When I was 22, I went through a series where one thing happened after another. It was not a great year…and then I turned 23, and I can’t help but mention the Blink 182 song that goes “No one likes you when you’re tweeeeeeentythree…” I was a single momma of a 2-year-old, I had a …
Book Review: The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
ᐧThe Lost Vintage by Ann Mah is the perfect book to review here. Kate wants to become a wine expert, and so she is getting ready for her third attempt at taking the Master Sommelier’s certification test. But before that happens, she loses her job. So, she does what any of us would do when …
Sofilantjes ADV Romper
*This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a small percentage from that sale at no additional cost to you. Little Miss Ladybug is the only one of my children who has not had something I’d made to wear yet – and seeing …
Book Review: Because I’m Worth It by Linda Nielsen
When I moved to Kansas fom California, I went through a bit of culture shock. It was more of a culture shock than moving to Illinois from California was for graduate school or moving to Michigan from Illinois was for my Ph.D. program. I wasn’t really expecting to discover so much…old school thinking, particularly among …
#MotivationMonday: Why You Need a Mantra for When You Hit the Wall
A couple of months ago, I ran my first 12k race. At around mile 6 (the race is 7.46 miles long), I started to question why I’d started the race. I wanted to know what made me think I could do such a thing – I was tired and ready to be done! I kept …
Book Review: The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (and Their Muses) by Terri-Lynne DeFino
When I am old, I plan to still be writing. It would be pretty awesome to be surrounded by literary legends. In The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses), This fun novel takes readers on a fun ride through the eyes of Alfonse Carducci, a literary genius who has decided it’s time to …
Book Review: Caroline by Sarah Miller
When I was a child, Little House on the Prairie was one of my favorite books. While over the years, I’ve come to realize that it’s a bit of a problematic text, that hasn’t changed my nostalgia for it. When I was offered the opportunity to review Caroline Caroline About Caroline • Paperback: 400 pages • Publisher: …
Book Review: The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
I was once a single mom. The struggle is real. I only had one kid, but trying to make through college and grad school while keeping a roof over our heads required some creative thinking. In Wiley Cash’s The Last Ballad, Set in North Carolina’s 1929 foothills, Cash’s novel really follows the life of a woman …
Books Unleased Book Tour: Holden’s Regrets by Diane Zparkki (Book Excerpt)
HOLDEN’S REGRETS Diane Zparkki Series: Branson’s Kind of Love Book 2 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance Publication Date: March 25, 2018 Second chance love with secrets to be revealed Ever since they were kids, Shannon has been in love with her best friend’s old brother, Holden. She once hoped that Holden would come to his …
Book Review: It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington
I love science fiction. The last page-turner I read was Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I couldn’t put it down. So when I had the opportunity to review It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington, I was excited – especially since it’s dystopian sci-fi. Jones and Worthington do a masterful job …
