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« Previous Entries3 Books to Read to Improve Your “Smarts”
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Since I usually feature books in the parenting genre here, I thought I’d “take a quick break” and offer a few books that don’t fall in that category. These are books that you can use to ignite conversation with co-workers, childless/single friends, or your spouse (when you want to talk about something other than when [...]
Book Review: ABC’s of Breastfeeding
Friday, May 2nd, 2008It’s unfortunate that “The ABC’s of Breastfeeding: Everything a Mom Needs to Know for a Happy Nursing Experience” (AMACOM, January 2008) ended up with such a bland title and ho-hum cover because this book is really a jewel. In this case, you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
Author Stacey Rubin provides an accurate [...]
I’m dreaming of a green home…
Monday, April 21st, 2008My husband and I have a dream that we will one day design and build our own custom home. In fact, I have a red folder where I keep magazine clippings of things that I’d like to have in the home: the size and layout of the rooms, the structural features, etc.
For example, I’d love [...]
Book Review: Babyproofing Your Marriage
Saturday, April 5th, 2008“It’s been said that having a baby is like throwing a hand grenade into a marriage. A hand grenade? Why the violent methaphor for such a precious, peaceful thing? They’re so beautiful. How could anyone defame such a cutie? But it’s true. Those babies just explode right into our hearts and lives.”
I love that paragraph [...]
Book Review: The No-Cry Potty Training Solution
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Have I mentioned how much I love Elizabeth Pantley’s writing style and parenting philosophy? Even the titles of her books resonate with me - I love her gentle, warm, and patient approach to parenting. It comes as no surprise to me that she describes her current relationships with her teenage children as being joy-filled and [...]
Working Mom Wednesday: The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008The title of Paige Hobey’s book - The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville: Your Must-Have Manual for Life with Baby (De Capo Press, 2006) - is actually a bit misleading. It sounds like a book exclusively for the suit-wearing, briefcase-toting, high-heel-stepping mom - the 9 to 5er who leaves her baby in daycare (a la [...]
Book Review: Peculiar Treasures
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008When it comes to reading, I’m mostly a non-fiction girl. I’m kind of the nerdy type in that I love learning. Every once in awhile, though, I love to pick up a fiction book - to get lost in a great story and to be sucked in by the characters that the author creates. When [...]