My Mother's Day gift to myself was DNF-ing a book

AND: as an author, how am I supposed to feel about that?

This past Sunday, we celebrated my second Mother’s Day.

Let me set the scene for you:

My only specific request was that I not be tasked with making a single decision. (I’m pretty sure this was something I saw on Instagram, but whatever. It resonated.)

We’d opted for a chill family day at home without a lot of plans. I wanted to spend plenty of time outsi…