At the beginning of the month, I set a goal to not eat refined sugar for a whole month. The first week was hard. There is always plenty of junk at work. At home we still have left over Christmas candy. (I really need to either give it way or throw it away.) After I got over my sugar withdrawal, I was ok. My mind and my body were able to communicate. Instead of eating [...]

I’ve been meaning to post my two cents about a couple books . This review will feature the following books: For Christmas, I received In Stitches by Amy Butler. Several people have blogged about this projects. Then I spotted it in the store. I loved how she used fabric to make the home comfy. I want to duplicate the feeling. While I’ve yet to make anything, I’m planning on making the hot pads, the apron, [...]

Last night, I discovered a new craft book. Sunset magazine had a little review on Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love. The magazine showed a display of photos in CD cases. Since I received a new color printer for Christmas, I thought, “I could do that.” Lucky me, the book is available at the local library. I get to review it before I decided it is worth my pennies.

I started to read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver when I first joined my bookclub 5+ years ago. I didn’t finish it, and I quickly replaced it with the next bookclub book. Last night, I finished reading it. I highly recommend this book. Why? Without giving a full review which I’m not very good at, let me summon up a few things that I like. The book is well written without being over the [...]