Book Chat: The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt Check out The Secrets We Keep An intriguing novel of family and motherhood that questions the secrets we keep and the selves we present to the world. This exploration of pain, grief, and the possible and sometimes tragic consequences of
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Little Miss wanted nothing to do with the amazing Sesame Ginger Lentil Salad I made for dinner tonight (seriously, it was good, like $9/100gram at a high-end deli, good). Nor did she want any of the four other things I offered her. She wanted yogurt. Just yogurt. But of course the
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Despite oh so much sleep training, last week the string of horrible nights since Christmas travels (yeah, this post was written awhile ago) finally felt like it had come to an end. After consistently waking three to four times in frenzied desperation a night, Little Miss’ screaming fits had eased.
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Book Chat: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Check out City of Girls An absolute pleasure. The first half of the book is a fun and delightful romp. It brought me joy. Filled with a cast of characters brimming with life, simplistic, yet poignant, and narrated by an old broadKeep Reading ... →
Moms, Do you ever look at your child and get floored by the fact that this person was literally made inside of you? That this individual with their own wants and fears and joys and loves and opinions was once a part of your very being? And this next question
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Life is short, so yesterday I put work aside, kicked back, and watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. It’s a Coen brothers movie of western-themed vignettes, and every single one features a death. It’s great. No, really, it is. I loved it. But during one of the many displays of
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Book Chat: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Check out Little Fires Everywhere An intimate, intricate, and tender journey through the lives of four families. Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere is the type of novel you can set aside as you ruminate on the choices and subsequent consequences of
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