Kristin Van Ogtrop

Kristin van Ogtrop is the author of Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom . The former longtime editor-in-chief of Real Simple and "The Amateur" columnist for Time , she is a literary agent at InkWell Management. Her writing has appeared in countless publications, and the New York Times bestselling collection, The Bitch in the House . She is a wife and mother of three, but sometimes loves her dogs more than anybody else.

Kristin van Ogtrop is the author of Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom . The former longtime editor-in-chief of Real Simple and "The Amateur" columnist for Time , she is a literary agent at InkWell Management. Her writing has appeared in countless publications, and the New York Times bestselling collection, The Bitch in the House . She is a wife and mother of three, but sometimes loves her dogs more than anybody else. See less