Sometimes the only way out is through.

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So, I got more medical bad news and it’s not the end of the world but it means lots more invasive tests and very soon I will write about it when I can find the humor in it (and there is humor in it) but today I just feel a little low and the best way for me to get out of that is to remind myself that my words matter so today for Mental Health Awareness Month and for Jenny Wants To Do Something Happy Day I’m giving away a couple dozen copies of Furiously Happy, or Let’s Pretend This Never Happened or YOU ARE HERE: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds.  Or any book you need to have stronger mental health, actually.  I was going to do the usual and just pick emails from the comments but there are always people who want to buy books for others as well so why don’t we do it like we do Booksgiving?  You make a brand-new wishlist with one book on it you really need and then post it here and I’ll fill as many as I can.  If you want to buy a book for a stranger you can just search the comments for open lists.  It is a lovely thing.

These are the steps you have to take to set up a wishlist for today:

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  1.  If you’re in a rough place and need a book to transport you somewhere else make A BRAND NEW wish list with nothing on it but the book you want.  (Exception: If you have a kid who needs a book you can totally add one for them too.)
  2. Here’s how you make a wish list:  Under “Accounts and Lists” on the right, top side of Amazon select “Create a list”.  Choose “Wish list” and name it something like “The book I really need right now” and choose “Public”.  Then click “Create list”.  Now add a book to your list by going to the book and clicking the “add to list” button on the bottom right of that page.  Make sure you assign it to the new wishlist.  Now here’s the most important thing that everyone forgets to do.  You have to assign a shipping address to that specific wish list or it won’t go to you.  EVERY new wishlist has to be assigned an address or you won’t get your stuff.  So click on your wish list and click on “public” and it’ll take you to “List settings”.  Click “view details” and where it says “shipping address” add yours.  (Your city and first name will be shown to others, but not your full address.)  Then save changes.  Now leave a comment with a link to your wish list.  Click here for my sample wish list so you’ll know what one looks like.  Yours should just have one book on it but I have about 20 books listed on mine so that you can use if for inspiration if you don’t know exactly what you want.  In your comment say which book you want in case someone specifically wants to buy you that book.  Also, if you’re not in America put that in the comment so we can match people better by location and not have crazy shipping fees.   Feel happy.
  3. Here’s how you buy a book for a stranger.  Click on their link.  Choose a book.  Select their name so it goes to their address.  If it doesn’t give you the option of picking their name it means they didn’t add a shipping address so delete what’s in your cart and go to the next person.  Send a story to someone in need.  Feel happy.
  4. If you have a book that really helped you get out of a bad place and want to suggest it in the comments that would be awesome.  No worries if you don’t have one.

The only rule is that this is just for books.  No gift cards or clothes or anything else because it gets out of hand really quickly.  Just a simple book to take you away from the world and help you find new ones.

And as always, thank you.  Thank you for supporting my words and listening and passing them on to others.

PS: Here are screen shots of what you should see while making a wishlist and add a shipping destination because it’s less complicated if you have pictures to walk you through:

Create a list under “Your lists”.

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Make it a wish list, name it and make it public.

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After you click “create list” click on the “public” button below:

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Click “view details” to add your shipping address to this wish list:

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Choose a shipping address and save changes.

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Now you’re ready to add something to your list.  Pick a book and choose the “add to list” button on bottom right side:

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If you have another wish list set as your default (like I always do) then you’ll need to click “move to another list.”

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Just click the list you’re going to share here.

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Now go to the wish list and copy the link and then paste it into the comments.  Done!  There might be an easier way of doing it but that’s how I do it.

PPS.  If you click on a wish list that says it’s empty that’s because the book has already been bought for them.  🙂  That is a very good thing.

PPPS.  I love you guys.  I’m going to rest for an hour or two but then I’ll be back to buy some books.

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  3. I don’t need a book, Jenny, I’d just like you to feel better. I hope the new medical news is manageable and you and your family are okay.

    (Thanks. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  4. My wish list is – just pretend this never happened

    (Make an amazon wishlist with this on it? ~ Jenny)

  5. Already have “You Are Here” paid for at the book store in Austin; holding for a personalized autograph whenever you get there. My third copy. Have bought two each of the others and already gifted them. Praying for you, Jenny … you are loved and appreciated; you touch so many hearts.

    (Yay! I’m going to try to go this weekend to sign books. Thanks! ~ Jenny)

  6. Thank you for always looking for the humor in a situation. And for turning to giving to make your day brighter. The influence you have on others is incredible. And I love that your acts of kindness are contagious. How often can someone say that? It’s like, “Hi! I’m contagious. In a good way.”

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9JQ2ZYJNC8PH?

    (I’m not getting a shipping address for you? Can you go back and add? ~ Jenny)

  19. Hyperbole and a Half is a book that really helped me through some of the hardest times in my life. If any of you love bizarre humor and serious realness, I would recommend it.

    (I super love her. ~ Jenny)

  20. What a wonderful pay it forward kind of thing. One of the many reasons I read your books and support you. Besides the fact that you can make funny out of horrible situations. compared to yours, my life isn’t so bad. That is awful but true. And because I know there are others suffering that are able to keep going, I can too. so thank you for being you and sharing You with all of us.

  23. Even when you are down, you think of others and their struggles. You are an incredible human being, Jenny Lawson!! Now, thanks to you, I am off to figure out how the fuck Amazon works, so I can buy another wonderful human being a book! 🙌

  25. I’m actually in a good place right now, so not in need right now. Just wanted to wish you well and thank you for you~

  26. Thing I love and admire about you: when you’re feeling shitty, your impulse is to go do good things for other people. Seriously, I know you’ve got the weevils working overtime in your head and feeding you all the worst thoughts, but you should know that this right here proves that your basic framework, your most fundamental self, is kind and wonderful.

  27. You are amazing and I don’t need anything except to tell you that. I cannot buy something right now but will pay it forward when I can by giving some of your books which I only buy from stores. I am very thankful to the others that will buy online for others. You are all amazing. THANK YOU, from Pillow Fort Worth Texas.

  28. Hope you are feeling better soon…..We need you and love you (I mean that in a totally non creepy way)….

  31. I don’t need a book. Just want to send you hugs and the strength to get through this bad spot. Hope you feel better soon and that the medical issues are nit too bad. Big hug.

  32. Your sample list lifted me. Thank you for having the Coates book on there. I didn’t know that I needed to see it, but it just saved me in a way that … well, I didn’t know could help. <3

  34. I would love lots of different books but I just really want to say hang in there Jenny…you are loved. I have battled through more bad than good, I deal with regression every day and anxiety more often than not. Your words brought me peace. You helped me stop doing destructive things to myself. I am not going to trigger anyone by using examples or telling my stoy. I just want to thank you, Jenny, for everything. Tell me what I can do for you, please!!!!! I wanna do the karma thing back ‘atcha in a super good way.

  38. I was gifted two books at the last giveaway and have paid it forward a few times, but my wish right now is that you get some good news.

  41. Jenny, you are amazing. Thank you for always making me laugh. I hope you start feeling better soon. I love this community you have created. ❤ (I don’t need a book, just wanted to let you know I am thinking about you.)

  43. Not looking for a book, but I think this is an awesome thing to do for yourself and others. I just wanted to say I hope you feel better quickly and how much I and many others appreciate what you do everyday.

  44. Your post is so so generous, offering whimsy and delight for those of us who need you. I’m not a prayer person, so I’m going to cross my fingers and recite my special mantra filled with bad medical news f-bombs for you. I’m a medical misfit, so I get it. Love to you, Jenny.

  46. Not a specifically inspirational book, but when I’m feeling down I like to re-read Michael Palin’s “Around the World in 80 Days” (or any of his travel books, but especially the first three). Funny, humane, and just generally delightful, with descriptions of the sort of travel I love to read about but would never want to do. (Crossing the Persian Gulf on a dhow, riding on top of a train in Africa, touring Venice on a garbage barge, etc.) They’re right up there with P.G Wodehouse on my list of “books that don’t want to hurt me.”

  47. I get to have a mammogram AND an ultrasound tomorrow for a really large cyst. It’s like I have 3 boobs.

    (Sending you love. That is not fun. ~ Jenny)

  49. Andrea of comment #2, you need to fill out your delivery info…I tried a couple of times to buy your book but it wants to ship it to me. Update and then we can fulfill your wish!

  52. I don’t need a book but I do have a short funny story that I hope makes you at the very least smile. Your stories make me laugh like no one elses, so I figure I owe you at least one story to make up for it.

    My cat, Sammy, likes to sleep under the covers with me. Usually, I’m the big spoon and he’s the little. He weighs about 7 lbs, so he’s not a big boy. Early this morning, he asked to go under the covers (he does this by standing at my shoulder and GLARING at me until I notice) and I lifted the sheet and let him in. He settled down with his back to my chest and went to sleep. For about five minutes. He then gets up, and somehow manages to crawl around under the covers. My boyfriend is dead asleep next to me, snoring. I try to find Sam by feeling around with my feet, so I can pull him out so he doesn’t disturb the bf. I fail miserably. Boyfriend wakes up suddenly, pulls the blankets up, and blinks as Sam emerges from between his legs. He says, “I’ve just given birth to a cat.” And then immediately goes back to sleep. Full sleep, mind. Just fell back onto the pillow and was out like a light.

    Feel better, Jenny. We’re all sending you happy thoughts.

    (I needed that. ~ Jenny)

  53. I have all the books and I have just become brave enough to color on one of the pages in You are Here (because what if I did it WRONG?! what if I made Jenny’s beautiful pictures UGLY?!). I hope those who need the books get the books. Your words do make a difference, Jenny.

  55. So that’s complicated. And while I might like a book, I don’t need one.
    But, I love the sentiment behind it and I really hope there is a light at the end of this tunnel and all the testing leads to something good!

  56. I’ve already got all of your books (multiple copies of some!), and they are my go-to when I’m down. My only wish today is that you feel better. We’re all rooting for you, Jenny.

  63. I recommend: The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss. Good luck y’all.

    (I love him. ~ Jenny)

  64. Your words do matter. These ring in my ears on my darkest days: I’m her only Mother.

    You shared that phrase during a TWLOHA suicide prevention month. My mother threatened suicide often when I was a child. I swore I would do better when I became a mother. Through many twists I’m going it alone as a parent. It was traumatic and is lonely and hard…but I will NOT quit. I will NOT let the darkness win. Those 4 words bring me back from the edge. I’m not perfect, I’m not many many things, but I AM her mother and I refuse to ever give that up without a damn good fight.

    (Amen. I’m so glad you’re here. ~ Jenny)

  65. http://a.co/264gJu2 I’ve been reading excerpts of this book that are being posted online and it’s kept me grounded all week, I’d love to have an actual copy of the book itself.

    And this is such a beautiful idea. My now-six-year-old daughter got a book last time you did this and she still talks about the time a total stranger sent her a book just to make her happy. <3

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! And I love the note about your daughter.~ Jenny)

  66. I’m having a sad day but I will feel better when I buy a book for someone.

    (Isn’t it weird how that works? ~ Jenny)

  68. I don’t need any books but my wish list is 1. Cancer is eradicated, 2. Jenny feels better 2. Anyone feeling shitty or dealing with shittyness or shitty people feel better.

    (Amen. ~ Jenny)

  69. Jenny,
    Sending you all the hearts. 💞 Hopefully our words & thoughts make you feel a little better – kinda like a payback for all you have done for us.

    (They really do. I didn’t know I needed them until I started reading them. Thanks! ~ Jenny)

  70. Been wanting “You Are Here,” but haven’t had the money for anything beyond necessities. I’ve never done this before. I feel like I’m taking advantage. And now tearing up…
    https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2YB1WV8VE66CM?&sort=default

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! And you’re not taking advantage. I’m searching though comments and still haven’t even found my first book to gift because so many people wanting to buy books have come before me. That’s how much people love to give a small kindness to a stranger. ~ Jenny)

  71. I don’t know if this helps, but “Furiously Happy” has inspired me to FINALLY take my depression seriously, and I have an appointment with a doctor Thursday to start the process of getting the help I need.

    (Good for you! The first steps are so very hard, but so very worth it. ~ Jenny)

  72. I forgot to add to my request that I admire your coping skills Jenny. You are such a gift to all of us.

  74. I really want your new book Jenny, but I can’t afford it.

    I’m from BRAZIL, and here’s my list: http://a.co/9ifFw4E

    Love you too Jenny <3

    (I wish I had an Amazon Brazil account. But I’ll leave your comment here and maybe someone else from Brazil will match up with you. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  81. You’re in my thoughts, Jenny. I read your blog all the time and recommend it to friends who need a pick-me-up. Don’t need a book, just for you to get well! Sending unicorns and rainbows!

  84. You’re fantastic, Jenny. The only book I need is yours — I have four copies, many of which I’ve given away to friends who needed them. When I was in treatment centers for my mental health last year, I read your book once a week, because you were the only voice in the world that was telling me I was just as purposeful and valuable as anyone else, and that it was okay to treat myself like a human. As soon as I finished it, I started it again; everything about it helped me create a raft in a sea of chaos, capable of helping me to save myself. Stay strong. You are not alone. I wish for brilliant news for you going forward. Your existence is appreciated.

    (Right now I’m working on a drawing and I had “Your existence is necessary” but I haven’t inked it in because it sounds like I’m being all demanding. Your existence is appreciated. That’s it. You just helped me finish a drawing. Thank you. ~ Jenny)

  86. I don’t need a book today but I could sure use something, I don’t know what.. (and I don’t mean a possession). I just found out today that I’m going to have a miscarriage. I’m 7 weeks and baby has a weak heartbeat and didn’t have much growth from last week (and that’s being generous). Having been here before (this is my 3rd miscarriage) I know that only a miracle would save my baby at this point. I do have one miracle already (born after 2 miscarriages) and she is the joy of my life. I want this more for her so she knows what growing up with a sibling is like so she’s not alone when her parents aren’t around anymore (I have the best siblings in the world and I just wish that for her too). She has cousins but they’re far and I just really really want to complete my family but I’m 1 for 4 pregnancies and I’m just so discouraged right now. And I can’t tell anyone (told my mom and my sister and obvs my husband) but I can’t tell anyone else because I hadn’t told them about my pregnancy because I didn’t want to invite questions should THIS happen (again). And I’m at work and I have a meeting in 1.5 hours with a bunch of men that probably see tears as a sign of weakness and where I’ll probably be expected to say something valuable. I want to cry and I want to just be numb. More than anything I wish this wasn’t happening

    (I don’t know if you can feel it but I am sending you such love and light. I’ve been there and I know how devastating it is. I’m so sorry. All of my love ~ Jenny)

  87. Thanks, but I don’t need a freebie. I will happily buy all of your books! So, I am just hoping you feel better soon! Take care!

  91. I hope you find the humor again, soon! I’m sorry for the news you’ve received and the testing it will involve. I had a minor procedure today and got stuck FOUR times to get an IV started!! I’ll be sending many positive vibes your way!!

  94. thank you for this.. had a rough morning. started w a new therapist and find out shes leaving in 2 months.. 🙁 depression sucks

    http://a.co/8PBrGho

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! And sorry about the therapist. Who takes on a new patient if they know they’re leaving? Argh. ~ Jenny)

  96. Sorry you’re feeling down. I have a friend who’s been in a similar boat so I’ve been sending him funny videos almost every day to cheer him up. Here’s my current favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt6UkFtWYl8 It’s really really funny and very good for a laugh for those who need it.

    (I love this. ~ Jenny)

  97. Anonymous in the 2nd comment, I tried to purchase your book for you, but there’s no address linked. 🙁 Link and address and I’ll come back and check!

  99. Will find a Canadian to gift to but what would make me happy is suggestions of books that would uplifting my depressed, anxious (and blogess mad) 15 year old daughter.

    (Hyperbole and Half is great. Also, Rainbow Rowell writes some great stuff for all ages. ~ Jenny)

  101. I hope it helps to know I gave your book to someone who needed it. I also sent her a link to Maria Bamford’s Plan B video.

    (Giving away books makes me happy. Having to search for people to gift a book to because other people love to gift small kindnesses to strangers makes me beyond happy. ~ Jenny)

  102. your books have helped me in more ways than I can say, especially over the last year when my anxiety issues have become worse and I’ve begun experiencing panic attacks. I love your booksgiving idea! I’ve listed your newest book since I haven’t been able to get it yet-your first two made me laugh so hard my kids have told me I need to put it down because it can’t possibly be good for me to laugh so hard!
    http://a.co/6Piofbp

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  103. I don’t need a book Jenny and live in the U.K. So not sure how to gift one to someone else. I wish I had the energy to set that up but I don’t, sorry. You are in my thoughts and so is everyone having a hard time right now. The world is always turning toward morning, folks xxx

  104. I am going to follow the link and see if I can send someone else a book. I am good on my end. As to your comment on finding the good in a health problem, speaking as someone who survived testicular cancer, there is always a silver lining if you are still breathing! 🙂

    (Amen. That is a wonderful reminder. So glad you’re here. ~ Jenny)

  107. Jenny I hope you get better soon. You are such a positive force in so many lives. I appreciate your sense of humor and honesty.

    http://a.co/7S9qlku

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  108. Jenny,

    I’m not one to usually leave comments, but since you’re having a rough day I thought I would send some love your way. I want to thank you for your books. I have read them all and not only are they entertaining but it’s nice to know that I’m not the only one with “crazy” thoughts. Thank you for sharing your stories so the rest of us can be comfortable sharing ours. 🙂

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/X9W7L43O2SNY/ref=cm_wl_list_o_2?

    P.S. Victor is wrong. Rory is hilarious.

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! And Victor is always wrong. Even when he’s right.~ Jenny)

  109. I think this is a truly wonderful idea. When I’m a bit more stable I hope to come back and fill some orders to help others. Thank you for all you do Jenny ♥

    http://a.co/1BUY0LK

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  110. This is so awesome!!! JENNY PLS DON’T DIE I JUST FOUND YOU. Hugs!

    (No plans on dying. Just really invasive testing and more meds if all goes well. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  112. I’m sorry to hear about your health issues…I’ve always loved your drawings and want to share them with my niece (a budding artist) so here’s my wish list link, thank you! http://a.co/9iqvBzh

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  113. Can someone recommend a good sci/fi fantasy novel? My favorites are David Eddings and Piers Anthony. Like grown-up Harry Potter? Here is my list, but I’m happy to get surprises!
    I’ll book up some other people in return!
    http://a.co/hnEtulH

    (Sent a book your way! ~ Jenny)

  114. First time I ever ask for something to cheer me up… Thank you very much, Jenny, even if you don´t get to me http://amzn.eu/1bIcARh

    (I wanted to buy it for you but I don’t have a UK account. Leaving it here for someone who does. ~ Jenny)

  115. I truly hope things get better…just want you to know that you bring me (and oh so many others) much joy.
    Link: http://a.co/4YPGrD7

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  118. I’ve read this site for years and you never fail to bring a smile to my face- your words DO matter. I hope that the extra tests and prodding end up helping bring light in the long run. In the meantime, thank you for posting these amazing acts of kindness. This one is really timely to me…. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/UMSB3HIKPFXB/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
    Thank you to everyone here. I love being a (quiet) part of this corner of the internet

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  119. Thank you Jenny! I hope you start feeling better soon. Your books have helped me, and I appreciate you giving us the ability to help others.

  120. I also don’t need a book, and have already bought them for everyone I know, but wanted to pass on my best wishes and hopes that you feel better soon,

  123. I’m sorry to hear about your bad news. I got good news today, which sent my anxiety through the roof. Silly brain chemistry. Maybe coloring will help? http://a.co/fCa7UAd

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  125. This kind of breaks the rules because she has books and movies and cd’s, but I don’t want to tell her I’m sharing her list.

    A high school friend of mine named Jessica was given 5 years to live unless she gets a new heart. That was about 4 years ago. She got a strep throat infection while in college that she didn’t go see a doctor about, and by the time she collapsed and was taken to the hospital, the infection had moved into her heart. She’s 37 now. Her mother has been her caregiver, but the stress of working full-time and taking care of Jessica has worn down her health, too. She used up all of her sick and vacation leave for Jessica’s appointments, but she recently had to take a month off work, unpaid, to try to recover her health. They both really like reading, and I think some new books would make their day, since they don’t have a lot of money or energy to go to a bookstore or library.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3GXGH3OIB6XHM/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_v?

    (Books – and love- coming her way. ~ Jenny)

  126. Great idea! I just ordered a book for a total stranger (or maybe she’s just partially strange. I don’t know, since I’ve never met her) and I feel awesome! Thanks Jenny!

  128. I am currently struggling with my depression pretty badly. I am going to take a look at everyone’s suggestions, because I definitely need something to help (or at least distract) me.

  129. I don’t need a book – just want you to know you are loved and appreciated.

  132. I dont know if its just how ive always beem or if its spending too much time with my son but counting calms me down a lot lately…and star wars is always cool

  134. Genius that you are, Jenny, you have invited us to do something that will make ourselves and someone else feel better. Sending shiny doctor healthy hug coated angels to you. 🌻😇

  138. Jenny, you continue to confirm my opinion of you as an absolutely amazing human. I love you, and I want you to feel all kinds of better very soon. I hope your rest is restful, and I’ll be here when you’re ready to share. Hugs, chica. xoxo ~mk

  139. You are an inspiration and are absolutely incredible. Your selflessness is amazing. Wishing you all the best in this time. I am looking forward to paying it forward as well!

    http://a.co/9wDnfHz

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  140. I’m so sorry about your health stuff, Jenny. When you’re ready to find the humor we will be here, but we’re also here now.

    (It seems super awkward to add a wishlist after that, but… um… the book I could really use to get lost in right now is here, http://a.co/6VFeJLK, and I will be back on Thursday to buy a bunch of books for others. You guys are all awesome.)

    (Sent a book on its way to you! ~ Jenny)

  142. This is the book I could really use right now:
    http://a.co/49UzBp9 (It’s You Are Here)

    Furiously Happy has really helped me already, but I’m still looking at going to the psychiatric unit of the hospital next week, maybe. I constantly color, so a new coloring book would be great!

    (Looks like it’s already on its way. I am sending you all my love. You’re not alone. ~ Jenny)

  146. THANK YOU. Wow. I want one of yours! http://a.co/78wDWuu Upon recommendation from a friend, I read ‘Furiously Happy’ and I immediately recommended to people. Thank you for sharing your life with us!

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  149. Medical scares are terrible. Tests and being a pincushion are also terrible. I hope things take a big, giant turn for the better for you, and soon!! Here’s the book I’d really love to help escape from the world. http://a.co/hMcyNmA

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  150. Hi Jenny. I’m so sorry that you are going around and around in the medical test merry-go-round, and in fact, that it is not so merry. Please know that I’m sending you lots of light and love, and a virtual hand hold if things are scary and uncomfortable

    I’ve been watching this series on Netflix and it’s great for a laugh and remembering that we can be strong and fearless and take chances when we just want to hide in our pillow fort (not there is anything wrong with that). I’d love to have the book to read more about Sophia’s story and to continue to become a stronger person.

    Can’t wait to pass along some book love in return.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3IZLUWM39584Y/ref=cm_wl_list_o_2?

    (Sent! ~ Jenny)

  152. I have to say my first thought was, “I don’t need a book.” which really translated to “I don’t want to take a book from someone else.” which really means “I don’t deserve a book.” You know what? I DO deserve a book. I am kind and caring and thoughtful and trying. I try every single day to survive and thrive in this world despite my anxiety and depression, so THANK YOU from the bottom of my butt!

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=1917B1M80L3KD&type=wishlist

    (You totally deserve a book. And looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  154. I may not need a new book as much as someone else but I already had a list of books I’ve saved for when I could afford them. It’s been a rough week, month…year…few years….so maybe these will be book ideas for others too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2KVQPKQSS2V7N&R=3CHJ44LYVFG45&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fregistry%2Fwishlist%2FVVG18X19R3RV%2Fref%3Dcm_sw_em_r_g__wb&A=MTLP13RWRZALUCSKNAZ4AWUO6GGA&H=MJ08ALF73RB5VVAYAMBI5HI1QL4A

    (Sent you a book! ~ Jenny)

  155. Much strength to you! You do wonderful things for others when times are tough for you. It’s greatly appreciated!

  156. Dearest Jenny – not thrilled to hear of your latest medical trials and hoping for the best possible outcome for you! (Hard to see it at the moment, but it’s book material because someone, somewhere is probably struggling with the same thing… but also, hope you’re feeling better sooner rather than later)

    My 22-year-old daughter is really struggling lately. She lives in a tiny town in another state and is having a hard time finding work and just coping with the shitstorm her life is right now and doesn’t think things will ever be better. I do all that I can to help, but it would be awesome if someone could gift her a book – https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/giftlist/1Y5EGLFGNV3IO/ref=cm_gl_huc_view

    Thanks in advance. Letting her know that there is someone other than her Mom who cares would be awesome sauce.

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! Give your daughter love from me. ~ Jenny)

  157. Number 94 and 82, you’re all set! I went to tag several others but your lists are happily empty.

  159. I’m ok on books…I can get my own. Just know that I greatly appreciate all your books and you. I have read furiously happy but I just got it on audio so I can listen to it too…I prefer to listen to those books, especially if they are read by the author. Knowing that I’m not alone is a great relief!

  161. I’ve added two. one for me, and one for my daughter……. I think she needs her more than I need mine.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1550SN0HJC1XB/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

    Jenny – I think of you often, and hope you find relief and answers soon. You are so important – to us, but also to yourself. you’re loved.

    Thank you for this opportunity. I hope to be in a position to pay it forward, should our wishes come true

    (One book was already sent. I sent the second. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  162. It’s been a long time since I went through the medical-issues-without-diagnosis thing, but I remember it well. I’m sorry you’re going through this, and I hope the next batch of tests brings answers.

    I’m asking for this book because two days ago was Mother’s Day and my Mom’s birthday. But she passed away in February, so this year was the first year we didn’t celebrate all things Mom on that day. It’s been a couple of months, but it’s still raw as hell. Coloring has become my refuge, but I am running out of available pages. So this gives me a chance to keep my anxiety at bay and show some love to Midcentury Modern design. Thanks. <3

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=28N4IJT5UBC5Y&type=wishlist

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! Sending you my love. I’m so sorry about your loss.~ Jenny)

  163. Commenting to wish you good health, Jenny! When you say, “simple book to take you away from the world and help you find new ones”, truer words were never spoken. And I have turned to your books, your words, very often in search of that escape. Thank you!!

  164. Love and hugs to you, Jenny. Thank you for turning suckiness into something uplifting for so many people. I’m going to go send someone a book and am sending you a boatload of healing thoughts. ❤️

  168. Books for stronger mental health? Something I find really positive for mental health is playing my ukulele. Its just uplifting to play. So I put a ukulele book on my list and kinda hope that someone else might see this and think about starting to play ukulele!

    I’ve got visions of future book tour readings/ukulele play-along’s happening in bookstores 😀

    Here’s my list, I’m in the UK btw. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/38M3HS1WI820O

    Time to go looking at other lists now. Love that you make this happen, Jenny. Its as uplifiting as playing ukulele is!

  172. 1 more reason why I love you: you feel like crap & instead of whining you think of helping others. I hope all the love & well wishes infuse & in-better you (I just made up the word “in-better” because in-better sounds better than improve) XX00

  174. Oh Jenny I will keep you in my thoughts! I’ve had this book on my wish list for a while and it just looks like its going to be fun and silly and maybe this would also be a great book for you to cheer you up?
    http://a.co/9S31bMQ

    I mean its cats and poems what could go wrong?

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  176. Hi Jenny!
    This is so crazy! I’ve been feeling down for a while now, and last night I was pretty bad, end up calling the helpline to find someone to talk to. I already had the books on my regular wish list so I moved them. Listened to Furiously Happy and Let’s pretend this never happened, loved them both. And they really helped me (alot!) Is very difficult to just pick one. Thank you for sharing your journey, I wish sometimes I could see the funny side (I know is there) but sometimes is so hard to find! Well I won’t keep mopping! Thank You!!

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=1YGHGPT01T67D&type=wishlist

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  178. Hooray for new health challenges. It’s not a trip to the doctor until they tell you your new specialist is technically a cancer doctor. (I don’t have cancer, thankfully, but that’s their specialty, and it relates to what I need…) Hooray for possible IV Meds! 😀

    I don’t currently have a copy of Furiously Happy, which is what I really need to be right now. Keeping on keeping on. Seems like a lot of people I know/follow are having health challenges right now. Hope things go well with your docs and health, Jenny. We’re in your corner! 😀 <3

    http://a.co/6pjwfuD

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  183. Please get well. We need you. I lost my journal with a headache and this is a cute one http://a.co/07e1Qj4 thank you

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  184. I could personally use you are here. My depression and anxiety have been getting worse and that kind of stuff seems to help. It’s about an hour drive one way for me to pick up this book and things have just been rough on top of that.
    http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3LGK5ZR0TBPSA

    (Can you add your shipping address to the list? ~ Jenny)

  185. I have now clicked FOUR people who do not have a shipping address. At least two of you would have gotten a book. 🙂

    Please go BACK to the top, to Jenny’s post, and make sure you have an available shipping address….

  186. I love that you make time for us, your tribe, even when you are not feeling the best. I hope that you get some answers soon. Let’s Pretend is my go-to book for friends going through rough patches – which reminds me that I need to go pick another copy. I am feeling the need to laugh, and the need to feel not so alone in this struggle, so it’s time to start reading Furiously Happy in hopes of getting out of my current funk.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1ORT40K57NVIG/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  189. I have been wanting your first book and your coloring book for forever. Unfortunately Let’s Pretend This Never Happened is out of print, though I once found it for an incredibly ridiculous price on Amazon. I’d love a copy of You Are Here, too. Whichever. Either will help me out.

    I made a list with one book on it for me and one for my daughter. Though the book I chose is expensive because it’s out of print. Uggh. http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3TDL5PTMX2ALW

    One book that helped me years ago is called She’s Come Undone. It’s awesome. I can’t remember the author’s name, though.

    (Looks like you don’t have a shipping address attached yet. Also, Hyperbole and a Half and Let’s Pretend are still in print but just in paperback. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  192. Thank you for existing and sharing your struggles and inspiring us. I’m going through a terrible time and have a few things I need to seek medical care for but I don’t have the finances to cover these expenses. I don’t need a book. I just needed to vent and tell others who are going through something similar they are not alone.

    (I’m sending you such love. ~ Jenny)

  193. Many hugs to you Jenny. We should all build a blanket fort and go hide out for a while. I know I certainly need some peace (aka go hide) for a while as I’m worn out from peopling and adulting.

    So I have asked for Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help because 1) she rocks and 2) it’s a tome I could use right now. I’m struggling financially and have some major decisions coming up soon.

    http://a.co/1Vm374A

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! I love that book. ~ Jenny)

  196. The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J Maarten Troost is hilarious. Unfortunately, there are no cannibals. Or much sex, if any, it’s been years since I read this book.

  197. I don’t need a book; posting this here for others who might enjoy it. This isn’t a self help book of any kind, but I read this when I was in college and it literally changed my life. (As in I packed up and moved to the Pacific Northwest specifically because of this book.)

    Of Men and Mountains by William O’Douglas

    Kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/Men-Mountains-William-Douglas-ebook/dp/B00ARFBCQY

    Print version: https://www.amazon.com/Men-Mountains-Classic-Reprint/dp/B008M0BIAG

  199. I adore you. You have made my days sooo much better with your blog and your fb posts and your books and all of your amazing followers. what book do YOU want, Jenny??

    (The book I’m writing. I want to get this all fixed so I can finish it with a clear mind. I think I’m on the right path, but it’s so slow. ~ Jenny)

  200. Oh Jenny, I hope you’re feeling better soon! You have an amazing soul and the fact that it helps you through dark times by helping others just proves it. I’ve been going through a lot of stress lately because of job stuff, so having a new book to escape in when the stress gets really bad would be awesome.
    Here’s my list:
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2D5VQGJP2LJZE/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

    (Sent! It should be in your inbox now. ~ Jenny)

  202. We could all use books right around now.

    Here is my wishlist. I included one book for each member of my family. http://a.co/c8nLr47

    PS. Don’t forget to use smile.amazon.com to support a charity too!

    (I’m not seeing anything on that page so I’m assuming everything has been bought. ~ Jenny)

  203. I’d really love Furiously Happy. I read it through the library, but I always like having physical copies of books I love. I had a copy of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, but I gave it to my best friend for Christmas because she needed it more than me.

    http://a.co/e8Er09V

    (Looks like it’s already on its way! ~ Jenny)

  206. I’m trying to go through and buy, but I keep running into a specific problem… NO ADDRESSES. Make sure that you check the third party-seller- agreement box, so that it will save your address!!!!

  207. It’s been a hell of a time for me lately too. Massive amounts of grief after my brother passed away from cancer and then my boyfriend broke up with me three days later. My mind is a scary place right now, but I’m taking care of me as well as possible. Hope you can do the same. <3

    https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/18HGCF0F0NY09?&sort=default

    (Looks like it’s already on its way. Sending you such love. ~ Jenny)

  212. I do not need a new book, but I thought you might like to check out the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers. The series is set in England in the 1920s (contemporary times for Sayers). Wimsey is a British nobleman who has come back from WWI with “shell shock” (aka PTSD) and has to have an old war buddy be his attendant to help with the episodes. However, he is internationally recognized as a brilliant crime solver. The stories often do a very good job at creating very real characters (flaws, strengths, and quirks) and situations. I find the novels to be unique, funny, and show a depth of humanity in the main character you don’t usually see in these kinds of books. I’d be happy to send you one, but it’s not on your wishlist. 😉

  215. Jenny, you’ve given me so much laughter and delight in life. I’m sending healing vibes to you, and I’ll light candles for you, too. Thank you for the gift of laughter!

  217. Jenny, you are an inspiration to anyone facing health challenges and I am inspired by your writing. I found an outlet for my chronic illness as well in blogging and can see the change in my outlook after a few months of writing. I feel that I am helping myself as though a friend is hearing me out and offering advice but it is surely the voice way deep inside of me. I appreciate your authenticity and honesty and wish for healing and energy and light to come your way! Stay happy!…and funny!
    Love Ingrid

    (Thank you. ~ Jenny)

  219. From one Jenni to another – we’ll debate who spells it the “better” way later – survive today to fight tomorrow. Someone has to be here to fight the zombies.

  220. I already have all of your books, but if I had my wish I would make you healthy and happy (but still crazy enough to have fun). Love you, Jenny!

  224. Jenny totally understand how doing for others can make you feel better. I was having a shit day – and it was my birthday so I bought roses for all the women in my support group! The smiles on their faces made my day special. Feel better friend. Wish I could make it all go away – for you and for those I love who are hurting…..hell wish I could do it for myself!

  225. Jenny,
    I don’t really need a book. But if you wanna send one.. well I couldn’t say no. Lol there are plenty of ppl out there that need your kind of humor during hard times. Just hoping you feel better soon. And whatever the medical issues are, the drs find and solve the issues. Praying you into better health. You can always take my little furiously happy pill picture with you so you are reminded of how you have helped so many people. And maybe smile a little bit. Cause damn it you need it! Much love and hugs!

  226. Jenny you are awesomely awesomeness, take care of yourself my dear girl. Blessings

  227. Jenny – I’m jumpin’ on the wish list for you to FEEL BETTER! My tummy is hummin’ from the last operation (bye-bye gallbladder) and I know the invasive nature of testing,etc (5 ops in the last 6 years) so PLEASE take care and keep your sense of humor – BEST MEDS EVER:) You kept ME afloat:) BESOS -XStacy

    (Watch out for high fat foods for awhile. No one warned me about it when I had mine out. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  230. Jenny, I have a book I would love to send you, as a small thank you for everything you do – what mailing address can I use? http://calmingmanatee.com/17
    Feel better soon!
    Leslie

    (14546 Brook Hollow Blvd. #400 / San Antonio TX, 78232 Thanks. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  232. I’m sorry about new health struggles. Today has been a bad day in a bad year, but I bought three people books because I can, and it helped lift my spirits. Thank you.

  233. Jenny you rock! I’m not asking for a book today. Just with you in spirit as I’m working with a psych trying to figure out meds and not figuring anything with the MDs who are ‘waiting to see what happens next.’ It’s like I’m a distant moon and they are in the space center. Stay strong my online, blanket-tent friend, I have a feeling life and the universe aren’t done with either one of us yet.

    (You don’t know it but these comments are giving me life. Thank you, all. ~ Jenny)

  234. https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/7NMEKJD037HL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_an_wl_o_T41gzbXTTN75Z

    I know there are a lot on this list, but it would be greatly appreciated! One book was recommended by my therapist, but i just havent had the spare cash to get it.

    Also, I can’t imagine a person who would not be cheered up by this picture, https://m.facebook.com/LifeOfPikelet/photos/a.198698743621693.1073741828.198367553654812/792475984243963/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal

    (Looks like you don’t have your shipping address attached yet. Can you fix? ~ Jenny)

  235. What a beautiful idea, Jenny. ♥ I’ll be thinking of you, knowing that whatever it is you’re dealing with, you’ll come out stronger in the end and with some funny stories for the rest of us to enjoy, like always. You inspire me every day and make me feel less alone in my own craziness. Thank you, and take care. 🙂
    I’d love to get a copy of You Are Here – I love coloring because it helps me deal with my own mental issues, which have been…a little overwhelming lately.
    Here’s my wish list – I live in Germany, btw, so it links to the German Amazon (not sure what that means re:shipping fees?).
    http://www.amazon.de/registry/wishlist/180AP6HQM4T9/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_IL1gzb3KX1CWT

  236. I’m good–I have all your books. I just want to send you positive energy and thoughts to help you get through this:-)

  237. I’m sorry you are going through a difficult time Jenny, I hope things get better soon. Thank you for doing this!

    I could use a pick me up. My anxiety has been worse with my husband out of work since April.
    Here is my desired happy book: http://a.co/3MtjOKZ

    (Looks like it’s already on the way. ~ Jenny)

  239. I literally just sat down at my desk after visiting the post office where I dropped my copy of “You Are Here” in the mail to a friend who reached out for help on FB last night. Her depression has had its nasty grips on her for 2 months and I thought the book might give her some comfort, smiles, maybe tears, and a laugh right now.
    But now I no longer have a copy.
    http://a.co/aD7EKWP

    (Looks like it’s already on the way. ~ Jenny)

  243. I already own all of your books, but seriously, this is why I follow you – because despite the crqp you deal with every day – you remain a beautiful human. ❤️

  246. I hope you feel better soon, no one should have to go through all that grief, especially not such a lovely funny person hugs.

    I saw this book a long time ago somewhere on the blog here and after being off my anti-anxiety meds (it was making me crazy in other ways), I need to find ways to help myself…but haven’t gotten around to purchasing.
    http://a.co/30hm27n

    (Looks like it’s already on the way. ~ Jenny)

  247. Boy that felt good! You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds is on the way to someone on the list! I am so excited! I hope she enjoys her book and I hope she finds some peace as I hope you all do. Here are some books I would suggest. They are my go-to books for when I need a pick-me-up. I would not say they are self help but they are relatable and downright Hilarious!

    Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Jenny Lawson

    Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson

    anything by Jenny Lawson really

    People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges, Jen Mann

    Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris

    Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris

    anything by David Sedaris really

    Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings, Dave Barry

    anything by Dave Barry really

    It Wasn’t Always Easy, but I Sure Had Fun, Lewis Grizzard

    anything by Lewis Grizzard really

    Fletch, Gregory Mcdonald

    in fact, read ALL of the Fletch books. I promise you will laugh out loud, a good belly laugh and they are smart books too.

  248. This is a list I already had for my daughter’s Summer Reading if anyone is feeling extra giving! Hope you start to feel better soon Jenny! Love you all!
    http://a.co/eBi3H8A

    (A book for her is on the way. ~ Jenny)

  249. ‘Heal Thy Self: Mindfulness in Medicine’ by Saki Santorelli is one the most uplifting books I have ever read. Feel better, Jenny! We are with you.

  252. Wishing you all the best. ALL of you all the best. I don’t need a book, but I’m going to go order YOU ARE HERE for a few of my friends who definitely need it right now. Thank you for the reminder that giving books is a lovely thing.

  253. Just wanted to tell you that I love your generosity! ( I discovered your books this spring and own & have read all three. Thank you.) Best wishes to you from a kindred spirit. Ellen

  258. Last weekend I sat on my butt for a few hours and later the middle of my left butt check really hurt. I sounded like a whiny child when I told my wife that I didn’t want another diagnosis. I have enough. No, this cannot be sciatica. I’m feeling for you and wish you the best with your docs.

    (Ditto, sweetness. ~ Jenny)

  263. I am having a hard time coping with my alcoholic father who has fallen off the wagon again and had multiple seizures.

    I hope you get well soon. You are my role model and an inspiration to so many.

    http://a.co/0RtoQf8

    (Looks like it’s already on the way! Sending you such love. ~ Jenny)

  264. Dawn– do you know Robin Hobb’s books? Start with Assassin’s Apprentice. 16 books in the series, broken into trilogies.

  265. http://a.co/4V1xIVB

    Just going to hope someone is feeling generous. I have a digital copy of the book, but a paperback is always my preferred way to read. 🙂

    (Looks like it’s already on the way! ~ Jenny)

  267. I’ve been having a very dark time, but like some people above, just hope you are better soon.

    (I love you guys. ~ Jenny)

  268. I’ve already bought all your books, and thank you for writing them. Instead of asking for a book for me, I’ve got a recommendation for you. You should read Neil Gaiman’s book on Norse Gods. It’s very good and will transport you to a whole new world and maybe take your mind off your problems for a while. Anyway, best of luck with your future tests and I hope they all come back negative for the big things and you get better soon.

    (I love that book. ~ Jenny)

  271. Can I please make a suggestion? State your country somewhere in the message? It helps those of outside the US help others while not paying high shipping costs 😃

  272. Baking is my happy place so my happy books are usually cookbooks. I’m actually starting to feel like I might be getting out of my dark time because I’m on meds for the first time ever. But I’m 26 weeks pregnant, high risk for preterm labor, and have an almost 2 year old, so it’s still overwhelming and slow going.

    https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/OWUGLNNSY9V3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ip_wl_o_1h2gzb25JANTC

    (Sending you love. And a book. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  273. Jenny – I am going for a kidney transplant evaluation on June 8th. I have a genetic disease (thanks, Mom!) that has finally worn down my kidneys. Fortunately, my husband is going to get tested to be a donor. Fingers crossed all goes well, but I will need something creative to keep my mind off of things, and have been eyeing this book for quite some time. http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/19UQR253UIS0P/

    You are strong, and so brave, and you will overcome whatever this is you have going on. Much love to you, and strength when you need it. <3

    (Looks like the book is already on the way! I’m send you all my thoughts and prayers. ~ Jenny)

  274. I too am struggling with emotional and physical health right now. I’ve been lucky enough to snag read throughs of your first two books via the library, and was gifted You Are Here from a family member. Yet could still very much use some more laughter in my life right now. All my love to you and yours. <3 http://a.co/e0G1TaW

    (The book you linked to is a pirated edition, I think. That’s why it costs so much more than it should. Can you change it to this link instead on your wishlist? https://www.amazon.com/Hyperbole-Half-Unfortunate-Situations-Mechanisms-ebook/dp/B00BSB2AE4/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495066502&sr=1-10&keywords=allie+brosh ~ Jenny)

  275. OK so I hooked up 3 of y’all but didn’t think to see which comment # I selected – so I guess we will all be surprised 🙂 Thank you Jenny for creating this opportunity 🙂 Best wishes for continued medical knowledge and answers for questions and rest and Dorothy Barker snuggles. YOU are the BEST <3

    (NO, YOU ARE. ~ Jenny)

  279. Having a hard time dealing with my alcoholic father who fell off the wagon again and has been having seizures.

    I hope you get well soon….you are my role model and an inspiration to so many.

    http://a.co/0RtoQf8

    (Looks like it’s on the way! ~ Jenny)

  287. So many people without shipping addresses! Finally found my giftee…

  291. A few people should start checking their mailboxes! I LOVE doing these!

  294. Hi Jenny and everyone, thanks for an amazing idea!! I am dealing with depression and trying to start my new business – so my biggest worries are failure and financial problems. I don’t know if this book will help me, but it looks interesting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/22GSLGPM1RC0N/ref=cm_wl_huc_view
    The book is
    I Hope I Screw This Up: How Falling In Love with Your Fears Can Change the World

    And I’m sending love and hugs to everyone who needs it.

  303. You have brought me so much joy such I discovered you and your work. I hope that you get everything you need to be happy and safe.
    If anyone would like to pay it forward
    http://a.co/gKkwclJ

  304. What a day. I wish for you the very best. You are dearly loved by so many… May your body heal quickly and thoroughly. Thank you for hosting this event today! Here’s the one book I wish I had… it’s about using your imperfect life and story to help others. http://a.co/5RTszGg
    (hope the link works!)

  306. Hang in there. You didn’t ask but if you want books to remind you of the good things in the face of medical things that are challenging, and I’m sorry for that and totally supportive if you, how about All Over But the Shoutin by Rick Bragg or Beyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.

  312. Just sending love and hugs. Here’s hoping your invasive tests aren’t too invasive, and finished with quickly. ❤️

  315. I have all of your books and ordered copies for several friends and family members, but I wanted to say that you are so kind–especially when you are feeling poorly and thinking of others. I hope things turn around for you and all of your health issues can be resolved.

  317. I am sending you my love and prayers. You are so admired! You know life is hard as fuck but you still encourage us to keep on and help others. You are so strong and help show me when life is attacking you to push through!

  319. I’m at a level below low but not dead, even though Mother’s Day almost did me in. As always, Jen comforts me and I wish there was something i could do for HER. I’ve been wanting to read this to maybe help with my OCD that’s keeping me alone and in the house. It’s the kindle version because my vision isn’t great and I can’t afford eyeglasses.

  320. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=2L5KUUE8F0JVV&type=wishlist

    Jenny, I have been going through some really hard times with my depression and anxiety! I am on “friend watch” and have a couple of friends who check in on my daily(sometimes multiple times daily). I’m trying to get my meds right and this anxiety is kicking my butt!! But in the back of my mind I keep thinking “It could be worse, it could be darker. Jenny has went through darker times and she’s still here!” Thank you for being honest in your journey and making us not feel alone in the battle!! I love you and I met you last summer and you are totally awesome! You also made my “Mom video” that my hubby put together with the pix of us! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you a million times over and please know you are not alone either!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!

  322. Wow, I hope you get well soon! I can’t think of a person who’s more deserving of having a friggin break from the BS of life than you (and probably my mom).

    I already have all your books, but maybe someone might want to buy me either one of the two on this list? I recently lost my job, so my own book budget is currently nonexistent. http://a.co/hCGXbZF

  324. I was feeling low this week but doing something for someone else has lifted my spirits. I hope the coloring book and pencils brighten my wish listees day as mine is today. Thank you Jenny for all you do and share with us.

  326. Auggggghhhh!!!! DYAC 🙀 Jenny Jenny Jenny is your name-oh 🤣

  329. Jenny my most sincere wish is that you will be able to get well from whatever medical issues you have and heal and feel much, much better. We worry about you! ❤️

  333. I can’t deal with so many instructions, lol, but I’m here not because I’m going through a tough time. I’m here because I have been through a really tough year, like really gnarly, (think divorce, estrangement from family, getting laid off..) and not only am I still standing, I’m pretty damned happy. I rarely say those words out loud because I fear angering the happiness gods but I’ll make an exception in this case. I made it through, some of the problems have been resolved, and I’m actually happier than before my life blew up. You will too. If your tests show a health problem, you will work to fix it; if they don’t, you will feel like you got a second lease on life. Have no doubt, you will find a way. May health and happiness return to your life!

  334. This is not a mental health book, but it is for my mental health. I have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and have been told that I should cut out gluten. So I have a Gluten Free Cookbook on my list.

    http://a.co/9HB9Cu7

  336. Wishing you wellness and happiness, my dear. I’ve been having my own bad spell lately, and reading Furiously Happy each night before I go to bed makes everything so much better. My husband finds it difficult falling asleep when I’m shaking the bed with laughter and snorting aloud, but we’ll say he accepts that as part of my charming little package. You are a blessing to more than you know, and we’re all cheering for you. PS: I adore the idea of buying books for others to cheer yourself up. I’m nicking that idea. XOXOXO

  338. This is very generous even though I have no one to put on a list. I FULLY understand new bad news medically. It seems like I run into that at every turn. I wish you the best and that your problems are minor. Good luck with it and come back when you can. We are all here for you….

  340. I love how much loved gets passed around because of your enthusiasm to have people share books they’d like and buy them for each other. I’ll never forget booksgiving a few months ago; I totally forgot that I’d made a wishlist and submitted it, and a few days later ALL of the books on my list appeared at my apartment! There’s a video somewhere on the internet of me sobbing about how grateful and meaningful it was.

    That being said, I have so many books already, and I’ve already read all of your books. I have copies of You Are Here and Furiously Happy on my bookshelf, but I lent out my copy of LPTNH and it got lost. I’d love to get a new copy, but in the meantime, I’ll happily enjoy the audiobook (I cackle whenever you sing the chapter titles, those are my favorite parts).

    I hope you feel better Jenny, your persistence in finding humor in tragedy always inspires me to keep moving forward.

    Joy

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=1KR714B5BSJ7Y&type=wishlist

  341. Thank you Jenny for your eternal kindness. I’m dealing with endless bad diagnosis at the moment too and I’m so sorry you have to go through this. My book pick is Thrawn because I’d rather be in a galaxy far far away than here right now. (I’m in the UK) http://amzn.eu/7eWKxWw

  342. I hope you feel better Jenny. Sending good vibes your way! Thanks for inspiring so many with your life, words and drawings. I put 4 books on my list, pick and choose whichever, if any. It doesn’t matter if I don’t get anything. Doing this occupied my mind for a bit and helped ease my anxiety temporarily. Thanks for the task, Jenny!

    http://a.co/eM2CznT

  344. I’m so sorry you have yet more medical mess to deal with. You are my hero; my own mental issues (bipolar, anxiety, psychotic episodes, and the fibro isn’t helping) seem more manageable with your example of finding humor in it to help me through. <3

    This is the book I really need right now.
    In addition to the other things I’m also a recovering hoarder and I’ve been doing better for a while; tooth and nail but fighting hard (a far cry from my days of goat trails and literal garbage to walk on) but lately I’m slipping and I’m scared…but I can’t afford therapy right now even if I’d been able to find a therapist who specializes in hoarding; and other therapists tend to look at my house now and say “you’re clearly fine now” without understanding that all the surfaces covered in stuff, even when the floor is mostly clear and there aren’t rodents, is still like a recovering-alcoholic raising a glass.
    I’m hoping this can help as a “refresher course” before I slip too far and can’t get back.

    http://a.co/8DoNKLK

  347. I have $2 in my bank account and could really use an escape! Since it is recommended by you, I think I could really use Confessions of a Domestic Failure. I will be sure to pay it forward when I can!
    http://a.co/9bBiwp4

  348. I too have had some disturbing news, and have been depressed and stressed out. Giving to others ALWAYS makes me feel better. Thanks to you for your generous heart, and know that I already own all of your books!
    My all-time favorite novel is Raney, by Clyde Edgerton. I must have given away ten copies. Check it out, and feel better!

  349. Technical difficulties; ok cannot figure out how to create wish list and send to you 😭 Oh well it looks like I might not have made it in time anyway. I am so sorry you are having such a hard time, your humour, good spirit, and positive attitude will get you through anything. You are an amazing and strong woman, wanted to send you many hugs and much luv from one of your biggest fans 😊
    I have had a copy of Furiously Happy for many, many months and have carried it with me everywhere since I bought it. I have read this book and also have your other ones as well, but this one will always be my fav; your words have saved me and I cannot thank you enough for writing and sharing with everyone so selflessly. My book is not in the condition all my others are because I have taken it with me everywhere and this is the one that would have been on my wish list, so I won’t have to be without a copy of it, EVER. I will eventually be able to get another tho, but wanted to thank you so much for your generosity.

    You are surrounded by ppl who love and adore you; us crazy fans are here for you.

  350. Sending you lots of love and good thoughts. Treat yourself kindly and gently, you are so loved and valued. But Victor probably doesn’t need to put on those funky white cotton gloves like at Sothebys or anything, just be really super careful because you are irreplaceable! But totally not antique.

  357. Hope all is well for you soon. You are one of the people who make the world a better place.

  358. May I make a suggestion that we include audiobooks as well as paper books? Some people can’t hold books or read comfortably, so listening to a book is a great boon!

  363. I really hope you’re okay, many many positive “get well!” vibes from all the way over here in the UK.

    This is my link http://amzn.eu/5rw4Ls3
    Which reminds me I still haven’t finished your first book. I was part way through it last time I was in hospital but then it got put into my going home bag and I dunno where it went. (incidently, I found that bag a while ago while cleaning and it still contained a single blood soaked sock… but no books. Wth? 4 year old blood soaked sock, niiice. Is it weird that I was struck by how not grossly stinky it was?
    I dunno, i’d expect a blood soaked sock to stink. shrug)

    I’d love to pass it along but sadly husband’s been unemployed since november and we’re hemorrhaging money on a monthly basis. Which sucks, because it makes me feel even guiltier when I buy myself something nice that I saved like hell to afford. Gotta love depression and low self worth for that “you don’t deserve nice things” spend guilt right?

    I actually bought myself some books from my childhood recently in a bout of nostalgia but instead of making me feel better they arrived and i cried. Oops. It just rekindled an awful lot of past hurt and loss. But rereading them has been really quite fun, after my initial emotional meltdown of course.
    It’s funny how stories can kindle more than just the imagination, they transport you back to bits of your life as well. Rereading books my dad read me as a kid to my children it’s like being a child again myself, it’s so weird but also really lovely. Words can’t really describe the flood of emotion I feel whenever I get out my battered copy of Animalia, a book I poured over for hours as a child, trying to identify all the objects. (very highly recommend that even for adults, some of the words are pretty obscure.)

    This is my link http://amzn.eu/5rw4Ls3
    Which reminds me I still haven’t finished your first book. I was part way through it last time I was in hospital but then it got put into my going home bag and I dunno where it went. (incidently, I found that bag a while ago while cleaning and it still contained a single blood soaked sock… but no books. Wth? 4 year old blood soaked sock, niiice. Is it weird that I was struck by how not grossly stinky it was?
    I dunno, i’d expect a blood soaked sock to stink. shrug)

    I’d love to pass it along but sadly husband’s been unemployed since november and we’re hemorrhaging money on a monthly basis. Which sucks, because it makes me feel even guiltier when I buy myself something nice that I saved like hell to afford. Gotta love depression and low self worth for that “you don’t deserve nice things” spend guilt right?

    I actually bought myself some books from my childhood recently in a bout of nostalgia but instead of making me feel better they arrived and i cried. Oops. It just rekindled an awful lot of past hurt and loss. But rereading them has been really quite fun, after my initial emotional meltdown of course.
    It’s funny how stories can kindle more than just the imagination, they transport you back to bits of your life as well. Rereading books my dad read me as a kid to my children it’s like being a child again myself, it’s so weird but also really lovely. Words can’t really describe the flood of emotion I feel whenever I get out my battered copy of Animalia, a book I poured over for hours as a child, trying to identify all the objects. (very highly recommend that even for adults, some of the words are pretty obscure.)

  366. I was going to plant tomatoes today, then I read Jenny’s blog & decided to “plant books” to people instead! Now that makes me furiously happy!
    I hope this book works its magic & remember we’re all connected!
    Take care! Kat- Austin TX

  369. Jessica #86 I want to hug you. (I want to hug everyone hurting – you, too, Jenny.) My heart hurts that this is happening to you. As someone who has been there: 1) I offer understanding and empathy. 2) I offer my own trial, errors and answers -> genetic testing. I had my DNA tested and found out that I have several messed up genes. One is vital with pregnancy = MTHFR. I have homozygous C677T. That means synthetic folic acid is toxic to my system (it is in food AND in prenatal vitamins) BUTBUTBUT I greatly need folate. Not all folate supplements are created equally and systems vary. That is why finding a doctor who can help you navigate through genes will make all the difference. Again, my arms are around you. 💜

    ~Christina

  370. I have never posted a comment on your blog before, but your title for this post compelled me to comment this time. About six years ago, I fell on the stairs in my house and ended up dislocating and breaking my right ankle in three places, which required surgery to put the whole thing back together. I was pretty much flat on my back for six weeks, and it occurred to me that I had gotten myself into something that I couldn’t wiggle my way out of. That was when I realized that they only way to get to the other side of my little catastrophe was to go straight through it. And what it required was patience. Best wishes for the best of outcomes for you. P.S. I don’t have a blog. :/

  371. Wahh. You broke Amazon. It is crashing if you try to add you are here to a list.will try later!

  372. I’m sorry you have bad health news. It’s amazing that you can think of others when you are feeling down. I hope your news is better than expected.

  373. Hi. Check out this list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2VS9UABCDV75A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_an_wl_o_CH2gzb9MPMAYT

    I was told by a very wise man that this book would be very beneficial for me to read. I Just haven’t done it yet. It’s been in my cart for 18 months now. I’m a little overwhelmed by the prospect and vision that he sees in me.

    I hope you find the answers you need easily and quickly. My body has been retaliating against me too….i should get checked, but yet another thing I’ve been avoiding.

  377. Thanks everyone. Here is my wishlist: http://a.co/aMXWcFP
    I’ve been getting into coloring as a way to deal with my anxiety and would love a copy of Jenny’s new book.

  378. PSA because I’m feeling a little bit bossy today as a way to ignore the other things I’m feeling: If you still have a book in your wish list and your comment is number 1 through 140, it’s either because you’re not in the US (is anyone looking for a UK recipient? Try comment number 114) or because there’s something wrong with your list (your address is missing, you selected a version of a book that is currently unavailable, or you asked for a Kindle book).

    I’m probably not the only one who would love (really love, love, love) to send you a book and currently can’t.

  381. I’ve been struggling with health issues lately too. I’m terrified I’m getting my family’s curse of arthritis and I’m trying to ignore the increasingly constant pain in my hands. I’ve got all of your books and go back to them over and over to make me smile. This book also is something that helps me to find joy. And a book to read with my 10-year-old to help us both laugh at nonsense. All my best to you, Jenny. Thanks for sharing the good and the bad. : https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3BO3W65LZV8QK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ip_wl_o_dN2gzbZM56NM0

  383. I’ve only been able to leave the house twice in the last three weeks. A new book would help me feel less stuck. I have several books on my list so i can be surprised. There are books on the list for my daughter also. She is starting to get tired of the same books every night. I’m sending good thoughts and hugs to Jenny and anyone else that is struggling right now.
    http://a.co/izmlodN

  386. And if anyone has recommendations for good books to look at in reference to little kids with autism…. it would be a great help. We just found out last Friday that our youngest, 5 year old girl, falls on the spectrum.

  388. I’m slightly confused by what are likely very simple instructions, but I’m into this concept and sometimes a good book is like a life raft when you’re going through a totally shit time and should get a medal for showering, taking your meds, washing the dishes, etc. double points if you live by yourself and do all this. You deserve a f*ig library. 👍📚

  392. Furiously Shop!
    ( It usually works for me! 🙃)
    ‪http://smile.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3CNYV5FZCL5OW/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_FX2gzbBXH6MKB

  395. I’m sending books! Please make sure you set up an address, it seems a lot of people missed that step.

  396. I could use a copy of “You Are Here.” Uncreative, I know, but it’s the only Bloggess book I don’t own yet, and things are a little rough in my life right now. I could use some distraction and some encouragement, and I think this book will be good for both.

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2B7JIAJRD0MV6

  397. A book that has helped me: Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst (it’s a faith-based book, but it helped me learn how to deal with the rejection anxiety and depression makes me feel). Poetry is also a comfort in the wake of my mental health, Sierra Demulder and Mary Oliver are some of my favorites there.

    http://a.co/iIUoaez

  398. I could really use this, I haven’t been able to afford it yet.

    http://a.co/7raVC2n

    I’m sorry that this has been a tough day for you, Jenny, and for anyone else that’s having a hard one too. I feel like I’ve just started coming out from beneath a really dark cloud of depression that’s been hanging out longer than I realized. I’ve sort of likened it to coming out of your shelter after some sort of natural disaster, trying to figure out how much damage there is, and how many friends you might’ve lost along the way. The world has felt just a tiny bit brighter these last couple of days, fingers crossed that it continues, and that everyone else that needs it experiences the same.

  399. 176 I want to send you books but you need to set up an address!

  400. I have bought 2 books so far and plan on a couple more. I sure love your tribe, Jenny. I sure hope whatever it is isn’t serious and you’ll soon be back to your normal. You’ve saved my life more than once even if you don’t know it. So thank you for being you.

    Here’s my book:
    http://a.co/aD3tP47

  402. I love that you do this! My fiancé just got laid off and I just had to go back on food stamps again yesterday. Needless to say I could use a pick me up as well. Luckily my son doesn’t know the difference, so he’s his regular squirrelly happy self. I’d be really grateful for this book, but know books don’t grow on trees. Wait. Ok, technically they do. But, you know, not like THAT!

    https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/33OSNA7HPD10C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ip_wl_o_M32gzbZVC5WZ4

  403. Jenny: as always, you are a bright light in a too-often-dark world. Thank you for being you. I’m sending healing thoughts your way and am off to buy some folks some books.

  404. Yay for spontaneous Booksgiving – April 394 You are Here is on its way to you!

  407. I’m crying, because, even facing adversity, you choose service and kindness, and I am reminded again why I fell in love with your writing. My love to you.

  413. I love this idea! And that your go to when feeling low is to help others. As someone said above, this shows that your foundation is solid, true, & kind no matter what the inner (or exterior) voices might say.

    Some books that have really helped me get through to a place where I’m okay with being me are by Dr. Brene Brown.
    1. I Thought It Was Just Me
    2. The gifts of Imperfection
    3. Daring Greatly
    4. Rising Strong

    Also, cozy mysteries with cats or witches or (preferably) both. It’s an escape hatch when I need to decompress and let things simmer in the background.

  416. Joanne 93 a book by the fabulous Allie Brosh is on its way to you!

  419. I want all three of your books… but I want them to pass out as needed!!

    I certainly hope you find some solutions soon and though it won’t “fix” it… I hope it helps to know you’re loved and adored by your many fans…. And youhelp us more than you’ll probably ever know!!! I wish I could pass on your books to everyone I know, but I just don’t have it like that!

    Take care of you as best as you can!! ((Hugs)) and love and light!!

    Here’s my link: Check out this list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1LXWCTHOCJIDB/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_ip_wl_o_5d3gzbTKDG4QT

  425. I don’t need a book, but there’s something I’ve really wanted to tell you, Jenny. I belong to an incredible group of friends I met through an art group. They helped me an enormous amount last year when I had surgery that kept me off my feet for 3 months, so when we went on a weekend excursion (8 of us!) I gave everyone a copy of YOU ARE HERE. Everyone LOVED it, and we started playing with it right away (I brought some colored pencils, because otherwise that would be cruel). I have couple of great pictures but I don’t know how to post them. I’ll find a way to let you see them, because they are awesome. (Either FB or Twitter, probably.)

    A few days after our return, I got a call from my dear friend Frieda, who is 97. She said, “I don’t know how you found this wonderful woman, but she’s so talented and wonderful!” (And she is pretty awesome herself, so she knows great people when she sees them.)

    I hope that brings a little cheer to you, and I hope you are feeling better soon. <3

  427. I was feeling very low for most of last week and while I first wanted to post my wish list I realised it makes me way happier to just buy a book for someone else. Which I just did. Thank you for this wonderful idea.

  428. Please check that you have an address! I’m trying to send BOOOOOOKKKKKSSSS!

  429. Jenny, zen hugs to you as you deal with the medical madness. And thanks, as always, for being you – You’re such an inspiration!

    My list: http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3S4VL36VB2JGQ

    Recommendations: Persuasion by Jane Austen (romantic tension at its finest!); Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret (because the size of any crisis is directly proportional to, well, lots of factors! And OMG we survived that crap!); Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls (prepare to bawl); Like Water for Chocolate by Esquivel (the book. NOT the movie.); and the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde – starts with The Eyre Affair

  432. I’d like to thank Gemma from the last booksgiving. I did send you a message via Amazon, but thought my appreciation could bear being restated 🙂
    I’m heading into hospital for TMS today, I’d prefer good wishes to books. Hope you’re on the path to recoveryJenny. I’m taking your colouring book to help me.

  433. I have chronic pain and books are an escape for me. I have an entire list of books I want, but when it came time to pick just one, one stood out. It’s a children’s’ book that I happened upon as a teenager. Just the thought of it never fails to put a smile on my face. http://a.co/8sf9hFR

  434. I’ve certainly had my fair share of medical “adventures.” Breathe and know that you are loved. I would absolutely love You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds. http://a.co/5Gclxpa

  436. What a beautiful gesture. I’m sending positivity and hugs your way. I wish I had learned of you years ago when my bipolar depression kicked in, but better late than never.

  440. Thank you for your humor and the community you have created. It has helped to make me feel less alone and less weird. Two things I was in desperate need of. You are an amazing human!

  442. Earlier today, before reading this post, ! ordered a copy of “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened” for myself, and a copy of “You Are Here” for my daughter’s girlfriend. I’d already sent “Furiously Happy” to my sister, who said it helped her realize that mental illness is just illness, and that it was okay to get help in dealing with hers. She’s “out” now – both out the the hospital, and out about her newly diagnosed Bipolar Mood Disorder. Thank you, Jenny. Your words most definitely do matter!!

  447. http://a.co/7wNbVG6

    I’m having a hard time today. I was supposed to have my last therapy appointment today but instead I had a breakdown and cried all over the office. So much for doing better.

    I just want to feel happy. It shouldn’t be this hard.

  448. The Artist’s Way helped me walk through a lot of bad stuff and it had lots of fun stuff too. I’m having a flare up so I’m kind of sad and can’t remember why it helped but when I think of it I smile and feel comforted on the inside so I’m passing it on to you.

  449. I have had bad news on bad news recently and this timing is amazing. I read mostly audiobooks, but I’ve been wanting to learn Zentangle for a while to help with anxiety. This is why I chose a Zentangle book. If anyone would feel like buying it for me, it would be amazing, but you certainly don’t have to. Thank you!

    http://a.co/0H9arDX

  452. This is a book I would love: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=40AW2FSFRZ6K&type=wishlist (I’m from Canada)

    I’m someone who likes to read about people also going through hard times, and I’d highly recommend Ethel Rohan’s book, ‘The Weight of Him’ about a father dealing with the suicide of his son, the grief of his family, and his own obesity. Sad and tough, but ultimately hopeful.

    For something a bit lighter I recommend ‘The Humans’ by Matt Haig if you haven’t heard about it yet.

  457. Usually I’m on the “buying for someone else” end of your arrangements, and that’s always a great feeling. But now with a long distance move, an unexpected job loss, an even less expected pregnancy, and a mother going through cancer treatment on the other side of the country, my anxiety is at an all time high and my funds have been at an all time low…which is the only reason I don’t already HAVE You Are Here to join your first two books in my collection. (And then I had to add a few more after reading the comments here…books are life giving.) Feel better Jenny. There’s a lot of people loving you out here.

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2B762J0DF18KC/ref=cm_wl_huc_view

  458. the book i really need right now is furiously happy. jenny’s books always manage to drag me back up out of my depression enough to get through another day.
    http://a.co/a5vgaWl

    (that’s the link amazon gave me to give out.)

  462. Jenny, you (always) have my best wishes for your health. You’ve helped me so much over the years, you’re an amazing person, and I most definitely hope you feel better.

    Coloring always sounded fun and appealed to the kid in me, but it is really therapeutic and superb depression distraction as well! I would love to have Jenny’s latest book if possible. http://a.co/gZi2BYc and my sincere thanks.

  463. Hope things start getting better soon. I wanted to let you know I handed your book to someone at the library today. She seemed happy with the suggestion.

  466. This is so fun! I have picked a few people’s kiddos to send books to, I love parents who encourage their kids to read! The best part has been clicking on so many links and not finding the book they really need there! It’s awesome that book magic is happening all over the place!

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  469. Hi Jenny. Your humor in the face of personal adversity has been a great boost. I understand about the health crap and hope this latest works out ok. I have neuro probs that no one seems to be able to find an answer to and have been run through the ringer. I often feel allne with no answers and your blog posts never fail to boost and I look forward to them appearing in my invox. Best wishes.
    My wish list
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2M4MKG9GK3NHT/ref=cm_wl_huc_title

  470. I don’t need an official wish list….I just desperately need a SIGNED copy of YOU ARE HERE! I have a signed copy of Furiously Happy on a stand in my library right at my front door… I see it every time I leave the house to live my day Furiously Happy!…And I do! EVERY DAY!!!! So furiously happy that I’m pretty sure a few co-workers would like to slap me first thing in the morning ! So THANKS Jenny!

  471. I don’t know how to paste the link from my phone…

    But my wish would be for you to sign and send me “let’s pretend this never happened” because through my depression, you reminded me how to belly laugh again. Right now, I’m in a pretty bad place, and could use a hard copy in my hand, from the lady that made me laugh again.

  474. I used some amazon rewards points to buy a gift. Jenny provides so much support to this community and I love giving back.

  476. Does it count if I booksgiving my kids?
    Jenny, sending you much love and many hugs.

  477. I wholly recommend 10% Happier by Dan Harris. Part biography, part research, it’s a great read and makes me laugh almost as much as your books do. It’s also very informative on all the self-improvement crap, er, ‘fads’, out there and even gives steps on meditation.

    I pray you recover from whatever hell your body is now putting you through.

    Godspeed,
    Kelly

  478. Nicole – I hope your requested book helps you. Sending strength your way.

  479. In in my second trimester of my second pregnancy, and I finally got up the nerve to admit to my husband and doctor that I think I’m depressed. I want the answer to be anything else, but I was reading Furiously Happy the other night and you were so open, that I felt like it gave me the freedom to be open too. I’m going to see a therapist this week. Fingers crossed.

    Me and my kid would love a book, if anyone wanted to send us one.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1EKCA7DOOTYAB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_awwlg_DP3gzb9Y0EGDH_wb

  481. Hi Jenny. This year has been brutal it seems. Really hoping you start to feel better soon, and that you can get some answers. After spending months in agony, hell month, and a solid week of panic attacks where I almost quit my job and walked away from everything (and possibly convinced my coworkers I’m a raging bitch with a few screws loose), my chiro somehow managed to make the pain actually stop and I figured out what was triggering the attacks, and oh my god, I could breathe (and sleep) for the first time in months. Here’s to hoping you can breathe again, if not already, then soon. Because, really, there’s nothing quite like it

  485. Melissa at 184, you need to add the shipping address please

  486. My wish is that you feel better soonest and receive strength to endure. All the best to you Miss Lady.

  493. DAMMIT why do you always do these wonderful giving things when I have no money to spare?? I want to fufill someone’s wishlist so badly, but due to an already-planned vacation in two weeks I have no extra money. sigh

    I’m really sorry the medical merry-go-round still has you tied up. I hope that you can take comfort in knowing that good is being done in your name here, and that you help SO many people (me included) by just being you.

  494. Hugs and prayers and good thoughts to you… you help so many of us, all the time.

  498. Thanks so much for this great idea! I’m in France and don’t usually qualify for giveaways or competitions, but this is a great idea… I don’t (touch wood) have physical health problems, but many other types of problem – money worries in particular, but also serious mental health issues (spent a year and a half in a psychiatric hospital, including 6 months in the secure unit) and a multitude of issues in my personal life. I adore drawing, painting, colouring, but my life is such a trainwreck I never seem to find the time or energy… I’ve already read Furiously Happy and loved it; I would love to receive You Are Here. And if anyone else on this list is in France (or Europe, at least), I’d be delighted to send something if I can afford it… Above all, Jenny, I’m sending you healing vibes and happy thoughts all the way from the south of France, along with a whole ton of hugs…
    xoxoxox

  502. Sent out ten books to random people…hooray for Jenny!
    I hope Amazon sells out of “You are Here”!
    *make sure you added your address to your wish list, several people I wanted to send books to didn’t fill their address in.

  504. No idea if I’m doing this correctly, but here’s a few to pick from:

    Book Wish List

    Link: http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3U31B451HBPKS

    Not for me, though – my sister was recently diagnosed with MS, leaving her nearly homebound. She has had to quit work, which leaves her and her son and husband with a huge pile of medical bills and very little actual money for anything else they need. They’re trying, but it’s disheartening. I can’t help, either, because we’re going through our own storm, but hopefully someone here could share a book with her to make her not feel so alone.

    Thank you <3

  506. Love and light to all of you. I wouldn’t call this a need so much as a really want. Single momhood leaves not a lot of time and money for fun : (

    http://a.co/gYJigR1

  508. Serendipitously today, when I stopped by a neighborhood Little Free Library to see what was there and add a book or two, I found a copy of “You are Here” when I really needed it. I might have teared up a bit at the way the universe was looking out for me.

  509. #472 & 473 – Mary & Miss Eliza, book’s coming on Thursday! Enjoy!

  513. http://a.co/5iyYPdz

    Oh Jenny, I am so sorry you have to go through this. We’re going through our own craziness right now because I’m about to enter a period of about 3 mos where I can’t work because I have to be home to take care of our 13 yr old autistic son. Our insurance company has been being shitty about dealing with our claims on our roof, fence and my car (which were all severely damaged by a hailstorm a few weeks ago). Our AC unit went out last night and we got it fixed today even though we couldn’t really afford it because it is going through a Texas summer with no AC would be torturous. I grew up in a house without central heat and air and man, it is BRUTAL in the summer time. I feel like Jim Carrey in that “Bruce Almighty” scene where he says “I thank God for the blessings that are raining down upon me. WAIT! That’s not rain!”

    I hope you feel better and they figure out WTF is up with you. Because we all deserve to live a relatively healthy, non shitty life.

  514. Don need a book bUT if you need some good laughs, check out the memoir Priestdaddy. It’s wonderful!

  516. One of my favorite people on the planet died on Friday. I gave my copy of Furiously Happy to his wife one week before he passed away because I thought she could use some humor to get through his sucky cancer treatment. Now I need something to get me through this awful experience. His passing was painful and awful and he was so amazing. He didn’t deserve it and I miss him terribly. I always will. I hope you feel better Jenny – not feeling healthy sucks ass.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1QVJ4F6EAH6NU/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

  520. People like you make this world a better place. Thanks for being generous and kind.

  521. THIS was the funnest thing i’ve done all week! Thank you Jenny for setting this up. Thank you for being you. Despite the body that hates you and the brain that tries to kill you, you find incredible ways to connect and help others come up for air. You save lives…including mine…and I’m grateful for you. Since you’ve already got the funyun-bingeing and the blanket fort-building down, may I suggest a Kung Fu Panda marathon to add to the toolbox to help tell medical issues to fuck off for a while? AMAZINGLY profound and soothing yet absolutely hysterical – i only recently discovered them and have no idea how i’ve lived so long without those movies. When the man gets frustrated and finds me in snuggled in bed with the cats and dog watching KFP for the bazillionth time, i just shrug and tell him i could be drunk online shopping with the credit cards. Works every time.

  523. I love that you make yourself feel better by doing nice things and encouraging your kind readers to follow along.
    I do not love that you got more sucky medical news, though.
    I’m sorry.

  524. I had the worst day at work today… and this made me feel like there are people out there that care… So thanks. And I am hoping things go better for you. I already have all of your books, but I have never read Sandman, and this has been a ‘I will put it off until later’ for much too long…
    http://a.co/gHUEhv4

    Thank you for the chance. <3

  526. Jenny, health issues suck and it is okay to have a little pity party for yourself. But sometimes you are reminded just how lucky and healthy you are. So I have bad hip arthritis which started really acting up at age 40. When I was 42 one morning I was having a little pity party for myself, moaning about how I was too young and it was unfair that other women my age were running marathons without a problem (even though I NEVER have ever wanted to run a marathon!) and then on the TV there was a story about the Joplin MO tornado that destroyed the town. And a mother who laid on top of her children to save their lives. She lost BOTH of her legs. Now that really sucks and I don’t care who you are but I am sure she had some pity party moments. But during her interview she was very positive and just happy her kids were safe and how well she was doing with her rehab (this was some time after the event). And I just stood there and cried (which I am doing again of course). Because at least I HAVE legs. And I thanked God for reminding me that things can always be far worse and that I WILL survive, even if I can’t play soccer with my daughter or go on long walks with the dog. But my daughter and I can still snuggle and my dog still loves me and they don’t know much different. So at 43 I had a hip replacement (on my birthday) and I’m having the other one done in August (age 47). So, anyway, have a little pity party for yourself, but make sure you also look at the way God reminds you how lucky and healthy you are. (Shit, all your stuff has made you some coin I bet!) Make sure to make all the doctors and nurses and technicians laugh because they also see a lot worse and they need brightness in their days too. Love you lady!

  528. Anyone who has enjoyed the movie The Princess Bride should read As You Wish. Apparently the filming of the movies was as magical as the movie itself and it is a joy to read about.
    I hope you soon find out what the hell is up with your body And that the invasive test isn’t a colonoscopy (although if it is, take a picture of yourself just before the procedure. You will never be skinnier. I regret not taking a bathing suit pic of myself just before mine)

  530. I hope you feel better soon, Jenny!

    I’m having a rough time lately, my dad had a stroke and his rehab nursing home is awful, so we are preparing to bring him to live with us. It’s stressful, our house is about 600 sq feet, we have two adults and a toddler, plus two dogs… So it’s a going to be a tight fit and a big change. I’ll be taking care of my daughter and my dad, and trying to deal with my own anxiety and depression. Fun times, heh.

    Anywho,I love coloring to destress (when I get a chance, lol) so I put your coloring book on there. If I get it, I’ll have to fnd my colored pencils immediately!

    http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1V76T8Z4HXHKX

  532. I have all of your books, but this has been a rough month so I could use a pick me up. I made a small list in case anyone is left that’s in a giving mood. I’ve been in a car accident and have myriad injuries from that and am out of work because of it so no money coming in, just discovered that a minifridge my sister gave me had roaches so my apartment is now infested, and my new smartphone went kablooey, all in the space of two weeks. I’m afraid of what’s next. Any of these would cheer me up. http://a.co/85PgzV9

  533. I love the way the happiness of others can make you feel so much better. I needed this, today. I teach 9th graders, and one of my lovely girls lost her father unexpectedly yesterday. I’m a wreck of a person trying to be strong for my kids.

    So, a book for me to retreat into and a book for them to learn from (we are forming a trebuchet team to compete at Tex Ren Fest school days next year – we are doing costumes, too, but good costuming books are pricey…have I mentioned how much I love my kids?).

    https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2B204VKO0CBR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_it_wl_o_kE4gzb6DSF5F5

  534. So, thank you for being you. Sometimes that feels like a big ole compliment and sometimes it feels like a sentence, if you’re anything like me. I’m bipolar and have tendonitis from anxiety-driven muscle tension. I just did a road-trip from WA to CA, and was feeling blue on the way back. However, I had your audiobooks to listen to, and then I had a new problem. I was occasionally laughing so hard I couldn’t see the road very well. Thanks for standing up and talking about mental health. Thanks for uncovering the humor that is sometimes so hard to find in our own lives. Thanks for sharing.

  535. Hope everything goes well, Jenny.

    My mental health hasn’t been the greatest lately, and, it’s silly, but I have a really bad cold on top of it, so it makes everything seem that much more impossible. I’ve never done this before, so I hope it works ::crossing fingers. and toes:: http://a.co/ivxmg9u

    Hugs to everyone out there, and I hope you all feel better.

  536. Thank you for your awesomeness and your kind heart. Sending positive thoughts your way. I deal with both anxiety and a rare form of RA. It’s always a struggle and the anxiety makes it extra fun. Every ache or pain and I assume the worst.

    Link: http://a.co/5lLnxzG

  538. I love you and have all your books, Jenny. I couldn’t figure out how to get someone else their book wish. I’m technologically illiterate. Besides Jenny’s books, I highly recommend Hyperbole and a Half.

  539. My list http://a.co/712Pjx. There are a bunch of books on and certainly there don’t exI pect to get all of them. Or even more than one. But I would apreciate any of them.

  542. Jenny: Your books and your blog have helped me on multiple occasions. I don’t need anything now. I just want you to know you are loved and your words are deeply appreciated. More than once I have been cheered by your humor and your imagination helps me see though the darkness. You are awesome.

  544. I forgot to add (to my #369 comment) that along with pregnancy complications and loss, MTHFR (and other gene combinations) can make anxiety and depression monster worse. By. A. Lot. Like ROAR x sob x dark infinity. Understanding our gene mutations is an opportunity to find a roadmap (one piece to our personal puzzles) to clearer and brighter mental health, from the inside out. Personally, I am full of wonky bully gene mutations that are activated. I keep asking why couldn’t I have been born with a sparkly cool mutation 🦄 (Call me UniCorny for short- because my puns are cheesy and cob like) instead of lame ones that make me sick. So if you can, check for (sounds like a cuss word) MTHFR (along with other gene mutations and find someone to help you). If you cannot afford the testing and doctors, cut out folic acid (read labels, it is in almost everything pre-made and baked) and add folate. Research MTHFR and start small. 💜 If I could have a super power, it would be to assist everyone that needs aid. Above all, keep on being kind. Keep on being you. Together we are so much stronger than alone. Thank you Jenny for giving instead of taking. 😍 Good vibes!!!

  549. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=ZBZWF0YVU9PY&type=wishlist
    Here is mine! I’ve also had a really rough week. The fact that May has actually been my most toughest month ever is insane. I feel like I’m literally crazy ’cause my friends and family both don’t seem to want to talk to me or seem to be ignoring me. I also had a really rough morning today considering the fact that I’ve just been having bugs invading my room to the point that my anxiety, depression and paranoia are high and I literally stayed up the whole night on guard thinking more bugs would end up in my room so I didn’t even get sleep until 8AM and I had also moved to a different room ’cause I just couldn’t deal with it all. I slept a bit and woke up at around 2PM still feeling awful today. And I have also been so scared to talk to anyone ’cause I feel like I’d be judged as being crazy and stupid so the urges to harm have been high but I haven’t harmed myself. So getting a book would make me feel less awful and I wish I could also do the same and buy books for others but I don’t have the money. Nonetheless I hope that anyone who’s got a list, gets a book! 🙂

  550. I hope you had a peaceful rest. We are with you all the way.
    Love,
    Jane

  551. I hope you had a peaceful rest. We are with you all the way.
    Love,
    Jane

  553. You are amazing. My wife bought Furiously Happy because well…you had Rory on the cover and she thought it was fantastic. She needed you because she suffers from depression and anxiety. Her depression and anxiety are a result of my BPD, ASPD, and PTSD. She knew I needed you too. She started reading it to me every night when we would go to bed until I would fall asleep (which some nights were hard because you’re fucking funny). She knew I needed to hear that someone else out there suffers just like I do. I finished reading Furiously Happy on my own last night. I needed to see the words for myself and take them in. I needed to understand that I’m not alone. Now I’m reading Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. I’ll continue reading your books every day until I feel better. I will always read your blogs. It’s the only thing that is making me feel better. It’s the only thing that’s keeping that voice in my head from lashing out in anger or acting on my impulses or remembering all the horrible things that I have seen or experienced. Please know that without you, my marriage and life might not exist right now. You are my therapy when I’m not at therapy. Keep on keeping on.

  556. I love your writing! You make me feel so not-alone. And you make me grin!

  558. I don’t need a thing. Just here to say I’m sending you oodles of love and light and hope and hugs!! <3 You will get through this thing!

  561. Hi Jenny, I left my book request seperately but I just wanted to thank you with all my heart for your books! All three of them have helped me laugh through tears, accept my mental health as it is and feel stronger then I thought possible. Sending you all that light and love back and hoping things will get better soon! xoxo

  563. If anyone is looking for an escape book that leaves you feeling hopeful, I would recommend anything by Patricia McKillip, but especially “The Forgotten Beasts of Eld” and “Alphabet of Thorn.” Reading her books feels like looking at a painting, they’re so beautiful, and when you’re done you feel like you can navigate the hard and thorny things in your life, and even your own bad choices, too.

  564. Really struggling with the heartache of infertility, especially after Mother’s Day.

  565. I’ve already purchased a couple of your books and love, love, love your blog sharing. Hope you get some relief soon. You lift up so many, it’s time for the universe to bring you some good stuff!

  566. I totally understand how you feel about the medical crappage. I have a rare form of scoliosis, and my body is trying to kill me. They’ve put in titanium rods, and I found out in February that I have cracked one. CRACKED TITANIUM. So, after a shit ton of tests and scans, I am still disappointed that I have no superpowers or built in WiFi. But, I am unique in that not many people have scoli that does this, and I still find ways to prank my kids, and make people laugh and question their sanity (for knowing me, trust me, I think up some interesting things) even when my bones are fracturing and everything is on fire (especially my hair – I am a red head)
    And you, Ms. Jenny, have that same superpower. If not for everything you have been through, you wouldn’t be here, right now, being amazing, and helping so many other people. The side effects of this superpower suck, I hear ya, but you are one hell of an amazing SuperHero and when I find the cape that is just right, I am sending it to you. I know you might not get this message, but if you do, know that you are special, loved, cherished and enjoyed by so many people you have never even met. My heart is with you and if I could, I’d do the tests for you, I am getting good at them 😉 thinking of you
    And if all else fails, read The Encyclopaedia Of Hell, fricking funny
    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/5YVQO88TW4CM/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1?

  568. This is such a kind idea! Right now, I need a book, but I hope that once I’m feeling better, I’ll be able to be on the giving end of things so I can pay it back.

    I recently moved from an urban area where I had been under the care of a psychiatrist for eight years to rural area where it took me four months to gather the energy to make an appointment with someone and then three more months to get an intake appointment. In another state. At that appointment, I learned it will be another two months before I can see a therapist. The wait for a psychiatrist was also that long, but I just got word that she had a cancellation so I will–thankful​ly–be able to see her at the end of the month. Lightish at the endish of the tunnel.

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=2GJYCCWM1CK3E&type=wishlist

  571. Get well soon, thanks for all you do! Just bought the third ” you are here” as a gift. for Mother’s Day my daughter colored the feather for me from the book I bought her… she’s a single mom struggling to be, and your book is a real bright spot for her. Thank you!

  573. Thank you for doing this and to anyone who can do this for someone else. I know right now my life is pretty yucky, but it will get better. Then I can pass this niceness along!

    Book I Really Need Right Now
    Link: http://a.co/0yB7pkU

  574. The song D.i.l.l.i.g.a.f by kevin bloody wilson…its crude and rude but it always makes me giggle and feel a lilittle better,I think it matches Let’s Pretend this Never Happened.

  575. Is it the moon that’s doing this to us? It’s the moon isn’t it?
    I’m in New Zealand and our time zones don’t match.
    It’s been a hell of a week and your kindness is unrivalled. We don’t have amazon available in NZ because although we made Lord of The Rings, we still don’t exist as far as Amazon is concerned.
    I’m hanging out to read Furiously happy, and Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore. But I’m sure I’ll find a way.
    Lots of love from “We-Don’t-Exist-land
    Meg

  578. The idea of granting myself mercy throughout my struggles with anxiety and chronic pain (and depression though I don’t like to talk about that) has been nagging at me lately. So in case anyone gets this far down the list, I picked the book “Hallelujah Anyway.” Best wishes to all of us for better tomorrows.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ls/ref=cm_sw_em_r_wsg_ph5gzbGTAYHQP_wb?ie=UTF8&lid=3M7Z0SHGFJJCW&ref_=cm_sw_em_r_wsg_ph5gzbGTAYHQP_wb&ty=wishlist

  580. I’ve had just about the worst year maybe of my life with a serious resurgence of depression, anxiety, and chronic health issues. I’m ready to move away from North Carolina and return home to Seattle to find some healing, but until then I have to find a way to get through this summer. “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened” got me through my first serious heartbreak so I’m guessing “Furiously Happy” has the potential to help me get through this summer too.
    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=235P6XQRILY9C&type=wishlist

  581. Hope you feel better soon, get better news, find a new creepy doll, whatever floats your boat.
    Thank you for making our lives more bearable.

  582. Hi Jenny, I hope all the good vibes from all of us concerned for your wellbeing and wishing you improved health has resulted in you feeling better, despite the not great news. I think it must be a full moon because I had a tough workday at a job I love… maybe I love it too much and over-care… in the end, it was a rough day with some awkward tears and unfortunate timing (at a meeting with my bosses). Menopause is amplifying emotions with the worst timing. Thank you for this blog post. I’m in Canada, hence the amazon.ca link… It’s been great reading all the other comments in this thread, we’re in this together! https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/27W6F14UNFZ55/ref=cm_wl_huc_view

  583. Some days just suck big, hairy, monkey balls, & you can’t do shit about it except endure, (God, I hate that word). I do thank you for the opportunity to send someone a book that they’ll enjoy, it lifted my spirits.

  587. Hi. Check out this list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/17UIVASXAYCH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_an_wl_o_YG5gzbNY7NZBY says:

    Not sure if I got the address to work. Would be nice to get it for my stepdaughter who is recovering from a dislocated elbow and is pretty darn bored.

  591. Hi Jenny— I am new follower of yours. Love the booksgiving idea!
    Here’s my wish list link:
    http://a.co/f8mszMw

    Feeling less alone with my own crazy thoughts….

  592. Great idea!! I bought books for complete strangers! Feels great! Thank you..

  593. Thank you so much Jenny for creating the opportunity for us all to help each other! you’re so sweet! You inspire me to do more, to give more, to share more, to ask more. Even if I never get these books, I will go to sleep tonight resting easy knowing that there are people in this world so kind and loving as the people sharing on this blog post <333
    My list: <3
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3VAR43H9S7DN4/ref=cm_sw_em_r_wsg_-S5gzbWMWH85C_wb

  597. Jenny, I so hope that things turn around for you soon. You are loved by so many. You have inspired so many people to do so many good things, like this, and have built up one hell of a community.

    I’ve been going through a huge personal change recently and have been feeling lost, trying to figure out who I am if I can’t work. I added a book for my son too, as he is struggling with being bullied at school and could totally use a smile. I can’t wait to put a smile on someone’s face.

    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/TM1JLRMSZ7P/ref=cm_wl_list_o_2?

    (In Canada)

  602. Hi Jenny,
    I do hope your health is ” looking up ” soon. I am new to this booksgiving thing … and also suffer anxiety. I bought two books for others, but don’t want recognition and don’t really want to share my address. I noticed that amazon shields the full address of the recipient for privacy. What about the ” gifter ” will the people I gave books to get my billing address? ( preferably not?)

  603. I am sorry that you’re struggling. I don’t know if this will help, but you are a part of the reason that I am as mentally healthy today as I am. Because of your openness about your struggles, and being able to find the humor in them, I was able to get to a place where I faced that I needed help with my anxiety/depression and to get medicated. Life is not always a bowl of cherries, but it’s a damn sight better than it used to be. So thank you.

  604. Holy crap, y’all. I got 175 comments in before I decided to rest for the night. I had to search for lists that weren’t already filled because so many of you wanted to give as well. I love you guys. I’ll send some more books tomorrow.

  609. Jenny, thank you so much for your gift, I am so touched and it makes my heart happy. I will pay it forward sometime soon. Thanks for being such a bright light. Much love and thanks. This made my day! <3 <3 <3

  611. Love this idea. I don’t really have a book wishlist to buy. I have a few I need to read sitting next to me. I tend to start books and never finish them since the onslaught of reproduction. But I did do my own coloring and activity book that I never really marketed and it was geared toward mental health and spirituality (like it doesn’t tell you what to believe, but ideas to help explore your own beliefs). I just changed the price so let Amazon think for a minute, but if it’s not priced at 15.99, wait a day or two.

    https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51d6FmmGYeL.AC_US218.jpg

    https://www.amazon.com/Dust-Essence-Journal-Coloring-Activity/dp/1536879207/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494983161&sr=8-1&keywords=from+dust+to+essence

  612. Oh Jenny, I know how you feel. I got some bad medical news this week that’s also not the end of the world, but life changing. I was diagnosed with a thyroid autoimmune disease. WHICH IVE KNOW. IVE HAD FOR 10+ YEARS! Finally found a dr who believed me and did proper testing. Hopefully this anxiety-ridden depression will lift and I’ll get my will to do anything back soon! My body too is a stupid motherfucker!

    I know your feeling unwell, have a shit-ton of followers and don’t know me AT ALL, but if you’re interested in e-chatting, PM or email me. I’m always available.

    Lori Lee

  613. I hope you feel better soon! Not in need of a book right now, but during my bleak times “How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying To Kill Me” by Susan Rose Blauner was helpful. Also, “Shoot The Damn Dog” by Sally Brampton and “Stuart: A Life Backwards” by Alexander Masters.

  614. I was sick and pukey today, but I prayed for you. We all have rough days, but even though we can’t always fix what we so desperately want to fix, it’s nice to know we’re not alone. ((Hugs))

  615. I’m such a mess right now, I almost didn’t post a list because I couldn’t decide on a book. In the end, I decided to go with one that I know will be amazing!

    http://a.co/bhprsbg

  616. Jenny this is such a great idea. I just bought books for people I don’t know and it makes me happy to think maybe it will brighten their day or make them smile.

  617. Jenny, I always start at the bottom of your comments, because when I try to read from the top I get tired. You sure do gave a ton of people who love you. Me included. I have said this before, that knowing you has helped me be more understanding of those in my life with short-circuiting brains. I am lucky in my life, (with the devastating exception of my dad now living in memory care, or as I call it, glorified jail. It breaks my heart that we are miles apart.), so no need for a book for me. I will find someone I can make happy instead.

    I am sorry you have been hit with one thing after another. I am reminded of, I think, a Rocky movie, where he has been beaten down so severely, and his trainer tells him to stay down. He doesn’t of course. So my message to you is

    Jenny, get up! Get up, get up, get up. Keep fighting. You will conquer.

    I hope you get what you need to be well.

  618. I wish I felt like I deserved gifted books. It’s a lovely thing you do, Jenny 🙂

  623. Jenny, I hope your newest medical problems are ones that can be fixed – and that happens quickly. I’ve been having to lie flat with my legs up for most of the day for a couple of weeks – today is the first day I’ve worked a whole day in a few weeks. In addition, the first medication I was prescribed made me so sick that I could only eat broth for the first 10 days and even now (three weeks later) I only want chicken, corn on the cob and tomatoes! I’ve spent a lot of time reading and rereading as well as catching up on some TV, but I would love to have your latest book. (I have your first two already, of course. ) 🙂 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=4DQVE4L4AH6B&type=wishlist

  627. Not everyone is religious & growing up a preacher’s kid might cure you of it. But sometimes, you need someone with a direct connection to pray over you and yours. It’s just been one of those “call dad” weeks. Ya know? Jenny, supporters are reaching out to you, praying to whomever, sending good vibes, and advice and well-wishes. You have a huge, empathetic group of like-minded followers.
    And this is a great opportunity to pay it forward to eachother as well. So, whoever you are, I’m praying, sending good vibes and well-wishes to you and yours. Thanks.
    http://a.co/2H3mgKD

  630. I was the fool who lent one of my most used books to a friend so they could study for a final, and then never got it back :'( It’s not a “feel-good” book, but I honestly used it daily in my grad studies.
    http://a.co/bJRlkdv

  631. If anyone is willing to ship to a Canadian girl who’s still recovering from having surgery and the addition of a plate and some screws and I couple of pins added to her arm, this would make my day. And I look forward to be a long to paying it forward once things return to being more normal here.
    https://www.amazon.ca/registry/wishlist/1V6OUVST6AZ8J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ip_wl_o_kO6gzbNAXN3C5
    I think I did this correctly.

    And Jenny, hope you feel better soon. Sending a one armed hug your way.

  633. Thank you for this. If no one buys it I understand, but I’ve had this book on my wishlist. I’m hoping to let my daughter read it, but in reading the blurb now I got sucked in and I want to read it too.
    This year has been extra shitty. Paycuts and medical bills and I still don’t know what’s going on with me medically, but I’m endlessly grateful for my online support group and for this blog because your words always brighten my day.
    I hope things get better for you soon Jenny, you’re wonderful and even though we’ve only met for two seconds at a signing, you mean a lot to me. hugs

    My wishlist: http://a.co/56Lbsfl

  635. I’ve been following you a really long time, like around when my oldest son was born, 7 years ago. I’ve never written to you before and never shared with you how much your advocacy with depression means to me. I have been in and out of a bad spell for about a month now. The only thing getting me thru lately is my family and Girl Scouts giving me a reason to have showered and be out and about, and not wanting either to see me in the same clothes two days in a row. My last Girl Scouts meeting in tomorrow and I’m really hoping I have enough spoons to get thru the summer with my kids, actually getting out and about, and not just “lazy days” with the kids in my pjs at home. I have a wonderful husband to allows me to have my moments of absolutely no spoons, me doing nothing but keep our 3 kids fed and alive, patiently waiting for me to come back. One of my favorite things is reading and I’ve always wanted to read ‘stardust’, I loved the movie and hoping the book is even better. Thank you Jenny, and thank you all who let me know I can get thru this, and I can overcome this fight that no one else can see in my own head.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/O5ET714WH334/ref=cm_wl_huc_title

  636. Just sent books and love to a bunch of people! It felt a-mazing! I’m not going to have spending money for a little while, but I would rather have been able to make someone’s day better than be able to impulse buy shoes or something! That’s what I learned through this whole experience! Thank you Jenny (and all of the other wonderful people on here!) that giving truly is a wonderful path to healing. Feeling a million times better! Hope you do too!

  640. Jenny Lawson, you are a beacon of light for all of us. Whatever storm you are facing, please know we, your tribe, will rally around you and keep you in our thoughts, prayers, pockets, wait, maybe not our pockets, because that might be a little awkward. But, you know what I mean. Sending so much love, light, humor, strength and rainbows your way, and to all who are facing storms of their own. You are loved. Your are valued. You matter.
    If anyone wants a fun book idea, I love the Heart and Brain /Awkward Yeti books. My sons, ages 7 and 10 love them too.
    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=24BL3EY4DT3F7&type=wishlist

  641. What an utterly amazing idea! Thank you so much for setting this up. Here is my wishlist: http://a.co/gCOzfb4

    I realize my choice seems counterintuitive (how is this book going to make me happy?!), but I am a therapist who works with teens and it makes me happy to read up on ways to be of better help to them. That, and I’m the kind of nerd that loves collecting therapy books and building up my own reference library.

    Looking forward to browsing through others’ picks and passing on the good feeling after my son goes to sleep! Thanks again!

  643. what an amazing idea! I sent a couple of books out to our community here. what has moved me beyond tears is the books people are asking for… how to feel better, how to be happy, how to love oneself. It’s such a huge amount of self awareness and self love that you don’t see many people having. As for me, I’ve lost my desire to read… anything. I’m hoping it’ll come back, as there is a huge pile accumulating on my coffee table, and my beloved is getting annoyed by it.

    As for you, Jenny, the one who brings joy to all of us, I’m sending you much love and light, and many hopes that this medical issue isn’t as bad as it may seem. Feel better. We love you.

  644. I normally give books on posts like this but this time I’m asking. Life has been pretty rough lately. I’m turning 40 in a few weeks and had planned a big trip to Europe with a dear friend. But instead of packing I’m praying I’ll still have my father in a few weeks. My awesome, 75 year old dad is having major heart surgery on Friday in Houston. I can’t be there with him and my mom because I have to stay and take care of our family collection of animals – they’re too much for any petsitter to handle (horses, a three legged goat, etc.). I could use something happy/funny/heartwarming to lift me up right now and pull me out of my head a bit.

    So heres my list: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/18H76GKLW3K1D/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2.

    And Jenny, I hope you’ll get to feeling better soon. Hugs, love, and prayers.

    ~Elise

  645. Hope you feel better soon Jenny! I had tests last year to determine the cause of my stomach pain…turns out I got to tell my husband I was full of shit! #cantmakerhisshitup

  648. Sometimes when things are finally looking up, and you can see the light at the end of the tunnel someone comes along and builds a longer tunnel for you. All we can do it just keep swimming. After being laid off in March I’ve tried to make my side hustles work, but everything continues to fall apart. I keep telling myself, this is just a moment in time, one that will soon be in the past for me to look back on and say I was strong, I persisted, and I overcame the obstacles.

    Your blog and open words have helped me so much with my own anxiety and depression.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=8CCK99VNVR0A&type=wishlist

  649. I hope that whatever you are going through is manageable, and you get through it better and happier on the other side.
    I arrived late to the game, but since I’ve discovered your writing, I can’t stop recommending your books and blog… And retelling your funny stories.
    You have such a gift to find humor in all the places you do. It’s really inspiring and motivating. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and life with the world. We are all very grateful.
    Feel better! Good luck with the next steps towards your recovery.

    Would love any of the books on this list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2KEQG47E0A3DN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_an_wl_o_xb7gzbCZN772V

    I think the laughs will get me through some of the stress in life.

  651. After 3 days in the hospital, I could really use YOU ARE HERE.

  653. Jenny,
    I don’t post in the comments much, but I’ve read every post since my friend introduced me to your blog years ago. I know you’ve heard this before, but I’ll add my voice to the others: you are beautiful and have touched so many lives with your writing. You’ve drawn together this sprawling, internet family of misfits who are all a little healthier and happier just by knowing we’re not alone.

    http://a.co/59WnRmE

  656. I posted toward the top, and I saw that someone got me the item on my list. Thank you! I paid it forward by getting three other people books. It cheered me up substantially. Much love to all. ❤️

  657. I will try to find someone to gift shortly, but I wanted to say that I hope you feel better soon. Test, especially invasive tests, sound terrible – ask for all the drugs and hoping that it leads to better health soon. Hang in there!

  659. I don’t need a book, but I live with multiple chronic health issues and I know how frustrating it is to get no diagnosis for years and years. I was narcoleptic for almost 15 years before I was diagnosed and had PCOS for that long before I was diagnosed, too.

    We all need a shoulder sometimes. Your work has been in when I didn’t have one at all – and still don’t a lot of times. I hope you get some closure and some relief soon.

  660. Oh, Jenny, your existence is appreciated so much. Trust you to get bad news, and turn it into something good for everyone else. My best wishes and lots of love and hugs going to you.

  661. I’d love to have this book: http://a.co/0afB7Wo

    This is such an awesome way to help people! Tomorrow, when I get my disability check, I’ll come back and gift someone.

    I sure hope you get through the medical crap with minimal pain and discomfort, Jenny. I’m glad you have books that help you like yours have helped me.

  662. With a daughter getting ready to graduate high school and go away to school, I could REALLY use a copy of You Are Here to help me fill the time in the coming months. Things have been stressful around here for a while (with her attitude in recent months and trying to clean out/sell my dad’s house after his death) and I need to remind myself sometimes to just take a break.

    Thank you in advance, if anyone reads this far in the comments!

    http://a.co/9FpGaiM

  664. This is a pretty rough time of the school year, so I could really use Teacher Life: A Snarky Chalkboard Coloring Book. 🙂

    Linky: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_wl_edit_brc?ie=UTF8&id=2QG42AVPMAY4B&type=wishlist

    Weird address note – UPS, FedEx, and OnTrac come to my house, but USPS does not. If you’re a Prime person and can get the free/cheap quick shipping, then the address on my list will work fine. If not, I can get you my PO box. Thank you for your time! 🙂

  666. Augusten Burroughs helped me realize what mental illness was, and helped me come to terms with so many aspects of my life. I’ve been wanting his latest memoir for a while now. (Doesn’t have to be hardback, either, paperback is cool too)

    http://a.co/jhdDOhe

  668. Stacie Fortenberry in # 662 – you need to create a list. If you do, I’ll send you that book

  673. Feel better soon Jenny. I hope all the tests come back with nothing but good news. You are full of love and it makes the world such a better place. Your words continue to inspire thousands of people and I know you have many people hoping and praying for you, as am I. hugs

  674. I’ve had this on wish list for awhile now and could really use it, just haven’t had it to get myself. I really appreciate anyone that takes the time to read this and help thank you!

    http://a.co/g9HJwQ0

  677. So at first I was scrolling to buy someone a book. Then I thought about my 24 yr old daughter who works three jobs goes to school full time and was just in a car accident (her fault, no injuries, car is fine) and is really in stress mode today. I thought I would add a wishlist to send her “You are here”. The I put two thoughts together and decided to just send her the box myself! Thank you everyone for being so generous and making me scroll long enough to put those thoughts together!

    Jenny, I hope your body stops being an asshole soon. Just know our bodies must be buddies because mine is quite the asshole too! Thank you for being you when U need you.

  678. Feel better, Jenny! virtual hug and fist bump

    If someone wants to add to the glitter of my birthday which was yesterday… here’s the book I’m interested in… thank you in advance… and have some bday cake… ok everyone is welcome to cake because everyone here is awesome…

    http://a.co/53Vvqzd

  682. New diagnoses are a mixed poison, no? Mine this year are rheumatoid arthritis and possible MCAS. Last year it was anxiety and PTSD. Before that, EDS and Sjogrens. Who the fuck asked for all these anyway?

    I have more books than energy to read right now but bless you for doing this.

  683. I really hope you feel better quickly Jenny! I just bonded with my RedditGifts match over our shared love of your books and this site. We’ve decided we were meant to be friends, so thanks!

    I’ve had this one on my regular wish list for a while:
    http://a.co/i8yLFLw

  684. My daughter has had a tough time in the last 4 yrs with depression and anxiety. I love love love “you are here” and added it to our Amazon wish list. She is amazing but really has no idea :[

  685. Jenny, sending you hugs and rainbows and releaving test results.

    I’ve had “You are here” on my wish list for ages. Can’t afford it yet.

  686. May I just say that I think you’re a terrific person? You are thoughtful and caring and kind, and I hope whatever new tests or what-have-you, that you have to endure, will bring healing and health to you.

  687. So I was in Target yesterday and I bought your book, You Are here. I saw it, opened it and read the first page and I was hooked. I suffer from Depression. I’m 45, been fired from my last 3 jobs. I’m at a point where I feel worthless and hopeless. Your book I could not put down. I read in in 3 hours. I created the 5 things I’ve done list and am going to start re-reading and creating with it. You helped put sunshine back in my day. And I just ordered your other two books on Amazon. Thank you SO MUCH. I really appreciate it.

    Sincerely,

    A new Fan.

  689. I don’t need a book currently but I do want to send you lots of light, love & prayers. I hope you feel better. Your medical journey is not for the faint of heart & you’re navigating it with the kind of strength so many wish they had. You’re brilliant, & wonderful & you CAN do anything. Never forget that Jenny. 💗

  690. Thanks, Jenny. Finally getting to participate in a booksgiving just made my day.

    Sarah #655, your coloring book is on the way. I like how you stayed positive, even talking about how your relationship went sideways.

    If anyone wants to send me a book, here’s my list: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=3GCOOUH2D49DL&type=wishlist

    I read it from the library, but I’d love to read it again and make notes. (I rarely write it books, but this one really got through to me. )

    Lisa Cee

  693. I’m sure there’s a book I could use, but I can’t think of a particular one off the top of my head, and I’ve already got all of yours, Jenny; I’d buy one for somebody else, but I’m brokeass to a scary degree, as I’m looking for work while sporadically working 2 part-time jobs (one where they only need me sometimes; the other where I’m lucky if I get 5-6 hours a week, if that). I’m about to get my Master’s in Library & Information Science on Friday, though, so there’s that (and if anyone reading this is hiring newly minted librarians in metro Boston, hint hint…). I wish you were feeling better, Jenny, and I’m sorry your body is being such an asshole to you again (mine’s been there and done that, but not to the degree yours has; same with depression and anxiety); here’s hoping you start feeling much better very soon, OK? hugs (Actually, here’s hoping everyone starts feeling better ASAP, because damn it, we’ve all felt shitty long enough; it’s about time something GOOD happened, right?)

  694. Great idea! My wish list book is You Are Here.
    I’m trying to think of books that helped me but I’m drawing a blank! The works of Hyperbole and a Half are fun if someone wants a quick read. I blazed through her book. (It’s a comic book.)

  697. I REMEMBERED A BOOK THAT HELPS!
    Okay I remembered two books. They’re children’s books but they’re delightful. One is by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt, called “Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster” and it is so great. It’s about questions in our mind, anxiety, and facing that. I truly adore it.
    The other is called “A Tale of Two Beasts” by Fiona Roberton. It’s about perspective in a cute way, and is also underneath that, about friendship/acceptance/love.

  706. Among my other “fun” issues, I have an anxiety disorder. I had actually been doing much better with it, until today. I heard yelling from multiple people outside and when I walked out to check on it, I discovered several unfamiliar cars and between one and two dozen boys in their late teens fighting in the street right outside my home! That sort of thing NEVER happens here! I called the police, but even knowing help was on the way, I didn’t feel any safer and it was hours before I stopped shaking. One of my calming activities is coloring, but I can’t draw for shit. I can’t afford You Are Here, so I put it on my list. Yes I do realize that if I get it, it won’t magically materialize in front of me. But those of you who share my struggle know that when your safe place doesn’t feel safe anymore, a rollercoaster ride is about to begin.

    Jenny I am so very sorry that you are facing additional health issues and hope everything works out for you. And to you and the rest of our tribe on here, I send a big ol’ hug your way.

    So sorry about the long post. Guess I really needed to get that out. Anyway, my list is at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/RDBRWR4GGBG1?&sort=default. If you need it, my name is Cassandra Splawn.

  708. Jenny, hoping all goes well and your health picks up. i’m terrible with words, does that sound right? i picked a book. i don’t know..i’m gonna go watch tv now. goodnite!! http://a.co/cG1udLE

  711. Hello. I just wanted to thank everyone who are buying books for everyone. I’ve had a bad last couple of months. My meds started causing suicidal thoughts and I lost both of my cats with in two months of each other. They were my life savers for 11 years. People at work having been causing me soooo much stress. It’s really been too much. But seeing all of you going out of your way to bring joy to people just helps more then you know. At this point it doesn’t matter if I get a book I’m just greatful at the kindness you all have shown here.

  714. Also i forgot to add, your books always make me smile. Always. (Harry Potter much)

  715. Aw. This is amazing. 🙂

    The book that has helped me the most and that I keep returning to is A Ring of Endless Light, by Madeleine L’Engle.

  716. Jenny, You make me laugh so hard. You also help me to understand my depressed friends, too, so that I can be a better friend to them. I wanted to give back. I have some advice, and even if you don’t use it, you can write a hilarious story about it, because I am about to give you some perfect material. Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT). Icky and your welcome. I am a scientist and I teach microbiology and I am a firm believer that the research is sound and this could work to cure depression. Just look it up. There is research that shows that it can potentially cure obesity, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, C diff., ADHD, asthma, allergies, etc. Maybe it can’t, but I would try ANYTHING, if it could possibly help. The only harm it could do is possibly transfer other disorders from the donor, like obesity, etc. You would pick a healthy donor, and definitely someone from your family (Pony up Victor!). It is not readily available in the U.S., but you can have it done in extreme circumstances when nothing else works, you can go out of the country to do it, or you can DIY (Ha! Apparently there are kits). If you read these comments, good luck, and I can’t wait to read an awesomely funny story about POOP transplants.

  719. SO…if giftiness continues after this brilliant and fantastically popular thread, here’s mine:
    http://a.co/25hQR9g
    Jenny – thank you.
    If I were to recommend a book that got me through a difficult time or twelve, I would never hesitate to recommend anything by the dearly departed leader of the Resistance, Carrie Fisher. Or, one of my favorite books in the history of ever that few people know exists: Linda Ellerbee’s “And So It Goes.” Rumor has it I wet myself during a few of my dozen readings of it.
    Much love to you, Jenny, and this motley crew of a community.
    Matthew

  725. If your book hasn’t been purchased please check your address on your wish list! I tried and tried to find one to buy but the only ones not purchased yet were those whose addresses weren’t available. I will look again tomorrow. <3

  727. and no i didnt ask for 2 .. I had bought one when it first came out for my SO she needed it more than i at the time..
    so even though amazon may show i have 1 i really dont I bought one.. for someone else LOL

  729. Just sent…6 books? I think? Sorry I didn’t keep track of numbers!

  734. hope you feel better jenny. been sending your books off..have 1 of each left if anyone needs..if anyone needs contact me at twitter handle. i start therapy again thursday.so scared. new person. havent had one since august…hid in bed today like a tent 🙁 .please take care. wounds are deep and suffocating.

  735. Does anyone have a recommendation for an 18-year-old boy suffering from anxiety and depression? My daughter’s boyfriend is an amazing, funny, smart kid, but suffers from occasional bouts of debilitating depression, and I would love to surprise him with a book that would lift his mood a bit.

  738. I am sorry to hear about your health issues. Please do not be discouraged. I would really appreciate any of your books. I am in a very low place at the moment in my life and need some laughter. I have created a list on Amazon with an address but have no idea if I have done this correctly as I have never used Amazon before.

  741. So sorry to hear about your health stuff. My 13 year old has missed 12 days of school now–still searching for answers. If I can recommend anything, acupuncture!!! It calms, it helps pain, and with western meds, hopefully the combination will get you to a healing place. And since I love making Amazon lists (reminds me of when I was a little girl and would circle all the items in the Wards catalog that I wanted), here is mine! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1YF2W6DRUBP2I?&sort=default

  751. My sister needs to read your books. She works so hard and she just had her second kiddo. I know her brain hurts sometimes and she needs to feel connected to other people whose brains also hurt sometimes. I’ve been telling her she needs to read your books for a while now but you know how it can be when someone tells you to read something! This list is for her and the shipping is to her.

    http://a.co/axYbKft

  753. Oh, honey. What Fresh Hell Is This?
    I feel extremely grateful that you have such excellent and thorough medical caregivers, who are working so hard to help you return to health.
    You are loved.

  758. I can empathize on the medical front; sometimes it feels like it’s always something new…& the new thing is rarely fun. I hope the bad news is less bad than originally thought. hugs

    Today has been hard as fuck. I had an appointment with my PCP that took forever because there was more to go over than I realized, and keeping us both on task is hard. It was a mostly good appointment, though there was a thing that kinda righteously ticked me off, but that happens.

    Rin (my partner) & I left, & she was a bit short tempered because she was overdue for food and meds. (We both have chronic health issues; she was diagnosed with JRA when she was 4 or 5.) So, I was trying to process doctor things, not take my beloved’s crankies personally, and then…

    crunch

    The super nauseating sound of being rear ended. It was almost 5pm on a super busy road & some yahoo many cars ahead suddenly decided they needed to turn causing the predictable chain reaction of brake slamming from everyone behind him. Unfortunately, the van behind us just didn’t have quite enough room to finish braking completely. Bless her, she did everything she could to minimize the impact, including swerving up onto the sidewalk so that she only hit the side rear panel instead of solidly into the back of the car, but it was still an impact, and it still hurt like hell.

    She was super apologetic; she’d never been in an accident before. Rin was managing to be more with it than I was because I was doing well to have stopped sobbing from the startle response & to not have the massive panic attack that was threatening, because I’m pretty sure I’d have made the nice lady feel so much worse. Poor woman was already kind of freaking because her son’s autistic & he was at a local center where they work with autistic kids, & once the clock hit 5pm, they started charging her $10 for every 20 minutes she was late, & even having a police report wouldn’t have helped. Thankfully, it was ascertained that since we didn’t need EMS, we could simply exchange insurance info & carry on. So, we got her on the road, managed to go up the street a short bit to Rin’s dr’s office to pick up a prescription they had waiting, & then grabbed a snack before heading to urgent care.

    That was a huge waste of time & money. (They won’t file with medical insurance, so it all has to be paid out of pocket up front.) Rin had been driving & needed to be seen. The Dr on staff was super dismissive & they apparently don’t prescribe controlled substances at that clinic anymore (which they damn well should have mentioned somewhere BEFORE we finished signing her in). The Dr said, “just take your regular medicines and you’ll see they’ll help,” completely ignoring that those medicines are for chronic conditions & they aren’t going to do much at all for extra acute conditions. It was a fucking nightmare, & by the time the lady finally stopped being condescending, Rin was sobbing from pain & frustration. (The lack of access to real pain medication for chronic pain patients thanks to the interference of “well meaning politicians” & their ill thought out regulations is a pretty huge problem in our state.)

    So, now, it’s 4am, and I’m in a fuckton of pain (because my regular meds aren’t really up for this level of work either), & I’m so exhausted & brain fried that this is five times longer than necessary. It’s been a rough couple of weeks…months…years…but especially weeks. My brain’s been a total douchecanoe, and that’s not helping anyone. Our 15 year old daughter is a major source of stress for both of us. And some days, it’s just too much & I want to disappear.

    I was going to try to think of a witty ending, but we’ll just all agree that I’ve flubbed my dismount & that the Russian judge is probably royally effing with my score. But whatever. I’m tired & pain makes you stupid. Science says so.

    Anyway, I made a list & already broke the rule & added more than one. I honestly don’t know what I really need, so I put the parenting book because teenager, Jenny’s book because I don’t have that one, the Patricia Wrede set because I adore it & would be able to lose myself in the story. I also included a couple of others that are less expensive that are the next books in series that I’m already reading.

    Now I’m going to stop babbling. In theory.

    http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2J0UZANNWZS82

    Also? It totally did help me feel a bit better to send out a couple of wishes myself. I’d do more of I could.

    Love and hugs for all who need them!

  761. Hey sweet Jenny and everybody,
    I’m so hoping you will get some answers soon and more importantly, some relief Jenny. It just never seems to stop, does it?
    I don’t know if i’m late to join in; I made a small list of books I could reallly use but am avoiding get myself. They’re on (childhood) trauma and I don’t really want to know. But I do.
    So if someone feels inclined to get me one of these scary books, i’ll be very grateful. If not, i’ll still be grateful, for Jenny and this community <3 .

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/1JHA67F6H9PML/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

    I live in the Netherlands and put my list on amazon.co.uk; it should also work when used from another country (with your own amazon password) but postage will be cheaper.

    You all rock and i’m proud to be part of this group of beautiful ‘misfits’.

  762. I keep trying to buy a book for someone, but I suck and I keep messing up somehow. I’m out of spoons now, so my plan is to go to B&N after work and buy some copies of your books. Then I’ll take them to my therapist and ask her to give them out. (The people I know already have them)

  764. Hello!

    I read your blog since a year (and went back through all the archives) but I still haven’t got any of your books, so I listed the first one 🙂

    I’m in France, so I give an amazon.fr address (cheaper shipping costs). They have some second-hand books that are cheaper, and I’d welcome a book that already had a life 🙂

    https://www.amazon.fr/gp/registry/wishlist/S94X4203XXOO/ref=cm_wl_list_o_5?

    Thanks al lovely Bloggess-community people 🙂

  765. I know I’m jumping on this late but I’d really love You Are Here, I’ve been wanting it for ages but with a student husband and a six month old baby it’s just not in the budget right now. Your previous books have really helped me through difficult times in my life and I hope that this one too will help me as I navigate the challenging and beautiful journey of motherhood.
    http://a.co/2hsybOk
    Love from New Zealand

  766. I’m in a pretty good place right now. I just want to add a couple of recommendations. Michael Losier’s “Law of Attraction” is a terrific easy ready. It does not contain any of the bullshit you might expect from New Age Thought Books. It has changed my life. Also, Sara Benincasa’s “Real Artists Have Day Jobs”

    Have a good rest of the week.

    @WriterDann

  768. Hi Jenny,

    I just wanted to let you know that today “Furiously Happy” is published in Ukraine. It’s already available for readers in Kiev. And I’ve translated this book 🙂

    So today I’m proud, happy and terrified at the same time. Happy because your book is awesome; and terrified because I’m not sure if translation is good enough.

    I’m sending you lots of hugs. For your voice, for you talent and for the time that I virtually spent with you through your text. (Note: Turns out, it’s impossible to work on this translation in public spaces or cafes, because I was either laughing, either nearly crying 🙂

    In case you’re wondering how to pronounce its title in Ukrainian, it’ll be [nesamovy’to shchasly’va]. Sorry for that tricky [shch] sound, it’s just how Ukrainian works 🙂

    Have a lovely day! I’m so happy that you write all this brilliant books and posts, and more than happy to help with sharing it in other languages. Lots of hugs once again 🙂

  769. I’m from the UK, but just in case…
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/1G6VWLI1URN3W/ref=cm_wl_huc_title

    Been wanting this for months, these last two years have been a major struggle due to various tragedies and mental health problems.

    So sorry to hear you are struggling, Jenny. Health problems are a bitch. But at least now you know what it is/might be, so you can work towards getting better? Your blog and writing is a lifeline to many of us, myself included. Take care.

  771. Hello! I am not sure what to write and I don’t know if you remember me but I drew Rory for you last year(something makes me think it isn’t too specific 😅) and the good news is, I finally had my first therapy meeting yesterday and it’s all pretty much thanks to your books! I’ve been diagnosed with general anxiety disorder,ptsd and (possibly) borderline(I am underage so I can’t get official diagnosis for a personality disorder yet). I kind of have a long way to go with all of this stuff, but I feel empowered by your stories and they make me want to try harder. Also, messed up childhood club!!

    I would really appreciate You Are Here https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=3SV0LFDTB9RG8&type=wishlist . It’s the only book of yours that I don’t have yet and I’d really like to read it and see your art :3

    Thank you so much for reading!
    Love from Canada🦄

  772. I am not sure if you’ll see this, or how to edit my original comment- but I added my address. I’ve reached that age where the ability to follow basic instructions sometimes eludes me >.< LOL. <3.

  775. Hello! I am not sure what to write and I don’t know if you remember me but I drew Rory for you last year(something makes me think it isn’t too specific 😅) and the good news is, I finally had my first therapy meeting yesterday and it’s all pretty much thanks to your books! I’ve been diagnosed with general anxiety disorder,ptsd and (possibly) borderline(I am underage so I can’t get official diagnosis for a personality disorder yet). I kind of have a long way to go with all of this stuff, but I feel empowered by your stories and they make me want to try harder. Also, messed up childhood club!!

    I would really appreciate You Are Here https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=3SV0LFDTB9RG8&type=wishlist . It’s the only book of yours that I don’t have yet and I’d really like to read it and see your art :3

    Thank you so much for reading!
    Love from Canada🦄

    I am so,so sorry! I used another person’s blog name in my comment! Is there any way to delete it?

  776. I’m probably too late, but I could really use You Are Here. I do art for anxiety and depression management, but have been at a loss for inspiration. My worry thoughts are stifling me. I think a coloring book with the words I need to hear will help give me something to do immediately for relief, and the words might help me dig out of my pit of panic.

    I would have bought it for myself already, but I just started working again after 15 years and can only manage 2 days a week. I can’t cut any more corners in my budget.

    Thank you if anyone even sees this and can help me out.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2OFKFE71PDOCB/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1?

  779. Hey Jenny, you got a shout out from author, Abbi Waxman in todays (May 17) pro edition of Shelf Awareness. Under the heading of Books You’re an Evangelist For, she listed Lets Pretend This Never Happened. I agree with her. I have it in hardback, paperback, audio, and on 2 different ereaders. Will be paying that one forward! From Pillow Fort Worth Texas

  781. I’m good — but I wanted to remind you how freakin’ amazing you are and how much better you’re making the world. Just look at this list! Over 750 people reaching out to complete strangers.

    Thanks, kiddo.

  783. My copy of Let’s Pretend have been read and re-read too many times that its falling apart! (My grandmother just read it and I just passed it along to a friend to read) <3

  785. This was awesome and I hope I was able to brighten someone else’s day like you do for us!

  787. I’m suggesting a book for someone else to consider.

    I picked up “The Chalupa Rules” years ago simply because my mom liked Mario Bosquez on TV. I’d originally thought I’d read it once and give it to her. But I kept it — it turned out to be just what I needed.

    I’m not Latina — and I suspect I was more open to the lessons because I am NOT the intended audience. Some of his problems overlapped with mine but not all — very much like the discussions here on thebloggess comments. I didn’t get defensive, I didn’t feel like someone was talking AT me and telling me what I’m doing wrong. This was someone talking WITH me, admitting that he’d had problems, and telling me what had helped him through to a better place. And our extremely different backgrounds helped me be interested not twitchy when I recognized myself in his experiences.

    Well, anyway, I like it and I wondered if others here would like it too.

    https://www.amazon.com/Chalupa-Rules-Mario-Bosquez/dp/B000GG4GP8

  794. I have read Furiously Happy, and Lets Pretend this Never Happened a couple of times. Can you recommend another book that will make me laugh? currently life is super hard, and I could use something to bring a smile to my face.

  795. I don’t usually do this, but I’m feeling rather “eh” and “blah” at the moment so maybe it will help?
    Thank you, and feel better Jenny!!
    http://a.co/4TAJh1Y

  796. Wow. This blew up didn’t it?

    If somebody decides to pick me (#513), great. If not..I hope those who are more in need than I get what their books. <3

  800. You are always such a giving person, and I hope to be able to do the same thing one day. My life is stressful right now, and one of the ways I calm my nerves is coloring. I’ve wanted your coloring book since you started posting sneak-peaks months ago, but i just can’t make the purchase myself right now. If someone would like to gift it to me, i would be forever grateful. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3J1NN2S6BZ3SK?&sort=default
    thanks!!!

  803. My employment situation keeps feeling bleaker and bleaker. :/ I’m grateful I’m with an understanding partner, but I’d still like to start contributing more and stop feeling useless and undersocialized at home all day. It’d be nice to escape into someone else’s story besides my own.
    http://a.co/eGw84EW

  804. Hang in there Jenny! For what it’s worth (don’t you love other people’s unsolicited advice), I believe that God doesn’t step in and solve things for us, but He’s given us all the equipment we need to make it through the tough times, both inside ourselves and around us. You seem like the perfect example of how that works, so thanks.

  805. Jenny, I’m sorry about your health issues. You are not alone. Not ever. We’re with you in spirit. Is there a book I can treat YOU to?

    I am late to the game, but it’s the busy season here. My spirits have been lifted by good news yesterday, so it’s okay to skip my list.

    I have three books on my list. Only asking for one. I adore used books, too, so new is never,ever a need.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2HN6T945PDHWA/ref=cm_wl_huc_view

  806. Jenny, you are an incredible person. You go through so much and do so much for others that I can’t express how amazing it is. I’ve introduced your blog and books to several of my friends to help them out since they’ve helped me so much.

    Like so many, I suffer from anxiety and depression and I’ve been unemployed for the last two months. It’s really starting to wear on me and there are so many things I want to accomplish while I have the free time but I just feel useless and stuck. I think this book would help me get out of my rut.

    http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1S1LL241A1H4R

  808. Hope you’re feeling better soon–I so appreciate your honesty about health issues (mental and physical) and the beautiful and hilarious work that has come out of your experiences. Add me to the list of people rooting for your quick healing.

  810. For Bighugs (comment 302): I have an extra copy of Good Omens lying around. I can send it to you if you email me your snail mail address. It’s a secondhand copy, but in good nick. And don’t worry that I’ll show up on your doorstep, I’m in a different country (the Nlds) 😉
    My email is deirdre_fraser@yahoo.co.uk

  812. I hope I did my link right – Rushing off to work. I wish everyone a good day!!

  813. I was busy all day yesterday with more testing for my husband. Seems to be run of the mill for us since his diagnosis of ALS (amyotrophic laterals sclerosis) in February. Everyone tells us, “Isn’t that a young person’s disease?” No, it’s not He will be 70 in September and we joke around that if he had just made it to September that he wouldn’t have been diagnosed with it. The real problem is . . . that he might not make it to September because we’ve been trying to figure this out for 2 – 3 years. Earlier this year we didn’t think we would make it to our 37th wedding anniversary on May 10th and we did! He hasn’t chosen quality over quantity and we are living life to the fullest. I’m unemployed now and facing my own health issues. Our love is true and we have our family’s support. Here is our book list so I hope it’s not too late.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=2S4I9JSC8LH8P&type=wishlist

  814. P.S. Geeze, I need to proof read my posts more. My hubby HAS chosen Quality over Quantity. And I forgot to put that ALS strikes people between the ages of 40 to 69 and mostly men. Also our daughter is battling stage 1 breast cancer (and winning!). She finished the hardest part of chemo when she was doing 3 chemo drugs at the same time and is now down to 1 but still has 12 more weeks of chemo to go.

    P.P.S. And we still have you in our thoughts and prayers and are sending you all kinds of good juju and positives vibes, Jenny! {hugs}

    P.P.P.S. At least I remember the link in the last one. I normally forget it due to my traumatic brain injury. {grin}

  815. Jennifer (#790) but there is nothing on your list! Hope you have lots of “candles” at home to pull you through. Peace, Karen

  816. I get it – I’m going through some diagnostic stuff myself. I’m empathetic to everyone who has health issues in their lives, but feel for those that have the “mystery symptoms” such as myself, where various parts of my body are going numb. No one can figure it out! Ugh! 🙁 Anyway, I hope you feel better soon, and praying for some clarity and good health for everyone!
    http://a.co/cmhj5hT

  819. I might have found out about this too late, but I’ll try anyway.

    I would love the book on this list because my son, who has Autism, has some issues at school and we are running out of ideas. http://a.co/f8bzKsB

  820. Ok, I think I left this yesterday but I can’t remember 🙂 this would be perfect for my husband and I. He has bi-polar II disorder and finds coloring to be very helpful!

  822. Hi Julie W. – book has been sent. Good luck!

    Thank you, Jenny, for doing this – just, thank you.

  824. I just bought my own books and several for others….I saw this post yesterday just after finishing Furiously Happy and while binge watching on Netflix in my pajamas. I live in a loop….depression causing fibromyalgia?? OR fibromyalgia causing depression….with a dash of anxiety thrown in too. Yesterday I couldn’t find the focus or energy to buy books….plus there was too much crying.

    Animals are my happy makers (goats, dogs, and chickens), and somedays that is all I can do is care for them (to the exclusion of caring for myself) and they provide a Purpose that gets me out of bed each day….This morning my husband did all the chores while I sat in the nursery stall with 7 kids crawling over me…happy making. On my way back to the house I saw a cow in the backyard (I don’t have cows). I chased her (and by chased I mean I ambled in her directions) and of course, she took the long way round to the hole in the fence. I followed her on paths through the woods still dripping with rain water. It was cool and quiet. I was calm and slow. As I rounded a corner, I saw a deer bounding away from me. The cow darted ahead, I followed…she made her way back to the break in the fence and I realized that the fucking cow made me take a walk….a much needed walk for which I had just enough energy. A walk that gave me the gift of bounding deer…and then I had enough focus and energy to buy books.

    I have friends who insist that I just need to “get up and take a shower”…or threaten to “come get me and take me to dinner”….but the Universe gives me just what I need, just when I need it…things come to me at just the right time….like Jenny’s book and the chapter called “We’re Better than Galileo. Because he’s Dead.” on the day when I need words, but don’t have any.

    I hope all of you struggling today get a cow in your backyard who makes you take a walk, so the universe can give you the gift of a bounding deer….and if they doesn’t happen I hope you get a book in your mailbox.

  832. I too have had some difficult health news. We can breathe through it together.

  833. What a wonderful idea!!! Thanks Jenny!!

    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/29HG0QMRZ2ZH6/ref=cm_wl_list_o_0?

    This might be a strange book to add to this.. but there’s a reason. I’ll try to keep it brief.

    In 2006 I lost my Grandmother (aka 2nd Mom) and one of my dearest friends in the space of two weeks. Her death was expected (albeit painful) and his an utter shock. I broke. Shortly thereafter I went looking for the last gift he gave me, a copy of this book, and realized that it was gone, likely inadvertently donated to the local library during the last move (or perhaps a used book store.. not sure). I spent years checking every used copy I came across (and went searching for) for years. Of course I never found it. Nick was the kind of guy who always cared, always created safe places to be not OK.

    I’ve recently discovered that I’ve likely been treating the wrong mental health disorder for the last 25 years. That my depression is likely a symptom of an un-diagnosed and never treated anxiety disorder. Which would explain why the anti-depressants never quite did it.

    I’m furious. I’m tired. I’m so sick of fighting and hitting my head against walls. I’ve been thinking about Nick a lot. I feel like he would have bullied me into being kind to myself (in a good way). I would give almost anything for one of his big bear hugs. I feel like this would be the closest I can get to that.

    I promised to keep this brief… sorry. :s

  835. No bbok for me this time around…but that’s alright. Hopefully I help someone around more than I need it.
    I Thank you Jenny to give me the strength I needed to stand up for myself and my kids (which was the most important).

  837. Jenny Lawson, you are a rare magically unicorn of a person. You’re an inspiration to all of us with less than ordinary minds and health, and I want you to know that.

  838. I love this idea. I was able to find two wish lists that had not yet been fulfilled and bought some books! My own list came up blank the first time, trying again!
    http://a.co/dz6lJ95

  849. I don’t have any book that I NEED right now so on my wishlist is “Jenny’s body stops the fuckery!”. I am so sorry that you will continue to be poked and prodded to get answers. I know this all too well and it sucks so try your best to stay positive. I know that’s easier said than done so I hope Victor is being very supportive. My hubs…….not so much.

    I am sending this virtual hug {{HUGS}} and I wish I could be be your side being a cheerleader for you! You are loved and needed! I am just down the street so reach out if you want. (I’m totally not a creeper!) Unicorns and good vibe rainbows your way. 🙂

  850. I don’t need a book. I just want to say, as someone who has a household filled with multiple diagnoses, ranging from mental health to developmental to autoimmune to neurological and more, every new diagnosis is heavier than the last. Each is a blessing and a curse. The curse is feeling a new weight on your shoulders and your mind, even though the diagnosis itself is just the news about something you already had. The blessing is that once you wrap your brain around the information a course of action can be taken to try and make things better. “Make Things Better” has become our family motto. Feeling overwhelmed is easy. Anything that can be made better – a squeaky door hinge, organising a junk drawer, buying a new doormat to replace the one that is tattered – is something to draw strength from and use as fuel to tackle the bigger things. Like getting yet another doctor appointment made or schlepping over to a lab to get blood drawn by some greenhorn phlebotomist using a tiny butterfly needle, who then shoves it back and forth in your arm until you leave bruised and looking like you were jumped by a very short mugger. I’m sorry another weight has been dropped on your shoulders, Jenny. Hopefully, it will lead the way to things getting better. You have a very large cheering section pulling for you all the way.

  851. There. I did what I could. I’m so amazed how hard it was to find a list with a book on it! SO MANY people have been buying books for others.

  863. I don’t need a book, so instead I will share a crazy dream I had last night. I dreamt that I had an intense and amazing conversation with David Tennant (sigh) where we shared our mutual, and neverending love for each other. And then I told him that I love my husband and am happy that he (David) loves his wife. And we parted in mutual admiration.

    And then I looked in a mirror and I looked like Drew Barrymore at 25. And then a tsunami hit.

    The last part was messed up, but the first part was magic – both for the emotional connection with David Tennant and the realization that no matter what, I choose my husband.

  864. Thank you so much to whomever sent me Jenny’s coloring book! It will be greatly enjoyed, and I hope your kindness returns to you threefold. 🙂

  865. Have you tried fidget spinners yet? Those are great for relieving tension when you run out of pages to color. Or some begleri balls. Coming from a person with multiple health issues, you are always in my thoughts and prayers, Jen. Love ya!

  867. I forgot to put my name up there with my request, but whoever gifted me We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby: THANK YOU!!! I will do my best to pay it forward the next time one of these posts comes along. xxx

  871. Kylie, # 383 something is being sent your way!
    Jenny thank you so much for doing this! I understand how scary medical things come your way and and make life even more terrifying. I have a limit spoons to use so just wanted to say you rock!

  872. Oh, man, thank you so much, Jenny. Escaping into a book was exactly what I needed after a terrible day yesterday.

    Today is a new day… and I wanted to let Jennifer @747 and jessicamollie @765 to keep an eye on their mailboxes. <3

  873. Er, I am Sara @140 way up there. Why is WordPress giving me multiple identities? Why? Just be chill, WP, damn.

  876. My mother tells me I need to read this book because it’s about resilience. Then again, my mother is a raging narcissist, so who the hell knows what she’s thinking on any given day?

  877. Thank you Jenny for the book, or to the person who sent it. I am so looking forward to a happy day ahead! Jenny, please feel better soon. Whatever is going on, it will pass and you will get stronger. In the meantime, just go with it and do whatever you need to do to feel better. You’ve got a whole world of people pulling for you.

  878. ://a.co/bX2J9BP These two books are for my son. it’s been a bad day. ty for this Jenny. I needed a lil of your sunshine after pour puppy died last night. I’ve been crying since yesterday and I just got on here to distract myself. bless u.

  881. Rats on continuing to be a medical test monkey…I sincerely hope all is well. Holding you and your family up in prayer, because it sucks when the Mom is sick.

  884. Somehow I can’t spend the money on myself, but will spend money on others. I’ve found a couple lists with needs and ordered them, and made a little list of my own. I love Booksgiving, and hope everyone has a great turnout of well wishes and books.
    http://a.co/dGeaSf1

  887. I seem to get a lot of random gift cards and end up with a small amount left on the cards and it feels so worthless. A couple years ago I started buying/sending amazon gift cards TO MYSELF using these small gift card balances (Amazon lets you buy a gift card in ANY denomination…like $3.12) Earlier today I just did this with a few small balances. And then I saw this post and thought well damn. I’ll buy some other people some books! And I ordered 4 books for 3 different people and it feels like Christmas in May for me. I love this!

  888. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/QXYSSOC8BN7/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

    There are a few books on this list and most of them Jenny read when she was really sick and couldn’t do anything else but read. I want to read all of them and American Gods, because I’ve never read anything by Neil Gaiman. I would be happy with any of these and please only pick one! Jenny, please, please feel better! We are all with you in spirit while you go through this and are always there when you need someone.

  889. Correction – I put all of the books, including American Gods on this list, but I can go with any of them individually! I’m going through some addiction issues and am really trying to stay on the right path. Reading helps. I want to read ALL the books. ALL the books.

  893. I thought there was a book I needed that was recommended on Neil Gaiman’s blog but when I started filling out the wishlist I realized it won’t be released until next year. So it probably wasn’t meant to be. . .yet. The next best thing is a book I often borrow from the library. I haven’t bought a book in a long time because of recent expenses but this is a book that I enjoy reading over and over. I recommend it to anyone and everyone. Get well soon Jenny! You’ve always been a great support when I have felt down. Thank you for everything you do.

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/Z956KDZ4FFOK/ref=cm_wl_huc_view

  894. You’re a beautiful person, Jenny. Thank you for being you! Sending happy thoughts to you and your body. Heal soon.

  896. chelle1964 (comment #890)….I’m sending you American Gods because you are so awesome and corrected your grammar (I’ve taught English for 20 years and LOVE that you cared enough to fix it). I just finished American Gods myself and it is a good distraction.

  898. This is probably a long shot, but I had to put my beloved dog to sleep due to a very large splenic tumor that popped up practically overnight (in mid-March he was fine and had great bloodwork, and on May 1st, he was dead) and I’ve been completely screwed up for weeks. I’ve been sick, I can’t sleep, and I cry at the drop of a hat. I’ve recently started cleaning off this list (my most recent acquisition was Neil Hilborn’s book, Our Numbered Days!), but I still have a couple on here I haven’t added to my collection yet!

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2QMUE9Q6HJE43/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

  902. Link: http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/4W8WT7JWQCE2

    Now hopefully, I have done this right the second time through. Jenny, I’d just like to say first and foremost thank you. It’s so wonderful to know I have a tribe and kindred spirits in the world. Your work is phenomenal and from the first time I read I read it, I was convinced I had found at long last my home. Please don’t ever stop being you. Ever. 😁

  908. I loaded 2 one for me Lori and one for Taylor my daughter min a single mom and have 7 kids in raising she is the most like me and would love a copy

  912. I can SO relate, Jenny. This body is the not so willing host of three autoimmune diseases: Multiple Sclerosis, Ulcerative Colitis, and Celiac Disease. I just found out that my body isn’t metabolizing the chemotherapy I’ve been on, and so I’m kind of mess. Your blog genuinely makes me feel like there’s people out there who genuinely get it. And Booksgiving is the most wonderful reminder of the kindness of humans. I’m going to throw my list up here because I’ve been not just riding, but driving the struggle bus lately, and could use a little bit of cheering. Thank you for everything you do!

    http://a.co/iYmyMNf

  919. Today would have been my mother’s 100th birthday. She was a librarian, and it made me very happy to send out three books in her memory. Thanks for the opportunity. Love and healing (and good books) to all.

  920. You matter. We all do. We are enough.

    I would read the book on my list and then gift it to my friend, who is also struggling with infertility.

    http://a.co/avXCj0W

  921. I have to think about this. I have about a million books on my “I need to read this next” list, and I can’t think of what I need right now to get me out of my funk. I’m not “depressed” — I don’t have anything clinical wrong with me, and compared to some folks I’m just plain “sad” — but long story short, a former good friend kept breaking promises and lying about it and now we’re all estranged and I’m… sad. Just sad. I’m reading Steven Brust and Val McDermid and listening to “Hamilton,” so I’m not sure what else I need. Just reading your tweets & blogs, I suppose. Thank you for being you.

  922. Omgomg, someone bought me my book!!! So I paid it forward. Thank you, mystery awesome person!! 😀

  923. I would love to have a copy of You Are Here specifically for work for people coming into our office needing to get grounded to use. I volunteer for NAMI Greater Indianapolis, my local affiliate chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sometimes we have people who come into the office for peer support who also just need to breathe, and I think You Are Here is a wonderful book to allow someone to do that and also have a laugh…or a cry…or whatever their emotions are seeking.
    http://a.co/0RD2YmG

  925. I already have all of your books and I love them all. Sending you lots of loving and healing vibes. Thank you for doing what you do. You are a Light to so many. You have helped me through some dark times. Thank you

  926. I feel you. I’ve been dealing with nonstop bad medical news since December. I’m in a mountain of medical debt and also a lot of pain, plus my doc says I may be going blind. I just turned 35. Bad medical news is lame af!!! I was like, “How can I watch porn without vision? That is the worst.”

    I mean, I don’t actually watch porn, but I wanted to get my point across. I think I made my feelings clear.

    Anyway, I had to scroll for days to find a book that no one has bought for anyone else, yet! Damn you have nice fans. Here’s my numero uno: http://a.co/gSuTSqn

  927. I think you are awesome. When I read “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”my reaction through the entire book…finally someone has put into words how I feel most of the time. I’ve since read Furiously Happy as well, though I haven’t picked up your last venture, I’m sure I will.
    I was first diagnosed, now roughly 15 years ago….Anxiety, w/borderline Manic Depressive. I was in treatment for 3 years, self decided I was cured, and moved on. There after, I self medicated with mostly weed, and an alcohol supplement, never addressing what drove me to the need. Then, 3 years ago, it all came screaming back…only this time much worse. I returned to my original therapist and shrink…both were puzzled it seemed, to see me back…I guess I played it well the first time 😉
    Since then, I’ve read a lot, pondered even more. The hardest thing to accept is…this is life long…the best I can hope for is to be able to live with it.
    Having said…that which no one wishes to hear….THEN HOW ?
    What works for me (most of the time) may not work for you..I’ve learned a lot through reading, but practical application to my own life…well, let’s just say I could use more application..My dis-association is a lot worse this time, I cannot listen to music riding down the road (I’m a musician). I have to strive to stay in the moment. I have to strive to separate myself from my ego…ego, especially now with social media, is contagious. I post and check back looking for a like. Ego is all about yesterday. Staying in the now…our minds are gonna stray, even though we will think of yesterday things, as well as tomorrow things, I have to keep myself thinking of only the things I can see at that moment.
    Many times I’ve expressed the sentiment…The Mind Is A Terrible Thing. Wether we are the Thinker of Thoughts, or We are just the Silver Screen where thoughts are projected…thoughts are still only pictures, flashed upon the screen play that we call conscious…notate them, let them go, breath, keep moving….KEEP WAKING UP BREATHING 🙂

  931. Joni (#833)–Amazon.CA is telling me that I can’t gift the kindle version of the book to you. If you add a print version to your list, I’d be happy to send it along to you.

  932. I don’t need any books right now as I am in an amazing place in my life at the moment. Can I just offer you a virtual hug and positive thoughts instead?

  936. I’m so sorry you’re riding the medical Struggle Bus. I’m in month seven riding in the wheel well seat on one of my own (you may have noticed that, not unlike most regular buses, the Struggle Bus is conspicuously missing sea belts). I read your post today coming out of an anesthesia haze from a Scheduled Unpleasantness this morning and this book was the first to come to mind. My copy of You Are Here should be here tomorrow along with some shiny new watercolor pencils, or I’d be listing that! Thank you for your honesty and cameraderie with so many strangers. I hope you get some good answers and useful plans of action soon, and in the meantime I’m grateful that you’re here to sit with me while I’m waiting for mine.

  938. It looks like my original request didnt post properly. If it did and i missed it tje list should b empty. I feel like i screw up everything i touch lately. Im in drs offices so often it feels like its becoming a hobby! Im so tired of being broken and i dont know where im going to find the strength to keep the pieces together….i really hope that the tests end up being worth doing and that you get some relief. Or at least peace of mind 💖💖💖

  941. HUGE thanks to whichever kind person sent a book my way! Impromptu booksgiving is an even better thing on the Internet than cat and dog videos.

  942. Jenny, sometimes in life all anyone can really say when life feels crazily impossible is “well …….. shit!” This is one of those moments. Thank you for who you are, Jenny. You inspire me…make me laugh, encourage me to dream…etc! Its been hard for me to do that since my dog passed and i’m also in a strange inbetween place in my life. All it took was seeing your book cover for “furiously happy” in barnes and noble and I thought.. OMG..whoever wrote this is magical.. and hilarious… and you are! Even in times of great difficulty in your own life you bring out the very best in all those you encounter and you also share your beautiful light with others. I don’t mean to be preachy in any capacity, but I happen to be religious….I haven’t been praying in a while, probably because my own depression and insomnia puts me in a ditch, but you have inspired me to chat with the big man upstairs now and again for several reasons…one of the reasons being to pray that you are healed…dammit.. I believe you are one of His good ones 😉

  943. Even if you THINK you have an address assigned, PLEASE check again. I tried 4 different listings this morning and there were no addresses attached so I could not send books. From what I have seen, you have to log in to a desktop or laptop to assign an address. They are not getting assigned if you make a wishlist via mobile.

  944. <3 <3 <3 someone anonymously sent me a book from my list- to Germany! I started laughing so hard with joy, i think the neighbors called the men in white jackets..

  946. Lovely idea. I’ve been doing a big history assignment on Nazi Germany for uni and buying myself books online as pick-me-up presents whenever it got too sad. Also repeating River Song’s ‘Gosh, the Third Reich’s a bit rubbish!’ quote to myself.

    I looked at your book list and you have quite a few of my favourites there. I have a shelf of books that I reread when I’m feeling sad, which always make me smile (Let’s Pretend… is one of those).

    Here are a few recs for you in case you need some book loving to help you through:

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
    The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
    Aunts Up the Cross by Robin Dalton (pretty obscure but it tells of a hilariously dysfunctional family, which I thought you might relate to)
    The Arrival by Shaun Tan (awesome graphic novel)
    Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
    84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
    Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg

    Scads and scads of love xoxo

  948. There’s now something on the way for you, Jenny my internet friend. 🙂 Hope you like it. (I found it hilariously awesome.) Hope you feel better soon. <3 The tribe’s got your back.

  949. Hi, Jenny

    I’m late here.
    I’ve been following you since I read Furiously Happy last year. I’m depressed and anxious and I don’t know what to do with myself… I already abandoned two graduations and have no job. I’m lost. I could really use YOU ARE HERE. I’m from Brazil, so amazom.com.br counts? It’s ok anyway. I’ve been trying to leave a message for you for a long time just to say how important your work is and how I wish I could be a little like you, I’m almost 27 and didn’t accomplish anything (except maybe I taught myself English). I want to be able to help people and give books too. Maybe write one myself. I just don’t know how to get out of this place where I’m stuck for more than a year now. I’m sorry about your health problems and I hope you get better, your words are kind and we need more kindness in this world. Thanks for your work. I hope you feel better soon.

    https://www.amazon.com.br/gp/registry/wishlist/2BJWCLNU1FCYJ/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
    (Finish writing your book. I want to read it. – jenny)

  951. Just want to say thank you for being you and sharing you perspective on “stuff”. There have been a few times this year that you helped get me through my own “stuff”. Thank you.

  954. I really hope you feel better soon Jenny xxxx
    I have read 2 of your books and gotten hooked. You found me my joy of reading. My next wish to read is on my wish list. Unfortunately I live in THE UK.

    http://amzn.eu/bytB26K

    big hugs Jenny xxxxx

  955. I just discovered you last week (like when Columbus “discovered” America and all, I know) and I was trying to figure out which one is your first book. I like to read books in order because it feels good on my OCD. Anyway, you make me laugh out loud. I was born in Arkansas. ’nuff said.

    I’m sorry to read that you’re not feeling well and having to undergo testing. You’re too young for that.

    I recently moved with my husband to Connecticut and so I promptly got a new doctor. She’s young, fabulous and very thorough. I now have 14 doctors and testing has become my lifestyle. I’m convinced that I’m totally perfectly fine, but the specialists just want to be sure. I am also convinced that I’m dying of a number of exotic and mundane causes.

    No need to send me any of your books as I intend to buy them all for my kindle. You’re my new favorite author, so feel better and write more. Also, even if you don’t feel like it, smile really big so your eyes crinkle. This gives your brain the happy juice chemicals even if you’re not really happy.

  960. Yes, PLEASE make sure you have an address selected. I tried to ninja-gift, and I was THWARTED!

    To see if someone has had their book purchased, you can add the words “reveal=purchased” (without the quotes) so you don’t double up on something they already got. They sometimes have a tab, too, to find out if something has been purchased. I guess it’s new.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2HN6T945PDHWA/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

  962. A (959),someone out there is FAST! You already have a book headed your way! Not to spoil the surprise, but I tried to get your wish for you, and someone had already done it!

  968. I am probably way too far behind the ball to have a shot at getting a book, but I’m trying anyway. I recently read Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend this never happened after having followed your blog for a while. Thank you. They are just what I needed after feeling alone in my sadness, weirdness and anxiety lately. My 12 year old has fallen into a deep depression, battling the middle school experience, and I have felt so helpless in trying to help her, and so scared, that I have been really depressed too. But that’s a secret because we have to focus on my daughter, not me right now. I feel like I’m drowning. Anyway, the only book of yours I haven’t seen yet is the coloring book, and I would love some secret art therapy to help. So here’s my secret, and probably will https unseen, wish for a book. 🙂 ://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/20AD1J48LHUP/ref=cm_wl_list_o_10?

  970. So… My copy of “You Are Here” arrived today. That was super fast. Thank you, Jennifer-who-sent-it, wherever you might be.
    It’s amazing and beautiful. But now I’m thinking maybe I should send it on to my friend Kora, who probably needs it more than I do right now. But then I wouldn’t have it. And then I think, wouldn’t it be kind of rude to Jennifer-who-sent-it, for me to regift her wonderful, generous gift? Also, I wouldn’t have it. But I can’t make a wishlist for Kora, because I know she would be peeved that I did, not least because it would require me to share her address, even though the gifter would never see it. And then I think maybe I’ll send her mine after all, and get a new one for me, and then I remember the metaphorical moths fluttering out of my bank account.
    And then I think, you’re over thinking this, Elisabeth. Think about something else.
    So I start to wonder who Bill is, because his gift receipt from Judy & Joel ended up in my package. So he’s going to have a mystery gift, and he won’t know who sent it. And then Judy is going to get pissed that he didn’t send a thank you note for the teddy bear (even though he’s turning 15 this year and has no interest in teddy bears any more, but Aunt Judy hasn’t seen him since he was 4 and still pictures him that way), and when she finds out that Bill got the present, but there was no gift receipt, she’s going to write a nasty e-mail to Amazon about how they ruined her little nephew’s birthday by misplacing the note, and that e-mail is going to ruin someone else’s day.
    And compared to that, my “problem” of having this amazing piece of art and wisdom on my dining table will seem minuscule in comparison.

  972. Dear Kirsten, I’m sending you a thank you but those are short so… And I know you probably won’t see this… But this is what I needed right now. A little unexpected surprise in the mail, a relaxing hobby, and the kind of pep talks a broken person like me needs. I’ve been fighting off the lovely random depression that seems to hit whenever I have a good day, even the possibility of things looking up makes my brain self sabotage. Not going to lie, but I teared up a bit going through You Are Here. So thank you, Kirsten, for the gift. And thank you, Jenny, for writing it and for making this possible.

  973. I received the book I asked for today with a nice gift message inside. I wish I had thought of doing that with the book I gifted! But seriously you guys- it brought a happy tear to my eye when I opened it today. I just felt great knowing how many others are going to have a similar experience this week or next. What an awesome thing you have facilitated Jenny. You have managed to give me a sense of hope & renew my faith in people by showing the kindness of strangers.

  974. I received the book I asked for today with a nice gift message inside. I wish I had thought of doing that with the book I gifted! But seriously you guys- it brought a happy tear to my eye when I opened it today. I just felt great knowing how many others are going to have a similar experience this week or next. What an awesome thing you have facilitated Jenny. You have managed to give me a sense of hope & renew my faith in people by showing the kindness of strangers.

  977. Thank you to whoever stuffed Jenny in my mailbox!!! Made my day!!!

  978. Thank you to whoever! And I have to go 3/4 of the way down the comments to find someone’s unfulfilled list to pay it forward, that’s just amazing… For all of us having such a hard time, I think this here is a pretty amazing way of showing that no one sucks….even when you think you do. I…hope that doesn’t come across odd. <3 you Jenny

  979. To the most wonderful people who sent out books, especially the one that showed up to me in Canada all the way from California… You are amazing…. I was literally in tears when I saw my new Jenny book arrive. I really needed to feel some love and I’m sure everyone who received a book feels a little more loved today!

  980. I have never laughed so much as when I first read Furiously Happy. I would curl up next to my seven-year-old, who is an avid reader, and we would both read our own books until I became so distracting with all my laughing. My daughter always wanted to know what was so funny and I would try to explain in an edited manner (because what I would be howling about was usually highly inappropriate) but there was always something lost in translation and she would look at me like I was a little bit crazy. She refers to the book as the “Raccoon Book” and she will make a creepy little look on her face and curl her fingers up like little racoon claws when she references it. I have tried to share your humor with my partner but he just doesn’t have the same twisted, sarcastic sense of humor that I do so I would love to have a copy of your book to share with my friend, because I know that she will find you as inspiring, hilarious and strong as I do…and there is no way I am giving up my copy because I know one day my daughter is going to want to read it!

    Here is my wish list:
    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/1PWWN1NBKK71E/ref=cm_wl_list_o_0?

  981. I bought Jenny’s book for the local little library, and sent one out to someone here that was stocking a library. I thought this would make a good addition if anyone is still looking to help out.
    http://a.co/8S9LsZN

  985. I just read that Jennifer someone is sending me American Gods because I did three separate messages. Two of them were to correct my grammar and it’s hard to find people who worry that their bad grammar and misplaced commas might offend someone. I totally teared up and will now pay it forward to someone at the bottom of the list who may have been behind on reading and commenting. Thank you so much to Jennifer!

  988. I am going to try this again because I messed up the first time:

    I have never laughed so much as when I first read Furiously Happy. I would curl up next to my seven-year-old, who is an avid reader, and we would both read our own books until I became so distracting with all my laughing. My daughter always wanted to know what was so funny and I would try to explain in an edited manner (because what I would be howling about was usually highly inappropriate) but there was always something lost in translation and she would look at me like I was a little bit crazy. She refers to the book as the “Raccoon Book” and she will make a creepy little look on her face and curl her fingers up like little racoon claws when she references it. I have tried to share your humor with my partner but he just doesn’t have the same twisted, sarcastic sense of humor that I do so I would love to have a copy of your book to share with my friend, because I know that she will find you as inspiring, hilarious and strong as I do…and there is no way I am giving up my copy because I know one day my daughter is going to want to read it!

    Here is my wish list:
    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/2R77YHQSK5C7R/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1?

  989. I’m 535 up there. I got the book in the mail today. Thank you so much for whomever gave it to me, and for this amazing community!!!

    I hope the tests are coming back ok, Jenny. Lots of love.

    1. You are amazing. Today was hard. This makes it easier.

    2. I think I bought a book for someone but they didn’t have an address attached so it went to me. Which is fine because I want to read it but I still want to give you the book so if you asked for THE LIFE WE BURY and I left a response saying that I bought it email me at jenny@thebloggess.com and I’ll send you another.

    3. I love you guys. I say it a lot but I mean it.

  991. I’m late to the party but would love to ask for a book for my daughter to surprise her with when she returns from a trip with her father. She’s away from me for the first time since she’s been born (for longer than a day) and I’m finding it hard to handle it, which is a surprise. She loves the Dragons Love Tacos book so the sequel would be perfect!
    http://a.co/4WYU01Z

  992. Thank you to the person who bought me You Are Here! I was so overwhelmed ’cause it came as a surprise to me and it definitely has made my day!

  993. Being able to do something for someone else can be the most healing thing sometimes. It gives you agency and purpose. I love the way you are creating that opportunity for everyone.

    I don’t need a book, although I did just gift “Furiously Happy” and “You Are Here” to a friend who is really struggling. I recently listened to the audio book of FH and loved it. Right up there with “Bossypants” as one of my top favorite audio books. It’s especially fun that you (and Tina Fey) recorded your own book!

    My recommendation for others (apologies if it’s a duplicate): “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed as Dear Sugar.

  994. Thank you, Jenny. I almost feel bad writing anything, because my level of broken is nothing compared to so many other people. But I have my rough patches too. One of them was earlier this week. When I read this post, I knew I had to participate. Hopefully my little token will go to someone who really needs it!
    I hope you’re feeling better soon!
    With love and hope, from a fellow broken person.

  995. Buying a book for a stranger is a wonderful, concrete thing you can do for another human being who is struggling. Bravo Jenny.

  997. Jenny, I’m currently reading Furiously Happy and confusing my kids as I laugh and cry and laugh again! Though my oldest is used to it and just tells his siblings hat Mom’s having an off day. I just wanted to say thank you AGAIN for reminding me that I’m not the only person whose body as well as mind is working against me. And tell Victor some of us end up with zombie gallbladders, we’re just awesome that way! (I’m slightly jealous you got to see pictures of yours!)

  998. Rebecca, I cried when I got my book! But somehow it was still showing on my wish page, so I deleted the page. I literally cried it was so kind and thoughtful! I wish there was a way to thank people. Jenny?
    #676

  999. Hi all, I was post 761 and I just noticed some books on my list have gone up in price all of a sudden; which sucks and which might explain why people chose to gift to others instead.
    I can go and change my list, but it was hard to pick a few books that seemed good on the topic of (childhood) trauma so i’ll just leave it as is.
    I understand if nobody can gift me, of course, but just in case…

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/1JHA67F6H9PML/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

    Sorry for seeming like a greedy bastard, I wish I had a) some funds and b) some nerve to pick up one of these books myself.

    You all rock xxxx

  1001. Hi everyone: I posted earlier this week and am proud of myself just go f*ing #showingup and following through on doing this this when I said I was going to participate. I struggle with follow through and second guessing myself, self doubt, anxiety. So just completing this project and joining in is a victory for me. Any books received will be frosting on the cake. .amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3DHALXOFB5T38/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ip_wl_o_xhThzb9BPFBB4 #Amazon

    PS: I could definitely have messed up the shipping information, so if you can see all of my personal info will someone let me know. Many thanks. Or you know, drop me a line.

  1003. Jenny I don’t need a book, but I want to suggest one. I love it and maybe it will help. Some Place to Be Flying by Charles de Lint. I hope you find the humor.

  1004. Thank you to the wonderful person who sent me One Block Wonders. Quilting helps me relax and I need that so much right now. Thank you thank you. I hope you come back and see this.

  1005. Amanda 1001. It looks like you don’t have a shipping address assigned.

  1007. @Karen Miller and @Laurel Eby
    Thank you both so much for your generosity!! usually im on your end and being the one gifting jen lawson books to folks…
    so thank you for being so compassionate and kind…

    the folks on here are amazing!!!

    because of an amazon error i ended up with 2 copies of You are here by the awesome Jenny Lawson(you may have heard of her!!LOL) so i am having usps send one back so @Karen Miller you should contact amazon sometime after this weekend about getting a credit back or gifting to someone else on here who hasnt had a book filled..
    and thank you both so much!! the act of kindness is inspiring
    Brad

  1008. Generous stranger! I’m not sure who you are but thank you so much for sending me the coloring book. It brightened my day yesterday when it arrived. Thank you SO much!

  1009. @katherine Kemp and @karen Miller amazon freaked out and had me marked as no item bought for me so i got 3 of the books!1now you can never have too much jenny lawson!1 but ..im not greedy!! so karen Miller your gift to me is shipping back to amazon today so over weekend or early next week theyll issue you a refund so you can be nice to someone else…who needs it and kathrine kemp the same your gift to me will be re routed back to amazon so early next week you should have a credit backto use for someone else and im so sorry there wasa technical error with amazon where they hadnt correctly marked the item as purchased and werent communicating to me that it had already been purchased etc..
    and thank you all for your kindness so very much its touching
    and @laurel Eby thank you!!1im really enjoying it..

    (I love this. Also, if you get an extra and don’t want to deal with shipping you can see if there is a Little Free Library in your area that you can use to leave books for strangers. I am a big fan of those. ~ Jenny)

  1010. Jenn – I got my coloring book and your generosity legit made me cry. Thank you so much.

    Liz Fogo

  1011. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to the person who sent me the book I had listed. It was a very nice surprise and I can’t wait to get started!

  1012. You all are so amazing and it’s little acts of generosity like this that can change everything. <3

  1013. Eva- #114, I am here in the U,K, and want to send it but your address is not linked. Add it and let me know and I will get your book to you.
    Linda

  1015. Noelle
    Thank you for the Kindle copy of Furiously Happy! The book has made me realize I am not alone!!

  1016. Anonymous ^^ asked for a book that will make him/her laugh. If you like science fiction, check your library for some of the funny ones by Connie Willis — I’m rather fond of “To Say Nothing of the Dog” as well as the Victorian book that plays with in this — Jerome K. Jerome’s “3 Men in a Boat”.)

    Do read the blurbs carefuly though because Connie Willis is versatile and also writes dark, tragic fiction like “The Doomsday Book” and “Daisy in the Sun”….brr.

  1019. the robert aspirin phules company or the aspirn and now lynn ( jody lynn nye ) myth inc books are great too so are SZKB steven brust vlad taltos series all friends of mine or in RA’s case was til his death .. and all worth reading or anything by neil gaiman and or terry prachett also Sf/F friends folks ive drunk with

  1020. I made myself feel better by gifting 2 books from this list. I honestly didn’t expect to get mine. I did, however, thank you mysterious Sara! I got to pull it from my mailbox after yet another fruitless doctor’s appointment and I cried from happiness that someone could be so kind to me. And the timing was incredibly perfect. I cannot say thank you enough, to Sara that gave me this gift, that is so much more than just a book, and to Jenny for bringing us all together.

  1021. Jenny, is there a book that YOU would like? oxox

    (Just the books I’m struggling to write. But it’s getting closer. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  1023. Thank you. I got my book in the mail and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you <3

  1024. To the caring soul who sent me Jenny’s book…. YOU ARE AMAZING! I am beyond words and I cried when I opened the package. Thank you thank you thank you xx

  1025. Sending warm wishes your way, hope you will feel better soon……jen

  1029. Someone bought me the Pusheen coloring book I wanted!! I am so thankful! My daughter has been so difficult lately, I wish that whoever ordered it knew how encouraging this was. Thank you, stranger 🙂

  1031. I’m #950 way up yonder and I asked for a super depressing book, but in my defense, it was featured on “Chicago Tonight” which is basically the only show that’s not Donald Trump’s tweets on loop. But if anyone is looking for a great book, try “I’m Judging You” by Luvvie Ajayi. Not only is Jenny’s review on the back cover (so you know it’s quality) but it’s funny. Some of it does concentrate on difficult topics, but a good portion of it will have you laughing and saying “YES! I feel that way, too, but no one would ever publish me!” It’s a great read and I think everyone here would love it. Like I said, Jenny reviewed it so that’s really the only reason you need to justify buying it.

    I love that everyone here using reading as an escape. My parents recently moved across the country and in the course of the move, my mom went from stage 3 kidney disease to stage 4 which means dialysis is now on the horizon. Xanax and therapy don’t always stop the anxiety but miraculously, reading does.

  1032. Trisha (984) i got prime membership upgrade so i hope u get your book soon. Also, Sarah Law, cant find your #,you get a little somethin’ too! Love you Jenny & all your beautiful followers.

  1033. #767– it looks like you don’t have a shipping address set up

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  1039. Ya’ll are the best! I received a few thank you’s through Amazon and was blessed with ‘You Are Here’.

    I love this community!
    Jenny-words aren’t adequate (I’m stupid) ….you are loved amd amazing!

  1041. I have just had a book delivered today with a heartwarming note attached. It was Jenny Lawson – you are here. Thank you so much to someone with the initials p.j.h. I have cried happy tears. I never knew someone out there could be so thoughtful. I’m so greatful, thankful xxxxxx

  1042. I have just had a book delivered today with a heartwarming note attached. It was Jenny Lawson – you are here. Thank you so much to someone with the initials p.j.h. I have cried happy tears. I never knew someone out there could be so thoughtful. I’m so greatful, thankful xxxxxx

  1044. Hi, Just wanted to thank the person who sent Jenny’s book to me. I’m number 79. Thanks so much! Made my week, day and month!

  1047. I feel you. I’ve been dealing with nonstop bad medical news since December. I’m in a mountain of medical debt and also a lot of pain, plus my doc says I may be going blind. I just turned 35. Bad medical news is lame af!!! I was like, “How can I watch porn without vision? That is the worst.”

    I mean, I don’t actually watch porn, but I wanted to get my point across. I think I made my feelings clear.

    Anyway, I had to scroll for days to find a book that no one has bought for anyone else, yet! Damn you have nice fans. Here’s my numero uno, with a bonus numero dos because I am a child: http://a.co/gSuTSqn

  1048. Yep, so I am a total asshole and meant to edit my original post to add that I had a bonus numero dos, but I did not do that properly and now I can’t change it. Soooo if you want to delete one of my dupe posts so I look less foolish, by all means. I’m sorry for ruining the internet.

  1051. I am hate to mention and sound needy, but for those who are still interested in do this, I am the one up in the early 900’s waving happily at her corner table for the chance to have my list picked. It’s been a rough month with my purchase of my condo, my recent accident (fainting getting off the metro bus) and my daughter’s 18th birthday, graduation and college coming up all too soon. I feel very out of sorts and need all the support I can get. Is anyone out there?

  1052. Number 690 here and I just got my book. Thank you, kind stranger. You just made my day.

  1053. I didn’t expect anyone to grant my wish, so I cried a bit when I received it. I hope the ones I just give others the same joy. Thank you all, from #492.

  1055. Jenny, I just saw your note about my list not having an attached shipping address. It’s comment #189. I’ve fixed that now. Sorry.

  1056. Just Another Jenny@1051,
    When I clicked on your link, I got an error message. I assumed that meant that the tribe had bought all the books on your wishlist. When you click, does the link work for you? If it gives you an error message and the list isn’t empty, could you post the link again?

  1057. Just another Jenny- I get an error message when I try to see your list. I’ll keep trying. Linda

  1058. Thank you to the wonderful booksgiving angel who sent You Are Here to my office (NAMI). My boss totally did not expect it, and I totally did not expect the amazing markers that came with it! It is now on display (but available for use), sitting next to the Inside Out [movie] coloring book I got for my boss.

  1061. Thank you for the fabulous surprise in the mail today! You are the bestest!! Hope you are feeling better – you totally made my day 🙂

  1062. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR MY BOOK! What a wonderful surprise. I don’t know who sent this to me, but please know I am so very grateful for your thoughtful gift.

    One day during a “deer in headlights” stretch of anxiety/fear/I’ll definitely fail so why bother/this is all too overwhelming where I struggle to get out of bed; I stumbled across this very funny and very sincere TED Talk by Jia Jang:

    https://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspread

    He wrote the book, “Rejection Proof,” that I received from a very kind and anonymous member of the #furiouslytribe participating in this project. You’re small gesture has lifted me up more than you know.

    Thank you. Amanda

    PS: My hyperlinks not copying in this feed and I’m baffled. Most of you IT Einsteins seem to have figured this out. Can someone bring me up to speed? I’m using a MAC with current software. Is this Safari or have I missed something?

    Simply trying to make it extra easy for anyone who wants to watch the TED Talk above to do it in one click. Thanks again. You all are the best!

    Amanda | May 19, 2017 at 7:14 pm
    A good book is like a life preserver when you’re lost at sea. If anyone would like to throw me one of these, I’d be very grateful. Looking forward to surprising someone else in the #furiouslyhappy squad.

    http://smile.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3DHALXOFB5T38/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_hC5hzbVTCS3CD via @amazon

  1064. Thank you, Brandee! Much appreciated after a day of crying from point A to B. B to C teary eyed while trying to not have a breakdown. Plus other stuff going on. Hope no one ever has to deal with a kitchen fire because between insurance and contractors, it’s no fun! Not having any control is challenging. All my demons come out and the wrath of Anne doesn’t help!

  1066. My book just arrived and totally made my day. I love, love, ❤️ it. Thank you

  1072. I’ve tried to click on SO many to send, and no address is available!! Some of the wishlists are also empty. I can’t seem to reply to individual messages, though.

  1074. Thank you so much to Jane who gifted me Jenny’s latest book! (I already have your first two, Jenny!!) I totally didn’t expect anything, and this just brightened my day tremendously!! May everyone here be blessed with smiles and have a wonderful day!

  1075. So it’s a long shot that the wonderful person who bought me Teacher Life: A Snarky Chalkboard Coloring Book will see this post, but if you are that person and you do see it, may I ask you to check the tracking and let me know if all is well? I put my physical address on the Amazon list, because UPS, OnTrac, and FedEx deliver to me. But if Amazon shipped the book through USPS instead, I won’t get it because the post office won’t deliver to my house. So my anxiety is acting up. >.<

  1076. I got my book this weekend. Thank you to my anonymous book-giver!

    Jenny, you’re wonderful and inspiring and lots of days your blog is what keeps me going at work.

  1077. To Erin, thank you so much. I’m guessing you have Prime shipping since I found the book on my way out of my building this morning, but didn’t see it yesterday. And thank you for the note to stay strong; I needed to hear that and I posted it on my bulletin board at work. You’re amazing.

  1078. Brooklyn – you should get it by the 24th. Happy reading and happy thoughts!

  1079. I would like one copy of “This Way to Midnight Cat Rodeo” please. Hey – maybe that’s the title of your very next book!

  1080. Huge thank you to my little book angel for This Life I Live by Rory Feek!! This made my Monday! <3

  1081. I don’t know which of you beautiful friends is the one who sent me this book, and I wish I could say thank you! I’m number 276 on the comments, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this precious gesture of perfect stranger random kindness! I promise to pay it forward, and would love to know who to thank for my new book! I appreciate the amazing thoughtfulness of you, Jenny. This is a dear way to show people we aren’t alone!

  1083. Thank you! From the bottom of my heart.

    I just got diagnosed with bipolar on Friday. I have a lot of mixed feelings.. But this is awesome. I have loved reading your books, Jenny. I love the honesty – and last summer when I was experiencing a terrible depression, your books made me feel like I wasn’t alone. Thank you for being you and sharing with us!

    Does anyone have any recommendations for books that I could read that might be helpful right now? I would love to hear what you think! For those of you who have been there if you can think of a book that helped you let me know.

    Just knowing I’ll have a copy of these to read again is making me smile, today. Thanks again 🙂

  1084. Cara in Wisconsin: thank you SO MUCH for gifting me Jenny’s You Are Here!. You asked if I wanted to be penpals, and I wrote you this long letter, and … found out that I’d lost your address. facepalm It will probably turn up sooner or later (perhaps when we’re both too senile to even remember our own names, much less each other’s or Jenny’s), but if you’re reading this, please contact me through the website I’ve linked, or @agameofthree on Twitter. Hope you see this!!

  1085. hooray!!! somebody sent me a book!!! i love yall… and jenny, i love you especially! thank you for doing this. it was such an unexpected and welcome surprise, and with the weather being as gloomy as it is today and all the errands i’m having to run (which means talking to people, usually in crowded environments)… i’m cranky: someone called me sir and another, when i had to repeat myself because i couldn’t properly articulate the words the first time and make myself heard over the din, was offended by the tone my voice had taken (sharper, louder and more succinct… because i hate having to repeat myself, so i wanted to make sure i didn’t have to do it a third time). anyway… it’s been an ugly day. and that yellow, exuberant cover was just the thing i needed to see. thank you.

  1086. #307 Julie Watkins | May 16, 2017 at 2:46 pm
    A gift was delivered to an Amazon locker, I hope you find it!

  1089. I would like any of these books for my friend, but especially the coloring book.

  1093. I don’t know if this is still happening but I’ve been having a really rough time lately and am trying very hard not to slip back into depression and throw away all the progress I’ve made. I would love a copy of Jenny’s books but honestly I’ll take anything even just advice any of you would like to send to a young adult trying to remember she is worth it.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3811D788VWSIJ/ref=cm_wl_huc_title

  1094. Jenny thank you for the heads up on my request being a pirated copy I didn’t even realize it was possible on Amazon! I was not watching carefully what I clicked on just the first one in the search results. I have updated my list with your recommendation. Thank you so much for everything you do. There are so many days where you’ve posted something at the exact right moment to give me that extra little bit of “get up and you can survive this” that I needed. All my love and hugs and hope that you are feeling better day by day. <3

  1096. Christine, (above my comments) I so wish I could send you something but I can offer support. I know I don’t know you so it might seem like I’m just saying this, but I honestly and truly mean this, you are SO VERY WORTH IT! If you need someone to talk to. Please do reach out to me. My email is metztree at Hotmail. My physical actions may be limited these days but I am more than willing and able to give as much emotional support as you need. ☺️(Just mention The Bloggers in your subject line as I’m very cautious with what emails I open. 😉)

  1097. I just want to thank whomever bought the book for me. I was a few days late to see this post and thought no one would care about my post. But the book came in the mail today! I was having an extremely hard day both mentally and physically today. This book is sent by an angel I believe. Thank you, whoever you are. And thank you, Jenny. You are amazing.

  1099. My heart is bursting with gratitude for the incredible Justin who fulfilled my wish. Your support and generosity could not have come to me on a better day. So very many things went wrong today, but I knew I had my book to come home to.
    I see this thread is still going strong, so in a few days when I’m a little better sorted (read: payday), I will be paying it forward.
    Thank you, Jenny, for inspiring this. Even on your bad days, you can light a little fire for others, and that is an incredible gift. Be well!

  1100. I want to thank whomever bought my book for me, “Rein in Your Brain”. It made me cry and reminds me there are wonderful people in the world. Thank you.

  1101. I got a book (Dozy Bear) in the mail today. Thank you, Kristin T.! I look forward to reading it to my son tonight. Hopefully, it will mean more sleep for him. That will mean less anxiety for all of us!

  1103. Comment 1098 – Diana, I would love to try to brighten your day with your book, but it doesn’t seem as though your address is attached to the wish list…would you like to double check?

  1105. My book arrived today & I want to thank the wonderful person who sent it!!! Just knowing that there is someone willing to help ease my way even though they don’t know me from Adam, gives me all sorts of good feels.

  1106. in the week since I posted, life has fallen apart. surprise smiles in the mail could not have come at a better time. Thanks to
    whoever bought for me and my daughter ❤️

  1107. Added my address to mine after I realized I forgot: feeling pretty dumb. Thanks to the person who reminded me

  1108. KLJ,My book just arrived today, and I am so, so surprised and grateful! Thank you so much! My phone will not let me scan the QR code to send a thank you, so I’m leaving this here. A thousand thanks! I have been a total grouch for the last three days, and this gift makes me feel less grouchified. Thank you so much!

  1109. I’m not sure if anyone is still doing this, but just in case I thought I’d leave this here. I’ve gotten into coloring like so many others, and have wanted to get You Are Here since it came out but it just hasn’t worked out yet. So I’m putting it out there to the universe… <3

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3TOA0ZFLXXD61

  1110. Got my snarky teacher coloring book today! The post office guy was awesome and found it for me. I giggled a lot looking through it. 😀 Thank you so much to the wonderful person who bought it for me! <3

  1112. To my mystery gifter, thank you so much! It arrived on a particularly bad day!

  1113. Thank you anonymous for my book!!!!! I so needed it and it made my day. Thank you so much for your generosity. And thank you Jenny for bringing us all together to help support each other. I hope you get some answers to your health issues and start feeling better soon!

  1115. This is a bit overdue, but I wanted to thank another Jenny for gifting “Good Omens” to me. I had to travel a short trip from Cananda to the US to retrieve it, but ended up having the most lovely chat with the border guard about Neil Gaiman, who has read every one of Neil’s books but this. The guard then read the covers from front to back, inside and out, and made a note to buy his own copy. Thank you again, Jenny (and to The Bloggess Jenny)! This book is already making people happy. 🙂

  1116. Thank you to the lovely book fairy that sent me Furiously Happy. You don’t know what it means to me. Thank you, Jenny, for this awesome idea. I hope you are feeling better.

  1117. Got my book. Thank you Jenny! You are a Goddess. — I saw a taxidermy skunk at the flea market this past weekend. Thought of you and almost bought it to send but it still had a bit of smell and it was kind of poorly done (or maybe just old and kind of “used” looking) so didn’t. I can go back to see if it’s still there in a few weeks if you are interested. Let me know.

  1118. I just wanted to say thank you to Lori P. for sending me a book. I honestly did not think I would get one and it put such a big smile on my face when I got home to open the package. Thank you so much for brightening my day! I love Jenny for doing this and making her blog interactive!

  1120. WOW! someone got me “Lets Pretend” and had it sent all the way to Germany! <3 so coooool [i’m 522 and 944] I was really needing the Love- hadn’t seen my husband in two weeks.

  1121. I lost my job last week…but also received two books from my amazon wish list from two strangers who are in on this. Please know how much you both helped me me pick myself back up after getting kicked pretty hard while I was already down. Thank you. I’m grateful.

  1122. Andrea @718 I tried to buy you a book, but your shipping address didn’t come up.😞

  1123. Not sure if this is still going on but I just graduated (go, me!) and am super proud of myself for putting myself through college as a single mom. I just wasn’t expecting all the feelings of not having family there for graduation (besides my kids, of course).

  1124. I think of Jenny everyday when I try to remind myself that depression lies. I’ve been having a really bad couple of days and need something to pick me up. I already own Jenny’s two books (which made me laugh until I cried, btw) and I need something like that. I’ve heard good things about this book, and I’ve added it to my wish list as a Kindle purchase, so hopefully no shipping address will be required.

    https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2YXQK1BKLFMEH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_it_wl_o_ZzEqzb4W6HTS6

  1125. I’ve been having a terrible week and today I opened my mailbox to find “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”. Thank you so much to Aiden Michelle for sending it to me. May your life be good and your internet always fast! And thank you Jenny for writing this book, for creating BooksGiving, and for making us all smile. May your health be great and may you inherit a truckload of bizarrely taxidermied animals!!!

  1126. I posted a book in this comment thread. One of you wonderful strangelings sent it to me. I was so choked up. Then I didn’t know how to say thank you properly – I wanted to compose something eloquent that would accurately reflect how I felt – I wanted to use big words and consult a thesaurus and impress with my communication abilities. Then my anxiety kicked it to tell me that I could never express the emotions correctly – then I just kept coming here to stare at the empty box and think about how I wasn’t doing the thing I wanted to do.

    So now I’m doing the thing I wanted to do – Thank you, thank you fellow strangeling. Your kindness was deeply appreciated. I look at the art and remember the kindness and feel fulfilled. I am glad you exist. Rock on.

  1127. Jenny, I’ve read each of your books and each of them brought me joy, comfort and laughs in their own way.

    I have Bipolar 2 rapid cycling, GAD and ADHD and I’m on a waiting list for treatment right now. It’s been a rough time. Reading is really what’s keeping me going while I’m without therapy and meds.

    I’m not sure if this is still going on, but I’ll leave my list here.

    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/2D0TH3MHQYBVU/ref=cm_wl_list_o_1?

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