She said this book was about getting back in touch with your essential self. Some of it was ok, but some of it just made me realize that what was affordable for her "to get her pretty back" was not practical for me!
The thing I really loved about this book were the illustrations by Ruben Toledo. They are colorful and whimsical!
Quotes I liked:
"When you are a teenager, you're forever thinking: Do they like me? When you are a grown-up, as anyone over the age of thirty can attest, the question becomes: Do I like them?"
"Early on during my lst pregnancy, a female acquaintance said, 'You'd better hope she isn't a girl, 'cause she'll suck the pretty out of you!' I sort of laughed. sort of. In a few short weeks, I found out that the baby was a girl. A few weeks after that, I was absolutely sure that the woman was right!"
Unconventional ways to stay fit: (per hour of activity)
- play vigorous air guitar
- bench-press your baby
- rearrange the furniture
- dance and sing to a Broadway album
- digging in the garden
- pushing someone in a stroller
- baking
- loading and unloading car
- chasing kids around
- putting up an xmas tree
- sweeping
- laundry/make beds
- kissing
- playing piano
- roller skating
Best advice for moms/best moments for moms:
- Sit down after a disagreement and agree to turn over a new leaf (literally) as a symbol of forgiveness.
- Cook with love. (ugh...does waffles count?)
- Be honest ...don't tell white lies to spare their feelings...if they look awful in mauve and green, tell them!
- Tell them you love them and try to get them to get along. (Impossible at my house...thanks to Nick and Jake warfare.)
- Let them know that life isn't fair and not to expect it.
- Model a confident and fearless attitude. Pass it on.
- Teach them the importance of being themselves and give them room to do it.
- Teach them to fold a towel, moonwalk, and sing a mean campfire song.
- Let them know that there are second changes when you make mistakes.
- Hug them a lot.
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