The Momstown Guide to Getting It All: A Life Makeover For Stay-At-Home Moms [Paperback]

Mary Goulet (Author), Heather Reider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2005

The hosts of the hit internet radio show MomsTown offer insights, resources, and motivation to help stay-at-home moms set and achieve their personal goals for a more satisfying life ore and more women are taking a break from their careers to devote time to being a mom. But as some women find, going from cleaning out the inbox to cleaning up the toy box can be a bit of a shocking transition. That's where The MomsTown Guide to Getting It All comes in. Internet radio hosts Mary Goulet and Heather Reider have been lifesavers to many stay-at-home moms, providing friendship, community, and motivation to women who might otherwise have felt marginalized. The MomsTown philosophy reminds moms that they can make their dreams come true without sacrificing family life in just ten weeks!

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About the Author

Prior to having three boys, Heather Reider worked as a television news anchor for CBS, ABC, and NBC affiliates around the West. She has a degree in journalism and enjoys bringing moms the information and inspiration they need to lead more meaningful lives. Mary Goulet, an entrepreneur for twelve years, worked on Wall Street, owned a real-estate company, and trained as a holistic health practitioner. She is an enthusiastic wife and mother of two girls.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (August 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401307876
• ISBN-13: 978-1401307875
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Goulet was raised in Mpls, MN and currently resides in San Diego, CA. She is the co-author of The MomsTown Guide to Getting It All (Hyperion) and It's All About You, Live the Life You Crave (Simon & Schuster). She's a recipient of both the iParenting Award and Mom's Choice Award. Her Go With Your Gut process is her signature work and was inspired by work with her coaching clients. Mary is a speaker and coaches others on how to hear and trust their gut guidance.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get a Life by Not Getting This Book, January 19, 2006

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wanderlust (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Momstown Guide to Getting It All: A Life Makeover For Stay-At-Home Moms (Paperback)

This book is not useful, helpful or inspirational. I received this book as a Christmas gift and was skeptical of it, but decided to give it a chance. Instead of giving me good advice on "getting a life" it gave me literal advice, i.e. how to make your bed, how to take a shower, telling me to make a schedule, etc. I really can't figure out who would need this advice. I was hoping for information on how to feel less like a drooling idiot and feel more connected at the end of a day filled with housework, cooking, Dora the Explorer, frazzled nerves from my 2 year-old and a husband who does't appreciate how hard I work. Instead I wasted the little time I had to myself by reading this simplistic and obvious (yeah I have showering mastered by now) advice.

The authors suggest getting a journal and writing in it and they give you exercises to write about. However the authors never give you any idea about what your writings mean. I guess it's meant to be reflective for each journalist, but I'm still confused as how this is supposed to help me.

I'm pretty sure the authors were stay-at-home-moms who needed some cash so they jumped on the "let's write a book" bandwagon, unfortunately there is really no depth or substance to this book. Save your $15 and buy yourself something - you'll get more satisfaction out of it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DON'T CARE WHAT THE NAYSAYERS THINK----LOVED THIS BOOK!, June 26, 2006

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Cheryl L. Butler "Mother In Training" (Saunderstown, Rhode Island United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Momstown Guide to Getting It All: A Life Makeover For Stay-At-Home Moms (Paperback)

I read with caution all of the negative comments about this book. Hmmmmmmm, I have to disagree with most of them. As a mother of eight and a columnist on the East Coast, I thought this book was packed full of great ideas, tips and humor! I gave up trying to please the world after our 4th child was born--and most importantly gave up my "lousy" attitude about how hard it is to be a SAHM in this day and age. I don't have a nanny, much babysitting help, a housekeeper or a pool boy, but I do have something better---appreciation! The Momstown Guide helps to organize one's priorities and outlook, and I think anyone that reads it with an open mind can walk away with a handful of tips that will improve the way in which you go about each day.
(So what if they emphasize making your bed each day---there are worse things in life!!)

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moms On Fire!, July 25, 2005

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Mark LeBlanc "Small Business Success" (La Jolla, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Momstown Guide to Getting It All: A Life Makeover For Stay-At-Home Moms (Paperback)

Mary and Heather have hit a home run with this book, on how women can be better moms, spouses, friends, and entrepreneurs. While I am not their target reader, I do believe their advice and counsel is credible, and their energy and enthusiasm for their business and helping others succeed in business is streetsmart, practical, and applicable for those who really want to take a product or service to the marketplace. If you are in a rut, or have an idea you want to see to fruition, then get this book immediately, and make it your desktop or bedside bible. Refer to it often. You'll be glad you did as you watch your dreams come to life in a way you could not imagine. And if you ever get a chance to meet them or hear Mary and Heather speak, you will be better for it. They have a special fire in their hearts, and want you to be a part of the revolution. They're pretty cool!