Author: fortunatefemme

Ever-curious Mom of 3 and a dog living, learning, & sharing our fun adventure, explorations, travels, reads and whatever else I manage to get myself into.

The Disappearing Spoon- Young Readers Edition Makes the Periodic Table of Elements Interesting Again

January 18, 2021

One of the great things about being in a book club is that you are often exposed to books you might otherwise never read. So when a good friend of mine who is also a chemist, recommended the adult version of The Disappearing Spoon for our book club, I figured this was an opportunity to … More The Disappearing Spoon- Young Readers Edition Makes the Periodic Table of Elements Interesting Again

Science History and Schadenfreude: A Polluting Scientist Gets His Comeuppance

May 14, 2020

This is really random, but I just finished Chapter 10 in Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, a wonderfully educational and entertaining science book that explains the universe from the beginning for laypeople to understand and build their scientic appreciation, understanding, and curiousity. Learning about particle physics (the topic of Chapter 10) could … More Science History and Schadenfreude: A Polluting Scientist Gets His Comeuppance

How to Nurture and Educate Children Using Roffman’s 5 Core Needs

January 15, 2020

I thought this was going to be about sex. My daughter’s teachers provided us with Deborah Roffman’s book Talk to Me First, to give us insight into how to talk to our kids about sex. Roffman’s book about “becoming your kids’ ‘go-to’ person about sex” is so much more. It’s a spot-on framework for parenting … More How to Nurture and Educate Children Using Roffman’s 5 Core Needs