Synopsis (from the publisher): To her millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be sixteen—having defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak as the endearing star of the John Hughes classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink. Facing a completely new, angst-inducing time in her life—her forties—Molly is embracing being a woman, wife, [...]
My husband and I are thinking about revamping our life insurance policies, but we’re not really sure what to do. Obviously, talking to our agent about the different options available to us would probably be the easiest course of action. However, we’re worried that we would just get a sales pitch from him rather than [...]
My mom will be turning 60 in just a couple of months. This is a milestone birthday, so I really want to get her something special. I’ve been looking at tons of websites and reading lots of suggestions about potential 60th birthday gifts for her, but haven’t come up with the perfect present yet. I’m [...]
I went through one of my closets yesterday to pack up some old books for donating to the library. I came across several titles about adult acne because I had truly problematic skin for a long period of time. This Healing Adult Acne book by Dr. Richard G. Fried was one of the better ones [...]
Thankfully, my skin has cleared up A LOT in recent months, but I still troll the acne section at the bookstore whenever I visit. I guess old habits die hard! Anyway, I saw this book called Breaking Out: A Woman’s Guide to Coping with Acne at Any Age, and just from leafing through it at [...]
A friend’s daughter just started junior high school this year, and according to my friend, is already asking about makeup and such. I remember how my friends and I went through a similar phase when we were that age. None of our parents would let us wear makeup, though, so we’d all sneak it to [...]
I don’t know about you, but I always have a lot of trouble figuring out what kinds of gifts to get for people for birthdays, Christmas, graduation, weddings, and similar occasions. That’s why having a book like The Art of Gift Giving on my shelf would be a big help. Whenever a special event comes [...]
I’m still trying to shed a few pounds, so whenever I go to the bookstore, I invariably find myself thumbing through a few weight loss books. Today I saw the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Weight Loss, and almost bought it. It looked like a pretty decent book, with lots of advice about how to get [...]
Has there been a more successful pregnancy book than What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel? The book is currently in its 4th edition, and has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. I’m not much of a writer, but this is definitely one of those things that makes me [...]
I was looking for something on Amazon.com earlier this morning when I came across this ominous sounding book by Lawrence Clayton. It’s called Diet Pill Drug Dangers, and though he addresses rather serious subjects such as the harmful side effects of diet pills or the possibility of long-term addiction, I couldn’t help but snicker at [...]