Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • _Alex Cross, Run_ by James Patterson What is a vacation without some James Patterson novels? I have been waiting to read some of his latest releases until the summer break because I knew that I would enjoy them more. This is another of the Alex Cross stories, continuing from previous storylines. There’s a bad guy, there’s death and sadness with victory in the end. Did I give too much away? 😉 There’s not…

  • _The Pillars of the Earth_ by Ken Follett This is a book I have heard a lot about and an author who has gotten a lot of attention, yet I have never really paid any attention to either one. However, when a friend at work read another book by him (don’t remember the title), I thought I would try this one since I had heard it mentioned many times. Usually I try to…

  • In my family, we used to always celebrate the 4th by having a large family picnic or BBQ. I am not always here during this time of year, but since I was home, it was nice to bring some tradition back. We had a potluck and shared some tasty beverages whilst briefly catching up. Although we do not see each other as much as we used to, with age it seems to get…

  • There has been a lot of talk about paraben-free products for a while and generally I have not paid a lot of attention to it as I have sensitive skin and most of the time avoid overly chemically products. However, I did not realize that parabens are everywhere and that sulphates are just as bad. For me, I have always avoided high alcohol products or those free of fragrance and dyes. Little did…

  • It is nice to be ‘home’ with my family. It is strange for us all to be more or less living under the same roof again after so many years, but somehow it seems to be working out okay. The weather has been amazingly beautiful after a first couple of clouds and drizzle. I’m sitting outside feeling a cool breeze and the warm 85 degree (higher?) sun on me as I attempt to…

  • Earlier this year, I had some allergy tests done via blood in Abu Dhabi. The results showed I am allergic to most of the things I had expected and a few surprises. However, I was not totally satisfied with just the blood tests. So, my mom made an appointment for me at a local allergist and I got a lot more information from him. Basically, I am highly sensitive to a number of…

  • Well, a new month brings me back to trying to write more consistently. I am not sure what happened to June, but in any case, I am going to try to keep to a writing schedule since I am on summer break. 😉 I have been home with my family for about a week now. It has been pretty good and relaxing so far. I have not really done too much other than…

  • _The Power of Now:  A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle I think I’m on a bit of a self-help kick these days. Mostly, it’s to avoid doing my dissertation work, I think. However, after reading _A New Earth_ a few months ago, I decided that I wanted to keep exploring this idea of finding peace within oneself and controlling the self in the moment. While not exactly the same as _A…

  • _The Great Gatsby_ by F. Scott Fitzgerald With the movie coming out, I thought that I should actually read this often-talked about classic. While I did not actually finish it before I saw the film, I was not disappointed by any gaps between the film coverage of the story. I have not read much literature from this time period as I never really got into the American authors from this time. However, as…

  • _The Primal Wound:  Understanding the Adopted Child_ by Nancy Newton Verrier Over a year ago, I found my first foster mother in the States. In our first telephone conversation she mentioned this book to me and recommended it. When I was in Korea in 2009, someone there had also mentioned this book saying how it really opened her eyes to her adoption experience. So, I ordered it and began to read it last…

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