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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T00:06:56+00:00December 16, 2019|Christmas, DC|Comments Off

And the White House is no exception. Last year was my first chance to experience the Executive Mansion decked out for the season and it was spectacular. No matter your politics, it’s important to note that for florists and designers across the country, the chance to be selected to decorate one of the rooms is a career highlight. Of course, the California tree was my favorite!! So as you go about your day, stop to think about the people who are bringing beauty to the holidays behind the scenes: the window designers, the florists, the decorators and the rest of the creative people who help us all get into the mood. Happy holidays!

The waiting game . . .

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T13:42:03+00:00December 24, 2007|book, Christmas, kids, Real You Incorporated, women|Comments Off on The waiting game . . .

In the last post I wrote about what it's like to write a book. It was an amazing process. For more, check that post. What stage am I in now? The big waiting stage. Since submitting my final galley proofs to Wiley, my publisher, I'm pretty much on hold until Real You Incorporated http://realyouincorporated.com/ is out in mid-February. My publisher is busy, though. They are doing all of the work of producing the book, and told me it should ship from the warehouse in New Jersey on January 25th. From there, booksellers who have ordered copies of the book should find it arriving in their stores. Online retailers - amazon.com, borders.com, bn.com, and booksamillion.com, could receive copies sooner. Hopefully, your favorite online and/or real world bookstore will have the book available February 15th. It's also being distributed to Canada, the UK and Singapore, which I [...]