Mrs. Perfect (28 page)

About the Author

I love being a mom. I’ve wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl. But that doesn’t mean I always do it right. Sometimes I feel as if I’ve inadvertently enrolled my boys in the Jane Porter School of Big Mistakes and Lots of Trial and Error. Fortunately, they’re still alive and, even better, thriving.

When
Odd Mom Out
was first published in September 2007 a lot of folks, including my Bellevue neighbors, assumed Marta was me. The truth is, I am as much Taylor as I am Marta. Like all women, I’m fierce and fragile, hopeful and fearful, sunlight and shadow.

I loved writing
Odd Mom Out
and
Mrs. Perfect
because I was able to get inside the heads of what appear to be very different women, and yet once I started scratching at the surface, I discovered that Marta and Taylor weren’t so different. Like all moms, they’re both passionate about their children, their purpose, and the future.

These last four years writing my novels for 5 Spot have been among the happiest of my life. I am very blessed with wonderful children, fulfilling work, and people I love who love me and support me in return. As I’ve learned, life isn’t about waiting for good things to happen but making good things happen.

Seize life. Love fully. Live joyfully.

For more on
Mrs. Perfect
and my 5 Spot novels, visit me at
www.janeporter.com
.

5 WAYS TO KNOW YOU’RE MRS. PERFECT

1
You volunteer for everything because no one else volunteers.

2
You hate relinquishing control because you can do the job better than anyone else.

3
You wouldn’t dream of showing up late for Back-to-School Night.

4
You know when your kids’ reports are due, even if they don’t.

5
Your Christmas cards are already addressed and stamped by December 1.