Inscribed Books: An Alternative to Greeting Cards

My aunt gifted us a cookbook in 2001

On Sunday, I attended a baby shower for a family friend.  The invitations indicated that the couple wanted to start a library for their new baby and if attendees were so inclined, they could give a book (with an inscription) instead of a greeting card.  I’m not sure if this is a big trend–most of [...]

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

photo cred. Ari Mintz

Last Saturday morning found me up at the crack of dawn and heading into New York City by 7:15am.  I was online at the discount TKTS booth in Times Square by 8:30am.  As an emissary for my family, I volunteered to go into the city and get us discounted tickets to a Broadway show for [...]

Review: These Things Hidden

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Title: These Things Hidden Author: Heather Gudenkauf Genre/Pages: Fiction/352 Publisher: Mira Release Date: January 18, 2011 Rating: 3.5 Bookmarks Source: BookTrib Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  A multi-layered tale of life and loss, Heather Gudenkauf’s second novel is told from four perspectives that are anchored by one 5-year-old boy. In 2009, TLC Book Tours introduced me to a [...]

Wordless Wednesdays: Disney Style

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Have a Magical Day!

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2010 was a trying year for my family, and my parents wanted to kick off 2011 with something wonderful.  We didn’t make any resolutions this year, save one: My parents are taking my sister, nephew, and me (hubby has to work!) to Disney next week as a very special celebration of life.   We plan to [...]