Time Spent Together
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The National Family Institute reported that the average American child spends 12.5 minutes each day communicating with her parents. Of that time, 8.5 minutes are spent on corrections, criticisms, or…
Book Talk
Nonviolent Communication
Oh man! I have recently learned that I am apparently a very violent communicator. My husband seems to be taking great joy in pointing this out, LOL. Luckily for me,…
Recently finished books
I’ve been reading so much, but I haven’t had a chance to talk about all of them. Here’s a quick recap though of what I covered in the past month…
Cookie love
Oh man, I am in love! I am a cookie freak, and I am always looking for great cookie recipes. I found the most amazing vegan oatmeal raisin (and chocolate…
Homemade Baked Beans
Mmmm! I love slow cooked meals! I finally gave in and bought Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, after years of constantly checking it out from the library. It is…
Really good in the end…
My rating: I must admit that I was initially very skeptical of this book. I thought it might be punitive, guilt-based parenting in disguise, and I wrote about that in…
Tolerance levels
I’m in a mad whirlwind while trying to finish up the 50 or so books that I have started but not finished in the past few years, so my posts…
My review of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (rated 3 stars)
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born by Tina Cassidy I just finished this book, and I was disappointed to recognize many sections of it from another book…
Fall Reading Challenge!
I’m always up for an excuse to read, so I simply had to join the Fall Reading Challenge. We’ll see how much I get done now that I have less…
Dream houses and fantasies
This is my new favorite book! There are so many great sections, but I want to focus today on her chapter on the fantasy of housekeeping and “dream houses”. There…
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