Happy Housewives

The book that has housewives everywhere raising their spatulas and demanding respect-a modern-day guide to keeping house, raising kids, and loving life. After leaving her glamorous, high-profile job when her son was born, Darla Shine quickly learned what's like to be home with a baby. It was absolutely the hardest job she'd ever had. At first she refused to admit she was "just an at-home mom" and employed babysitters and housekeepers to take care of her home and family while she went to the gym, the salon-anywhere but home. One day she made the mistake of complaining about her life to her mother, who called Shine and her friends a bunch of spoiled brats. Her mom told her to wake up and start enjoying her family-before it was too late. It was just what Shine needed to hear. Once Shine let go of her "ridiculous" expectations of having it all, she was able to truly embrace motherhood, marriage, and homemaking. She got herself into shape, put herself on a schedule, and began to realize that being an at-home mom was the best gift of her life. Shine's brutally honest-and hilarious-ten-step program helps moms everywhere realize that they can be hot mamas, they can rekindle the romance in their marriages, they can reinvent themselves-and they can do all this without getting desperate. She includes daily and weekly schedules to show how she pulls it all together, fast and easy recipes for even the most kitchen-phobic, and online and magazine resources to help you embrace your inner housewife.Shine, Darla is the author of 'Happy Housewives ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780061137792 and ISBN 0061137790.