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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English doesn't always translate well

I’m returning this week to Mama Kat’s workshop and writing about the following prompt…

1.) Describe a time when you had difficulty communicating with someone who speaks a different language than you.

Oh there was that time, when I was walking down the road in Kiev. This man kept following me and […]

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Shoes? Who likes shoes?

It was a beautiful morning in the middle of July. The night before I had planted some new lilies. To my surprise, some of them had already started blooming. I was so excited to check them out.

Barefoot and in my pajamas, I picked up my oldest and ran outside to see their progress.

I […]

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I know my kids love me....

I was sitting in a meeting and I received a text from our nanny.

“Ivy would like to know what color your shirt is. :)”

“Which shirt? I’m wearing black today.”

“That’s what she thought 🙂 I’m sending you a picture.”

“She wanted to look just like mom :)”

So when we got home […]

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Tattoo to save the world....

Some prompts are easier than other prompts. This week, Mama Kat gave some tough ones. Here’s the one I picked…

4.) The world is going to come to an end unless you get a tattoo that covers your entire back. Describe the tattoo you’ll get.

Tattoos hurt.

Tattoos stretch when you […]

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Me and My Mom – How Sweet it is!

I really love the prompts that Mama Kat comes up with. This week her prompts were all inspired by this month’s Oprah magazine. The prompt I picked…

5.) Mother’s Day is coming…what is the secret behind the close bond you have with your mom? OR What do you […]

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