5:32am. Eastern Time. Tuesday. May 18th. 2010.
I sit here. At my desk. My messy desk. Waiting for the coffee to perk. Waiting to wake up.
Today, I think it will take more than coffee.
Today, my first book is published. Born. Here. There. Everywhere.
Today is big and tiny.
Big because I have wanted this for a long time. Big because after decades of operating on academic auto-pilot, I danced with a dream. Big because there were so many voices, echoing in my head and my heart. Voices that said No. No. No. Voices that said everyone wants to write a book. It is so hard to write a book. No one gets published. Why do you think you are any different? Why do you think you will cut it? No. No. No.
So, today is big because something in me stood up to the parade of No. Big because I chose a different word.
Yes.
It wasn’t a conscious choice. More of a gradual shift. An embrace. An awakening. A realization that our lives are stories we write for ourselves. Their arcs aren’t fixed. Their endings aren’t determined. And how we fill the pages of our days? It is up to us. And so, as hard as it was at first (oh, and it was), I started saying and thinking a sunnier word. Yes. Yes. Yes. This is my life. No one else’s. These are my days. What do I want from these days?
I want love. I want little ones. I want stories. I want dreams.
Today? Today, I am awash in love. Today I wait for my little ones to wake up so I can squeeze them and study their eyes like I do every morning. Today is its own story. One not yet ready to tell. One that will be told.
Today is a dream.
But today is also tiny. Because it is just one. One day. A brilliant blip on my existential radar. Today will proceed like any other. I will refill my coffee cup, my cat mug Toddler gave me for Christmas, and I will hang out with my man and my girls. We will play with rainbow stickers. We will work on puzzles. We will look for that inevitable missing piece. There is always a missing piece. We will smile and laugh and snuggle.
I sit here. Wishing I had planned these words a bit more carefully, but knowing why I didn’t. I didn’t because I wanted to come here and convey what it is that I am feeling. In the moment. On my big and tiny day.
And so. Here I am doing that. Rambling on. Allowing myself to ramble on.
Yesterday, as I wheeled Baby home from music class in her rainbow stroller, she was particularly animated. She pumped her little legs and bounced in her seat. She pointed at passing puppies and speeding cars. And she kept saying the same thing over and over.
Happy Day.
Her words were clear. And loud. And, yes, she might have been singing “Happy Birthday” without the “birth” bit. But it doesn’t matter, does it? She said those words over and over. Happy day! Happy day! Happy day!
And these words echo in my head this morning. Of all the fancy words in life’s lexicon, these seem to be the perfect words to describe this day, the day on which my literary baby is born.
Happy Day.
And through that small space between two sturdy words, two good words, a current of No snakes through. Those voices. No. No. No. So what? Your book is published, but will people buy it? Will they like it? Most books fade away. Don’t get your silly little hopes up. Be real…
And, on this morning, I tell those voices to shush. On this morning, my silly little hopes are up and my smile is here. On this morning, this big and tiny Tuesday Morning in May, I am all about a different word.
Yes.
It’s time for coffee. It’s time for morning kisses. It’s time for today.
It’s time to wake up.
This post was inspired by the Yes topic of Momalom’s Five for Ten Challenge. Thank you, Sarah and Jen, for your consistent and lovely support.
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Thank you all so so much for reading my words today and every day, for holding my hand through the wild and wonderful publication process, for getting me here. To this moment. To this day. Happy LAY Day!
**NYC Kids – Please join me for my reading this Thursday, May 20 @ 7pm @ Borders Park Ave (57th St.) I would love to see you!**
**Want to join an online book club discussion of Life After Yes? Just say yes! And click over to Motherese to learn more. Oh, and to read some wonderful words about my rookie novel (and me). Thanks, Kristen!**
Please head on over to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of Life After Yes. Or, as always, feel free to order it online by clicking the image below. Yay!
Congratulations on this wonderful, exciting, dream-fulfilled day!
What a wonderful gift to give your children – showing them that claiming your own life doesn’t mean you’re separating yourself from them, it’s part of teaching them how to live their own. (And what a great message to the rest of us, too.)
Congrats, again!
I’ve never thought of any of this – the blogging, the booking – as a gift to my girls, but I guess it really is in some way. It humbles me to know that in doing what I love, in claiming and pursuing my dreams, I am teaching them about the importance of identity and individuality. Thank you for making me see things this way. And for supporting me during this surreal time!
This is beautiful, it really is, but my favorite favorite part is the little one bouncing her legs and singing ‘Happy Day! Happy Day! Happy Day!’ I might have to have that on the brain all morning, and I am delighted.
HUGE congrats on your book. Huge and tiny, yes indeed. But I think you can totally go with the huge for a while.
Yes, the image of Baby dancing in her rainbow stroller and singing those crisp and delightful words is something I will never forget and something I will always associate with this professional milestone in my life. Thank you so much for your congratulatory words and support!
Congratulations A! As someone who has seen first hand the sacrifice that went into this book (time away from the girls, early mornings, late nights)I couldn’t be happier for you! Sit back and watch it climb
Thank you for everything. For supporting me. For taking such good care of my girls when I cannot be there with them. For being my friend and sounding board through the publication process. I have said this again and again, but I have no clue what we would do without you
(For anyone who is confused: yk is the beloved and beautiful Nanny!)
Happy Day, indeed! May we all dare to dance with our dreams. An inspiring post to read so early in the morning. Have a big and small day. XOXO.
Thanks, Gale. For your support now and always. It was so fantastic to actually meet you last week. To talk. To realize what I’ve known implicitly all along: You are a wonderful and talented person. Now, one little request: Move to NYC
I hope you enjoy LAY when you get a chance to read it!
Congratulations, Aidan. I think I would be writing the same exact words if I were to ever come upon this day. Wanting to wait until this moment to write THIS post. Wanting to push all the insecurities away and just embrace the light of the moment. Say YES to yourself for all that you have accomplished.
What a beautiful and glorious day. I am happy to know you, my friend. Your words have touched many, and I wish you all the success in the world with your book. With your LIFE after YES!
There is indeed something at once empowering and humbling about waiting for a moment to manifest before detailing it. It has been a sincere pleasure to blog alongside you and your sister over the past year-plus. And the fact that you two chose to honor LAY as you have done during the Five for Ten process and these past two YES days means far more than you know. Thank you for your bottomless support and bloggy friendship.
Congratulations, Aidan! What a momentous day. Sip that warm joe and enjoy every second.
Thank you. There was something extra special about the coffee I sipped yesterday. As a writer, coffee has become a part of my identity and yesterday it felt right and symbolic to savor it as I thought and wrote about the day. Thank you for your support!
Happy Day Aidan!!! To read how you chased a dream and now it’s finally here is simply amazing – What a story you are writing for your girls.
Congrats again!!!
A story for my girls. I love the idea of this. And this is what this blog is, isn’t it? A story full of pages of life, my life. Thank you for your support. I hope you are enjoying LAY!
Congratulations! The excerpt you published the other day was great — enigmatic and sensual — and definitely made me want to read your book.
I am so glad you liked the naughty little teaser
I hope you like LAY when you read it!
Congratulations, Aidan, on making your dream come true. It’s been inspirational. Thank you for including us on your journey.
This journey has been so enriching and rewarding *because* you guys have been on it with me. I cannot imagine having done this any other way. Thanks for your continued camaraderie, Alisha.
I can’t express how happy I am for you.
*although I’m tad disappointed you didn’t translate the time into GMT for me*
Actually I can, I’m exceptionally happy for you. Was actually thinking about you last night – wondering if you would get any sleep at all.
Loving the book, you are the bee’s knees, that’s for sure. And the wasp’s nipples most certainly. Well done. Enjoy your day and…
…when is the next one out huh? Let me know.
As you well know, the bit about the wasp’s nipples has me in a constant fit of giggles
As for the next one? Soon, I hope. I am knee-deep in a draft and have the whole story mapped out in my head, so soon I hope! Thanks, Mo, for your wacky and wonderful words. As always.
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YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! finally i can tell you how INCREDIBLE your book is and how much i have absorbed each character in their own unique way… the paths they take… the choices…
oh my love… my friend…. i choose YES with you!!!!
cheers, aidan. i am tickled for you.
Thank you, Nic. As I’ve told you before, I have been so touched by how supportive you have been of me during this process. That you have read LAY twice already speaks volumes… I am thrilled to hear the characters have stayed with you. In my estimation, that’s what full, layered literary creatures do; they hang on well past the last page.
Congratulations! Enjoy your day!
Thank you! So thrilled to have your blog recently and very much appreciate your visits here at ILI.
Friend, I’m seriously happy and excited for you today. I’ll be shouting from the rooftops and wishing I could hug you all day!!!
And also, I love this post.
Heather
Thank you, Heather. And thank you so so much for your heartfelt and lovely review of LAY over at the EO. Yesterday – and today, really – these are among those days that are both exquisitely extraordinary and laced with the most breathtaking ordinariness.
What a thrill this must be! I am sending you congratulations and best wishes. I will put your book on my list to read. Have a wonderful day, and maybe a little champagne. molly
I took your advice and had a little celebratory champagne yesterday, Molly. Just a wee bit
Thanks for your congratulatory words!
Congratulations! What a wonderful, brilliant, perfect, ordinary day.
Thank you. Just took a quick peek at your great blog. Love the writer/waiter dichotomy. Can’t wait to read more!
Congratulations! I am so happy you have gotten your book published!!! You are an encouragement to many. We would love to do a book review at Sashay Magazine; look forward to reading.
Thank you, Shirley. I would love to have LAY reviewed at Sashay! Let me know when it is up. Hope very much that you enjoy my rookie novel.
Looking forward to reading! When will we start seeing copies displayed and are you going to be doing a book signing?
Congratulations, Aidan. I know it’s silly, but I have purposely not pre-ordered because I wanted to go into Barnes and Noble and buy it, and say: “I know her. I read her blog. She reads mine. I know her.”
I love the idea of you strolling into a store and finding my book and telling people we are buds! And, say, if the book is not where it *should* be, feel free to chide the staff (politely of course) and orchestrate a little rearranging
Hope that you love LAY!
Congratulations, Aidan! I just started following you during Five for Ten, but can’t wait to read more here and pick up your book!
I am so indebted to Sarah and Jen for hosting Five for Ten because through it, I have met so many of my cherished blogeagues. There is something truly amazing about the creative community that has formed here. Can’t wait to dig around your blog some more!
YAY, LAY!
I love that image of Baby hollering out “happy day!”
May today be one.
xo
Thank you for your genuine friendship and support, Lindsey. Your review of LAY was stunning and prime evidence of how well you got my story and how well you get me. Both of these things mean a tremendous deal. I look forward to continuing to write alongside you and can’t wait to see what you produce in the near future
I’m so excited for you book. I haven’t been this excited about reading for a long time.
Congrats on such an amazing success! Yes!
Thank you, Allison. I am thrilled that you are excited to read LAY. Hope you fall in love with Quinn and her story.
Happy LAY Day!!! I think I will tell people that when I get to jury duty today.
Thanks for letting me be a part of it all, Aidan!
I am thrilled that you have been along for this ride, Nicki. It is so fantastic to have such a team during this surreal time. And thank you so much for your thoughtful review on your blog. In the hazy aftermath of pub day, I somehow forgot to include it in my Buzz Buzz List, but I just remedied that egregious oversight!
Do enjoy every moment of your very special day of YES! Congrats! (Eat chocolate… be decadent… all day…
Thanks, BLW. For your support now and leading up to now. Yesterday did have its moments of decadence and so will the coming weeks. I officially declare it LAY month. That’s legal, right?
Congratulations on an important and wonderful day!!!!
Thank you, Anne!
Happy Day indeed!
Thanks, Emily, for your support during this sweet time.
Dashing off to work on the west coast here, but I wanted to send you all good wishes today on the birthday of “Life After Yes,” and say how excited I am to read it (and talk about it over at Motherese’s book club).
You go, Aiden!
Thanks, Bruce. I am so thrilled you will be joining us for the book club over at Motherese. I am eager to hear what you think of Quinn and her antics
Congratulations! I love reading your descriptions of your kids. I can just see Baby saying “Happy Day.” Nothing sweeter than a happy toddler.
Smiles on babies? The absolute best and sweetest thing ever. I live for my girls’ grins. Thank you for your support, Emma!
Congratulations on the publication of your novel! So excited for you. Just celebrate with all of your favorite things.
Thanks, Rudri. I am so thrilled to have found you and blogged alongside you in this online orbit. Thank you for your well wishes.
My copy is still in transit from Amazon but I CAN NOT WAIT
Hurry up, Amazon! I want Celeste to peruse my book
I am so excited for you, Aidan, and thrilled that Kristen has chosen LAY as the next book for discussion. I wish I could be there tomorrow evening, sharing the joy and excitement of this amazing time.
Happy, happy, happy, happy day. That image of Baby singing “Happy day” is just precious.
XOXOXO
Love this double commenting thing! And I am so so happy that Kristen has tapped LAY as her next book club pick too. I am so excited to see the discussions that unfold. Yay!
Congratulations! I received my preordered copy of your book yesterday and although I’m studying for a major exam I couldn’t resist taking a peek at the first chapter. Its amazing and I can’t wait to finish it!
Celebrate today – you’ve earned it!!
So glad you enjoyed your tiny peek into Quinn’s world. Good luck with the exam! Thank you for your kind words here.
Yay Aidan! I continue to be so proud of you! I was reading some of the comments over at Motherese…and I love all the people describing you as the fairy tale princess of new york, and this super cool new yorker, pretty girl with the pretty blog, etc…etc…and was thinking how lucky I to know you….and yes, you’re all that, and a bunch of other really great things too! xoxo, D
D – Yay! I am so lucky to know you. So hard to believe that we met many years ago in the halls of a certain law school and here we are today in our very own lives after yes, raising baby girls… Thank you for your amazing friendship and support. Say hi to your sweet baby O
Congratulations! Such exciting news!
Happy Day, indeed!
Thank you! For your support and accompanying me on my very own quest!
warmest congratulations on your splendid achievement. May you find joy in your accomplishment and strength from the knowledge that you have an infinite pool of inspiration to carry you through the next project.
Thanks for your sweet words, Diane. Joy and strength are indeed two things I crave in my life. And, yes, I am already looking forward to the next thing! Stay tuned…
I can’t see the tiny in this big, big day. My faraway BFF – one long-distance relationship that works! – and I sometimes like to read the same book at the same time, book club-style, to shrink the miles a bit. Your book is up next!
Oh, how I love this idea. Of reading a book together to shrink the distance that life and geography create. I love this. I hope both of you love LAY
I thought today was big for me as a blogger (it’s my 4th blogiversary), but it’s MUCH bigger for you! Congrats on your release!
Happy (belated) 4th blog anniversary! That is huge. I have been at this just over a year and have such respect and admiration that you’ve been doing this for four. Isn’t this world wacky and wonderful? Thanks for your congrats, Ronnica!
CONGRATS to you!! For every big and little moment today brings.
Thanks, MommaKiss!
Love it, love you, love LAY, and love YES.
Yay!
Thanks, Lauren! Can’t wait for your book to debut one of these days… Cheers to connections real and virtureal!
A, I am proud to call you my sister any day, but today especially. You have sacrificed a ton to write this novel, but you have also come alive (and found that elusive “happier”) in the process. Enjoy the love and praise today — you deserve it. Dad would be so enormously proud of you.
I love you so much and I’m sad I’m not at there to celebrate with you right now! We Bulldogs shall celebrate this weekend.
UGH, no “at” in the above post. Good thing I’m graduating?
Thanks, T! These words mean more to me than you know. And the bit about Dad? Made me teary. In a good, but impossible way. I cannot wait to head to New Haven and celebrate with you this weekend. I can only imagine that there will be a few wild and blogworthy moments. Love you.
Happy Day, indeed. Live your dream! Live the dream you choose and yes, it is a tiny blip because you have so many more stories within you just waiting to be written and read.
And so, Congratulations to you! To yours as well. What a legacy. Not just the Ivy league kind either, but one with the determination to live the life you want to lead.
Thanks for these very thoughtful and sweet words, Alita. I love and am humbled by the idea that in doing what I love, in daring to dream, I am creating a legacy. There is something so exquisite and haunting and amazing about this.
(Oh, and I adore the picture of your darling sleeping toddler on your own blog. Priceless.)
Baby said it: HAPPY DAY!
Can’t wait to say hello & congratulations & hooray for you in person on Thursday!
Thanks! Can’t wait to meet you tomorrow night! Yay!
congratulations. i can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.
Thank you, Michelle! Hope you love LAY.
It’s a beautiful book, Aidan. Love your perspective on this being both tiny and big day. And yes. I wholeheartedly say Yes to Yes. Thank you for sharing this exciting journey and this big and tiny day with us.
Thank you, Belinda. You know what? Sharing this trip and this time is in large part what makes it so incredible. Really. I cannot imagine doing this any other way and I so appreciate all of this unbelievable support. Thank you also for mentioning LAY on your incomparable blog.
Yes to coffee in cat mugs and babies in rainbow strollers and beautiful new books! Yes to big and little days! Yes to you, Aidan!
Congratulations on your big day. Thank you for allowing all of us to come along for the ride.
“Happy Day” indeed!
xoxo
Thank you, Kristin. For your friendship, for these words, and for tapping LAY to be the next book club pick. I literally cannot wait to participate (Credit/D bien sur) and see what kind of discussions emerge. Thank you. Thank you.
Happy, Happy LAY Day! Don’t forget to breathe. Stop. Enjoy. Savor. Today is a day like no other! I’m so happy for you!
“Don’t forget to breathe.” Honestly, I think this might be the best advice I’ve received thus far
Thank you for your support and for letting me make a cameo at your fantastic blog!
Can’t wait to walk into the book store and SEE your book. It’s fantastic. Amazing.
Congrats.
Love Hugs Smiles
Thanks, Terry. When you walk into that store to scoop up my book, feel free to let the staffers know that it should be front and center
Your kind support means a ton. Thank you!
Congratulations! What you have done is inspiring!
Thank you so much. I write because I love it. But the idea that my story – lived and written – is in any way inspiring to people means a ton. A ton.
Congratulations!! This is such a fantastic and spectacular day for you – enjoy every moment
I am SO happy I ordered the book first thing this morning and was elated that they are shipping to Canada already (occasionally there is a delay – not this time!). Can’t wait to receive my copy. Thanks for giving all of us writers the courage to take that next step!
Thank you. So thrilled to hear that they are shipping your way. I hope you love LAY when you read it. And keep writing! Keep stepping!
Aidan, so many congratulations. I was at Barnes & Noble last night, asking when it would be on the shelves! How exciting. Just the beginning, my friend — just the beginning!
Thanks! Love this bloggy world and the connections it creates. Am so beyond thrilled that you enjoyed LAY and I was so moved to read your lovely review on your blog. Thank you so so much. (And I am brainstorming yummy NYC restaurants for you, so stay tuned!)
I am thrilled for you. I have NO doubt that your book will be read my thousands (millions?) of people. It is destined to be a classic (and best seller).
Congratulations.
Thank you, Amber. And boy do I hope you are right! Millions of people? Classic? Best seller? Sure, I’ll take those things
Happy day, indeed! Congratulations
Thanks, Rachel. And thank you for allowing me to grace your wonderful blog for a Q&A.
Aidan, this is simply AWESOME! You’re a published author!! And that’s all that matters right now. Just celebrating this accomplishment, this project you’ve worked on for years. Be proud of yourself, as we are all proud of you.
You know what I love about this post? That, even on the biggest and most significant of days, ordinary life goes on. Cuddling with baby, puzzles with toddler, coffee and naps. Oh, it’s so beautiful.
Ah yes, the persistence of ordinary life even at extraordinary times. I too love this. Just wait for my post tomorrow about the details of my book day. It was rather hilarious, full of humbling mundane moments, and not at all what I expected. But, amazingly, better.
Thanks for your sweet support, Eva!
Congratulations, Aiden!
Can’t wait to read Life After Yes! For some reason Amazon says it won’t ship until next Monday so it might be a week or two…just more time to anticipate it, I guess.
Oh no, Amazon is misbehaving! If it takes too long, let me know and I will send you one. I am serious. Thanks, Allison!
Congratulations on saying yes! I imagine seeing your book get published must be a little like giving birth, and sending your baby out into the world.
Happy day, happy day! Enjoy every moment – just like you would every day.
And maybe your words just gave me the kick in the pants to get going on my own story. So thank you for that.
Thanks, Cheryl. Yes, a little like giving birth. But also quite different as I get to sleep through the night (kind of). Thrilled if my words amounted to that proverbial kick to keep going on your own story!
Congratulations- I wish you much success. May this be the first of many happy moments spurred on by your writing.
Thanks, Jack. As you know, I always appreciate your thoughtful and male voice in this exceedingly female choir. I do hope you pick up a copy of LAY, enjoy it, and then spread the word to all your buddies that even though there is an ethereal portrait of a bride on the cover, it is a great book for men and women alike
Thanks for your loyal support.
You. Are. An inspiration. And a beautiful writer. I think I’ll add you to my list of mom-heroes.
Congratulations on this big and tiny day. I don’t know you, but I know you deserve your successes.
Mom hero? Not sure about that, but I’ll sure take it
Thank you for these very sweet words. They mean a great deal. I hope you read LAY and love it. And that you keep swinging by ILI!
Yes, what a wonderfully happy happy day
Congratulations!! I want to reach through and give you a great big hug! I’m so very happy for you!!
Thanks, Corinne. I am so glad your copy finally arrived today! Hope you adore it
I am just
SO
happyexcitedproudJUBILEEecstatic
for you!
Thank you, Natalie! Love this comment. Love it. Especially that super long and amazing hybrid faux word
So happy for you! Also, I love that you woke TO your dream rather than FROM it.
I can’t wait to get my copy and participate in the book club. Happy Day indeed!
Thanks, Kelly. Yes, it is all about dreams – the ones we wake from and to. So happy you will be participating in the book club. I can’t wait!
Hey! Congratulations! And also, I remember you! We chatted about books and / or something equally very important a while back and I came over cuz Allison Winn Scotch told me to! ANd YAY, there’s YOUR BOOK! What a wonderful HAPPY HAPPY DAY! Can’t wait to read it! If there’s any way I can help promote it, let me know! Congrats! Steph aka Manic Mommy
Thanks! I do remember chatting a while ago. And isn’t Allison the best? I hope you love LAY and I would love love your help promoting it. Of course! Email me or I will contact you to chat details. Yay!
Aiden- Congratulations! You are an inspiration to not only the trapped and scared writer inside of me, but to the person inside me that wants to say YES. Its through people like you that I can find the courage to do so. My copy of “Life After Yes” is on its way!
I missed commenting yesterday…crazy busy, but no excuse! I hope it was everything you wanted. Exhale Aidan, you are really and truly an author. Well done!
Thank you, Christine! Can’t wait to hear what you think of LAY!
Congratulations! You are an inspiration to all of us.
Thank you so much, Mama Zen! (The word inspiration gives me chills. The good kind.)
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I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is your third baby. So BABY could be right: it IS a birthday of some sort.
I hope you get to savor and enjoy all these moments even in the midst of crazy booking signing tours etc. You will have other books published in the future, but this is like your first born. There’s always a special place in your heart and your memory vault for today. Congrats again!
Thank you. Indeed it is my third baby. And she is pretty, but not quite as gorgeous as my first two
Thank you for reminding me that this experience is unique, something exquisite and novel that I will never experience again. I needed to hear this. Thank you!! (And for your incredibly sweet comment on my Buzz Buzz post today. Am thrilled to hear that you don’t think I am standoffish!!)
Wow. Such big congratulations to you–on this Happy Day, yes, but also for telling those inner voices to shush up.
Enjoy the swell and joy this all brings!
Thank you, Denise. May we all be able to silence those inner voices that distract us from the good glow of our days. I so appreciate your support.
Congratulations.
I will definitely pick up your book this weekend.
The cover is gorgeous. I love that dress. (Yes I know, shallow).
Thanks! I hope you enjoy LAY and I am thrilled you like the cover. And I am a big fan of the shallow end of life’s pool
I just found your blog and it’s wonderful. I also just ordered your book, which I am so excited to read. But why does it take so long to come out on kindle? June 29 – that’s a long ways away.
Enjoy your day in the publishing lime light. I’m happy for you! And I can’t wait to read your book!
Cathy – I am so thrilled you found your way to ILI and hope you love LAY. I was just talking to my editor today about the Kindle delay and she said that it is par for the course for a physical edition of a book to come out well in advance of the digital edition. I wish I could rush it for you!
I do hope you continue to pop by my neck of the bloggy woods!
I decided I couldn’t wait until June 29th, so I canceled the kindle order and ordered the actual book! Though I do love my kindle, I want to read the book now! Will arrive by May 25. Can’t wait! And yes, I will be back to visit your website often!
Yes is a good word!
I found your blog after reading Gretchen Rubin’s interview with you on the Happiness Project blog. I love it!
Congratulations on your book publication. Can’t wait to read it!
Leslie, Sorry for this belated reply. I am so very thrilled you found your way here via Gretchen. Isn’t she beyond lovely and talented? I consider myself lucky to be her friend and, in so many ways, apprentice. I do hope you love LIFE AFTER YES when you get a chance to read it.
And welcome to ILI!!
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