From the monthly archives: August 2009

Not So Fast Appearances & Giveaways

By annkroeker On August 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Not So Fast is starting to show up here and there across the World Wide Web. I’m trying to find links to the blogs and reviews, posting them all under “News” at www.NotSoFastBook.com. Here are some recent places, including bloggers who are hosting a book giveaway. Pop over to visit these wonderful people [...]

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Is Life Too Planned?

By annkroeker On August 13, 2009 · 1 Comment

Is your schedule too planned?

Maybe it’s time to unplan your life!

Read about it at www.NotSoFastBook.com.

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Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more about Ann’s new book.

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Sunset Kids

By annkroeker On August 11, 2009 · 6 Comments

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Make-Do Mondays: Drying Clothes on Humid Days (without resorting to the dryer)

By annkroeker On August 9, 2009 · 2 Comments

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At 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 [...]

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Meet Henry!

By annkroeker On August 8, 2009 · 3 Comments

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 [...]

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On the Air with Ann

By annkroeker On August 7, 2009 · 4 Comments

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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? [...]

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Food on Fridays: Chocolate-Chip Cookie Trick

By annkroeker On August 6, 2009 · 16 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can write about Applebee’s appetizers or explain how to get ketchup stains out of clothes. Ketchup is food, see, so it relates.

In other words, the Food on [...]

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Simplicity and a Calm, Relaxed Pace

By annkroeker On August 5, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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 [...]

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"Name That Boy" Poll

By annkroeker On August 3, 2009 · 3 Comments

A lot of really great names were proposed (with a few repeats). Some were sweet little boy names, some were symbolic, and a few sounded like names that the little boy inherited from a high-achieving great-grandpa.

After a grueling evaluation, I narrowed them down to just a few.

By the way, a friend dipped into [...]

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"Name That Boy" Contest: First Book Giveaway Winner

By annkroeker On August 3, 2009 · 3 Comments

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.

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