Hi there - I'm Laura.
Professionally I’m a writer, and right now I’m also a graduate student in an MLIS program (that’s library and information science for the uninitiated) and creator of the Cultivating Simple course & community. I've lived on both coasts, raised a flock of backyard chickens, bought and sold a house, written over 1,000 articles (many of them on clutter clearing!) and watched every episode of The Great British Baking Show. At heart I’m an avid reader and tea drinker, currently living on an island in the San Francisco Bay with my husband, son, and one very naughty cat (he eats books! really!).
Subscribe to The Reader’s Almanac:
The Reader’s Almanac is a monthly newsletter for readers who like their books with a seasonal twist. In each monthly edition, we will visit an atmospheric literary destination or happening, discuss a topic intended to enrich your reading life, and (of course) topple your TBR with a pile of seasonal reads. My hope is that The Reader’s Almanac becomes a welcome companion in building a more intentional and satisfying reading life. And that you find as much enjoyment from reading it as I do in creating it!
Press and Features:
My online course has been featured in Nest, the quarterly print magazine published by Seven Days Vermont (hip hip hooray!). In addition to being a longtime writer for Houzz, my work has been quoted or featured in the Boston Globe, Red Tricycle, the New Haven Register, the Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Working Mother, Forbes, Making it Lovely, Gatherings Magazine, Motherly, and more.
