Tia Mowry

I'm a big Tia fan and was excited to read this book once I found I was pregnant. I was also interested to read to find out about how her struggles with endometriosis affected her. Then I spent weeks sick and I am just finally getting around to reading this one. I mention that only because I think this book is great reading for your 1 trimester. I read it during my 2nd and found most of the information I already knew from my doctor and the multitude of app/and pregnancy email updates. I did appreciate Tia's honest and candor about the not so fun aspect of pregnancy and I think what stands out most to me is her realization that she shares about just how not in our control this pregnancy ( and babies) can be. For most first time moms, we are used to being able to control things and at least for me, this is one of the first times I have none.… (mehr)

If you’re looking for healthy recipes and information on why they’re healthy, this is a cookbook you have to check out! Tia Mowry (from “Sister, Sister” and “Tia Mowry at Home”) shares her health journey, and the foods that led her to recovery. Normally I stay away from celebrity-authored cookbooks, but I couldn’t help but be curious about this one. I’m so glad I checked out this cookbook, because it’s a wealth of knowledge! Along with the recipes, Tia shares easy-to-follow information on why some foods are detrimental to human health, like dairy (even if you aren’t allergic or intolerant). I could tell a lot of research went into this cookbook, but was surprised at how accessible and easy to understand the information was. While all of the recipes are dairy-free, there’s a good mix of vegan, gluten-free, and meat-filled recipes, so there is something for everyone in here, along with the research to back it up!

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Moving from the big city of San Antonio, Texas to small town TwintuitionAura is tough, but especially on 11 year old twins Cassie and Caitlin Waters. And while everyone thinks twins are the same, that’s not the case with Cassie and Caitlin. Caitlin always sees the positive side of things while Cassie is somewhat negative. Cassie gravitates towards the ‘cool’ kids while Caitlin is more nerdy.

Things are even harder when you start out on the wrong foot, as it did with Caitlin. Chasing after her sister, she meets three kids selling pie as a fund raising project for their school. Liam is kind of dorky but OK. Megan and Lavender are part of the cool clique. But when Caitlin touches Megan, her world gets distorted. She sees a vision in which the real Megan is blurry and in the background while a new Megan is crystal clear and yelling. Once they part, all is normal but in those togetherness seconds, Caitlin appeared totally out of it. She’s immediately branded a nerd and, by association, her sister as well. So, the first day of school is particularly tough, especially for Cassie.

The problem is both sisters have been getting these visions for a while and hasn’t told the other. The more visions Caitlin gets, the clearer they are. However, neither girl knows what they mean. And this is the story of Twintuition: Double Vision, put forth by TV personalities Tia and Tamera Mowry. Twintuition is a fun read geared for the higher end of the 8-12 year girl old range. It’s got clothes and boys and make-up and school issues and cliques. It touches on mother-daughter relationships, sister-sister relationships. Chapters alternate between Cassie and Caitlin as narrators as they try to muddle through the visions while trying to overcome their ‘nerd’ label.

If you’re looking for a light-hearted romp through sixth grade, my intuition says Twintuition.… (mehr)