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June 2025 Bite Size Book Review

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in June 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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40ish Facts About Me

It’s my 42nd birthday! A perfect time for a me-centric article.  I love this type of content, it’s a fun excuse to think and talk about myself. So, please, humor me in this navel gazing exercise. 40ish Facts About Me I’ve organized my facts into categories, as I can’t help

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May 2025 Bite Size Book Reviews

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in May 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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April 2025 Bite Size Book Reviews

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in April 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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The Birth of Ish Mom

It’s hard to believe that Ish Mom turns seven this year. In 2018, with a toddler, an infant, and two more kids glimmering on the horizon, the internet felt like a lifeline and a source of frustration. Where was the parenting content that resonated with the reality I was living?

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March 2025 Bite Size Book Reviews

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in March 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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Frustration Tolerance Activities for Kids

Lately, when my kids are frustrated, they scream. And not just the one diagnosed with autism (though he’s the loudest), it’s all of them. Here’s the truth: it’s tough not to scream back. Well, not at first. I can be real calm for the first five minutes. After that, the

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Criticize Your Darlings

Modern society has a problem regarding criticism. No, it’s not that we’re too nasty or divisive or strident (though, of course, those things are true, too).  It’s the opposite tendency I find worrisome: a seemingly rising inability to criticize things that we like. But all kinds of things that we

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February 2025 Bite Size Book Reviews

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in February 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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Confessions of a Recovering Manic Pixie Dream Girl

My melatonin nightmares involve rejection from men. It could be my husband, my college boyfriend, some boy from middle school, or maybe this dude I sometimes see (and have never spoken to!) at the gas station.  I have four children. And a husband, mother, sister, and friends that I adore.

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