Month: January 2019

Waitress (Show) and A Star Is Born (Film): “the tension inherent in live performance”

January 22, 2019

Listening to: She Used to Be Mine, Sara Bareilles—Waitress It is because of Gretchen Rubin that I found myself in the second row at Waitress on a recent weekend watching Sara Bareilles belt “She Used to Be Mine.” I love Gretchen Rubin’s Happier podcast. I liked the book years ago, but my life was messier then—I was … More Waitress (Show) and A Star Is Born (Film): “the tension inherent in live performance”

This Is Where You Belong: “it’s about knowing yourself”

January 8, 2019

First book of 2019: Melody Warnick’s This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are. The suggestion came from a podcast but I can’t recall if it was Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Forever35, or The Minimalists. (I highly recommend all three, by the way.) In the book, Warnick unpacks what is means to put down roots … More This Is Where You Belong: “it’s about knowing yourself”

Books We Loved in 2018

January 4, 2019

Compiled by 10 people* who participated in my #25in2018 book challenge—our most loved books from a year of avid reading!  Our Top 5 Picks A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, Samantha Irby The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas A Visit from … More Books We Loved in 2018