James & Jax

As part of the BlogHer Book Club, I recently read Where She Went by Gayle Forman. It is a sequel that picks up 3 years after Mia walked out of Adam’s life shortly after her parents and little brother were killed in a car accident that spared her. I did not read the first book. [...]

What I’ve been doing: Trying to find a remedy for 5:00 toddler meltdowns. Wearing a lot of black. Bitching about too much rain and depressing gray skies. What I’ve not been doing: Blogging. Getting outside much this week. What I’ve been reading: I spent most of April buried in the Fifty Shades of Gray series, [...]

I have to admit something: I cheated on this book with The Weird Sisters. And I totally regret having done so. Before starting The Weird Sisters, I’d happily made it three-quarters through Diary of a Mad Fat Girl, by Stephanie McAfee, enjoying the quirky protagonist, Ace, and her sidekick Lily as they save their friend [...]

I’m a glutton for books. They’re all over my house, on bookcase after bookcase, piled up on tables, on the back of the toilet, in my purse, in my car–you name a piece of furniture, and I bet there is a book on it right this very moment. And I’m usually reading at least one [...]

My friend Diane Sanford, PhD, co-wrote an incredible book with Ann Dunnewold, PhD, for new mothers, called Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide. She mailed me a copy, and since I received it a few months ago, I occasionally turn to it when I’m having one of those “I’m [...]