BOOKS
None of my usual suspense/thrillers for you this month – I branched out!
After You by JoJo Moyes (an excellent sequel to the bestseller Me Before You; this one didn’t pull at my heartstrings quite as much, but it was fun to revisit characters that I knew and loved from the first book)
Sushi For Beginners by Marian Keyes (I was in the mood for something Irish, and since Keyes does not like the term “chick lit” I won’t use it – but now you’ve got the idea!)
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes (a bit long at 676 pages but I love her work)
When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman (award-winning fiction, just pay attention to time lapses – there were moments that I was confused)
The Choices We Make by Karma Brown (I loved the first book by my Twitter friend Karma, Come Away With Me – read it if you haven’t – and her second novel about a woman being a pregnancy surrogate for a friend is just as compelling)
The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt (fascinating to learn about Vanderbilt’s upbringing, and I should have been more impressed by her famous romantic partners, except she’s in her 90s now which means I have never heard of most of them! Sinatra, yes, but not most of the others)
MOVIES
It was all about family movies this month:
Nine Lives I love Jennifer Garner, and the movie kept the girls and me entertained.
Pete’s Dragon A lot of great messages to discuss in this one, and the CGI animation was really well done.
MISCELLANEOUS
Need a makeup artist? Try Lacey West Makeup! I was in a video for a special project this month (I’m still not allowed to tell!) and Lacey did a fantastic job on my makeup!
My favourite mail delivery this month *might* have been this selection of notebooks an datebooks from Hallmark. It makes me happy just to look at the photo!
Some of my posts this month were particularly popular, so I’m going to lump them in with my “favourite things” as well!
My New Eyebrows: Microblading from Permanent Beauty by Kalyna (this post has so many views that I started to think I should switch to beauty blogging!)
Kate and the RepliKate Trend (following the style of the Duchess of Cambridge; I have a few upcoming posts on this as well, since I’ve purchased or received several more RepliKates since this first post!)
Kindergarten Advice From Teachers and Parents
oh yes, and I was back on THE SOCIAL with Back-to-School Tips and Tricks
And there you have it – my favourite things! I have a sneaking suspicion that I won’t be reading many books or watching many movies in September, but we’ll see when next month’s edition brings!
