My favourite parts of this fabulous memoir are the emotionally heartbreaking miscarriages, the health scares of her partner, The Moose, and giving birth to her sons, the Speck and the Scrap, and the joys and challenges of raising them. This is one of the most wonderfully warm, hilarious and riveting memoirs that I have ever read, of an anxiety ridden Georgia Pritchett making her way through life, personally and professionally, blessed with all the funnies, self deprecating, in the tradition of so much British humour. to an awkward adolescence and then on to adulthood and all the anxiety-ridden problems that brings, it is both poignant and funny. I’m always on the lookout for books that make me laugh and – as it made me giggle to myself in Waterstones – this one hit the spot in seconds. The written word hasn’t made me laugh out loud like this for ages – and you all know how funny words can be.

Some of Pritchett's descriptions of her lowest moments were deeply moving and some of the most realistic descriptions of depression that I have ever read. I thought it might have reflected the authors process with coming to terms with her anxiety with references to instances in her childhood before diagnosis. If you have anxiety in any form, the sentiments will all seem so familiar – except narrated by someone really, really funny. The book also features what is possibly the most unexpectedly heartwarming segment that I've read this year, featuring the author taking her eldest son (who is undemonstrative by nature and does not like loud noises or crowds) to a large wedding reception for one of his beloved teachers. It never becomes about name-dropping and there is always Pritchett’s imposter syndrome to contend with – she is self-deprecating to the point of not realising that her achievements are down to her own talent.This is something I didn’t think would be possible when I compare my life (pottering round in Cheshire) with hers (pottering round the White House with celebrities). Delightfully offbeat, painfully honest, full of surprising wonders, and delivering plenty of hilarious, laugh-out-loud moments, My Mess Is a Bit of a Life reveals a talented, vulnerable, and strong woman in all her wisecracking weirdness, and makes us love it--and her--too. Delightfully offbeat, painfully honest, full of surprising wonders, and delivering plenty of hilarious, laugh-out-loud moments, My Mess Is a Bit of a Life reveals a talented, vulnerable, and strong woman in all her wisecracking weirdness, and makes us love it—and her—too. Możliwe, że późniejsze teksty byłyby bardziej relatable (bo chyba tematycznie idą one z wiekiem autorki), no ale cóż - nie chce mi się tego sprawdzać. This was at times funny and relatable, I can definitely see the comparison to Jenny Lawson, and the description that drew me in felt delivered on.

At times, she made me laugh out loud, and I especially enjoyed her account of parenting her sons and her efforts to deal with anxiety. one way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars. Her shyness made speaking problematic, became familiar with writing haikus at her offbeat school, and went to Scotland on family holidays so that their West Highland terrier, Flo, could get back to her roots. She also deprecates her loved ones, such as her partner “The Moose” and her two little boys “Scrap and Speck”.As Pritchett becomes older and immersed in her career, the reader is treated to some lovely anecdotes about celebrities and working on high-profile comedy programmes. Filled with warmth and humour, insight and honesty, it is a brilliant meditation on how to live with worry. This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live - and sometimes even thrive (sometimes not) - with anxiety. to embracing womanhood, ( One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars. While at times I was thrown by just how jumbled everything feels, and trying to connect these often disjointed fleeting moments together, I also felt in tune with everything that was written.

Przy tym humor (bywa że ciemny i gorzki) umyka, trudno się utożsamić, nawet w całkiem bliższych tematycznie i "lękowo" anegdotach.

My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett is probably the most fantastic memoir I have ever read. From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child, to embracing womanhood, to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony, worry has accompanied her at every turn. Going into labor, she fretted about making a fuss ("Sorry to interrupt, but the baby is coming out of my body," I said politely).

Georgia has always had some anxiousness, even from a young age, some worries naturally more daunting than others. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics.A truly funny passage can be read, read again and re-read and one can be guaranteed to throw up a guffaw each time. Zupełnie nie ma w nim czasu na przetrawienie ich, bo zanim się człowiek zatrzyma to już jest 5 historyjek dalej. Going into labor, she fretted about making a fuss (“Sorry to interrupt, but the baby is coming out of my body,” I said politely). My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety is a compilation of her concerns, written down in response to a suggestion by a therapist, whose help she sought to address her anxiety.