Two caveats to start this post. First, I received the book Delivering Happiness for free for the purpose of reviewing it here on my blog. I also received a copy to give away. Second, this is posted now in association with Momalom.com’s Five for Ten challenge. Delivering Happiness is not a total memoir of Zappos.com… Continue reading Delivering Happiness – Book Review
Yes, I am sure that you all were hoping for a review of a non-fiction book with a title like Show No Fear. That is not the case. Sorry, but I am not sorry that I picked up the twelfth book in the Nina Reilly series by Perri O’Shaughnessy. Just to be upfront, one of the… Continue reading Book Review – Show No Fear
October 4–10 is Great Books Week, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) is hosting a blog tour about books to celebrate. The prompt for today is “When I want to give someone a special gift, I give them [name of book] because…” This prompt is very misleading as it changes so frequently.… Continue reading Great Books Week – Friday – Special Gift
The title intrigued me – The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood (ISBN 978-1-55470-154-4). I have always wanted to know what a blog would look like in print. Two pluses right off the bat for Kathy Buckworth‘s book. Then, I started reading. I opened up The BlackBerry Diaries while having lunch at Smart Monkey Cafe… Continue reading Book Review – The BlackBerry Diaries
I recently pulled out an old book that I have had laying around my house for ages. I didn’t decide to re-read the book. I decided to pass it on. I gave a dear friend a copy of Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H Blanchard’s Who Moved My Cheese? (ISBN 978-0399144462). I first was introduced to… Continue reading Book Recommendation – Who Moved My Cheese?
I was taken with the need to read this book the first time I glanced at a review of it in “More” magazine’s March or April issue. Then, strangely enough, a friend recommended this book to me in June. I went back to the original review – yes, I keep tear outs from magazines when I… Continue reading Admission – Book Review
When I first received a copy of The Momnificent! Life: Healthy and Balanced Living for Busy Moms – ISBN 978-0-9743832-4-8, I figured it would be impossible to get through. The book is long, over 300 pages prior to the reading lists. Lori Radun, a certified life coach, explains the dips and hills of parenting. Lori… Continue reading The Momnificent! Life – A Book Review
I remember being an “eco-friendly” teen when I was growing up. My friends all thought I was crazy. Now I am finding more and more teens realize that they need to take an active role in helping to ensure there is a planet for their later lives and their children’s and grandchildren’s lives. Jenn Savedge’s… Continue reading Book Review – The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen’s Guide to Saving the Planet
I have had Suzy Welch’s new book, 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea (Scribner, ISBN 978-1-4165-9182-5), for a few weeks now and have been reading it diligently but knew that the review was going to get written today, whether I had my personal example for you all or not. I wanted to truly try the 10-10-10 process… Continue reading Book Review: 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea
The way our society works these days there are no more long cooking sessions at the apron strings of mom and grandma. Actually, my family has so many events, practices and other commitments I often feel like I am a short order cook. I can live with that but the problem comes when children leave… Continue reading Review and Giveaway – “The Good Home Cookbook”
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