After an exhausting start to our weekend, working in healthcare is not for the faint of heart… I decided to go ahead and send out my first On the List since making the switch over to Substack for Flodesk. I’ve…
The Library of Lost Dollhouses with Author Elise Hooper
This is the first book I’ve read by author Elise Hooper, and I can safely say it will not be my last. Set in present-day San Francisco with flashbacks to pre-WWI to post-WWII, this book will have you intrigued from…
On the List
I’m officially one week into my second term of nursing school and up to my eyeballs in chemistry terms. I’m reading a novel by a New Zealand author whenever I have a spare moment, with more author Q&As coming your…
Everything I Read This Month | February 2025
This is another month filled with stories about strong women. In Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘em Dead, our heroine must figure out who wants her ex-husband dead while keeping her children out of harm’s way. In Nothing Ever Happens Here, Shelby…
A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem with Author Kristen Bird
A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem (part of a series featuring a stable hand-turned-beauty queen/amateur detective) is yet another favorite of mine from author Kristen Bird. The story, which is set in the small town of Aubergine, Virginia…
On the List
Is it spring yet? After some warmer days, it’s back to cold weather again, but we got some Daffodil bulbs, Tete a Tete daffodils, and hyacinths planted just before the cold, rainy days set in. It’s so nice seeing the…
Upon a Starlit Tide with Author Kell Woods
For lovers of the fairytale world, you will love this imaginative combination of the tales of two classic French fairytales, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. I previously shared an inside look at Kell Wood’s last foray into the fairytale genre…
The Family Inside with Author Katie Garner
I’ve officially nicknamed author Katie Garner “The Queen of the Twists.” After reading last year’s The Night It Ended, I should have been prepared that The Family Inside would be another amazing book. Set in a small town where single mother Iris Blodgett’s…
On the List
Time for Tea / Oil on Canvas / Gina Brown I’m writing this edition of On the List on our first snowy afternoon of 2025. The pediatric practice that I work at closed early since we don’t want our littles…
Peppermint Fairy & Gingerbread Breakfast
This Christmas, we had our annual Christmas breakfast a little earlier in the month with fellow family members in the healthcare field, we are only too happy to change up our schedule so we don’t miss special moments when all…
On the List
‘Little Sparrow’ // Juniper Briggs While I skipped the gift guides this year… I decided to share a few of my selections on this week’s On the List, along with some delicious recipes.
Everything I Read This Month | November 2024
This month, I’m sharing about three books that I am still surprised I found the time to read while working, studying, and completing projects for nursing school. Each of the books has unique qualities that come from wildly different genres….