Holiday Gift Guide: Chicken Soup For The Soul: Inspiration for the Young at Heart ~3 Winners~

Chicken Soup for the Soul's latest book in the series is Inspiration for the Young at Heart.

This is the perfect book or gift for anyone who wants to add joy to their life after sixty.

This inspirational book includes 101 stories of inspiration, humor and wisdom about life at a certain age.

Life begins again at 60! Crossing that magic age might bring a few new wrinkles but also new experiences. This collection is full of humorous and fun adventures from those who are actively enjoying their "senior years!" Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for the Young at Heart celebrates the fun and wonder of  getting older with its stories about dynamic older singles and couples finding new careers, new sports, new love, and new meaning to their lives. This book will amuse and invigorate readers.

Now I could really relate to the feelings of being "Young at Heart" but I still enjoyed reading the inspirational stories throughout this book.

It made me realize that just because you reach a certain age does not mean that you have to stop having fun.

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*CLOSED*Newborn Necessities Book Review & Giveaway

There is so much that a new parent has to keep up with after having a baby. Feeding times, changing times, sleep schedule just to name a few.

The Newborn Necessities book is a great way to keep track of all these things. I really like that Newborn Necessities sets up guidelines to what to expect when doing things for your baby. It is also very understandable. You can use this book if you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding.



I remember when I had Haley and Amberly. The nurses wanted me to keep up with all their feedings, diaper changes, bowel movements. I was overwhelmed with everything that I was suppose to keep up with. I wish I had Newborn Necessities then and I am glad I have it now for when I have another baby!

I also love that Newborn Necessities is very affordable! You can buy it for $8.99 on Amazon!

About Newborn Necessities:

Are you a new or expecting parent? Do you know someone who is? If so, this book is for you. There are many items you will need to get ready for your baby, and Newborn Necessities is one of those things. As soon as your baby is born, your doctor, midwife, nurse, and/or pediatrician will ask you to keep track of his or her feedings and diaper changes. Make it easier on yourself by writing it down. Using the charts provided in Newborn Necessities will help eliminate common feelings of stress and anxiety associated with, When did I last feed the baby? Is he/she eating enough? When was their last bowel movement? This book is designed for parents by parents. It is intended to make your journey into parenthood a little bit easier by providing you with easy-to-use charts to document this information. It is a quick, compact, and easy-to-understand way to chart this information, thus leaving you more time to spend with your baby and catch up on your sleep! Jennifer Cigale lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with her spouse and two children. As a new mother, she developed these charts for her own use and was soon sharing them with friends and family who were also starting families. She holds a master's degree in Occupational Therapy and has used her education and training as an occupational therapist to identify problems and develop working solutions for her patients.

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Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions! Review & Giveaway

I remember when Haley was born. I did not know what I was doing! I wish I had Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions! then!!

Have you ever had that overwhelming feeling when you was a first-time mom/dad, or even a second, third, fourth?

This book is jammed packed with some helpful tips to help you survive and enjoy the first year with your baby. I was sent Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions! by Blythe Lipman.

My thoughts:

I really enjoyed reading all the great chapters. I really enjoyed reading the chapter: Sweet Dreams. This was one of my favorite tips from this chapter:

• Babies can sleep through anything. Get them used to the everyday noises in your home from day one. No tiptoeing or whispering. Turn that music on and dance to your heart's content.

I also really like this tip:

• Make a recording of you or Daddy singing lullabies and play them over and over for her.

Another part of this book that I really like is that there are snippets from different couples telling a little story from their life. I really laughed at this because it has happened to Adam and I before.

The Birthday Present

Letting a baby sleep in bed with parents can have a downside. On my husband's birthday morning, he was greeted with his little princess having quite the poopy all over our bed. What a way to say Happy Birthday, Daddy!

As told by Alice

I also enjoyed the chapter: Time to Chew. I liked how it broke down food that are easy to chew and foods that are harder to chew. I also liked that a list of foods was provided that are good for the little ones.

Chapters included:

• Turning Off Those Tears


• Sweet Dreams


• Slip and Slide


• Feeding and Watering


• Burping


• Time to Chew


• Ouch! My Gums are Killing Me!


• My Baby Walked at Six Months-How about Yours?


• Daddy Loves Me


• I Love You, but I'm So Tired


• I'm a New Mom and Don't Know What to Do


• I Really Need a Break


• A New Baby-the Perfect Present


• The Fine Art of Baby-proofing Your Home


• Yikes! Is It Time to Go Back to Work Already?


• What Mommies and Daddies Really Think


• A Few More Tips to Make Life Easier

I think this is a great book to have and read for new Mommies and Daddies, but also great for repeaters. Such as 2nd baby, 3rd baby and so on. I know that when I had Amberly, there were lots of little things that I forgot about. This book is so helpful!

There is a really cool radio show that you can tune into that is hosted by Blythe Lipman! She hosts this along with special guests hosts. Check out the radio show here.

There is a whole list of Podcasts that you can get for FREE! Great way to listen to some really helpful tips!

About Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions!:

Bringing home baby can be one of the scariest days in a new parent's life. A truly helpful how-to, Blythe Lipman's guide to caring for babies is the perfect resource for first-time parents who wish their new baby came with an instruction manual. Lipman has devoted her life to the gentle art of infant care and offers wise and witty practical advice in this parent-tested, expert-approved book. Filled with invaluable information new parents really need, Lipman includes plenty of true-life stories and guidance to help them through those first nerve-racking months. Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions will have nervous new moms and sleep-deprived dads feeling confident about their parenting skills. Hints on daily routines, sleep patterns, crying, the art and science of diapering, and traveling with a newborn are also provided.

Blythe Lipman is the author of Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions! 

Blythe has taken care of over 1,000 babies in the past twenty-five years. Meeting her first baby when she was eleven years old, Blythe has continued her life-long love for babies. She has worked in the Neonatal Instensive Care Unit in Boston as a volunteer while attending Boston University. Blythe is the president of Baby Instructions in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has set up infant room with turn-key operations in many preschools throughout the country.

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*CLOSED* The Attitude Girl Review & Giveaway

 I was sent The Attitude Girl by Mila Bernadkin to read and review.

I also got to interview Mila Bernadkin. She is such a kind and interesting woman! I really loved corresponding with her!

My Thoughts:

I could not put this book down. It was about a young woman coming of age. I was very intrigued by all the drama, emotional conflict, tribulations and romance and humor. It was jam-packed with so many different emotions. It really did remind me of  my teenage years. The Attitude Girl is about a 17 year old girl named Victoria Benson. The story follows her on the road to adulthood as she struggles with many different things. Such as financial setbacks (all teenagers face this), bullying, first love, loss and forgiveness.

I really like that everybody around Victoria thought she had a major attitude problem, but through her eyes she was a realistic and honest person. She spoke what she thought and felt.

I really related to Victoria. I was the type of person (well still am) that speaks their mind. I felt liberated when I read this book.

Mini Interview with Author Mila Bernadkin: 

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

 I was born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine, a beautiful resort city on the Black Sea. I emigrated from the former Soviet Union and came to the United States in 1977. In the USSR, I graduated from the Brest Music College, with a BA-equivalent degree in theory of music and music literature and accepted a teaching position at a children’s music school. After moving to the States, I became a Senior Programmer-Analyst, working at several of the largest financial institutions in New York City. However, medical reasons forced my early retirement, and I realized my life-long dream of becoming a published, award-winning writer.

When did you begin writing?

 I used to edit my school newspaper in the USSR. In America, I did a lot of technical writing while working in IT. After retiring, I took some writing classes (intermediate and advanced) at the Institute of Children Literature and began to write. 

What was your inspiration for The Attitude Girl?

 I was inspired by my experience as an ex-teacher and the mother of an ex-teenager to create a story that every parent and every young adult can understand and relate to.

How would you describe The Attitude Girl?

 The Attitude Girl is a novel, written for young adults, ages 15 and up, and their parents. As a fellow-author said, "It's a wonderful read for the young and the young at heart." It's a coming-of-age story that follows a 17-year-old girl, who's outspoken and materialistic, on her rocky road to adulthood as she struggles with financial setbacks, first love, idealism, loss, forgiveness, and, most of all, her attitude. The book is jam-packed with drama and emotional conflict, trials and tribulations, romance and humor. It's a compelling winner of 8 literary awards.

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex vs. Sex For Dummies *Adult Post*

My Challenge: Compare The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex & Sex For Dummies. (I did get to chose which titles I wanted to compare for the challenge. These two compelled to me the most. Haha! Don't judge! :p)

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Amazing Sex

Pictures: was not black and white & was actual people!

8-page full color photographic insert of Sar's eight original sexual positions. I love that I could actually see how a man and woman are suppose to position themselves to have amazing sex! A lot better than some "drawings".

Chapters:

Current Sexual Trends and Attitudes

Sex within Marriage and long-term relationships

Body Image, Obesity and Plastic Surgery and Their Effect on Sexuality

Exciting Techniques for Reaching Multiple Orgasms for Men and Women

Tips on Specific Sexual Activities, Including Playful Ideas on Locations and Toys

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex has fresh advice and ideas on how readers can improve their sex life and have that amazing sex.

My thoughts: I really like The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex. The cover of the book made me feel like I could actually relate to this book. It had two people on the cover. Sometimes it can be embarrassing to even thing about reading a book about sex, let alone Amazing Sex! The Complete Idiot's Guide really reaches out to their readers. It is written in a manner that everybody can understand. LOL, like we really are "idiots". Written in idiot tone. ^.^

I actually learned quite a bit of tips on improving my sex life! I am sure everybody from time to time could use some tips to spice up their sex life. After being married for so long, sex tends to lose its luster. Being a mother, I am not as um..."spunky" as I use to be. These tips and "positions" I learned will help me get back into the groove!

Sex For Dummies

Pictures: "Drawings"

I was very bored with the pictures in Sex for Dummies. It just may be me, but I don't learn or get aspired by drawings...when it comes to this subject!

Chapters:

Discover how to
* Enjoy the first time
* Enhance foreplay and afterplay with your partner
* Avoid STDs and have safer sex
* Discuss sex with your kids
* Navigate cybersex
I was really thrown off on the "cybersex" section. o.O I am not really into the whole cybersex thing. Reading this section, I was really...well uncomfortable.

The style of writing was very informative and nonjudgmental, but I could not connect with the style of writing. It was a lot of information thrown together but I could not connect with the book like I did with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex.

One thing that I wish I got to read a long time was the section on how to enjoy the first time! LOL!  Would have came in handy. ;)

The cover...well it is like any other "For Dummies" books. I like that with "The Complete Idiot's Guide" books the covers are all different. It helps me understand the subject better, whatever it may be.

So, the challenge: Compare The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex & Sex for Dummies...

I completed this. Results?

I like The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex a lot better than Sex for Dummies.

If you like a book that will give you honest advice and tips to reach that  amazing sex...then Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Guide is the book for you!

You want to buy?!

All my readers will receive a 50% discount code! Use code: CIGBlog11 

This code will give you 50% off one regularly priced books from www.idiotsguides.com

This code will expire on July 1st! So hurry and use it!

Note: You do not have to buy The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex. There are many other titles to choose from!

Fun in the Sun: Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas eBook

What is summer with out some parties? I found a cute little eBook titled Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas. Summertime is the perfect time to have a Luau Party!

I can see it now. Grass skirt, Tiki candles and hula dancing! Fun!!

My favorite parts of this eBook were the decorating tips, Luau Cake tips (because I have never attempted to make a cake for a Luau) and Luau drinks! These are just a few of the topics Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas eBook discusses!

Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas eBook  includes tips on decor, food, drinks, games (with a FREE Moo-Luau Mad Libs game), a coupon off a printable Luau Party games pack, FREE printable invitations in four super-cute styles, costume ideas... All you need to get the party started!

Wanna hear the best part? It is FREE when you sign up for the Python Printables Games Newsletter.

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Here, Home, Hope by Kaira Rouda Review

I received a digital copy of Here, Home, Hope from One 2 One Network. Here, Home, Hope is a book about a mother who has become restless with her life. Everything is becoming a routine and nothing new is exciting. I can relate to this. I bet many of us could really relate. I know that my life has settled into the "Mommy Routine". The same thing happens every day. Take care of the kids, the house, the pets. Cook dinner, baths, bedtime. Same ol' same ol'. Kelly, the main character, decides to "spice up" her life in this book. I have been doing stuff to try to get out of the same old routine. Like going to Dollywood, yard saling, and just getting out of the house! What ways have you been getting out of your routines?

About Here, Home, Hope by Kaira Rouda (incerpt taken from Good Reads)
Kelly Mills Johnson becomes restless in her thirty-ninth year. An appetite for more forces her to take stock of her middling middle-American existence and her neighbors' seemingly perfect lives. Her marriage to a successful attorney has settled into a comfortable routine, and being the mother of two adorable sons has been rewarding. But Kelly's own passions lie wasted. She eyes with envy the lives of her two best friends, Kathryn and Charlotte, both beautiful, successful businesswomen who seem to have it all. Kelly takes charge of her life, devising a midlife makeover plan.

From page one, Kelly's witty reflections, self-deprecating humor, and clever tactics in executing that plan—she places Post-it notes all over her house and car—will have readers laughing out loud. The next instant, however, they might rant right along with Kelly as her commitment to a sullen, anorexic teenager left on her doorstep tries her patience or as she deflects the boozy advances of a divorced neighbor. Readers will need to keep the tissue box handy, too, as Kelly repairs the damage she inflicted on a high school friend; realizes how deeply her husband, Patrick, understands and loves her; and ultimately grows into a woman empowered by her own blend of home and career.

Here, Home, Hope will surely appeal to readers of chick lit and other women's fiction titles who are ready to transition into something new in their own life.