Diane Keyes

To Wendy's With Love: the 22-year lunch is a love letter to all who have a family - blood bond or not.

Diane Keyes has done one miraculous job I had never expected to see in my life - she wrote a novel collecting Wendy's, family, love, and warm, happy feelings all in one. This book truly hits all the right notes for me - it's sweet, inspiring, heart melting and everything I needed in my life today. It's a book that celebrates family - whether it be by blood or through experiences. And I can't recommend this book enough!

This small but mighty book is a non-fiction recount of how a family came together for lunch once at week at Wendy's. Diane highlights some of the rough and tough times that will make your heart clench up, but she also delivers some beautiful, motivating stories as well. Your heart won't be able to take the extravagant roller coaster Diane makes in this book!

One lesson I learned from this book: Family is powerful.
Blood does not always define the family, and Diane shows this. She not only shows her strong bond with her genetically related family, but the friendships and bonds you can make with others. These simple lunches (that seem like such a silly but genius idea) really highlight how one small change (like meeting up with friends once a week) can really affect you!

I truly appreciate Diane's hard work. You can tell this story is coming from the heart! Not only does it give a historical background, but it gives you an emotional one too. I am totally inspired by this novel, and I recommend everyone who wants a little splash of happiness and empathy in their life to pick this up.

Five out of five stars.

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Update** I read this again in 2020 because I needed some positivity back in my life due to all the crazy going on in this world right now. It was worth it.… (meer)

To Wendy's With Love: the 22-year lunch is a love letter to all who have a family - blood bond or not.

Diane Keyes has done one miraculous job I had never expected to see in my life - she wrote a novel collecting Wendy's, family, love, and warm, happy feelings all in one. This book truly hits all the right notes for me - it's sweet, inspiring, heart melting and everything I needed in my life today. It's a book that celebrates family - whether it be by blood or through experiences. And I can't recommend this book enough!

This small but mighty book is a non-fiction recount of how a family came together for lunch once at week at Wendy's. Diane highlights some of the rough and tough times that will make your heart clench up, but she also delivers some beautiful, motivating stories as well. Your heart won't be able to take the extravagant roller coaster Diane makes in this book!

One lesson I learned from this book: Family is powerful.
Blood does not always define the family, and Diane shows this. She not only shows her strong bond with her genetically related family, but the friendships and bonds you can make with others. These simple lunches (that seem like such a silly but genius idea) really highlight how one small change (like meeting up with friends once a week) can really affect you!

I truly appreciate Diane's hard work. You can tell this story is coming from the heart! Not only does it give a historical background, but it gives you an emotional one too. I am totally inspired by this novel, and I recommend everyone who wants a little splash of happiness and empathy in their life to pick this up.

Five out of five stars.

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.… (meer)

This was my first book on staging, so I don't know what my opinion is worth, but I took a lot of notes on how to stage a room. It wasn't the stuff I see on blogs about cleaning (duh); there were actual tips I wrote down like putting a mirror on the opposite wall of the entryway, add color to a laundry room, put yellow and white flowers out front to get buyers in "the mood". I'm totally using those tips! Plus, it was a short book that wasn't painful to read. What more can you ask from a non-fiction book?… (meer)