Adult Book Recomendations
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The Gin Edit: A curated collection of gin cocktails
David has always been one that enjoys a drink now and then, and once in a while, I will too. My drink of choice is usually tequila, but gin has always been one of those things I never really knew what to do with beyond the basics. I could make a pour a hot of gin, but anything beyond that and I was pretty much guessing. That’s why this new cocktail recipe deck The Gin Edit: A curated collection of gin cocktails caught my attention. Because as I started flipping through it, I quickly realized I was in a whole different world than I expected. I found myself reading names…
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Book Review: Dead by Tomorrow – How to Practice the Art of Today by Andrew Monroe
I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for new and unique self-help books that might offer something different than the usual titles you see everywhere. I recently came across Dead by Tomorrow: How to Practice the Art of Today by Andrew Monroe (Author), Daniel Winter (Author). With so many changes happening in our life right now, I felt like it might be worth picking up and seeing what it had to say. Between everything going on with David working, Charlie stepping more into adulthood, and Bradley growing and learning his own path, I’ve been more aware lately of how quickly life shifts and how important it is to stay grounded in the…
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A Dream Called Marilyn by Mercedes King — Book Review
As soon as I read the information on A Dream Called Marilyn by Mercedes King is I could tell it would be a book that pulls you right into a version of Hollywood that feels both familiar and a little unsettling. It takes Marilyn Monroe and places her into a fictional 1962 story where her life becomes even more complicated than what history already tells us. The story follows Dr. Charles Campbell, a psychiatrist hired by a Hollywood studio to help manage Marilyn. From the very beginning, he expects a difficult patient, someone unpredictable and weighed down by fame. What he does not expect is how quickly she changes the…






