What Does it Take To Be Successful? Practice, Practice, Practice

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27831448#27831448 If you have about 5 minutes, listen to the above video with Malcolm Gladwell’s explanation of success and the importance of sometimes overlooked factors.  If you just want to hear Gladwell, skip to about three minutes in (2:50 to be exact). Sensible, well spoken, smart.  I couldn’t have said it better.  And I love [...]

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Interview with Co-Author of Making Up With Mom

Accomplished author, food critic, and mother of three, Julie Halpert was the guest on my radio show recorded live today. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she’s been a journalist for twenty years with articles in the New York Times , Newsweek , the Washington Post and many other publications. Halpert is currently teaching a course [...]

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Can Mothers and Daughters Get Along Better?

I’m happy to say that at least one author believes they can. In fact, she’s written a book about it Julie Halpert, co-author of the book entitled, “Making Up With Mom” was my guest on SBM Radio on Tuesday, June 24. Here’s a video of one of her recent interviews:

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We Are Only Volunteers

My apologies to my regular readers. I know I’ve been a little AWOL this past week. I spent most of it dedicating my time to a book sale at one of my kids’ schools. Remember the book fair last fall? Well…this event was markedly different from that one. For decades, our PTO has run the [...]

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Need a Good Book for a Pre-Teen?

Every pre-teen and early teen I know is obsessed with this book: Written by Rick Riordan, it’s the fourth book in a series (with one more book expected) and the kids tell me that it’s the most exciting of all. Have a reluctant reader in your house? Show them this video: Not mind blowing by [...]

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Some Books on My Shelf

Visit Wordless Wednesday HQ here . Our daughter went around the house recently, taking pictures of whatever caught her eye. This one is one of my favorites.

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Winter Reading Challenge – List of Books

Check out my other blog to learn more about the reading challenge I’ve decided to join. Headed by my blogger friend Karlene at Inksplasher, the challenge runs from December 22 to March 19. Here’s the beginning of my list of books that I intend to read this winter: Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson [...]

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Great Gift Books (Toys?) for Little Ones

Holiday shopping often leaves me wondering whether kids have too many toys. The answer is always, “YES!” I would really rather see books on their wish lists. Then I start thinking, “Gosh, wouldn’t it be great if some of their favorite characters could be in books that seem like toys?” Then I could feel good [...]

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The Pause

As I approached my fortieth birthday, I kept hearing really negative words of advice like, “Be prepared. It’s all downhill from then on.” Well, I don’t agree that my life has gone downhill, but I have to admit that, after turning forty, little things started…changing. Even my cheery disposition took a hit. What you are [...]

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You'll Be Amazed at What Happens When You Start Throwing Up…

My absolute favorite event at my kids’ schools is the annual Book Fair. It’s so popular at DS’s school, that I had to wait a few years before the position of co-chair opened up (and even now I’m considered the “3rd co-chair”). Anyway, the point is that I love it and everything about it. As [...]

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