Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things | 
I‘m in love with this book, I feel very seen. I love it so much I bought a copy for my best friend and I wasn‘t even 20 pages in. This is how my best friend and I deal with our illnesses, and trauma, through humor. So this is perfect for us!!
pickRead this not long after a family member was diagnosed with bipolar after a series of painful events, and it really helped me deal with it all and gain perspective. Also opened my eyes to some of my personal struggles and the possible sources. Open discussion of mental health needs to continue to remove the "taboo" stigma. And a humorous outlook doesn't hurt.
#Alphabetgame #LetterF
bailed#unpopularopinion
Most people seem to find this laugh-out-loud funny. I didn‘t . I felt like she was trying too hard. I get that there are serious undertones here and I respect that Lawson was trying to balance the seriousness with the humor, but it didn‘t work for me. Maybe wrong place, wrong time for me. 🤷🏼♀️
pickI like Jenny Lawson. She‘s my kind of people - not quite right, but totally acceptable. This is a funny glimpse into the sometimes tragic workings of an unsettled and hilarious mind.
pickA fuckin' MASTERPIECE! The time spent reading this book was a combination of whispering 'WTF' while chuckling, laughing so hard I had to catch my breath, and ruminating on a perspective that I honestly should have been looking into long before now. Jenny Lawson lives with mental and physical illness while being a hilarious and insightful writer, and generally awesome, and I will be reading ALL of her books, soonest. #memoir
"You learn that it's okay to prefer your personal idea of heaven (live-tweeting zombie movies from under a blanket of kittens) rather than someone else's idea that fame/fortune/parties are the pinnacle we should all reach for... It doesn't mean I'm a failure at appreciating the good things in life. It means I'm successful in recognizing what the good things in life are FOR ME."
???? Truer words....
"Last year CNN brought me on live TV to discuss a proposal to create "kid-free planes," and I explained if we were really going to start segregating passengers I'd prefer to ride in an a-hole-free plane..."
SIGN. ME. UP. ?
Reading two memoirs with very different moods right now.
Having just spent part of the day mending by hand sewing, I can confirm: "Needles find you." From a hilarious memoir recounting thoughts and experiences of a woman dealing with mental illness, that I think has the potential to gross me out with bizarre musings or break my heart with raw honesty as well as make me laugh too loud too late at night. We'll see when I'm done! ???
pickI laughed out loud while reading this book.I also read portions to my husband.This author does a great job of turning what many consider a negative situation into a positive. She‘s talented,and we are lucky enough to benefit from it.I am really hoping that Jenny Lawson visits one of the bookstores in my area.I‘d love more than anything to meet her.If you‘ve struggled with mental health issues,or even if you haven‘t,you should read this book!
I love Jenny Lawson so much. And I just love this perspective. 💗💗💗💗
@ElizaMarie thanks again for all the extra goodies. The tagged book you send sounds interesting.
#CBBC #coffeebeanbookclub
so-soIf it wasn't for the few moments of laughter this book would have been 👎. Her chaos makes me feel anxious. #FabulousFebruary
pickWell first you off, I loved this book. Possums, squirrels and the hellish creatures they can be - yep, my life. But the heart of this book is so incredibly important - depression, living in and through it - and findings ways to keep laughing and loving.
pick#2021Book91
This is my 2nd time reading this and I still laughed hysterically through most of it!
“And louder than all of that were the whispers that became stronger every day from thousands and thousands of people creeping to the edge and quietly admitting, “Me too. I thought it was just me.” And the whispers became a roar. And the roar became an anthem that carried me through some of my darkest moments. I did not ride that wave alone.” #whisper #QuotsyOct21
pickI have never laughed so hard I cried while reading a book until now.
This book is quirky, funny and poignant about the mental illness with which the author deals. It's odd and sometimes I wondered what I was listening to, but then it moves on to a chapter about what she actual deals with in a way that is understandable and sensitive. I listened to this on audio which was great because the author read it with her own great emphasis that made it entertaining. I'm glad I listened to it. #litsyAtoZ for “L“
“People who think it‘s so hard to find a needle in a haystack are probably not quilters. Needles find you. Just walk on the haystack for a second. You‘ll find the #needle.” #QuotsySep21
There was no way to explain to this stranger how my mental illness had just gifted me with a magical moment. I realized it would have sounded a bit crazy, but that made sense. After all, I was a bit crazy. And I didn‘t even have to pretend to be good at it. I was a damn #natural.” #QuotsySep21
“Brains are like toddlers. They are #wonderful and should be treasured, but that doesn‘t mean you should trust them to take care of you in an avalanche or process serotonin effectively.” #QuotsySep21
Starting this audiobook tonight!
“Eating a #peach is like eating a newborn baby‘s head. In that it‘s all soft and fuzzy. Not that peaches taste like babies. I don‘t eat babies. Or peaches, actually. Because they remind me of eating babies. Vicious circle, really.” #QuotsyAug21
“...if you are sick or in pain, your #exhaustion changes you and the number of spoons you have. Autoimmune disease or chronic pain...cuts down on your spoons. Depression or anxiety takes away even more. Maybe you only have six spoons to use that day. Sometimes you have even fewer. And you look at the things you need to do and realize that you don‘t have enough spoons to do them all.” #QuotsyJul21
pickI‘ve been kinda slumpy lately. This book helped. It was my first time reading this one, and although it didn‘t make me laugh quite as hard as Broken, I still loved it.
bailedListening to this walking, I found the author's voice very annoying. Horrible is my opinion.
pickA great and hilarious at times book, with interesting insights into her life and struggling from depression and anxiety, amongst other things. 4/5 Read for #Whateveryouwantathon and for the Book Riot #ReadHarderChallenge2021
Definitely a blame it on Litsy purchase. But #99p
pickThis was so good.
I peed myself laughing, I cried, I nodded vigorously...
Why did I wait so long to read this?
“When life gives you lemons you should freeze them and use them to throw at your enemies using some sort of trebuchet.” #lemon #QuotsyMay21
pickI can‘t believe I ever thought that I didn‘t like Jenny Lawson! She is hilarious and heartfelt and has just the right amount of bitter in her sweet. Interspersing the crazy, funny stories about her family makes the very important points she makes about mental and physical health more manageable and less depressing. Because it is hard to be chronically ill, and I think she makes the complex feelings about that very accessible. Read the #audiobook!
Good to see Lawson on this list: https://lithub.com/7-author-owned-bookstores-that-you-should-visit/
Daughter‘s and my purchases at Lawson‘s bookstore yesterday. Ariel already took her book purchases to her room but the Pride and Puzzlement is hers. That means the bookish cats are mine! ❤️ The Ward book is thanks to #authoramonth last month and being impressed with Savage the Bones. @Soubhiville
Sights from my visit to Nowhere Bookstore (Jenny Lawson‘s bookstore) today. Parts of store still roped off from public but looking so forward to when it opens!!
“I judge myself by the #shiny, pretty people I see at parent-teacher meetings, or on Facebook, or Pinterest, who seem to totally have their shit together and never have unwashed hair. . . . They have pretty, pastel lives, and they are happy, and they own picnic baskets and napkins and know how to recycle, and they never run out of toilet paper or get their electricity turned off. . . . “ #QuotsyApr21
Lawson opened her store for a sidewalk sale only this morning so it was our first peak inside. I‘d been waiting to buy this book so I could buy it from her. Taadaa! And look, she‘s a cat lover too! She‘ll also be happy to welcome a Litsy meetup at her store eventually!
In line at Lawson‘s bookstore. First peak inside ever!
pickThis was ACTUALLY hilarious 😆 Loved it @Britt_Brooke 💗 Her musings on air travel, spa treatments, ladies pocketbooks, psychiatrist visits, over privileged fuckery, and searching for lost keys are so clearly honest and relatable. Jenny‘s ability to call out her anxiety was refreshing and hopeful. Her PSA‘s were really uplifting. Although I totally get why she isn‘t for everyone @KarenUK as Jenny can be exhausting 😝
“It is an amazing gift to be able to recognize that the things that make you the happiest are so much easier to grasp than you thought. There is such freedom in being able to celebrate and #appreciate the unique moments that recharge you and give you peace and joy.” #QuotsyApr21
My library hold came in @britt_brooke
Giving it another go - this time on 🎧
After some heavy reads, I‘m looking for something punny 😄
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lawson‘s cats are named Hunter S. Tomcat and Ferris Mewler, FFS. 😹 I wish to be that punny. This book is kind of all over the place, but I quite enjoy being in her ridiculous, clever, and intelligent headspace. Lawson openly discusses her anxiety and clinical depression in a relatable way. Such honesty helps to further normalize these struggles. I know I‘ve said this before, but she‘s a MUST on audio. #reread #coverlove
Another line, another Jenny Lawson #reread. Thank the gods for audiobooks, but WHY DIDN‘T I BRING COFFEE??
