another americanbooksellers children’s institute in the books! we survived the chicago(ish) humidity and made it out alive. i showed tremendous amounts of strength and only came home with a tiny stack of books, despite the bookstore tour and the galley room’s best efforts. can’t wait to do it again next year in new mexico heat! 🏷️ #abachildrensinstitute #indiebookseller #bookhaul #bookstack if there is a canes in my vicinity, i’m finding it and i’m eating it ootd, day 1 cutest tiny door you’ve ever seen in your LIFE you’ve earned it ✨ the understudy almost made me want to move back to the midwest. almost. iykyk. ballast’s costume contest reputation continues! second place with our frog & toad. a loon hair clip because it was 100° on the bookstore tour and i wasn’t gonna NOT buy it. these were gone in roughly five minutes. ootd, day 2 ootd, day 3