HaHa Color-Me! Joke Book by Neesha Mirchandani As the mom of a 4 year old, 7 year old and 9 year old, there is no shortage of knock-knock jokes in my house. In fact, I often hear the same jokes over and over again, all in a row… it’s hard to be annoyed though when …
Quick Review: a funny book on jewish parenting that encapsulates the values of jewish culture for anyone. I’ll admit, I mostly wanted to read this book because I’m a Sassy fangirl and Marjorie Ingalls was a Sassy writer. Jane Pratt was ‘aight but Marjorie was my girl. Then, she grew up and I grew up …
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Welcome Back to A Blessing and A Curse. I took a not-so-brief hiatus but I’m excited to bring you more stories of mothering with a Disability. In this 3rd installment of A Blessing and a Curse, I welcome Olivia DeMoray. Olivia shares the particular challenge of having an invisible disability, the result of being …
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Quick Review: Chick lit that hits the nail on the head with a likeable heroine, A fast-paced plot and an ending with a twist. What is it about chick lit that lends itself so well to themes of redemption? Like Faithful by Alice Hoffman, here’s a story set against the backdrop of my favorite city, featuring …
Oh, heyyyyyy. Long time, no see. (Stop me if you’ve heard that before!) But I have a good excuse. I’ve been working! Way back in the fall, when there was still light to be had and leaves on the trees, I started working as a VA for my friend NJ, who kept referring me to …
Quick Review: A thoughtful, approachable, visually appealing cookbook that makes even The Most exotic recipe seem within reach. (This post contains affiliate links. That means when you click on a link, I get a small commission.) Isn’t this book pretty? I’m definitely guilty of judging a book by it’s cover. The photographs and layout inside …
Quick Review: A book about regret, transformation and redemption that will have you rooting for the main character. I’ve read quite a few Alice Hoffman novels in my day. (Will I ever read them all? I don’t know! She’s so prolific, I can’t keep up.) This month, I read two of Alice’s novels back to back: …
Why a Cochlear Implant? Well, why not? But let me back up. I had a list of reasons that kept me from getting a cochlear implant sooner. 1. Too old. 2. Too invasive. 3. Doing alright with my existing set-up. It’s a pretty short list, yeah but I guess the whole list was also shrouded …
The Girls, out from Random House on June 14th, left me with the nagging feeling of familiarity. I’m only 36, so it’s not because I lived the heyday of the 60s and 70s. Set in Northern California, at the end of the 1960’s, Evie’s story hits all the hallmarks of teenage angst– friend drama, divorcing …
I have a pretty little clay bowl that my mom’s friend Sonny gave me last year. It took me a while to figure out how best to use it because it’s too precious to dirty up with food. It finally landed on top of my dresser, as a catch-all for my jewelry, which I take …