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#KetoLife: I’m on the exact same diet as my husband, he has lost 15 pounds and I’ve lost 4
I’m on the exact same diet as my husband, he has lost 15 pounds and I have lost 4, he never works out and I work out 3 days a week. I want to put him in a strangle hold with fattiest part of my thighs until he cries!
2018 Science Fiction, New Adult and Romance Reading
I again read 10 books in January. I had the flu for two weeks and lost my self to a world of faeries, a genre I had not read before. Caught up on the Red Rising Saga, which could arguably rank amongst the best science fiction of my generation and read two new releases and one advanced copy of a book to be released later this year.
Why are some of the greatest fiction writers of our day afraid to challenge the status quo?!
Even when I love the world these imaginative writers create, I’m disappointed by certain reoccurring elements
Learning to Let Our Daughters Frown
And I wonder how often we force girls to play a role to fit the confines of our expectations at the cost of their individuality and self-expression?
Pondering and Preparing to Achieve Your Goals in the New Year
At the close of one year and while plotting for the next, I like to ponder all the bad habits that really need to be left behind at the strike of midnight.
The Last Star Wars Movie I Will Ever Watch
I must start this spoiler-free review by saying: I refuse to grow old and die watching Star Wars. With that said, I must note that The Last Jedi exceeds expectations and should be watched in your finest pair of stretchy pants because it’s a physical, emotional and mental work out.