Mental Break

Friday is here at last, and after several days of some deep talk, I'm ready to take a mental break and enjoy the weekend ahead!

TGIF:

So, to get a head start on leisure, I've been decompressing with the aid of a new book to adorn my shelves: Practically Posh by Robyn Moreno. Part magazine, part reference guide, this book has provided some of the reprieve I need.

Thank you for joining with me this week and talking about becoming a Recessionista. I appreciate your friendship, and love hearing your comments!

If You Haven't Done So...

On that note, I bid you a Friday farewell. If you haven't already done so, please take a minute to sign up for my subscriber newsletter to take part of some insider Recessionista fun, including the chance to win your own Buttercup Bag! And come back next week to hear more about entrepreneurship and leadership, two of my favorite topics.

Hope you have a good weekend!

Catch up on this week's Recessionista posts:

Servin' up Solutions

Creative Salvation (and how to avoid the "tyranny of utilitarianism")

HomeGrown Solutions
A Wallet Full of Friends

the Book Sleuth: Introductions

I'm rolling out yet another feature here on Deviantly Domesticated (a girl can't have too many features, you know!) called the Book Sleuth.  Because I'm a self-proclaimed Nerd (seriously--I love libraries.  And bookstores.  And Amazon.com), and I read A Lot of books, I thought I would share what I'm reading with you on the off-chance that you might be interested, too.

For the record, I tend to find myself wandering more in the non-fiction side of the bookstore than the fiction side, so sorry--no romance novel updates or great reviews on the latest international story-telling wonder.  Or at least you probably won't find me reading them often (although please feel free to send me your recommendations!).

What I do read a lot of, however, are books on cooking and on crafting (I Love Crafting!) and on home design.  I also read a lot on contemporary issues, like our modern food system, consumer culture, and some political prose.  And I Really enjoy books on the economy (they're my favorite), and so help me, God, if I don't manage to convert you into an Econ fan yourself! (I promise, it's not all lame...)

On a technical front, when I feature a book, I'll also provide a link to it under the "currently reading" section of my sidebar so that you can check it out for yourself.  And if you end up reading it, let me know what you think!  

Send me your sleuthing recommendations by emailing me at shillberry@comcast.net.

Also, stick around later today for this week's Marketplace Maven, Hannah Breshears of Red Tandem Studio!