Marriage ain’t easy, that’s for sure, but there’s something to be said at one’s ability to laugh at the craziness. Jenna McCarthy is the queen of this, and her new book’s title says it all– If It Was Easy, They’d Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living With and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy…
Category Archives: Non-Fiction
If I Have to Tell You One More Time, review and giveaway
I’m sure there’s not a mom out there who hasn’t read a myriad of parenting books. You might have even read your first one (or three) when your little one was in the womb! Whether it’s information on how, when, or what to feed an infant and toddler, potty training, discipline, sleep issues, socialization, special…
Season to Taste
Molly Birnbaum was an aspiring chef, doing kitchen duty at a Boston bistro while waiting to enter the Culinary Institute of America, when she was hit by a car while running through the streets of Boston. The impact of her skull against the car’s windshield severed the neurons that connected her nose to her brain,…
It’s Hard Not to Hate You, Review
Valerie Frankel has had much to hate about life. She was bullied and teased as a chubby Jewish teenager, and was in some terrible relationships. She’s also had her fair share of annoying neighbours who are too stuck on themselves to acknowledge her greeting, or “friends” who say things like “I was at your husband’s…
The Hour that Matters Most
During the first years of my parenting adventure, we always ate dinner at the table as a family. Unfortunately, I recently realized that we rarely sit down and eat a full meal together. My children are now in school and participate in extracurricular activities, and my husband travels almost weekly. We either rush through dinner…
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, with Giveaway
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School made me consider my own relationship to my kitchen. I have always made cakes from scratch rather than using mixes, but I was still used to many shortcuts in the kitchen, something I didn’t realize until I moved to northwest Africa (Mauritania and Morocco) 10 years ago. I missed salad…
Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids
I have fond memories of childhood. I lived in a subdivision in a small town that was surrounded by undeveloped land. When we were not in school, the neighborhood kids played outside until we were called home for dinner. More often than not, we were blazing trails through the woods, playing in creeks, and riding…
Speaking Out: Kirkus Reviews Blog
From the start, I want to emphasize that even if you don’t find yourself personally identifying with the title of the collection of short stories, Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up, please do not simply move on. The stories in here may revolve around lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered adolescent characters, but the messages presented…
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