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Today I attended my first yoga class since Covid arrived on the scene. It’s been a full two and a half years since I last stepped in a studio in February of 2020. This is not to say I haven’t taken yoga classes in all this time. In fact, I…

Autumn – leaves fall, temperatures drop, days shorten.  There may be no better time of year to curl up with a good book.  If you’re looking for what to read next, here are 10 books with just the right vibe for fall.  Keep up with what I’m currently reading by…

The idea of a Wellness List was inspired as a way to cope with the overwhelm that can result from all our well-intentioned efforts to be “well.”  If you’re interested in more about the challenge posed by wellness or other strategies for dealing with it, see the other articles in…

If you’re interested in my thoughts on what contributes to what I’ve termed the Wellness Dilemma, please check out my previous post – The Wellness Dilemma Part I: The Dilemma.  There I discuss how wellness culture starts with good intentions but creates a pressure-filled environment where we inevitably feel we…

Remember reading Choose Your Own Adventure books when you were a kid?  Well, this is Choose Your Own book recommendations, summer edition!  Pick a category below to see a curated list. We all know that summer is all about the easy reading as you lounge on the beach or by…

I think it’s nearly impossible to be exempt from wellness culture these days.  It follows us everywhere – tv, magazines, online.  We are inundated with things we “should” be doing, supposedly for our own happiness and well-being. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to be well, you are not…

Genre: Historical fiction Rating: 4.5 stars (out of 5) Reminds me of: (1) A Secret History by Donna Tartt (one of my all-time favorites); (2) The Address by Fiona Davis (This one is certainly better, but both are about a particular place across different time periods.) One day at work, modern-day…

This is not your traditional mystery novel.  While compelling and even thrilling in spots, it’s not exactly a thriller.  Celine is our heroine, a classy, charming, and empathetic private eye of retirement age.  She is someone I would love to meet. …

Whether you’ve made a resolution to read more in 2018 or are looking for some new recommendations, these are mini reviews on every book I read in 2017. I set reading goals every year.  Last year, it was simply to read 20 books.  Here are some ideas for different challenges…