Today's Blog Stop & Seedy Character Contest

My purple coneflowers insist on growing in the crack between the front steps. They're stubborn that way. The bed of rich soil just above them is apparently too tame. BORING. They prefer some challenge to their days, and seeded themselves on rocky terrain. Oh, well. Apparently the challenge of rooting through leaf mold and cement seems to agree with them just fine.

Today's Bootylicious Blog Tour stops at SoABlondeWalksIntoaReview.com where my guest post is, "To Do List? Make That a To Be List." AND-- you can win a free signed copy of SECRET KEEPERS, along with a "seedy character" package [a selection of my favorite flower seeds] just by leaving a comment there. Visit SoABlondeWalksIntoaReview.com for details on how to enter today's contest.

Here's an excerpt from today's post:

...it helps to start small if you don't want to sweat the small stuff. And noticing just how often your mind chatters--planning, fretting, remembering, scheming-- is the first step. "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." Emily Dickinson wrote, which always reminds me to pay attention to the smells, sights, and sounds around me right now, no matter where I am. CONTINUE READING.