Today we are wrapping up Read Across America Week at school. (As an elementary school librarian, Read Across America week is my favorite! And who doesn't love a good dress-up day?) We celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and all things related to reading all week long. In addition to getting our ...
My Reflections on Anything by Jennie Allen
You guys, I am not a patient person. I am not a stick-with-it kind of girl. I am a great initiator of things, but not so great at the follow-through. I tend to jump in with both feet to new projects and plans. When I make my mind up about something, I wanted it done yesterday. When I read, I ...
#Collaboreads: The Beginning of Everything
It took me a while to decide on a book for this month's Back to School theme. I spent a solid hour searching Goodreads and Amazon and Google, reading reviews and samples and such. I finally chose The Beginning of Everything by Robin Schneider, solely based on it's pretty cover. (I know, I ...
The Five Books That Have Changed the Way I Live
I'm linking up with Bailey today with the #Blogtember challenge and sharing the five books that have most impacted my life. (I told you about half-heartedly joining this challenge here and here.) Also, can I tell you something that stinks about reading most of my books on the iPad? I don't have ...
#Collaboreads: A Sweethaven Summer
I missed the July #Collaboreads link-up with Mr. Thomas and Me and Rachel A Dawson, but I'm back this month with another book to share with you. This month's topic was a book set during the summertime. I was scrolling through Instagram the day I read Rachel and Amber's ...
What I Learned In June
I'm linking up with Emily P. Freeman today to share what I've learned in June. Every month, bloggers from all over link up to share the interesting and random they have discovered over the last thirty(ish) days. I've always enjoyed reading through these link-ups, but until I discovered bullet ...
#Collaboreads: The Girl On The Train
You guys, I know. I know it's Tuesday and I don't normally post on Tuesdays, but I missed the #Collaboreads link-up with Mr. Thomas and Me and Rachel A Dawson yesterday. Hence, today's post. :) The deal is this: Amber and Rachel choose a theme at the beginning of the month--this month it was a ...
The No More Excuses Diet: Book Review and GIVEAWAY!
Having just delivered a baby in January, and with swimsuit season right around the corner, I was thrilled to be given the chance to review Maria Kang's book, The No More Excuses Diet. (Fun fact: Maria is the mom behind the viral "What's your excuse?" photos on Facebook.) "This book is about ...
What I’m Reading Wednesday
I think it's about time I caught you up on the things I've been reading. Heaven forbid you go longer than a few months without being entertained by my thoughts on various literary works, right? In no certain order, here are a few things I've read lately, along with what's next on my giant to-read ...
2014 Quarterly Book Rewind, Part 2
I made a point, during this second quarter of 2014, to read a few nonfiction titles amongst all my fiction ones. I tried my best, and a few were actually completed. Each book is linked through Amazon, in case you want to form your own opinion. (And help me out in the process-they are ...
Summer Reading List
We have two separate reading lists for the summer, mine and the girls. For the girls list, we sat down and talked about books they would like to read. They came up with a few and then I did the whole nerdy-mom thing and gave a few booktalks on ones I thought they would like. From ...
Summer Goals and Projects
We have spent the Memorial Day holiday at the beach with family. I can't wait to share that with you, but while I'm getting the post ready, I thought I would share a few things that are on our Summer To-Do list. I am a list-maker. I have confessed before that I sometimes write tasks on ...
