Read / Write / Shoes

I thought the job interview went well. It felt more like a conversation than a formal, uncomfortable marketing campaign. I spoke with a woman who would be someone I would be working closely with. It's a job that is the next step up from what I have been doing for so long. More strategic and less paper pushing. I feel ready. I feel happy that there is this opportunity to use my 12 years of knowledge for something that can make a difference. I felt good after I hung up the phone. And now...I wait. We spoke on Wednesday. The boss man is in a different time zone and was gone for the day, so he would have received the feedback on Thursday. It's now Friday. Thumb twiddling time.  The job with my old boss? I have heard nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Which makes me feel bad because she told me she would tell me one way or the other. I should have known she would be too scared to. It's business - you already told me to my face I was overqualified and you would be cutting my salary, ...

It's strange how much things can change over a very small period of time. Where should I start? Firefighters in my house at 1am? An unplanned Scotland trip? How my job search is going? Oh I know - let's start with an author attack! (1) I had my first author attack a review of mine because I did not like her book (if you could call it that)! I didn't think my review was horrible. I explained that it wasn't written in a style I like so it just wasn't for me, but also I felt that the stories needed more details. How awful of me to want MORE from an author rather than shouting to STAY FAR AWAY FROM ME. She left me quite a lengthy reply on Goodreads that indicated that she had not read my review, and that it was a canned response that was summed up with "Jenny McCarthy LOVED my book!" Jenny McCarthy also scared many moms with her idiotic autism claims which she has since recanted, so pardon me if I don't take your glowing review of that to heart. I'...

Oh Devlin sisters. I love your family so much. How I wish there were so many more books in this series so that I can stay in this world a little while longer.  This book picks up a few years after Me and My Sisters ended, and everything has changed. Julie and her family has come into money and now deals with problems of having money. Sophie and Jack split up and Sophie has to deal with the problems of Jack's new girlfriend with her daughter. And Louise is raising her daughter, but is struggling to accept the truth of her new life. At first it was hard for me to read, as I hated to see the changes that occurred. But with style and class, Sinead Moriarty spun another tale that kept me turning pages and wanting more.  Chick lit fans - start with the first one and then pick this one up immediately! Then let's all petition for a third book in the life of the Devlin clan! I received this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

To anyone who loves chick lit books - grab this one IMMEDIATELY! I loved loved loved this book and I wonder if I can give the book justice with my review. This is the first book in the Devlin Sister's series, where we get to meet the Devlin family and catch a glimpse of their life. Julie is married to Harry, and they have 4 sons. Three of them just happen to be triplets. YIKES! She is a stay-at-home mom (or mum since the book does take place in Ireland) who is struggling to find her identity and finds herself turning to her online chat groups for comfort. When Julie discovers a secret about Harry, could it change everything? Louise is a married-to-her-job successful lawyer. Single. In control of everything and no surprises with her! Except...whoops! Hi I'm pregnant! Not realizing she cannot control a baby, she tries to juggle both career and being a single mom. Yeesh... And last, but not least, is Sophie, who is married to Jack. The so-rich-I-can't-even-read-about-h...