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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It was a long and scary road…

My mom, sister and I have only tried a few times to do a “girls’ trip” and there is good reason for that. When my mom and I travel without dad, nothing works out for us. One day I’ll tell you the story of the week we were in DC together.

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Campers – that’s what we call ourselves

We like to consider ourselves outdoorsy and campers.

Our girls have their own fishing poles. Scott gets a fishing license every year. Many years he even gets a duck hunting license.

When Scott and I were dating, really early on we invested in waders so that I could go duck hunting with him. (Don’t worry, […]

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Mother’s guilt – No way, not for this mom

Oh how I wish I were the mom with no “mother’s guilt” but I do suffer from mom guilt. While I think about some of my wonderful guilt-free mom moments, I would like to share with you a mom that doesn’t ever seem to suffer from “mother’s guilt”.

Her name is Stephanie and […]

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Being a Parent - Joy or Pain?

I look around at all of the mothers and fathers that I know. I look at them and wonder if they are truly “happy” in their life and their situation. As I look, I think back to something that Matthew Townsend shared during the Casual Bloggers Conference back in May. It makes me think. […]

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Oh to change one thing, what would it be?

There is only one thing in my life that I would change. I’m guessing it will shock many people when they read this, because it is not something that is very well known.

I worked for 5 years to complete this one thing. Actually, it was probably longer. See, I was not awesome at it. […]

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