- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Hyperion (Aug 3 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401307876
- ISBN-13: 978-1401307875
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #618,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The hosts of the hit internet radio show MomsTown offer insights, resources, and motivation to help stay-at-home moms set and achieve their personal goals for a more satisfying life ore and more women are taking a break from their careers to devote time to being a mom. But as some women find, going from cleaning out the inbox to cleaning up the toy box can be a bit of a shocking transition. That's where The MomsTown Guide to Getting It All comes in. Internet radio hosts Mary Goulet and Heather Reider have been lifesavers to many stay-at-home moms, providing friendship, community, and motivation to women who might otherwise have felt marginalized. The MomsTown philosophy reminds moms that they can make their dreams come true without sacrificing family life in just ten weeks!
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3.5 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews)
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T CARE WHAT THE NAYSAYERS THINK----LOVED THIS BOOK!, Jun 26 2006
By Cheryl L. Butler "Mother In Training" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Momstown Guide To Getting It All (Paperback)
I read with caution all of the negative comments about this book. Hmmmmmmm, I have to disagree with most of them. As a mother of eight and a columnist on the East Coast, I thought this book was packed full of great ideas, tips and humor! I gave up trying to please the world after our 4th child was born--and most importantly gave up my "lousy" attitude about how hard it is to be a SAHM in this day and age. I don't have a nanny, much babysitting help, a housekeeper or a pool boy, but I do have something better---appreciation! The Momstown Guide helps to organize one's priorities and outlook, and I think anyone that reads it with an open mind can walk away with a handful of tips that will improve the way in which you go about each day.(So what if they emphasize making your bed each day---there are worse things in life!!)
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Get a Life by Not Getting This Book, Jan 19 2006
By wanderlust - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Momstown Guide To Getting It All (Paperback)
This book is not useful, helpful or inspirational. I received this book as a Christmas gift and was skeptical of it, but decided to give it a chance. Instead of giving me good advice on "getting a life" it gave me literal advice, i.e. how to make your bed, how to take a shower, telling me to make a schedule, etc. I really can't figure out who would need this advice. I was hoping for information on how to feel less like a drooling idiot and feel more connected at the end of a day filled with housework, cooking, Dora the Explorer, frazzled nerves from my 2 year-old and a husband who does't appreciate how hard I work. Instead I wasted the little time I had to myself by reading this simplistic and obvious (yeah I have showering mastered by now) advice.The authors suggest getting a journal and writing in it and they give you exercises to write about. However the authors never give you any idea about what your writings mean. I guess it's meant to be reflective for each journalist, but I'm still confused as how this is supposed to help me.
I'm pretty sure the authors were stay-at-home-moms who needed some cash so they jumped on the "let's write a book" bandwagon, unfortunately there is really no depth or substance to this book. Save your $15 and buy yourself something - you'll get more satisfaction out of it.
69 of 89 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Silly book...., Oct 27 2005
By ReadNReVu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Momstown Guide To Getting It All (Paperback)
I was really annoyed by the patronizing, know-it-all attitude of the authors. It has apparently never occurred to them that there are parents out there who really enjoy staying home with the children, and don't feel bored, or unappreciated, or otherwise sorry for themselves.Despite the authors' statements to the contrary, this book was all about getting away from your children (like dumping them with a sitter so you can go on a "date"), so that you can "get a life". Life changes when you have children--one of the changes being that it's *not* all about you anymore. I found this book to be rather anti-children/family in its outlook, all things considered. The authors apparently also have never thought of the fact that once children are school-age, if you send them to school, there is all sorts of time to "improve yourself" or take a shower, or whatever.
If you really want to learn how to balance working (either at home or away from home) with being available for your children, this is not the book for you.
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