Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Well, it's been awhile. I've been super busy with my kids and Celebrity Apprentice and writing my new cookbook and designing my million dollar mansion. Oh, wait, for a second I thought I was New Jersey Housewife, Theresa Guidice, silly me. But I really have been busy, so I thought for the first book back, I should pick something truly amazing. This post should be about a book that carries a lot of weight with the world, a book that changed my life forever (or at least for that particular week), a book that I will never forget for as long as I live. So, after much soul searching, I decided that this first, extremely important book would be... (drumroll please), Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling. Okay, Kaling might not have changed my life, but she definitely brought some laughter into it. In case you don't know who Mindy Kaling is (and may I say, how dare you not know her), she is one of the brilliant writers on the television show The Office. No, not the British version, although, I think if she could talk in a British accent all of the time she would, because she does seem to have a rather unhealthy obsession with Bridget Jones. But then again, who doesn't? (most men, right)

Things I learned about Mindy Kaling, besides the fact that she is comedic genius: Her first break came when she and her roommate wrote a play about Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Yes, The Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Oh to be a fly on the wall of their crappy New York apartment to hear that script. When she was young, she lost a lot of weight and a boy made fun of how fat she USED to be. Yes, Mindy Kaling that is truly unfair. She loves margarine (I'm more of a butter fan myself). She loves Amy Pohler (but who doesn't). She once got a guest writing spot on Saturday Night Live, but her only accomplishment was thoroughly confusing Antonio Banderas. I'm sure it was a language barrier issue. She hates Rainn Wilson (but I actually think they are besties). Someday she wants to get married, but she wants it to be a good marriage, like when your husband is actually your best friend.

What did I learn from the book, you ask? Well, I learned the longest Ava and Emma can play on their own is about enough time to get two chapters read. After that you have to put on a television show or feed them something to get any more reading time. I learned that Jim now hates Mindy Kaling. Sorry Minds (that's the nickname I would give her if we were for real friends), but anytime I choose a book over watching The Walking Dead with him... well, let's just say it doesn't make him happy. While Mindy Kaling might not have exactly changed my life, she did make me fall in love with her all over again, and I can’t wait to see what shenanigans she comes up with next.