About a month ago, a friend excitedly said, “Your birthday is coming up, isn’t it?” “Wow,” I thought. “How does she remember my birthday? So thoughtful.” Out loud. “Yes, yes it is.” Her reply, “YES! I’m so excited to read your blog about reasons you’re single.” You’re welcome. 😛 For those who are new to […]
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Books in Review Q2 2019
Over this quarter, I went on a nice nearly 3-week long trip to Brazil where I traveled all over on like…11 flights or something crazy like that. So I had a lot of time in airports and a lot of time to read. Thus, this quarter’s reads: The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories The […]
Strange Ways I’ve Set (or almost set) People Up
Two years ago, I wrote a post about 5 Crazy Ways I’ve Been Set Up. Today, I add the companion post with ways I have set other people up, or in some cases, tried to set others up because I rarely succeed. But who cares about success rates in dating, right?
Q1 2019 Books in Review
Quite a good little mix of books this time around. Some were enjoyable, some to explore a different genre or author, and some that deeply moved me. I thought I’d provide the skimmable version of the books I read first and then my reviews. Books in no particular order The Ocean at the End of […]
Three lessons from the 2018 Book of Mormon challenge
Go and Do, Something New, and Shared Experiences. Three lessons from President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to read the Book of Mormon in 2018.
If you buy a Liz a house (or how I acquired a turkey roaster pan)
If you buy a Liz a house, she will also need a turkey roaster pan.
Q4 Books in Review (October-December 2018)
From Little Women (a fave) through to the Mistborn trilogy and beyond to Boys in the Boat. A good set of reads these past few months.
A Vote for Kindness this Christmas
“I have wept in the night For the shortness of sight That to somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet Felt a tinge of regret For being a little too kind.” -Unknown, but attributed to C.R. Gibson This little poem popped up as a “memory” in my Facebook feed this weekend. I […]
Q3 2018 Books in Review (July-September)
Finally read the Seven Habits, audiobooked my way through some Brandon Sanderson, educated myself, and got into some mysteries along the way. #reading #books
33 Reasons Why I’m Still Single at Age 33
So here we are again. “[I’ve] had a birthday, shout hooray….One year older, and one year older”… as my modified version of the Primary birthday song goes. The laughs, the tears, the “I seriously can’t believe that even happened” are now here for your review. Presenting… 33 Reasons Why I’m Still Single at Age 33 […]