I’m rereading Crystal Paine’s excellent new book, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life. And like a good little blogger, I’m sharing my thoughts and notes here. The first post in this series is here: SGTSM Part One, which covers chapters 1 and 2. In […]
Working My Way Through Crystal Paine’s Book: Part One
When Crystal Paine announced that she was offering a $10 Starbucks gift card to anyone who bought her book instore and posted a pic to social media, I was all over it. That is, until I realized how harsh the lighting is at Barnes and Noble. Whew! Check out the dark circles people. I’m also […]
Favorite Books of 2013
Sadly, I’m terrible about remembering to add the stinkin’ book to the list! Especially library books. I usually end up checking my Amazon.com and Kindle accounts to “remember” what I read. If there was a way to check my library check-outs, this list would be far longer! So this page represents about two out of […]
Anthony Trollope on Habits
This post is part of a 31-day treatise on habits. <— Click there to see all the posts. One of my favorite quotes of all time is this: “Nothing surely is as potent as a law that may not be disobeyed. It has the force of the water drop that hollows the stone. A small […]
31 Days of Read-Aloud
This month, I’m participating in The Nester’s 31 Days project. If you’re not familiar with it, the 31 Days is a challenge to write every day on one topic for the month of October. 31 Days of Read-Aloud It struck me: why not make my topic something that will hold me accountable to the goal […]
What I’m Reading – February 2013
Linking up to Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Twitterature of super quick book reviews Little Women – I reread this classic that I loved as a teen, and this time was struck by Marmee March’s wisdom for modern moms. Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series – so much wisdom for parenting and homeschooling, and a gem at only […]
How To Appreciate The Quiet Person In Your Life
Are you an introvert? Or do you love someone who is? Last week I read the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I checked it out on an afternoon and had finished it by the next morning. My own personality hovers […]
Willpower for moms: how to nurture it
I once read a book called Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. What about willpower for moms? How does nurturing willpower improve our lives and help us reach our most-wanted goals? We know what secret high achievers possess that enables them to meet their goals. The answer is willpower. We intuitively understand that mastering ourselves is […]
The Books That Changed My Life
The books that changed my life. Modern Mrs. Darcy is hosting “The Book That Changed My Life” blog carnival and I had to participate. I’m a huge reader, mostly of non-fiction. One of the reasons I enjoy reading non-fiction so much is because of what I learn. Here are a few of the books that […]