When people ask me why I love reading so much I sometimes struggle to come up with an answer. It’s such an obvious thing to me that I don’t really think about the “why”. But if I had to think about it I would say it’s because it’s made me a more compassionate and understanding …
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So I might possibly be a somewhat avid follower of the British Royal Family. I mean it’s not like I bought a commemorative royal wedding tea towel or anything, oh wait I did. I definitely did NOT type up a list of possible royal baby names to see if I would guess correctly because that …
A PTA fundraiser ends in a murder…line up the usual suspects. Big Little Lies is set in Australia but will be familiar to anyone who has ever navigated the politics of a public school in an American suburb. The moms at the school negotiate friendship, marriage, trauma, and class birthday parties. I’m not a gruesome …
Don’t let its slightly awkward title stop you; Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction. The book follows the story of Lina, a teenager deported to a Siberian work camp in 1941 for the alleged transgressions of her father. There are thousands of novels set during World …
I love when you enjoy a book by a new-to-you author and then find out that they’ve written MORE books. That’s exactly how I felt when I read my first Jojo Moyes book a few years ago. Really all you have to do to get me to read a book is set it in England …
I’ve never thought much about my nails. I’m not a manicure girl; it’s just not my thing. Every time I get my nails done they seem to get messed up within 5 minutes so I just didn’t bother. But last year when my nails basically started falling apart you can bet I started taking notice. …
I don’t know about you but one of my favorite things in life is to find a cheap thing that works as well as an expensive thing. I have very specific thrills, what can I say? It remains true when it comes to my hair, specifically, my curly hair. I’ve tried every curly/wavy hair gel, cream, …
Books make great gifts for just about everyone on your Christmas shopping list. Check out some of our current favorites! Home Alone: The Classic Illustrated Storybook This storybook retelling of Home Alone is fun for a child or a child of the Nineties in your life. The pictures are adorable and the story still works …
So I don’t know why but I busted out the Christmas music super early this year. It’s almost like the world is stressful or something? Anyways I’m glad I did because in addition to listening to some of my past favorites there are some great new holiday releases this year! All the albums listed below …
My daughters are getting older and we thought we had moved past our bow organizer stage so we got rid of it. But due to a recent, not entirely planned, short haircut, we needed to break out the bows. I only imagine us really using this for about a year so I didn’t want to …