Journaling gets a bad rap because it brings to mind a teenage girl’s diary, and deep emotional exploration. Don’t get me wrong, those things are great. I journal every day to process my world and stay sane. But a journal doesn’t have to have those […]
Full disclosure, I did not love Tara Westover’s memoir Educated. I did not like Educated. In fact, I didn’t even finish Educated. I started it twice, once on audio and once in physical form, but didn’t get far either time. I just couldn’t get into it. […]
When my mother-in-law asked for used books for Christmas last year, of course I gifted her a bag full of paperbacks! As she’s read them over the course of this year, she gives me updates and we’ve had some neat discussions. I even read her […]
Sometime last year, my friend B sent me a text asking for my opinion on a book and it led to a discussion about similar authors. In regard to Fredrick Backman novel she was reading, I said it was a weird one and her response […]
Earlier this month, I mentioned my anxiety about turning the big four-oh, which is a mere five days away. The list I made, of books to read in my 40th year, was fun to create and has helped me shift to a more positive view […]
Today’s guest post is from Jessica Benoit, my personal trainer, fitness coach, and dear friend. She is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist working out of her own studio, A New Leaf, here in Bozeman, MT. Who do you consider reading an important […]
Often, the least exciting book club meetings are the ones where we all love the book and no one disagrees or has much to add. Although I’ll admit that doesn’t happen often! I belong to a couple different book clubs and I truly appreciate knowing each […]
While working on some posts in honor of Women’s History Month, I froze up in frustration and needed a break. On every list I made, of badass female writers or books about epic women in history, I’d inevitably realize I’d left someone out. It feels […]
My favorite part of volunteering at the library book sale is making recommendations to shoppers. At my shift on Bag Day during the last sale, I saw a woman looking at a copy of Little Bee by Chris Cleave, which I loved, so I approached and […]
I had recently graduated from High School when Oprah Winfrey announced her very first Book Club selection. I rushed to the library the next day, and borrowed their only copy of The Deep End of the Ocean by Jaqueline Mitchard. I flew through it over […]
