Product Description

Organize Your World, Your Kids, Your Time, and . . . Make Room for Mommy

If you don't have enough hands, enough time in the day, or enough energy to balance everything—much less fit in a bit of "you time," then Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons forBusy Moms has the realistic, doable, and time-efficient tips that can transform your life. Moms who have been there will share how their quests were not focused on perfection, but on organization and ways to create the balance we all yearn for. Find out their secrets and learn how to:

• Nurture yourself—which in turn nurtures the family
• Keep an organized home and get the kids involved in chores, while bonding
• Feed your soul and find quality time to spend with yourself, friends, and partners

In this timely and much-needed book, the authors and busy moms band together and offer thirty-two life lessons that have worked for them. This book also provides a source of encouragement to promote balance and a greater quality of life for you and your family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #418742 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

About the Author
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling coauthors, are professional speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional development of others.

Time efficiency coach and America's most trusted professional organizer, Dorothy Breininger, CEO of the Center for Organization, devotes her life to teaching people how to create the possibility of living a life you love--through organizing your pace (time), face (energy and enthusiasm for life), space (your environment) and grace (gratitude and spirit). She is the coauthor of Time Efficiency Management and The Senior Organizer. Dorothy has appeared as an expert on the Today Show, the Dr. Phil Show, and has been featured in the LA Times, Forbes, Woman's Day and Entrepreneur Magazines.

Debby Bitticks, CEO of Delphi Health Products, Inc. is the coauthor of The Senior Organizer and Time Efficiency Makeover. Debby was the founder and CEO of a national multi-unit intergenerational company that cared for children and elders. She also provided the busy parents with a 'Family Resource Center' to assist them with parenting issues, family issues, and balancing life's competing priorities. During this time, Debby was raising her own four daughters, implementing her organizing concepts and strategies. Debby has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, Dr. Phil, CNN Financial News, and other cable shows. She is a member of NAPO – the National Association of Professional Organizers.

Lynn Benson is the coauthor of The Senior Organizer. Lynn was a regional director of a national intergenerational company and oversaw the operations that cared for children and elders. Lynn worked intimately with busy parents, providing them with support to get through their daily hectic and stressful lives. She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work with a diverse and significant background working with children, families, and seniors. She lives and breathes the life style of a busy mom--she is the mother of two young children.

Customer Reviews

Sensible advice in a humorous style
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (3/07)

"Life Lessons for Busy Moms," is divided into 7 chapters. Each chapter is filled with wisdom, humor, advice, quotes, tips and stories.

"Make Time To Nurture Yourself."
The emphasis of this chapter is taking care of you, creating boundaries, cultivating your relationship with your husband and creating balance in your life. As a mother you wear many hats and you need to recognize how important your roles are.

"Take Charge of Your Parenting Style/Philosophy."
"Implement Creative Solutions (with an Organized Approach)"
"Feed Your Soul."
As a mother what do you need? What are your goals? What do you see as your future?

"Keep an Organized Home."
This is my favorite chapter. Organization! Our lives are less stressful is we have detailed schedules, systems and a good calendar.

"Solicit Help."
We all need assistance at sometime or other but many of us refuse to ask for it. No matter how hard you try you can't be Supermom!

"Make Time to Slow Down"
When we slow down we come to appreciate "the small things in life" those little moments that later we wish we hadn't rushed through. We come to cherish what's happening right now instead of worrying about what might happen, "the what if's."

I wish I'd had this book years ago when my three children were little. Looking back on those precious years I wish I'd been more organized, more stress free. I wish I'd taken more time to enjoy those special moments as they happened rather than stressing out over unimportant things.

This is a delightful book with sound, sensible advice and suggestions written in a humorous style. The stories are sure to bring a smile to the faces of mothers and grandmothers. This book would make a fantastic gift for a new or expectant mother. I highly recommend "Life Lessons for Busy Moms" to all mothers and grandmothers. My daughter and daughters-in-law will each be receiving a copy.

Tips and Humor for moms
This book is full of good tips for new moms, humor, inspiring quotes, and warm stories from real moms-including myself. It is easy to read and has some thoughtful simple solutions for everyday challenges.

Life Lessons for Busy Moms
Bought this book for my two daughters who are two of the busiest Mom's I can imagine. I liked the book, but have not gotten feedback from the girls....maybe just toooo busy to read it....ha!!