Life In Pleasantville
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Something happened to me today, and it took me a while to process my feelings. It was an emotional event, and I wasn’t quite sure why, because all we did was go see a movie. Except it wasn’t just a movie. It was Wonder Woman. From the second that young Diana is mimicking the movement …
In the spring of 2016, I read the book The Happiness Equation and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. The message of the book resonated with me deeply, especially when it emphasized doing things that make you happy. But before I write about that let’s go back to April 25th 2001. …
I am a working mom of a very busy 3.5-year old, and with my husband working a night shift, we don’t get enough time in the day to just be together. It’s tough, and we absolutely cherish the time we do find; so no, that laundry pile is going anywhere any time soon. A lot …
Image source: BNW Movie Production It feels, increasingly, as though we’re living in a time that will go down in the history books as the defining moment of the century. Regardless of where you currently live, there are challenges we couldn’t imagine we would face, back when we were studying history and reading classic literature …
Movies need to get quite a bit of information across to the viewer in their very short opening scenes, and The Great Gilly Hopkins did not disappoint; Gilly showed her tough-as-nails attitude and made me love her completely within a few seconds; what’s not to love about a sassy tween?? Says the naive mother of …
I have a tendency to read the same three types of books: sweeping epics, “slice of life” stories, and a very particular type that can really only be classified as “Oprah’s Book Club.” These are the genres I most enjoy, and I don’t tend to step out of my reading comfort zone much. I am …
Do you like haunted houses? Roller coasters? Do you enjoy that rush that comes from physical thrills? That’s how I feel about a really good sci-fi movie–except all the loopty-loops happen in the head. Everyone should be a fan of science fiction films. It’s seldom that a film of any other genre (no matter how entertaining) …
Did you love Fifty Shades of Grey and are struggling with what book to read next that will compare to Christian and Ana? Did you swoon over the Crossfire series and find yourself needing more literary bad boys in your life? If so, you might be a romance book junkie, like I am. Fortunately for you …
