Nya Jade's Blog
December 8, 2014
Happy Holidays Giveaway!
Hello Beautiful People!
It's been a looooong time since I did a post. I have a few reasons. The first BIG reason is that I had a baby girl last November!!! So, this past year has been about glorious baby love and major sleep deprivation. I did manage to squeeze in some studio time to record 4 new songs (feeding my singer-songwriter side). More on those later. AND I'm still working on the sequel to Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four! Thanks for the emails and tweets checking in on that.
I decided that doing a Happy Holidays Giveaway would be a nice way to get back into the blog! So, please enter to win one of two $50 Amazon Gift Cards for your shopping list! xoxoxo N
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It's been a looooong time since I did a post. I have a few reasons. The first BIG reason is that I had a baby girl last November!!! So, this past year has been about glorious baby love and major sleep deprivation. I did manage to squeeze in some studio time to record 4 new songs (feeding my singer-songwriter side). More on those later. AND I'm still working on the sequel to Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four! Thanks for the emails and tweets checking in on that.
I decided that doing a Happy Holidays Giveaway would be a nice way to get back into the blog! So, please enter to win one of two $50 Amazon Gift Cards for your shopping list! xoxoxo N
a Rafflecopter giveaway
April 9, 2013
Taste Test Tuesday
Hello beautiful people!
It's a gorgeous day today in the San Francisco Bay-Area, and I'm experiencing "amazing weather infatuation." I'm seriously in love with the sun and the bright sky!
Today, I want to share what's going on in my kitchen. This is probably funny for anyone who knows that I don't like to cook. The crazy thing is that I'm a great cook. I just don't enjoy cooking - it's the clean up part that's a buzz kill. Anyway, I came across a chicken & quinoa recipe that looked fun, delicious and easy to clean up (important!). Check it out y'all... I went the extra mile to plate the dish!
What you are looking at is a bed of quinoa (cooked in chicken broth), chicken, red onions, spinach, raspberries and feta. The chicken, spinach and red onions were stir-fried and tossed in a pomegranate vinaigrette. I'm happy to say that this dish is very tasty! Here's the link to the recipe on Shape.com. You'll notice that their picture of the dish looks a bit more professional than mine! Ha! If you end up trying this recipe, please let me know what you think!
Prep + Cooking time: 30 minutes...maybe more 'cause I got distracted.
Kitchen Mess Factor: Minor
Clean up time: Haven't done it yet. Ha!
Every now and then I hope to share something tasty on Tuesdays.
Love and Light,
Nya
It's a gorgeous day today in the San Francisco Bay-Area, and I'm experiencing "amazing weather infatuation." I'm seriously in love with the sun and the bright sky!
Today, I want to share what's going on in my kitchen. This is probably funny for anyone who knows that I don't like to cook. The crazy thing is that I'm a great cook. I just don't enjoy cooking - it's the clean up part that's a buzz kill. Anyway, I came across a chicken & quinoa recipe that looked fun, delicious and easy to clean up (important!). Check it out y'all... I went the extra mile to plate the dish!
What you are looking at is a bed of quinoa (cooked in chicken broth), chicken, red onions, spinach, raspberries and feta. The chicken, spinach and red onions were stir-fried and tossed in a pomegranate vinaigrette. I'm happy to say that this dish is very tasty! Here's the link to the recipe on Shape.com. You'll notice that their picture of the dish looks a bit more professional than mine! Ha! If you end up trying this recipe, please let me know what you think!
Prep + Cooking time: 30 minutes...maybe more 'cause I got distracted.
Kitchen Mess Factor: Minor
Clean up time: Haven't done it yet. Ha!
Every now and then I hope to share something tasty on Tuesdays.
Love and Light,
Nya
April 2, 2013
Book TRAILER Celebration Giveaway!
Hi Everyone!
Today is my birthday!!! Yay! I'm usually shy about announcing my birthday. But this year, I've decided to do something different and, well, announce it. Ha!
So it makes me happy to tell you about the giveaway I'm doing to celebrate the awesome Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four BOOK TRAILER!! Seriously folks, this trailer makes me so happy! Please check it out and share it with everyone you know - and earn raffle entries for prizes!
Enjoy!
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Oh, and what are my birthday thoughts and wishes you ask??
I'll share two.
Thought: As I'm writing this, my blog has 72 followers. I'd like to thank each of you for supporting my creative expression- writing and music. I am grateful.
Wish: I hope y'all are inspired to do a random act of kindness today!
Love & Light,
Nya
March 22, 2013
Cute Happy Winners!
Hi Everyone!
Happy Friday! I thought I'd send you into the weekend with an "Awww" moment. Meet the happy winners of my iPad Mini Giveaway!!!
Aren't these girls SO cute??!!! Their mom entered the giveaway for them and didn't tell them that they'd won until the package arrived. I threw in a print copy of Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four as a surprise extra prize. According to the mom, she had to beg her older daughter to stop reading so that she could take the photo. Don't you totally see the hurry-up-and-take-this-photo look she's giving her mom?? And apparently the younger one spent the whole day saying, "This is the most awesome day ever!" Needless to say, that made my heart melt! I love, love doing giveaways and getting a picture like this is such a sweet bonus! The older girl wants to be a librarian when she grows up and has given my book its own shelf. It is the first in her "signed by author" collection. ;-) ;-)
Happy weekend and stay tuned for another giveaway coming in April. Yup, I'm a little hooked on giveaways. Ha!
Love & Light
Nya
Happy Friday! I thought I'd send you into the weekend with an "Awww" moment. Meet the happy winners of my iPad Mini Giveaway!!!
Aren't these girls SO cute??!!! Their mom entered the giveaway for them and didn't tell them that they'd won until the package arrived. I threw in a print copy of Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four as a surprise extra prize. According to the mom, she had to beg her older daughter to stop reading so that she could take the photo. Don't you totally see the hurry-up-and-take-this-photo look she's giving her mom?? And apparently the younger one spent the whole day saying, "This is the most awesome day ever!" Needless to say, that made my heart melt! I love, love doing giveaways and getting a picture like this is such a sweet bonus! The older girl wants to be a librarian when she grows up and has given my book its own shelf. It is the first in her "signed by author" collection. ;-) ;-)
Happy weekend and stay tuned for another giveaway coming in April. Yup, I'm a little hooked on giveaways. Ha!
Love & Light
Nya
March 5, 2013
There's still time to win an iPad Mini!
Hi lovely people!
I hope everyone is having an awesome day.
This is a quick post to let you know that there's still time to win an iPad Mini in the Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four Giveaway! Scroll down to the February 11th post to enter the rafflecopter! We're down to the last hours. Thank you for participating. Good Luck!!!
Love & Light,
N
I hope everyone is having an awesome day.
This is a quick post to let you know that there's still time to win an iPad Mini in the Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four Giveaway! Scroll down to the February 11th post to enter the rafflecopter! We're down to the last hours. Thank you for participating. Good Luck!!!
Love & Light,
N
February 11, 2013
iPad Mini Giveaway!
Let the tour begin!
February is the month of love, and I've got love for every blogger participating in my Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four tour! Thank you all for your reviews and interviews. I'm grateful. A special big hug to Giselle of Xpresso Book Tours for putting together an amazing tour!
I'm celebrating this tour with an engraved Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four iPad Mini Giveaway! I loooove giveaways! Enter the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
February is the month of love, and I've got love for every blogger participating in my Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four tour! Thank you all for your reviews and interviews. I'm grateful. A special big hug to Giselle of Xpresso Book Tours for putting together an amazing tour!
I'm celebrating this tour with an engraved Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four iPad Mini Giveaway! I loooove giveaways! Enter the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
December 16, 2012
Amazon Top 100 Best Seller's List!!!
OMG! I'm so excited to share that today,
Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four
, cracked Amazon's Top 100 Best Seller's List in the teen fantasy ebook category!! It hit #74 (check out the screen shot!). You guys really rock my world! I can't thank you enough for purchasing a copy and spreading the word. I am humbled and excited by your support!
Happy holidays and best wishes for a wonderful 2013!xoxoxoNya
Happy holidays and best wishes for a wonderful 2013!xoxoxoNya
December 7, 2012
Promo Blitz!
Okay, beautiful people! I have a couple of announcements. My YA novel, Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four is on sale for $0.99 for the Holiday Season! Get it on Amazon!
AND...
Today is a Promo Blitz day for Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four! Big thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for putting it together. And big, big thanks to all of the wonderful bloggers that signed up to participate. I appreciate the support!
Enter to win a Kindle Fire HD!
a Rafflecopter giveawayI love giveaways! Can't wait to find out who wins!
xoxo
N
AND...
Today is a Promo Blitz day for Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four! Big thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for putting it together. And big, big thanks to all of the wonderful bloggers that signed up to participate. I appreciate the support!
Enter to win a Kindle Fire HD!
a Rafflecopter giveawayI love giveaways! Can't wait to find out who wins!
xoxo
N
November 19, 2012
There has to be a first post!
So.....this is my very first blog post! I've been meaning to start one-- just like I've been meaning to do the laundry and paint my nails. Ha! This post is about getting started. I told myself that it didn't have to be interesting or witty. It just had to happen. So, I'm patting myself on the back for finally getting to this. Sometimes starting something is the hardest part of the process! Whew. If you're reading this, welcome to my blog! Next up, laundry. Who am I kidding? Nails!
