Our own dear Lauren’s book, Good Housekeeping for the Chronically Fagged, has appeared in kindle edition! Lauren has a number of painful, often prostrating, very demanding, illnesses and is both an excellent housekeeper and writer, so she is well qualified to take on such a book: this expert guide is well worth the token amount she is charging for it! I am quite excited about delving into the first chapter: ‘a house is not a home without a routine’ (something I have long thought to be true, but Lauren often puts things into words for me), which starts off with an acknowledgement of that first insurmountable thing one comes up against in chronic illness: that our strength is so erratic we simply cannot keep to a steady pace.
Yours truly has contributed a smallish essay to this book. What could I possibly contribute to a book on housekeeping you might wonder, especially one already authored by Lauren? I wondered the same and said as much :-). What more I said is protected by copyright! I cannot reveal it to you here! You must buy the book!
Congratulations, L! You will notice, by the way, if you visit Lauren’s ‘author‘ page on Amazon that she has also burst upon the astonished sight of the world a most fanciful book of poetry about cats (also very enjoyably priced), which is just the sort of thing Lauren would do, just when the world was least expecting it.
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September 6, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Lauren
Heidi, thank you for your exuberant commendation. Amazon now has the book fully available for sale… it takes them a while to get pricing info up.
I so appreciate your voice in this book, and certainly Jane’s and Rachel’s as well. Thank your for your abiding love; my “Friends for the Journey” chapter emphasizes its importance to me.
September 6, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Heidi
L-iest, I have been loving browsing in the book. It is certainly a work to be proud of giving to the world! And that last chapter had me in tears, for it is very deeply and abidingly true, and it is one of the sweetest things that illness and trying to make a place where people are consistently loved and taken care of teaches us.
September 7, 2012 at 4:16 am
virginiasusan
Wow, ladies, I’m very proud of both of you! Unfortunately, I don’t have a Kindle so I won’t be able to read your great book but I’ll pass on the link to those I know who could benefit from your wisdom.
September 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Heidi
It’s properly Lauren’s achievement. I have not distinguished myself in any way, I’m afraid! :-)
September 9, 2012 at 3:05 am
Lauren
Susan, you can download a free kindle reader app from Amazon for any PC or tablet. :)