Reading is one of my favorite ways to have fun. I read a lot, and I love knowing what other people are reading too! So I’ve compiled a list of what I’ve read so far this year in case it’s of interest to anyone else. I’ve broken it out by fiction, book club reads, nonfiction,
How was your weekend? We kept things low-key since my girls went back to school this week. We love their school and their teachers, but it’s still a big transition for everyone! (Carpool lines are not fun.) I’ve got something fun planned for next weekend though, so stay tuned! We did manage to squeeze in
I hope you had a fun weekend! Kids in our area are recovering from going back to school. I know other areas of the country don’t go back for weeks. I think I’d like to be team-after-Labor-Day, but it gets so hot here in August we’re all hunkered down in the air conditioning anyway. Might
Ok, I can’t believe this entire weekend is AUGUST. July flew by thanks to vacation and vacation recovery. Certain school districts near us went back to school on Friday, and our start date is rapidly approaching too. But we’re still trying to make the most of our summer vacation! The book I finished this week
My love of books runs deep, and reading aloud is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. I take the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge to mean 1,000 unique books. (It doesn’t actually—you can and will read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie a thousand times. That counts.) But I like
How was your weekend? I feel like we hit the ground running after getting back from Disney. I appreciated a slower weekend to try to regroup and recharge—though the reason it turned out to be slow was a bummer. We still tried to fill it with pockets of fun where possible though! Frozen: The Musical
Last week, I shared about the funnest (deal with it) books I’ve read so far in 2025. It was a good reminder to me that reading is one of my favorite and most accessible forms of fun! And the older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve allowed myself to prioritize fun in my reading. No one
Hooray for long weekends! I really appreciated having my husband off work and snuck in a little extra reading time while he hung with the kids. Keep reading to the end to find out what I couldn’t put down! But first, we (hopefully) have a new Fourth of July tradition, the kids review The Empire
This weekend was packed with fun! I also had a lil meltdown over how packed it was—and how much of my to-do list fell to the wayside. But I remembered that I’m learning to have fun, tried to prioritize it, and overall enjoyed myself! My week and my time budget have started fresh, and nothing
One of my favorite ways to add a little fun to my everyday life is to read. I’ve always been a voracious reader and even majored in English in a quest to become a professional reader. For a few years in early adulthood, I tried to read 100 books every year. Then I had kids.
