40 Days Till 40RTY: Life Lessons from the Ramblings of My UNFILTERED Thoughts

Sherri Shepherd, of "THE VIEW" calls "40 Days Till 40RTY" AWESOME & AMAZING! THE BOOK THAT WASN'T S'POSED TO BE A BOOK! Conceived as 40 Facebook lessons to be posted daily 40 days before her 40th birthday, TeeJ told all of her deepest secrets and turned her heartbreaks and comedic misadventures into 388 pages of transparent, raw, purging and practical life lessons for people of ALL ages. From ages 18-99, you will undeniably relate to TeeJ as she takes you on a ride full of twists and turns that will have you crying one minute, thrown for a left turn, and then spontaneously cracking up laughing because she has caught you off-guard with one of her unabashed admissions. TeeJ is the hilarious and brutally honest best friend we all want to have. Veteran TV editor TaJuan "TeeJ" Mercer is a self-proclaimed "hater of writing/lover of people," whose day job consists of shaping stories of popular television shows for network giants such as NBC, ABC, MTV, VH1, TLC, Style, The History Channel and WEtv. With a revealingly fresh, honestly raw and amusingly incisive perspective, TeeJ bares her soul with grace, humility and humor, as she converses openly with God, family, friends and even complete strangers about the trials, the challenges and the disappointments she has faced. Each day along the way, TeeJ offers another life lesson illustrating the three concepts for a happy, giddy, and guilt-free life: * OOPS AIN'T IN GOD'S VOCABULARY releases you from the mistakes of your PAST * I DON'T FIX CRAZY reconciles the circumstances of your PRESENT * JUST KEEP WAKING UP reestablishes hope for your FUTURE Sherri elaborates, "To read of TaJuan's journey, seeing her willingness to go where few dare, and to be as transparent as she can, will give other women a sense of freedom... Through TaJuan's journey, I am shown that all my faults, insecurities and fears are things God can use.