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Amazon Prime Day 2017 Best Picks for Bookworms!
Amazon Prime Day starts early – you can get some great deals starting tonight! I confess, I’m an Amazon devotee (addict?) and make good use of my Prime account. Perhaps too much good use, my hubby might say, but it’s SO helpful. Do you have a Prime account? If not, you can get a free Amazon Prime trial by signing up here! (Just set a reminder to cancel it if you find it is not for you. I bet you keep it….) Of course, you know I’m addicted to my Kindle Paperwhite because of both its portable size and its awesome glare-free and back-lit screen which lets me read in ANY…
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On Swimsuit Shopping and other Mortifications
My new neighborhood is rife with the activity of new pools being built and existing pools being serviced, signs that summer is approaching. Which, in turn, means I will have to put on a swim suit. Confession #1: I hate swim suit shopping. I would rather walk barefoot through a pit of Legos while listening to Kenny G songs played by tone-deaf 6th grade beginner band clarinets than shop for swimsuits. Confession #2: I have been wearing the same two swimsuits since about 2009, the year after my daughter was born. In that time, I have gained weight, and lost it, gained again and lost again. If you look at…