❤️❤️❤️❤️ Dolly Parton, Songteller is a book that is most enjoyable as an audiobook, as Dolly Parton narrates the book and snippets of each song are included in each chapter. Following no particular timeline, Parton discusses the very first song she remembers making up that her mother wrote down for her, her various hits, songs … Continue reading Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics ~ Dolly Parton and Robert K Oermann (2020)

❤️❤️❤️❤️ “Close your eyes and picture the perfect mother. She is usually blond and thin. Her roots are never showing and she installed that gleaming kitchen backsplash herself (watch her TikToks for DIY tips). She seamlessly melds work, wellness, and home; and during the depths of the pandemic, she also ran remote school and woke … Continue reading Screaming On The Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood ~ Jessica Grose (2022)

❤️❤️❤️ Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano is one of my favourite types of fiction - the family odyssey. Following the Padavano sisters, as they grow, change, find and lose love, Hello Beautiful is well written and a recommended read for the summer. I originally found it as part of @oprahsbookclub, I had expected it to … Continue reading Hello Beautiful ~Ann Napolitano (2023)

When the weather suddenly warms up to 22° and it feels like summer is just around the corner, I start thinking about summer books, trips to the beach, time with my kids, and long walks. Is it warm where you are? suddenlysummer #sunnydays☀️ #warmweatherplease #summerreads #beachdaysarethebestdays #longwalks #longwalksonthebeach #springhassprung #selfie #fridaynightvibes

❤️❤️❤️ The Family Outing is a memoir of a family of 5 who almost all eventually identify as queer, with each having their own unique coming out story. At times funny, at times poignant, and at other times simply heartbreaking, The Family Outing is worth the read. Between her mother’s PTSD from a close encounter … Continue reading The Family Outing (2022) ~ Jessi Hempel

❤️❤️ Shirley Jackson’s novel The Bird’s Nest is a mental health thriller, based on the idea of multiple personality disorder (or in the language of the book “split personalities”). Telling the story of the dull, polite, and demure Elizabeth Richmond, The Bird’s Nest is told mostly from the perspective of her hypnotherapist Dr Wright, as … Continue reading The Bird’s Nest (1954) ~ Shirley Jackson

How can you possibly be 15? Last year, I swear, you were 6. 🥹 I am so proud to be your mama. You are sweet and strong and the funniest person that I know. You sing show tunes, make art, share funny TikToks, dance around the house and are kind to your brother (most of … Continue reading Happy birthday, Ollie

Happy birthday, Danielle! How can I possibly put into words how much you mean to me? I am a writer and as such I can without a doubt say there there are not emphatic enough words to describe the amazing friend, auntie, sister, mother, person that you are. You light up the room with your … Continue reading Happy birthday, Danielle ❤️

My year in #books! I managed to exceed my goal of 100 books, and incorporated more #fiction into my #tbrpile. #bookstagram #shelflife #allthebooks #asitwasharrystyles #asitwas #fypreels #goodreads #readingchallenge2022 #kalidesautelsreads