Meet Amy

I have struggled with the answer when asked, "What do you do?" and it isn't work-related. Ultimately, we settled on that I find things and untangle things. But I also read (a lot), pretend to wake surf, and watch Hallmark films.

Amy's bookshelf: 2024

The Weekend Away
it was amazing
So so good! Orla and Kate are long-time best friends off on a girls' weekend away. Kate is a bit of a player who is trying to get back at her soon-to-be-ex, causing her to spend frivolously and do drugs and hook-ups. Orla is a new mom ex...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, five-stars, thriller, and thoughtful
Written Off
really liked it
tagged: 2024, cozy, easy, and four-stars
Maybe Next Time
really liked it
Parts were a screaming 5 and parts were like “what?” And just irritated me. It is a Groundhog Day premise about a family of four - the mom is caught up in her own life and missing all that is going on around her with her kids and then he...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, fiction, four-stars, and thoughtful

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Developing Talents

As you know, my girls both take a lot of dance. Jade is at the studio for a minimum of 12 hours a week and Ivy is there nearly 5. Yes, it is a lot. But, they love it and they are both learning how to develop one of their talents. They are also learning […]

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Sleepovers - Good or Bad?

Tonight Jade went on her first sleep over.

I was filled with incredibly mixed feelings about it.

It was her friend’s 8th birthday party. Not all of the girls were spending the night but about 4 of them were. I hadn’t planned on letting Jade stay. And she […]

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Identity

Perfect

Today, I came across a blog that really impressed me. It is one that I now have book marked and will visit often. I was impressed and I was moved. This website focuses on something that has always been very important to me. Something that has always been a struggle – no […]

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Playing Make Believe

Sometimes the girls play “Make Believe” and it is absolutely adorable. Other times they play and I find myself struggling to roll with it.

Sunday was one of those times, as adorable as they were being, I still struggled. See, every once in a while they pretend that […]

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Being a Parent - Joy or Pain?

I look around at all of the mothers and fathers that I know. I look at them and wonder if they are truly “happy” in their life and their situation. As I look, I think back to something that Matthew Townsend shared during the Casual Bloggers Conference back in May. It makes me think. […]

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