Author Archives
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Valentine’s Day
So here it is. Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate love and happiness. It’s never been one of my favorite holidays. When I was in high school, I was one of the kids who dressed all in black on Valentine’s… Read More ›
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The Little Red Hen – Feminist Icon!
One of the best things about having kids is that you get to relive your own childhood. I get to sit around playing with Barbies and My Little Ponies and, best of all, I get to read my favorite children’s… Read More ›
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Busy busy little bee . . .
So over the past few weeks, it seems like I’ve picked up a few followers to this blog! Thanks everybody! If you are so inclined, take a second to introduce yourself in the comments. I love making new Internet friends!… Read More ›
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I’m a travelling girl . . .
I absolutely love airports. There’s just something about the idea of being able to hop on a plane and go . . . anywhere! And you always see interesting people there, visiting from all over the world. I always thought… Read More ›
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Book #7
So being a morning person worked out for . . . only two mornings. But I have an excuse, I mean, explanation. It’s been a rough couple of days here at the Calvin homestead. My seven year-old has strep throat…. Read More ›
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Morning Person?
I’ve always admired morning people, so much so that I have decided to try and become one. No, really. I’m going to try to be a morning person. See, it’s been very hard for me to find the time to… Read More ›
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Books #5 & 6
I was originally going to post about re-reading the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. I have since decided against that. Not that I don’t love these books – I really, really,… Read More ›
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Weekend, ahoy!
This has been a fairly good week. I know this will sound crazy, but I have a major thing for schedules, to-do lists, and calendars. I have at least three calendars that I use at work, plus a large daily… Read More ›
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Books #2, 3 and 4 – The Hunger Games trilogy
Sometimes you find wonderful books by mere coincidence. It all started after I got my Kindle. One of the features I was most interested in was the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. As I was poking around, looking at what was… Read More ›
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Book #1 – The Sapphire Rose
One thing you will notice if you read my blog is that I love, love, love talking about the books I’m reading. Since I’ve challenged myself to read 60 books this year, I figured listing them here would be a… Read More ›