Every day this week Karen and Matt from Vision Radio Network’s ‘The Journey’ are giving away a set of my two current releases: ‘Back to Resolution’ and ‘Beyond Resolution’. Tune in each morning to your local Vision frequency, listen online, or download the Vision App on your smartphone, and call in for a chance to win the books.

You will also go into the draw to win two nights at Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Resort. 

You DO NOT want to miss a chance to visit this resort. The time I spent at this very spot years ago provided inspiration for the estuary waterways in my new release ‘A New Resolution’ – available soon from UCB Direct: http://www.ucbdirect.com.au/

BUT if you miss the book give-away you can still enter to win the holiday: 

Just call into Vision anytime THIS week only (commencing Monday 24 September), sing a song of your choice, and leave your name, address, phone & email, and you will  go into the draw!
Tis all a part of this week’s Roll Call book prize (7am Eastern time)… Books 1 & 2 from The Resolution Trilogy..

SING US A SONG! 

1800 880 876

OR – Click this link for all the details:

http://www.vision.org.au/the-journey/vision-sing-star-competition-this-week-only

http://hinchinbrookmarinecove.com.au/main/page_home.html

Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Resort is located at the southern entrance of the pristine Hinchinbrook Channel at Lucinda, North Queensland, and offers an unparalleled gateway to Hinchinbrook Island and the Great Barrier Reef. Offering a variety of accommodation on 10 hectares of landscaped gardens, the resort boasts two beautiful pools, licensed restaurant, cafe, BBQ facilities, childrens playground, fishing jetties and boat ramp.

The Hinchinbrook region is renowned for containing some of the most outstanding and spectacular islands, reefs and waterways of the Great Barrier Reef plus, of course, great fishing and crabbing.

PRIZE CONDITIONS: Prize includes: 2 nights accommodation in a Motel Unit including a $50 meal credit at the Channel Inn Restaurant. Not redeemable for cash or during Peak periods. Transport arrangements and cost plus expenses to and from and during the time spent at Hinchinbrook Marine Cove are the sole responsibility of the winner.

MOTEL UNITS (sleeps 1-3/ disable room Queen only) Overlook the pristine waters of the channel. The rooms have outdoor balcony areas and are surrounded with gardens and are situated near resort pool and BBQ area.1 Queen + 1 Single, Fully Air-conditioned, Tea, coffee, toast making facilities, cutlery, crockery, microwave, mini bar fridge, Television, Bathrooms have shower, toilet, hair dryer, iron & board. Guest laundry with washing machine and dryer available in building.

But I’m going to write it anyway.

Have you ever had so much to do that you just don’t know where to start? This has been the state of my life for what seems like months. The ‘to do’ pile never gets smaller. It has become so stressful that lately I have given up trying to conquer it.

Then today it occurred to me that giving up was exactly what I needed to do. I finally put the entire pile into perspective and realized that every individual ‘to do’ was actually not worth the stress. Not one job was urgent, high priority or life threatening.  I sorted the ‘must do’s’ from the ‘to do’s’ and found that I had a total of two jobs for the day.

Okay – so  we will be having an easy dinner tonight, and the floors may not get done – but is it worth stressing over ? – I just don’t think so.

So my advice for today – ABANDON THE PILE and enjoy life. Have that coffee break, make that call to a friend, and take time to smell the roses, because today is about today. 

A big THANK YOU to Karen and Matt from ‘The Journey’ this morning on the Vision Radio Network for the interest they have shown in my second book ‘Beyond Resolution’.

Here is the link: http://www.vision.org.au/the-journey/rose-dee-the-resolution-series

Listen to the Interview here: Vision Interview with Karen and Matt on ‘The Journey’.

Please check out the trailer for ‘Beyond Resolution’  – the link is on the side of this page.

‘Beyond Resolution’ is the second book in my ‘Resolution’ series.

Stockists are:

Koorong: http://www.koorong.com/search/product/resolution-02-beyond-resolution-series-resolution-series-rose/9781921633744.jhtml?ssc=true&rxx=pd

Word: http://www.word.com.au/Beyond-Resolution/Rose-Dee/9781921633744

And for Kindle version: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KT99F6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d9_i4?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0EEF7AA7Q7WM4JKN6PSR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846

Listen to ‘The Journey’ each morning on Vision by either tuning into your local station or online. An APP is also available  for smartphones, ipads and tablets. click HERE: http://www.vision.org.au/app for details. 

I want to say a very heartfelt thank you for every contribution to the launch of my new novel, ‘Beyond Resolution’. From contributions of a magnitude beyond hope – like Koorong http://www.koorong.com.au/  who gave myself and the other authors an opportunity to showcase our work, and Daydream Island Resort and Spa http://www.daydreamisland.com/who’s generosity highlighted the event – to those who worked in Koorong Stores Australia wide putting up posters and talking to customers about our books. And especially to every person who got online and supported the event by purchasing books – Thank you.

I want to say a personal thanks to my stepdaughters, Sally and Jodie Dee, and my models who gave of their time and expertise to produce my book trailers.  And Cathryn Ruhle for her hard work and perseverance on my graphics and posters. 

And also a big thanks to Collins Booksellers in Mackay, who hosted my local launch.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Collins-Booksellers-Mackay/112817365419479

I am truly blessed and grateful to you all. 

The work now continues. ‘A New Resolution’ is due to be released at the end of the year. For a sneak peek at the story, click on my ‘Resolution’ series book trailer link on the side of this page. 

I learnt a very important lesson this week – relationships are more important than work.

I know it is an admirable and necessary thing to work hard in life, but if you don’t put some time into fostering relationships you will be left with nothing but the work.  

How did I come to this conclusion?

In spite of a mile long list of ‘to dos’ my husband and I escaped this weekend to the tropical paradise of the Whitsundays to celebrate our 10^th wedding anniversary. We sat on a balcony overlooking the water, sipped champagne, and reminisced about our life together. It would have been very easy to cancel the trip, as the stresses of running our own business (not to mention my writing) forced us to think long and hard about the decision to take the weekend off. But now I am so relieved that we didn’t allow the stress of work to influence our decision.

It was a revitalising and refreshing time. And it drove home to me how important relationships are. There is certainly a time for work. But make sure you also take time out to connect with those you love.

For your chance to experience your own Whitsunday connection go to:http://www.koorong.com/estore/rosedee.html  

http://www.daydreamisland.com/