Knockout Entrepreneur

In this book by Heavyweight Boxer George Foreman, the tools needed to succeed in life and business is given to you in an easy to understand manner. George Foreman gives you all the tools he used when building his business and tells you how to do it while showing you that if he didn't try he wouldn't be who he is. Along with the helpful tips given by George, he tells stories about what happened to him- during his boxing career, regarding the grill and much more. Not once while reading this book do you feel like you are reading a self help book. The way George tells stories about his life and how he made his business is comforting. The book makes you feel like you are talking to a close family friend, giving you advice when you are having a bad day and need a little boost. The advice given is things you may have heard all your life but they are very helpful. You never know what can happen to you if you try. There is always something better out there for you. George makes it seem like you can do everything you want as long as you believe in what you are trying to do. A wonderful book for everyone!

New Obsession????

A few weeks ago I saw online that the trailer for the new Tim Burton film was avaliable and clicked on to see. Little did I know that by watching that clip I would instantly be sucked into a new obsession.

The film, Alice in Wonderland, stars Johnny Depp (ahh I love him!), Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway (bleh) and others.

The movie looks amazing...I can't wait to see it.

Now that doesn't sound weird until you take a little look further into my brain. The reason I believe it is a new obsession is because I have watched the clip at least a dozen times, googled it more than that, started listening to the audio book of the Lewis Carroll novel, watched the Disney version, and even downloaded a song onto my iPod.

These are not normal events!!! I've been trying to figure out why I have become so fascinated by this movie and I think the reasons are (a) JOHNNY!!!! (b) JOHNNY AND TIM BURTON!!! and finally (c) a little part of me has always been obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.

My reason for explanation C is because when I was like 8 years old I used to watch one TV show before school every single day. It was called Adventures in Wonderland and I LOVED IT!!!!! I still miss it and look for it on DVD and iTunes. It was about a girl who would walk through her bedroom mirror and enter Wonderland and discover new things... My favorite episode was when she learned that Luden's Cherry Throat Drops were not candy; they were medicine and she should not eat them like candy... I know cheesy, but it's Disney!!! Oh and I also dressed as Alice for Halloween when I was I wanna say 6 and carried around my stuffed White Rabbit.

It was until a few weeks before the trailer came out that I had an unexplainable need to download the audio book of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll... partly because I got it for free, possibly because it is narrated by the same man who narrates Pushing Daisies, but I think I've always wanted to know what the book was like.

I still keep thinking about how my go-to movie is still Disney's Alice in Wonderland and how I watch it before I go to bed, which does give me weird dreams I have to say... I once dreamt I was dancing around a giant umbrella like the Walrus did

.... I know, I'm very strange....

Oh, did I mention my new love of croquet?!

I must stop and enjoy my new love of Alice in Wonderland for who knows how long it will last... It seems to have lasted 18 years.... who knows how much longer?!

What's He Really Thinking

What's He Really Thinking is a book written about the differences between men and woman and how to better understand them. Upon seeing the book I was really interested in reading it because I have wondered many times, "Why do men do what they do?" and "What are they thinking?". Paula Rinehart does go into some very good details about the history of men and women, all the way back to the biblical era.

Having such high expectations about this book, I was seriously disappointed . Within the first ten pages, I was lost. I had little interest in finishing, but did. I may be too young to understand all the details Paula gives regarding her thirty year marriage, but I felt like a lot of the things she said were just not relatable to a younger audience. I believe that if you are in your late 20’s maybe 30’s and you are still having a difficult time understanding the male psyche, then this is the perfect book for you. I appreciate the work she did and all the interesting facts she has given, but I think that if you are in your early twenties you should stick to books like He’s Just Not That Into You. I think a little part of every woman will always wonder about what men are thinking.