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Kristin van Ogtrop

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Kristin van Ogtrop is the author of Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom. The former longtime editor-in-chief of Real Simple and “The Amateur” columnist for Time, she is a literary agent at InkWell Management. Her writing has appeared in countless publications, and the New York Times bestselling collection, The Bitch in the House. She is a wife and mother of three, but sometimes loves her dogs more than anybody else.

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	Did I Say That Out Loud?: Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them 3.78 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom 3.56 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Simple Guide to Real Life: Adulthood Made Easy by Real Simple, Kristin van Ogtrop (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Real Simple Weddings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you keep doing something because you like it and suddenly a decade or two passes - well, you have a career.”
― Kristin van Ogtrop, Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom

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“As I write this, I live in a household with a husband, three sons, a male dog, and a male cat. I am the only female thing around...But to be surrounded by so many penises was never the plan. It just kept happening, and I felt powerless to do anything about it.”
― Kristin van Ogtrop, Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom

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“Escape at Dannemora.”
― Kristin van Ogtrop, Did I Say That Out Loud?: Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them

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