Author Archives: Risa

Haters GOTta Hate

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Risa

Instead of a book review, I thought I’d write a post about what’s been stealing my time the past 6 weeks. Whether you watch the  show or not, you’ve probably figured out by now that Game of Thrones ended its … Continue reading →

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Leave Me (the hell alone!)

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Risa

Leave Me, by Gayle Forman I am wayyyyy behind in blogs. This is due to a busy time a work and to accidentally stumbling across the show Breaking Bad which I have spend a LOT of time binge-watching over the … Continue reading →

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The Disappeared

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Risa

The Disappeared, by Kim Echlin I didn’t love the style of writing. I’m not saying it was bad, it just wasn’t for me. The author has the narrator quote people speaking and doesn’t use quotation marks, just commas (I said, … Continue reading →

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Is Essentialism Essential?

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Risa

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown It’s official. I am hanging up my superhero cape. The essentialism lightbulb is that successful people do fewer things better. I’m not talking about success in terms of wealth or fame, … Continue reading →

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La Quinta Hookup Season

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Risa

We kicked off the day with a lovely guided meditation, interrupted only once by a baffled woman looking to join the yoga class. Apparently people sitting in silence with their eyes closed didn’t say “not the yoga class” to her. … Continue reading →

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La Quinta Grapefruit Season

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Risa

In the light of day (rains gone), La Quinta Resort is littered with ripe citrus trees which we were invited to pick from, lest the fruit “go to waste”. The hot tip of the day was that the best were … Continue reading →

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La Quinta Monsoon Season

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Risa

To celebrate two of our friends’ 50th birthdays, ten of us girls took to the skies and all headed off to La Quinta for a long weekend get-away. In case you’re thinking we got a pretty good deal, the husbands … Continue reading →

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A Briefer History of Time

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Risa

A Briefer History of Time, Stephen Hawking This book starts, as all good physics books do, on a train. Many of the fundamental aspects of Einstein’s Theory of Relatively can be illustrated by imaging you are standing on a platform … Continue reading →

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in a dark, dark wood

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Risa

in a dark, dark wood, by Ruth Ware It’s past time to call this a genre – psychological thrillers with unimaginative titles involving potentially crazy women. I’m going with psycho girl thrillers. In a dark, dark wood is classic psycho girl … Continue reading →

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That’s a Wrap, 2018

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Risa

Well 2018 is finally over. Not soon enough, frankly. I didn’t feel great about my reading this year. I let work steal much of my personal time and let a couple of binge-able TV series take the rest. I did … Continue reading →

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