You don’t have to be a minimalist or a decluttering guru to have come across the tiny dynamo that is Marie Kondo.
After her bestselling book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up grabbed the world’s attention in 2014, she’s back with a wildly popular Netflix series coaching households to make over their homes using “the innovative KonMari Method to help people clear out their clutter and choose joy.” … Read More »
Everyone knows I love movies. I’ve only seen 1 of the 8 Best Picture nominations. I need to get to the theater!
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Adam McKay (Vice)
Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)… Read More »
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, “The Hobbit” Trilogy) comes the groundbreaking documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old.” Applying state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies to century-old footage—carefully chosen from hundreds of hours of original Great War film held in the archives of the Imperial War Museum (IWM)—Jackson has created an intensely gripping, immersive and authentic cinematic experience.… Read More »
A free literary evening at Crema Espresso Cafe
Six fabulous romance authors will present words from their works. Door prizes. Food, beverages available.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
6:30-8:30 pm… Read More »
Kathy Florence
(404) 680-9604
kathywflorence@gmail.com
Don’t miss Romance Night at A Novel Idea Dunwoody on Tuesday, Feb. 5! Fabulous line-up!… Read More »
I’m so glad to be in the middle of a group studying this book together. I just finished Chapter 3 and am fascinated and prayerful that it will help me become healthier!
Here’s what Amazon has to say:
Revolutionize Your Health …
Once and for All
During an afternoon of baptizing over 800 people, Pastor Rick Warren realized it was time for change.… Read More »
Tatiana –
Recently, I was in a close friend group of well-educated, Christian and moderately conservative friends. The subject came up that marriages and family relationships are being highly challenged, due to the current political era of divisiveness and negativity. Specifically, personal relationships, that were once more in sync, are now adamantly retreating to opposite corners with staunch differing opinions and changes of heart, and it’s causing stress and heartache.… Read More »
Tatiana Matthews, LPC
tatiana@theahaconnection.com
The authors of The Secret of Clouds, Good Riddance, and The Lost Girls of Paris will be coming to Dunwoody in February so start reading now and then buy tickets to go see them in person!
A Page from the Book Festival of the MJCCA is pleased to present two author events in February. The first features bestselling author Elinor Lipman on Wed, February 13 at 7:30 pm, and will be in conversation with Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author.… Read More »
Smart phones and many cameras have wi-fi now, which means we don’t even need to upload photos to our computers to edit them. These days, photos can be uploaded instantly to your phone, edited there and posted to Instagram. Here are 5 Photo Apps to Download that will help your Instagram photos stand out.… Read More »
If you are like me and find yourself with a little more movie watching time over the holidays, then you probably are as confused as I am while trying to figure out just what movies to watch. Here are a few good articles that I’m hoping will help me find my next few streaming movies:
I distinctly remember looking up and planning to order all of the American Literature books for my now 20 year old when he was a high school junior. Why am I pondering this? Because my 17 year old is about to take the class and I’m a bookworm/nerd and weirdly excited to be discussing American Lit with him next semester. … Read More »
My boys are 17 and 20 and I want them to read more. I’m a book-a-holic and I’d like it to rub off on them for many reasons. They actually both were happy with the books I chose for them so I thought I’d share in case others need ideas for their kiddos! If you know them you can probably guess who got which books but that isn’t really important so I’m just going to list them randomly.… Read More »
Last week I published the top 2018 Fiction Books selected by Goodreads. I immediately purchased the book listed at #1 and couldn’t put it down. It was a quick read and definitely a psychological thriller. I found myself totally in the brain of Anna Fox and loved all the twists and turns. Before reading it, I checked out the list of actors that will be playing the lead roles in the upcoming movie. … Read More »
Headed out of town? The USPS can hold your mail safely at your local Post Office™ until you return. Click here to sign up for Hold Mail Service in two simple steps.
You can notify the USPS up to 30 days in advance or as late as the next scheduled delivery day. Request your start date by 3 AM ET (2 AM CT or 12 AM PT) on your requested day, Monday—Saturday.… Read More »
Books are my favorite gifts!!! I discovered the top Goodreads fiction books of 2018 and thought I’d provide you with links to the top five. Believe it or not, I’ve only read one…..and it was AWESOME. Click here for my review of The Great Alone. I’m about to add the other four to my Christmas list! … Read More »
