Review: Rising Strong by Brené Brown

I’m going to start this post off with two confessions: I had never read anything by Brené Brown prior to deciding to pick up Rising Strong. I’d barely even heard of her. This now feels like an egregious oversight on my part. I hesitated before deciding to read Rising Strong. The title and description kind of made… Continue reading Review: Rising Strong by Brené Brown

Farewell, 2015!

2015 was a year of getting comfortable with uncertainty. I learned to embrace this in 2014 as well when I quit my job to travel around the world, but when I met Graham and decided to extend my travel even longer, the uncertainty increased significantly. I delayed getting a new job for a year longer… Continue reading Farewell, 2015!

The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

Earlier this summer while road tripping around the US, I read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. I kept seeing piles of copies of it in bookstores, displayed on tables and prominently promoted. But it looked a little too “fluffy” for me – I was totally judging a book by its cover and title. Then… Continue reading The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion