Hello and welcome back!
I don’t know about you, but for me this summer flew by. I had a great time with my visiting family and got to spend some really wonderful and long overdue time with my brother, niece, nephew, and their friends/partners. It was exhausting and fun, and I was very grateful to be able to take that time.
Despite allegedly taking the month off from Life Without Baby, a lot has been happening, so I’ll do a quick update and then we’ll get back to our regularly scheduled programming, as they say.
Last month I was invited to join a conversation for the Canadian radio show, Day 6, on CBC. I joined Otherhood’s Melanie Notkin and Laura Scott from the Childless-by-Choice Project to speak about the issues faced by childless women. We touched on many topics, including the growing trend of childlessness, social acceptance of childless women, and how each of us has made peace with our situations.
I am incredibly appreciative for the safe and non-judgmental environment that host Piya Chattopadhyay created. (I also got to geek out about getting a behind-the-scenes peek at the NPR studios here in L.A.
Anyway, you can hear a recording of the segment here.
My other big news is that, during my “vacation” I finally committed to writing the Life Without Baby book I’ve been talking about for about the past three years. I’ve been so overwhelmed by the thought of gathering all I’ve learned over the past five-plus years and writing an entire 250-300 page tome that I never managed to get past the first couple of chapters.
Then I hit on the idea of writing a series of mini eBooks covering each of the stages of the journey. Somehow, researching, writing, editing, and completing a short 40-50 page book felt so much more doable, and in fact, over the summer, I did just that.
The first book in the series is Letting Go of the Dream of Motherhood and deals with the impossible decision of when it’s time to let go, how to create a meaningful ending to an indefinite journey, and how to begin making peace with a life without children.
This book is scheduled for release on October 6 and it’s already up on Amazon and available for pre-order.
It’s only available in eBook format at the moment, but my goal is (drumroll, please) to have all the books finished and compiled into a printed version by Mother’s Day 2015. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes.
Here on the blog, look out for regular posts from me, as well as weekly posts from Kathleen, more Our Stories, some special guest bloggers, and of course, Whiny Wednesday. I’ll also be asking for your input on topics you’d like to see covered, so watch for that coming soon.
I hope you enjoyed your summer (or winter—Hi, Mali!) I look forward to catching up with here soon.
Welcome back, Lisa! So glad that you had a productive break and fulfilling visit with family. It’s great to hear your voice again, as well as your exciting news. Thanks for the links.
Welcome back! 🙂
The Day 6 Conversation was just excellent, by the way. You three did a wonderful job, and I got a lot out of hearing your story and insights in this forum.
Welcome back! Winter hasn’t been too cold – hot flushes have really helped! And it is feeling decidedly spring-like at the moment. Looking forward to seeing your next projects come to fruition.
So glad you’re back. Thanks for keeping the blog interesting in your absence with posts from the past.
Gosh, what a productive summer it’s been! The mini-book idea is wonderful and I plan to pre-order my copy after completing this post. Good luck with the writing.
The interview was fantastic and you were wonderful, as usual. Love, love, love the mini eBook series and can’t wait to get in line for each one. Welcome back!
Thanks so much for the warm welcome back. Watching your comments come in this week made me feel as if I was saying good bye to one family and saying hello to another. I’m so grateful to have this community. Looking forward to spending time with you again. 🙂
~Lisa
Welcome back!