I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas!! We’re travelling through North Carolina right now, and it has been so much fun to see our families. We’re passing the 20 hours of driving each way by listening to Game of Thrones together, which has turned out to be WAY better than fighting over the radio. As the… Read More Best Nonfiction of 2017
A lot of people ask me how I read so many books so quickly, so I thought I’d share about that today! First of all, let me say that my employment status hasn’t really affected my reading speeds. Currently I’m self-employed making custom gold foil paper goods, but working from home doesn’t really mean I’m… Read More How I read so much
It’s that time of year again! My favorite books I read in 2016! I read enough (and am undiscerning enough in my book choices) that at times I can’t remember what a book I read last January was even about. Thank goodness for Goodreads where I can keep track of what I read, otherwise these annual lists… Read More Best reads of 2016: nonfiction
“Have you heard of Glennon Doyle Melton?” my friend asked me one day last month. I hadn’t. She followed up by telling me she’s the founder of Momastery, which I’d heard of and assumed was a “mommy blog,” and yes I was a touch judgmental about what I thought air-quotes-mommy-blogs are. My kidless self made some assumptions… Read More What I’m reading: Carry On, Warrior
Friends. This book. I don’t even know where to start about this book. This book got passed around my friend group like wildfire. I’d heard about it for a couple of years, but never got around to buying it (and let’s be honest, I love my public library but they’re not quick to buy Christian… Read More What I’m reading: Bread & Wine
I realize I’m just about the last person in the world to read this, but I have to tell you about what I just finished. Tina Fey’s Bossypants. You must go read it, right now, immediately. Or go get the audiobook and have Tina Fey read it to you. Think about it. What’s better than… Read More What I’m reading: Bossypants
2015 was a year for the books. No really. I read a ton of books. This past year, I had a goal to read 70 books. That’s a lot, more than one a week. I knew some of it would be in spurts – on vacation I average one a day, while during busy work… Read More Top five nonfiction reads of 2015