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Introducing "Jam with Jodi" Monthly Newsletter

1/29/2014

Hello everyone! Today's post will be brief. I am introducing my new "Jam with Jodi" Monthly Newsletter. It has my work at a glance. It highlights certain things for my books, my author site, my DUO Education site, and my character site. It also provides some links to make it easier to keep in touch. This is just my author page.
Again, please explore all the sites as this is just a highlight. It would also be too time consuming to add every link for every post. And, to make it easier for you to enjoy all editions of the newsletter, I created the "Jam with Jodi" Monthly Newsletter Gallery page.
I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to connect with me in as many places as you would like.

Also, note that I have a new "celebrity" page or "fan" page on Facebook. The link is in the "Jam with Jodi" Monthly Newsletter. Although, I thought I would give it to you here as well. You can find it at www.Facebook.com/author.illustrator.educator.Jodi.Desautels. It is also another great way to stay connected with me and my work. Thank you!

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I Am Not a Very Good Cheater

1/22/2014

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Hello everyone! Today, I am going to reveal a little something about my true nature. I am not a very good cheater.
LOL! Before you get in an uproar wondering why I would be cheating anyway, let me tell you a little story.
Hubby and I like to have fun together. We will often play games, joke, and have some good old fashioned fun. We don't do anything serious. Nobody gets hurt…emotionally or physically. It is all in a kind-hearted nature.
One of the games we play is "double pinochle." It is just the two of us and to make it more interesting we play with a "dummy hand."
Anyway, for those of you who don't know the game, I shared two very good things to have in your hand and their corresponding points. A double run is worth 150 points and double aces are worth 100 points. Both of these are very good things to possess; two of the highest valued things in double pinochle.
Well, as I recall, hubby was ahead of me. He had been getting good hands with good points. I hadn't been getting much of anything. So, when he had to get up to do something, I took the opportunity to hide four aces (one of each suit), so when I dealt, I could make sure I had them. I was trying to give myself double aces, but he came back too fast.
I ended up giving HIM a double run worth 150 points and I didn't even get the double aces!!! I couldn't believe it. When I told him what I did, we both started laughing. Hubby still picks on me about that moment at times! I am one of the only people that I know who can manage to give the other person a better hand while trying to cheat and give myself a better hand. Ugh! LOL!
Like I said, I am not a very good cheater. I think it is because, I don't want to cheat. I feel guilty if I even think about doing it. My heart is not in it. I guess it is true for the positive and the negative things in life… you are better at something when your heart is in it!

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Do You Take Time for Granted?

1/15/2014

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Do you take time for granted? I think I do. I think many people do. And, we don't just take our own time for granted, but we take other people's time for granted as well.
It is strange how we don't think of time as being our most valuable commodity. I know that I tend to waste time. I may procrastinate, or sit around, or say, "well, I will just play this one game," or whatever. Then, before long the day has slipped by and the time is gone- - WASTED! Then, I think back about all the stuff that I wanted to get done and probably could have got done, if I would have just done them. Have you ever felt like that?
And, when someone does something for me, I don't always think about the time that goes into it. Yes, I thank him or her for doing me the kindness. Yet, not often enough do I think of the time that was used to do it…time that was taken out of his or her day, time that was taken away from his or her family, time that was taken away from his or her own goals. Also, I don't always know how much time it may take out of someone's time. Something that I think might only take ten or fifteen minutes, may take an hour. Who knows?
I have thought about time before. I often wonder why wages are so different. I don't think anyone's time is worth more than anyone else's time. I think every person is valuable and everyone's time is valuable. So, why is there such I difference in wages? Some people make minimum wage while others make tons of money.
I mean, yes, some people may have had to go to college while others do not in order to do their jobs. So, maybe those people can ask a reasonable higher way in order to pay their college bills. Some people need to buy resources in order to do their job, so they may have to charge a little more to pay for those resources. Yet, I believe that each person's time is just as valuable as everyone else's time.
So, why am I talking about time now? I did something for someone and didn't feel like my time was valued. Not to worry, I don't feel any different about the person. I just let it go. But… it did get me to thinking and thought it would be a great blog topic.
What are your thoughts about time? Do you feel like your time is valued? Are you thankful and respectful of other people's time? Have you ever thought about time? I would love to hear from you. Thank you for taking the TIME to read this post!

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It is a New Year with a New Beginning: 2014

1/8/2014

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Hello everyone! It is a new year with new beginnings. I embrace my goals, adventures, and blessings for this year.
I have many new things planned for this year. What about you? Please feel free to mention them in the comments.
One thing that I am doing for this year is making some changes on all of my websites. My author site (this one), my character's site (www.ClarindaCloud.com), and my education site (www.DUOEducation.com) all have some changes for the new year. I hope you will take a moment to check them out.
With this blog, true to it's name, I plan to use more of my own thoughts, whims, aspirations, works in progress, happenings, creations, etc. I will still do author and illustrator interviews. However, I have a new page just for that called "Author/Illustrator Interviews & Book Promotions." I hope you check it out. I already have an interview with Rhonda Patton posted.
Also, some of you may be interested in a new feature on my education site, DUO Education. On Mondays, I will be posting "Story Starters & Writing Prompts." Well, it will be one or the other each Monday. The first writing prompt was posted this Monday.

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Happy New Year! Follow Your Heart in 2014!

1/1/2014

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Hello everyone! It is a brand new year with many brand new beginnings. I wish you and yours a happy and healthy year.
I am looking forward to 2014 as I like new beginnings and think this one will be a great one! I do plan on following my heart this year! I hope you do as well.
I have so many new plans for 2014! I hope to have more posts on all of my sites. DUO Education, my education site, is going to have a blog on Mondays that contains story starters and writing prompts. All of my writing friends might enjoy that feature! Clarinda Cloud will be asking for children to draw pictures depicting feelings and sending them in. On this site, I hope to be offering children's book proofreading services. And...that is just a glimpse.
Oh...and...this blog will be more geared towards my thoughts and whims...not just author and illustrating topics. I hope to have another blog on this site where I provide author and illustrator interviews and the like.
See? There are many, many changes in store for 2014! I plan on following my heart! What about you? I would love to hear about some of your plans, ideas, etc. Have a great year!

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Introducing "Jam with Jodi" Monthly Newsletter

I Am Not a Very Good Cheater

Do You Take Time for Granted?

It is a New Year with a New Beginning: 2014

Happy New Year! Follow Your Heart in 2014!

Jodi Desautels

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