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Real You: Exciting news to share!

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-06T23:49:42+00:00January 27, 2014|book, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Real You: Exciting news to share!

My third novel, IN THE MIRROR, will be published on May 1st! I'm excited to share it with you and will be able to reveal the cover very soon. For those of you who have waited for this for a year - yes, 2013 was a transition year for me full of floods, and moves, and graduations, and more - thank you!I hope you'll find IN THE MIRROR to be worth the wait! As the publication date gets closer I will let you know about some fun contests and other events I have planned to celebrate with you. Here's what New York Times bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves says about IN THE MIRROR: "Emotionally gripping and heart-achingly beautiful, this novel will make you think about what's truly important." I very much hope you'll agree! Thank you for reading my work! It means so much! Hopefully, [...]

Real You: The importance of a happy mug

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T00:21:47+00:00August 10, 2009|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Here's the thing - each morning when the coffee is ready, I reach for my happy mug. I have several, and depending on my mood, and the weather, and the like, there is a unique mug for the situation. It's a reminder of happiness - and makes me smile. What's your happy mug? Do you have something on your desk, in your car, on your key chain that makes you smile? Not just photos of your loved ones - those are in a separate category - but are you surrounding yourself with tangible happiness with meaning just for you? It's important as an entrepreneur and a woman with a busy life, to have expressions of the Real You in your surroundings, as a part of your work day. So what's your happy mug?