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Best Love Quote of the Year

Best Love Quote of the Year

[ 1 ] Feb 13, 2012

Technically this quote is from the 1847, when Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre. I, however, heard it for the first time just the other day in the 2011 movie version of the book. Swoon. I’ve never heard a more adequate description of the overwhelming feeling of love. Now I’m going to HAVE to read the book.

Mom Fitness: The Guides You Need (and a giveaway!)

Mom Fitness: The Guides You Need (and a giveaway!)

[ 2 ] Dec 26, 2011

It’s almost January. You packed on a few during the holidays but you’ve sworn to yourself (it’s your New Year’s resolution and everything!) that you’ll hit the gym hard in the new year and finally lose that baby weight. Too bad your babies are, uh, not really babies anymore. They won’t sit still long enough [...]

Desperate Housewives meets Kelly Corrigan's The Middle Place in this absorbing, witty story of one mother's journey from midlife crisis to reinvention.

Giveaway: Here, Home, Hope (CLOSED)

[ 1 ] Jun 9, 2011

Here, Home, Hope chronicles one woman’s midlife crisis as she attempts to establish her purpose in the world. While I’m nowhere near a midlife crisis, I found that Here, Home, Hope touched on an issue that myself and many other twenty-somethings are concerned with: identity. Women with children leaving the home and women with children [...]

Story Engineering Book Review: Writing from the Ground Up

Story Engineering Book Review: Writing from the Ground Up

[ 1 ] May 6, 2011

Writing is my favorite thing to do. As a blogger, it’s something that I do almost every single day and it’s a craft I’ve woven into my profession as a marketing consultant. It seems that many bloggers forget about the writing aspect of their posts in the midst of all the photos, videos, product reviews [...]

The Chocolate Diaries Book Review

The Chocolate Diaries Book Review

[ 0 ] May 6, 2011

The Chocolate Diaries by Karen Scalf Linamen promises “secrets for a sweeter journey on the rocky road of life.” Mixing recipes with quirky stories and advice, The Chocolate Diaries is like Chicken Soup for the Soul…with cocoa. The recipes are to-die-for, although that’s to be expected from the woman who has also authored Just Hand [...]