Meet Amy

I have struggled with the answer when asked, "What do you do?" and it isn't work-related. Ultimately, we settled on that I find things and untangle things. But I also read (a lot), pretend to wake surf, and watch Hallmark films.

Amy's bookshelf: 2024

The Weekend Away
it was amazing
So so good! Orla and Kate are long-time best friends off on a girls' weekend away. Kate is a bit of a player who is trying to get back at her soon-to-be-ex, causing her to spend frivolously and do drugs and hook-ups. Orla is a new mom ex...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, five-stars, thriller, and thoughtful
Written Off
really liked it
tagged: 2024, cozy, easy, and four-stars
Maybe Next Time
really liked it
Parts were a screaming 5 and parts were like “what?” And just irritated me. It is a Groundhog Day premise about a family of four - the mom is caught up in her own life and missing all that is going on around her with her kids and then he...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, fiction, four-stars, and thoughtful

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I love where I live

If you are ever think the world is full of ugliness, I know where you can find beauty.

If you ever feel like you have lost your way, I know where you can find it.

If there is ever a time when life is too busy and upsetting, I […]

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I used to obsess…

… about the strangest things.

One of the many things that I obsessed about as a child was based partially on stories from the news but also from my imagination. To this day, I still question what parts of my memories were based on reality and which were based on my imagination.

I was 13 […]

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Stewart Falls – our first hike of the season

It is so pathetic but this weekend was the first time we managed to go on a hike. We have been very hesitant about how Ivy would do with a hike (since she isn’t really the biggest trooper). So I went with my sister and her 3 kids. She used my backpack to […]

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Yahoo Shine- Reinvented

One of the really cool things that I got to do while I was at BogHer10 was get filmed for Yahoo Shine. They had a whole set built, lights, cameras, a make-up artist and we were miked. Then they edited them and are publishing them on their site. Mine will go live at the beginning […]

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I Heart Faces – Sunglasses

This is one of those pictures that I wonder if I should have edited a bit more than a tight crop. What do you think? Would it be more fun with texture or muted tones? I’m not often one to “photoshop” much, but I’m curious to know if you think […]

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