#atozchallenge P is for Jemima Pett, Pink Lion, Parable, Plantgirl, Princess, and Priorities

P is for http://jemimapett.com/blog/
I love THIS blog because:

• Jemima has a great collection of publications.
• Book reviews!  
• She's such a fun blogger.
• This L post from this year's challenge -- I've guested posted on more than a few blogs over the years. But, partly because of the comments, this has become my favorite interview of all time.      

New book!

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“Pink Lion” is the story of Arnold, the pink lion, who lives with his flamingo family, until he learns he is not acting how a lion is ‘supposed to”. This story is a great conversation starter for topics like bullying, belonging, self-double, families, adoption, acceptance, and courage. This book is great for ages 3+!

https://d10323.myubam.com/p/6270/pink-lion?e=2068440

"Shipping only available to USA and  military bases from the provided Usborne link." - Kathryn Mowers (Consultant for the Dorner family)

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P is for these books on my TBR:

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
• A sci-fi diverse best-seller
• struggles with hyperempathy
• Plantgirl by M. Pax 
• I like this author
• It's free and 5 pages long
• Princess Bachelorette: An Exclusive Selection of Princess Bachelorette stories by various authors
• YA Fairytales
• Won a copy from YASH

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"Happiness comes from within. It's presented in fleeting moments; it's found when you feel at peace with the decision you've made." 

"I chose travel over stuff." -- Plunge: One Woman's Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary by Liesbet Collaert.

(Check out my #atozchallenge #BookReview on Operation Awesome for Plunge: One Woman's Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary by @LiesbetCollaert)

P for Priorities!

"How do you find the time to keep up with so much blogging and writing?!"

Today I'll answer that question from my theme reveal survey. https://jlennidorner.blogspot.com/2021/03/2021-atozchallenge-theme-survey-results.html

We are all gifted the same 24-hour time period each day. "Finding" time is really about picking your priorities and values, it's about making choices. Sometimes it feels like life isn't giving us a choice, but thrusting challenges upon us. 

"I have to take care of my children! That's why I don't have time." 

Actually, you prioritized taking care of your children. Mind you, I agree with that choice and feel it should be a priority. But do you have to do it? There are people who don't. There are people who abandon children. There are people who work so many hours a day that their children barely recognize them. And there are children who are shipped off to boarding schools and sleep-away summer camps, rarely ever being home with their parents. And some of us don't have offspring, as is my case. (Though my spouse and I were raising our niece unexpectedly last year, but that's irrelevant.) These scenarios all exist in this world. 

I just finished reading Plunge, the book I've quoted. Do you know how Liesbet afforded to travel? Priorities and choices. She didn't have a house or a car to pay for, doesn't have a closet full of expensive clothing and shoes, isn't buying piles of artwork to keep up with the "Joneses." For some people, not being homeless is a priority. It wasn't for her, and thus she used that money to travel. 

So how do I "find time"? For one thing, I know I'm not going to get a lot of writing in April. Or any, really. And I spend a chunk of March getting ready for April. Then May rolls around and I'm basically exhausted. But that's the month I usually plan a few days away from civilization. In June, I get ready to do Camp NaNoWriMo, which I usually participate in for July. I try to keep August for editing and aim to have a book ready to publish by September. (This doesn't always work out, but it's the plan.) Then in October I get ready for NaNoWriMo and write my fingers to the bone in November. December is crazy busy, so not as much gets done. Then it's January and February, where I try to wrap up projects so I can start over again. And I set aside four days a month, minimum, specifically for blogging-- mostly for visiting at least 50 blogs each month. I "find" time because doing all of this is my priority, it supports my goals, it's the way to achieve the life I want to live. 

Every day we're gifted another 24-hours. Another chance to decide what our priorities are. Pleasing ourselves, pleasing others, being lawful citizens, trying to fly under the radar of the rules, setting a good example and doing what's expected, going rogue and taking risks... 

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Giveaway:

https://wn.nr/EvfEgH Win the Ultimate Literary Bundle from Storiarts! "Where style meets literature. Every Storiarts purchase helps kids worldwide learn to read, write, & create." And small-batch coffee in three genres-- Fantasy, Romance, and Gothic. 

WEP writing prompt Freedom Morning #flashfiction #WEPFF https://writeeditpublishnow.blogspot.com/2021/04/wep-2021-continues-artistic-inspiration.html
On the 21st, the A-Z letter is R. On the 22nd, it's S. Then, on the 23rd, it's T.
"Use the letter of the day, as well as whatever A-Z theme you've chosen, to inspire your WEP entry!"

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QUESTIONS: 

• Have you been to this favorite blog of mine?
• Have you read any of these books?
• What are the top five priorities in your life, and are you actively making choices to reflect them?

        

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