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For many of us the book that we choose to read at any given time is determined by any number of factors.
It could be seasonal. Summer is the time for the blended and frothy type of book. In the spring and fall I tend to be restless so I like the story to take place somewhere other than North America. Winter is for those big cozy works of historical fiction and memoirs
Then we check our mood, do I need to find myself or lose myself?
Finally, there is the time of day; business books and research are great for day time but by the evening I want something with which to as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot might say “turn off the little grey cells”.
Age doesn’t really enter into the equation; think of the number of adults reading Harry Potter.
So here we are the summer of ’09. My Amazon book wish list is pages long and I have groaning piles of yet to be read books, newspaper business sections, Time, Vogue, Marie Claire, O and More magazines in the living room, office and bedroom.
I have just finished My Sister’s Keeper which was no great feat; it is to literature what The Young and the Restless is to PBS. I will say though that the ending was unexpected. Next on my pureed summer book diet is Julie & Julia which led me to Julie Powell’s blog What Could Happen.
In the way of a little brain fiber I am reading three business books that have been recommended to me -
“Coolhunting: Chasing Down the Next Big Thing” Peter Gloor
“Tribes” Seth Godin
“Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work”
Marilee G. Adams Ph.D.
I cannot end this post on books without mentioning the one literary genre for all seasons and that is a good murder mystery. This past week coincidentally I was exchanging emails with mystery writer Roberta Isleib, who is currently on the other end of the equation in that she is spending her summer putting the finishing touches on a new book.
No matter what the month is, all that you need to truly enjoy a mystery is a comfortable chair, no one home, a dark night, some fog rolling in, the sound of dogs howling over the moors ……………
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It is -24 (did you notice the minus sign?) and 11:10am in Alberta; time to stop work and take a break. Stepping out of my office and into the living room I notice a power struggle for a prime piece of real estate, namely a slim section of the floor where the sun is warming the hardwood. There are two dogs and three cats all jockeying for their own little spot.
I step over this pile so that I can I turn on The View and catch a few minutes of the banter while the coffee is brewing. This is interesting the show is live from the Walt Disney studios and content is coming across like a Disney infomercial. Guess we know who is signing the paychecks.
What to have with my coffee? Now I pride myself on getting through menopause without HRT or any pharmaceuticals but wonder how successful I am as I take a good look in the frig. There is a large bar of Cadburys’ Burnt Almond Dark, a bag of snack size Coffee Crisps, a box of European wafer cookies covered with chocolate and perched on top of beloved’s box of insulin sits a tube of Droste’s extra dark chocolate pastilles. I think I need a support group.
The coffee is ready and I have cabin fever, as there is no trip to Figi in my immediate future and a client call in twenty minutes, I turn off what used to be The View, pour some coffee, break off several pieces from the burnt almond bar and open a copy of March Vogue. What better way to cheer myself up than by looking at haute couture clothes that I cannot afford?
My new website is up and running, when you arrive at the main portal or home page you will see that we are now:
- Jill Crossland Coaching
- TimeFinders Magazine
- Create Your Team
- Fabulously Over 40
There will be more new & exciting things to come in 2009.
In TimeFinders Magazine, I want to attract advertisers who are compatible with the content. I am looking for wine, chocolate or luxuary food companies, magazines such as More Magazine, travel agencies that book great trips for women, and beauty products for women over 35. I would like to include more women’s stories plus writers from the US and over seas. The area that is Fabulously Over 40, will be expanded to include other social media outlets such as FaceBook. There will be podcasting in the coaching area.
So many plans, so little time!
- Your comments or suggestions
- About advertising in TimeFinders Magazine
- If you would like to write for us
- To inquire about joining the group of professional women on Create Your Team
1. Australian Shepherd groomed
2. Chocolate lab bathed
3. Summer reading purchased (more about those choices later)
4. Magazines that I need to catch up on piled on coffee & bedside tables
5. Pinot Gris and Chardonney ready to chill
6. Front garden perennials starting to bloom, pots of annuals scattered here and there
7. Strongest sun block purchased
8. Stocked up on ice cream treats – Dairy Queen for Chris/Haagen dazs for me
9. Candle supply checked in case of summer storms
10. Favorite black turtleneck moved to the back of the closet shelf (sob)
Knowing that summer in Alberta is brief and unpredictable………priceless
I read mainly American publications as in More Magazine because they “celebrate women over 40″, Oprah magazine because in spite of the title it is not all about her and has some good articles. I will browse through the odd Vogue; what better way to spend valuable spare time than by looking at couture clothes that I cannot afford? My list is rounded out by Marie Claire because they have some top rate stories on the plight of girls and women around the world.
I often wonder why Canada doesn’t have similar magazines for women. I use to read Chatelaine because it kept me in touch with what Canadian women were thinking and doing but I have let my subscription lapse as during the past 18 months it seems so adrift with no handle on target audience, content or even the artistic layout. What was with all the food covers? It looks like Canadian Living.
I guess the Canadian print medias’ inability to appeal to a female readership, who want more than recipes and cleaning tips indicates that a quality publication for women over forty is definitely not in the works.