Ramshackle Glam: The New Mom's Haphazard Guide to (Almost) Having It All
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762453044 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A super fun, entertaining read that gets to the core of why motherhood can be so damn hard, heartbreaking, heart-wrenching and heartwarming at the same time."
Common sense meets what the heck? The book means well, but the information in it varies from common sense moments where you wonder why you are even reading, to moments where it seems that the book is grasping at things to write about. These include odd discussions about kissing your baby with lipstick and applying false eyelashes. I suppose I was just under the impression that this book would provide new insight into being able to balance, but the tips ended up seeming like they were coming from someone who had never had a child. I know there are others who feel th. Sarah J said It's like Honey Boo Boo writing a non-farcical book on How To Be Classy.. I hate writing negative reviews because I feel like I'm being rude, and I hate being rude.That said, this book is such a giant WTF that I'm feeling abnormally compelled.I thought this book was going to be about how-to-get-to-the-other-side. Having a new baby has been really hard and I was hoping for advice from someone who has made it through. In that vein, you want to read books like this from role models - women who have suffered along the way but have tangible advice as to how to get through it, conquer it, and kill it.Unfortuna. Waste of time ymd My book club chose this book to read last month and I did not enjoy it at all. To be honest, I got halfway through the book and decided I had wasted enough of my life reading it. It was poorly written and I could not relate to the author at all.
And it immediately becomes clear to all present that you have terrible parental instincts and should never be allowed to come into contact with children - ever." In 2011, the style writer and editor of the popular website RamshackleGlam had her first child, and very quickly had to figure out how to navigate the realities of her brand-new life while facing the fear that every new parent must at some point confront: what happens to your sense of self when late nights of dancing and cocktails turn into early mornings of diapers and bottles?Ramshackle Glam tells the story of Reid's journey as a rookie mother, covering everything from epic post-partum fashion disasters to remote-control-slinging marital disputes and traveling-with-baby crises involving a mutinous pair of sandals. In this laugh-out-loud funny, affecting, and deeply personal memoir, Reid (deemed "a star of the post-expertise how-to landscape" by The New York Observer) offers up the fashion, beauty, home décor and entertaining tips that she is known forbut more than that, she fearlessly confronts her very most personal moments: anxiety over sharing her newborn's name on social media, worries about aging, the difficu