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by Wendy Proteau (Author), Wendy Proteau (Illustrator), Wendiann (Author)
The Gotta Have Hamster-Volume Six Where does your money go each week? You shop for a variety of things like food, clothes, hardware, etc... We all buy in this world, so how do you feel about it all? Ever get frustrated by all the ads telling us what we need? Jingles, visual aids, hype, commercials, radio spots, they guide our spending habits and stick in our brains. Flyers, radio, celebrities, television-it's everywhere! So what's your opinion? Do you have commercials you hate? What about those you love? Do you think you could do a better job? Gadgets, gizmos, and do-dads, things you bought and now have no clue why. This volume takes a fun look at how you feel about it all. We all have opinions about what we see and how it's advertised. It affects children, teens and adults alike. So let's take a look at it all and have some fun with the idea of what fuels you to spend. Companies have a hand in every aspect of our wallets...from what we need, want and hope for. This book is all about YOUR MONEY! There are no right or wrong answers, no words of wisdom. It's all about you and what you feel about the world of big sells. Why a hamster? It is that continual engine that spins the wheel in our brain. We make a hundred decisions a day from; what to buy, what's for dinner, where to shop...and that hamster keeps running on the wheel. Each of the seven workbooks, are designed to make the reader the 'Star' by asking questions about their lives. They are a self-check and a tool to get to know others. Do them as a group to learn, compare and laugh together. Just think...you could record who you are for your great, great-grandchildren! Just imagine them reading about where they came from. The only thing you need is a pencil and time to Sit 'N' Do Nothing.
Author Biography
Blessed with three siblings and parents who supported my hopes, I was raised in a small Canadian town, in an average middle-class family. I've married, divorced, dated, loved, lost, struggled, worked, succeeded and failed. I really am an everyday type of person. Single at age forty-something, I'm still figuring life out daily. I would define myself as being analytical, a realist and a dreamer, so you can only imagine the confusion that goes on sometimes. The dreamer starts to write fiction thinking of the happily ever after, but the realist comes out while editing. My analytical side comes from being a go-to person over the years. I've learned to see things from many angles, knowing that circumstances affect us all individually. To be honest, I'd never written more than a grocery list until 2009. It came out of nowhere as I sat at my computer one night following an idea. The 'Sit N Do Nothing Hamster Series' is my attempt to bring us all a little closer in this technological world. Using humor, comparison, and pull-quotes, the workbooks of self-discovery are a way to share tidbits of who we are in the here and now. Each of the seven volumes, designed for a specific audience, asks the reader about their lives. We are an accumulation of every moment in life and I believe it's important to share that. I have many more ideas to expand the series...this hamster never quits! Finding my inner voice, I decided to try my hand at a fiction. 'And When' was written from September 2010-January 2011. Posting a partial on a website for writers, it rapidly rose up the ranks. I received many reviews, the story resonating with many often bringing them to tears, laughter or needing a cold towel. Taking months to edit the final draft, I began to miss that creative energy and 'Now What' the sequel, was started in 2012 and published in 2013. The story continues to place hurdles, forcing the characters to veer from their chosen paths. My life would be nothing without the people who have touched my soul. Friends, family, co-workers, relatives...have all been there through the good and bad. Everything takes hard work and nothing ever comes easy...well at least not in my life. I firmly believe that karma plays an important role. It brings us the people we are meant to meet, challenges we have to overcome, lessons we need to learn and dreams we are meant to reach for.
