Something that will make you laugh and think and feel like you made a new friend?
National Bestselling author Diane Vallere brings you a collection of insightful essays designed to entertain. BON-BONS FOR YOUR BRAIN is filled with short, standing-in-line-length essays divvied into categories for fashion & beauty (truffles), goal setting (dark chocolate), creative aspirations (artisan), health (70% pure cacao), things to think about (nougat), and just plain nutty (pistachio).
Diane shares the positive outlook and unique way of looking at life that informs her five humorous mystery series and ongoing quest for personal growth. Nibble on this content one essay a day or binge on the whole book. With zero-calories, it's the perfect indulgence to satisfy your inner hunger.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
TRUFFLES (FASHION & BEAUTY) Remembering Yesterday Sweatpants Are Never The Answer It Started With A Chanel Suit Hemming And Hawing Arguments For and Against Buying a Black Leather Fringed Skirt Too Much Of A Good Thing? Closet Magician Cashmere Fantasy It’s All Just A Little Bit Of Fashion Repeating Ode to a Leather Jacket The Power of a Makeover When Good Nail Polishes Go Bad
DARK CHOCOLATE (GOAL SETTING) On The Road Again Wasp Work Ethics Utah I Did It My Way Something Different, For A Change But I Don’t Wanna! Anatomy Of A Goal Tough Love The Waiting Place If It Were Easy, Everybody Would Do It Flute Lessons Waiting To Be Perfect
70% PURE CACAO (HEALTH) The You that You Show to the World What’s So Bad About A Mid-Life Crisis? If Age is a State of Mind, Why Do My Joints Crack When I Stand Up? I Don’t Believe You Jumping The Battery Feminism And Freaky Bugs Photo Finish Fish Out Of Water
NOUGAT (CHEW ON THIS) Unboxing Barbie Glitter Matters The Jazz Made Me Cry If It Wasn’t For All The Cat Hair Why Do You Like Me? Goodbye Scooter Tarnishing My Image Why I’m Thankful For My Mismatched Spoons
PISTACHIO (SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT) It Ain’t All Confetti That’s Mine. Go Get Your Own William Shatner Is A Con Man Shatner Redux (What Can I Say? It Was A Life-Changing Event.) Eyebrows, Teeth, And Vulnerability Because They’re Green And Squishy, That’s Why! Is Liking Cats A Waste Of Time? A Chance of Showers Luck
ARTISAN (FOR YOUR CREATIVE PASSIONS) Life Is A Musical Six A.M. Is A State Of Mind It Started With A Gallon of Yellow Paint Critical Mass Stupid is as Stupid Does Commitment vs. Investment Moon Mission Dreams Detective and Buyer: More Alike Than You’d Think Life Imitating Art Imitating The Road Not Taken Make It Work It’s Like Steak When It’s Resting, I Guess In The Driver’s Seat
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