🎨 Color Me Meow: Because Therapy Is Expensive and Cats Are Judgy Let’s be honest: life is a lot. Between responsibilities, stress, and that one email you’re still avoiding, sometimes you just need a low-stakes win. Enter Color Me Meow, my coloring book created for anyone who loves cats, sarcasm, and pretending they’re “relaxing” while…
Books
My Year in Books: 17 Thrillers, So Many Twists, and One Big Reading Goal
Looking back on my reading year, I’m honestly pretty happy with how it turned out. I finished 17 books, and while that may not sound huge to some, for me it felt like a win – because most of them were thrillers. And if you know me at all, you know I love a book…
How to Write Your Memoir (Without Crying or Quitting)
Using my snarky, sanity-saving guide that’s now a PDF, thank you very much. So you’ve lived a life. Maybe it’s been messy, magical, or somewhere in between. And now you’re thinking, “I should write this down.” First of all—yes, you should. Second of all—don’t panic. Writing your memoir doesn’t mean locking yourself in a cabin…
The debate over keeping physical copies of media and focusing only on streaming content
Should we go back to owning and keeping our own copies of physical media instead of relying on streaming? The debate over keeping physical copies of digital media versus relying solely on streaming services is multifaceted. It encompasses various considerations such as convenience, ownership, access, and longevity. But here’s the thing…I’m worried with the way…
How To Start A Successful Book Club
If there is one thing I love, it’s a good book. If there is a second thing I love, it’s getting to share my thoughts (and hear others thoughts!) on that good book. So what is a good way to combine those two loves? By starting a book club of course! It’s such a great and fun…
Teach My Giveaway 12/15 US
When it comes to their children, a mother is fiercely protective, brilliantly resourceful, and powerfully influential. Maybe it’s instinct, but I have a ton of respect for moms! Christy Cook, for example, is a mom I greatly admire. When her son was 18 months, she couldn’t find appropriate teaching materials to help her son learn…
The Andromeda Evolution is a great Father’s Day gift idea
Is your husband like mine? An avid reader at heart, my hubby loves nothing more than to smoke a cigar and read a book on our cozy back deck. So when Michael Crichton’s book fell into my lap I knew instantly it would be a book that my hubby would love to read. It makes…
Henri’s Hats children’s book review
I was given the opportunity to review Henri’s Hats, Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy and Are You Scared Darth Vader? These are my honest opinions of these story books. As a teacher my love of story books is as vast as a library. I spend a lot of time at the library even today. To receive…
How to be a caregiver when life hits the fan #WhenLifeHitsTheFan + Amazon giveaway
Thanks to Tatu Media for sponsoring this conversation! If you’ve not done it yet chances are you will be a caregiver before you know it. I was one of those sandwich generation caregivers. That means I was caring for my dad and his cancer while I was caring for 3 small children. It is not…
Charlie and the Frog book blog tour and sign language activity printable for kids
Discover the surprising ways people listen in CHARLIE & FROG: A MYSTERY (Disney-Hyperion; On Sale: April 10, 2018), a page-turning contemporary middle grade mystery filled with humor, intrigue, and heartwarming friendships, by debut author Karen Kane. Frog (aka Francine Castle), is Deaf and shines as a tenacious, crime-solving protagonist who introduces Charlie to the world…
Great gift ideas for baby from Incredibundles & an Unboxing #Incredibundles
Looking for great Christmas ideas for that newest baby in your life? Whether it’s a grandbaby, neice or nephew Incredibundles.com has great gift ideas for you this holiday season! They offer high quality baby items for a good price. They ship it to your home and it’s ready to give as a gift when you…
Wrinkle in Time Announces it’s child actress.
I wanted to share some very cool and exciting news about the upcoming Disney film A WRINKLE IN TIME. After an extensive search, The Walt Disney Studios is pleased to announce that 13-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry in the upcoming Disney live action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE…
Treasure Hunters a fun book for the tween set! #TreasureHunters #ad
This book review is in partnership with Mom Select. All opinions are honest and my own. My tweenager and I have had the most fun reading this book at night. We’ve been staying inside because of how unbelievably hot it is here right now. Yesterday when we were reading it was 103*. That’s crazy! So…
Jacky HaHa Book Club and review #ad #hahabookclub
I’ve partnered with MomSelect to bring you this book review of Jacky HaHa. All opinions are honest and my own! My daughter and I have had so much fun reading the Jacky Haha book by James Patterson. It’s fun and funny. We’ve shared laughs and smiles and have greatly enjoyed reading it together. It’s got…
