Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved to read. One of my earliest Christmas memories was choosing a huge pile of books to place beside my bed, so when I woke up two hours after going to bed, I had something to keep me occupied until morning. And I do mean a STACK of…
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Care of Magical Creatures, Muggle Edition
I just came back from an amazing weekend. After stepping back from the fandom for ten years, I attended my first Harry Potter event held in Washington. The weekend provided me friends (who I haven’t seen in ten years), nostalgia, and everything Harry Potter.
10 Books in 10 Days- Ranger Confidential
My last book for my quick little project is Ranger Confidential by Andrea Lankford.
10 Books in 10 Days- The Princess Diarist
I’m cheating today. I had selected a very short audio book to listen to today since I knew I’d be spending most of the day with family. But ten minutes into the one hour book, I couldn’t take it.
10 Books in 10 Days- Master Your Metabolism
When someone mentions Jillian Michaels in today’s fitness community, people tend to pay attention. She is a fitness guru to many folk. In this book about eating and treating your body well to maintain metabolism, she showcases how much she does know. Or at least she talks a good talk.
10 Books in 10 Days- Strong is the New Beautiful
Can I just be real for a minute? I picked this book because it was short. Okay? I wasn’t REALLY interested in what a skier had to say about fitness. I mean, sure, Lindsay Vonn is a great athlete, but a skier fitness book? Really? It was the title that sold me. Strong is the New…
10 Books in 10 Days- Harvest for Hope
Jane Goodall is a remarkable woman. I admire all her work to educate the public about conservation. She’s known as the Chimpanzee Champion, but she’s so much more than just the chimp goddess.
10 Books in 10 Days- The Alchemist
The Alchemist has been on my to read list since 2007. When I thought of doing 10 books in 10 days, I decided to look into this book on Scribd. This app has become a life-changer. For $8.99 a month, I can download and listen to as many books as I like. I’ll admit, Scribd doesn’t…
10 Books in 10 Days- The Blood Sugar Solution
I find books on nutrition and diets to be quite fascinating. Not so much in “wow, this is insanely interesting information I am obtaining” but more in the way of “wow, that is vastly different from what this other guy said in HIS book”.
10 Books in 10 Days
I’m gearing up to move to the mainland for a month while Chris is recuperating from his kidney transplant, and I play nurse-maid. I am wanting to finish a couple of books with Chris’ help, and work on my big projects of ZooFit- How Animals Changed My Health and Fitness, Stupid Questions, and Conservation Fitness Guide. Finishing…