If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I Leave the Baby?: Help for the Highly Distractible Mom [Paperback]

Carol Barnier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

At last, a gloriously unregimented mom shares stories and strategies that help other highly distractible moms run a genuine, joyful, and successful home and homeschool!

This books offers lots of practical tools to keep chaos at bay, and helps moms develop their strongest qualities -- qualities that perhaps have been seen as weaknesses. Best of all, you will find new reasons to be excited about who you are, and you will discover how the qualities you possess are true gifts from God that make you a real asset to your family.

Learn how working with your personality traits instead of constantly fighting against them makes it possible for you to:
keep track of items that get lost at the worst possible moment
actually arrive on time or even early
access whatever information you need whenever you need it
limit the pesky interruptions that get you off task
get stuff to organize itself so you have more time to spend with your family
organize and run a delight-driven rather than ADD-driven home or homeschool

Editorial Reviews

Review

"With warmth and humor, Carol offeres practical solutions to the small irritations of being a gloriously unregimented mom. Thank you, Carol, for affirming and inspiring those of us who would rather run through sprinklers with our kids than organize the spice cabinet." --Christine Field, Author of "Help for the Harried Homeschooler" and "Coming Home to Raise Your Children"

About the Author

Carol Barnier lives on her gloriously unregimented life in the beautiful hills of Connecticut. When she's not searching for her keys or looking for a missing shoe, she is enjoying the fullness of her married, merry, Mary life (you'll have to read the book to get that one) with her lifelong soulmate and three growing children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Books (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932096132
• ISBN-13: 978-1932096132
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #665,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in Heidelburg, Germany to military parents who originally hailed from Ohio. While I've lived all over the place, we regularly reconnected with Ohio (Go Killbuck!) and it is clearly the place of my roots. I never planned to be a writer, yet when I look back, it seems I was constantly writing for something or other. In any case, I began writing officially (as in seeking to have a book published) when I searched for (and couldn't find) a book to help me teach my highly distractible ADHD first born child. After pulling together the information I needed and developing teaching methods that worked, (none of which, amazingly, involving duct tape) my husband put some of them onto a website. Requests for more began to flood in, and my first book was born. This seems to be my method. Live a few years. Ponder life's challenges. Write them down. Wa la! Instant book. So far, this has kept life interesting. If life ever becomes dull, I shall cease writing and take up knife juggling.

If you're interested in learning more, feel free to follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/Carol_Barnier.
Check out my free on-line site for families with highly distractible kids at www.SizzleBop.com
Speaker information can be found at www.CarolBarnier.com
NEW!! Just launched a Church Humor Blog www.carolbarnier.wordpress.com

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dear Carol,, August 5, 2006

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Shannon (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I Leave the Baby?: Help for the Highly Distractible Mom (Paperback)

I have discovered your great conspiracy! I now know your secret method for boosting book sales. After hearing you speak at a convention, I ran home and requested your book for the distractable mom from the library. I was surprised to find that I had to wait behind 3 others, but I was hopeful that I would get a call any day from the library to come pick up my requested book. After a month, I checked my account, shocked to find that I was STILL behind 3 people. At my next visit, I asked the librarian what the status of the book was. She said at that point, it was 6 weeks late and they were losing hope of having it returned. About a month later, I had moved up one notch. The librarian said they had bought a new copy. 3 months later, the (second) book finally made it back. At last, I was only 1 slot away from checking out your book! I'm sad to report that it's been 4 months now. I've finally given in and just bought a darn copy. I doubt the library will be able to keep this book in stock! I've come to realize that I probably saved myself $20 in late fees by purchasing it. It's a genius ploy- a book for the mom too distracted to bring it back to the library!

Thanks!

Shannon

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mommy Questions, September 14, 2005

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Dena Dyer (Amarillo, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I Leave the Baby?: Help for the Highly Distractible Mom (Paperback)

Why is it that:

--The clothes I tried so hard to get back into (after having a baby) are now out of style?
--I can NEVER get caught up on laundry, dishes or sleep?
--My brain turned to mush just as soon as my second son was conceived?
--I can never find the remote control, but I can find a lego in the middle of the night--with the tender part of my foot?!
Oh, well--this is a chaotic stage of life. I'm trying to embrace the chaos and not get bogged down in it. To help in that endeavor, I've been reading a really funny, practical book. The title is great--it's a Mommy Question extraordinaire: If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I leave the Baby? by Carol Barnier The subtitle is "Help for the Highly Distractible Mom." I love it!
Often, I've found myself wondering why I couldn't be a little more like Martha Stewart (in her pre-prison days!) and less like Lucy Ricardo. I mean, I can get into trouble faster than anyone I know! I really try to be organized and "with it"--but it doesn't happen very often. I lose my purse, my keys, and my cellphone regularly. Sometimes, I think I might lose my head if it wasn't attached. So if you're a highly distractible mom like me, take comfort in this thought from Barnier: "Your children were placed in your home by a wise and all-loving God who knew what He was doing. There is something your children are supposed to absorb from your love of life and spontaneity that they will need if they are to become what God has intended for them. . . And there are people to be reached for the kingdom who are tailor-made to be attracted to your spontaneous, casual, delight-filled ways." Spontaneous moms, rock on!!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Should Be Handed Out Like Candy..., August 27, 2005

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M. R. Wilson "melphd" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I Leave the Baby?: Help for the Highly Distractible Mom (Paperback)

This book is not only hilarious, but so, so practical. After I read it, I immediately ordered 3 copies for friends. Do your worn out, forgetful brain a favor and order this book!