A quick framing of my book reviews: If I’m reviewing it, it means I liked it enough to finish it. I abandon books all. the. time. So my reviews have built in bias; I’m not reviewing anything I didn’t like Read more…
I was on track for it to be the slowest reading month of the year, and then I read five books while on a 10 day trip to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you solo morning walks, and having Read more…
The time of year between Halloween and the New Year is my favorite. I love the family time and traditions, the time off, and the push to look back on the year and plan for the one ahead. And this Read more…
I recently participated in Laura Tremaine’s One Day Hour by Hour challenge on Instagram. I really enjoyed the challenge because sharing the nitty gritty of my day made me feel seen and I felt connection with others who shared. Lots Read more…
This past week the stars aligned and my husband and I were able to take a trip to Sedona, Arizona and the Grand Canyon for our 10th wedding anniversary. Side note: I think I might be a desert person now Read more…
Do you remember how you learned to read? How children learn to read is personally interesting to me because I’ve got a seven-year-old who is about a year into truly independent reading, and two three-year-olds who have recently begun to Read more…
I leaned into my reading mood hard at the beginning of this month and read some delightful books in the first half of the month. Then the longest virus ever took out Little E and J, my three-year-old twins, and Read more…
When I first heard the concept of mood reading I was skeptical. No kidding, you should read what you are in the mood for. That’s the whole point, isn’t it? There are so many books to read, why would you Read more…
I’m not here to sell you on the benefits reading. There are more compelling scientific resources to do that. But I do want to share some day-to-day ways my life is better because of reading. There is a big caveat Read more…
What is time? One day it was July and the next day it’s October. I look back on the last two months and I’m not sure where it went. I guess back to school season will do that to you Read more…