ABOUT

TWO MUMS

Mums first.

Authors Second

TWO LETTERS

To introduce ourselves we have included the letters we wrote to one another in our first book!

ONE BOOKCLUB

We met in a bookclub...

Too Cliché?

LAURA'S LETTER

Dearest Tiff,

Oh my goodness where do I start? First of all I should probably begin with a massive thank you. I cannot believe what we have achieved this year. From messaging over our love of all things books, to writing our very own story together (it doesn’t feel real does it?) and figuring out this whole publishing malarkey!

When we first started this project it felt like just a bit of fun, a hobby for us stir crazy, stay at home mums to have. To give us purpose other than housekeepers — I joke…. it's so much more than that right!? As I’ve had the opportunity to spend countless hours on the phone to you during the highs and lows of life (that often affect us all), I think it's pretty safe to say that I can confirm you are beautiful inside and out. Thank you so much for all the support you have given me over this past year. I feel so thankful to have been able to share this journey with you and hope that you have enjoyed it as much as I have.

I’d like to take this moment to remind you of the highs and lows of this book that will stick with me forever. First off, I know I already mentioned our late night calls, but… the hours and hours we spent on the phone while we worked and reworked this book have made me laugh, cry and not surprisingly, cringe. I have thoroughly enjoyed squirming as we found sentences that we hated, it’s actually one of my fondest memories — bonding over the mistakes we made. I hope and pray that this book isn’t riddled with mistakes because A) most of our work has been while exhausted and B) because the word processor we used was flakey as hell! I don’t know what I will do in the evenings without our calls, listening to our men in the background randomly helping out with corrections, or the sometimes irritating noises of them enjoying their hobbies, Adam watching sport and Craig gaming. I feel it’s important to mention the number of times we had child-related interruptions, where we would both release an exasperated sigh while we dealt with real life drama. Book drama seems so much easier to fix sometimes?

I also want to thank you for dealing with me when I would make suggestions for massive edits or rewrites, for helping me through writing the scenes where I struggled and for generally being a massive pillar of support and never wavering.

Last of all, I want to thank you for the support during life events that occurred along the way. I’ll never take for granted how amazing you have been and I feel eternally grateful to have you in my life and along for this unbelievable ride.

It's been a crazy one, and now, on to the next book!

All my love

L x

TIFFANY'S LETTER

Laura,

If someone would have told me a year ago that I would have embarked on a brand new and sometimes very daunting journey with you, I’d probably have laughed. Being invited into the book group and having my eyes opened to all the wonderful stories, delicious MMC’s and beautiful worlds has given me back a sense of purpose.

More than anything it has led me to you and I know that the friendship we share is life long. You have welcomed me wholeheartedly and have been my biggest cheer-leader. This has been quite the journey and you have taught me so much, been patient with my lack of technical skills and you have had faith in me and my capabilities even when I have doubted myself.

I will always wonder and be in awe of that big beautiful brain of yours. The way words flow out of you, your ideas that thrive and come to life before my eyes, I can’t put into words how wonderful it is to be a part of it all. Thanking you never seems enough, but honestly from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. Thank you for taking a gamble, running with it and trusting us as we navigate this new and crazy endeavor.

You have shown me, time and time again, that you are kind, caring, have a wicked sense of humour and despite what life has thrown at you recently, you come through shining. You have given me the courage to explore something that may have never materialised without your strength and guidance. The late night calls filled with belly laughs, cringing together and going over and over the same chapters has been the absolute best, albeit knackering. As someone who previously hated talking on the phone, we sure have wracked up a fair few hours… or weeks should I say…

The last seven months have been a rollercoaster of character development, rewrites, ideas bouncing back and forth, late nights, bags of sour sweets and above all, love. A shared love of reading and of supporting one another through the highs and lows of life. I never envisioned the end product. We started out as wanting to have a little fun, a little something for ourselves as we navigate motherhood but look at how far we have come. I am so so proud of our story and honestly believe this is the start of something great for us.

Never ever doubt yourself, you are truly wonderful, have a heart of gold and have trusted me to dive in and experience it all with no regrets. Here’s to us, to Larson and Eden, whom without them, we’d not have our first book. I can't wait to continue on this wild journey and hope you have loved it just as much as I have. If I haven't said it enough…I am proud of you, I am thankful to have been introduced to you and I am looking forward to seeing where this takes us.

All my love and sarcasm…