Wordless Wednesday...

Looking for some suggestions..

Okay, so in about a year or so the DH and I are thinking about expanding our family. I really want to read some books that relate to this. Some non-fiction, some fiction. I've had many recommendations for Taking Control of your Fertility and plain on sucking it up and buying it on Amazon, since my local library does not have it. Besides that, any other suggestions that might be helpful? I am open for anything from chick-lit, to historical, to non-fiction, to medical to anything really. I just want to read more about parenting, pregnancy and famililes. So if you could throw out some suggestions, that would be great!

In the past I have read... Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult, My Not so Fairy-Tail Life by Julie Wright, and The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage. Just a few that are some-what related to the topic...

Suave Does NOT equal Secret

In a reading blunder, I was recently at the drugstore pickingout deodorant and I am not one to be a follower of a particular brand or anything, I just tend to stay away from some that I have tried in the past that do not work. However, I typically lean towards Secret because it is effective. Probably too much body odor information for the general public, but stay with me. So I picked up my normal blue "Secret" deodorant and went on my merry way.

The weather was slightly warmer but I seemed to be extra sweaty. Then about a week later I a mindlessly putting on the goods and I read on the cap "Suave vs. Secret, can you tell the difference? and I thought huh???? And I turned it around and lo and behold it said Suave! DOH!

Well let me tell ya, Suave is NOT as good as Secret for me and I will be dilligently reading my labels from now on!!

Eights are GRATE on Wednesdays...

8x8

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. Summertime
2. Getting a Job
3. Having children
4. Summer baseball/softball games
5. My weekend
6. Making sangria on Sunday
7. Blueberry picking
8. Watching Bride Wars

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Worked
2. Drank margaritas
3. Ate tacos
4. Watched the Tigers beat the Twins!
5. Voted
6. Talked to my grandma
7. Spent too much time on facebook
8. Read the prologue for Mercy

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Go on another all inclusive vacation
2. Go to Kenny's concert this year
3. Make my best-friend happy
4. Teach kindergarten
5. Get children to realize they do need to memorize math
6. Get children to slow down and read directions
7. Make sure all children are hugged, kissed, fed and loved every day
8. Eat all the ice cream in the world and be skinny

8 Shows I Watch:
1. NCIS
2. Law & Order: SVU
3. In Plain Sight
4. Criminal Minds
5. Grey's
6. Brother's and Sisters
7. Medium
8. Burn Notice

8 Favorite Fruits:
1. Strawberries
2. Blueberries
3. Pineapple
4. Apples
5. Kiwi
6. Oranges
7. Blackberries
8. Grapes

8 Places I'd Like to Travel:
1. Mexico
2. Bahamas
3. Washington D.C.
4.Italy
5. Ireland
6. Alaska
7. Puerto Rico
8. Costa Rica

April's Reads...

12. Rattled! – Christine Coppa (April 15th) - This was fantastic. Coppa is a blogger for glamour.com and a freelance writer. She is the mother to an adorable boy, Jack Domenic and she does it all alone. Well, all alone with the love and support of her friends and family. Jack's dad bailed before the pregnancy was over and has never met his son. Rattled! is the story of what happens when you end up 26, pregnant, in NYC, all alone. It's the story of growing up, of becoming independent and about love. Excellent representation of a mother and the love she has for her child.

13. Blonde – Joyce Carol Oates (April 16th) - I have many mixed emotions on this one. It started out fabulous, but I think 500 some pages was a bit too much for this one to hang in there. Oates writes this as if we have a front row seat to Marilyn Monroe's most inner thoughts. While I loved the thought of knowing what Monroe felt and why she did things, it was a bit over the top. I did enjoy the spin Oates put on her life and certain aspects. Definitely worth the read if you are a Monroe fan or just curious about that time period.

14. PS I love You – Cecilia Ahearn (April 19th) - This was awesome. My hubby kept asking, "What does that book say???" I kept laughing and crying it was that good. The book follows Holly through the year after her husband suddently dies. He and her and always talked about "The List" that he would have to leave her if he were to die. When letters start arriving, she starts following their advice and holding on to her husbands memory. She takes risks she never would have before, get's a job SHE LOVES but never would have tried for and realizes who her true friends are. I would totally recommend this one.

Reading lulls..

I've been having troubles getting my butt to sit down and read lately. Which is odd, since I've loved reading since I could read See Spot Run on a page. I've always enjoyed curling up with a good book and getting lost in some adventures. However, it seems like more and more lately, even when I WANT TO READ and have books that I WANT to read, I still put it off. I got a TON of books for Christmas and I have not even read half of them. I have two books out from the library that I know I want to read and will enjoy, but have not started. I am so not going to make my reading goals for this year and it is making me angry. I should be enjoying the time I have now to read since I know there will be a lot of time in the future that I won't have all this time to read.

Why can't I just pick up a book?

Thoughtful Thursday...

What books have made you think?

Most books usually make me think. There are the what if's, what would I do's, and wouldn't that be cool thoughts that usually go through my mind. Jodi Picoult's books usually really make me think, whether it's about a child who is sexually abused, in Perfect Match http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Match-Jodi-Picoult/dp/0340897228, a teacher being accused of sexually abusing his students in Salem Falls http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salem-Falls-Jodi-Picoult/dp/034096278X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241102014&sr=1-1 or dealing with school shootings in Nineteen Minutes http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nineteen-Minutes-Jodi-Picoult/dp/0340935790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241102045&sr=1-1 Picoult always makes me think and feel.

Another book that made me think recently was My Not So Fairy Tale Life by Julie Wright http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Not-So-Fairy-Tale-Life-Julie-Wright/dp/1590384768/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241102112&sr=1-1 , which explores changing from pretty anti-Mormon to Mormon.

I like fiction books that deal with real life issues that challenge me to think, what would I do?

What about you? What makes you think?

PS I love you...

Oh my goodness. I picked up PS I love you on Friday and devoured it! It had been sitting on my shelf for awhile and I wish I would not have waited so long. I don't remember the last time I laughed and cried interchangably throughout the whole novel. I also cannot believe that Cecilia Ahearn was 21 years old and that it was her first novel. It was fabulous. It was heartbreaking and real, yet hilariously funny at parts. You get sucked into it and cannot stop. My only complaints is that I wish Daniel and her had been right for each other. I do not understand Daniel's love for Laura's "drama." I fully agree with Holly's opinion of her just being a bitch. I also wonder what kind of person Daniel really is if he was friends with her ex and her boyfriend. That part of the story could have been better written. Anyway, I definitely give it 2 thumbs up. I even went and got another one of her books from the library and will start that today!

Some things about me...

Getting to Know Me From A-Z:
A - Age: 25
B - Bed size: Full but it needs to be bigger!
C - Chore you hate: hmm, I will have to say dusting but up there very close to the top are folding laundry and washing dishes!
D - Dad's Name: Mike
E - Essential start your day item: A caffeinated beverage
F - Favorite food: nachos
G - Gold or Silver: white gold or silver..
H - Height: 5' 3" ish...
I - Instruments you play(ed): none..
J - Job title: temporary title 1 math teacher
K - Kid(s): none yet
L - Living arrangements: with my hubby
M - Moms name : Sherry
N - Nicknames: Em, Emmers, Fred...
P - Pet Peeve: Chewing with your mouth open and my hubby comes up with new pet peeves of mine daily haha..
Q - Quotes you like: "Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars - points of light and reason. .. And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brillancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything was black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything." - Edward in New Moon
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: a younger brother who is 21
T - Time you wake up: Anywhere between 7:30 and 9:30
U - Undying love for: cheese and books ;)
V - Vegetable you dislike: not sure..
W - Ways you run late: sleeping in
.X- X-rays you've had: teeth, knee, ankle...
Y - Yummy food you make: mexican dip
Z - Zodiac: Aries

March Lull..

One would think with it being reading month I would have gotten my read on. Not so much, I really need to buckle down or there is NO WAY I will make my reading goal this year. The things holding me back is my goal at reading books that are classics, or longer, or not really my style and it's slowing me down. After I finish the books from this library trip, I am going back to what I like,and maybe some more mindless reading!

Here is the wee lil damage of reading I did in March..
10. The Hours – Michael Cunningham (March 9th)
11. Monster – Walter Dean Myers (March 12th)

Eeek. This is bad. I have been reading Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates since March 12th, but I haven't picked it up in about a week.. I think my goal is to finish it by Friday, which is totally doable. Must step away from the computer for the rest of the week!