The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life: A Year's Worth of Hints, Tips, and Tricks
The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life: A Year's Worth of Hints, Tips, and Tricks
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Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Author: Mary Jo Rulnick
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Pages: 416 Features:
Editorial Review:
Heloise meets The Sidetracked Home Executives in this funny yet practical, month-by-month guide for helping busy women strike a balance between family, work, and home. Juggling family, work, and home can knock anyone off their feet....so here come authors Mary Jo Rulnick and Judith Burnett Schneider to the rescue! Prescriptive, delightful, and packed with girlfriend-style advice that is right on the money-and easy to implement-THEFRANTIC WOMAN'S Guide to lifeis the book that answers the question:How does she do it? Together with guest experts in areas ranging from taxes, gardening, and interior decorating to home schooling, sports coaching and travel, Rulnick and Schneider guide readers through each month with helpful tips in such specific areas as: College planning - Spring cleaning - Helping kids keep up in school - Surviving holidays - Looking your best - And much more! Cached date: AWS Called=true You may also be interested in these products:
Okay... so I haven't finished the book... 2007-02-09 I did read the beginning and decided to take it a month at a time (giving me a chance to read other books). It would seem that the author's idea of frantic and mine are quite different. I read through January and most of what I read did not apply to me. Perhaps I'm not a normal wife/mother/employed person. I guess I was looking for something else. But I no doubt will finish this book in hopes that I will find something I can use. You may be different. Perhaps I was just trying to organize my social life vs my home life.
Great ideas for the entire year 2006-09-10 I would buy it again. It covers every month of the year from school papers to dust on the molding to your makeup and fashion to organization
From Christmas to Income Taxes 2006-01-03 This is a book that can be of help to frantic folks,both female and male. I first heard of it around the Christmas holiday, and it was helpful in sorting out the growing number of tasks that my wife Chris and I want to do, and to do that during the absence of the sun in our home town of Barrow, Alaska. For example, maintaining and updating the Christmas card list is always important, but especially in the far north where blizzards and other weather can slow even the postal service. Baking ahead is also important, because our one general store can run out of key ingredients just when you need them. The authors also include the spiritual focus on Christmas, and hints at low-tech, low-cost ways to share the real meaning of Christmas with friends and family. This practical, easy-to-read book continues with tips and approaches to chores and the like by month through the year, including -"Tax Time." Also a growing concern - "The responsibility of caring for aging relatives."--including "Be respectful of their needs and wants" There is a tradition among the Inupiat Eskimo people of taking very good care of the elders, and respecting them. When we all become "aging relatives," we'll certainly want that, so let's give it now. And let's not forget pets --dogs, cats, hamsters and more The book includes "Planning a neighborhood dog show" Here in Barrow, we'd have a lot of Huskies and even some sled dogs, but it would be fun! A great book to read, from Barrow to Key West. Enjoy! Earl
"Do-Able" Segments Are The Key Here 2005-08-14 As a professional writer, I've learned that if I say: "I'm going to write Chapter 1 today," chances are it won't get done. BUT, if I give myself a goal of "I'm going to outline Chapter 1 and flesh out my characters," I have a much better chance of accomplishing that "do-able" goal. Well, this book is the hallmark of listing do-able tasks--nothing overwhelming, nothing particularly difficult--but all designed to make your life less hectic, less distraught and of course, less frantic! So what if you don't get through the entire list?!? The authors understand you very well may not--but even if you don't, they're supportive and encouraging. You feel as if you're being helped--not lectured to or berated.
This is definitely a hands-on book, so feel free to break the binding, mark off the checklists (live dangerously--do them in green ink!) and even make liner notes as you add your own items to their checklists. And if you've misplaced your bookmark, don't fret. Bend the page to mark your place.
The authors will understand!
A boon for the organizationally challenged 2005-08-06 My first thought upon picking up this book was that I was NOT frantic... just sort of continuously running at a low level of mild panic. I decided to give it a chance, and I'm glad I did. I was afraid this book would lecture me about being a perfect wife and mother (ha ha ha), but I found this was not the case at all. Instead of coming off like My Mom, I got a definite "girlfriend vibe" from the authors. For someone like me, the habit of planning ahead to avoid being overwhelmed later on is something utterly foreign and has to be learned. I'm one of those people who loves concise little tips - easier for me to digest and remember - and I've found the tips in the book to be very helpful and creative. Though my children are mostly grown now, I still have a lot of challenges for running my household and my life in general. I got the book at the beginning of 2005, and I think there is hope for me. I'm not quite ready to do "Christmas in July," but I think with the help of the Frantic Women I may actually get it done on time in December for a change!
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