& keep the author's table in back? Glad my 6yo didn't ask any questions because I don't even know what I would've said 🫣🥲

Before hurrying out of the store. I'm all for reading what you want, you do you. & honestly, had I not been with my kid who can read, I would've talked to the author & maybe even bought one of her books or other accessories. & I get it was a small store. But maybe move the kids books to the front?

And as I squeezed by with my 6yo (carefully guiding her on the opposite side) the author said she also had kid friendly stickers. I briefly looked, realized I have a kid who can read and asks a billion questions, and just blocked the table with my body while we picked out a book for her & my 2yo...

Thank you! So glad you like it! I stopped designing when I had my kids, but I hope to get back into it soon!

Same! Always doodling, changing colors of my pen/highlighters, or doing crossword puzzles in lectures 🤣

3. Getting our family through the process of buying a house & moving a
2nd time, 4 months after our initial move

4. That even though I am struggling, & taking it day by day, I am working on myself in therapy and I still show up for my kids every day, & being the mom they need

1. raising two kids at home, every day, & several times completely on my own when husband was out of town. & homeschooling a neurodivergent kiddo, too!

2. Getting our family through moving to a different state

3. I had to take a course on Jane Austen while getting my M.A. in English, & fell in love. I couldn't believe I had let my mom's nonsense keep me from reading romance for so long, and I immediately became obsessed.

2. One New Year's Day, I spent the entire day watching period romances with my mother in law. We sat on the couch, I knit, she played spider solitaire, and chatted occasionally about the shows. Still my hands down favorite New Year I've had.

Love!!

1. I always liked romance movies & happy endings. But my mom teased me for it & always made fun of romances & complained about them in movies/TV. So I hid my love & stuck to horror, which was apparently acceptable.

Yes!! My son is 2, and yet he's the same height my daughter was at 1. I need real measurements!