I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen
And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy

I finished this book in less than a day. It's written in such an engaging style that I genuinely felt as if (pardon the cliche) I was sitting down with the author at a park play date. I really enjoyed the memoir-ish vibe and all the personal anecdotes, but also that each chapter was simply stuffed w......more

So many snippets of wisdom I will reference for years to come. I laughed, I cried— just loved this and already going back through to read it for a second time and annotate even more. A must-read for the modern woman, especially mothers 🩷......more

Absolutely enjoyed every single minute of this read. I love Kate. I’ve followed her for years. I was thrilled to see she was writing a book. I plan to own the book, but listened to it on audio. She narrates it and does such a wonderful job. This is the book for us women, for us mothers, daughters, w......more

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be." - generally attributed to Abraham Lincoln. Part memoir, part self-help, this insightful book provides a beautiful reflection on life. I have followed Kate Strickler of Naptime Kitchen for years and love her mix of funny, down to ea......more

What a breath of fresh air. While this is classified as self-help, and as someone who has no interest in that category, I clung onto her faith interwoven throughout. It turns out that we all struggle with discontentment in phrasing like “I just wish this” or “I just wish that” as if tweaking that on......more