Today ‘s Book Club Monday is a book by one of my favorite people, Maria Schriver. I admire Maria so much. I have followed her career for ages, so when I saw her new book, I knew I had to get it right away. I’ve Been Thinking……Reflections, Prayers and Meditations for a Meaningful Life is a book for people who are looking for wisdom, guidance and encouragement. I have been listening to the audio book that is narrated by Maria herself and I am in love. It is fabulous and so inspirational!!! Here is the summary:
As a prominent woman juggling many roles, Maria Shriver knows just how surprising, unpredictable, and stressful everyday life can be.
In this moving and powerful book, she shares inspiring quotes, prayers, and reflections designed to get readers thinking, get them feeling, get them laughing, and help them in their journey to what she calls The Open Field–a place of acceptance, purpose, and passion–a place of joy.
I’ve Been Thinking . . . is ideal for anyone at any point in her life. Whether you feel like you’ve got it all together or like it’s all falling apart–whether you’re taking stock of your life or simply looking to recharge, this is the book you will turn to again and again. Like talking with a close friend, it’s the perfect companion–an exceptional gift for someone looking to move forward in life with hope and grace. – Amazon.com
For more information or to purchase this book, click, HERE.
As I sit here in the middle of another Bomb Cyclone catching up on work around here…all I can think about is warm sunny weather and beachy waves….A bunch of readers have emailed me about suggestions for what to bring on spring break. Here are some very cute and very reasonable choices from Amazon. Happy Cyclone and Happy Shopping!!!!!
The hottest bag from last summer gets an update!!! LOVE LOVE the blue.
I am in love with this sunscreen!
These are the cutest sandals!!!!
Another absolute perfect bag for the warmer months!!!!!
Such an adorable dress for the beach!!!
How about a new pair of sunglasses?
My daughters are dying to take this with them on vacay!!!
The college crowd is back this weekend….you know what that means….cooking around the clock. I love to use my Slow Cooker for as many meals as I can. I was on Pinterest and found this YUMMY recipe. It looks like a real crowd pleaser. Now all I need to do is add ice cream!!! Bon Appetit!!!!
- 1 box fudge brownie mix
- 2/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1 (12 ounce jar) hot fudge sauce
- Grease a large slow cooker very liberally with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the brownie mix, oil, 1/4 cup water, and eggs until combined. Pour into the prepared slow cooker.
- Whisk together the hot fudge sauce and hot water. (Feel free to use the same bowl you mixed the brownie mix in without cleaning it out). Pour over the brownie batter. Top with the lid and cook on HIGH for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- The brownies will be gooey in the center at the end of cooking (though the edges should be fully set). Scoop out and serve with a spoon and top with ice cream.
in my wardrobe. I really cannot think of anything…I have a
bunch of outfit making tops and I have all the decorated jeans
(tuxedo stripe, rough hem, etc). Both of these will go
strong for the Spring season. However, I would love
a couple of pairs of statement earrings to bring my clothes
to the next level. Here are some of my favorites!! Happy
Shopping!!!
Today’s Book Club Monday choice is Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. This book has been getting so much positive feedback. It is one of Vogue’s best books of 2017. Here is the story:
Frances is a cool-headed and darkly observant young woman, vaguely pursuing a career in writing while studying in Dublin. Her best friend and comrade-in-arms is the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi. At a local poetry performance one night, Frances and Bobbi catch the eye of Melissa, a well-known photographer, and as the girls are then gradually drawn into Melissa’s world, Frances is reluctantly impressed by the older woman’s sophisticated home and tall, handsome husband, Nick. However amusing and ironic Frances and Nick’s flirtation seems at first, it gives way to a strange intimacy, and Frances’s friendship with Bobbi begins to fracture. As Frances tries to keep her life in check, her relationships increasingly resist her control: with Nick, with her difficult and unhappy father, and finally, terribly, with Bobbi.
Desperate to reconcile her inner life to the desires and vulnerabilities of her body, Frances’s intellectual certainties begin to yield to something new: a painful and disorienting way of living from moment to moment. Written with gem-like precision and marked by a sly sense of humor, Conversations with Friends is wonderfully alive to the pleasures and dangers of youth, and the messy edges of female friendship. – Amazon.com
For more information or to order this book, click HERE.
