We've reached the two-and-a-half-week mark until launch day for When We Blinked, and I could not be more excited!!!!! Things are about to culminate in me finally sharing this work with, oh, every single person I know and also the entire world! I can see the finish line and I’m overwhelmingly g-i-d-d-y get to her into your hands come Tuesday, March 16, friends! Keep your eyes out for the official announcement as she ... View Post
My Goals for 2021
Is this photo too pretty and hopeful? Ha! I’m going with it, you guys! Happy official 2021, everyone. You know, maybe your heart is heavy today. Maybe you’re overwhelmed. Or maybe you’re not at all, and you feel as joyful as these balloons, still filled with the fresh air that comes with January and loving the bright, blank calendar laid out ahead of us. I know this year has already brought us an early dose of ... View Post
My Favorite Books of 2020
My books of the year always tell me something. What did I reach for? What did I need? What did I seek in the quiet? As I peer back on twenty-twenty, one thing is abundantly clear: I read to enjoy, to escape, to be entertained. In plenty of previous seasons, I have devoured self-help, true stories, and/or deep, serious fiction. That wasn’t this year, for me. I read what I wanted, whenever I wanted ... View Post
15 Fun Holiday Gift Ideas
Hi, you friends!!! Well, I never thought we’d still be here in this what’s-happening, not-exactly-a-wonderland just 10 days before Christmas, but you know what? This is right where we are! Kinda locked down, kinda not, depending on where you are, but either way—most likely snuggling up more than usual. So pour yourself some eggnog, Nespresso, La Croix, or whatever makes you feel warm and fuzzy, and get ready to ... View Post
My Summer Reading Round-Up 2020
In the craziest year of all time, when it’s hard to keep up with the rules, I know one thing is for sure: Books can unite us, teach us, heal us and fill us with so much joy! I’m so excited to share this post with you, friends! My first-ever Summer Reading Round-Up 2020! Also known as: 15 books I devoured and loved during the weirdest months in the world. These wonderful, beautiful, brilliant books recently ... View Post
Quarantimes
Oh, hello, my beautiful loves! It has been a hot while. I sit down to write this blog post in the middle of COVID-19 not because I have something specific or profound to say, but because I am bubbling, simmering, overflowing and emptied of so many feelings—in equal measure, in chorus, in intermission, through great highs and deep lows, sharp breaths and real cries. And, I know you are, too. I sit down to write ... View Post