#72: Apartment Therapy | Week 3

Week 3 is all about de-cluttering the entryway in your home. The theory is that if you don’t let junk cross the barrier into your home it will stay cleaner! This week is super easy for me since my apartment is pretty small.
Week 3 – The Landing Strip
Vacuum, dust
Clean entrance/doorway [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 8 – Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate

This week, I read Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff. It was written a few years ago (pre-’04 election), so it has that kind of “frame” around it. As a voter, I’m neither a democratic or republican, (although I lean a little left) so [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 7 – Eats, Shoots & Leaves

This week I reread Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss (notice the proper usage of italics for the book title). I read it several years ago, and thought it was hilarious. Last month I found it on a sale table at Borders for a couple of dollars. Anyway, I decided to read it again. [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 6 – Apartment Therapy

This week I finished Apartment Therapy by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan (the book, not the actual therapy). I started this book towards the beginning of the year, (and did Week 1 – 4), but I fell off the bandwagon. So I just re-read the book (I know, I know, it’s a no-no to read all at [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 5 – The Dip

I read another short book this week, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin. Only 80+ pages, so it’s a very quick read. I liked that it’s a reminder of sorts to consciously focus on decisions and your “route” in life, but it stressed [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 4 – The Big Red Fez

The Big Red Fez (Seth Godin, 2002) is pretty basic, but a good (and quick) reminder read of how not to screw up with web sites and internet marketing. Rather similar to Don’t Make Me Think! by Steve Krug. It was written 5 years ago, but the basic ideas still apply.
The List: 52 Book | [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 3 – The Nanny Diaries

I read yet another “light reading, vacation book!” The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus was a quick and enjoyable read. This book was also a little sad because it makes you think of “career” families/people and what you could potentially miss out on by not choosing to raise you kids. [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 2 – Marley & Me

Marley and Me by John Grogan is definitely a beach read! This book was hilarious, as in ‘laugh out loud’ hilarious. I loved it! It reminded me of our dogs growing up, and how mischievous and horrible they could be, but also how amazing they are. Now I want to get a dog again! [...]

#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 1 – A Long Way Down

I unintentionally started off #56 while on vacation. I started with A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. For some reason I thought this was the book full of short stories, but it ended up being about suicide. In hindsight I really don’t think a book about suicide is the lightest and most fun beach [...]