Edit: included a version of this in @overthinkingthisbook which makes a great gift 🎁 I made this once when I was sad and it's been redrawn and sold on so many websites. I feel conflicted about it because the lyrics are not mine so it's not truly original (and while we're at it neither are Venn diagrams!), but people love to share it and sell it on things. The act of making it helped me out of a funk but seeing people sell it put me back in one. I'm sure you're all tired of seeing it here, but today I found yet another account bragging that 1M people had seen it (this also happened with another image of mine). So if you see it around, maybe send people my way? And maybe I'm a hypocrite or maybe I'm just spiraling about the world or maybe I'm just...overthinking it?

I wrote and illustrated a book for @chroniclebooks! It's now available for pre-order! Link: bio! It's ALSO my birthday! I'm very excited and it was the best birthday present! It will also be the best gift if you share this! (and, obviously, pre-order). Stay tuned for more details! There's some old stuff but it's mostly new! . A little about the cover: each circle is a chapter, and some of the content is in the overlaps. There's a fun spot gloss on alternating circles, which is fun and feels almost sparkly, and makes me so happy. . I want to write much more about it but the links came earlier than I expected and I'm currently overwhelmed with hard life stuff, so here's the official description: Did I screw up? How do I achieve work-life balance? Am I eating too much cheese? Do I have too many plants? Through artful charts and funny, insightful questions, Michelle Rial delivers a playful take on the little dilemmas that loom large in the mind of every adult. Am I Overthinking This? brings whimsical charm to topics big and small. The perfect gift for anyone searching for answers—or laughs. . There will also be a German and Dutch version coming out around the same time (July) so again, please share with anyone who might appreciate it! It means a lot ❤️❤️❤️❤️ (also I included an old birthday chart that will be in a different form in the book BECAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY)

💖 from my book 💖

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Almost forgot to post this today 😱 did anyone get @overthinkingthisbook for Christmas?

I keep touching my eyeball with my elevator finger (From a newsletter I have been updating somewhat infrequently) There is a V2! #germs 👻

GIFTS: prints and the books they came from! This is VERY last minute but @buyoly sells my prints (and you also get a free mini print if you buy my book from them) and you have until midnight tonight for pre-xmas shipping so if you love a rush, pop open that laptop. For less urgent gift giving check out your local bookstore for @overthinkingthisbook (book! journal! planner!) for anyone who can’t make a decision and @maybethiswillhelpbook for someone who feels stuck in a never-ending struggle. If you’re local to SF check out @raredevice where they have both books and endless cute things , @booksmithsf where they have signed copies, @sfmomastore where they have AIOT book and journal (and ART). @barnesandnoble has the books and planner. Call your local bookstore to check if they have it, and if you’re a shop that has it tag me and I’ll share!

This planner is out today! It's useful for remembering special dates like—ahem—Election Day, in case you were unaware 😉

An old one about walking the dog and a new one about picking up poo #tbt

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Some old fall charts and me in my favorite season 🥰

This will help for sure