Hello from a fellow Bertino Babe! Beautyland was my favorite read last year so I kicked off the year with Parakeet. So good! Also, welcome to Storygraph - I'm a sucker for some great bookish visuals!
Your Dad did a great job on that deck! What a nice spot to read! I'm so excited you're working on a new book and can't wait for more details! One of my 2025 goals is to model healthy smartphone behaviors in front of my kids. I think I do a decent job already but always room for improvement. Thinking of this a lot lately because I'll have a seventh grader this fall and he will probably be getting his first phone then. We're going the route of "no internet/no social media type phones". I'm open to any advice if anyone has done this type of kid's phone before because there's a lot to consider (phone brands, cell providers, parental controls etc) It's overwhelming!
I tend to do "when I realize I need them" resolutions, which is admittedly a much clunkier name, but anyway last week I committed to hand washing one dish from my Handwash-Only Pile of Misery any time I already had the water warm (washing my hands, the blender cup, whatever). And I'm down to only two cookie sheets and a cooling rack, so it works!
Hello from a fellow Bertino Babe! Beautyland was my favorite read last year so I kicked off the year with Parakeet. So good! Also, welcome to Storygraph - I'm a sucker for some great bookish visuals!
I’m really excited that she has a new short story collection coming out!
Your Dad did a great job on that deck! What a nice spot to read! I'm so excited you're working on a new book and can't wait for more details! One of my 2025 goals is to model healthy smartphone behaviors in front of my kids. I think I do a decent job already but always room for improvement. Thinking of this a lot lately because I'll have a seventh grader this fall and he will probably be getting his first phone then. We're going the route of "no internet/no social media type phones". I'm open to any advice if anyone has done this type of kid's phone before because there's a lot to consider (phone brands, cell providers, parental controls etc) It's overwhelming!
I think this a great goal but also you are already so good at this! You’re my phone behavior role model!
I tend to do "when I realize I need them" resolutions, which is admittedly a much clunkier name, but anyway last week I committed to hand washing one dish from my Handwash-Only Pile of Misery any time I already had the water warm (washing my hands, the blender cup, whatever). And I'm down to only two cookie sheets and a cooling rack, so it works!
I love that and I relate…no bad time to set a new goal, in my opinion!
Love this book of recs! Did not know Elle Fanning was slated to play Margot!
Also, would be interested to read how and why you took a break (and how you did it without second guessing it, which might be the hardest part for me)
Oh I HAVE second guessed it, lol. But thank you for the encouragement to write a post about it. ❤️
All the times you mention watching a movie with your son make me so excited for the next phase of movie watching (non Disney fare!) with my son!!!
Yes!!! There’s so much I miss about having a little baby/toddler, but getting to have these experiences with a big kid is SO wonderful.