If you’re new here, welcome.

Margins & Messes is a quiet corner of the internet for books, food, family life, and the thoughts that live in between. There’s no right way to read this site - take what resonates and leave the rest.

You might feel at home if you:

• Love books more than small talk

• Feel overwhelmed by loud or curated internet spaces

• Are raising kids in a neurodivergent household

• Want to live slower without pretending life is simple

• Appreciate honesty, humor, and imperfection

You don’t need to keep up or have things figured out to belong here.

I’m Ann Marie - an introverted, book loving millennial mom learning to live a little slower in the middle of family life, anxiety, and very real messes.

I’m glad you found your way here.

Stay as long as you’d like. Come back when you need something familiar.

Margins and Messes will be here.

Here’s how Margins & Messes works:

• The Blog is where I write about books, motherhood, mental load, and everyday life.

• Recipes are realistic and meant to be used, not performed.

• Writing is where I share updates on my own book and longer form thoughts.

• The Newsletter is occasional, quiet, and completely optional.

There’s no schedule you need to follow - this is a read at your own pace space.

Start with Books

Reading as survival, comfort, and joy.

Start with Food

Comfort food and from scratch attempts for tired days.

Start with Life Notes

Motherhood, mental load, humor, and honesty.