Powerhouse Shonda Rhimes is releasing a memoir in the fall and you know what that means: We’d better start lining up for a copy. Like, right now.

TV extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes (I’m sure you’ve heard of her) has taken over Thursday nights, and soon she’ll be taking over bookshelves. Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday Rhimes’ first book, “Year of Yes,” is set to launch in November, to which I say:

Once upon a time (December 2013, to be exact), Rhimes issued herself the ultimate New Year’s resolution: For one year, she would say yes to everything that scares her and all unexpected invitations she receives. (As a fellow introvert, I’m stress sweating just thinking about it.) In “Year of Yes,” Rhimes shares the play-by-play of the impact saying yes had on every aspect of her life, and how we can all change our lives with this simple—yet terrifying—little word.

“Saying yes for an entire year turned out to be one of the most amazing decisions I have ever made,” Rhimes said in a statement. “It was also a little insane, a lot terrifying and sometimes wildly embarrassing. So this is not a story I ever planned to share with anyone. However, once Simon & Schuster asked me, I had no choice – what else could I say but yes?”

Among the things she said yes to: Giving an incredibly poignant commencement speech to Dartmouth grads (her alma mater, natch), and doing a badass cameo on “The Mindy Project.”

As if that weren’t enough, Rhimes will also be releasing yet another amazeballs new show called “The Catch” (launch date TBD). The show follows a female forensic accountant who specializes in exposing fraud, and she of course isn’t who she appears to be. Meanwhile, she’s about to get married and conned by her fiancé—only, unlucky for him, her lies come crashing into his cons. (Dun dun dunnn!)

I’m hoping Rhimes’ next “yes” comes in the form of taking over ABC, don’t you? Then again, I don’t think we’d ever leave our couches. Well, at least not until her book comes out. Let’s face it: It’s Shonda’s world and we’re all just living in it.

Are you excited a Shonda Rhimes memoir is finally hitting stores?

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There’s nothing more code red than seeing ‘Written by Shonda Rhimes’ in the opening credits of a “Grey’s Anatomy” episode. Here’s how to prepare.

Between the chest cavity bomb, the Denny Duquette thing, the ferry boat disaster, the shooting, the plane crash, and the McNightmare that was last week’s episode, it goes without saying when you watch an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” written by Shonda Rhimes, you should have a crash cart handy—because you know that by the time the hour’s over, she’ll have ripped your guts out of your ass.

And that is why you love her, even when you hate her. (See what I did there?) So when you see her name in the opening credits, here’s how to keep your dignity in tact. Well, some of it:

1. Turn off your phone

This should already be a #TGIT ritual, but some of us just don’t know any better.

2. Prepare stress food… I mean, snacks

Lots and lots of snacks.

3. Bust out two boxes of tissues

Because with Shonda Rhimes, you can never be too careful.

4. Say a little prayer

That you don’t go into cardiac arrest.

5. Hit play

And don’t forget to breathe.

6. Feel all the feelings

So. Many. Feelings.

7. Let it all hang out

Up until this point, you’ve done everything humanly possible to keep your shit together, but there comes a point in every Shonda Rhimes masterpiece where you explode into an ugly-crying, Xanax-needing, snot-bubbling pile of hormones.

8. Question your sanity

“I never feel this bad about real people WHY CAN’T I STOP CRYING?!”

8. Seek emotional support

Hit up the #GreysAnatomy hashtag on Twitter. Since you know, therapy is expensive.

9. Go into recovery mode

Now that you feel like a gutted fish, it’s time to turn off all the lights and sulk. And hate the universe. And make more snacks.

10. Live to fight another day

If Mer can do it, so can you.

11. Never listen to “Chasing Cars” again

Because duh.

How’s your emotional stability been since last week’s “Grey’s”?

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