The Blizzard Bride written by Susanne Deitze is a compelling historical fiction mystery that takes you into the lives of fantastic characters to solve a crime for the Secret Service. This is book 11 in the Daughters of the Mayflower series, and honestly it is now one of my favorites. This book has a lot of characters, …
Out of the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Out of the Attic is the second book featuring Corrine Dixon and Garland Foxworth. They have now been married for 5 years and Corrine has taken on the duty of being the mistress of Foxworth Hall. They have a son named Malcolm who was named after Garland’s mother’s father. Everything about the outward appearance of …
Snowball by Gregory Bastianelli
Snowball by Gregory Bastianelli is a wonderfully unique story that will have your brain working in overdrive until the very end! I haven’t been this surprised by a book in a long time. I went into reading this book with one idea of what the book was going to be. I expected a thriller story taking …
Let’s Explore Bread! book review
Let’s Explore Bread! written by Jill Colella is a great book for kids interested in learning how bread is made. This book is geared towards 4 to 8 year old readers and the grade level is P – 2. Originally I was going to call this a cookbook, but really it is so much more. There …
Emotional Detox for Anxiety
Emotional Detox for Anxiety: 7 Steps to Release Anxiety and Energize Joy by Sherianna Boyle MED, CAGS is a truly new book on an approach to living with anxiety. This book gives readers an easy to understand process to release their anxiety, something that is not easy to do. This method is called the C.L.E.A.N.S.E. process …
I will be able to “auto-pay” someday
I have been asked, a number of times recently, what I mean by my tag line of “Creating a life that is good and comfortable”. They want to design for their plenty, but what does that really mean. I tried to answer the question by saying that the answer is different for everyone. It’s about …
Build-It-Yourself Birdhouses: 25+ DIY Birdhouses and Bird Feeders
If you have been looking for an easy way to invite birds into your yard, Build-It-Yourself Birdhouses by Chris Peterson is the book you will want to start with. This book is an easy to understand guide for building over 25 birdhouses and feeders, even if you are a beginner or want-to-be builder. In addition to actual …
Choose Your Word
Each year I like to do an exercise that I call “Choose Your Word” to help me achieve my goals though out the year. This is a word that can help motivate you, or steer you in the right direction, or even give you the courage to dream big. The idea is that you choose …
Send Holiday Cheer!
Send Holiday Cheer! I wish that I could shout this from the rooftops, but I’m too much of an introvert. So today I’m making a blog post to spread the excitement and get people motivated to get back in touch with people you care about. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links …
The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook: Kid-Friendly, Plant-Based Recipes
The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook by Jenn Sebestyen is a wonderful cookbook because it shows all of us how to make and eat meals that don’t contain meat. It also goes one step further, making family friendly dishes and even gives tips on how to get your kids on board with eating meatless Monday (or any …