C.M. Hockenberry

I'm thankful I can spend today with my book and moscow mule.

I have been hearing rumble in the nerd community about how great the first book in the Tearling Trilogy was. Heck, The Queen of the Tearling was so good Emma Watson is planning to produce and star in the film adaptation. I'm a big enough nerd that if

Friday Recommendations

I'm going to be honest, I'm more interested in eating dirty than clean eating. My best friend is a health nut. She has become a part time fitness coach and knows that I want to be healthy but I struggle to stay on track with my

Stop what you're doing and... buy this book.

I won't say that Kristin Newman's book What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding was life changing. It was, however, life affirming. I remember hearing about this book around a year ago and thought the title was hilarious. I didn't get around to

The Joys of Training

My new job means that I have to drive into the organization's headquarters for training every few months. Training is what it is: 8 hour days of lectures and educational exercises. It's like being in school all over again. The Department's headquarters are right

I've got an itch...

An itch to travel. I'm a wanderer by nature. I get jittery if I stay in one place too long. I spent last fall criss-crossing Europe. I crossed so many things off my bucket list, but added so many more. I am so lucky to have gotten the

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