A Million Little Pieces by James FreyI found this book at the free store and almost didn’t take it. It looked kind of cool, a hand with candy sprinkles all over it. But the description, about a man with an addiction who goes through rehab didn’t sound that exciting. I’ve read a few of those, [...]

Money-Saving Tips for the Middle Class – my take on the “depression”
I’m not really feeling the disastrous effects of the “depression” that we’re experiencing.  Yes, things are tight, but for someone like me, they’re always tight.  In the news, I keep seeing all these sob stories about comfortable white people feeling sad because now they [...]

Movie Review: The Science of SleepI started watching this movie, expecting a documentary from BBC or the Discovery Channel about sleep and dreams. It was definitely not that, but something much better. A Michel Gondry film. The director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, many of Bjork’s music videos, and several other amazing works, [...]

J.A.S.O.N. Aloe Vera 98%, Moisturizing GelThis is a product I picked up at one of the free stores in the Gulf Islands in British Columbia. My husband has been using it more than me, but in the last couple days my regular lotion ran out. I’m usually not too crazy about aloe vera gel. It’s [...]

The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan
I’ve just finished reading The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan. As with The Joy Luck Club, I was very impressed and found myself lost in the realism and emotion of the story.
As with many of her books, Tan brings in the elements of the mother-daughter relationship, and old China [...]

Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish by Sue BenderI loved this little book (just 152 pages, I read it in a few hours). It was not only a delight to read, but also aesthetically pleasing and nice to hold in my hands.
It is an autobiography, but also a spiritual book. Although Sue [...]