• Reviews

    Alone

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    Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet tells…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 9: Meetings Week

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    Every month it seems that the stars perfectly align that I have a meetings week where all my monthly meetings fall in the same week. It’s absolutely ridiculous! And it’s also very hard to get anything else accomplished when I’m sitting in a meeting almost every day of the week.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Spring Cleaning

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    I’ve got so many books that I need to write up reviews for right now! This post about spring cleaning came at the perfect time! Some of these have already been read, while others are on my TBR list. I should just sit down and write up a review as…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 8: Laundry

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    Laundry is the bain of my existence. I don’t mind the actual act of doing laundry, but folding clean laundry is definitely not my favorite household chore. And I’m not sure why. But, I never fold laundry straight out of the dryer. Folding laundry never takes as long as I…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/8/2021

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    What I Read I’m still not reading up to my typical level, but here’s hoping I can get to a little more this week. I had to work on Saturday and we’re renovating one of our bathrooms which took some time on Sunday cutting into my reading time. But, really…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 7: Finding Wildlife

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    I live in a very busy suburb of Philadelphia and yet if you look and listen closely enough, I’m always finding wildlife that surprises me. My dog, who I talk about fairly regularly here, loves early morning walks. We’re usually out the door before 7am strolling through the neighborhood. The…

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    Slice of Life Day 6: Tropical Day

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    After a very long and very snowy February, one of my department heads floated the idea of a themed dress-down day – something beach-y and tropical in the midst of our cold winter. I thought it might be the perfect thing to brighten up the library after a dreary start…

  • Lists

    9 Picture Books for Strong Girls

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    As we continue to march our way through Women’s History Month (see what I did there?), I thought I’d share just 9 picture books for strong girls. These are great books to share with young girls, obviously, but they also need to be read with boys too. Repeat after, “there…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 5: New Book, New Possibilities

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    A new book is a world of new possibilities. I get so excited when I’m starting a new book! What will I get out of this book? The possibilities are endless. I could learn something new, connect with a character that allows me to connect with someone in my life…