- Happy Accidents -- Jane Lynch
- Driving Mr. Dead -- Molly Harper
- The Help -- Kathryn Sockett
- The Available Parent --
- Down the Darkest Road -- Tami Hoag
- Cold Hit -- Linda Fairstein
- How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf -- Molly Harper
- Red Mist -- Pat Cornwell
- Just Listen -- Mark Goulston
- Gun Games -- Faye Kellerman
LISTS 2012 books
LISTS 2011 Books
- Fire & Ice - J.A. Jance
- Collateral Damage - J.A. Jance
- The Memory Keepers Daughter -- Kim Edwards
- Deeper than the Dead -- Tami Hoag
- Secrets to the Grave -- Tami Hoag
- Unbearable Lightness -- Portia Di Rossi
- Port Mortuary -- Pat Cornwell
- Sing Me Home -- Jodi Picoult
- A Discovery of Witches -- Deborah Harkness
- Bad Blood -- Linda Fairstein
- Save Me -- Lisa Scottoline
- Harvesting the Heart -- Jodi Picoult
- Fatal Error -- J.A. Jance
- Left Neglected -- Lisa Genova
- Night Road -- Kristin Hannah
- What I Thought I Knew -- Alice Eve Cohen
- The Inn at Eagle Point -- Sherryl Woods
- Queen of the Night -- J.A. Jance
- Flowers on Maine -- Sherryl Woods
- The Killing Hour -- Lisa Gardner
- One More Thing -- Molly Harper
- Mystery -- Jonathan Kellerman
- The Third Victim -- Lisa Gardner
- Gone -- Lisa Gardner
- What the Bleep Do we Know? -- Betsy Chase, William Arndt, Mark Vicente
- Mourning Gloria -- Susan Wittig Albert
- Silent Mercy -- Linda Fairstein
- The House at Sugar Beach -- Helene Cooper
- Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men -- Molly Harper
- Perfect Evil -- Alex Kava
- Escape -- Barbara Delinsky
- Fatally Flaky -- Diane Mott Davidson
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress -- Rhoda Janzen
- Necessary Evil -- Alex Kava
- The Silent Girl -- Tess Gerritsen
- Happens Everyday -- Isabel Gillies
- This is not the story you think it is -- Laura Munson
- Untied -- Meredith Baxter
- Triumph -- Carolyn Jessop
- Undress me in the Temple of Heaven -- Susan Jane Gilman
- Flash and Bones -- Kathy Reiches
- Death Dance -- Linda Fairstein
- Sweet Revenge -- Diane Mott Davidson
- The Main Corpse -- Diane Mott Davidson
- Sociopath Next Door -- Martha Stout
- Say Goodbye -- Lisa Gardner
- The Neighbour -- Lisa Gardner
- Epilogue -- Anne Rophie
- Hide -- Lisa Gardner
- Feline Fatale -- Linda Johnston
- This Time Together -- Carol Burnett
- A Stolen Life -- Jaycee Dugard
- Breach of Trust -- J.A. Jance
- Live to Tell -- Lisa Gardner
- Love You More -- Lisa Gardner
- Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs -- Molly Harper
- The End of Normal -- Stephanie Madoff Mack
- You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know -- Heather Sellers
- The Pact -- Jodi Picoult
- Nice Girls Don't Live Forever - Molly Harper
- The Weight of Water -- Anita Shreve
- 11-22-1963 - Stephen King
- Long Time Gone -- J.A. Jance
- The Bone Vault -- Linda Fairstein
- The Lost Girls -- Amanda Pressner, et al
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
I am thankful for my ability to read and enjoy books.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
I am thankful that I am healthy and able to donate blood!
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
Chevy's friends are such incredible young women . . . having them for a halloween sleepover was so much fun.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
This morning the sunrise was completely astonding . . . I am grateful I live on the Prairies where Mother Nature puts on a show of colour and light twice daily!
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
Things I am grateful for this morning: sleeping through the night; re-reading the book the Shack;
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
Baked cinnamon buns yesterday - - something I love and am grateful that I am able to do; Michael J. Fox - a wonderful Cdn treasure. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
Today I am thankful for: the warm sunny fall we are having; chai tea; cuddly doggies in the mornings
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Gratitude Journal
Today I am thankful for the following: a good nights' sleep how Scully snuggles up against me in bed Frosted Flakes - yum
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Time to quiet my mind and let the Divine tell me what I am supposed to be learning here. . .
LISTS Books I want to Read
- A year by the sea - Joan Anderson
- Second Journey - Joan Anderson
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
I trust the Universe will open the door for me to walk through. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
May 5 - - still snowing. . . . wondering if the polarity of the Earth has flipped and no one told me. . . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Ah the joy of an almost teen - - - a sore throat, no jeans that fit --> she needs size 'cranky'.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Interview at YWCA -- have no idea how it went. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Planted sweetpeas - - sanding chairs -- recreating my own new world.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Spring snow storm equals the snow disappearing and revealing green grass!!!
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Pre-teen girls, sleep over, giggles, scary movies. . . . yeah, life is good.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Easter is truly a time of rebirth for me this year - - time to find the next step on my journey to living and teaching only love.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
I am so thankful for the messages and words of thanks I have been blessed with by my clients and the other professionals who benefit from my job. . . and I can forgive the 'management' for not valuing what I do as much as those stakeholders do.
INSPIRATION BOARD
Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
— Alice Kingsley (Lewis Carrol)
INSPIRATION BOARD
Life is in the stuff you can't even imagine. . . as unpleasant as it may be or as pleasant as it may be . . . it's all about the unexpected.
— Michael J. Fox
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
It is easy to be happy and at peace when things are going your way. . . the secret is to not have your happiness not be dependent on anything but your relationship with yourself and with God.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Well, there's another corkscrew curve in my life...hang on the ride gets interesting once again.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Seven 7th grade girls at a sleep over. . . what giggles and glee. They are an amazing mix of child/woman! Incredible.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
And the snake came back, he couldn't stay away, he was curled up hibernating till I found him on Sunday! Back to 2 of everything -- cats, dogs, humans, snakes!
HAPPINESS HACKS On: Memories & traditions
Scent is the key to memory - - Sweetpeas, Cinnamon Buns, Evening in Paris Perfume. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
It is time to remember that so many things in life are like butterflies -- chase them and they run away; sit quietly and they will perch upon your shoulder. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Must find time to write everyday - -
INSPIRATION BOARD
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. . .
— Emily Dickinson
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Time to tend my own garden -- the place where happiness is best grown. . .
INSPIRATION BOARD
"Well maybe the *real* God uses tricks, you know? Maybe he's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long he knows everything."
— (Groundhog Day)
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Michael J. Fox describes parenting as like putting a quarter in a jukebox and nudging it but letting your child figure out what music she will play. Yes, that is it. Most definitely.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Kidlet has a slight cold -- and it's opening night. So I parked her in bed to rest for her play tonight. Crossing all my digits she is good to go and has a great night. . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Snow today - - cold but at least sunny. Yet another day I wonder why on earth I live in this part of the world during the winter.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
A day where I continue to remind myself that 'bad' and 'out of sorts' days are only temporary glitches in my life. Breath in, Breath Out, Move On -- Jimmy Buffett is RIGHT.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
New family addition -- a cute little corn/king snake cross. Gee -- that's one phobia that I've managed to completely erase...she's so CUTE.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Beautiful, sunny day -- walked at lunch. Can't seem to stop YAWNING...oh well, probably just a case of persistent 'winter'...this too shall pass.
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Never settle for an 'almost okay' relationship -- and if you do please do NOT have a child. Things rarely get better -- but they can get worse so try to start from a place of EXCELLENT. (thoughts at work)
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
So, Max is at the vet getting neutered. . . he'll be so much happier and hopefully will stop marking everything in the house. Kid has said if he marks anything else of hers, she is going to 'mark' his bed. . . LOL!
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Remember all things happen for a reason. Nothing is random and remaining open to what our life is teaching us is how we become WHO we really are. I am committed to staying awake and being present for it all.
INSPIRATION BOARD
When we hold onto shame and guilt and fear it creates imbalance, makes us forget who we are. . . . Everything happens for a reason.
— Gillian Anderson (X-files - all things)
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
One of those days when I must remind myself that working for the People means dealing with politically motivated demigods who aspire to godness. Bless them, love them, forgive them. . . ah, that is better....
PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS
- Love
- Pray
- Rejoice
- Ask
- Believe
PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS Rules of Life
- Forgive
INSPIRATION BOARD
Realize that the story I tell myself about what someone does or does not do may not accurately reflect her view of what she is doing. Seek the insight to not ASSUME what others are thinking.
— I wrote this
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Ah yes, forgive those who judge and pray for their happiness. They probably won't change, but YOU will feel better and more at peace.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Forgiveness is the key to peace and happiness and the FIRST person most of us need to forgive is ourself!
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: 2010 rebirth
Late morning - kid, keys, roads; peace at work
INSPIRATION BOARD
I don't know what is going on inside of me until I write about it.
— Janet Fitch
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Adolescence
Saturday . . . laundry. . . cleaning. . . time to throw out the detritis of the past year. . . chinooking. . . .
ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Adolescence
First competition between 'parent-time' and 'friend-time' - Shady's birthday party. Leave it to Dad. . .
LISTS Books I've finished in 2010
- Still Summer - Jacqueline Michaud
- Nothing was the Same - Kay Redfield Jamison
- Blindman's Bluff - Faye Kellerman
- Finding It - Valerie Bertinelli
- Always Looking Up - Michael J Fox
- Prairie Tale - Melissa Gilbert
- Evidence - Jonathan Kellerman
- Courting Trouble - Lisa Scottoline
- Why my third husband will be a dog - Lisa Scottoline
- Same Soul, Many Bodies - Brian Weiss
- Look Again - Lisa Scottoline
- Losing It - Valerie Bertinelli
- Born to Run - Christopher MacDougall
- Messages from the Masters - Brian Weiss
- Unfinished Business - James Van Praagh
- House Rules - Jodi Picoult
- The Woman Who Couldn't Forget - Jill Price
- Out of the Canyon - Allison and Art Bailey
- Have a Little Faith - Mitch Albom
- My Sisters' Keeper - Jodi Picoult
- Getting the Pretty Back - Molly Ringwald
- The Middle Place - Kelly Corrigan
- Lucky Man - Michael J. Fox
- A Year by the Sea - Joan Anderson
- Dirty Blonde - Lisa Scottoline
- Toward a True Kinship of Faiths - Dalai Lama
- Traveling Mercies - Anne Lamott
- Plan B -- Anne Lamott
- Council of Dads -- Bruce Feiler
- Eat, Love, Pray - Elizabeth Gilbert
- Committed - Elizabeth Gilbert
- I know I am, but what are you? - Samantha Bee
- Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen
- I want to be sedated - writings on parenting teens - Gail Hudson
- Yes, your teen is crazy - Mike Bradley
- Holly Blues -- Susan Wittig Albert
- Wormwood -- Susan Wittig Albert
- Miracle of Trust -- Nouk Sanchez & Tomas Veriara
- Deception -- Jonathan Kellerman
- Charley's Webb -- Joy Fielding
- Deadhouse -- Linda Fairstein
- Hangman -- Faye Kellerman
- The Wisdom of Forgiveness -- Dalai Lama and Andrew Chan
- The Secret Between Us -- Barbara Delinsky
- The Mighty Queen's of Freeville -- Amy Dickinson
- Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs
- Between a Heart and Rock Place -- Pat Benatar
- Heart Broken Open -- Kristine Carlson
- How to Save Your Own Life -- Michael Gates Gill
- Lethal Legacy -- Linda Fairstein
- The Bonesetters Daughter -- Amy Tan
- Healing Hearts -- Kathy Magliato
- Likely to Die -- Linda Fairstein
- Plain Truth -- Jodi Picoult
- Here's the Deal, Don't Touch Me -- Howie Mandel
- The Road Taken -- Rona Jaffe
- Moment to Moment -- Barbara Delinsky
- Alone Together -- Barbara Delinsky
- The Winter Garden -- Kristin Hannah

