From moms who hyperventilate at the thought of soccer-mom hairdos and senseless acts of baking, here's reassurance that there's no need to throw out the Blahniks with the bathwater. This book is an essential guide for new and experienced mothers alike, packed with practical, profound and irreverent truths about how to stay fabulous amidst the burps, stretch marks and drool: Pretty up down there: A pedicure, a bikini wax and a good leg shaving a few days before her due date will keep mom from feeling like Godzilla when a lot of hunky residents are peering at her lower half during labour; Bangles, bangles everywhere: Some cool bracelets make Mom glamorous in all those pictures of baby - since they're also pictures of her forearms; Blow town: When the going gets tough, new parents should hit the road. Newborns are lightweight, mobile and lack the ability to say, "Are we there yet?" and "When can we go home?" Sure, becoming a mom changes a woman's life completely. But Betty Londergan's 101 wise and witty rules for Mamas and Mamas-to-be give the confidence and kickass attitude to stay sexy, stylish and cool - proof that they can nurture their inner babes and their babies, all at the same time.
If you want the long, extended story of my life you can go to my website, but here are the "highlights."
I'm one of eight children and I had a very happy childhood, mostly spent in Wilmington, Delaware. I went to school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and graduated Phi Beta Kappa (which still annoys my brilliant husband who is key-less) with a degree in History and English. I moved to Colorado, worked on a paper in the mountains for three years, then started a career in advertising that lasted a couple of decades and involved lots of trips to Los Angeles to produce music and commercials, innumerable escapades and insane moments, some of the best friendships of my life and a pretty great income. In 1991 I had Lulu, which was the very best moment of my life. Lulu and I moved from Colorado to Swarthmore, Pennsyvlania in 1996 to marry Larry Schall and I became a stepmother to his three kids: Jaime, Lindsay and Tyler. Nine years later, last August, we moved to Atlanta so Larry could become President of Oglethorpe University, a small liberal arts college right here in Buckhead. And then my book got published.....and I met you!
