I’ve decided to start a once-every-few-days posting of things I am liking. You will see this range from books I’m reading (eg today’s post), to websites I’ve found to products I’ve tried (or want to try!!). Some might be photography related, some mom related and some, well, possibly unrelated to anything 🙂 So check back to see what I’m blogging about next!

Earthquakes

If you are a mother, go and get this book. GET. IT.

I am an avid reader so it’s appropriate I kick this off with a book. I tend to devour books and have for as long as I can remember. When I go to the library I come home with 7-10 books, not just one or two. I have read fiction, non-fiction, well-written crime, sleazy romance, you name it and I’ve probably read that kind of book. Very rarely a book really gets to me on a deeper level than just entertainment. Some, like The Kite Runner break my heart and open my eyes to what is going on in other parts of the world. Others, like Anne of Green Gables sweep me up in romance. Some make me laugh and some make me cry. I just finished reading a book that made me do all of the above. Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner has to be the BEST, most TRUE book about being a new mother that I have ever read. Never have I related to a book as much as I did this one. I highly recommend this to any mother, especially a new one. I guarantee that there will be at least one thought, sentence or scene that you have experienced. If you’re like me, it will be about 50 of them. Jennifer Weiner (A Moment of Jen, her blog, is a great read as well) nailed motherhood and all of its emotional roller coaster ups and downs perfectly. And, as a bonus, if you’re here in Philadelphia you can relate to it even better because it takes place here in the city. At the same time, even if you’re not from anywhere in the US, you’ll still be able to relate. So my first recommendation. Go get this book. Then give the baby to dad, get a nice glass of wine (or hot chocolate as I like) and curl up and dive into the lives of Lia, Ayinde, Becky and Kelly. And find yourself in all of them.