My little girl started Kindergarten this week! She went for three glorious days and loved it all. I’m definitely living vicariously through her as I remember my own early school years…discovering the glories of lunch and recess and friend making …
As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …
I’m putting this post together while I sit here watching the Olympics. I’m a huge Olympics fan and I try to take in as much of it as I can throughout the few weeks that it’s on. There are just …
Do you like books with fraught relationships? The relationship at the center of The Favor by Adele Griffin definitely qualifies! But is it fraught in a good, enjoyable-to-read way? Read on to find out what I thought. The Summary At …
As soon as someone said something about the year being half over, I had to wonder how the heck that happened. Where did the year go?? Guess I must be having fun with the time flying by like this. June …
Somehow, it’s almost summer. My calendar is filling up with events—town festivals, kid birthday parties, cabin trips…hopefully there are a few minutes of reading time that can be found in there somewhere. Here’s a list of what a few of …
This debut caught my eye because of the gorgeous cover! The bright flowers and artwork of a beautiful woman with flowers cascading down her hair stood out so much, I couldn’t resist reading it. The question is, did the story …
Wow, suddenly it’s mid-May and I’m JUST posting what we read in April. I have a good excuse, though…I was in Cancun! The company I work for is 100% remote, and once a year we get together for a retreat. …
Are you a person who rereads? The following is a guest post by fellow book blogger (and rereader) Julia DiGeronimo. Meet her at the bottom! — I’m a chronic rereader. When I read a book that has me feeling 100 …
A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …