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Blog Tour: The Cosy Christmas Chocolate Shop by Caroline Roberts
Emma is the proud owner of The Chocolate Shop by the Sea, nestled in the heart of the cosy seaside village that's become her home. With Christmas right around the corner, she and her assistant Holly are busy cooking up the locals' festive favourites.
From cinnamon hot chocolates to reindeer lollipops, Christmas wouldn't taste the same without a little cocoa magic. And for Emma it's the perfect distraction from her romantic pains of the past. So when the shop's miserly landlord threatens to hike up the rent, Emma's Christmas and New Year suddenly look a lot less cheerful.
With the whole village rallying behind her – and loyal spaniel Alfie by her side – Emma's determined to hold onto her chocolate-box dream.
The chocolate calendar countdown is on. Can Emma rescue her business and her broken heart?
We all know I love books, but there is a special place in my heart for local authors. So when I found out that Caroline Roberts had another book out I squeaked with excitement and jumped at the chance to get in there with a mini-Q&A. I have previously had the lovely author on to talk about castles, something we have in abundance in Northumberland, and you can read that post here.
But here are three wee questions to get to know the author, and her new book The Cosy Christmas Chocolate Shop, a little better.
We know Alfie is inspired by your own lovely dog! Could you tell us a little bit about him?
It's a she, called Meg. She's a brown cocker spaniel and has been a best friend for years. She has walked a lot of Northumberland with me, even doing the training for my marathon Moonwalk, through the landscapes that inspire my books. We've often gone out on research missions together to get more details on locations such as Bamburgh Beach for My Summer and we did the coastal walk to Craster for The Cosy Christmas Chocolate Shop. She can't walk so far now though, bless her, as she's getting rather old at 15 and is a bit blind and deaf.
Without giving too much away, the novel is also about grief and loss. Could you tell us a bit about why that's something which is important to you?
I think the love stories in my novels need roots in real issues, and real-life relationships can be complex. I wanted Emma to have had a difficult past and to explore how that might impact on her relationships in the future. I think it also defines a lot of her characteristics. I did some research on this type of grief, and it was so interesting and heart-wrenching to learn about.
Why do you think gorgeous seaside towns like your fictional Warkton-by-the-Sea appeal to readers so much? What is it about them that allows us to escape?
There are such beautiful locations in Northumberland. You can imagine escaping to the settings in my books as they are quite idyllic. Warkton-by-the-Sea is a mash-up of Craster harbour with the main street of Warkworth with its pretty stone cottages. The harbours, sandy bays, dunes, castles, and the colours of sea and sky come across vividly as I know and love the area so much. I think another factor is that they are also small villages with close communities that feel warm and supportive, somewhere you'd like to go and stay or to live.
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Great interview Cora! I adore books set at the seaside, though I think one of the main reasons for that is that I want to and can't yet. The book sounds lovely!ReplyDelete
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lovely interview, cora! a book i will definitely be adding to my reading list over christmas :) i visited nortumberland quite recently too so im excited to read a book based there!ReplyDelete
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Coffee Stain tease us with a very Satisfactory lizard-pup
We're in the run-up to GDC and E3 again, so that means it's teaser trailer season. Today's ad-for-an-ad comes from Goat Simulator and Sanctum studio Coffee Stain, and I think they might have the camera pointed the wrong way, although I kinda hope they don't, because I have very little interest in anything but this adorable alien lizard/lobster/puppy thing now.
It's fairly safe to assume that with a name and logo like that, plus the largely-unseen industrial activity happening just off-screen in the teaser that Satisfactory is some kind of industrial construction/management game, and yet I cannot bring myself to care about the mystery of the unseen game-to-be because of that damnably cute alien puppy-thing and its love of juicy fruits.
The animation on it is just lovely, right down to how the plates/fins on its back flare up when it sneezes (and that is one of the cutest little puppy sneezes ever). Just give me a game about this little critter and its quest to snack on all the delicious fruits in a massive alien jungle, and I'll be happy.
Coffee Stain are predictably evasive about details in their press release, stating that if we could tell anything about the game at this point, then it wouldn't be a very good teaser. It'll also be 'done when it's done', making it all doubly vague.
Still, if the vague half-promise (likely to be dashed against the rocks of reality) of spending more time with my perfect alien pet appeals, there is apparently an alpha-testing signup page here couched in nefarious future corporate-speak, and with the promise of the first invites going out some time in May.


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Nikon Coolpix A: The Perfect Point-and-Shoot?
Nikon Coolpix A Review
Like tanks, DSLRs are versatile cameras for shooting any situation. The only problem is that they're usually quite heavy. While lightweight mirrorless cameras have solved the "it's too heavy" complaint, they're still not as pocketable as a point-and-shoot.
The Nikon Coolpix A packs just about the same 16.2-megapixel image sensor as the company's D7000 DSLR, but it only weighs one-fourth as much. Can a point-and-shoot camera with a DSLR-sized sensor actually take photos as well as a DSLR?
The Nikon Coolpix A is a weird camera trying to fit into a smartphone-dominated world. Although the camera has a large DSLR-sized sensor and is significantly smaller than a DSLR, it still comes with a DSLR price: $1,100. Ask anyone if they'd drop over a thousand bones on a point-and-shoot camera and very few, if any, will say yes.
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The difference between the Coolpix A and a $200 point-and-shoot is akin to the difference between a Mercedes and a Toyota Camry — the difference in build quality is night and day. Whereas most cameras are assembled and built in the city-like factories of China or Southeast Asia, the Coolpix A is made in Japan and it shows.
The aluminum-alloy body provides a solidness you just can't find on a plastic camera. The buttons and dials all have a satisfying click that's reassuring in today's feedbackless touchscreen gadgets, despite the fact I found the positioning of some of the buttons a little odd, taking more time to get accustomed to than usual.
For some reason, Nikon decided to flip the photo-enlarging buttons on the left side around and also place the photo review button on the right side instead of on the left, making it confusing for veteran Nikon DSLR users to adjust to. I found myself constantly bouncing around the buttons, in a semi-confused state, instead of flowing from button to button and getting to the options I needed. With a little practice, shooting on manual or any mode that isn't Auto does become easier, though.
The thumb grip on the rear and finger grip on the front look small and insufficient, but the slight heft to the camera prevents it from easily slipping out of your hand.
The Coolpix A doesn't have a touchscreen, but the 3-inch TFT display is one the sharpest on a camera I've seen, thanks to the 921,000 dots crammed in it. It's no Leica, but the attention to detail is still impressive.
Pretty Fly for a Little Guy
Excellent construction aside, a camera is only as good as the pictures it produces. By now, most people already know the megapixel race is over. Today's cameras have plenty of resolution to work with. For a point-and-shoot camera, the Coolpix A packs an APS-C sensor, the same kind normally reserved for prosumer DSLRs. In a nutshell, a larger sensor captures more light, leading to better photos in low-light scenarios.
In theory, the Coolpix A's beefy sensor should outshoot other high-end point-and-shoot cameras such as the Sony RX100, Canon G1X and even Nikon's own P7700, which have a 1-inch, 1.5-inch and 1/1.7-inch sensor, respectively.
I found performance to be just a step above those aforementioned cameras in terms of image quality. In many handheld scenarios, images aren't as sharp on the Coolpix A compared to my D7000 DSLR. The depth of field for producing bokeh — that's the blurriness of the background — also isn't nearly as shallow compared to the f/1.8 aperture on the Sony RX100, but is still respectable.
Autofocus is fast — but requires at least 12 to 14 inches distance in order to focus properly, which is quite annoying for a point-and-shoot. Focusing is a little better in macro mode (activated by a dedicated switch on the side), which lets you get as close as 4 to 5 inches, but here, the autofocus often takes awhile to lock on, often "hunting" and "scanning" the scene several times over.
The large APS-C image sensor does appear to deliver the goods in terms of fast focusing and proper exposure in low-light situations and at night, though. As expected, noise is somewhat noticeable at a 100% crop, even at higher ISO settings. However, if you plan to share photos at lower resolution to Facebook or Flickr, the noise won't be as noticeable, which is kind of nice since the images will look sharper overall.
One other quirk I had with the Coolpix A is how the shooting settings are displayed above the screen. On most cameras, the settings are displayed on the left or right side, but on the Coolpix A, they're all crammed onto the top. Because of this small UI flaw, I often framed shots incorrectly just below the menu bar.
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Street Photography Bliss
Another feature that makes the Coolpix A such an oddball point-and-shoot is its lack of optical and digital zoom. Instead, all you get is a fixed 18.5mm wide-angle lens, which is the equivalent to a 28mm lens.
Most people may consider no zoom a major disadvantage, but I don't think it should be. As any seasoned photographer will tell you, getting up close and personal to your subject will yield more interesting pictures. In that regard, if you treat the fixed lens like a prime lens attached to a DSLR, you'll start composing better-framed photos and exploring new angles.
Indeed, shooting with the Coolpix A requires a more daring personality; perfect for anyone serious about picture taking. For the most part, I found the f/2.8 aperture to be quick enough to get great street shots, especially in burst shooting (4 fps). If you must have zoom, there's always the handy crop tool in post-production.
Video Recording Neglect
I understand the Coolpix A is aimed squarely at still photographers. But every camera, point-and-shoot or not, should have an easy-to-access video recording. Nikon was so busy figuring out how to squeeze an APS-C sensor into a compact point-and-shoot body that it completely forgot that video recording is rather important in a camera nowadays.
From a usability standpoint, requiring three clicks within the information menu to fire up the camera's 1080p HD video recording function just doesn't make sense in today's instant-on world. You know something is wrong when you hand the camera to three different people, with different camera skill levels, and none of them can figure out how to shoot a video within five minutes.
I wish I could tell you the inconvenience is worth it, but alas, Nikon falls short in the video-recording department. The Coolpix A's HD video itself is pretty average, no clearer than footage recorded on an iPhone 5 or Galaxy S4. What's worse is that there's no way to autofocus or manual focus once you start recording. That's a huge letdown, especially when you consider the Coolpix A's steep price. That said, recorded audio is at least clearer thanks to built-in stereo mics.
Stuck in a Mirrorless Camera World
As a proud owner of a Nikon D7000, I wanted to love the Coolpix A. The camera's large APS-C sensor and sturdy build-quality intrigued me. It has tons of advanced features that appeal to professionals looking for a secondary camera or intermediate shooters looking for a more challenging gadget to master.
Unfortunately, its $1,100 price tag and average performance won't sway anyone away from considering an excellent mirrorless camera from the Olympus PEN family or Sony NX lineup. And for those who do want a fast point-and-shoot that takes amazing photos in low-light, there's the more affordable Sony RX100 for $650 and the newer RX100M II for $750.
Nikon deserves major props for trying to squeeze so much camera into such a small body — but alas, the compromises don't match up to its high price.
The Lowdown
What's Good:
Fantastic build quality
Ultra-sharp and clear 3-inch display
Speedy overall autofocus
What's Bad:
Unfriendly video recording access
Poor macro autofocusing
Noisy low-light shots at high resolutions
Bottom Line: The Nikon Coolpix A packs DSLR power into a point-and-shoot body, but neglected video features and average picture-taking performance get in the way of justifying its hefty price tag.


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I, as many of you, watched the Polar Bear Plunge this weekend…feeling the dread, the pain, the excitement, the sheer craziness of the spectacle of the whole thing, in such COLD weather. Now it had been 35 or 40 degrees outside, don't get me wrong, it's still cold and the water is frigid, but it would have been much more pleasant.
My colleagues who participated have had this thing on the brain for some time now. I don't blame them. When you have something coming up that is really, just awful, even for a great cause….it's in your mind all the time.
So my hat is off to each and every one of them…you are brave, noble and crazy.
Now there have been a few remarks in the newsroom like,"Oh Donna next year it's your turn." …."You'd be great Donna".
Ummmm, no, Donna would not be great. Donna is, when it comes to water, a true Southern girl. Water is cold to me if it's 65 degrees. Now when it gets to 75, 80 ok, now I'll take a dip. I just can't stand cold water. Did an Outward Bound trip a few years back in April…the water of the Chesapeake was about 45 as I remember, not as cold as yesterday…and we did a plunge. I made a promise to myself right then, that I would not ever
do that again. And as you know, promises should be kept.
Oh, and by the way, I did hear from my daughter, in no uncertain terms about Baby Girl's scorched tail. One of her sorority sisters reads my blog, and called her, saying that Baby Girl needs a new and safer home. NO! Baby is fine, and all candles have been moved to safer positions.
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Hats off (Or on) to the Polar Bear Plungers!!!!!!!
January 28, 2008
I, as many of you, watched the Polar Bear Plunge this weekend…feeling the dread, the pain, the excitement, the sheer craziness of the spectacle of the whole thing, in such COLD weather. Now it had been 35 or 40 degrees outside, don't get me wrong, it's still cold and the water is frigid, but it would have been much more pleasant.
Baby Girl, you're on fire!!
January 25, 2008
It all started last night with these little tea light candles. For those of you who don't know, I am a confirmed candleholic…I just love them and will light at least a couple of tea lights every night, and more…oh, much more, on the weekend. The problem, these have been sitting on the coffee table in the family room. That means, it's low enough for Baby Girl to be able to jump on, which she does regularly.
But last night, right in front of me(thank God), BG was right in front of the candles, waving her fluffy tail around…she is a long hair mix. And poof, in a flash, her tail was on fire IN TWO PLACES!!!For a millisecond, your eyes do not believe what they are seeing, as it is something you have never seen before…a cat on fire. I think I exclaimed something like, "Oh my God!" and put it out with my hands.
No harm done to either of us, but the lovely..no make that horrible…smell of singed hair filled the room, and it must be said, the end of her tail has lost it's fluff. She seemed to totally unaware of what had happened, except that her owner had suddenly had an unexplained fit.
But here is a picture taken of her this morning….no worse the wear and chasing her tail as usual, but let me tell you I've learned a valuable lesson….no more candles where Baby Girl can get to them.
And I am now waiting for the anguished cry from my daughter, who was loathe to leave BG when she left for college a week ago……"Mom, you caught Baby's tail on Fire?". She doesn't mind assigning blame in times of trouble. Well, we'll see how long it takes her to read the blog….'cause otherwise, I'm not telling.
A Jungle Fantasy last night…..whew!
January 23, 2008
Went to see Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy at the Hippodrome this week….I gotta tell you, it's really good. Hard to describe….if you've ever seen a Cirque DuSoleil production…that gives you an idea, though the two aren't related. But suffice it to say it is a show of incredibly talented, artistic, athletic contortionist and acrobats perform feats that you will not be tempted to try to home.
And one of their performers I could not keep my eyes off when he was on stage…and I'm not alone. Someone else who shall remain unnamed who saw the show said he had the same mesmerizing effect on her. This guy(who at the time I called "hot-body violinist") is not only an amazing musician playing the electric violin…something I'd never seen before…but Jared Burnett, whose myspace I'm providing here….is amazing looking. Seriously, this guy must spend hours in the gym every day….never seen anything like it. And of course the Cirque folks know this, and light him like an Adonis… to, it must be said, good effect. If you go, I'd love to hear what you thought of him. Gorgeous!
Ate dinner at Mem Sahib in the corner of Lexington Market, a half block from the Hipp. We were the only patrons in there…couldn't believe it! The food was sooooo good, but I think they may need a sign that more clearly points out that they are there and they are open.
Took leftovers home and just found them today..two days later..in the back seat. It's been cold, but it hasn't been that cold during the day, so I sadly threw them out. So wasteful!
Brunch and a Movie…..
January 21, 2008
OK, it's Monday…most of you are at home enjoying the MLK holiday and rightly so….me, I'm at work, but that's fine because my daughter is home safely from her minimester trip to London, and I had a great weekend, enjoying her company.
Went to brunch at one of my favorites, though I had not been there in a while.
The Ambassador, right off University Blvd., is such a wonderful, romantic restaurant. Not for nothing is it usually one of the favorites for dinner in all the lists and such, but most people don't know they serve Sunday brunch.
Don't go expecting eggs or French toast or bacon…if you do you will be sadly disappointed….BUT if you love Indian cuisine like I do, you'll be in heaven. A long table with hot dishes of Tikka Masala chicken, Lamb curry, vegetable cuddy, fabulous spinach, salads…all for you.
Over on a side table, the makings for mimosas (and this time, a new addition)….A big bottle of Grey Goose on ice alongside the champagne, with bloody mary mix in a glass pitcher….you mix your own, as strong or virgin as you like, and you may have as many as you dare, all included in the price.
You can sit in their old world dining room which you see above, or you can also sit out on a glass enclosed patio area, which overlooks a beautiful garden. And the price is about 18 bucks a person for adults. A bargain!
Then, we saw 27 DRESSES starring the gorgeous Katherine Heigl. Funny, cute, romantic….we all gave it a solid B. Totally enjoyable. And who hasn't had some bridesmaid dresses that you thought just for a moment, "If I cut that off maybe I could wear it again." Yeah, sure.
Creeping through the snow…
January 18, 2008
Pretty isn't it? But yesterday turned out to be a bigger snow event than I was expecting. I had no snow boots with me, was wearing high heels, and was generally unprepared. The only positive thing I did was fill up my car. The always kind Tom Tasselmayer asked me, "Why were you surprised? We did forecast possibly several inches of snow."
Ummmmmmm….I know, but it's surprising how little attention you can pay to forecasts when you hear then constantly all day. As my Mother might say…"Not the sense God gave a goat." She is blunt that way.
Anyway, I lah-tee-dahed off to a hair appointment yesterday at 1:00…not really thinking anything about it and had no trouble getting there. A quick trim, finished at 2:00, OK now the snow has really been coming down. But I tiptoe through the slush…in heels…to my car, and begin the drive up Charles Street. Again, slow but not terrible. Passing the JFX, it looks suspiciously like a parking lot, so I continue up Charles….so clever…I'll just cut over on University BLVD, and across the 41st St. bridge.
Sounded good anyway. Took me 45 minutes to get to the turn off University to 41st St., and now there is no action at all. AT ALL. Hello, all my fellow drivers in agony. What the heck is going on up there??
I had plenty of time to take pictures with my cell phone of people waiting, possibly a very long time for the bus. God bless you all. And a happier sight…a little boy strolling along eating the world's biggest snowball.
BUT THIS REALLY GOT TO ME….. After spending a half hour moving about an inch every 15 minutes or so….the lady in the red SUV pulls past us all in the left hand turn lane. I thought, "Lady you BETTER be turning left into the Rotunda, or there will be war!!" And just as I thought, she simply used the clear lane to get as far forward as she could, AND THEN PUT ON HER RIGHT BLINKER!! Oh please, by all that is holy, do not let her in…do not let her in…oh great, someone let her in. And bad behavior is rewarded once again. I know, I know, you're thinking, just let them in, be a good sport, do your good deed for the day. blah, blah, blah. And on any other day, I'd probably agree with you. But not yesterday my friend, not yesterday.
Baby girl is a media freak!
January 17, 2008
Baby Girl, our new kitten, is not only growing like topsy, she is also spending way too much time at home watching tv…and clearly she was very interested in the forecast this morning. The idea of snow possibly headed our way got her all excited.
My daughter, who has been in London, lucky girl, for a "minimester" course in theatre, which meant she saw lots of shows in the West End, and wrote lots of papers(which she did not expect and thought was pretty churlish of her teacher to ask for), feels she has missed 3 weeks of Baby's kittenhood. She has grown tons, made friends with Muffy, who still considers the sink a spa getaway, and has grown quite feisty.
But don't think Baby is just a tv junkie…not at all…she is also a big fan of the newspaper…big fan.
Dinner and a movie….
January 15, 2008
OK, I have some suggestions for you…..I hadn't been back to Dogwood in Hampden, since they reopened after a renovation…which is very pretty by the way. But I was there for dinner this weekend, and had one of the best meals I've eaten in a long, long time. Now, I like this place on many levels. One, they use organic food as much as possible, and buy from local farmers and vendors…so responsible. The service is great. And the food is just soooooo good, which is what people really want to know about. Duck breast on white beans was to die for…..seriously. And I had a salad of frisee', duck confit, and brussel sprouts that may sound odd, but was just unbelievably good.
They still have plans to open their wine bar, but right now, you need to take your own wine…no problem…The Wine Source in Hampden is just a half block away, with a great selection.
We enjoyed an Australian red from Cat Amongst the Pigeons winery….an Alley Cat(love the name)Shiraz Grenache that was lovelyAnd for those of you who might not know, Paul Cudone, the long time wine guru at Eddie's of Roland park, is now at The Wine Source.
And the restrooms at Dogwood are pretty(this is important to me, ok?)…
Saw THERE WILL BE BLOOD, with Daniel Day-Lewis. Hmmmmmm, how do I say this. He is a great actor, and he's great in this role, and the movie is quite interesting and beautifully shot, but would I recommend it? With reservations. It is a dark, dark film. Really dark, and there is no redemption at the end. If you can deal with that, you might like it
Cuffed Assassins replies…..
January 11, 2008
OK, it's not just me. And I thought it might just be something odd about the way I walk or something….OR maybe these guys walk funny too. Whatever.
"Donna, your blog brought back some old (I mean old) memories. Back in the '70s, I fell down the back stairs (between the 2nd and 3rd floors) when my heel got caught in my pants cuff. Thankfully I was a lot younger and there was a lot less of me that fell, so I wasn't badly hurt, but since then I have NEVER EVER bought a pair of cuffed pants. NEVER, EVER!
What a great entrance! LOL … I don't wear cuffs anymore (legs too short, hips too wide) but when I did, I had the same problem … try stitching down the cuff (of course below the top of the cuff) to keep the cuff somewhat closed and not "flowy" … same look, less danger … good luck!"
Hmmm, if only I were that handy with needle and thread.
Single Streamed Right Back to me….
January 10, 2008
This past Tuesday was my recycling day, AND the first day of "single stream" recycling. In the past… cans, bottles and plastics were put out every other Monday, and paper every other Tuesday. Now, it's only every other Tuesday, and it all gets carted to the curb. And may I just say that because Christmas being on my recycling Tuesday a couple of weeks ago, and because I had ordered tons of gifts through the internet shipped to me, and because of all the other gifts sent our way, I had literally mountains of recycling. MOUNTAINS I tell you. The bins below were all full, and countless cardboard boxes to boot.
So when January 8th came, it was almost like another Christmas morning….oh, the excitement of being able to get rid of all those boxes and newspapers and gift boxes and wine bottles( yeah, I know), and just all that stuff, was a fabulous experience.
And I wasn't alone….my street looked like everyone had cleaned out their basements and left it all on the curb. It must have been a daunting task for the crews. Seriously, can you imagine coming down the street and seeing ALL THAT STUFF that you have to pick up? It must have been a long, long day for the workers…and I thank them, for all of us.
But here's something curious. I put out a Styrofoam cooler in which a gift from my nephew Quint was shipped… of Omaha Steaks shipped in it(and delicious may I add, my first experience with them). It's on top of all my bins in the picture above. As you can clearly see on the bottom, there is a 6 inside the recycling emblem. And Baltimore's website clearly states they are taking plastics 1 through 7. What gives? Crew doesn't know about this? Just didn't want to take the cooler? I don't know, but I'm putting it back out next recycling day, with a little sign attache(which can also be recycled, of course), that says THIS IS RECYCLABLE!!!!
Cuffed Assassins
January 9, 2008
OK, am I just unusually clumsy? Or am I wearing the wrong shoes? Or I just not meant for cuffed pants? They are trying to kill me, I swear.
I am referring to cuffed pants worn with heels…..I bought a couple of pairs of cuffed pants over the past season or two…one wide leg, the other more narrow…and BOTH of the them, when I wear them with heels(which they require), I will, if I am not very, very careful, catch a heel in the cuff as I'm walking along or ever worse, going down steps.
What happens when you catch a heel in a cuff? Let me tell you….a BIG stumble, almost in slow motion, and unless you have good balance like me…a fall. I was walking into the assistant news directors office a couple of days ago with a fresh cup of hot tea, and almost fell on my face, and DID spill of good bit of the tea on his floor. It was quite an extrance, I can tell you.
"Are you OK?" he asks, looking at me oddly, as if there may be something wrong with me to just stumble into his office. I told him about the cuff assassins, and as proof this time, and for the first time, the heel actually ripped the cuff as you see above.
Honestly I do not know what to do about this problem, except to be more careful when I wear these pants. It's really rather frightening, like you're wearing a health hazard. What else would you call it? And is anyone else having this issue? Danger, danger!!


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If you are a marketer or a business owner, you should get ready for what's coming next this month! Why? Because it's Black Friday time!
Black Friday is the biggest online shopping day in the U.S.A (and going global year-by-year). And you wouldn't want to miss the chance of taking part of this big sale and close deals that can make you, your clients and your potential clients smile, would you?
How do you know if people are getting serious about Black Friday?
Just pick up your phone and call the first 3 friends in your contacts list and ask them what they want to buy this year on Black Friday. I can bet that they've said that they're interested in tv deals, laptop deals or some other electronics, things they don't get the opportunity to buy on a regular day during the year. What does that really mean? That they are preparing for Black Friday and you should get ready too!
How much does a regular customer spend during Black Friday?
If in 2011 the total amount was of $398 and in 2012 was of $423, I want to believe that in 2016 will pass 500 U.S. dollars.
And I know that you don't have the Amazon ecosystem in your office, or the specialists and budget of Walmart or Best Buy but I know that if you get ready ahead of time, you can sell more products in a day than you do in a regular month.
So get ready to learn how to cut through the Black Friday noise with these marketing tips and stand out from your competitors.
You will learn about the importance of design, how to use online advertising and the importance of keeping in touch with your customers in that specific day.
But before we dive into this topic, let me start with the first question that I always have in my mind:
The "Why" Question for Black Friday?
I know that for some of us this is a stupid question, but I truly believe that when you'll go back to the roots of your strategy, it will help you have a better understanding of what you need to do.
For example, when a basketball team is training to win a championship, their purpose is to beat every other team they play with, right? To do that, they have several tactics: the small tactics which they use to play throughout the championship and a masterpiece tactic which is saved to get into finals.
I overheard a coach once asking his team "Why do we play tonight?" before their game. And the simple answer wasn't "To win!" but "To get closer to the final"
So, if you are a small business owner, you should know your answer for this question: "Why should you get into the Black Friday game?". Maybe you want to sell more of your product on stock. Maybe you want to sell more of your newest product. Maybe you want to get rid of the products people won't buy. Maybe you want to sell more than your competition.
Why should you get into the Black Friday season?
You should take a few moments and think about this answer. Ask your colleagues and employees, see what they think about.
This is how you can easily make your team embark in this perfect moment of selling more using Black Friday deals.[Tweet "You won't have huge selling results if you don't start planning and preparing in advance."]
Here are my marketing tips to help you prepare for this year's Black Friday.
1. Visual Communication
Let me give you 3 reasons why Visual Communication is important for your business:
- Users pay close attention to photos and other images that contain relevant information. (Nielsen Norman)
- 30% of our brains are engaged in the task of processing visual information. (Discover)
- 90% of all human communication is practically non-verbal. (DMP)
And more than 65% of the senior marketers think that visual content is the core to how their brand story is communicated (source CMO Council). Exactly! This is how important visual communication is for your business!
With Black Friday coming up, almost every brand will take advantage of visual design and start using it in every place where their brand communicates..
I asked our own Designer, Gery Meleg, the importance of design for this 'holiday', and he said:
Black Friday is really the only day of the year when people are keen to buy stuff and you only have to show them what you got, because that's what they want: to find and buy. Every business should be well prepared and active on all possible communication channels before and on Black Friday, especially online.
Teasing people with the unique, creative offers, is usually a great technique.
So, if you have a website, a social media presence or you send weekly newsletters, you'd better start building your Black Friday visuals.
I recommend you to start with a branded Black Friday design that you can apply to every channel on which you communicate. Maybe you could change the header of your website, or you could just notify your users about the promotion you will have using this great tool – Notifysnack.
Or if you want to create a countdown banner on your website, you could easily use our embed option feature that will help you make the best of the banner on your blog or website.
I use this online tool to create a countdown then I copy/paste the embed code into the banner ad and then use the embed code to insert it in the website. You can also easily make it to appear wherever and whenever you want it to with our embed option.
For example, you can use one of the visuals we offer here at Bannersnack which you could easily edit and to which you could add your own logo, or your brand message.
These are the Black Friday templates (you can edit them in Bannersnack, just click on the image) that will save you time but help you get more money:
2. Advertising and Email Marketing
According to eMarketer, 65% of U.S. internet user are planning to buy more on Black Friday than on Thanksgiving or Cyber Monday.
That means that people are open to get the best deal on the product they want to purchase. So how will they know about this deal?
There are some simple tactics that a business owner can use to get more customers on his website. One of the best idea is to start planning and creating an early advertising strategy!
Like our Marketing Manager, Sergiu said:
Expand your promotional campaigns so you can reach all your base audience through re-marketing campaigns on facebook, adwords, or any other ad network that will help your achieve this goal.
Don't look at advertising only from the Google Adwords or Display Advertising perspective, you can easily use social media advertising such as Facebook targeting, Instagram Sponsored Ads (here are a few well designed Instagram Ad Templates) or Linkedin Ads.
But do not rely only on your customers and well known clients that you already know. This is the moment where you should think more broadly:
Consider a wider approach and invest in advertising campaigns targeting new customers
Advertising is much more than having some offers and putting them in front of your potential customers. Calin from Photosnack said:
Make your offer unique – something niche that the bigger competitors don't have. Use all avenues available to you: content, email, social media to get your message out. Cover the basics and only then go for some crazy new idea. Prepare different content/messaging approaches, don't be afraid to experiment. Then A/B test them. Always remember to follow up your emails and try to offer free stuff in them.
Many advertisers use Facebook ads because it helps them deliver the results they want. The average CTR (click through rate) was 1.20% in October 2015. But in November 2015, the CPM of Facebook had an overall of $6.81. That means that advertising through Facebook can be a great strategy for your Black Friday deals.
Oh, and let's not forget about the importance of mobile experience. Do you have a responsive website? Can people easily get the promotion on their mobile devices from your website?
Think about this, according to BI on Cyber Monday, Amazon was selling 18 toys/second ordered from mobile devices. And in 2015, more than 60% of people shopped on their phones.
Also, total holiday sales from the Amazon app for smartphones doubled in 2014 in the US.
Well, Mobile shopping increased as customers got later into the shopping season on Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
What about emails? How many subscribers do you have for your newsletter? What's your email marketing strategy? Questions over questions. But the best tips you can get is from the ones that already do it.
And this is why I asked Andrei to let us know the importance of email marketing for Black Friday:
Black Friday and Email Marketing are definitely on the "most iconic duo" list. Statistically, on November 25 the open rates are going through the roof and it's probably one of the best time of the year for an email marketing campaign. I won't bore you with endless reasons why you should run email campaigns because everybody does that. Instead, I want to give you a piece of advice that helped me tremendously in my latest campaigns. Take your user segmentation to the next level.
User Segmentation is simply a way of arranging your customers into smaller groups according to their characteristics.
These distinct subgroups or segments should be defined by particular attributes and you should be able to target specific, relevant marketing messages at each group. This will help you get a better understanding of what kind of message works the best for your audience and get detailed statistics for each user segment.
There are so many things to do for this Black Friday and you are only a person or a small team.
What should you do to sell more of your product but in the same time, be stress free and skip blacking out?
3. Stress Free Black Friday
As Janina from Flipsnack said:
Plan everything in advance.
Because when you already know what you want to do before the chaos starts on Black Friday, you will be stress free and know how to deal with exact situations.
Make a very detailed strategy listing all promotional activities, channels, dates and budget. Assign tasks to your team, so everybody knows what they need to do and when. This way you'll have a stress-free Black Friday campaign.
It's important for you, as a business owner to know what to do before getting into the Black Friday war. There will be competitors who will have a bigger promotion than you, or who will invest more money in advertising that you afford or they will have more employees that will do more things to sell more product.
So, the best thing to do is to start your early Black Friday strategy.
Here are a few suggestions:
- People will start getting online early to see what's the best deals they can have for this season. So start early in the morning and make sure your website will work properly.
- Use social media to communicate your daily promotion. Change your Facebook/Twitter/Linkedin cover. Use Twitter and Instagram to get on the official hashtags.
- Use your e-mail to send different newsletters with the offers you have.
- Don't forget to answer as fast as you can on your phone, email or social media.
- Assign tasks to your team, so everyone knows that to do.
- Don't forget to get coffee and lunch for your hard working team
- Celebrate the victories
- Take a break after Black Friday and Cyber Monday and get some rest
Everybody is waiting to buy something on Black Friday and also every business is waiting to sell something on Black Friday. So make sure that you understand your customers needs and behavior and also get ready for the big day.
As I already told you, you can have the chance of selling for a day as much as you sell for a month, or more, who knows!?
Now back to you, what other marketing tactics will you use this year for Black Friday?


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Sure sign of losing your job: Moving boxes arrive at your desk
The staff at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, or the Seattle P-I as it is also called, have known for awhile that they'll likely lose their jobs if owner the Hearst Corp. doesn't find a buyer for the daily newspaper.
A decision to either sell if a buyer was found, or to close, or become an online newspaper only was supposed to come Tuesday, but a story on the paper's web site Tuesday reported that no decision had been announced. However, some telltale signs are hard to miss in the building.
Staffers learned that boxes and bins are scheduled to be delivered to the newsroom this week. Some are for employees, or former employees, to take their belongings home, and other boxes are for notes that require shredding.
That sounds like a definite sign that you're about to lose your job: A moving box will soon be put on your desk by the boss.
Other signs that Seattle P-I employees are having to deal with include being told to file promptly to be reimbursed for their expenses, and that they can retain their cell phone numbers if they wish.
The company also renewed the domain name "SeattlePI.com" through March 25, 2010 with registrar Network Solutions. It was to expire later this month.
Some staff members have received job offers to work in the online department -- another strong hint that the paper will be all digital soon. Again, another sign that you're losing your job -- some people in your department are being offered jobs to stay on and you're not. Sad.
I can only imagine how difficult it is for those workers. I worked at a Northern California newspaper when it was being sold, and every day during the sale it was difficult to come to work and not know who your employer was going to be that day. Many people were jumping ship and finding new jobs as fast as they can. I waited around a year or so and was laid off.
Aaron Crowe is an unemployed journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read about his job search at www.AaronCrowe.net


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Before the first song is sung or the message is presented, people in your church have begun to make decisions about their return visit.
First impressions really matter. From the children's classes to the friendliness of your greeters, new guests are evaluating their experience with your church. Within the first ten minutes they will be either impressed or disappointed. That impression or disappointment either helps them see Jesus or distracts their view of Him.
In First Impressions Mark Waltz offers a practical, we-can-do-that book for churches of all sizes. Whether you're just launching a ministry to your weekend guests or you want to add WOW to what you're already doing, you will find clear examples, doable exercises and creative suggestions that will not only impress your guests, but point them to Jesus.
People matter to God. They matter to your church. Here's your next step in developing teams of people to communicate that message more clearly.
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In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) for Health, Food chain safety and Environment, submitted an application as the competent national authority in Belgium to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance captan in cranberries. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposal for cranberries. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of captan in plant matrices at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg for each analyte in the crops assessed. Based on the exposure calculation, EFSA concluded that the short‐term and long‐term intake of residues resulting


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A major demonstration is expected in the historic centre of Quito on 9 October. There have been extensive protests throughout Ecuador since 3 October following the announcement of new austerity measures on 1 October which include rises in fuel prices. A State of Emergency was declared on 3 October and remains in place. Military forces have been deployed nationwide, and security forces have used tear gas to disperse crowds. Further large-scale demonstrations are expected over the next few days, especially in the Andean region. The President has moved the seat of government from the capital to Guayaquil.
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The Real Housewives of Potomac
Well, hello, America. I didn't expect to see you here … in Potomac. To be honest, I didn't expect to see myself in Potomac because no one is entirely sure where Potomac is. It looks warm, so it might be summer here. Those silk Capri pajamas Charrisse is wearing look awfully summery.
Regardless of where we are and how we got there — ahem, Uber BLACK — it's time to dive into Real Housewives of Potomac.
We're really stretching the definitions of reality and television here in Potomac. Maybe Potomac is a Native American word that means "producer manipulation." Between the impromptu pajama party held by grown-ass women and a flight lesson in six-inch heels, it doesn't seem like the titular housewives have a lot to do.
But don't even think about insinuating that I don't love each and every one of them and their parade of cocktail dresses and gowns. I love them all very much.
Karen's youngest child is heading off to college, and she wants to find a hobby. Instead of picking up mall walking, she decides on taking to the skies. So Karen is at flight school — not to take a lesson but to find the hottest instructor. Karen gets me. She also squeals in delight at the idea of a "girl flight instructor." Imagine that! Ladies teaching people how to fly planes! Fiddle dee dee! My weary head can't take the delightful whimsy of female pilotry!
Karen also prayed over a bottle of water, then splashed it all over to bless the plane. I have some relatives who would do that.
Everyone is very worried about Ashley. In another life, Ashley would be dating Hakeem on Empire, but here she is married to some white man twice her age and traipsing around playgrounds in lace midi-dresses. Hmmm … a lace midi-dress is definitely a warm-weather item. We're closer to pinning down the climate of Potomac.
Ashley is at a crossroads. She's about to turn 27, a pivotal year in a woman's life. I just turned 27 myself, and since that birthday, I bought a new pair of black ankle booties. That's a tentpole item in a wardrobe. I'm getting my life together. Pivotal year for me and Ashley.
Ashley is having a kitty-themed birthday party.
Ashley has decided that this is the year she's going to have children, so she heads to the playground to hang out with Katie and her 11 kids. Katie's children can sense when someone is pandering to them, and they kick and scream until Ashley puts them down.
Ashley isn't just there to test-drive some babies, though. She wants to invite Katie to her party and let her know that she Googled their "friends" and found out something unsavory. Everyone knows that Robyn is single, but who knew that Robyn has $25 in her bank account? Well, now everyone does. Ashley ponders if that's why Robyn has been so standoffish. Because Bank of America won't stop sending her those low-balance alerts.
Next up is Charrisse. My heart actually goes out to Charrisse because she seems to be the only one actually going through an emotional anything. Katie is worried that her old boyfriend won't like a door she put up in the house, and, meanwhile, Charrisse is contemplating a divorce. Perspective, RHOP. Manufacture something better for literally anyone else to do.
Gizelle goes to see her ex-husband, Jamal, who has been a key player in the fight for justice for Freddie Gray. Jamal has ties with very loud prints but seems like a nice man. Gizelle starts talking about how there's NO WAY she would EVER get back together with Jamal, and if she wanted to, he'd already be there.
Girl. This is not a good look.
Even if you don't want to get back together with your ex, it's not as fabulous as you think to sit around in an extravagant gown bragging about how you could get him back. Next time you're in an extravagant gown, maybe go for fro-yo and demand a superfluous amount of sample cups.
At the last minute, the instructors change Karen's plane to one that wasn't sprinkled with divine Dasani. She's delighted she got a hot pilot, though; if she's going to die, she's going down with some eye candy. It's the same reason I'm demanding a poster of Idris Elba be placed at my bedside during my final moments.
Katie's big plotline this episode is that her boyfriend went on vacation and she installed a door for her nanny and created a Mrs. Room, a concept that was never explained, nor have I seen it before on HGTV. Katie also loves that her nanny, May, is a lesbian. She looooooves it. Combined with her confession that she's had some same-sex encounters in her youth, this makes me hope for some trysts with May while Andrew is away. Andrew comes home. He's not crazy about the room, and Katie just bangs him until he forgets she remodeled.
Charrisse is in the aforementioned silk pajamas and invites her friends over for a totally casual gab session. Gizelle and Katie ding-dong-ditch Charrisse because everyone here is totally casual and fun. We're friends having fun.
Charrisse cries in front of her friends about her husband coaching Rutgers too much, and Katie tells everyone that Ashley Googled all of them. Apparently, that's not okay. Ashley also told Katie that Old-Ass Michael has a big penis, and apparently, that's not okay.
If you're dating someone with a big penis, you tell everyone because good for you.
Ashley stops by L2, where she's having her party. She met Michael there when she was a bartender and he owned the place … okay, this is all coming into focus now, considering how Yelp reviews say, "The scene is a bit older; or at least older men with women of all ages."
It's time for Ashley's party, but not after Gizelle tells Robyn that Ashley has been running her mouth all over town about how broke Robyn is. Seriously, is Googling someone and then talking about it that big of a deal? I thought that's why we invented the internet.
At L2, Katie and Andrew keep shoving their tongues down each other's throats so Katie can put in a Mrs. Den next week without Andrew getting upset. Karen's role in her confessional interview is just to spew etiquette-based catchphrases like "Keep what's supposed to be in the bedroom in the bedroom." Everyone slowly discovers that Ashley (read: her husband) didn't spring for the open bar at the party, and that's another faux pas. Ashley just can't win.
Robyn and Ashley finally butt heads and argue about whether Ashley meant to hurt Robyn's feelings or not. "Your whole aura is standoffish, so I thought maybe something else was going on in your life," Ashley claims. She was just trying to help! Robyn insists that the headlines or whatever that shared her bank information were a blast from the past.
"It's from last summer." There is no need for that pettiness, Ashley.
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505 Games and N-Fusion Interactive are excited to announce that Ember is coming to Steam on September 7th!
Ember is an homage to classic role-playing games like Baldur's Gate and Ultima. Boasting a deep branching story, endless exploration across dynamic and living environments, a robust skill tree, and an intricate crafting system, Ember delivers a fully-fledged deep and engaging RPG experience.
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Thought breaking an egg was easy? Try this:
Why does holding an egg between two hands and pressing along its long axis make it almost impossible to break? Professor Marc Andre Meyers was first puzzled by this as a child growing up in Brazil. He subsequently proposed the problem to his students which resulted in the paper 'Nature's technical ceramic: the avian eggshell' published today in Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
The function of the eggshell is to protect the embryo from the environment, but it cannot be too strong otherwise the chick would not be able to break out and hatch. It is made of calcium carbonate, an important biomineral, which is different from hydroxyapatite, the mineral component of bone.
In the study, eggs of different sizes, from quail to ostrich, were tested on their strength using an electromechanical system that compressed the eggs between two pieces of rubber. When an egg is compressed in this way, tensile stresses develop radially in the shell. It is only when this radial tensile stress reaches a critical level, equal to the tensile strength of calcium carbonate, that the egg breaks.
Chicken eggs were found to have a compressive strength of 100 lbs, whereas ostrich eggs gave values of more than 1000 lbs. Size and shell thickness were the most important factors in determining shell strength. The strength of eggshells decreases with increasing size and thus thickness, but the force required to break the egg increases because the stress (force/area) is less.
Professor Meyers was glad to finally have an answer to the question that's been puzzling him for years:
"We answered the paradox that was posed to me fifty years ago, and that makes me very happy. This paper revealed, for the first time, the mechanism by which the eggs break when subjected to axial compression. It is not the compression by my hands that breaks the egg, but the tension generated radially."
Speaking about expanding the work, he said:
"We would like to check the universality of our equations by testing eggs of all kinds of birds. There are a variety of interesting birds that we did not test because their eggs are difficult to come by: penguins, eagles, dinosaur…"
In 2015 the number of table eggs produced in America was 83.1 billion. Of these, roughly 6.4% are expected to be damaged or broken between production and reaching the consumer. And with a dozen eggs averaging $2.47 this equates to a loss of over a billion dollars annually in the US alone.
Understanding the biomechanics of eggshells has never been so important.
Marc Andre Meyers is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. He has had visiting professorships at the University of Karlsruhe (Institute of Technology), University of Metz, and Cambridge University (Cavendish Laboratory). He is also a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of TMS, APS, and ASM International. In 2011 he was elected Corresponding Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
First author Eric Nicholas Hahn is a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who recently completed his PhD at the University of California, San Diego in Materials Science and Engineering. In 2016 he received the Gareth Thomas Materials Excellence Award for his accomplishments as a graduate student under the supervision of Professor Meyers. He is also seen in the video above, not being able to break the egg.


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Previously feared extinct, the elusive cherry-throated tanager was dramatically rediscovered in 1998 (3). A boldly coloured, attractive bird, white underparts and a black forehead, facial mask and bill contrast starkly with the conspicuous cherry-red throat (2) (3). A silver-white crown fades into grey on the upperparts, becoming black on the wings and tail. The legs are pink and the irises are orange (2). The sexes are similar, but juveniles are thought to have a brownish or yellow-brown tinge to the normally vibrantly coloured throat (4).
On the few occasions that the cherry-throated tanager has been observed in the wild it was seen to forage amongst the crown of tall trees, preferring moss and lichen covered branches, for a variety of arthropods (2). It is typically found in small groups of up to ten, but when not breeding, the cherry-throated tanager will also forage in mixed-species flocks, a common trait amongst tanager species. The cherry-throated tanager starts to nest in late November, the timing of which coincides with a peak in food abundance and the change between dry and wet seasons (2) (5). Tanagers are typically monogamous and a cup-shaped nest is built in a tree. The female will subsequently incubate the clutch of two or three eggs, although the male may help to feed the young (5).
Historically, the cherry-throated tanager was known from the Itarana municipality in Espírito Santo State and from Muriaé in Minas Gerais State, southeast Brazil (2). However, after a lapse of 47 years since the last sighting, this rare species was rediscovered in the mountains of Conceicao de Castelo municipality in Espírito Santo State in 1998, and later in Vargem Alta municipality in 2003 (3) (4).
The cherry-throated tanager inhabits humid, montane rainforest between 850 and 1,250 metres above sea level (2).
Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1)
Human settlers began clearing Brazil's Atlantic forests in the 16thcentury when European explorers established along the coastline. Forests were initially cut down for timber and later to make room for the rapidly expanding cattle ranches and sugar plantations. The rate of deforestation increased dramatically in the 19thand 20thcenturies due to rapid population and economic growth, and an increased demand for charcoal and firewood. The legacy of such a destructive history is that, tragically, today less than 10 percent of the Atlantic forest remains. Consequently, many of the species within this region are seriously threatened with extinction (6) (7). One such species, the cherry-throated tanager, now has a critically small population, probably no more than 250 individuals, and a very patchy distribution (2). The future of this rare species is threatened by further loss to what little habitat remains, through urban and agricultural encroachment and timber extraction (4) (8).
The survival of the Critically Endangered cherry-throated tanager is perilously bound to the future management of two privately owned forests, in which the last remaining populations are found (2) (3) (4). Thankfully, however, since 2004, SAVE Brasil has been working with the government and local organisations and communities to ensure the conservation of the forests on which the cherry-throated tanager depends to survive. As a result of these efforts, in June 2010 the government of the state of Espírito Santo created ten Ecological Corridors, including the Cherry-throated Tanager Corridor, which are recognised as crucial areas for the state's biodiversity. These areas are to be prioritised for future conservation work with plans to reconnect remnant forest patches through afforestation and restoration work, and the promotion of sustainable activities and soil management (9).
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Few things in life are as emotional charged as childbirth. It is singularly momentous and supremely personal. The hopes and dreams preceding it are as unique as each mama + baby combo, wrapped around and threaded through with fears and faith, with past experience (your own or others'), and of course the vast and unpredictable unknown.
38 weeks finds me standing with my toes to the threshold of this miracle gateway once more, for the 6th time to be precise.
In the days and weeks leading up to this moment, I've garnered plenty of questions, particularly from younger mamas or those still hoping for a first glimpse of those two pink lines. Most common among all the wonderings is this: Do you feel prepared?
The question usually comes rhetorically wrapped, smiling eyes predicting an affirmative response. Of course, I must feel prepared. This is my sixth time! Surely if I didn't feel prepared, I wouldn't have chosen to go through it all again.
In some ways, I do feel prepared. We're planning our third homebirth, so I have all the requisite supplies on hand. Our plastic sheet, Chux pads, and peri bottle are at the ready. Early-onset of nesting means our little lady's clothes and swaddle blankets have been washed and neatly folded for awhile. I even invested in some new things: postpartum clothing items I wished I'd had last time around, a new nursing pillow, a Moses basket to replace the co-sleeper that doesn't work with our new mattress. I have the thermometer and nasal aspirator and the birth center on speed dial, but… do I feel prepared?
I'm prepared enough to know that I don't know what to expect.
Against all odds, my fourth baby was by far my latest (12 days past due) and smallest (7 lbs. 13 oz.) Meanwhile, my fifth labor was my longest and most exhausting, even topping my first, which was a hospital induction. Needless to say, any expectations I have for this birth have been shot to holy heck.
Strangely enough though, I'm not fearful. While I've never had a crisis labor, I've been through some hard stuff — from stalled progress to cervical lips — and I know I can survive it. I know because I'm hear to tell the story. I know that I trust my midwives implicitly and that, if my care should extend beyond their expertise, they know the best of hands to transfer me to at our local hospital. Most importantly, I know I serve a God who loves me and my soon-to-be-born daughter more than I can imagine, and that gives me all the hope and confidence in the world.
Do I feel prepared?
Yes and no.
I feel ready, I'll say that. Ready to meet this little girl. Ready to kiss my sleep-spoiling heartburn good-bye. Ready to ride the roller coaster of agony and ecstasy that is childbirth, whatever this one holds. Mostly I'm looking forward to those sweet days of staggered sleep and newborn noises, when our family of 8 (!!) will fumble and fail and forgive each other on the journey to find our new normal.
I am prepared to let go.
I am prepared to trust God.
I am prepared to be amazed.
I am prepared to suffer.
I am prepared to fall in love.
I am prepared to be overcome.
I am prepared to triumph.
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