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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Kaboom Goes the Time-Saving Tip

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I gave myself the gift of time, taking off a couple days for Thanksgiving. So I took care of writing business early. One of those tasks included a post at the Muffin.

Isn’t it nice to be able to schedule work to post at a later date? That’s a big part of the tool I wrote about over at the Muffin in “A Social Media Tip Worth Dancing About.”

If you have books coming out–traditionally to self-published and everything in between–you’ll want to take a look at this tip about Thunderclap. Seriously, it will blow your mind.

And even if you don’t have a book coming out, you may have another project in your church or school or community that would benefit from a Thunderclap campaign. ‘Course you won’t know about all the time and effort you’re saving yourself if you don’t zip over there and give it a quick read.

A little time now could save you a lot of time later!

 

Counting Your Blessings

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Last year, I shared about my gratitude journal and how I count my blessings (at least five, sometimes more) before I go to sleep. It reminded me of this song from the movie, White Christmas. So I shared the song, too, but it was on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and maybe you were busy with after-Thanksgiving activities.

I thought I’d share the song again. ‘Cause I just love this song.

I don’t love journaling so much. I know I call my notebook a “gratitude journal”, but it’s more like a collection of lists. I’m a professional when it comes to making lists. Wherever I am, I pull out my gratitude notebook and list away.  And most nights, I drift off pretty peacefully.

So after the cleaning and the dusting, the chopping and the stuffing, the baking and the cooking, I hope you’ll have a quiet moment for counting your blessings. Even if it’s the last thing you do before you close your eyes on Thanksgiving night:

If you’re worried and you can’t sleep. Count your blessings instead of sheep. And you’ll fall asleep, counting your blessings.