I Love This Woman!

Bethenny Frankel is someone I have come to admire greatly! She is a strong woman who says what she feels and stands up for herself with no apologies for who she is.

Instead of reading A Place of Yes, I've gotten the book on CD so that I can listen on my many drives across the state I've been doing as of late! It's got an amazing message and many great points that every woman can benefit from. I'm mid-CD set at Rule #5 of 10: All Roads Lead to Rome. This rule basically states that everything that happens, whether good or bad, leads to the next thing and eventually no matter how bad one situation may be, it leads to a better road. I've experienced this to the extreme in the past year and will testify that this rule is completely true! Two of my favorite quotes from this section are: "Just when I thought I'd gone the wrong way or messed it all up beyond repair, something happened that made me see it was all for a reason," and "You just never know when a seemingly random decision will reset the course of your life."

It's a Wonderful Lie

I'll be investing in this book as a bit of something to lean on while I realize that my twenties weren't all I thought they'd be cracked up to be.

Book Club

The Last Song didn't do it for me. It will probably be the last Nicholas Sparks book I ever read.

Our next book is She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb. This book was recommended to me by a co-worker and it was one of Oprah's Book Club books, so I'm looking forward to reading it.

The past couple of books we have read have been sappy, so I'm looking forward to a someone of a darker book. I can't do ghosts, or rapes or anything like that. But this book is about a woman overcoming a very tough life and all that she's been through.

I also got it for $4 on Amazon.com. Used books online are a great way to save money.

And for Our Next Selection...

We've chosen The Last Song for our next book club pick. I've never read anything by Nicholas Sparks so I'm looking forward to it. However, last night I did read the first 3 chapters and felt like it was written by a 15-year-old girl. But maybe it will change.

I like Miley Cyrus (yes she's 8 years younger than me) so I'm looking forward to seeing the movie when it comes out and comparing it to the book.

Apparently it is about "the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them," per Amazon.com. Barf.

Book Club

Last month we read The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski. It was a great, mindless book that can definitely lift your spirits. It started out a bit slow, but about Chapter 10 it really picked up and finished very well. I'd recommend it to someone just looking for a quick read.

We had to postpone book club last week since Best Friend was sick, so we couldn't discuss. Tomorrow we'll be discussing and having girl talk, and I can't wait!

Book club

So Best Friend started a book club a few months ago and it's turned out to be something I really look forward to each month! We've read three books now (well, I've only read two, oops) and our next one sounds like it'll be a fun read. The last two books we read were Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

Firefly Lane was an amazing book. Any female would love it. It is a great representation of friendships, mother/daughter relationships and just growing up. I'd recommend that book to anyone. It's quite long, and I get very intimidated with long books, but it was hard to put down and the length wasn't a problem for me.

The Time Traveler's Wife was very different. We read it so that we could then see the movie and discuss. It's not something I'd recommend to many people. It's confusing because it jumps back and forth through time and characters, and hard to find an attachment to the characters. As for the movie, I wasn't a huge fan; I think mostly because I read the book. A lot was left out, obviously, and movies always seem disappointing after you've read the book.

Next we're going to read The Next Thing On My List by Jill Smolinski. Sounds much more lighthearted than our last two books and I hope to read a happy ending!