On With The Butter: Spread More Living onto Everyday Life

"An upbeat and sincere primer on living one's best life." -Kirkus Review

"The adventures of many daring challengers, including the author's mother and herself, are expertly documented in this book. These intriguing stories should prove an inspiration to all. At the end of each chapter, there is a list of more robust challenges for readers to try. Herman's inspiring work offers a fresh perspective on living well at any age." - US Review of Books

"packed with methods for making the most of life... highly recommended reading for proactive, engaged readers who would grasp these lessons with both hands and apply them to expand their own worlds and opportunities." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review.

"On with the Butter is a delight to read. There are so many good suggestions for anyone considering retirement or already retired.. This is not a book like so very many that only consider money and financial matters. Just the opposite. A good retirement is about so much more and this book addresses that." - Del Lowery, RetirementTalk.org

"On With the Butter is a wonderful and inspiring book! Through Heidi's Herman's vibrant and engaging, and often humorous stories, intertwined with unique ideas and helpful information, she encourages curiosity, connection, and a call to action. This is an excellent book for those who are looking for an exciting next chapter, or even just a little more flavor, to their life!" - Laura Haw, Adjunct Instructor in Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis

Carry on, keep doing what you're doing, forge ahead, and keep moving. Icelanders have a saying for it: Áfram með Smjörið - on with the butter!

If you're looking for new ways to add zest to your life or have free time in retirement, this book offers a wide variety of activities and challenges, along with inspiring and heartwarming stories. Discover ways to explore, play, take, chances, try new things, make a difference, and have more fun in life. You're the activities director, and On with the Butter! is your guidebook.

As we get older, it's easy to become consumed with our health and taking care of ourselves. We may change our diet, take prescriptions to treat medical conditions, and focus more on physical fitness. But while we're working so hard to increase our life span, what are we doing to appreciate and make the most of that time? Those are the questions On with the Butter invites us to entertain.

So keep moving, keep doing, and keep spreading more living onto everyday life. After all, everything's better with butter.

Author: Heidi Herman
Publisher: Hekla Publishing LLC
Published: 08/14/2020
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781947233034


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author
Herman, Heidi: - "Heidi Herman was born and raised in Central Illinois, but her passion and a common theme in her writing is her Icelandic heritage. After a 30-year career in business, Heidi turned to fiction writing full-time, inspired by her mother's example. In the winter of 2012, her mother, Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, published a childhood memoir, which featured some of Iceland's folklore. Heidi was immersed in childhood memories of the Scandinavian legends, lore, and imaginative stories. The myth of Iceland's troll-like Christmas characters - Jólasveinar - sparked the imagination of many readers and led to Heidi writing her first book, The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads. It was followed by two more books on Icelandic folklore: The Guardians of Iceland and Other Icelandic Folk Tales and The Icelandic Yule Lads Mayhem at the North Pole. In 2017, she co-authored and Icelandic cookbook, Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens with her mother, Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, which won a US category in The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards that year. Heidi published her debut novel, Her Viking Heart, in 2018 and it was named the 2018 Foreward INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner - Romance Category. Her newest work, On with The Butter: Spread More Living onto Everyday Life was inspired when Heidi worked to complete her mother's final work, Never Too Late. Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman (1925-2019) was 94 years old and had completed a year of new experiences to prove a person is never too old to enjoy life. That message, along with her mother's example, led Heidi to write this new motivational book with ideas and encouragement on how anyone can find those activities and experiences. Heidi currently lives in South Dakota but snowbirds south in the winter. In addition to writing, she loves Scandinavian festivals, cooking, photography, travel, and exploring the outdoors."