Lovely Linda

I am so blessed to be a part of this beautiful little mountain town I've come to call home. But it's not all about the beautiful scenery, the incredible wildlife and 300+ days of sunshine. A town is just a place on a map. Evergreen is about the vibe. It's about the amazing energy that wells up around you. It's about the spirit of a place that is breathed into life every day by the people who inhabit it.

I've met some of the most incredible people I've ever known since moving to Colorado. There are so many faces to this wild place we call home. But right now I want to share my thoughts about one incredible woman, my good friend, Linda Morris.

Linda is a doer. She's a get-things-done woman. If Linda is resting, she's only resting to get to the next thing she needs to do. And she does it all with enormous heart and love. When I talk to Linda, she LISTENS. I mean really listens. She has been an enormous source of strength for me through recent difficult times and she ALWAYS finds a way to pull the positive out of me. I don't know if this blog would ever have been born and thrived without Linda, there on the sidelines, always cheering me on.


I've met lots of women who inspire me, and Linda Morris "walks the walk". She is indefatigable. She is funny. She is smart and she's one of my best friends. Yesterday we went to lunch and had many things to celebrate. One of them being Rocky's 1,000 page views. In my heart I know I could not have done it without Linda's enthusiastic prodding and complete belief in me.

Linda, I know grandstanding is not your style. SORRY! I had to do it anyway!

The Still, Small Voice

As I mentioned in my last self-congratulatory post, my intention was to hold off until New Year's Eve to pass along my good news. If you read the post, you might remember that I said it would be perfect symmetry to have one more positive feedback for Rocky's store in addition to the other accomplishments.

Well, sometime late yesterday afternoon someone left positive feedback, creating the symmetry I was wishing for when making my announcement: 90 perfect feedback ratings, 700 sales and 800 views on my blog.

This proves one thing to me yet again: Listen to the still, small voice within. But, as happens all too frequently, my ego won out and I had to go crowing my news right away, hell or high water.This little occurrence validates my one and only resolution:  

Follow your instincts. Take your time. Make your intentions known, work towards fulfilling the intention, and then just let it flow. My intention is for 2011 to be a glorious year filled with lots of changes that will open up grand and wonderful opportunities, followed by lots of love, joy and abundance.

Happy New Year All! Make it Grand and Glorious!

Rocky's Most Excellent Year!

It was my intention to do an end-of-year post about the ups and downs of my little business, Rocky's Mountain Books. Somehow the Universe decided to cut me some slack in one area of my life, as Rocky's just keeps growing. In the past month alone, Rocky's shipped 70 ORDERS! This was no easy task during the holidays, considering the dirty looks and groans of customers in line behind me at the Post Office as they watched me dump 20 large envelopes on the counter

But by some happy coincidence, Rocky's also hit a DOUBLE in the last week. Drum roll please....Rocky's Mountain Books (the online store), hit 700 SALES! As if this news were not enough to go dancing into the aisles of the blogosphere, Rocky's Mountain Books (the blog), hit 800 PAGE VIEWS! For a blog that published its first post a little over four months ago, that is just incredible!

And, not to be greedy, but in a perfectly symmetrical world I could report 90 positive, five-star feedbacks for Rocky's store, but the count's been sitting at 89 for two weeks. Honestly, can't people take one minute out of all their holiday revelry to leave me positive feedback?

Kate Winslet

Seriously, it did take a lot of hard work and determination on my part to get here. But, as I humbly accept these two honors there are some people I really need to thank. So in typical award show style, big shout-outs and hugs to: my daughter, Kate, who gave me the idea; my good friend, Linda Morris, who is one of the smartest women I know and who kicked my butt in the right direction on more than one occasion; all my Facebook Friends who put up with my harassment and still supported me; Corey Colombin, author and friend, for allowing me to 'use' her as my first Featured Author.

Finally, a big thank you to my husband, Marc, for putting up with a household overrun by books and shipping supplies for months and still asks, "But are you MAKING ANY MONEY?".... Still not sure what the exact answer is to that, dear, but in case you haven't noticed I sure am having fun!