December Bookclub Meeting: 01/04/15 at Meriah’s House
Book: What She left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman
We have been slacking a bit the last few months and that’s not a bad thing. After all we have been having a great time. It’s time now as we approach a New Year that we reel it back in and start abiding by the rules we set as a group to keep us on track. Some of the things we need to reinstate are as follows:
1) The main dish and all side dishes are to be done by 4pm: We instilled this rule because the discussion never starts until we are all seated and eating. If we wait a half hour or longer for the food to be finished then our rant time is too long and we side track from talking about the book. Please plan accordingly.
2) Vent Time: This time was set to be at the beginning of club. 15 minutes dedicated to venting and talking about whats going on in our lives. Due to the main not being done at 4pm this time has become almost an hour of our club. We need to reel it back in.
3) Planning: We schedule club a month in advance so that we can plan our lives around our club. Please remember if you are cramming your personal schedule full of activities before club that you need to be allotting enough time for you to be on time.
4) Dues: Now that we are starting a new year with essentially empty bank we need to be diligent about paying our dues.
5) Secretary duties: As of last club we decided to split the secretary duties in half. Now Jocelyn & Maren are partners. Jocelyn takes notes at club and emails them to Ali and Maren. Maren is to update and prepare the agendas for the next club and Ali is to post to blog and text reminders.
6) Book Discussion: Please be prepared either in your mind or with notes to discuss book. Even if you didn’t like the book then discuss why. Please try to have 3 questions or comments ready to share with the club. Find a fun fact about the book. Something to keep us stimulated.
7) Positions: We discussed at the last meeting that everyone is staying in their positions. The Secretary position split into two. Please take your position to heart. It’s your job. A week before club the menu should be sent to all, the people who owe dues should be notified prior to club so they bring enough. Everyone should have dues handy. The agenda should be emailed to Ali. Let’s keep the flow going.
Menu (Tristana): to get everyone their assignment
Treasurer (Meriah): Need to get back on track of where we are; what was spent at “night-out” club meeting.
Time Keeper (Julie): Need to keep the time and be strict. 4pm start; 15 minute venting; start logistics as food is being gathered on plates and we are being seated. Then agenda and book discussion. Any side bars onto non-book topics need to be re-routed back to book discussion until the end of the meeting.
Lastly: If we stick to our already set regime we will have an hour or more at the end of club to hang out and talk non-book stuff. If we interrupt club with personal stuff and side bar conversations we end up having a 4 hour meeting about life instead of 2-3 hours of good book time with the girls. Let’s make our 7th year a FUCKIN FABULOUS ONE!!!!!!!!!!! I love you gals!!!!
