The Skillful Daughter

Hi all! I’m popping in to say that I’m still here and still alive and haven’t forgotten about this blog–I’ve just been super busy! The end of the school year is always a crazy time in my life and things tend to be neglected while I focus on what I need to do to wrap…

Hey everybody! Today’s post is going to be short-ish and sweet. I’m new to podcasts and have only been really listening to a few since the beginning of 2017. I don’t have a very long commute to or from work (it’s only about 20 minutes), so I never thought I had any use for listening…

Hi everybody! We finally reached spring break around here, so I can do some catching up on my blog posts. I have a bunch of posts hanging out in the to-do list on my editorial calendar, but I never seem to find the time to finally write them. This one’s a bit time-sensitive, so I’m…

Hello all! Today is a different kind of post, but it’s something that I hope to gain more knowledge and post more frequently about as I go. But before we get started, this probably will get a bit TMI, so if you’re a bit squicky about reading about “girl stuff”, I suggest you skip this…

Hello again! Today’s post is another thing that came out of reflecting about 2016, and that’s a word to guide my year. I’ve seen tons of people online picking one word to adhere to in 2017, and when I went to think of one thing to focus my year on, this one kept coming back…

  Happy New Year, everybody! It feels like everybody has done some reflecting on 2016 and set some goals for 2017, and I’m no different. However, I didn’t want to set time-bound resolutions. I set goals or intentions for myself for the year so that I end 2017 as a better person than I was…

Howdy! Today, I’m doing a quick review of Victoria Stilwell’s The Secret Language of Dogs: Unlocking the Canine Mind for a Happier Pet. If you don’t know already, I love my dogs. I’ve had dogs since 1989 and have loved each and every one of them like family. So it was only fitting that when…

I’m here today with a quick review of Paul Graham’s book, In Memory of Bread. This book was given to me for free in exchange for an honest review. I selected this book because I follow a low-carb, ketogenic, gluten-free diet. It has improved my health (physical and mental) and has allowed me to shed pounds…