Tired. Fatigued. Exhausted. Overrun. Overwhelmed. Sleep deprived. Haggard. Bushed. Worn out. Knackered. Drained. Burnt- out. Can’t find anymore synonyms to correspond with this end-of-the year feeling. You know. That feeling you get when just as you’re about to finish the last act, all the balls you’ve been juggling since September are going to come crashingContinue reading “Is it over yet? A Day in the Life: End of School Year Edition”
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May in Books: Reading Fatigue
Maybe it’s spring fever. Or maybe I am more tired than usual. Whatever it is, I finished less books in May than I started. I can’t seem to settle on one book. The pile on my bedside is getting precariously tall and still I can’t seem to get into anything. But all I want toContinue reading “May in Books: Reading Fatigue”
April in Books
I don’t even care. I’m going to write about the books I’ve read in April right after those I read in March. So there. So now that I’ve let my petulant inner child have her say, there is just a few notes I would like to make. As you may have probably noticed, I haveContinue reading “April in Books”
March in Books
I am a tad bit late with this, but I blame the election. Now I am going to have to go back and remember what the hell I’ve read. It might be difficult – the brain pan doesn’t hold as much info as it used to… March Break Reads…. I finally understood the meaning of “vacationContinue reading “March in Books”
February in Books
Paper Towns by John GreenAnother YA novel by the smart and witty John Green. This book follows the same pattern I outlined in my previous book post – slightly geeky, non-ambitious, don’t rock the boat guy vs. uber complicated, beautiful and popular girl. In Paper Towns, our anti-hero has been in love with his charismaticContinue reading “February in Books”
On Remembering my Child is not just a Mini Copy of Me
I phoned home before I left work. It was the shortened day of the week for the kids, and they would have been home for a while. I phoned to make sure all was alright, and whether I needed to pick anything up on my way home. My oldest daughter answered, saying everything was fine,Continue reading “On Remembering my Child is not just a Mini Copy of Me”
On Discovering I’m a Stereotype of the Jane Austen Variety
I guess we all are in probably more ways than one. Which, of course means that if you are more than one stereotype, you are probably not stereotypical as two conflicting stereotype characteristics would cancel each other out. Right? But I ramble. So sue me. It’s early and I haven’t had coffee yet. In theContinue reading “On Discovering I’m a Stereotype of the Jane Austen Variety”
January in Books
Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë This was our token classic read for our January Book club meeting. I had read it as a teenager and in my angry, unsentimental, opinionated teenage way, hated it with a passion (I felt the same way about Romeo and Juliet- just didn’t feel their actions were believable or justifiedContinue reading “January in Books”
The tiger mom debate: to roar or not to roar?
Recently, a Chinese American mother of two (not to mention fancy law professor and author of two other books on globalization and free market democracy) has caused major controversy with her new Memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. In this book she details her strict philosophy with her daughters: no sleep overs, no playContinue reading “The tiger mom debate: to roar or not to roar?”
December in Books
Well, only three days left of my vacation and I am pleased to say that the sitting there has been a success. I have sat there so long I am now ready to get up again. In order to ease my way back into the swing of things, I am beginning with this post. BabyContinue reading “December in Books”
Lina Branter 