One More Day Until The Hollywood Scandal!

  I can't wait!!

Hollywood Scandal by Louise Bay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved it! Could not put it down! Had to sneak chapters in during my breaks at work! Louise Bay has created very likeable and familiar characters that I couldn't get enough of.

Lana and Matt had wonderful chemistry! It makes you think about how we idolize all the actors and actresses in Hollywood but forget that they are real normal people (at least we hope).

Matt is a very thoughtful and say the right thing all the time guy that just happens to be an actor. Lana is a very down to earth woman that was hit with an embarrassing scandal of her own she still feels she is overcoming. The characters mesh so well that you really think they are soul mates.

This was a wonderfully thought out story with Hot, Hot, Hot sexy times! I think I will start over at the beginning again!


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For Drinkers and Dunkards!

Always Fun!

Dhruven Shah

For all Drinkers and Drunkards...This is hilarious!

Who is a reader out there? Well, I started in 2012 and have been going strong since, almost up to 400 books. Of course giving that time frame (50 Shades) I have read mostly Contemporary Romance.

I have one favorite Author (Louise Bay) that is blazing trails, her last book, The Duke of Manhattan, was on the USA Today bestseller list for 4 weeks and rave reviews. 

Give her a chance and stop by and pick up her new book Hollywood Scandal out August 22nd. This book has already made PoPSugar.com's 12 Most Anticipated Romance Reads In August. I am sure the Bloggers are anticipating this one as much as I am.

If you would rather start from the beginning look her up on Goodreads and start with her first book, Hopeful.

Thinking Positive!

A friend of mine is a truly wonderful positive woman! I always enjoy seeing her positive sayings on Facebook and knowing she is sharing her positive energy. Thanks Barbie!

Are you ready for Fall?

I am always ready for Fall.  I can't wait to put up my Autumn Tree.  Yes, I have an Autumn Tree I put up every year.  It is usually decorated with Fall foliage and pumpkins with some glass pumpkins below.  This is only a part of what I decorate my house with for Fall.  I live in Arizona where we don't see the four seasons, so I feel it is important to show them in my house so my children see the seasons even though it will be into the 100's up until September or October. 

Of course my husband is always complaining about having to go to the garage and dig out my 7 foot Christmas Tree somewhere in the middle of August so I can get things up by the beginning of September.  Well it's nice to know that here we are at the end of July and other people are already thinking of Fall.  What do you do to celebrate the season?

Courteously of CountryLiving Magazine

37 cozy ways to decorate your porch for fall

Are we passing hope along?

A segment on the NBC Nightly News tonight got me thinking. It talks about a woman who had experienced so much already in her life that she was compelled to pass HOPE along in an unusual way. I believe that there is a strong woman in each of us! But sometimes it takes us years to find ourselves or events in our lives that force or propel us into acting and finding ourselves. This woman found herself and then anonymously put the love and hope out there that she hopes will help someone else.


I know that one of the few things I was able to harness from my childhood and my mother was my confidence. I feel that I didn't fully understand or use my confidence until I joined the Army and had to choose whether I was ready to do things I wouldn't have considered before. The Army definitely boosted my confidence and I think helped set me up to feel like I could do anything I set my mind to, regardless of the obstacles.

Another trait I got from my childhood and my mother was optimism. I have never fully read The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale but I remember my mother reading it many times during my childhood. I know it gave her the optimism and hope that a new better day was on its way. I may have not finished the book but I know that the majority of its lessons are already instilled in me, thanks to her. I had a financially poor childhood but I can't say that it was awful. My mother made sure we were always looking on the better side, to the new day.

Currently I struggle trying to instill these same lessons in my adopted daughter. We adopted her out of the foster care system at age 13 and unfortunately he mother was absolutely no help in shaping her as she is today. I can only be the best example of a mother I can be and hope that when she is older that she maybe sees some of the positive traits from me that will help her blossom later in life.

I hope that this gets you thinking too and that you start to look for ways to either embrace your confidence and change your life for the better.  Or find your hope and have enough to pass a little bit of it along. #LoveUp

Hi! I'm back!

Sorry, I sort of took a 4 year vacation.  A lot has happened but I hope to post and make this blog something special.

I hope to give you two versions of Today'z Woman since I know opinions and things can look different from here in the US and across the pond in the UK. 

So don't be shy. I want to hear from you about what you think Today'z Woman is all about.  Post and tell me your version!