Notes from a lived in life.

Margins and Messes is a quiet corner of the internet for books, food, family life, and the thoughts that live in between.

I write about reading as survival, cooking without perfection, raising a neurodivergent kid as an introvert, and learning to live a little slower - one page, one recipe, one day at a time.

What I’m Reading

Books I loved, books I abandoned, and why reading still matters.

Learning to Live Slower

Homemaking, mental load, and our beginner homesteading era.

If you like quiet corners, honest writing, and notes from real life, you’re welcome here.

I send occasional emails about what I’m reading, what I’m cooking, and what I’m learning - no pressure, no noise.

Recipes That Work

Comfort food, from scratch experiments, and realistic dinners.