by Celia Rivenbark
The Zookeeper’s Wife
by Diane Ackerman
Does this lipstick make me look fat?
Sometimes, all it takes to get me out of a rut, beauty or otherwise, is buying a new lipstick. It all started years ago when I got my hands on my first Bonne Bell Bubblegum Lip Smacker. One swipe of that sticky sweet gloss and I was never the same. It’s the cheapest fix I […]
To shine or not to shine-the messiness of parenting
Parenting is a messy job. Definitely not for the faint of heart. So instead of making a list of New Year’s Resolutions, I decided to make a list of when I really shined or didn’t shine as a parent last year. However, in an effort to protect the innocent (and the not so innocent), and […]
Getting comfortable with a little me time
What a bizarre concept…To begin finding time for me, when its been all about them. For the last 20 years, 21 if you count the pregnancy, (and my body was clearly not my own!) it’s been all about my husband and kids (and not necessarily in that order).
Tips for when your college kid comes home for the holidays
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring, and Summer break are when many parents of college age offspring, look forward to their student coming home with hope, excitement and a little trepidation. You hope you don’t say too much, ask too much, or commit the worse crime of all, give unsolicited advice. It is such a strange and awkward […]
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins I loved this book. Absolutely could not put it down.
Fifty Shades of Gray
by E. L. James
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain