Simplicity Parenting Book Club – Chapters Four & Five
Welcome to week three, also known as the second last week of the Simplicity Parenting book club! Next week I will be finishing off the discussion with chapters six and the epilogue. If you missed the previous weeks you can see week one here and week two here. CHAPTER FOUR – RHYTHM I used to balk at the word rhythm, conjuring up visuals of an unending boring routine. I truly enjoy change, I welcome, embrace and go looking for change and for so long I was afraid of any word that I viewed as the opposite (rhythm, routine, tradition, etc), but in the last while I’ve actually come to enjoy the…
35 Classic Books Every Woman Should Read
Last week I came across a few great classic book list videos on YouTube and it inspired me to start a list of 35 must read classic books. I’ve only read about half of these books myself and the other half I plan on reading. The reason I chose these particular books is either because: a) I have read them and loved them or b) they are such iconic books I feel like they should be read by everyone I easily could have made this list double the length but I wanted to keep it to a number that wouldn’t feel overwhelming to people, 35 seemed like a…
Simplicity Parenting Book Club – Chapters Two & Three
I just finished reading through the book earlier this week and I am excited to chat about all the chapters. Today we will be discussing chapters two and three. Here’s what’s coming up in the next two weeks: September 19 – chapters 4 & 5 September 26 – chapter 6 & epilogue What I love about re-reading books is how different sections and quotes jump out at me each time. Unfortunately the first time I read through this one I read a library book but there have been times before when I’ve read a book I own a few times over and I try to use a different color of…
Simplicity Parenting Book Club – Introduction & Chapter One
Welcome to the first week of our Simplicity Parenting book club! This week will be be chatting about the introduction and chapter 1, here’s the schedule for the rest of the book: September 12 – chapters 2 & 3 September 19 – chapters 4 & 5 September 26 – chapter 6 & epilogue This book was a re-read for me. I believe I read it for the first time about four years ago. What I really enjoy about the book is how practical and straight forward it is. The idea of simplicity parenting is not a hard one to grasp but it can be a difficult one to actually follow…
The Books I Read in August
Last month I started my first list of books I read the previous month, I’m excited to make this a monthly thing because it’s a nice review for me to see which books I read and think about why I enjoyed them. This month I am going to do something different and share the books that I started but didn’t finish, and maybe why I didn’t finish them. I’d love to know if this is something you would like to see continued or not. In August I actually didn’t finish very many books and it is partly because I wasted so much time starting books that I didn’t enjoy. Another…
Ten Tips for How to Read More When You are a Mom
I get quite a few questions about my reading life. The most common question I get, maybe other than what are you currently reading? is how do you find time to read? That’s a totally fair question, especially since those asking know that I am a mom and continue to have a life apart from reading a number of books each year. Growing up I was that child who always had my nose in a book. Reading is definitely different now as a mom. I can’t just ignore all my responsibilities like I used to. When I was younger my reading was a definite source of contention between my parents and…
