10/16/2024
Friends,
In this space we have always talked about the real, the hard, the honest, the messy and the hilarious. You’ve met my truth with open arms and your love and support has truly shown me that I am not alone in my profound imperfection. I’ve found healing here, with all of you. I hope you have too.
I used to be ashamed of my flaws, and now I embrace them because I realized that the only table I ever want to sit at is the one full of other flawed human beings. I belong to the imperfectionists table and I don’t know, but I think we’re a whole lot of fun. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
I have been quietly working on my first solo book. It’s an ode to my messy break up with perfectionism. (Being a perfectionist was kind of the worst, and I’m absolutely terrible at it anyway).
It’s an invite to my messy table and my messy life. The one you are all already invited to and are sitting at, but more and better. The one where we share food and drinks and stories. The one where we laugh, cry, and marvel at the beautiful gift it is to live a flawed and broken life together.
It’s not just acceptance of our flaws, it’s a celebration. You’ve got stuff you’re bad at?? YAY! Me too.
It just hits different when you’re in it together.
I’m so excited to present to you Perfect is Boring (and it tastes like kale), now available for preorder, out February 2025.
I’m very proud of it. And I want you to know that you were all a part of making it happen. Not just by here in this space, but by championing me in my journey of out-loud-imperfectionism.
If you’ve loved any of my words, I just know you will love this book. Tell your friends, tell your aunts, your cousins, your moms and your grandmas, because the message of loving our selves as we are is universal. Let’s make this imperfectionist’s table longer. Let’s grab more mismatched plates, order more pizza, grab some coffee mugs when we run out of glasses and pull up more chairs, because this table of belonging…it’s for everyone.
We’re not the worst (like we sometimes tell ourselves) we’re actually kind of the best.
Love,
Jess
Introducing 🥹https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742005/perfect-is-boring-and-it-tastes-like-kale-by-jess-johnston/ READY FOR PREORDER!!!
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