Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair's Guide to Livin' the Good Life

by Susan Poulin

Overview

Revised Edition

Ida has found her "inner moose," and become a Certified Maine Life Guide. After years of "Running with the Moose," she's picked up a few pointers and is now eager to share the wisdom of their ways. Taking her inspiration from Maine's antlered friend, Ida covers topics ranging from A to Zumba, and offers helpful hints on how to live a happier life. This uplifting and entertaining motivational moose-terpiece is guaranteed to make you smile.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944762933
Publisher:	Islandport Press
Publication date:	06/02/2020
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,102,394
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Writer and performer Susan Poulin is the author of The Sweet Life and Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair's Guide to Livin' the Good Life, as well as ten plays, five of which feature her alter ego, LeClair. The first of these, 1997's "Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose" was awarded the Seacoast Media Group's Spotlight on the Arts Award for Best Play and Best Actress. Moose was followed in 2005 by "Ida's Havin' a Yard Sale!," for which Susan received SMG's Best Original Script and Best Actress award, and "A Very Ida Christmas" in 2008 (nominated for SMG's Best Original Script). Susan also writes the popular Maine humor blog and podcast, "Just Ask Ida." Since her debut, Ida has entertained thousands of people from Maine to Minneapolis with her unique brand of wit and wisdom. Her sense of humor simply knows no bounds.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rebecca Rule ix

Author's Note xiii

1 You Cart Learn a Lot from a Moose 1

2 You Catch More Flies with Honey 17

3 How Many Points in Cabbage Soup? 35

4 What Did I Do Wrong to Deserve This Turkey Gobbler Neck? 59

5 Tending Your Roots 85

6 A Good Marriage Starts with Please and Thank You 111

7 A Moose Does What a Moose Does Best 135

8 I Can't Die Today 153

9 Listening to Your Inner Moose 171

10 Getting Rid of Frogs and Toads 187

11 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! 213

12 Livin' the Good Life 239

Epilogue 247

About the Author 251

About Ida 253

Acknowledgments 255