"I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen" author Kate Strickler in conversation

Schedule

Fri Oct 10 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Imagination Stage | Bethesda, MD

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Kate Strickler, creator of the popular blog "Naptime Kitchen," will discuss her new book.
About this Event

Wonderland Books Presents
I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy

Simple mindset shifts to love the life you're already living


Please note NEW VENUE - Imagination Stage (Reeve Studio Theatre) , 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814


Tickets Required and includes:
  • Event Access
  • Light food and drink
  • A signed copy of I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy
  • Kate Strickler in conversation with Molly Smith, followed by audience Q+A and meet & greet opportunity with Kate

About the book: In a social media-saturated world, it's all too easy to see the shiny lives of others and find your own less than lustrous. And while most women won't admit they're unhappy, they will tell you they just wish. "I love my life! I just wish ____." After 10-plus years of professional life online, Kate Strickler, founder of Naptime Kitchen, has experienced the many ways we see a life on the other side of the screen, and wish it were our own. Setting out to fight the lie that what she had wasn't enough, Kate discovered simple perspective shifts that ultimately helped her fall in love with her life. Here she shares the small changes you can make that add up to a whole new outlook. With her trademark real-life tips and life hacks mixed with humor and stories she's never shared before, Kate helps you identify and dismantle 10 lies about relationships, money, time, and home life. As you discover how to live and mother in ways that work for you and your family, you'll stop just wishing your life away and begin to truly enjoy the one you already have.

Kate Strickler is the creator behind the extremely popular blog and Instagram account Naptime Kitchen. Known for her down-to-earth practicality and helpful household hacks, she's been featured on Good Morning America, Southern Living, The Lazy Genius Podcast, and more. When she isn't wrangling the kids or working, you can find her in her happy place: experimenting in the kitchen. Kate lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband and their four children. Learn more at NaptimeKitchen.com.

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Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, United States

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