It’s February, and most people have Valentine’s Day on the brain. The stores are turning pink and red, hearts and little diaper-wearing cupids are everywhere, and the price of roses has skyrocketed. But this month, instead of thinking about what your sweetie is going to do for you or what you’re going to do for your sweetie, think about what you can do for yourself.
Being a lively woman is all about loving yourself, your assets, your flaws, your talents, your lack thereof, your body, your mind, and most of all, your spirit. Popular culture has trained us …read more

I don’t think I’ve ever read another book that presents such a real, full picture of what life is really like as Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. It made me want to be A.K.R. when I grow up.
This review in San Francisco Weekly hits the nail on the head, and says exactly what I’ve been trying for two months to express about this book:
Rosenthal has a knack for … making the ordinary seem extraordinary, the specific feel universal. A simple act like leaving a book on a bench becomes, in her world, a link …read more