If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself [Hardcover]

Lyss Stern (Author), Julie Klappas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2009

If brushing your teeth provides the only moment of the day when you’re truly alone and at peace, then this book is for you. Sure, you love your kids, but your pre-mom self—the one who savored a glass of wine after work and exercised on her lunch break instead of shopping for baby food—had its perks, too.

The “time-outs” in this book are for moms who love their kids but also long for a few minutes when they’ve got nowhere to be, no one to listen to, and no diapers to change. The authors have compiled 100 imaginative ways they and their friends—including such celebrities as Kelly Ripa and Jill Hennessy—spend their time when they have 10 luscious minutes to themselves. The suggestions for using your moments alone to the max run the gamut from sweet to satiric—treat yourself to a single, beautiful flower for your bedside table or play kickball with your son and punt the ball really, really far. Try surreptitiously rearranging your Netflix queue so your movies arrive before your husband’s and kids’ do. Browse for bling at Harry Winston. Or leave the kids to shop with your husband and slip into Brookstone for a rest in one of their giant massage chairs.

Every good mom deserves a break. This book is a start—to chuckle over with your friends or really use when you need a precious respite.

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About the Author

Lyss Stern is the mother of two young boys and the creator of Divalysscious moms (www.divalyssciousmoms.com), New York City’s premier luxury lifestyle company for fabulous moms and tots, with more than 23,000 active members.

Julie Klappas is the mother of two and has spent her career working in television, producing programming and promotions for clients including Lifetime, VH1, and Nickelodeon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; First Edition edition (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307453715
• ISBN-13: 978-0307453716
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #722,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for all of the moms in your life!, April 15, 2009

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Kimberly Oser "Mom of 2" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself (Hardcover)

This book is a fun and quick read. It is the perfect Mother's Day gift for all of your girlfriends with kids. I bought it for everyone! It offers great tips for how to remain a "woman" when you're usually known as "Mom." I recommend this book highly!

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Coffee Table Gift, July 19, 2011

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Marie Jackson - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my best friend who was about to be a first-time mommy and ended up reading it one night before bed. The short tips had me literally LOLing, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading how the celeb moms make time for themselves.

I ended up buying a second copy for my friend and keeping the first for myself. I have it displayed on a side table in my living room, and nearly every guest I have giggles after reading the title and picks it up to read a few pages. Would recommend to anyone as a great gift for all moms for everything from a thank you to a Mother's Day treat!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book - Every Mommy Should Have a Copy!, June 15, 2009

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Sherri Haymond "Mom to 2 Year Old Mack" (Greenwich, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself (Hardcover)

I absolutely LOVE this book! It's short, cute, witty, sassy, smart - and snarky on all the right pages! "If You Give a Mom a Martini..." is full of fantastic, recession-friendly tips (many Martini bliss tips cost absolutely nothing!) for making the most of your mommy alone-time. And a few tips even tell you how to find some. As a full-time working mom, I've really enjoyed flipping through this amazing book and choosing, in advance, what my next mommy "time-out" would be - I love spending time with my son, but I've learned that I'm a much better mom when I'm a happy mom! And I'm a happy mom after I've had my 10 blissful minutes....

I've already given "If You Give a Mom a Martini..." as a shower gift, as a gift to newly preggers moms-to-be, and as a gift just for mom once baby arrives (because mom needs a gift, too! baby gets so many...and they don't call it labor for nothing!). Everyone loves it!

What a fantastic idea. Can't wait for the sequel!