Hello, moms of the world and those who love them!
I am happy to announce that I have finished the Alpha version of The Art Of Making Time For Yourself, A Collection Of Advice For Moms.
Everyone who purchased a Beta version of the e-book over the last year has received the updated Alpha version and an extra copy of the book in PDF to share with a friend.
The reason I gave them all an extra book is because I am doing a Buy-One, Get-One offer all week until midnight on Mother’s Day.
So if you purchase a PDF copy of The Art Of Making Time For Yourself for yourself this week, you will get another copy delivered to you to share with a friend, absolutely free!
It was fourteen years ago that I first tackled this topic for Bluesuitmom.com. Then four years later, I appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the article with Diane Sawyer. And I have been dying to write a book on the topic ever since!
But the book just wouldn’t come together. Until now…
I launched the Beta version last year, thinking I was finally ready to go all the way with the book, but it just wasn’t quite there yet. And I am not stupid. I could tell. And after all of these years of creating things, I know better than to just push through something that does not want to happen.
So I stepped away and worked on other things. You guys know me, I’m always working on other things. And then I was delighted this spring, when I started to realize that it might be time to take another whack at it.
Once I had this idea, I could not resist the feeling of, “Yes. I can do this now!”
And so I did it. And it was pretty much effortless. I mean it was still a lot of work, of course. There is no such thing as a book that isn’t a lot of work and juggling a million little details.
But this time the book just fell into place. All the old work fit with all the new work, and I had even started working on ideas I had no idea were for the book and then, voila, they just popped right in like that’s where them were meant to go all along.
Maybe I am a little slow, but I’ll tell you what. This creativity stuff is cool! And clearly this book wanted to get finished.
So The Art Of Making Time For Yourself is finally finished. And it feels really good!
And thanks to all the folks who participated in the development of the book in any way.
In fact, I am so happy that I just want to give the book away.
So I had to kind of reign myself in on that one. I was like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, you can’t just give the book away after all that work!”
And then I thought of the BOGO idea. And I thought, “Well, that’s just perfect because I want moms to share this book with other moms, and buy-one, get-one, just makes it easier and more fun.
So, if you want to help me launch this book, I would love to sell you not just one, but two copies, all for the price of one.
To sweeten the deal, I lowered the price from $9.99 to $7.99. This just feels like the right price, so I’m going to go with it.
Hope you can play along and get a copy for yourself and another copy for a busy mom friend or family member! You are welcome to participate, but no pressure, of course.
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I’m EXCITED to have my copy (copies!) High-five, Christina! So glad you did not abandon this project. Every woman I know needs it — Especially if she’s a MOM! Thank you for making it so easy to share, too. You’re a gem. I have all your stuff, so I KNOW this will be practical, doable, welcome advice. I’m proud to add it to my library!
Aw, shucks. Thanks, Darlene. You are a great supporter of the literary arts! And of me and I appreciate you! 🙂
Christina, of all that I know about you, I did not know that you have been interviewed by Diane Sawyer. Congratulations on that, and on the publication of The Art of Making Time For Yourself – just in time for Mother’s Day.
Thanks, Barbara! It’s true. In 2004, on Jason’s very first day of teaching high school, I took Samantha, then two and a half, and flew to NYC to be on GMA. You can hear Samantha crying for a minute at the beginning of the segment before they swooped her outta there. Jason’s first class came in and he said, “Sit down and be quiet, my wife is on Good Morning America.” 🙂