Shadows of the Forest Emma Michaels Publication date: November 5th 2016 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Everyone is dying to live in the Shadows of the Forest. They gave me three rules to follow in exchange for my brother’s life: 1. Do not enter the West Wing; 2. Do not go outside after darkness falls; and …
Can Plastic-Loving Bacteria Reduce Plastic Waste in Landfills?
According to an article by Eva Botkin-Kowacki in the March 10, 2016 issue of The Christian Science Monitor, it appears that there was a bacterium that consumes plastic discovered inside a recycling plant. The article, “Researchers Find Plastic-Loving Bacteria in Recycling Plant,” mentions that more than “311 million tons of plastic is produced across the globe annually” while …
An Announcement…
Be sure you watch this video aaaaaaaaaaall the way through. You watched the video, right? With that announcement, comes the announcement that I’ll be needing a few guest bloggers to write about favorite wines between now and June. I have several review notes ready myself to post, but it would be great to have …
Book Review: Do Your Om Thing
I definitely need to learn how to chill out more. When I saw that there was a call by TLC Book Tours for people to review Rebecca Pacheco’s new book, Do Your Om Thing, I was excited to volunteer. The book, after all, promised to be a way for me to not only learn more about …
Book Review: A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi
This week has been book-heavy, I know. I promise you, there will be some exciting news soon, and I’m planning on posting a fun fall craft tutorial for tomorrow. For now, I’d like to introduce you to A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi. I’m glad to be participating in the Masquerade Book Tours project again, because I …
Book Blitz & Giveaway: The Surrendered
The Surrendered Case Maynard Published by: Blaze Publishing Publication date: September 20th 2016 Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult After a financial collapse devastates the United States, the new government imposes a tax on the nation’s most valuable resource—the children. Surrendered at age ten—after her parents could no longer afford her exorbitant fees—Vee Delancourt has spent six …
Book Blitz & Giveaway: Dotz
Dots Angie M. Brashears Publication date: October 1st 2016 Genres: Adult, Contemporary This is a story about two strangers with nothing but grief in common. Mason is great at connecting dots in other people’s life’s, but not so much in his own. His website, The F#ck it List, is all about connecting sexual requests. Matching …
How I Get Things Done Part III: Completing Tasks
It’s time to talk about how I go about accomplishing all of those goals and completing all the projects on my list. In the introduction of this series, I discussed my needs when it comes to a system for productivity. In the first part of this series, I talked about the different productivity theories that have influenced my system. …
Book Review: The Well-Tempered City
I was born in 1952, when the world’s population was 2.6 billion. Since then it has almost tripled in size. In 1952, only 30 percent of the world’s people lived in cities, but now more than half do, and by the end of the twenty-first century, that number will grow to 85 percent. The quality …
Guest Post: Autumn Brunch Pairings
Today, we have a guest post provided by Jeriann Watkins, blogger at dairyairhead.com. She’s talking about how to offer fall brunch wine pairings that will please all of your guests. Summer gets a good reputation for social eating: picnics, baseball games, family reunions – these are all food-centric events that happen mostly in the summer. But fall …
