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Survival for Busy Women

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Mrs. Barnes does a wonderful job at delivering practical advice for women (and men!) to help them make the most of their time! At first, I was very skeptical about her writing - how could a career homemaker possibly know what a working mother goes through? Guess what? She does! I have only used a handful of tips from her book, and already I feel a lot more relaxed and have more time! My favorite tip is the 15 minute total-mess-to-total-rest routine. It's amazing how much one can accomplish by breaking chores into 15 minute intervals. The bible verses that she uses are helpful as well, but this is a great book without it (as a Christian, I am glad they are in there). I have ordered 3 more of her books, and I highly recommend this book for the woman (or man!) who wants to clear the clutter and chaos out of her (or his!) life!

A wonderful book that is suited to both the working and stay at home mom. There are hints and tips to cover all aspects of your life.

The only negative aspect of this book is the strong Christian slant which I found a bit annoying.

All in all, though it was pretty helpful. Chapter 6 - "What to do with all the paper" really helped me make sense of all the piles of paper and set up an easy and logical filing system.

Chapter 7 "Making Time Your Friend" had quite a few time saving tips that I found easy to implement and that now save me over 2 hours a week.

Chapter 8 "Total Mess To Total Rest" has great ideas for storage and for finding exactly where I stored something. It's great for those who need to store things such as decorations, seasonal clothing, extra dishes etc.

There were several chapters that had nothing to do with time management or household organization per se but which any mom will find useful and helpful- "Child-Proof Safety In The Home" & "Family Conference Time" & "Babysitting Survival Guide" and more

All in all a good book and well worth the money.

If you are someone who is not a natural organizer, or has alot on your plate, then this book would be great for you. There are many helpful tips and ideas. It really helped me out to get rid of things and make the home and daily activities more manageable and functionable. I think that almost anyone would benefit from reading it.

I bought this book after I saw it mentioned in the new Duggar book. I am a pretty organized person to begin with, but after hearing of her method for boxing things up with the separate cards and number system, I figured she may have a few new tricks to teach me. Unfortunately this book didn't carry much else new with it. There are many, many repeated tips in this book and it reads like a 1950's Betty Crocker cookbook in the style of "adding a touch of this will brighten up your home!" At the beginning of the book I was dismayed to learn that she believes all women should strive to host Tupperware parties for a living. Lastly, there are many common sense tips such as "never leave a baby alone in the bathtub" and "never leave pets in the car". Save your money and look for something else.

On the positive side, the author does provide some good suggestions and tips. She provides excellent illustrations of pages for creating your own planner for to-do lists and schedules. The book is well-organized and easy to understand. On the downside, it is very outdated. The book begins by addressing "Women of the Nineties." The book is also geared towards married women with children. Single women are scarcely even mentioned! Some of the ideas presented I found to be a little unrealistic. If you are already organized, this book might be helpful to fine-tune your organizing. But for some of us that are more organizationally-challenged, the ideas are a little impractical. They sound great in theory but hard to follow through on on a regular basis.

Overall, probably worth the money. It's a little outdated, definitely Christian oriented, and a bit extreme, but definitely has alot of good tips and organizational ideas. Take what you need and leave the rest I guess. However; if you are an obsessively tidy and organized traditional conservative stay at home mom with several children, then this is the book for you!

I thought that the product was exactly what was written. I recommend this seller and will use them again if possible. My mother really liked this book, it was christmas!