I made a goal this year to read “fewer books, with more intention“. This means that I’m hand-picking titles that really meet a current need in my life. (I abandoned 3 books that I started because they didn’t make the cut.) Here’s what I read in January and February. I reread these two parenting classics: […]
Twitterature: Preemie Edition
As you can imagine, most of my reading this past month has revolved around premature babies. Half Baked: The Story of My Nerves, My Newborn, and How We Both Learned to Breathe by Alexa Stevenson. This book chronicles Alexa’s struggle with infertility, miscarriages, and finally her high-risk pregnancy with twins. Sadly, her son didn’t survive his […]
I Read Some Books, Y’all (Twitterature)
I totally forgot to keep track of the books I read last month, so there was no Twitterature post for July. Here’s what I’ve been reading lately: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World by Chris Guillebeau. I have been wanting to read this book […]
Twitterature May 2014
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for Twitterature Quick reviews of books I’ve read in the past month. I didn’t read as many titles last month, because I made a conscious choice to slow down on my reading. I wanted to be really choosy this month, and pick titles I could truly relish and love. […]
Life Lessons from As Always, Julia
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and other books, has often said that reading about Julia Child is a lesson in happiness. I couldn’t agree more. I also loved My Life in France, which Julia co-wrote with her nephew. In this month’s Twitterature post, I mentioned how much I enjoyed reading As Always, Julia: […]
Twitterature April 2014
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for Twitterature As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto by Joan Reardon. How can you not love Julia Child? Her enthusiasm and passion, sense of humor and work ethic are admirable. Thoroughly enjoyed this book which consists of the letters between Julia and her bestie and […]
SGTSM Part 5: Final Chapters
So maybe I’ve procrastinated long enough on this one! Finally blogging about the last two chapters of Crystal Paine’s excellent book, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life. Here are the other installments in case you missed them: Part One: SGTSM Chapters One […]
Twitterature February 2014
Note: If you’re reading this post via your phone or an RSS reader, please click through. The pictures won’t show up otherwise. 🙂 Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Twitterature Wow. It looks like I read a lot of books this month, but a couple of them I actually started in January. A Year in […]
SGTSM: Failure, and Giving
I did get my bangs trimmed, but I haven’t posted a new pic. My neighbor is a photographer who has a studio in her home. She’s offered to snap my pic but I’ve just procrastinated about getting it done. The picture on my blog and social media profiles is 5 years old, and I don’t […]
Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: Chapters 5 and 6
I decided to re-read Crystal Paine’s new book, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, and share my thoughts and notes. Here are the posts about Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: Chapters One and Two and Three and Four Chapter 5 is about money: as Crystal puts it, being “intentional with your bank account.” She encourages you […]