Early this morning, I left for a week of camping with a bunch of teenage girls. Along with five other leaders, I’m responsible for 25 thirteen-year-old girls and another 6 sixteen and seventeen year old girls who act as junior leaders for the younger girls. We’ll hike, stargaze, learn outdoorsy skills, swim, and probably come home filthy. Also, this is…
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Life Goals
A few months ago, my mom sent me an email about HUGE goals. She was listening to a seminar that suggested coming up with your life goals – what you really want to do with your life, even if it seems almost impossible – and setting three-year goals based on that. Otherwise, you set year-long goals which aren’t as meaningful…
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The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
8 of 10: The Luxe was just a fun fun read; I don’t see much YA historical fiction set at the turn of the century, but I was completely sucked in to it. Romance, intrigue, class-warfare – what’s not to like? I picked up The Luxe in MARCH from the library. I read 20 pages and then got busy with…
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Falling Into Place
Sometimes there’s all this mystery on blogs about special, in-the-works projects: “I have something really awesome going on, but I can’t tell you about it. Sorry!” That’s not irritating at all, is it? I didn’t think so. Fortunately, I won’t keep you in suspense. I got a job. Sorry, that wasn’t quite right. I got a job!!! I won’t go…
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Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
9 of 10: Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men is, undoubtedly, a change from my regular fare, but I enjoyed every minute of it. boys adrift by leonard sax Boys Adrift is about the changes in society that have made it increasingly common for men in their late twenties and…
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