Aline Weiller’s Fun: Essays On A Life Embraced is a fun conversation with a perceptive friend who has lived, laughed, and loved deeply. Part memoir, part cultural reverie, Weiller captures the Gen X experience with a voice that’s both personal and relatable. One of my...
#EXTRAOrdinary: Ride the Waves and Share Your Story (Book Review)
#ExtraOrdinary Book Review My copy of #ExtraOrdinary marked with sticky notes. Also, my friendship pins! Book Details Authors: Carleen Matts-Behrends and Lisa Shaffner Sohn Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Pages: 216 Category/Sub-Category: Women’s Biographies;...
Smarsh and Hollis: Two Gen-X Memoirs
I was small for my age and rarely smiled at the camera. Not because I was unhappy, but because I didn't know that little girls were suppose to perform like that I guess. Nobody in my family told me to act dainty. Plus, it was before all the digital screens that show...
Church of the Small Things
Melanie Shankle has a new book, The Church of the Small Things. I can't wait to read it. The trailer is really lovely and features some great pictures from her Gen-X childhood. Shankle is one of my favorite bloggers and writers. I loved her books Nobody's Cuter Thank...
Satin Pillowcase Hairy Fairy Brings Girls Tangle Free Dreams
Meet Harriet, the Hairy Fairy. She's a little doll stuck snug inside the pocket of a pretty satin pillow case. She has quite a life story. Harriet brings tangle-free dreams to help ensure little girls have tangle-free hair. The secret is in the satin, which decreases...
Rockin’ Refuel For Busy, Hungry Kids
It's not easy keeping my kids fueled up. They stay so busy with schoolwork and a variety of extracurricular activities and they are always hungry. I'm always worried about their nutrition and whether they're getting enough of the right stuff. To ease my mind, I depend...
The Teens Were Nestled All Snugg in their iPads
I received an invitation from Snugg to choose a leather iPad case to review on my blog. I hate doing product reviews, but they had me at leather. So, I chose this apple green leather case that is super, super nice. The Snugg makes me not hate product reviews, probably...
6 women in Springsteen songs, E Street Radio and the Malibu’s XM radio
Jen's First Day with Malibu from Jennifer James on Vimeo. Last Thursday, I picked up a brand new Chevy Malibu from an Oklahoma Chevy dealer. I'll be driving it for a month and blogging about my experience. Here is a video of my adventure, which I made using a Flip...