AWESOME PACK #8
Awesome Pack is a monthly subscription box that delivers board games, card games, and other "awesome" entertainment.  The last couple of boxes have failed to wow me, so I was seriously considering ending my subscription if this box didn't thrill me.  Despite a mis-step or two, Awesome Pack definitely improved this month.


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It's the little things in life that bring me joy, like lowering the unread e-mails in my work inbox little by little every day. I hope to get down to the single digit range by Thanksgiving.

Powell's Indiespensable Book Club
Volume 62: The Mothers
Since 2008, Powell's Books of Portland, OR has run a book club/subscription service that sends a new, autographed hardcover book in a custom slipcase to its subscribers. Each mailing is accompanied with notes on the selected book and a surprise selection of extra items.


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2016 New Year's Resolutions

Yeah, I'm not gonna get ANY more of these done this year.  It just gets worse.

Eliminate blogging backlog
k00kaburra : up from 559 to 588 entries
fashion_piranha : up from 181 to 198 entries

Get my weight to match my driver's license.
Nope.

Roam and ramble the world a bit.
January: Denver
April: Tokyo
May: Chicago
June: Orlando

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We have a ticketed event for a pretty major children's author coming up and this guy is driving me nuts ( Read more... )

Awesome Pack #7Every month, after you've received your box, Awesome Pack sends out a short survey for you to fill out to give them feedback about what you liked and didn't like about your box. I forgot to do this after last month's box, but I thought it wouldn't be too much of a problem since I'd done it all the other months.  Apparently, the ( Read more... )

2016 New Year's Resolutions

Eliminate blogging backlog
k00kaburra : up from 532 to 559 entries
fashion_piranha : up from 165 to 181 entries

Get my weight to match my driver's license.
Nope.

Roam and ramble the world a bit.
January: Denver
April: Tokyo
May: Chicago
June: Orlando

Get creative!
Nope.

Powell's Indiespensable Book Club
Volume 61: Here I Am
Since 2008, Powell's Books of Portland, OR has run a book club/subscription service that sends a new, autographed hardcover book in a custom slipcase to its subscribers. Each mailing is accompanied with notes on the selected book and a surprise selection of extra items.


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Awesome Pack #6

My latest Awesome Pack arrived the day before yesterday, but I haven't had time to do more than glance at the box, still sitting by our door where my husband left it. But I've got a little bit of time to stop and breathe, so let's see what we got this month.


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