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oss section a 900 page work of genius literary fiction a breathtaking work of non fiction a primer on nutrition and a disappointing chick lit novel that with better editing could have been so much more such is life fiction specifically targeted towards women causes me more consternation than it probably should there was a time in my early twenties i guess when books like bridget jones diary cracked me up but didn t yet insult my intelligence now though i get a little cranky by anything that comes off as either too breezy or too romance y what i can t quite put my finger on is whether my irritation stems from run of the mill snobbishness whether i have just outgrown that sort of novel or whether those books are truly not any good and aren t worth my time it s a hard call and my ego is at stake today i am linking up with modern mrs darcy to share short reviews of the books i have read over the past four weeks when breath becomes air is a profound and deeply moving meditation on life and death on becoming a doctor and simultaneously becoming a terminal patient on what it means to have faith and hope and on what it means to say goodbye the writing is at once mesmerizing and matter of fact and though the book is short it is still powerful and important kalanithi succumbed to cancer before he finished writing his book and his wife wrote the final chapter bring tissues i picked up the post birthday world after hearing it described as a beach read with substance on the podcast what should i read next the novel is structured around alternate futures for the main character a la sliding doors and is written in a style i can only describe as an attempt at edgy feminist tinged chick lit descriptives that have very little business being used in the same sentence an american of russian descent living in london irina faces a pivotal decision to continue her safe albeit slightly stodgy life with her long time safe boyfriend or to begin an ill advised but seemingly fascinating affair with a famous snooker player and to leave behind her life to start anew while i greatly appreciate the concept and generally can t get enough of this sort of structure the protagonist never quite appealed to me and the language was more than little discordant the final chapter however is a thing of beauty and leaves the reader enough room to wonder which door had indeed been chosen if you like chick lit i recommend this but with reservations and only if you are not offended by crass language in regards to sex if chick lit isn t your thing though keep moving city on fire is a work of ambitious literary fiction that is not to be entered into lightly at 900 something pages a small portion of which are in zine form and some of which are in magazine article form and spanning a dizzying array of diverse characters i felt frustrated at times by its grandness of scope but was well rewarded for following it to the end as a matter of fact when i finished the last line i turned right back to page one and re read the prologue the novel is set in nyc and long island during the 1970s and dips into the lives of a police detective a fire worker a group of anarchistic punks a wealthy and powerful family a couple of disaffected teens from the suburbs many themes are tackled including race homosexuality drug abuse loneliness adultery well now that i think about it this list could go on for days amazingly it all works all the characters all the themes and even all the pages while it takes the first half of the book before the reader even has a full sense of what on earth is going on the second half moves much faster zeroing in on the action of one particular night during the new york city blackout of 1977 the writing is superb the setting is rich and highly evocative the ending is a thing of beauty and the author s ability to deftly pull it all together is a masterclass in fiction writing the beauty detox solution written by popular certified nutritionist kimberly snyder is an excellent primer on holistic nutrition that delves relatively deeply into the science without overwhelming or boring the reader the heavy use of the word beauty can be a little tiresome but is easily forgiven since the target audience is one who might be interested in eating better purely to lose weight and improve their skin the nutritional information is sound and ample recipes are provided though the recipes will only be useful if the reader loves avocados it is an easy read and i would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about ayurvedic and holistic mostly vegetarian nutrition this post contains my affiliate links thank you for supporting the postmodern planet save save save save save save posted by sarah beam at 1 10 pm 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday july 04 2016 meal plan 7 4 16 you guys there are times when making the meal plan is the hardest thing i do all week our schedule like most people i m sure just isn t quite conducive to easy planning and every time i think i have a rhythm in place that holds up relatively well to the whims of our weeks something else comes up and throws me for a loop you would think i would learn to just roll with it and i m trying this week we have a holiday a house guest a lot of work to squeeze into three days and a quick weekend trip to the beach on the calendar so rolling with it is really all i can do monday black bean chili this recipe is a long time family favorite and it is always a lifesaver for us i threw together a double batch of it yesterday knowing we would need the leftovers for today it reheats like a dream since we keep bell peppers and tomatoes in the freezer for emergencies and we generally keep canned beans in the pantry it is a rare day in which i cannot pull this off at the last minute there weren t canned beans available this time but i had a long lazy day on sunday in which to simmer a big pot of dried beans all afternoon so as usual it was the perfect solution in the scramble of oh crap i wasn t planning on cooking and we are out of everything but i need something that will feed a larger than usual crew for two days if you want to keep it super healthy serve the recipe as is if you want a little more fat and decadence serve it with some grated cheese and or a dollop of sour cream and scoop it up with tortilla chips instead of a spoon tuesday linguine with caramelized onions gremolata salad bruschetta this will be a busy day and i won t get home until almost dinnertime so an easy recipe is crucial this pasta dish comes together fast and serving it with a salad will assuage my guilt over the high proportion of grain to vegetable in the recipe wednesday blueberry pecan whole grain pancakes creamy dreamy cheddar grits only the kids and i will be home for dinner on wednesday and breakfast for dinner always seems fun to us i think we might spend the afternoon at the pool come home for pancakes and grits and then watch a movie because why not thursday spinach lasagna garlic toast don t scoff but this lasagna recipe cooks in the crockpot i know it seems sacrilegious but it s easy it will cook while the kids and i are at the pool and it is absolutely delicious the recipe calls for frozen spinach but i like to use fresh and i tend to double and sometimes triple the amount of spinach called for friday and saturday the kitchen is closed the kids and i are squeezing in a quick weekend trip down to tybee island with some friends we might eat nothing but peanut butter sandwiches or we might eat at restaurants for every single meal i ll cross that bridge when i get to it posted by sarah beam at 1 26 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday july 01 2016 four things popping in with a few of the articles podcasts recipes that have been on my mind lately sometimes i can lose sight of the forest for the trees lately during my daily yoga practice i have found myself focusing more on my challenge poses than on what my body truly needs that day it is silly really to insist on frustrating myself daily with sticking a handstand when the handstand itself has so little to do with the genuine practice of yoga as much as i love social media and as much fun as i enjoy clicking like on all the instagram photos of beautiful girls doing complicated handstands on the beach nailing that elusive handstand will mean little in the grand scheme of my yoga practice i show up on my mat every day for a lot of reasons none of which have anything to do with acrobatics this thought really hit home this week when i was listening to this super brief four minute episode of the yogaland podcast in which andrea references a stunning quote from gurmukh kaur khalsa yoga is not a practice of self improvement at all it s a practice of self acceptance ah yes and that is precisely why i have not stuck the handstand yet i have been holding on too tightly to the idea that a perfect and beautiful handstand will somehow mean i have reached the next level of improvement when most likely the lesson i first need to learn is that i am already enough even without the handstand the zen habits blog has long been a favorite of mine and this week when too many thoughts were crowding my head and when i faced the disappointment of not receiving something i had been hoping for i was reminded of one of his posts from a few years back titled the zen of doing it is short and it is pure and absolute genius whether the word zen makes your eyes roll into the back of your head or whether you are a bonafide expert at mindfulness in which case please leave your contact information in the comments the 30 seconds it takes to read that post can quite literally change everything about your mindset in a time of discontent last week i made this marinated kale whipped ricotta pizza and i haven t been able to stop thinking about it it is the stuff dreams are made of it is decadent absolutely scrumptious we fought over the last few pieces and dead easy if you cheat and buy some pre made pizza crusts at the supermarket whole wheat crusts are the healthiest option of course and ideally you will find the ones that do not include high fructose corn syrup but i m finding lately that true happiness lies in not getting hung up on the details too much regardless of whether you need to cheat or whether you like making your own crust i recommend pre baking the crust so that it gets a little crispy before you put the soggier ingredients on it capsule wardrobes and uniform dressing have long been a little bit of an obsession of mine and over the past few years i have winnowed my wardrobe down to a tightly curated well fitting easily cared for minimalist s dream as a general rule you ll find me in skinny jeans sandals and a black v neck t shirt in spring and fall in the winter i ll swap the sandals for motorcycle boots and throw a cardigan over the v neck or swap out the shirt for a black pullover for summer i lean pretty heavily on flowy tank tops with the skinnies or a black t shirt dress if it s too hot for pants i have one or two date night outfits and a couple of dressier options that work just as well for church as they do for funerals or weddings of course a couple of sillier more single use frocks have also remained in the closet like that hand tooled red leather vintage trench coat that is way too cool to discard and the legendary easter dress that i ve worn every year since the mid 1990s but i don t begrudge those gorgeous items their real estate now that the rest of the closet has been beaten into submission it s easy to dress like this it fits my needs and my style to a t and it makes getting ready virtually idiot proof nobody likes wasting 15 minutes deciding what to wear each day and if you get bored easy then you can always go crazy with scarves and other accessories although frankly i m satisfied with a very very small collection of jewelry the hardest part of nailing the capsule wardrobe is in the beginning when you might feel unsure of your style and your needs if you are looking to simplify your life which i swear starts with your closet the free wardrobe planner over at unfancy might be just what you need to get you moving in the right direction i hope you have a lovely holiday weekend we are planning to hit up all the local fireworks celebrations and i m going to squeeze in a lady date with my girlfriends as well because three day weekend ftw save save posted by sarah beam at 8 00 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday june 20 2016 meal plan 6 20 16 this genius new page in my bullet journal is a total meal planning game changer the idea and i would be so pleased if it works out as planned is that i will pull off the post its each week and store them in my recipe binder over time i will build a collection of them organized in the binder according to type pasta soups mexican etc and then when it comes time to plan each week s menu i will be able to pull these post its out of the binder and pop them into their respective day slots in this page in my bullet journal the truth is of course that i am constantly trying new recipes and discarding the ones that no longer serve us so it is entirely possible that i will continually be creating new post its but i would like to think there will be at least some re use involved regardless it looks cool and i had a zen time making it this week has more new recipes than usual slotted it is that time of year when i am far less overwhelmed than usual and the time and space have opened in my mind to allow for tinkering and testing the beautiful long languid days of summer are my forever favorites monday penne pasta with artichoke lemon pesto bruschetta the kids are in an all day camp every day this week so quick and easy recipes are on my mind we are all a little bored with traditional pesto and this one looked unusual and interesting enough yet still fast enough to make the cut for day one tuesday marinated kale whipped ricotta pizza salad i swear i ve had this recipe pinned for eight million years not sure why it took me so long to throw it onto a menu very very excited to try it the flavor profile sounds scrumptious and it should be easy enough if i use pre made pizza crusts pro tip the ones at trader joe s are made without high fructose corn syrup and keep in the freezer for such a time as this wednesday brown rice black beans pico de gallo this sounds so simple and it is simple but this dish is so comforting and flavorful and i would eat it every day if it came to that i mean it s just beans and rice sure but the pico elevates it to restaurant quality and if you batch cook the beans on the weekend and freeze them until needed or heck use canned beans in a pinch then the dish comes together in minutes i know canned beans are not ideal the sodium is too high the flavor isn t quite as complex the texture is less...