There is a lot of weird stuff circulating around the webz lately about Happiness. People preaching about how we must always be striving for it, other people preaching about how it can never truly be captured, and yet others that are sick of the word completely and just moving for the whole “finding happiness” campaign […]
1. It’s our punkin’s half birthday today! 18 months. Wow. 2. The fall colors this year have been so stunning. I’m not sure if it’s my viewpoint that has changed or that they really are more brilliant this year, but either way, stun-to-the-ning. 3. I have not read a lot lately. I must remedy that. […]
Let’s be honest, there is always room for improvement in the balance between the raising babies you and the successful businessperson you. At least, I know there always is for me. That being said, I’ve found several small things that make a huge difference in me feeling okay about the quality time I’m spending with […]
The lovely folks at the Half Price Book Store published an even lovelier list on their blog the other day: 40 Books Every Child Should Read. The books on this list are So Fun. Check ’em out: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Love. Animalia! Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! Had completely forgotten about those two. […]
I recently celebrated birthday number thirty-one. How to honor that in a book-geekery appropriate way? Thirty-one reviews for thirty-one years, of course. Because…why not? Here we go, in no particular order. Enjoy! — Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way, by Richard Branson Beyond fascinating. Damn […]
Almost every day there is a new book or two that catches my eye. The fault, probably, of the several newsletters and subscriptions of book-related stuffy stuff that land in my inbox every morning. It’s almost too much! Keyword: almost. So, today, this 16th day of April, this thirty-eight and a half weeks into my […]
I’m weird because… I’m a homebody. I make a meal out of popcorn at least once a week. I am a terrible snob about my jeans but buy almost all my tops at Target. I’m unnecessarily scared of tornadoes even though I’ve never been in one. I kind of like the melanoma scar I have […]
If I wouldn’t have ever suggested it, would they have ever offered me the opportunity? If I hadn’t followed up, would they have forgotten? Would it have ever happened? Did my one email, my one phone call, make a difference? Will my one email, my one phone call, make a difference? If I hadn’t given […]
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