Stress

So remember how I told you that my sister was living with me? Well today, after constantly warning her ever since she moved in, I had to kick her out. And she had the audacity to tell me that her friends were going to come over to my house and help her get her stuff. …

Tuatha Dé Danann: Information

The Dagda god of fertility, agriculture, masculinity,strength, magic, druidry and wisdom Member of the Tuatha Dé Danann Abode Brú na Bóinne Weapons Club Battles Magh Tuiredh Artefacts Undry Uaithne Personal information Consorts Ethniu Morrigan Boand Cirr Cuirrell Children Aengus Bodb Derg Cermait Midir Brigit Parents Elatha Siblings Fiacha, Delbáeth, Ogma, Allód This article contains special characters.Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other …

How Book Reviews Could Boost Your Blog Traffic

An interesting read for the other bookworms and book bloggers out there. Enjoyed! With good insight as well.

Joy in Simplicity

My husband is gone for an entire week for military training and just like every time he's gone, I am a giant ball of anxiety. I never realize just how much he means to me until he's gone and I'm stuck at home "alone" [I'm not really alone since my sister, 2 dogs, and 3 …

The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens

This is the second book in The Graveyard Queen 6-book series. For the review on Book #1, please see the blog post, "The Restorer by Amanda Stevens". Set again, in South Carolina we follow the main character Amelia Grey as she heads for the mountains to work restoring a remote cemetery. Something that is quickly …

Infertility

Something only certain people in my life know is that my husband and I have been suffering from infertility. Now, with that said, so does the entire internet. After multiple rounds of fertility treatments and IUIs, we still have not been able to conceive. This has been extremely hard and I believe has played a …

Of Spells & Coffee by Alaina Wolfgaard: Chapter 1

Of Spells & Coffee by Alaina Wolfgaard is an original work of fiction. I am posting it on here (on my blog) to see if it will get any attention that justifies publication. Feedback is welcome. Each week I will post a new chapter. About Claire Holloway is a normal woman living in a small …

The Restorer by Amanda Stevens

Another book focusing on southern charm and mystery is this book. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens. Set in Charleston, South Carolina and surrounding areas much as the blue ridge mountains, this book is lush with the fragrances of summer time in the deep south. The story focuses on the main character, Amelia Gray, who works …

School & Mental Health

Well, I made a positive mental health decision today by dropping out of the [very] condensed Summer Semester. What started it is that I started looking over the assignments that I would need to be doing for next week (when classes were set to start) and quickly realized that I would have to read anywhere …

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

We're going to start off our first book review with one that mixes a few different genres together to get a work of the epitome of southern charm and mystery - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.  Right away, the first thing I notice about this book is that it has the somewhat …