Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid is not only a love story, but a historical literary novel that takes place during the 1980s NASA Space Shuttle program. The main character, Joan Goodwin, is an astronomy professor and selected to train as an astronaut at NASA at a time when women are still underrepresented in STEM professions. Joan, quiet and highly intelligent, undergoes the physical, emotional and mental demands of the training. Throughout the process, she forms close rela

For today's Tuesday, erm... Thursday Morning Tidy (tis the season!), I'll be wrapping up the final push in the final room of the house. As I mentioned last week, the guest room is also an office and a craft space. Now that it's clean and clear, I'm assessing it for maximum functionality and maintenance. To be fully transparent, I'm actually not touching any part of the space that my husband uses as his office--just my little craft area for this one! I have a tall cabinet with

Our Spotify Holiday Playlist  now more than 50 songs! It's a great mix of artists and genres — classics, pop, country and instrumental. It should definitley get you into the holiday spirit while driving, wrapping presents or taking a stroll through the neighborhood to enjoy Christmas lights. Happy Holidays!

It's the last month of my 12 Months of Tidy! I've made it! Last month was a lot of work with my second round dedicated to the kitchen, so I decided to close out this project with a small, simple space--our Guest Bedroom. This doubles as a second office and my craft space, so it has to play a lot of roles for our family. Also, it's a really small room that is primarily used by my husband, so I don't plan to make many changes this month. With everything else going on with the h

Are you in search of a cute, cozy and swoon-worthy holiday read? If so, you may enjoy one of our favorites in recent years! Lovelight Farms  by B.K. Borison is a delightful story! The Christmas Dress is a favorite from last year. The Christmas Bookshop  by Jenny Colgan (You can read our review here .) Two from my TBR: The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!

Last, but certainly not least, is our Books Gift Guide. We've got links below to any of these that we've reviewed this year if you want to learn more. Back in October, I promoted audiobooks by Katherine Center, here . They have a great narrator, and I especially enjoyed The Rom-Commers! These are lighthearted, easy listening. Samantha reviewed My Oxford Year, by Julia Whelan, over the summer. To learn more, here's the full review: Top Shelf: My Oxford Year . I read The Christ

Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that celebrates gifts to nonprofits for their work and impact locally, nationwide and globally. I am honoring today by giving to institituions of higher education as well as a few of my favorite nonprofits, such as: Doctors Without Borders Women for Women International American Cancer Society The United Way Dress for Success National Organization for Women I hope you will consider giving to a nonprofit or two close to your heart. "For it

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