To be honest, this book was not what I expected. For some reason, I read the description of the book and thought it was a fictional story about a husband who walks through his wife’s battle with cancer and how he mends and copes through the struggle. I don’t know if I just wasn’t paying…
Category Archives: Health
First Place 4 Health
I’ll be honest: for me, books on health rank right up there with books on parenting. I’m no fan of either because, well, I can generate enough guilt on my own, thank you very much. I mean, let’s just say that, given the wealth of adjectives at your disposal, you would not necessarily choose “healthy”…
Taking Care of Your Girls
It’s that time again. In October of each year the color is pink and we think about our girls a lot more than we usually do. Because I have a pre-pubescent tween daughter in my house, I’ve actually been thinking a lot more about them in general. This summer we shopped for bras. They are…
Kids in the Kitchen
Recently I attended a luncheon sponsored by Stop and Shop/Giant. It was at Sarabeth’s restaurant in New York City, where my husband and I had eaten brunch several times (and enjoyed her delicious homemade scones and jam). The decision to attend a delicious lunch in one of my favorite cities with the chef/owner of a…
The Middle Place
I read The Middle Placeby Kelly Corrigan several months ago and reviewed it on 5 Minutes for Mom. It’s stuck with me. I’ve been corresponding with Jennifer Graf Groneberg, who writes the review column at 5 Minutes for Special Needs each month about possibly teaming up and doing joint reviews. When she said that she…
Brain Rules
I didn’t expect to like this book at all. I expected any book written by a developmental molecular biologist would be a bit dry. I was pre-judging my enjoyment levels unfairly. As it turns out, I found this book not only fascinating, but fun! Written by John Medina, Brain Rules addresses the topic of how…
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