I think I learned a valuable lesson recently: I just need to get over myself! I know….that’s not a loaded comment, not at all. Let me explain why I say this.

Just over a year ago, my life changed in a big way. I left a much-loved job to join my fiance in another state, changing home and hearth, finding a new job, the whole bit. At the same time, I started to let the harder aspects of publishing a magazine (mind you, things like MagCloud and Issuu weren’t *quite* on the scene yet) get me down, and because I felt like I was going through a bit of an existential meltdown at the time, I gave up on my brainchild, PCOS Today Magazine. Boy was that a dumb idea (the giving up on the magazine part….not the joining my fiance thing).

Fast-forward to now, and I’ve found that there is still quite a following for ongoing, serialized discussion about the PCOS disorder.  So, long story short, I’m making a go of it again. That, and I’ve got some other projects on the horizon and I wanted to give a holler out to all the ‘cysters’ to let y’all know. Here goes:

First, the “next” issue of PCOS Today Magazine, along with a revamped website, will be out by the end of September. I’ll make an announcement here in the blog and in Soulcysters.net, etc., when it’s all up and running. Right now, some exciting stuff is on the horizon for this issue, including an article by Monika Wolsey, and, I hope, another PCOS nutrition column from Angela Grassi.

Secondly, my book is about 3/4 of the way done. I’ve spent the better part of the past year writing a Teen’s Guide to PCOS. I continue to want to add stories from ADULT women who don’t mind explaining how they learned of the disorder, what the impact was on their life, what it was like as a teen dealing with it (no real names will be used in the book, just pseudonyms). If you don’t mind sharing your story, please e-mail me at pcosstories@gmail.com. The book should be available via Amazon.com and its own website within the new few months. I plan to post excerpts from the book to this blog in the coming weeks for commentary, etc. If you have ideas for what should be in the book, let me know (either via e-mail or a comment here). I’m open to suggestion!!!

I’m really looking forward to hearing from all of you!