reading and relaxing in Seattle
When I saw this book sitting on my bookshelf, I thought it would be perfect to go along with my Office binge-watching. It's been sitting on my shelf for a number of years now and I'm not sure why I never read it until now. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is a memoir written by Mindy Kaling. Read the Post
So far this year, I’ve read 45 books. I know there’s still a month left in 2019, but as I usually read holiday-themed books in December, I thought I would look back at some of my favorite books I've read this year. I keep track of my reading on goodreads. I like goodreads because I find it an Read the Post
Becoming is a memoir written by former first lady Michelle Obama that takes us from her childhood in Chicago, to her schooling at Princeton and Harvard Law School, to meeting and marrying Barack, and to her years at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. It is a deeply heartfelt and personal work, one that I liked Read the Post
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II is a biography that chronicles Audrey Hepburn’s early life and experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. I have to confess, I didn’t know much about Audrey Hepburn’s life or upbringing before reading this book. I only knew Read the Post
It seemed appropriate that my library hold for this book became available right after I had watched the HBO documentary The Inventor. Before I watched the documentary I wasn’t that familiar with Elizabeth Holmes or Theranos. All I had known was that there were these machines that were supposed to do Read the Post
I am not an influencer. I don’t have any current plans to become an influencer and I’m not on a mission to become an influencer. But I picked this book up from the library because I was curious as to what it takes to become an influencer. Brittany Hennessy has written a book that details how to Read the Post
For some reason, I keep reading self-help books thinking I will learn some new nugget of knowledge. I pick up a book and think, surely this person has some wise words of wisdom that I haven’t heard before. But sadly, it never seems to be. From what I gathered from this book, the author is a Read the Post
This book is scary. Scary because it’s a true story and could happen to anyone. Scary because it took doctors too many weeks and months before they finally figured out what was wrong with Susannah. Scary because one doctor brushed off her concerns with the diagnosis that she just drank too much and Read the Post
I found Hillbilly Elegy to be a very inspiring memoir. J.D. Vance grew up in a poor Appalachian town. His mother was a drug addict. Two of his grandparents never finished high school. Vance was on his way to failing out of school as well, until his grandmother stepped in and pushed him to succeed. Read the Post
I’m taking a look back at my 2016 year of reading. I didn’t have any real reading goals last year or participate in any book challenges. I pretty much read whatever caught my eye and sounded interesting. Here’s how I did in 2016: Number of books read: 50 This averages out to .96 books read Read the Post
