LEA VILLA
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  • ARCHIVE
    • 163 - The Bodyguard
    • 162 - Inertia
    • 161 - Body Trust
    • 160 - Strange New World
    • 159 - I Wonder
    • ARCHIVE 2020 >
      • 158 - All Food is Good Food
      • 157 - Public Health Hero
      • 156 - Anxious Like Me
      • 155 - Baby, It's Just Cold Outside
      • 154 - Lego Archetypes
      • 153 - Forget Google
      • 152 - No Tape February
      • 151 - Tweeze Her
      • 150 - Notes for Days
      • 149 - Cheese Lover
    • ARCHIVE 2019 >
      • 148 - Merry Happy Everything
      • 147 - This is Six
      • 146 - Cardinal Rules of Driving
      • 145 - Running Errands
      • 144 - Thy Will Be Done
      • 143 - Another Dimension
      • 142 - Say What?
      • 141 - Resistant Joy
      • 140 - Go Wipe Yourself
      • 139 - Competitors
      • 138 - Braggadocious
      • 137 - My Babies are Kindergarteners
      • 136 - Kindergarten
      • 135 - Incoming!
      • 134 - The Reluctant Barber
      • 133 - Golden Anniversary
      • 132 - All Dogs Go To Heaven
      • 131 - This is America
      • 130 - The WORST
      • 129 - The BEST
      • 128 - Also Us
      • 127 - A New Era
      • 126 - It's A Belly
      • 125 - Us
      • 124 - Stop the Madness
      • 123 - Pride
      • 122 - Incredimom
      • 121 - I'm Meditating
      • 120 - Awkward
      • 119 - Diplomacy
      • 118 - Sovereignty
      • 117 - Snip Snip
      • 116 - Boring Self-Care
      • 115 - April Madness
      • 114 - I Don't Know
      • 113 - Going Anywhere
      • 112 - Half-Assed
      • 111 - Love & Loss
      • 110 - Infertility Land
      • 109 - As I Lay Me Down to Sleep
      • 108 - The Skinny Game
      • 107 - Pffffft
      • 106 - The Purge 3
      • 105 - Oedipal Dilemma
      • 104 - Modern Love
      • 103 - The Purge 2
      • 102 - Houseplants by Season
      • 101 - The Purge
    • ARCHIVE 2018 >
      • 100 - Home for the Holidays
      • 99 - Annual Holiday Slumber Party
      • 98 - Paying It Backward
      • 97 - Math Cab 2.0
      • 96 - Sweet Ride
      • 95 - Why
      • 94 - Mathlete
      • 93 - Javi Gets a Haircut
      • 92 - Kids' Choice
      • 91 - Vote Like Your Life Depends on It
      • 90 - Greetings from the Rabbit Hole
      • 89 - Anatomy of a Mom Bag
      • 88 - Man of a Certain Age
      • 87 - Kiss Off
      • 86 - Even More Twin Mom Terms
      • 85 - It's OK
      • 84 - Fight the Power
      • 83 - O.P.P.
      • 82 - Whoomp
      • 81 - Evolution of a Coffee Table
      • 80 - Forever Is a Mighty Long Time
      • 79 - Our Longest Running Family Joke
      • 78 - Hold Up
      • 77 - Treasure
      • 76 - Love Like a Boxer
      • 75 - Pushing Up Daisies
      • 74 - The Difference Between
      • 73 - Artist's Dilemma
      • 72 - Endless Love
      • 71 - Math Cab
      • 70 - Happy Birthday, Uncle Jimmy
      • 69 - I love you more
      • 68 - La Lune de Miel
      • 67 - Sweet XVI Years
      • 66 - TGV Theory of Migraine
      • 65 - From the Sublime
      • 64 - Thank You, Teachers!
      • 63 - Possible Migraine Triggers
      • 62 - One For the Book
      • 61 - More Twin Mom Terms
      • 60 - Sometimes you get your other Sister
      • 59 - Futbolistas
      • 58 - Birthday Wish
      • 57 - The God Box
      • 56 - Sometimes You Get Your Sibling
      • 55 - You Were Always There
      • 54 - Twin Mom Terms
      • 53 - No More Tears
      • 52 - Halloween, Part II
      • 51 - The Amazing Flying Scooty
      • 50 - Four Notes
      • 49 - Halloween, Part I
      • 48 - Un Cuentito
      • 47 - Swim Lessons
      • 46 - Mom Life
      • 45 - Family Dinner
      • 44 - Hi, How Are You?
      • 43 - Being Daddy
      • 42 - Happily Ever After
      • 41 - Meet the Parents
      • 40 - NikiBrookandLea
      • 39 - By 2 Minutes
      • 38 - Friend or Foe
      • 37 - EE Cardo
      • 36 - Vacation
      • 35 - Work Herstory
      • 34 - Victory Lap
      • 33 - How I Met Your Father - Part II
      • 32 - How I Met Your Father - Part 1
      • 31 - Zoo Lights
    • ARCHIVE 2017 >
      • 30 - Happy Herodays
      • 29 - Gotta Go Cups
      • 28 - Preggos
      • 27 - A Brief History of Panic Attacks
      • 26 - Good Enough Hero
      • 25 - Twins R Us
      • 24 - Hulk Smash
      • 23 - Cien AÑOS
      • 22 - Cheers
      • 21 - Good Hair
      • 20 - Because I Sang So
      • 19 - The Bags are Dripping
      • 18 - Autumn Mode
      • 17 - Settle Down, Batman
      • 16 - For Good
      • 15 - 30 Minute Meals
      • 14 - Special Delivery
      • 13 - Insidious
      • 12 - Scooter II: First 30 Days
      • 11 - Procreation Story
      • 10 - Dreaming the Sun Away
      • 9 - Stupid & Contagious
      • 8 - Entertain Us
      • 7 - The Cycle of Life
      • 6 - Weekend Update
      • 5 - Happy Birthday, Baby
      • 4 - Shirtless Barista
      • 3 - My Finest Hour
      • 2 - All The Answers
      • First
  • Infertility Story
    • Procreation Story
    • Special Delivery
    • Preggos
    • Sh*t Just Got Real
    • Greetings from the Rabbit Hole
    • Infertility Land

about me

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Who are you?
Hi! I'm Lea. This webcomic is about living the life with my husband, dog, and twin boys in the suburbs of the weird and wonderful city of Portland, Oregon. I am a full-time mom, an alumnae of Georgia Tech, an uncertified speech-language pathologist, a lapsed Catholic, and a former carhop.

How did you end up creating a webcomic? 
I have a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Culture with a minor in Architecture and an M.S. in Communication Sciences - sooooo, I am both over- and under-qualified. I also spend lots of time managing the emotions and whims of tiny, unreasonable humans.
The kids provide lots of good material for a comic. And I need a creative outlet and I like to draw – instead of doing something more productive like swiffering the floor. It's just going to be dirty in five minutes anyway: what's the point?

What tools do you use to draw your comic?
I used to use pencil, pen, and paper. Now, I use
JOT pro stylus with the Sketches App on a Mini iPad. 

Do twins run in your family?
No, we did not conceive our twins “naturally.” Yes, we did IVF. Twice. After 5 years of infertility. It’s a long and sad story that you can see under the Infertility Story section of this site. But it has a happy ending. If infertility is also part of your story - I am so, so sorry. You are amazing, and it is not your fault. If twins are also part of your story - Congratulations! You are amazing, and I know you're doing your best - even if it doesn't always feel like it. 

That was a lot of personal information. I just wanted to know when the webcomic would be updated. 
​
Seeing that I can’t really commit to anything beyond the next couple of hours, I’m going to say once a week – if we’re both lucky. Let's just stick with Wednesdays - we could all use a little pick me up in the middle of the week. 
  • HOME
  • About
  • ARCHIVE
    • 163 - The Bodyguard
    • 162 - Inertia
    • 161 - Body Trust
    • 160 - Strange New World
    • 159 - I Wonder
    • ARCHIVE 2020 >
      • 158 - All Food is Good Food
      • 157 - Public Health Hero
      • 156 - Anxious Like Me
      • 155 - Baby, It's Just Cold Outside
      • 154 - Lego Archetypes
      • 153 - Forget Google
      • 152 - No Tape February
      • 151 - Tweeze Her
      • 150 - Notes for Days
      • 149 - Cheese Lover
    • ARCHIVE 2019 >
      • 148 - Merry Happy Everything
      • 147 - This is Six
      • 146 - Cardinal Rules of Driving
      • 145 - Running Errands
      • 144 - Thy Will Be Done
      • 143 - Another Dimension
      • 142 - Say What?
      • 141 - Resistant Joy
      • 140 - Go Wipe Yourself
      • 139 - Competitors
      • 138 - Braggadocious
      • 137 - My Babies are Kindergarteners
      • 136 - Kindergarten
      • 135 - Incoming!
      • 134 - The Reluctant Barber
      • 133 - Golden Anniversary
      • 132 - All Dogs Go To Heaven
      • 131 - This is America
      • 130 - The WORST
      • 129 - The BEST
      • 128 - Also Us
      • 127 - A New Era
      • 126 - It's A Belly
      • 125 - Us
      • 124 - Stop the Madness
      • 123 - Pride
      • 122 - Incredimom
      • 121 - I'm Meditating
      • 120 - Awkward
      • 119 - Diplomacy
      • 118 - Sovereignty
      • 117 - Snip Snip
      • 116 - Boring Self-Care
      • 115 - April Madness
      • 114 - I Don't Know
      • 113 - Going Anywhere
      • 112 - Half-Assed
      • 111 - Love & Loss
      • 110 - Infertility Land
      • 109 - As I Lay Me Down to Sleep
      • 108 - The Skinny Game
      • 107 - Pffffft
      • 106 - The Purge 3
      • 105 - Oedipal Dilemma
      • 104 - Modern Love
      • 103 - The Purge 2
      • 102 - Houseplants by Season
      • 101 - The Purge
    • ARCHIVE 2018 >
      • 100 - Home for the Holidays
      • 99 - Annual Holiday Slumber Party
      • 98 - Paying It Backward
      • 97 - Math Cab 2.0
      • 96 - Sweet Ride
      • 95 - Why
      • 94 - Mathlete
      • 93 - Javi Gets a Haircut
      • 92 - Kids' Choice
      • 91 - Vote Like Your Life Depends on It
      • 90 - Greetings from the Rabbit Hole
      • 89 - Anatomy of a Mom Bag
      • 88 - Man of a Certain Age
      • 87 - Kiss Off
      • 86 - Even More Twin Mom Terms
      • 85 - It's OK
      • 84 - Fight the Power
      • 83 - O.P.P.
      • 82 - Whoomp
      • 81 - Evolution of a Coffee Table
      • 80 - Forever Is a Mighty Long Time
      • 79 - Our Longest Running Family Joke
      • 78 - Hold Up
      • 77 - Treasure
      • 76 - Love Like a Boxer
      • 75 - Pushing Up Daisies
      • 74 - The Difference Between
      • 73 - Artist's Dilemma
      • 72 - Endless Love
      • 71 - Math Cab
      • 70 - Happy Birthday, Uncle Jimmy
      • 69 - I love you more
      • 68 - La Lune de Miel
      • 67 - Sweet XVI Years
      • 66 - TGV Theory of Migraine
      • 65 - From the Sublime
      • 64 - Thank You, Teachers!
      • 63 - Possible Migraine Triggers
      • 62 - One For the Book
      • 61 - More Twin Mom Terms
      • 60 - Sometimes you get your other Sister
      • 59 - Futbolistas
      • 58 - Birthday Wish
      • 57 - The God Box
      • 56 - Sometimes You Get Your Sibling
      • 55 - You Were Always There
      • 54 - Twin Mom Terms
      • 53 - No More Tears
      • 52 - Halloween, Part II
      • 51 - The Amazing Flying Scooty
      • 50 - Four Notes
      • 49 - Halloween, Part I
      • 48 - Un Cuentito
      • 47 - Swim Lessons
      • 46 - Mom Life
      • 45 - Family Dinner
      • 44 - Hi, How Are You?
      • 43 - Being Daddy
      • 42 - Happily Ever After
      • 41 - Meet the Parents
      • 40 - NikiBrookandLea
      • 39 - By 2 Minutes
      • 38 - Friend or Foe
      • 37 - EE Cardo
      • 36 - Vacation
      • 35 - Work Herstory
      • 34 - Victory Lap
      • 33 - How I Met Your Father - Part II
      • 32 - How I Met Your Father - Part 1
      • 31 - Zoo Lights
    • ARCHIVE 2017 >
      • 30 - Happy Herodays
      • 29 - Gotta Go Cups
      • 28 - Preggos
      • 27 - A Brief History of Panic Attacks
      • 26 - Good Enough Hero
      • 25 - Twins R Us
      • 24 - Hulk Smash
      • 23 - Cien AÑOS
      • 22 - Cheers
      • 21 - Good Hair
      • 20 - Because I Sang So
      • 19 - The Bags are Dripping
      • 18 - Autumn Mode
      • 17 - Settle Down, Batman
      • 16 - For Good
      • 15 - 30 Minute Meals
      • 14 - Special Delivery
      • 13 - Insidious
      • 12 - Scooter II: First 30 Days
      • 11 - Procreation Story
      • 10 - Dreaming the Sun Away
      • 9 - Stupid & Contagious
      • 8 - Entertain Us
      • 7 - The Cycle of Life
      • 6 - Weekend Update
      • 5 - Happy Birthday, Baby
      • 4 - Shirtless Barista
      • 3 - My Finest Hour
      • 2 - All The Answers
      • First
  • Infertility Story
    • Procreation Story
    • Special Delivery
    • Preggos
    • Sh*t Just Got Real
    • Greetings from the Rabbit Hole
    • Infertility Land