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About Reena

I'm a stay-at-home/sometimes working mom who has lots of opinions on Entertainment, Books, Parenting and Life in general! My thoughts stem from my experiences as a former career professional, mom, wife, and as a wacky, wonderful, woman! Friends have told me for years to share my thoughts publicly about the latest movies and TV shows so I finally am but I have lots of other thoughts to share so now I ramble here...

Don’t be shy

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Reena

Originally posted on 4 Shamar (Shaan + Amar):
With all these gadgets and toys it’s easy to hide in the back of a party and immerse yourself into the wallpaper. Put it down and get involved. Look around and get up. Change…

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‘The Flash’ TV Series is Mom and Kid Friendly

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Reena

So I waited until after the second episode to give my review/opinion on the new CW series, The Flash.  My opinion is that it is quite good!  For those of you that enjoy watching sci-fi and superheroes and even those … Continue reading →

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“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” Review

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Reena

We took my son to see this movie with two of his close friends as part of his 10th birthday celebrations.  This meant that our whole family had to endure it so we hoped it would be good.  I must … Continue reading →

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‘Gone Girl’ the Movie

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Reena

It’s doing well in the theaters and I had read the book, so I was eager to watch the Gone Girl movie.  My husband and I watched it on our date last night.  It was interesting to see his shocked … Continue reading →

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The Good Wife- Season 6 Premiere

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Reena

{spoiler alert}  For those of you who watch The Good Wife, you were probably eager to see some questions answered from the eventful finale last season.  You probably didn’t expect that the writers would throw more curve balls at you … Continue reading →

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Is “The Maze Runner” Appropriate for Kids

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Reena

Though I never read the books, I was curious to watch the movie based on The Maze Runner.  My kids were interested too since the trailers appealed to people who liked things like The Hunger Games or Divergent.  We all … Continue reading →

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Add Some Community Service To Your Life

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Reena

We all want a better, nicer world for ourselves and our families but what are we willing to sacrifice or do about it.  We want world peace and to end hunger or to have more services in our schools or … Continue reading →

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Grateful…

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Reena

Being 9/11 today and seeing this new Facebook trend of gratitude posts, I felt I should take notice of the good things in my life.  It’s very easy to get bogged down by life’s regular issues, like health, money, work, … Continue reading →

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Engineering Childhood for Future Success

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Reena

We all want the best for our children but the philosophies on child rearing have changed quite a bit over the generations.   These days it seems there are more and more families trying to engineer their kids’ childhood to … Continue reading →

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Not Enough Summer Time

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Reena

Summertime comes and I have all these grand plans of what I will do with the boys but there doesn’t seem to be enough time.  I want them to be free to play and explore, swim and just hang out … Continue reading →

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