Heart Disease & Women: Do You Know The Symptoms? National Wear Red Day

I don’t really remember my grandma but what memories I do have are filled with joy and happiness.
Unfortunately, my grandmother died suddenly of a massive heart attack at the age of 58 when I was only 10 years old.  As hard as it was to lose my grandmother, I think of how awful it was [...]

Love Is… not about you

“Mom, would you just stop trying to fix everything?”
My daughter’s words are still ringing in my ears almost twenty-four hours after our little communication glitch last night.
Looking back and reflecting on the evening, the past month, okay, her whole life, she is absolutely right… I love to fix things. Or maybe it is more that [...]

Steven Kenworthy Poetry: A Review

I’m a bit obsessed with addicted to involved on Facebook and I’ve had the opportunity to catch up with some old friends from high school along the way. Recently, I logged in and saw a note from an old friend of mine, Steven Kenworthy about some of his writings. I was blown away. Steven was [...]

Rules of Thumb: A Book Review

I’m back on a business book kick and have some pretty good stuff I want to share with you. For now, let me introduce you to Alan Webber. If youhaven’t met him yet, I have to tell you; he’s a pretty fascinating guy with an interesting perspective on life. Among other notable things, Alan founded [...]

Book News: December 28, 2009

Did you miss our regular book news chats? I know I did. So let’s jump right back into it!
Some new releases in fiction you should keep an eye on (all Borders links):
- Pirate Latitudes (Michael Crichton): This irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World offers a classic story of treasure and betrayal. “Pirate [...]

Confessions of a Shopaholic: A Book Review

One my favorite guilty pleasures in life is a fiction book that is well written and endearing. Call it chick lit, call it pop culture, call it whatever you want. There’s nothing better during the cold months of the year than a book you love to curl up with.
Throw in a book that throws [...]

All I Want for Christmas

During the holidays last year, that age-old question arose from my husband.
“What do you want for Christmas?”
Normally, I shrug my shoulders, shake my head, or give some form of non-commitment. I don’t ask for anything special because somehow I believe if I do, I will end up disappointed. But this particular year was much different. [...]

Trust Agents: A Book Review

There are a whole lot of people who know Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. They are both social media and trend experts who have joined forces to write Trust Agents, a book all about how to not only understand social media, but use it to enhance your online reputation.
There are a ton of social media [...]

This is Not How I Thought it Would Be: A Book Review

I was sent This is Not How I Thought it Would Be: Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives We Want Today by Kristin Maschka. (Sidenote: I LOVE getting books in the mail. It’s just like Christmas!) I was actually in the middle of another book but picked this one up on a whim and read [...]

If you Give a Mom a Martini: A Book Review

I truly believe this is something that all moms struggle with: finding 10 minutes to yourself to just be you. I definitely have my methods. Here are just a few:

I like to leave super early for appointments so I can sit in the car in the parking lot with a book
I get up fairly early [...]

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