A couple weeks ago, my friend Val (if you ever want a great cupcake recipe, please head over to her blog) got me a copy of a book she really enjoyed, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella . I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about this series lately and I’ve been wanting to read it, so I finally got around it it, and this is what I thought: This isn’t exactly Bronte, but if you are looking for a light and... 

I recently read Anthony Bourdain’s “Medium Raw” so I thought I’d share my impressions. I feel like I should first say that I L-O-V-E  Anthony Bourdain. He’s snarky and opinionated and likes food and booze and that’s my kind of person. I absolutely love his show “No Reservations” which is where I know him best from. I haven’t read “Kitchen Confidential” (yet) which was his first non... 

I just finished reading “Lipstick Jungle” by Candace Bushnell. It’s one of a few books she’s written about New York Women, the most famous of course being, “Sex in the City”. Maybe most of my disappointment from this book came from the fact that I LOVE Sex int he City soooo much and this was not nearly as good. It’s not my fault that I’m comparing the two – she keeps writing about women in New... 

“The Outstanding and True Adventures of the Hunt Sisters” by Elisabeth Robinson Wow, have I ever been dreading writing this review! I finished this book a couple weeks ago and I’m finally getting around to this. Thankfully I make little voice recordings of my thoughts on my Blackberry as I’m reading which helps me remember my impressions and isn’t as much of an interruption as stopping to write notes – besides... 

Chelsea Handler is freakin hilarious. If you have ever seen her show “Chelsea Lately” than you already know if you want to read this book or not. Reading this book feels like sitting at the bar with Chelsea as she slurs her way through her life story, glassy eyes staring just to the right of you, pausing only to take HUGE swigs of her drink. I could almost smell the vodka on her breath through the pages – it was top shelf though,... 

There is a lot of “Eat, Pray, Love” craziness in the air these days. For the first time, I’m ahead of the curve, having read this book while in Mexico back in April. Usually by the time a book gets popular enough to get turned into a movie, I’m all like “ah, I’ll just catch the movie” because I’ve usually got other books on the go, and then when you’ve watched the movie, there’s really no reason to read the book right? Well, thanks... 

Television has lost all it’s juicy, guilty, dirty loveliness for me. It ended for me when the last episode of Season 2 of True Blood aired. That was probably the best hour of my life, and it was ripped from my sweaty, excited and slightly turned on (Erik got HOT in season 2!) self just a few moments too early, if you know what I mean. Ok, so I’m a little over dramatic, and to be honest, my 12 episode marathon of Real Housewives of New York over... 

It’s Friday, and that means, it’s ‘me day’. When you have a business to take care of, a home (even a small one), a husband and a toddler it’s easy to forget to add yourself in there somewhere. Friday is my day to do just that. Although I am technically a stay at home mom, on Friday’s my daughter goes to daycare. She gets to play with other kids and pick up a little Japanese from her daycare provider and I get to...