHouse)
Jo Lynn Sudenly tells her touching story and gives insightful advice on how to
accept the help of
others.
Sudenly
hopes that I Can’t Relate will inspire anyone who is feeling hopeless or out of
control to seek help and
never
feel shame in doing so. It is a lesson in how to forgive and how to excuse
those that simply can’t relate.
“If
you personally have never experienced what the person is going through, it is
very difficult if not impossible to
relate”
says Sudenly.
I
Can’t Relate is based on true events in her life that evolves over a span of
almost 70 years. It is filled with many
sensitive
subjects and exposes compelling and on-going stigma of mental health and the
issues revolving around
depression,
suicide and rage. She has personal experiences with abandonment, sexual
harassment, abuse, rape
and
infidelity – experiences that allow her to speak first-hand about the things
people are afraid of and why unable
to
provide real comfort.
Sample from book:
Tam
has been wonderful when it comes to respecting my feelings about my father all
these years. He doesn’t
really
want to talk about it, because he admits that he simply cannot relate. He has
the same two parents that he
has
always had, and that is all he knows. Clearly, he has not been able to place
himself in my shoes, and he is
unsure
of what to say or do to help ease my struggle. He has been supportive in all my
efforts to find and connect
with
him, yet he is never pushy or dismissive, just supportive.
About
the Author;
Jo
Lynn Sudenly shares her personal experiences in hopes that it may help others
during their own times of
personal
darkness. Sudenly hopes to change the way people relate to one another and open
the lines of
communication
while eliminating the awkwardness in standing next to someone in pain. A
married mother of two
who
recently turned 50 relives her life with humor and sadness combined.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Social Networking ...
Wow ! Is all I can say about this experience of trying to get exposure for my book. It is clearly going to take me a great deal of time to stay on top of all these sites. I realize that writing is becoming more of my day and I can't wait to get back to the creative process.
I hope you will not get bored with me too quickly, as I am new to this world and trying to be to keep you motivated to come visit my sites. So if you feel you have had an overload of me, believe me I understand.
I have hit a couple of the big shows for reviews for my book and am expecting AuthorHouse to launch their live campaign this Friday. I hope that those of you who are waiting for my book signing can hang on just a tad longer. I am trying to schedule several different locations, so you won't have a long drive.
Please help me with this process, just by sharing my blog or my website to your friends and you may just end up seeing me on the Today Show ! Wishful thinking, but possible ;D
Thank you again for visiting,
til next time...
Jo
Wow ! Is all I can say about this experience of trying to get exposure for my book. It is clearly going to take me a great deal of time to stay on top of all these sites. I realize that writing is becoming more of my day and I can't wait to get back to the creative process.
I hope you will not get bored with me too quickly, as I am new to this world and trying to be to keep you motivated to come visit my sites. So if you feel you have had an overload of me, believe me I understand.
I have hit a couple of the big shows for reviews for my book and am expecting AuthorHouse to launch their live campaign this Friday. I hope that those of you who are waiting for my book signing can hang on just a tad longer. I am trying to schedule several different locations, so you won't have a long drive.
Please help me with this process, just by sharing my blog or my website to your friends and you may just end up seeing me on the Today Show ! Wishful thinking, but possible ;D
Thank you again for visiting,
til next time...
Jo
Sunday, October 30, 2011
I Can't Relate: Learning to Multi Task Again
I Can't Relate: Learning to Multi Task Again: Hello All, Just wanted to keep you posted on how this stay at home Mom for almost 20 years, (yep .... spread those kids out and you get an...
Learning to Multi Task Again
Hello All,
Just wanted to keep you posted on how this stay at home Mom for almost 20 years, (yep .... spread those kids out and you get an excuse for much longer ) is doing at learning to Multi Task again after so very,very long. I had figured out how to run boys to soccer and get the laundry done and stock the fridge. But now with this new and very exciting adventure of launching my first book, I have to retrain myself to sound professional and together. To return many phone calls and emails and to update many sites and yet continue to get all that other stuff done too.
I have to hand it to working Mom's, I really really do respect you. When you feel spread thin, you feel like someone is getting the short end of the stick. Now that my son will be 15 soon, he is pretty independent, but yet I don't want to look away too long, ya know? Gotta stay on top of every portion of his life that he will share. Even some he won't ;D
Trying to continue to stay in contact with family and friends when they are use to you always being free and now you feel like you are bailing on them all the time is just no fun.
Hoping your husband continues to be proud of you and understanding as mine has been for the past 3 years when I first began this venture.
I might even have to buy some decent clothes that don't have paint or holes in them. ;D
Something will just have to give, and I hope that it is just the dust on the stairs that suffers. I want to give this challenge my all and I want my children to know that their Mom was more than just a maid and a taxi driver. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT ! (Seinfeld reference) Because I have been here for them and they have always known they came first.
So as I try to Multi-Task after so many years of having plenty of time to get MY JOB done and felt that no one was left behind, I fear that something will fall through the cracks and my super woman cape will begin to never get ironed.
Hats off to the Dust, the bugs and the weeds that may just not get pulled by working Mom's. I'm BACK! It feels good, and I would love some advice on how to stay in control and not feel overwhelmed and or guilty. GUILT... oh Lordy, that is my biggest fault it seems. So GUILT BE GONE!
I have a book to sell !!!!!!!!!!
Won't you help me please?
Thank you Mom's and any other interested parties, I value each and every comment. So let them fly!
Just wanted to keep you posted on how this stay at home Mom for almost 20 years, (yep .... spread those kids out and you get an excuse for much longer ) is doing at learning to Multi Task again after so very,very long. I had figured out how to run boys to soccer and get the laundry done and stock the fridge. But now with this new and very exciting adventure of launching my first book, I have to retrain myself to sound professional and together. To return many phone calls and emails and to update many sites and yet continue to get all that other stuff done too.
I have to hand it to working Mom's, I really really do respect you. When you feel spread thin, you feel like someone is getting the short end of the stick. Now that my son will be 15 soon, he is pretty independent, but yet I don't want to look away too long, ya know? Gotta stay on top of every portion of his life that he will share. Even some he won't ;D
Trying to continue to stay in contact with family and friends when they are use to you always being free and now you feel like you are bailing on them all the time is just no fun.
Hoping your husband continues to be proud of you and understanding as mine has been for the past 3 years when I first began this venture.
I might even have to buy some decent clothes that don't have paint or holes in them. ;D
Something will just have to give, and I hope that it is just the dust on the stairs that suffers. I want to give this challenge my all and I want my children to know that their Mom was more than just a maid and a taxi driver. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT ! (Seinfeld reference) Because I have been here for them and they have always known they came first.
So as I try to Multi-Task after so many years of having plenty of time to get MY JOB done and felt that no one was left behind, I fear that something will fall through the cracks and my super woman cape will begin to never get ironed.
Hats off to the Dust, the bugs and the weeds that may just not get pulled by working Mom's. I'm BACK! It feels good, and I would love some advice on how to stay in control and not feel overwhelmed and or guilty. GUILT... oh Lordy, that is my biggest fault it seems. So GUILT BE GONE!
I have a book to sell !!!!!!!!!!
Won't you help me please?
Thank you Mom's and any other interested parties, I value each and every comment. So let them fly!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
My very own Blog... what next?
If I can get all of my friends on facebook and twitter to share my link to my book, I might stand a better chance at selling 5000 books! Which is what it takes to have a "Bestseller".
Then... my dream would be, to have gotten the attention of "those" in Hollywood to turn my story in to a movie and my sisters and I could pick our favorite celebs to be casted as ourselves.
Doesn't that sound fun? It's not impossible, very improbable, but not impossible. So please help me get my book to the masses. Just share a link and write a review if you can. Any kind of positive light shown on a first time Author is critical to get the kind of exposure I need in order to be successful. Thank you all in advance and maybe you will be an extra in the film !!!!!
Happy Reading,
Jo Lynn
Then... my dream would be, to have gotten the attention of "those" in Hollywood to turn my story in to a movie and my sisters and I could pick our favorite celebs to be casted as ourselves.
Doesn't that sound fun? It's not impossible, very improbable, but not impossible. So please help me get my book to the masses. Just share a link and write a review if you can. Any kind of positive light shown on a first time Author is critical to get the kind of exposure I need in order to be successful. Thank you all in advance and maybe you will be an extra in the film !!!!!
Happy Reading,
Jo Lynn
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