Just Someone Ordinary, Searching For That "Little Extra."
If you have been following me for a while you know by now: I am a big Mitch Albom fan. Over the past few years, I have reviewed books such as “Tuesday’s With Morrie,” “The Next Person You Meet In Heaven,” and my personal favorite, “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto” (“The Five People You […]
Read MoreYou can probably tell by now: I am turning into a big historical fiction fan. This last year has moved me in and out of some extraordinary pages, highlighting truly remarkable stories about some of the lesser-known aspects of women at war. Reading books like “The Flight Girls,” “The Lilac Girls,” and others have taught […]
Read MoreI was in Austin earlier this month for work and my flight was boarding in just a few short hours. I knew that the city’s popular book store, “Book People” had a kiosk in the airport but you know me by now- I wanted to venture to the real thing. So I jumped into an […]
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day, let’s have a little conversation about love. Truth be told, I am a classic Libra: I love… love. I am at my best when the world is in balance and all facets of life mingle in perfect harmony. This has always included my relationships. I remember reading “Men Are From Mars, […]
Read MoreIt’s time for my latest confession: I needed to read one more novel to reach my “20-book overachiever status” in 2019 (My original goal was 12.) I was hovering at 19 but refused to end the year without a clean numerical milestone. December 30th and 31st were workdays though, and my chances of quality time […]
Read MoreHello and Happy New Year! I cannot believe that it is already the 5th of January: I missed all opportunities to blog about my decade in review, 2020 goals, my last few books read, and so on. I feel like once Winter vacation drew near, I drew my last breath of motivation. Nevertheless, it is […]
Read MoreI cannot bluff: I have been sitting on my couch, scrolling on Amazon, for the last two hours. Tomorrow is #CyberMonday and instead of mapping out my holiday gift list, I have been pinning bookish favorites to my “Adding Punctuation” Amazon registry. The whole activity started out innocently enough, I assure you: I ventured to […]
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