We are giving away three copies of Family Bucket Lists today!
The first time Lara Krupicka mentioned the idea of family bucket lists, I was charmed by the idea. But Lara showed me how family bucket lists are more than just a fun idea. She demonstrated and continues to demonstrate how working on family bucket lists is a powerful tools for empowering families.
When is the last time that you found one fairly simple technique that could improve the quality of life for your entire clan? It may sound like a tall order, but Lara can show you how to integrate family bucket list living into the life you are already living, and your whole family will be the richer for it.
Introducing Lara Krupicka
Lara Krupicka is a one of those people who, as a child, dreamed of being a writer when she grew up. Fast-forward several decades through business school, a short marketing career, and the birth of three kids and finally she is living her dream job as a journalist and speaker. She wrote Family Bucket Lists to encourage others to seize everyday opportunities to life out their life dreams. Lara’s writing has been published in over 75 publications across the United States and Canada and online on nationally known sites such as mops.org and kyria.com. She and her husband, Mike, live with their three daughters in the suburbs of Chicago.
Learn about Family Bucket Lists, Bring More Fun, Adventure and Camaraderie Into Every Day May 2013
Do you have a list of “someday” things – a list of what you’d like to do or see, famous people you’d like to meet, roles you’d like to fill? A bucket list of goals for your lifetime?
What if you combined that “someday” list with today’s list of things “to do”? If you’re thinking it sounds too expensive or would take too much time, think again. When you allow your bucket list to converge with everyday life, you’ll find a whole host of benefits unfold in your life. And when you bring your family along… well, let’s just say your life will never be the same.
Family Bucket Lists gives families a chance to:
• dream together of what they want to do before the children are grown
• set off on adventures, big and small, together and individually
• enliven weekends and vacations with plans that match what they want most from life
• discover new things about one another as each person unearths and shares their dreams and aspiration
• find simple ways to incorporate life goals into everyday living
• make the most of the years they have together
Why not invite more adventure into your family’s life? Purchase your copy of Family Bucket Lists for immediate download – available starting May 13th (and with your purchase you’ll receive a free printable download of family bucket list brainstorming questions).
I asked Lara three questions about our giveaway’s theme topic, self-expression:
1. Is self-expression an important part of your life today, why or why not?
Self-expression is definitely an important part of my life. I see self-expression, particularly through telling stories, as a way of connecting to other people. I began telling stories when I was a child during long walks alone, to and from school. I thought at the time that writing meant only short stories or novels. But I’ve come to see that being a storyteller isn’t limited to those types of self-expression. No matter what I write, I’m telling a story and I’m inviting the reader to find themselves in the story – whether it’s a lesson I’ve learned from life expressed through an essay, or guidance on how to live a better story through an article of tips and advice. Self-expression through writing is a life dream and now that I’m living it every day, I can’t imagine life any other way.
2. What does self-expression mean to you and how do you do it in the world?
In my work, self-expression means writing and speaking. I like that activities I do for myself – reading, synthesizing, and processing the meaning of events in my life – can benefit other people. But those aren’t the only ways I express myself. I’m also an avid sewer and crafter and I find those wordless acts of self-expression to be a perfect complement to my work life. Naturally I gravitate toward crafting gifts for other people because I think what’s most satisfying to me about self-expression is sharing the results with others.
3. How does your self-expression impact the world—your family, your friends, your readers, and everyone else?
There is often a very practical bent to the writing I do. Readers come away with something new to try in their life or their family, or they identify with and find encouragement from what I say. It’s fun to hear from friends how they have put to use something they learned from what I’ve written. I would like to think that my self-expression as a writer is making the world of moms and families a better place. Also I’m often able to incorporate lessons from my life into my writing – so my family benefits from me being able to process on the page (hopefully without exposing them too much). Plus, I think it’s good for my girls to see their mom engaged in work that she enjoys. They get to see up close the rewards of having a career that matches your heart’s desires. And that being a mom and having a career don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
And Now, Your Turn…
You remember how this works right?
Please read the complete rules at least once!
I ask you a question.
You answer in the comments for your chance to win a book each day.
Please just respond once, even if you make a typo. 
Answer in the comments in 50-200 words (no less and no more to qualify to win one of today’s books).
Go ahead, dream big. Share some of your personal bucket list with us. Name five things you dream of doing some day, that you would like to make come true.
Ready, set, comment! I will hold the drawing tomorrow and post the results here in my blog.
Thanks for participating in the Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway!
And thanks for spreading the word. We will be giving away great books by wonderful women authors all month.
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